Chapter 839 Bloody Storm

An inspiration came to his mind, and a picture flashed through his mind. Just when he was standing in front of the net and shaking hands, he caught a glimpse of Gao Wen's appearance in the corner of his eyes.

That guy looked dry and relaxed, as if he hadn't sweated much at all. He just did a simple warm-up and the game was over.

"Damn it."

Koggenakis had an urge to go back and confirm whether the guy really was not sweating, but his remaining rationality restrained him.

Crunch.

He gritted his teeth fiercely, stomped his feet heavily, and forced himself to leave Hisense Stadium. Otherwise, he didn't know what he would do.

However, I returned to the locker room, took a shower, and washed away all the bad luck. The pressure and depression finally flowed into the sewer along with the hot water. I didn't expect that I came out refreshed, thinking that I could finally throw that guy into the trash for the time being and not think about him again for a short time. As a result, I heard discussions from the next cubicle.

"...I just heard that Gawain went to the practice field. Is that true?"

"Oh, really. After the game, his agent immediately went to ask if there was a vacant practice field. After receiving a positive answer, Gao Wen went directly to the practice field from the player lounge."

"That pervert!"

"It may be that the competition intensity is not enough. We should really train more for the next competition."

"Wow, besides Rafa, there is also a training maniac among the young people."

"Not surprising. I just glanced at the scoreboard and it seems that Gawain only lost four games in total. The whole game was only 90 minutes. A training match was more intense than this..."

Blah blah.

Along with the sound, Koggenakis' body stiffened little by little, freezing from the soles of his feet to his head, and he felt a cool sensation on his head.

So, this is like hiding from the first day but not the fifteenth day? That guy is really haunting!

"……Grass!"

There was a sudden thunderclap in the locker room, and the players in the next cubicle were frightened. They looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.

…

Over there, the first day of the 2015 Australian Open was drawing to a close and the night session was about to begin, with Melbourne Park waiting excitedly.

So far, the men's singles has been calm.

The only surprise came from the Spanish veteran, the 16th seed Robredo, who suffered from heatstroke and dehydration due to the hot weather in Melbourne. In the sixth game of the third set, he almost fainted and had difficulty breathing. The doctor believed that his life might be in danger if he continued the game, and he was eventually forced to withdraw.

As for the women's singles competition...it was full of upsets.

The biggest upset came from the fifth seed Ivanovic. After easily defeating Czech veteran Hradecka 6:1, she suddenly lost her momentum and was eliminated in two consecutive sets. She also became the first seeded player to be eliminated since the start of the singles tournament, causing a lot of surprise.

In addition, ninth seed Kerber, 28th seed Lisicki, and 32nd seed Bencic were all eliminated.

Among them, Bencic's elimination also caused heated discussion.

At last year's US Open, Bencic, who was born in 1997, made it directly to the quarterfinals in her first US Open in her career, and together with Gao Wen, she created a youth storm.

However, at the Australian Open, the highly anticipated Bencic was seeded for the first time, but she encountered the "giant killer" among the unseeded players, Julia-Gorges from Germany in the first round. In the end, she only won three games and was defeated.

This once again makes people sigh that the professional arena is not easy, very, very difficult. The "geniuses" who become famous overnight always have to go through a shocking education before they can grow up.

On the first day of the competition, the scene was already bloody before the day session was over.

Here, outside the spotlight, there are many, many players quietly preparing for their Grand Slam tournaments.

For example, Zhang Ze.

Born in 1990, he is currently ranked 187th in the world and is the number two player in Chinese men’s singles.

Of course, for a very long time, the young Zhang Ze was China's top singles player, until last summer, when another younger player emerged.

Zhang Ze had different feelings towards Gao Wen.

On the one hand, he was somewhat relieved because the heavy responsibility of winning the first Grand Slam main draw had been lifted off his shoulders, and Gawain continued to create numerous records in one go, which also meant that they no longer needed to shoulder the responsibility and could just concentrate on sticking to their own principles.

On the other hand, he also inspired fighting spirit. As Gao Wen said, since he can do it, it also proves that other Asian male players can do it too. They should stop doubting themselves, stick to training step by step, and then everything will come naturally.

In addition, like Zhang Shuai and the others, Zhang Ze was more or less daunted. No matter how you put it, Gao Wen was now at the top, soaring to the sky in a short period of time, so that they could only look up at him. The seemingly simple gap was like a chasm that lay before them.

However, Gao Wen's success is more of an inspiration, encouraging Zhang Ze to go all out and look forward to his breakthrough in the Grand Slam.

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This year marks Zhang Ze's second consecutive year competing in the Australian Open.

In fact, after passing three rounds of qualifying and entering the main draw for the first time in his career last year, Zhang Ze has already begun a series of targeted preparations for his second Grand Slam main draw.

During winter training, Zhang Ze paid special attention to physical reserves to ensure that his cardiopulmonary function could support a best-of-five match.

In addition, pay attention to preventing injuries, protecting muscles, and forming a virtuous cycle of training.

After the start of the new season, Zhang Ze participated in competitions for two consecutive weeks. During the first week in Adelaide, the high temperature of over 40 degrees and the fierce outdoor wind made him very uncomfortable and lost. But in the second week when he participated in the qualifying round in Sydney, his condition had obviously improved a lot.

Arriving in Melbourne, Zhang Ze's luck in the visa application process can neither be described as good nor bad:

He drew Hewitt.

The youngest world number one in history and also a flagship figure of contemporary Australian tennis, Hewitt has now entered the second half of his career. Not only is he not a seeded player, but his form is not as good as his peak. Therefore, Zhang Ze still has a chance to compete.

And, if nothing unexpected happens, this match will definitely be scheduled at Rod Laver Arena.

For every professional player, it is a dream to play on the center court of the four major championships.

really!

Just an hour ago, the Australian Open announced the schedule for the second day of competition, and Hewitt's match against Zhang Ze was scheduled for the day session at Rod Laver Arena.

Zhang Ze couldn't help but think of Gao Wen's experience at the US Open last year -

He was also scheduled to play his first Grand Slam match at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, facing local hopeful Isner.

The result? Gao Wen won, a shocking upset.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ze couldn't help but get excited, not because he wanted to offend Gawain, but because Gawain's spirit inspired him: go all out and leave without reservation, so when the game is over, win or lose, he can leave Rod Laver Arena with his head held high.

(End of this chapter)