Chapter 846: Bloodless Battle
"The men's singles have won again at the Grand Slam, and not just one, but two! If there is no breakthrough, it will be fine, but once there is a breakthrough, it will be a string of successes!"
"Two Chinese men's singles players have entered the second round of a Grand Slam. Are we sure this isn't a dream?"
"How come the situation has changed so much after just one meal?"
"Hewitt was the first male tennis player I liked. Ah, the memories of my youth."
"Ahhh! I won, I really won! I can't believe it! Gawain is finally not alone anymore."
incredible!
Unbelievable!
Although Gao Wen had already created a miracle last year, the news that Zhang Ze passed the first round of the Grand Slam seems insignificant. However, Zhang Ze joining Gao Wen's ranks means that Gao Wen is no longer fighting alone, and the group advantage has also made netizens' discussion enthusiasm even higher.
The right time, the right place and the right people.
Everything just collides together and creates a perfect chemical reaction.
In an instant, the attention focused on the Australian Open skyrocketed.
From the popularity of discussions on social networks to the ratings of live TV broadcasts, it can be deeply felt in all aspects that tennis is ushering in its best time.
After years of accumulation and sedimentation, it seems that the moment of explosion from quantitative change to qualitative change has finally arrived, and then the national carnival will officially begin.
The most intuitive thing is that the number of Chinese fans going to Melbourne Park to watch the game has increased visibly -
There are not only fans who bought tickets to enter the stadium, but also a large number of fans who were unable to purchase tickets or had no way to purchase tickets but still came to the scene to feel the atmosphere and watch the game, filling every corner of the field of vision, which also brought the audience flow of Melbourne Park to a new height.
Looking around, between the lush green and the vast blue, the bright red color of the five-star red flag is the most beautiful scenery.
Just a light touch, like smoke or fog, makes all the green and blue come alive, and the whole world is filled with incredible vitality.
There is no doubt that the carnival of Chinese fans is a torture for Australian fans.
Gao Wen and Zhang Ze both advanced by stepping on the shoulders of Australian players.
Quietly, the "cheering war" between the two sides spread from inside the stadium to outside the stadium.
Smoke rose up everywhere.
Although fans of both sides are still remaining restrained and no substantial conflicts have occurred for the time being, the tense atmosphere can already be felt.
Inside Melbourne Park, fans painted their faces, used colors to express their stance, and used flags to gather energy.
When the game is going on, the cheers and shouts become another battlefield for the duel across the air. One by one, they shout at the top of their lungs, using their vocal cords as weapons to engage in a bloody bayonet duel. The cheering game, with one wave higher than the other and the east wind overwhelming the west wind, is slowly heating up.
What is very, very bad is that the home fans have been hit repeatedly -
From the men's singles arena to the women's singles arena, bad news came out one after another.
With Tomjanovich's elimination, there are no local players in the lower half of the women's singles draw, while there are two players in the upper half who will appear on the fourth day of competition.
The two local players who played in the men's singles match on the day had bad luck. They played against two high-ranking seeds, Murray and Gasquet, respectively, and both lost and were eliminated.
In other words, in the day matches, the Australian players lost four games and were completely wiped out.
The excitement of the first round of games in the previous two days was completely lost in the second round, which was a heavy blow to the home fans.
To add fuel to the fire, Gowen's second round match will be against another Australian player: Sam Gross.
That was the one who was more stable, watched from the sidelines, and tried to clean up the mess when Gao Wen had a conflict with the Australian gang in the locker room that day.
Currently ranked 82nd in the world, Groth is relatively unknown even among local fans in Australia because his career lacks any highlights worth mentioning and because he does not belong to the vibrant "post-90s generation". In front of the emerging young generation, he really does not have much of a presence.
Now, even Kyrgios, who was born in 1995, has stepped onto the stage and shined in the Grand Slam tournaments. The local media in Australia have also early shifted their attention to the younger and more youthful generation, hoping that Tomic and Kyrgios can inherit Hewitt's mantle.
Naturally, Gross was "drowned".
However, in the first round, Gross caused a not-so-small upset.
When the draw was released, Chinese reporters paid attention to the 5/8 zone where Gao Wen was located. They could see the relevant matchups at a glance, and their expectations for the second round were all -
"Gawain vs. Krajinovic".
It was the Serbian rising star who had just returned from injury. He partnered with Djokovic in doubles in Doha two weeks ago, but lost to the pairing of Gao Wen and Nadal in the quarterfinals.
If Krajinovic can successfully advance to the second round, he will face Gao Wen. This will be an encounter battle, but it can also be regarded as a revenge battle.
Worth discussing.
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But Gross ended that possibility. In the first round, the Australian player performed well and defeated Krajinovic in straight sets.
Therefore, Gawain's opponent became Gross.
Originally, Groth's victory did not cause much discussion among the Australian local media. After all, the player himself, the opponent and the game itself did not have much to watch. Kyrgios's five-set battle in the night court was the darling of social networks.
However, more and more eyes are gradually gathering around Gross——
The home fans were eagerly hoping that Gross would be able to snipe Gao Wen.
Before the game, didn't everyone say that Gao Wen was the weakest link among the top eight seeds? So, since Gao Wen was the most likely to be upset, why couldn't Gross be upset?
Under the attention of everyone, the third day of competition arrived smoothly.
Everything seems familiar.
Murray, still at the Margaret Court Arena, still did not enter the night session, and this time he was squeezed out by Tomic.
Gao Wen is still at Hisense Stadium, and it is still the last game of the day.
The familiar stadium, the familiar crowd, and at the same time... the familiar victory.
Amid the boos from the Australian fans, Gawain still delivered a top performance, and when facing players with lower world rankings, he slowly showed the aura of a high-ranking seed and firmly grasped the initiative of the game.
"6:3", "6:3", "6:1".
The score was won in three straight sets, and in the third set, they almost gave away a donut.
The most outstanding statistic is that Gao Wen gave away eleven break points throughout the game, all of which he saved without encountering a single break.
In the end, the entire game ended in just one hour and thirty-three minutes.
Without any bloodshed, Gao Wen won another game and strode towards the third round with his head held high!
The whole audience booed and sent him off, which was the best affirmation of Gao Wen's performance.
(End of this chapter)