Chapter 904 Different Curves

In 2015, before the Australian Open program, the topics of "new and old showdown" and "defender vs. challenger" were absolutely hot topics.

From men's competitions to women's competitions, and even in doubles matches, the challenges faced by the Bryan brothers are no exception, adding fuel to the conversation.

Then--

Everything actually happened like this, especially the championship situation in men's and women's singles. It was like a script written by a director, with all kinds of topics.

The right time! The right place! The right people!

As fate would have it, Melbourne Park has undoubtedly become the hottest focus of competitive sports around the world in January this year.

In just a few hours, the social networking craze has reached a new peak.

From another perspective, Serjan was the first to comment on Nadal's elimination and expressed his disdain for Gawain, which indirectly proved his concern.

In this light, it is no surprise that there was a huge heat wave outside the training ground early this morning. The local fans were indeed anxious.

Dimitrov looked at the enthusiastic fans who were flocking to the stadium and couldn't help but sigh, "Even Maria has heard about your news. You know, she rarely watches these off-field gossips."

Gao Wen shrugged, looking innocent, "I hardly ever watch it either."

The disdain in the words made Dimitrov stunned for a moment, and then he burst into laughter, but after laughing, there was still some worry in his eyes.

"Gawain, are you sure this is okay?"

Dimitrov and Gawain are a very interesting pair of friends.

Dimitrov is sunny, confident, humorous, and has friends all over the world. At first glance, he looks like a man with a strong personality and a sharp edge, but in fact, Dimitrov is a big boy who is approachable, cheerful and playful in private. He never offends anyone when he is interviewed.

Gao Wen is generous, modest and low-key. He devotes himself to the training ground. He seldom takes the initiative to make friends and is almost never seen at players' social events. But in fact, Gao Wen is a confident, outspoken young man who dares to love and hate, and does not hide his edge.

In fact, everyone in the professional tour knows about Serjan's big mouth, and no one likes it; if you add Djokovic's mother and wife to the mix, it's a combination that makes people stay away, and players will pretend not to see them if they happen to meet them on the road.

But everyone knows that Djokovic could not possibly blame Serjan; and to be honest, Djokovic treats other players very kindly in private, and even has a tendency to deliberately show himself off, not necessarily to please the players, but more to make others like him.

Don't hit someone who smiles at you.

Therefore, most of the players in the tour ignored Serjan and treated him as a buzzing mosquito. After all, he was just talking nonsense.

This year in Melbourne, Gawain and Serjan have already clashed twice, and Djokovic should not be happy to see his father's situation.

Dimitrov couldn't help but feel a little worried that the relationship between Gawain and Djokovic would become strained.

Gawain, however, looked calm and patted Dimitrov on the shoulder. "I just exerted my full strength and he couldn't hold on. That would be too boring."

Dimitrov: ...

Dumbfounded.

Dimitrov stared at Gawain in a daze, then finally realized that Gawain was joking, and a smile rose up. "Why didn't I know you were such a good braggart?"

Gao Wen did not say anything, he just raised his right hand and shook it, as if to say: Sprinkle some water.

Dimitrov burst out laughing.

On the contrary, Gao Wen looked calm and composed, "Gregor, we need to start practicing. Andy is in good shape in Melbourne Park this year."

There was still a smile on Dimitrov's lips, and he was in a relaxed mood, but he still drew his attention back and nodded repeatedly to express his affirmation.

"Yes, Andy is indeed in good shape."

"I think the court here is very suitable for him. It gives him enough time to observe, plan and adjust, and the whole batting rhythm is slowed down..."

Dimitrov started discussing with Gawain, because he had just played against Murray three days ago and unfortunately lost.

Murray and Nadal both suffered injuries and returned to the court, but after the start of the new season, they took two different paths.

Nadal chose to make his comeback in Doha, but his form was mediocre; he is still in the adjustment stage after arriving in Melbourne.

It can be seen that after missing most of the season, his touch, state, physical condition and adaptation to the intensity of the game have not been fully recovered. He still needs more time and more games to return to the competitive intensity of professional sports, and the entire curve fluctuates upward.

Murray missed the new season warm-up and flew to Melbourne, which left a big question mark and hidden dangers, but the facts proved the correctness of the strategy.

In the second half of last year, after returning from injury, Murray competed in competitions and scored points like crazy. He not only played in all the Asian seasons and the European Indoor seasons, but also performed well, and rushed into the year-end finals at the last moment; but in the end he was exhausted and suffered the most painful defeat in his career against Federer.

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When the new season opened, Murray was not in a hurry to take the court, but left enough time for his body to recover slowly and then find his competitive form.

After arriving in Melbourne, Murray did show good competitive form.

In the first three rounds, although he did not encounter seeded players, he faced Australian local player Marinko-Matosevic in the second round and Portuguese player Sousa in the third round. These were both strong opponents, and Murray won the victory in straight sets very easily.

In the fourth round, he defeated Dimitrov in four sets; in the quarterfinals, he swept Karlovic in three sets.

Game after game, Murray gradually found his form, and his performance is indeed getting better and better; and after the rapid march in the second half of last year, it can be clearly felt that the negative impact of the injury is gradually fading away, and Murray has indeed found his best in recent times.

Unlike Nadal, Murray shows a continuous upward curve.

Looking back now, missing the warm-up matches before Melbourne was not due to injury, but more of a strategic choice to rest and recuperate, giving the body more time to recover.

Moreover, Murray likes and is very suitable for the Melbourne Park surface.

Among the four Grand Slams, Murray first broke through at the US Open, performed best at Wimbledon, and performed most stably at the Australian Open.

In 2010, Murray made a breakthrough in Melbourne Park and reached the final for the first time. He unfortunately lost to Federer and finished second. Since then, he has been very stable.

Three runner-up finishes, one semi-final, and one quarter-final.

The only time he reached the quarterfinals was in 2014, which was last year. After being ruled out for the season due to a back injury, he returned in the new season and made it to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. This was also his worst record in the past five years.

This year, Murray returned to the semi-finals.

It can be seen from here that Murray really likes playing in Melbourne Park and has always performed well.

(End of this chapter)