Chapter 690: Unable to Stop

"…How does it feel to reach the Masters finals for the first time in your career?"

"If you include the Challenger Tournament, this is your sixth final this season, and you've only lost one so far. So what are your prospects for tomorrow's final?"

"You have an 80% finals win rate this season, which ranks first among all ATP players. Do you have any special secrets?"

“Do you feel regretful that you made it to the final in Paris but missed out on a ticket to London?”

"Do you think the final in New York felt different from the final in Paris? If so, what was the difference?"

"… Valencia and Paris made it to the finals back-to-back, showing good competitive form. According to the points calculation, if you had participated in and won the Valencia game the week before, you would have been able to enter the year-end finals now. Do you regret your decision to take a week off?"

One, two, ten, twenty,

The questions kept coming one after another. At the post-match press conference, Gawain, as the winner, undoubtedly became the absolute focus again:

The various tidbits on and off the court have given rise to countless possibilities due to the year-round chaos of the 2014 season, and just throwing out a question can attract attention.

As mentioned before, one victory can change the entire situation; and when this victory comes from Gawain, there will be even more topics to talk about.

Then, the most amazing scene appeared:

After answering a series of questions, Gao Wen felt thirsty, so he opened the bottle of mineral water and took a sip. As a result, all the reporters in the audience stared at Gao Wen eagerly.

That burning gaze was like a parent watching a one-year-old baby drink water from a bottle, eyes full of concern and worry.

puff.

Gao Wen almost spit out a mouthful of water.

"Although I know I have a mission, you don't have to cooperate like this."

As he spoke, Gao Wen raised the mineral water bottle in his hand and deliberately exposed the trademark, inadvertently advertising the mineral water again.

When the big sponsor of Evian mineral water saw this scene, he smiled with satisfaction again.

The reporters at the scene couldn't help but burst out laughing. Some expressed helplessness, some chuckled, and some exchanged glances with their colleagues and sighed.

Then, Gao Wen added another sentence.

"You can continue to ask questions while I'm drinking water. Drinking water won't affect my hearing. It's like when you speak French, I just don't understand what you're saying."

The joke did not get a response from the reporters, because as soon as Gao Wen finished speaking, there was a sudden clatter, and the arms raised high in the audience were like a birch forest.

"Can you tell us in detail the reason behind choosing to rest for a week? Even though you know you still have the qualification to compete for the year-end finals, why did you still make such an adjustment?"

"After the break, what goals did you set for the Valencia and Paris games? Did you expect to reach the finals for two consecutive weeks?"

"Did you make any special adjustments in this game against your good friends?"

"In the game, you should celebrate and roar for the points, but you still insisted on your own way, and didn't seem to care about Milos. Aren't you worried about affecting the friendship between the two sides?"

"Now, players born after 1990 are emerging in full force. Do you think the era of taking over the reins has really arrived?"

Focus, one after another, and there were many questions that Gao Wen had never expected. Some people even asked Gao Wen how he viewed the overall chaos in the tennis world this year.

Not only ATP, but WTA has also entered a stage of all-out melee. The dominance of Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova has loosened, and the opportunities of other players have increased significantly.

So, does this mean that the wave of regime change has arrived?

In this regard, Gao Wen said with a smile:

Are you sure you are asking the right person? I am just a young man who has just entered the professional tennis world for less than six months. Are you sure this is appropriate?

Seeing Gao Wen's expression that said "the baby knows nothing", the reporters' intention to use Gao Wen to stir up conflicts between the two generations of players did not work.

But this still did not affect the enthusiasm of the reporters, and the questions still kept coming out, to the extent that Gao Wen was worried about whether Raonic's post-match press conference would be empty.

"We are friends off the court and rivals on the court. Does winning or losing affect your friendship?"

"What are your prospects for the next game?"

"Djokovic and Kei Nishikori, if you can choose, which opponent would you prefer to face?"

"Excuse me, what are the differences between the situation in Paris and New York? What special preparations will you make for the upcoming games?"

"Will you watch the second semi-final later?"

"Yesterday, you and Milos watched Novak vs. Andy together. Were you scouting potential opponents for the final?"

"Which player do you think you have a better chance of winning against in the final?"

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"If you win in Paris, will you feel more regretful and disappointed for not playing in London?"

Next one, next one, and next one... it goes on and on, and there seems to be no end to the problems.

Buzz buzz buzz.

The entire press conference hall seemed to be filled with 100,000 bees, and every bee was working hard without slacking off. The continuous sound continued to roll over the eardrums. Over time, tinnitus became like a shadow, and the whole world was spinning.

Even though Gao Wen has seen many big scenes so far this year, he was still shocked by the surging enthusiasm in Paris.

The entire press conference room was packed with people? This is not unusual, it's just basic operation.

What was truly astonishing was that the question-and-answer session lasted for nearly thirty-five minutes, but it still hadn’t ended.

Normally, a 20-minute press conference could be described as “long”.

The average post-match press conference is about ten minutes, sometimes up to fifteen minutes. After all, there are only a limited number of questions that can be raised in a match. In a tournament, there are matches every day, and there is a question time after each match. So where do so many focuses come from? However, the "right time" is the chaos and turmoil of 2014; the "right place" is that Paris is the last stop before London; the "right people" is the sudden emergence of Gavankar.

All these factors collided together to create such a grand occasion——

For tennis journalists, the Paris Masters is basically like celebrating the Chinese New Year in advance.

Although London in two weeks will be the final big show of the year, in terms of focus, topics, gimmicks, etc., it is difficult for London to compare with Paris. The only focus should be the battle between Djokovic and Federer for the world's number one.

It is precisely because of this that the reporters in Paris have shown unimaginable enthusiasm, and the frenzy of the post-match press conference is almost unstoppable.

"The sound of firecrackers bids farewell to the old year, and the guests and friends are all smiling."

This way of expression may sound absurd at first glance, but it fits perfectly when you think about it carefully.

(End of this chapter)