Chapter 550: Unique Experience
"Gawain! Gawain! Gawain!"
The shouts were endless, and the entire Diamond Stadium was constantly surging with waves of sound. Yu Jia and Gao Wen stood face to face, patiently waiting for the interview to begin, but the shouts and cheers that resounded through the sky did not stop, as if the air began to burn, and the world was boiling along with it.
For a long time. For a long time.
Yu Jia tried three times before finally calming the frenzy at the scene a little, and the post-match interview could finally begin. Yu Jia's heart was also surging, and before he could say a word, he could see a smile blooming.
"Congratulations, Gawain, congratulations on your victory, so how do you feel now?"
The event started off in a proper manner with standard questions.
But Gao Wen did not answer immediately. Instead, he raised his chin, looked around, and then looked at Yu Jia with a big smile.
“It’s nice to be home.”
Roar, roar, roar! Oh, oh, oh! Ah, ah! In an instant, the Diamond Stadium was boiling again. These few words were filled with intimacy and warmth. After all, home games were different.
Yu Jia looked at Gao Wen, who was smiling, and his mood also became cheerful. He curiously asked, "So, what is it like to play at home?"
"Rest assured." This time Gao Wen did not pause, and the answer came out immediately from the microphone, "In fact, when I played in the US Open, I faced the local player Isner in the first round. To be honest, I was scared and nervous, because what I was trying to do was obviously what they least liked to see."
Hahaha.
The entire audience burst into laughter, and the feeling of playing away from home came to life in just a few words.
"And when I did succeed, the first thought in my mind was, oh no, I'm going to be booed in the next game, but I soon realized that maybe the next round would be the end of my game, and I obviously don't need to worry about things that haven't happened yet."
Hahaha! The laughter was not only because of the words, but more importantly, it was Gawain's tone. The joking and teasing between his eyebrows made the whole conversation full of joy. Then you can see Gawain spread his hands and look around the audience again.
"Obviously, I didn't have to worry about that today, and I even considered throwing my racket and having a tantrum."
After saying that, Gao Wen pursed his lips, with a self-deprecating expression on his face.
The scene was filled with whistles, laughter, cheers and shouts, it was very lively.
Gao Wen also smiled and added another sentence.
"Undoubtedly, this is a very, very unique experience. Playing in front of my hometown folks is even more nervous than playing in front of my parents. Throughout the game, I kept reminding myself not to swear out of excitement. After all, everyone here can understand me."
Hilarious!
Bursting with laughter!
The conventional topic can always evolve into infinite possibilities in Gao Wen's understated words. The audience never knew:
It turns out that post-match interviews can be so exciting. If you leave early after match point, you will probably miss a lot.
In fact, Yu Jia did not expect this.
Yu Jia was greatly impressed. Although he had experienced Gao Wen's humor more than once at the press conference in Flushing, the feeling at this moment was still different. He could truly feel the relaxation and comfort emanating from Gao Wen from the inside out.
Even without Yu Jia asking any questions, Gao Wen had already completely captivated the audience.
But Yujia still needs to shoulder heavy responsibilities.
"Today's game was indeed a bit difficult. Your backhand was not adjusted to the best condition, which greatly affected the overall game state. In the first set, we could all feel the ups and downs of the game, but as the game progressed, you seemed to slowly get your feeling back. So how did you persist and turn the situation around?"
A slightly more professional question, closely related to the competition.
Gao Wen raised his eyebrows and said seriously, "A smart person should answer that it was the support of the audience that boosted my morale and helped me win."
Although Gawain didn't say it, everyone could hear the "but" in his words, which triggered laughter again.
Gao Wen did not break his composure, and even covered his heart with both hands to show that he was speaking from the bottom of his heart, and continued to speak with a serious expression on his face.
"Today's match was a little difficult, but that's how tennis is. Sometimes your forehand is better, sometimes your backhand is better, and sometimes you don't know what you are doing."
The sarcastic tone made it impossible to stop laughing.
"I tried very hard to keep playing and keep asking myself what I could do and what I should do."
"Besides, this is not Flushing Meadows. If we lose, there will be no excuse for 'the away crowd keeps disturbing my state'. You definitely don't want to be surrounded by reporters at the post-match press conference."
Hahaha! Everyone could hear the sarcasm in Gao Wen's words. Even Yu Jia couldn't help laughing out loud. He had to admire Gao Wen's easy sense of humor.
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"So, I'm glad I found a way to take it step by step and think about what else I can do to at least not let the game fall so quickly."
“Slowly, the game came back a little bit, not much, but enough.”
"What is certain is that I still have a lot of work to do and training cannot stop, but no matter what, victory is a very important step."
Yu Jia couldn't help but become curious and asked a slightly personal yet professional question, "So what do you think was the turning point of this game?"
"First set tiebreak." Gao Wen said without any hesitation.
"When you experience a terrible tiebreaker like that, you know that the game is not actually in your control. This is a very scary thing. If you don't change, losing is the only result."
"Actually, I had already started thinking about excuses for losing, but unfortunately I couldn't find a suitable one, even myself couldn't convince myself, so I thought, okay, winning is the only option."
There were bursts of laughter and whistles.
There were cheers and roars.
The whole audience roared.
The Diamond Stadium was so noisy and shocking. He had never seen such a scene before, so Yu Jia couldn't help but look up and look around. He looked at the audience cheering, the five-star red flags flying in the sky, and the faces distorted by cheers and excitement. He truly felt the rolling heat waves coming from all directions, igniting the whole world.
Perhaps, the "Big Four" can also enjoy the applause and cheers of the audience in this venue, but no one can conquer this place like Gawain.
Now, Yu Jia can finally understand why the New York Times said, "Gao Wen not only won the US Open, but also won Flushing Meath."
Only by truly experiencing the charm exuded by Gao Wen's every move up close can you understand how this young man became a global idol step by step.
(End of this chapter)