Chapter 825 Human Sea Tactics

From the headlines of major news media, we can see the focus of different media -

Obviously, the Chinese media pays attention to Gao Wen, the Spanish media pays attention to Nadal, the Serbian media pays attention to Djokovic, the British media pays attention to Murray... and so on.

Each country will certainly be keeping a close eye on its biggest title hope or highest-ranked player, analyzing the quality of its draw and the difficulty of advancing.

But what else?

What is the most eye-catching focus? Not Gawain.

"'Federer VS Murray', Murray falls into the 4/4 zone and faces Federer in the quarterfinals."

"The Big Four showdown is likely to take place in the quarterfinals. Federer and Murray are in the same division."

"Murray, the draw is a bomb, the Swiss king has bad luck."

The answer is 4/4 zone.

There is no doubt that the matchup between Murray and Federer grabbed the headlines of major news media, just like Murray's entry into Djokovic's quarter-final at the US Open last year. This is the issue that people are most concerned about, and it once again proves that the influence of the Big Four in professional tennis is extraordinary.

However, the key point is that the duel between Federer and Murray in London at the end of last year was completely one-sided, with Federer handing Murray the most painful defeat in his career; and since the opening of the new season this year, Murray has been absent due to injury and landed in Melbourne. It is also unknown how his condition will be adjusted.

Therefore, there must be a question mark as to how this confrontation will turn out.

Besides that? Still not Gawain.

"'Wawrinka vs. Kei Nishikori', the US Open matchup is back, but what about this time?"

“Will the match that failed to take place in Flushing Meadows last year be witnessed in Melbourne Park this year?”

"In the most competitive and closest division, Division 2/4, anything is possible."

The second hot topic focuses on Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori.

Last year at the US Open, the two were facing each other in the 2/4 zone, but were disrupted by the unexpected guest Gao Wen, who defeated the two top seeds in succession and entered the semi-finals.

So, will there be another uninvited guest at the Australian Open this year?

The focus is fully detonated! Moreover, this is just the beginning. When people browse the draw list in full, the focus matchups of the four major divisions will surface one after another.

Professionals also came out and began to announce their predictions for the quarterfinals and semifinals.

The strength of the draw is part of luck and part of the game. A good draw can change the entire event.

Of course, in the end, the strongest still wins! How would you rate this year's draw? In the quarter-finals, Djokovic faces Berdych.

There is no doubt that as the new "King of Melbourne Park", Djokovic, who has won three championship trophies in the past four years, is still the undisputed favorite to win the championship this year.

This year, Djokovic's draw luck is generally average, with loose draws at the beginning and tight draws later. He faced qualifying players in the first round, and lacked strong opponents in the second and third rounds.

However, starting from the fourth round, the intensity went straight to the next level.

The potential opponent in the fourth round is Raonic, who just reached the final in Brisbane last week and lost to Federer, showing good competitive form.

In the quarterfinals, he faced Berdych. At last year's Rome Masters, Berdych ended his 11-game losing streak against Djokovic. Although he suffered four consecutive losses afterwards, including the defeat in the year-end finals, Berdych still would not give up easily.

In addition, "veterans" such as Monfils, Hewitt, Lopez, etc. are all in this division, and new generation players Janowicz and Thiem are also here.

Among them, Thiem, who gave a stunning performance at the US Open last year, will challenge Lopez in the first round, which will also be one of the biggest highlights of the first round.

In general, veterans are the main theme of this zone. Raonic is fighting alone in the freshman tournament. For Djokovic, it is not the best draw, but it is not difficult to deal with.

The only unknown factor is the physical condition of the world's number one.

In the 2/4 zone, Wawrinka faces Kei Nishikori.

Can defending champion Wawrinka replicate last year's miracle?

In fact, until the quarterfinals, Wawrinka's draw was very good. The other three small seeds in his group were Agut, Dolgopolov and Pablo-Cuevas. Overall, all of them were in poor form, which could not stop him from making it to the quarterfinals.

This also means that Wawrinka's real challenge still comes from the quarterfinals against Kei Nishikori.

Kei Nishikori is in the best period of his career. He reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open last year and unfortunately lost to Nadal in a very close three sets.

But Kei Nishikori's draw luck is mediocre. In the first round, he will face former top 10 player Nicolas-Almagro. The two players have met twice before and each won one game. In addition, Ferrer and Simon also fall into this small group of Kei Nishikori.

Wawrinka, Agut, Kei Nishikori and Ferrer, overall, the four players are relatively close, with wins and losses against each other, and their strengths are relatively average.

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In addition, the most noteworthy match in the first round is between two unseeded players, Canada's Pospisil and the United States' Querrey.

Compared to the 1/4 zone, the 2/4 zone is slightly more open and closer, with veterans gathering here, but everyone is eager to make a breakthrough in their career.

It is precisely because of this that the biggest suspense in this area is that Wawrinka succeeded once last year, so can he withstand the pressure this year?

Looking at the entire upper half, although Milos Raonic and Thiem are here, overall, it is still a familiar old face. Does this mean that the results will remain the same as before? Can Djokovic hold on to the glory of the Big Four?

Naturally, in sharp contrast, the lower half is full of newcomers, including Gawain, Dimitrov, Kyrgios and other new generation hopes.

But unfortunately, three of the Big Four are all here, so whether the young players can break through the siege has become a major attraction.

The draw list had just come out, and a feature article in The Times sparked heated discussions on social networks:

"The Big Four vs. the new generation, maybe this time it will be a more intense battle in the lower half of the draw."

In other words, all the hot topics of discussion throughout last year are now concentrated in the lower half. It is no wonder that the discussion of the lower half draw has become so heated.

To add fuel to the fire, the new generation of Australian players were all crowded in the lower half, and everywhere you looked, there were Australian flags everywhere.

This year, there are a total of ten local players who finally made it into the men's singles main draw.

Among them, there is one in the upper half, that is, Hewitt; in the lower half, there are nine, and all the young players are here.

So much so that local media couldn't help but complain: Is this definitely not a behind-the-scenes operation?

"The Australian Open organizing committee has really taken great pains to squeeze an Australian into the quarterfinals."

The subtext is that local players will flock to the lower half, using the human wave tactics to take turns to play, and may even advance through a civil war. In the end, someone will always be able to enter the quarterfinals... right?

(End of this chapter)