"Hey Dominic!"
Gawain called out, Tim turned around and looked over, and then saw Gawain motioning to the camera.
"This is the interview team of China TV. I think you should say hello to the Chinese audience. I am telling them that you are a very kind friend and agreed to my sudden invitation to practice together today."
In the next 2021, Tim's world ranking will reach No. 3. He is known as the "Little Prince of Clay" for reaching the French Open finals for two consecutive years. Then he reached the Australian Open and US Open finals in the 2020 season, and Reached the top of the US Open and became the first player born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam championship.
There is no doubt that Tim is one of the leading figures in the new generation, becoming a bridge between the "Big Four" born in the 1980s and the "Three Little Giants born in the 1995s".
But now, Tim is still a shy boy who has just started his career. He is not even very fluent in English and has an obvious German accent.
After hearing Gawain's words, Tim showed a shy smile, waved towards the camera, and said, "It's my honor." Then he didn't know what to say, and even said something in front of the camera. He looked a little awkward, as if he still wasn't used to such an occasion.
It’s hard to believe that Tim is still two years older than Gawain.
Gao Wen turned to look at the camera again and said with a smile, "He may be a little burdened to speak Chinese."
A clever little joke successfully made Zhan Jun and Hu Litao both laugh.
They now somewhat believe Gao Wen's story. He does seem to be a generous and confident young man. It seems logical to bravely invite Tim to practice golf - even if Gao Wen is still a rookie on the tour. .
"Xiao Gao, it's nice to meet you. Let's introduce ourselves first. I'm Hu Litao and this is Zhan Jun. We are here in New York to commentate on the US Open."
Before Hu Litao finished speaking, Gao Wen nodded repeatedly with a smile.
"I know, of course I know. I have also watched a lot of game broadcasts. The explanations for the two of you can be said to be thunderous. I didn't expect to be able to stand face to face today. But compared to the eyes, the hearing has already taken the lead and I can feel the feeling. Kindness.”
Hu Litao could feel Gao Wen's sophistication, and he also relaxed a little.
"I didn't expect to meet fans here."
"The first Australian Open match I watched was narrated by teacher Zhan Jun, and I was deeply impressed by Safin."
"Brother Jun, how do you feel? Coming to the other side of the Pacific and meeting your fans?"
"I don't want to take it seriously. I would like to ask you to practice ball some other time, but my bad skills have been widely spread among my colleagues, so I am too embarrassed to ask you out."
During this back and forth, Zhan Jun also relaxed a little, and a small self-mockery successfully made the three of them laugh loudly.
Gao Wen said with a smile, "Teacher Zhan Jun, how will you know if it doesn't work if you don't try it? You can only know the result after trying anything."
Zhan Jun looked at Gao Wen carefully, as if he was considering whether he should speak, and then he could catch the faint smile between Gao Wen's eyebrows. He immediately took it back like a fox when he smelled something abnormal, and waved his hands repeatedly. Said he would not be fooled.
The three of them laughed together.
Immediately afterwards, Zhan Jun changed the topic and entered the interview session - in fact, he and Hu Litao are both commentators and are not familiar with interviews, but today's interview is mainly about collecting information, and a simple basic understanding is enough. A layman can barely make up the numbers.
"Please don't mind. When we saw the wild card list, we were all shocked. Why did a completely unfamiliar name suddenly appear? What on earth is going on? None of us expected such a situation. It was a surprise. It came so suddenly, everyone was confused.”
After all, this is only the third time a Chinese men's tennis player has participated in a Grand Slam tournament.
Gawain also smiled and waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't worry, I don't mind", and then replied generously.
"To be honest, Teacher Zhan Jun should be more lenient. You should have a lot of question marks."
"But actually, for me too, it all happened so fast that it didn't feel real."
From winning the U.S. Championship, to training in the summer to challenge the professional tour, to overcoming obstacles in three consecutive challenge tournaments, Gao Wen entered the arena with the idea of challenging the limit, and continued to move forward step by step, so that he was completely Ignore how far you have come.
Bustling, rushing, and then the Grand Slam stadium has arrived.
"It wasn't until you two appeared in front of me, and there was a camera team, that the reality gradually became clear. Now I feel a little burning in my stomach."
Seeing Gao Wen's honest and humorous conversation, Zhan Jun and Hu Litao also had a real feeling——
Let's not talk about Gao Wen's real ability and performance on the field, but at least it can be seen that he has no stage fright. Even when facing the top and most authoritative TV media in China, he still showed ease when being interviewed. His attitude and vitality just hit his face.
This is exactly the trait that Asian players generally lack.
The last time Zhan Jun and Hu Litao saw an Asian player with such aura and attitude was Li Na; moreover, it was not Li Na who was just starting out and full of spikes, but Li Na who had become mature and calm after years of polishing but still maintained her edge.
But the problem is that the boy in front of him is only eighteen years old.
Wait, is he really only eighteen?
The interview was still going on. Zhan Jun and Hu Litao took turns asking questions and got a preliminary understanding of Gao Wen's story from the National Championship to Flushing, New York. Even the two well-informed commentators couldn't help but sigh -
No wonder.
No wonder they have never heard of the name "Gao Wen", because everything has indeed developed too fast. In just a few months, it has been turned upside down. Not to mention the Chinese media, even the ATP official website has never realized that this What does the rise of young rookies mean?
After all, to put it bluntly, Gao Wen's best performance so far is to win three challenge tournaments. Participating in the Grand Slam is a wild card for the U.S. champion. The results are still not good enough, and he also set a challenge winning streak record Compared with Goffin, his past performance resume is too thin.
In terms of performance on the field alone, it has indeed not reached a level that deserves attention.
However, the greatest charm of competitive sports is that anything is possible!
Especially after meeting Gawain face-to-face, and feeling the aura and energy transmitted by Gawain from the inside out, the expectation became uncontrollable and ready to move again.
Then, Zhan Jun asked curiously - even though he knew nothing about Gawain's true level.
"Have you set any goals for the upcoming Grand Slam tournament?"
