Chapter 1669 Walking High

Things are slightly different than expected.

As Murray said in the post-match interview, Gao Wen won his friendship with his practical actions; at the same time, he also won the support of the local media and the audience.

Although Gowan eliminated Murray and once again put his local championship hopes on hold, the post-match news reports and social network frenzy did not attack.

In fact, not only did it not happen, there was overwhelming focus on Gao Wen's post-match performance, and it became a phenomenon that spread across the country.

You can tell from the news headlines——

"Murray and Gao Wen cherish each other and praise each other for their opponents!"

"Gawain: Murray deserves all my respect and admiration."

"After the game, Gawain gave Murray a standing ovation."

"A peak showdown, there is no loser."

"A tribute from his opponents, Murray once again earns respect at Wimbledon."

"The friendship that transcends victory and defeat, Murray and Gao Wen left the center court side by side."

Bustling!

Uproar!

Upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to find that these headline news have one thing in common:

Ignore the outcome of the game and quietly shift focus.

Judging from the news headlines alone, it is impossible to tell the outcome, and there is no problem if it is a draw; the focus is all on the off-field highlights.

In fact, this is precisely the original intention of the news media, to shift the focus of the general public from the outcome of victory or defeat, to pay more attention to the players' bonds, and in this way push the game to a new level, transcending victory and defeat, and presenting Give competitive sports a purer and more authentic look.

In other words——

Perhaps Gowan's defeat of Murray caused Murray to stop in the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year, but unlike Melbourne, the media did not fan the flames.

Not only did it not happen, but one or two of them also praised Gawain in different ways!

The entire public opinion trend has changed.

In just six months, the same story unfolded in different ways.

Of course, there are many, many reasons.

Britain is not Australia, the All England Club is not Melbourne Park, Murray is not Kyrgios...it cannot be generalized; but looking at the essence through the phenomenon, Gawain is no longer the Gawain in Melbourne at the beginning of the year. Behind the written record is It’s one game after another——

Great, solid, good-looking game.

In the world of competitive sports, everything is so complicated yet so simple. Strength is always the best stepping stone. Victory and championship are the best business cards. It is so pure and so strong. Behind the intertwined interests and complicated and heavy etiquette, absolute power is always there. Nothing has changed.

This is what Gawain is like at this time.

"Gawain, as the first player from the All England Club to break into the men's singles semi-finals this year, how do you feel?"

"Here, can you give me a cup of coffee?" Gawain folded his hands on his chest, as if he was ready to enjoy afternoon tea leisurely and watch the other three games.

Hahaha!

The whole audience burst into laughter.

Everything is so simple.

Although Gao Wen and Murray launched a fierce collision with each other, and the whole game lasted three hours and thirty-five minutes, Gao Wen was still the first player to break into the semi-finals, because at the same time on Court No. 1 The other matchup at the beginning of the match went into a long-game decider, and it was also a close fight.

According to the schedule, the game between Murray and Gao Wen on the Central Court and the game between Wawrinka and Gasquet on Court No. 1 will start at 1 pm at the same time.

Judging from the pre-match predictions, Murray and Gao Wen are both typical baseline players, and their round stalemate ability is top-notch. The offensive and defensive transitions should be throughout. Naturally, this game is a battle between dragons and tigers, and the duration must be extremely long. It should It doesn't end that easily.

Wawrinka and Gasquet are different. Both are typical offensive players, and both have one-handed backhands. One is thick and the other is chic. They have different styles but the same goal. They both have the ability to attack gorgeously. The process should be Very fast, able to win quickly regardless of victory or defeat.

However!

The game has twists and turns.

Facing the new French Open champion Wawrinka, Gasquet, who is generally not optimistic, broke out with incredible fighting power, and his gorgeous offense was fully displayed. The game was completely entangled, and there was a stalemate situation of break and counter-break. The gap between the two sides always remained. Couldn't pull it apart.

Gasquet, next set first.

Wawrinka, two sets in a row.

Gasquet, win another set.

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The first four sets took more than three hours. Both players had pushed their abilities to the extreme and were entangled with each other.

Unexpected!

Completely unexpected!

Gasquet's mental quality has always been criticized for not being strong enough. Especially at critical moments, critical scores are often easily missed. It is precisely because of this that Chinese fans gave him a not-so-nice nickname, "Tofu." ——

A dish of delicious food should only be served cold and served as a snack, not as a snack to satisfy hunger. Can't go on a big stage.

Never expected it!

Facing Wawrinka, who was feeling hot from clay to grass, Gasquet performed very well, clinging to the game even if he fell behind.

Even with the big score of "1:2" behind, Gasquet still stood firm and completed a fatal break in the tenth game of the fourth set to equalize the big score.

If it weren't for the appeal of Murray and Gauvin on Center Court that kept the crowd here, the grand occasion on Court One would have been no less impressive.

and!

In the eighth game of the deciding set, Gasquet was the first to break serve, leading "5:3" and directly entered his own serve-winning game.

This scene was probably something that no one expected before the game.

As a result, things took a turn for the worse.

At the winning moment, Wawrinka once again showed his big heart, seizing Gasquet's brief fluctuation when he was close to victory, easily breaking Gasquet's serve to win the game without experiencing the test of match point, and after holding serve strongly, Chasing the score to "5:5", the victory and defeat returned to the same starting line.

Subsequently, the two players each maintained serve, and the game entered a long game.

Over there, there were climaxes in the center court.

In this box, you are chasing each other on Court No. 1.

Although the two giants Djokovic and Federer have not yet appeared on the stage, the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2015 have already burst out with exciting sparks.

then!

The match between Murray and Gao Wen ended first. Gao Wen advanced to the next round with pride and became the first player to break into the men's singles semi-finals at Wimbledon this year. He was quietly waiting for the other three players to join forces.

Although the rest time is only a few hours, the recovery of physical fitness is very limited; but the relaxation on the mental level is another kind of value.

While the battle was still going on in Court No. 1, and no one could be sure of the end of the long-game decider, Murray and Gowan's post-match press conferences took the lead without any hindrance. This was something that all the news media did not expect. Yes, many reporters were killed and caught off guard.

But this is competitive sports, full of countless possibilities and infinite unknowns. Are these panics and accidents not a kind of romance?

Of course, the questions asked by Gao Wen at the press conference still included his outlook on the next game:

Federer or Simon?

Moreover, there is an ultimate challenge hidden here. What if Gao Wen's opponent in the next round is Federer?