Rustling and bustling, reporters surrounded little Zverev on three levels inside and three outside. Questions poured down one after another like a torrential rain on a summer afternoon. The airless sound waves mixed with the dense heat wave. Almost breathless.
"Have you come to Binghamton specifically to warm up for the US Open?" "Whether you will participate in the next US Open series?" "What are your thoughts on Binghamton's draw?" "Are you satisfied with your first-round performance?" “Did I choose Binghamton because I didn’t have a strong opponent so I could build confidence through victory?” “What are my expectations for the North American season?”…
one. again.
No matter what the problem is, let’s throw it out first and see what the result is.
As a result, little Zverev was behind bars, as if he was thrown into a dryer.
Then, a question without logic or context appeared.
"In the first set today, you saved a set point but still lost the first set, and today on court three, Gao saved a match point and turned the game around. How do you think he performed? Did he have it? Could it be a dark horse in this competition?"
Um?
What's the problem?
What and what?
Questions without any logical connection were put together in such a mechanical way. Not to mention little Zverev, I am afraid that even Gawain would be full of question marks.
If it was Gawain, he might just ignore it at this time, because the reporter made it clear that he was just looking for trouble. If he knew it was a trap, there was no need to step on it.
In fact, Stachovsky has been asked similar questions before, but Stachovsky has also been on tour for many years, and he even faced questions from reporters after defeating Federer at Wimbledon last year. Baptism, at this time, it is easy to deal with such a small scene.
Stachovsky didn't understand the reporter's intention, but he still remained vigilant and simply dealt with the ambiguity with some Tai Chi.
But little Zverev is not Gawain, nor is he Stachovsky. This young and energetic genius boy immediately frowned.
"what are you talking about?"
Zverev is still young and doesn’t know how to hide his emotions. The fierce battles in the three sets have already consumed a lot of physical strength and energy. He finally won. He thought the reporters could give him some praise and enjoy the halo of victory for a moment. As a result, All these reporters were finding fault.
Why?
What on earth are these reporters doing?
With this question, he thought the reporter was complaining about his performance, and subconsciously wanted to defend himself.
"I don't think the way the game went in the first set is important, what's important is that I ended up winning."
If the problem ends here, then everything will be fine, but how can reporters be willing to let Zverev go so easily?
"Gao Gaowen saved a match point to defeat Australia's Kokkinakis today. Do you think he may become the dark horse of this competition?"
Little Zverev is full of questions.
"Who? I don't know him."
The reporters immediately became bustling and busy, gearing up one by one. The spark of anticipation finally came. This sentence was enough.
In fact, no matter who the "dark horse" is, little Zverev can say a few polite words to get over it, so that reporters can't do anything if they want to make trouble, but little Zverev, who is young, energetic and exhausted, doesn't want to at all In a roundabout way, he went straight to the ground and pushed back.
truth? This is the truth. Zverev is honest, but sometimes, all reporters need is a "truth."
"Sasha, do you think height might be an obstacle on your way to winning the championship?"
Zverev was a little irritated. Who was that guy? He kept asking questions over and over again. Did these reporters not understand his English or something?
Shouldn’t we discuss our victories? Shouldn't we discuss our own performance? Shouldn't the focus be on yourself? Why are they here talking about a guy whose name they've never heard of?
"No, I don't think so. He's not worth mentioning at all."
After saying that, little Zverev could no longer control his emotions and pushed away the bustling reporters and walked out. However, the reporters still did not give up easily and swarmed up like bees. Then little Zverev became a star. The crescent-shaped queen bee drags a long tail along the streets of the town.
The scene is spectacular.
That night, very scary headlines appeared on major social network platforms, and the first one to bear the brunt was:
"Little Zverev: Gao is not worth mentioning at all."
Undoubtedly, this sentence is very lethal after being cut off from the beginning to the end. In the eyes of anyone, you can feel the deep hostility and powerful attack power.
Any two people, even if they have no grievances or friction before, will stand directly on opposite sides after seeing this sentence, and they will inevitably attack each other.
What's more, if it is placed on netizens who are afraid of chaos in the world, it will erupt like a volcano, even if they are not paying attention to the Binghamton Challenge at all, even if they have never heard of these two players. The audience, even those who did not know the cause and effect at all, all focused their attention because of such an invincible and self-respecting statement.
Some netizens accused Zverev of being arrogant, some complained, "Who knows that unknown guy?", and some netizens said they were happy eating melons and watching the show...
Anyway, the two young players don't have much fan base, and netizens don't have any preset positions when commenting. They just say one thing and the other without mercy.
Generally speaking, because Zverev Jr. is famous and because Zverev Jr. made these remarks, overwhelming cynicism has prevailed:
"Have you already started to discriminate against other young players when you are still a fledgling?", "Why don't you practice your strength first?", "You don't know who this guy is", "I think you are not worth it" Mention it", "Don't look at yourself in the mirror", "The wind flashes your tongue"...
Seeing such a situation, all the media reporters were extremely happy: The breaking point is coming!
How could they miss this opportunity so easily? One by one, the major media outlets came to the rescue, interpreting it out of context with great proficiency. Each headline was more horrifying than the last. It was as if a "Contest to Trap Little Zverev" was being staged. Everyone was determined to win the championship.
"Zverev Jr.: I don't know him."
"Little Zverev is aiming for the championship, and his opponents are all out of the question."
"Ambitious and aiming for the championship, Zverev Jr. is ready to defeat any opponent."
"Zverev ignored the outstanding performance of his competitors and focused on himself."
"Zverev Jr. starts the North American season with confidence and starts with a victory."
Boom boom boom!
Stormy weather! Bombing! Overwhelming! In full swing!
