Chapter 848: Love and Resentment

After defeating Australia's Groth in the second round, Gao Wen's "luck" is still a little bit mysterious. It can't be said to be bad or good.

"Good" because Philipp-Kohlschreiber, another seeded player in the same small group as Gao Wen, was unexpectedly eliminated. After Krajinovic, the player who the media thought might cause minor troubles to Gao Wen was eliminated again.

"Not good" because the player who eliminated Kohlschreiber, Tomic, is also an Australian player and is facing a home player for the third consecutive round.

So, is this good luck or bad luck?

Tomic, born in 1992, is currently ranked 66th in the world; in 2012, he reached a high of 27th.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a young genius.

As a teenager, he won the singles championships of the Australian Open and the US Open, and at the age of seventeen, he played for his country, representing Australia in the Davis Cup.

In 2011, Tomic, who was not yet 19 years old, emerged out of nowhere and made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. He was not only the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals since Boris Becker in 1986, but also the second youngest player to accomplish such a feat in the long history of the game. He also became the youngest player ranked in the top 100 in the world.

In 2012, Tomic continued to shine in the Australian Open, a local Grand Slam, and made it into the fourth round of the top 16. His world ranking reached a new high, surpassing Australia's idol-level player Hewitt to become Australia's current second men's singles player, and instantly became a rising star that everyone loves.

To be precise, Tomic and Raonic emerged almost one after the other, earlier than Janovic, Dimitrov and others. They can be regarded as the first batch of young players born after 1990 to make a name for themselves and set off a youth storm in the professional tennis world.

Tomic does have outstanding talent. Although many people call him Hewitt's successor, in fact, his real talent is closer to Federer and Murray.

On the one hand, his batting feel is comparable to Federer's, and his handling of many return balls is often delicate and brilliant.

On the one hand, his ability to capture opportunities is comparable to Murray, and he often has eye-catching shot choices in long rounds of balls.

Of course, “comparable” is just comparable. To realize one’s talent is another matter.

After becoming famous, this talented young man quickly lost himself——

Speeding, drunk driving, arrests, hanging out in bars, talking nonsense, and even on tour, he earned himself the reputation of "Little Prince of Nightclubs".

However, the gossip outside the stadium is still not as sensational and shocking as the news inside the stadium.

At the Miami Masters in March 2014, Tomic only resisted for 28 minutes and 20 seconds before losing to Finnish player Jarkko-Nieminen with a huge score of "0:6" and "1:6". This was also the shortest match in ATP history.

In the whole game, Tomic only scored thirteen points.

"Negative game".

The difference between Tomic and Kyrgios, another "bad boy" of the younger generation in Australia, is that Tomic is always living a life of drunkenness and dreams, indifferent and lost, and never seems to know what he really wants. He is sometimes good and sometimes bad. Sometimes he seems to be full of fighting spirit, but more often he is at a loss.

Tomic has boasted more than once that he can win Grand Slam titles if he wants to, but deep down, he doesn't know if he really wants to win more titles.

This young genius lacks respect. He lacks the proper respect for himself, his opponents, the competition, and competitive sports. He also lacks the spirit of competitive sports.

Tomic is like bipolar disorder, going back and forth between peaks and troughs, ups and downs, but the important thing is that he himself cannot control his mood:

When things are good, it has excellent competitiveness; when things are bad, it will continue to decline and explore a deeper bottom line.

Most of them are the latter.

This year at the Australian Open, Tomic seemed to be back on track and performed well, defeating German players in two consecutive rounds. After being defeated in the first round last year, he returned to the third round.

Everyone cheered!

At this time in 2015, Australian fans have not been completely disappointed with Tomic. It's like their own good-for-nothing youngest son:

although he was in and out of the police station many times last year for speeding and hanging out in bars, as long as they see their youngest son showing a little sign of turning over a new leaf, their parents will open their arms with relief on their faces.

What's more, this time, Tomic also carries the ardent expectations of the home fans——

Gao Wen.

No one expected that, by some strange coincidence, Gawain had eliminated two Australian players in a row. Even the Australian Open organizing committee was probably shocked.

But for local fans, Gowen can't continue to win, he really can't, otherwise this guy will almost become Australia's nightmare.

Especially on the fourth day of the competition, Zhang Ze, who defeated Hewitt and advanced to the second round, unfortunately stopped -

Play five full sets again!

In the final deciding set, he was exhausted and obviously couldn't keep up with the rhythm. He lost 2:6 to another unseeded German player, Benjamin Becker. Ultimately, he was unable to continue his history-making pace.

This also proves once again how incredible and crazy the miracle that Gao Wen created in Flushing last year was.

For Zhang Ze, there are no regrets.

As he himself said, he gave it his all and left nothing unreserved, and when he left the court, he could turn around with his head held high.

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However, for Australian fans, there is a subtle sense of revenge.

Objectively speaking, the momentum of "China VS Australia" is not fierce. It is just a joke among fans. After all, Gao Wen and Zhang Ze are just two people and cannot form a collective strength. But more or less, because the two players have defeated Australian local players in a row, joking discussions are inevitable.

Now, Zhang Ze is out and Hewitt has got his revenge.

Next, it’s Gawain’s turn.

It is precisely because of this that the home fans' expectations for the next game have quietly risen: if Gawain stops here, then all the "grudges" will disappear, and Australian fans are willing to "forgive" this little guy.

But if Gao Wen continues to advance...

Not good.

It's really not good.

Because Gao Wen's opponent in the third round is also an Australian.

Look, this is precisely the most subtle point: if Tomic can beat Glover, it means that the Australian player has completed his revenge with his own hands, which is very gratifying; but once Tomic loses, Glover will defeat three Australian players in a row, and then enter the second week of his first career Australian Open.

Wait, why does this story sound familiar?

Didn't it happen once last year in Flushing Meadows? So, is Collier going to stride into the second week of a Grand Slam again at Melbourne Park, over the bodies of Australian players?

No, really not.

So, who is more suitable than Tomic? Tomic, the legendary genius, is the right person for the job compared to the fledgling Kojinakis and the insignificant Gross. This is King Arthur who pulled out the sword from the stone and destroyed the super villain! However, the cruel reality is——

"Game, high, '6:4', '6:2', '6:2'..."

(End of this chapter)