"...Here, please look here, yes, two players, please look here..."
"Change the angle, Sasha, can you get a little closer? It seems like there's a Grand Canyon between you two."
"Smile, Sasha, please smile?"
The photo session after the award ceremony was definitely a kind of torture for little Zverev. He was like a poor boy who was unwilling to be forced to smile. He was smiling all the time and his eyes were watery. In fact, I felt pity for him. His stiff body language gave people reason to doubt whether the robot was attending the meeting wearing a skin:
If you're kidnapped, just blink.
Finally, the photo session finally ended. Zverev turned around and ran away with a knife in his hand, escaping from the press conference in three steps.
Huh da da!
The crowd of reporters followed Zverev's footsteps and rushed away like a flood. In the blink of an eye, most of them had disappeared. The stadium became deserted again. Only two or three kittens remained in front of Gawain. You Look at me, I look at you, looking at each other speechlessly.
If it were the Masters or a Grand Slam, such a scene would be absolutely impossible. There are official procedures for photo sessions and interviews. Reporters and players only need to follow the organizer's procedures, but Binghamton challenged No, it's just a small event.
Everything becomes chaotic.
Looking at the deserted scene in front of him, the tournament director felt embarrassed——
It is obvious that Gawain is the ultimate champion, but all the reporters are concerned about is Zverev who lost the game. This is unfair.
On the contrary, Gawain looked calm.
To be honest, Gao Wen really doesn't envy little Zverev at all, because the reporters are like a group of vultures. They swarm upon the rotting corpse when they see it. They must be aiming at the explosive point of little Zverev. How can they let him have an easy life so easily? , I’m afraid little Zverev won’t be able to pass the test today without losing a layer of skin.
In comparison, there is no need to interview the news about the dark horse winning the championship. Anyway, the focus is on the score.
Gao Wenyao wishes little Zverev good luck.
The event director of the Binghamton Challenge, Charles Lee, is not a celebrity and has no connections or resources to speak of. However, he was deeply impressed by the 2014 event and accepted it many years later. When interviewed by the media, Charles recalled those years.
From the moment Zverev and Stachovsky decided to compete, to the controversy caused by the allocation of training venues, to the hot topic caused by reporters provoking Zverev, and finally to the incredible final, everything happened. In the head.
And, of course, there's the awkward moment after the game when Charles makes a lasting impression on Gawain.
"He didn't care. I thought he would be angry or sad or frustrated, but he didn't."
"I apologized to him, but instead he thanked the event for being well organized and for giving him some good memories."
"He showed rare grace and charm. Even though he was still a newcomer on tour without a world ranking at the time, he had already shown enough heart and wisdom."
Charles also said that in fact, many years later, he no longer remembers what happened after Zverev was chased and intercepted by reporters. However, he still clearly remembers the interview situation of Gao Wen facing the three reporters in front of him, especially when the reporter asked Gao Wen about winning the championship. feelings.
"He said he wanted my name to be remembered."
Many years later, when Charles recalled that scene, he seemed to be able to see Gawain's calm and confident smile, and he couldn't help but get excited.
And not just Charles?
Three reporters who stayed at the scene also shared similar memories.
They were deeply impressed by Gawain's calmness and wisdom in the embarrassing situation of war and chaos. Later, they gradually realized that from that time on, Gawain had already shown his unhurried strength in big scenes. Heart, this is also in contrast to Zverev who was almost on the verge of collapse after suffering a setback——
Perhaps, at this time, we can already see Zverev's psychological shortcomings at critical moments.
On the contrary, the reporters who crowded around little Zverev found nothing.
"Sasha, after this game, do you still think Gao is not worth mentioning?"
"How would you rate your performance in this game?"
"Can you remember your opponent's name now?"
"What happened in the second set? You failed to save the situation and even collapsed. What was the reason?"
"What do you think today's score says?"
"Sasha, do you regret your arrogance?"
"Do you feel you need to apologize to your opponent?"
"With only two games in the entire game, are you still confident in the North American season?"
"With such a crushing defeat, do you think you underestimated your opponent and led to such an ending?"
"Did you expect the score to be so disparate? Is this the first time in your career that you have been cleared?"
boom!
Boom boom boom!
The reporters tried their best to rub salt into Zverev's wounds, concentrated their firepower and launched a full-scale attack, firing mercilessly at the bloody pain, even to the extent that passers-by could not bear to hear it, but they were all without mercy. Without any cover, it poured down on little Zverev.
However, Zverev seems to have accepted his agent’s advice——
The whole time, not a word was spoken.
Facing the bustling circle of reporters, little Zverev never made a sound, as if a ruthless avatar stood there without a soul, silent amid the bombardment.
No response will be given to any questions or provocations.
It is precisely because of this that the reporters all returned without success.
However, even this did not stop reporters from writing brilliantly.
"The unknown guy defeated the top seed, and little Zverev paid for his arrogance."
"Being defeated by a player he thought was not worth mentioning, little Zverev finally shut up."
"Zverev refused to respond to the result of losing the final, which was completely unprofessional."
No matter what, the reporters were able to conjure up a flower, and the overwhelming attacks were directed at Zverev again. It was obvious that the matter would not end just because of Zverev's silence.
It was not until later that Zverev talked about his defeat for the first time in an interview with local German media.
"I'm not in the zone."
"Obviously, I haven't adjusted to the best condition since arriving in the United States, and the same is true for the finals. I was too eager to win but never showed everything. I only played 20% or 30% of my strength, otherwise the game process would be different. It won’t end like this.”
"I'm ready for our next meeting."
Zverev did not mention Gawain's performance at all, but firmly believed that the main reason was his abnormal performance. The subtext was that if he performed 100%, Gawain would have no chance.
Predictably, the next meeting between the two players should be very interesting.
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