Chapter 597: Doubles Legend
Playing against the Big Four - to be precise, playing against the top players, all matches are like this, a valuable experience, a valuable lesson:
Regardless of whether you win or lose, there are many things that need to be summarized after the game, and then absorbed and transformed, and finally become nutrients for your continued growth.
To win, you need to think about how you won the game. Can you copy and paste? Which parts performed well and should be maintained? Which parts performed poorly and should be improved? What experience can be gained from the post-match review of the technical level, tactical level, game interpretation, etc.? The same is true for failure. The same problems and the same routines need to be reviewed again, and the game needs to be analyzed from an objective, rational and professional perspective.
This is what Tim and Gawain are doing.
Game videos can be studied in detail after returning or after the entire event, but immediate communication between players is also very important.
"…If you don't find an opportunity when receiving the serve, it doesn't matter. Be patient, because Novak also needs to plan. His games often feature relatively conservative transition balls, which actually leave more offensive opportunities than you think. So you need to think about the attack at this time, not just this shot, but the next three or even five shots. After breaking the routine, you can start the attack."
"How can there be time to think so much when the rounds on fast hard courts are so short?"
"That's why we need more competition experience, and we need to practice and hone our skills through actual combat. On the one hand, we need to develop our tactical qualities, and on the other hand, we need to develop our ability to adapt to changing circumstances and perform on the spot. We can't play in vain."
"Okay, I understand. I'll go back and watch the game video and study it. I feel like I can learn a lot from this game."
"It was the same thing I did last week against Nadal."
"Ah, I want to fight Novak again now."
"If you want to get in front of him, you need to beat other players, so this is the motivation to continue to improve yourself and train hard."
Tim, not frustrated at all.
In fact, he knew that he was not in good shape at the moment, with Neon being eliminated in the first round and Shanghai being eliminated in the second round, and his performances were mediocre. This was the fundamental reason why he agreed to compete with Gao Wen in doubles, so that he could adjust himself through competition instead of training.
But in the difficult situation, he also saw the positive side. At least he won a game this week. He also learned a lot from the match against Djokovic. Next, he needs to return to the training ground to continue to hone himself.
"Okay, okay, after today's doubles match, how about we have an extra practice match?"
This time, it was Gawain's turn to look at Tim in surprise:
Everyone says that Gao Wen is a training maniac, but now it seems that there are always people who are better than you.
Tim saw Gawain's expression and was slow to realize that they had two games in one day and the extra training seemed a bit too much, even for him and Gawain.
Tim also realized that he was a little too excited, and was about to explain, but unexpectedly, Gawain shrugged.
"Let's see how the doubles match goes."
Does this mean... no rejection?
Before Gawain and Tim could continue their conversation, a head popped up next to them. With big eyes, it looked back and forth between the two of them and asked curiously.
"Is that why you two teamed up for the doubles match?"
"Did anyone say that you are the 'devil's group'?"
The light words were definitely not a provocation or accusation, but more like a joke. However, Tim didn't know how to respond to this type of joke. His expression was a little awkward, and he subconsciously looked at Gawain.
Before Gao Wen could speak, a hand appeared from behind and pulled the baby-faced man back. Even though he couldn't see the face, he could feel the deep regret from the voice.
"Bob! Stop your pranks. You are so rude."
Gao Wen did not look back, but looked at the baby-faced boy in front of him, raised his right hand, made a high-five celebratory gesture, and said with a smile.
"'Devil's Combination', oh yeah, this nickname is too killer, it is still our nickname."
Baby Face grinned, high-fived Gawain, and made strange "oh hey hey" noises, as if the native New Zealanders were celebrating finding food.
Tim blinked: So, what's going on?
Then, Tim could see another identical baby face appear, with a double image effect. He tried "find the differences" over and over again several times, but was unable to find the difference between the two faces.
"Sorry, please forgive us for eavesdropping on your conversation. Bob meant absolutely no harm, but he just couldn't stop."
The second baby-faced boy seemed much calmer. He smiled politely at Tim and Gawain, then patted the first baby-faced boy who was imitating a monkey and took the initiative to introduce himself.
“This is Bob.”
"I'm Mike."
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"We are all Brian."
The twin brothers in front of us are the Bryan brothers, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, who are currently ranked number one in the world in doubles.
Everyone is discussing whether twins have telepathy and natural tacit understanding. Scientific research is still underway and there is no accurate conclusion yet. The existence of the Bryan brothers should be one of the strong evidences for the "affirmative answer."
The Bryan brothers were born in 1978. Mike is the older brother and Bob is the younger brother. They were born two minutes apart. Mike holds the racket with his right hand and Bob holds the racket with his left hand. The two brothers studied at Stanford University and are also players from the NCAA.
In college, both of them played singles, but soon found that their competitiveness in singles was mediocre, so they began to play doubles together, and opened the most magnificent chapter in the history of doubles in professional tennis.
The Bryan brothers dominated the world ranking of men's doubles for a full 439 weeks, while John McEnroe, who ranked second in history for the most weeks at the top, only had 269 weeks.
They were ranked number one in the world at the end of the year for six consecutive years and ten years in total, and from 2005 to 2006, they won seven Grand Slam titles in a row, making them invincible.
Sixteen Grand Slam men's doubles titles, thirty-nine Masters men's doubles titles; in addition, there are Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, Mike won seven, Bob won four, plus four year-end finals titles.
Whether it is men's doubles, women's doubles or mixed doubles, they are the only doubles combination in the Open Era with more than a thousand wins; and they are also the only doubles combination in history to win all major titles, including the four Grand Slams, the Olympics, the Masters, the year-end finals and the Davis Cup.
In the historical ranking of the total number of championships, the Australian pair Todd-Woodbridge and Mark-Woodforde, known as the greatest doubles pair in history, have won a total of 61 championships, temporarily ranking second.
The Bryan brothers are far ahead with 119 championship titles.
There is no doubt that in the field of doubles, almost all historical records are written with the names of the Bryan brothers. More importantly, this pair of twin brothers have elevated doubles games to a whole new level with their wonderful performances on the field and played an incredible role in the promotion and publicity of doubles.
If we only discuss their historical status, the Bryan brothers have pioneered the field of tennis doubles.
(End of this chapter)