Chapter 880 Standard Ending
"Knock knock, good morning. Who will advance to the men's singles semi-finals?"
"Welcome back to 'The-AO-Show' as we bring you live coverage of Day 9 of the 2015 Australian Open from Melbourne Park."
"Today's singles quarterfinals are about to begin, which means we are one step closer to the finals. Just now, we have analyzed the women's competition, and next, it should be the men's competition..."
"The Australian Open Show" is an official live broadcast of the Australian Open, which starts at 10 a.m. every day and continues until the end of all competitions.
Of course, the program is not responsible for broadcasting the game live, but it provides a panoramic view of the entire Melbourne Park, is responsible for connecting the games and broadcasting game highlights.
After each focus match, the program will invite players to be guests, regardless of winners or losers, and let them talk about their feelings and highlights of the game. Simple interviews can allow fans to better understand their favorite players and those games that are worth noting.
Most importantly, the show often invites one or two professionals to be guests and interpret the game from a professional perspective. The difference from live commentary is that they are responsible for the overall analysis.
Before the game, make predictions about the game and point out the highlights of the game.
After the game, summarize the game and analyze the key factors that determine the outcome.
It is professional enough while remaining light and entertaining, running throughout the entire day of match day, relieving the fans' tense nerves in between watching tense matches.
In the morning, all the program needs to do is to point out the key matches worth paying attention to today and give a preview.
At this point, the tournament has entered the quarterfinals, which means that the men's singles and women's singles each have only four games. There is no need for a panoramic analysis, but rather a specific analysis of each game, because every game is a focus match.
But this year, the analysis and predictions seem a bit... tasteless, especially in the men's singles, where the lineup of the quarterfinals lacks surprises.
Among the top eight seeds, except for Federer who was unexpectedly eliminated, all the others returned to their positions smoothly and executed the draw perfectly, so prediction became a lot easier.
"Djokovic VS Berdych", obviously, Djokovic, who is far ahead in the head-to-head record with 17 wins and 2 losses, is more favored.
"Wawrinka VS Kei Nishikori", Wawrinka won both matches, but both matches took place in 2012, before Kei Nishikori's transformation, so the outcome was a little suspenseful; however, Wawrinka also completed the transformation, and as the defending champion, his prospects are also promising.
"Murray VS Karlovic", Murray maintained a strong record of five wins and only lost two sets, showing his huge advantage against Karlovic.
In the above three games, suspense exists objectively. After all, there is always an unknown in competitive sports. But overall, the winning rate is obviously more favorable to one side.
There is a lack of suspense and surprise.
There is a very, very high probability that the three old faces, Djokovic, Wawrinka and Murray, will return to the semi-finals. It is a familiar story with a familiar ending.
It’s not that the fans have any opinions about them. Apart from the elimination of the most popular Federer, these old faces still have a huge fan base, and the peak showdown is still a popular situation; it’s just that it is slightly below expectations and not quite the same as imagined.
Let’s take a look back at last year’s Grand Slam quarterfinals: Wawrinka and Dimitrov at the Australian Open.
Raonic, Gulbis and Monfils at the French Open.
Cilic, Dimitrov, Wawrinka and Kyrgios at Wimbledon.
Gao Wen, Cilic, Kei Nishikori and Monfils at the US Open.
Fresh faces are emerging like mushrooms after a rain, among which Wawrinka and Gao Wen are at the top. Everything indicates that men's tennis will usher in a new atmosphere.
The Australian Open was held against such a backdrop. Two weeks before the tournament kicked off, people were expecting a different scene to emerge this year.
The result? The top eight seeds all returned, and the only lost spot was occupied by a veteran like Karlovic. It has to be said that this was like a bucket of cold water.
Of course, objectively speaking, Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori can still trigger widespread discussion. Their good form has continued from last year to this year, and they still shoulder the heavy responsibility of disrupting the order of men's tennis, but what about the new generation who are placed with high hopes?
What about the post-90s generation who created a youth storm at last year’s French Open, Wimbledon and US Open?
From this perspective, among the quarterfinals, there is only one match that can carry expectations and maintain suspense: "Nadal VS Gawain".
Judging from the past records of confrontations, Nadal won the only confrontation between the two hands, but the reference data is too little to make a judgment.
What's more, the focus now should be on Nadal's own condition and Gawain's condition.
This game is a test for both sides.
It can be predicted that this should be a game full of variables and suspense, and the on-the-spot performance should determine the outcome. Especially compared with the other three games, the duel between the "Big Four vs. Rookies" has attracted much attention and gathered the ardent expectations of countless tennis fans around the world.
But the hosts and guests of “The Australian Open Show” don’t seem to think so.
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"Nadal is a typical competitive player. He needs the training of competitions to gradually get into shape. As the tournament enters the second week, Nadal's form has gradually improved. Facing Gawain again, he should be the favorite."
"Objectively speaking, there is still a question mark about Gawain's form. Everyone says that he advanced to the quarterfinals without losing a set, and he is obviously in hot form; but it should be noted that Gawain has not faced any seeded players so far, and Nadal is the touchstone."
"Against Gawain, Nadal is clearly the favorite."
One-sided! In the preview analysis of the "Australian Open Show", the host and guests overwhelmingly supported Nadal, and almost no one spoke for Gawain.
Although these are personal opinions and are not representative, such an overwhelming advantage is somewhat inconsistent with the analysis of global media and professionals.
So, is this really objective? Is there really no interference from "personal subjective emotions"? Looking at the unquestionable expressions of the host and the guests, the atmosphere and tone seemed to be set in a few words. This year's Australian Open semi-finals will most likely have a standard ending.
Should this be celebrated or regretted? "If the semi-final match-up is 'Djokovic vs. Wawrinka' or 'Nadal vs. Murray', I can accept it."
"Yes, I voted for it, too. Although it's a pity that Federer is missing, another Swiss player fills the gap, so I guess that's OK."
"From the moment the draw was released, this kind of semi-final matchup should have been what everyone expected, right?"
Unconsciously, the entire program was moving in one direction irreversibly. The topic of "Big Four vs. Challenger" was no longer important. Then, someone finally stood up:
"I'm sorry, I don't think so."
(End of this chapter)