Chapter 658 No Choice

Gao Wen listened attentively, his expression very professional and focused, as if he was in class.

As Yu Jia spoke, he nodded slightly and waited for the words to end. He could immediately feel the attention of the whole audience becoming hot again, waiting for his answer.

"One, two, three, four..."

Gao Wen started counting on his fingers on the spot. There were exactly four conditions, and all of them were "necessary conditions". There was no room for maneuver. Then he pursed his lips and spoke lightly.

"Oh, that's good. Not much. There are only four necessary conditions."

"How about this, let's start with the first condition?"

The first condition is...

The reporters reacted immediately, and Gao Wen also smiled.

"I think there is no need for you to ask me how I feel or what I think, because winning the championship is the first step of all the conditions."

"I shouldn't and don't need to pay attention to the performance of other players, but to focus on myself. I can't just slouch and be passive just because my competitors have made it to the round of 16, right?"

"Paris is Paris and London is London, these are two different things. We are in Paris now and our goal is naturally to win the championship in Paris."

The sharp edge of jokes and sarcasm was hidden between the lines, and then the topic was avoided with a simple move, and the focus was refocused on the Paris Masters.

It has to be said that when facing reporters, Gao Wen did show a maturity that was inconsistent with his age.

But this is not the first time, and reporters are used to it.

A reporter immediately asked:

"So, what you mean is that your goal in this competition in Paris is to win the championship?"

The bomb is coming.

Gao Wen still did not panic, and even laughed cheerfully.

"My goal is to focus on myself, on the upcoming race, on the race in Paris, and leave London to London for the time being."

"We can't predict the future. The only thing we can do is to seize the present. I don't want to hold a press conference here tomorrow to be interviewed for the loss of the first game. Then I think all the questions today are meaningless."

Obviously, in the current competition for the year-end finals, in addition to Murray who has gained a foothold first by relying on consecutive strong performances, Berdych, Ferrer, Kei Nishikori, Raonic, Dimitrov and Cilic are all in the competition, and they will compete for the sixth, seventh and eighth positions.

Among them, Gawain's situation is the worst. If any three players perform better than Gawain, Gawain will be eliminated directly.

The most important thing is that the prerequisites for everything are:

Gawain must win.

Otherwise, even if all other competitors were eliminated in the first round, Gao Wen's points would still not be enough to enter the top eight, not even the 600 points of the runner-up.

The conditions are more than harsh.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is just a glimmer of hope on the theoretical level.

So, as Gao Wen said, the importance of the Paris Masters is self-evident. Instead of carefully calculating the possibility of qualifying for the year-end finals, it is better to focus on Paris and your own game.

As a first step, Gao Wen needs to play his game well, and then other possibilities are worth exploring.

Reporters, a little disappointed.

In their view, Gawain is only 18 years old, and no matter how mature he is, he is still a child. Just look at the veterans of the tour, such as Murray, Berdych, and Ferrer. No one can remain calm when facing the opportunity of the year-end finals, let alone Gawain, who is only in the first season of his career? Considering the possibility of the year-end finals, even if it is only a faint glimmer of hope, it is inevitable that the mentality will fluctuate.

Reporters hope to seize this slight fluctuation and create topics.

However, I was disappointed again.

Again! In Gowon's pre-match press conference, the reporters got nothing but a little publicity for Gowon's endorsement of Evian, which made the reporters feel like they were being used.

Are we just tools? So, the reporters went to other press conferences filled with anger and vented their frustration and anger on other players.

Finally, the harvest was fruitful.

This year, Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic, Grigoriy Dimitrov, Marin Cilic and Gawain are all competing for a spot in the year-end finals for the first time.

If they succeed, this will be their first breakthrough career as they step onto the stage for the final battle at the Forbidden City, so naturally no one wants to miss it.

Among them, Kei Nishikori and Cilic both achieved breakthroughs after turning professional for many years. This can be said to be their best season and they are looking forward to a perfect ending. Raonic, Dimitrov and Gao Wen, as representatives of the new generation, have officially challenged the era of the Big Four and also hope to go further.

Amid the reporters' full-throttle pursuit and blockade, Kei Nishikori and Cilic both showed great confidence, aiming directly at the Masters championship; Raonic and Dimitrov also showed the vigor and vitality of the new generation, vowing to make an all-out effort.

The reporters finally left with satisfaction.

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After analyzing each player's path to London from a theoretical perspective, reporters turned their attention to the draw table:

After all, fortune telling is really a metaphysics.

In this year's Paris Masters draw, among the top 20 players in the world, only Nadal and Tsonga, whose season ended early, are absent.

After missing the entire North American season and returning from injury, the Spanish star's performance in both the Asian season and the European indoor season did not meet expectations.

He was also eliminated in the quarterfinals in Basel last week, and then, with very bad luck, he suffered appendicitis and had to return to Madrid for surgery.

At present, Nadal has stated that it is not yet certain whether he will participate in the year-end finals.

Finally, Gao Wen, ranked 12th in the world, was seeded 11th and placed in the lower half.

The lower half is dominated by the second seed Federer. Federer, who won the championship in Shanghai and Basel in the final stages of the competition, is obviously in good form.

As for the competitors for the year-end finals, Wawrinka, Berdych, Raonic, Cilic and Gawain are all in the lower half.

The upper half is led by Djokovic, along with Murray, Ferrer, Kei Nishikori, Dimitrov and others.

In fact, the main competition in the lower half is concentrated between Raonic, Cilic and Galvin; while in the upper half it is a contest between Ferrer, Kei Nishikori and Dimitrov.

The Paris Masters is the final battle leading to London. Every player must try their best to achieve better results, leaving aside the probabilities, possibilities, analysis and conditions for the time being. Only by showing enough competitiveness can they firmly grasp the initiative in their hands.

There is no other choice, and no other choice is needed.

The horn sounded! Previously, the Shanghai Masters had 56 draws, and the top eight seeds had a bye in the first round.

This time, the Paris Masters has 48 draws, and the top 16 seeds have a bye in the first round.

Therefore, Gao Wen enjoyed a bye in the first round for the first time in his career.

After flying to Paris from Valencia, he was able to get a precious day of rest and adjustment time, waiting for the first round of matches to end and waiting for his opponent to be born.

(End of this chapter)