Chapter 686: Surprises come one after another:

“6:3”, “6:4”.

The match ended in seventy-three minutes, with Gao Wen defeating Anderson in straight sets, reaching the semi-finals of his second consecutive Masters tournament after Shanghai.

In this match, Anderson continued his good form in the previous round when he defeated Wawrinka, giving full play to his advantage on indoor hard courts and performing steadily.

Especially in the serve and forehand segments, he performed exceptionally well, always taking the initiative in his own serve, and his solid attack won a lot of applause.

However, Gao Wen performed better in the key points. He seized the opportunity to break the serve at the beginning of the first set and the end of the second set, winning the game in a simple and efficient manner.

In fact, Anderson only gave away three break points in total, but ended up losing two of his serve games.

On the other hand, Anderson only got one break point, which he unfortunately missed and failed to break the serve; but throughout the game, Anderson tied the score eight times in Gao Wen's serve, but failed to get more break points, which further proved the performance of the key points and showed the gap.

One head and one tail.

Then, the game is over.

Gao Wen defeated Anderson and advanced to the semi-finals with his head held high, continuing his good performance in the European indoor hard court season and looking forward to further breakthroughs.

One quarterfinal match has come to an end, and three more quarterfinal matches are in the works.

Center Court, Game 2, “Federer VS Raonic”.

Although the two teams include Federer, who has a global home court, and Raonic is also doing his best to ensure his qualification for the year-end finals for the first time; among the four games today, the discussion heat of this duel is not in the top two, and can only rank third.

reason?

So far, Federer and Raonic have met six times in their careers, and Federer remains undefeated; moreover, Federer is always at ease facing the serving cannons. His varied serve returns and unpredictable hitting rhythm can always put the cannons in an uncomfortable position.

Among them, two duels took place this year, at Wimbledon in May and Cincinnati in August, and Federer won both matches without losing a set.

In addition, Federer has been in hot form recently, topping the tournament in Shanghai and Basel, showing his determination to fight for the year-end world No. 1 at the end of the tournament. In sharp contrast, Raonic withdrew from the tournament in Shanghai due to injury, and although it did not affect the subsequent schedule, it still cast a shadow.

From all aspects, Federer is the more favored party.

However--

An upset occurred.

"7:6(5)", "7:5".

Raonic defeated Federer for the first time in his career in straight sets and advanced to the semi-finals of the Paris Masters. Not only did he end his six-game losing streak against Federer, but he also seized the opportunity with his outstanding performance and secured his qualification for the year-end finals without having to look at other people's faces.

really!

2014 was a season full of uncertainty and turbulence. Even at the end of the year, the fierce competition continued with a hundred schools of thought contending.

Just like in the first quarter-final, Raonic also seized the key points. The final score difference of the two games was only two points. However, with enough determination and tenacity, Raonic withstood the test and ushered in a breakthrough in his career.

Regardless of the results of other games, Raonic will be the first player born in the 1990s to enter the year-end finals.

Following the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open, the year-end finals also ushered in a new situation. Immediately after the game, social media exploded.

But the game goes on.

The third game is “Kei Nishikori VS Ferrer”.

The key to this game is that it is a head-to-head matchup between two contenders for the year-end finals.

Moreover, Raonic has entered the semi-finals, which means the situation is completely clear. Murray, Berdych and Raonic have already secured their seats. Now there is only one spot left to go to London, Kei Nishikori or Ferrer:

The winner wins a ticket; the loser is eliminated.

Unintentionally, Raonic's upset victory over Federer made the third game tainted with a bloody atmosphere, making it more tense and exciting.

The most important thing is that Kei Nishikori and Ferrer have similar playing styles, and every matchup between the two players is very intense. In their seven professional matches, Nishikori has four wins and Ferrer has three wins, making the game difficult to distinguish. This further adds a tragic color to this game.

The progress of the game also proved this.

“6:3”, Ferrer won the first set.

"7:6 (5)", Kei Nishikori saved the match point and won the game.

In the deciding set, the battle also went to the very last minute, “6:4”, Kei Nishikori had the last laugh.

This also continues the overall performance curve of the two players this year. Ferrer has declined slightly, while Kei Nishikori has continued to rise. The result is not surprising.

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At this point, the eight seats in the year-end finals have all been settled. Murray and Berdych have secured their seats with steady play, while Kei Nishikori and Raonic have made it at the last minute with their outstanding performances.

Ferrer, Dimitrov and Cilic lost their chances because of their own losses; at the same time, Gawain, who was in the most demanding conditions, was unfortunately eliminated even though he continued to win.

What does this mean? It means that in addition to Raonic creating history by creating a youth storm, Kei Nishikori also made history by becoming "the first Asian player ever to enter the men's singles finals at the year-end finals."

Although Asia has produced numerous famous players in the men's doubles arena, and some have even won Grand Slam and year-end finals titles, singles is another story.

After waiting and waiting, we finally had a breakthrough this year——

The second top ten in the world, the first Asian civil war in the second week of a Grand Slam, the first Grand Slam championship, the first year-end finals, and so on.

Surprises indeed come one after another.

The media has started a frenzy, and has been eager to focus its attention on London, so much so that they have completely forgotten that the Paris Masters is still going on.

The fourth game, which is also the last game of the fifth day of competition, is "Djokovic VS Murray".

The showdown between the two giants is always eye-catching.

What's more, Murray started a crazy scoring mode at the end of the year, and his state has obviously recovered, but to what extent he has recovered and whether the impact of the injury still exists, this still needs to be tested by his old opponent.

In terms of the probability of winning or losing, Djokovic has defeated Murray in the US Open and the Imperial Palace consecutively. Obviously, the world number one still has a certain advantage; but compared with winning or losing, the state and situation of the game are the most important for Murray. Every time it is a test and a measure, the same is true for a group of tennis fans.

In this match, Gawain and Raonic, who had already finished their matches, both appeared on the scene to watch the game. The two good friends had no tension at all about the upcoming fierce battle in the next round, and watched the game side by side in a friendly manner. At the end of the game, Kei Nishikori also appeared in the audience stands.

That’s the charm of the “Big Four”.

(End of this chapter)