Eighteen years old, ranked 193 in the world, it was his first time competing in any level of ATP professional events, and then he won three consecutive Grand Slam games and reached the fourth round, occupying a place in the top 16.
Even McEnroe failed to do this, and Bruguera seemed to be a little "lacking", which was indeed enough to make all the media exclaim.
Of course, Gao Wen uniquely owns the distance record and needs to continue to work hard. He hopes to advance to the quarter-finals one step further than Bruguera. He also hopes to replicate McEnroe's second appearance in the semi-finals. Obviously Gao Wen still has The fight needs to continue.
After all, this is a feat that even the Big Four have not been able to achieve.
When they were young, both Federer and Djokovic experienced a long period of confusion and struggle. Both of them were eliminated in the first round in their first Grand Slam.
Nadal and Murray are more stable and clear-cut. They both made their Grand Slam debuts at Wimbledon, and their final performances were in the third round. In the third round, Murray faced David Nadal, the runner-up of the previous year. In the match against David Nalbandian, he led by a big score of "2:0" and almost went one step further. Then he swallowed a duck egg in the third set and suffered a reversal and missed the fourth round.
Now, Gauvin has achieved a breakthrough, from the third round to the fourth round, from the first week to the second week of the Grand Slam event, perfectly replicating Bruguera's performance, and again exactly twenty-five years later. Having created a miracle in the Grand Slam, can Gao Wen go further?
It is precisely because of this that when Gao Wen advanced to the third round, the media was very lively, but it did not become bustling and noisy after all. But now that he has advanced to the fourth round, the whole situation is instantly different.
And what's very interesting is that the media mentioned Bruguera's performance, but the real focus fell on McEnroe and Gauvin.
Similar situations, similar trajectories, and similar experiences. Even though McEnroe was the second Grand Slam that year, considering that the French Open and Wimbledon were held one after another, with only three weeks in between, they were basically the same. For a period of time, then McEnroe's four strong lifts are amazing enough.
Especially when McEnroe had sparks with Gao Wen during the on-court interview, everyone in the media was excited——
"Gawain, can you replicate McEnroe's miracle?"
Precisely because of the difficulty, precisely because of the rarity, none of the Big Four were able to do it, nor were countless talented teenagers, nor were countless comet dark horses with a short period of experience, and yet again after twenty-five years, they were able to do it again. Hope, how can you not be excited? How can you not be excited?
Such a story with a fairy tale color can always easily excite the media, not to mention that with the label of "Chinese men's player", the weight and significance of breaking through history will be more distinct and intense, large and small around the world. The media is all in a rush.
A vigorous news frenzy poured down like a mountain and a tsunami!
All kinds of things, this is the story that the media loves to hear most, and it is undoubtedly the story that the headlines love the most.
and!
The tidbits other than the victory added fuel to the fire. One or two media outlets were like hamsters taking stimulants, jumping up and down and unable to stop at all——
"Kyrgios: Gawain is a shameless and dirty liar."
At the post-match press conference, Kyrgios did not hide his anger and grievance at all. When reporters asked about the "game interference warning" related issues, Kyrgios was directly detonated like a powder keg and expressed bluntly. His disdain and contempt were expressed in very vulgar terms.
He believed that Gawain played unfair tricks during the game, colluded with the referee, and stole the victory that should have belonged to him.
According to Kyrgios' defense, the cry of "out of bounds" was purely a "joke."
"Everyone knows how his character, who is addicted to victory, can't defeat that high-pressure person. He has already secured the victory. He is as rigorous as an emotionless robot. I just think this is too boring and want to entertain the audience. He is so rigid. He can't tolerate any jokes, that's his problem, but to turn the game into such a dirty deal is disgraceful."
When reporters further asked Kyrgios what he meant by a "dirty deal," the rebellious teenager rolled his eyes.
"Then you should ask them, are you stupid? If I had known, I would have appealed, okay?"
The reporter was scolded severely at the scene.
Buzz buzz.
Everyone can clearly feel Kyrgios' attack, and no one should "get it wrong."
The same topic can be expected to be the focus of controversy after the game. However, when interviewing on the court, the atmosphere needs to be relaxed and cheerful, so McEnroe naturally did not touch on it; until the post-match press conference, reporters will also The same question came up.
There was also an episode where a reporter asked:
"You know what Nick said? If you don't mind, I can just read it to you."
Gawain did not refuse because he knew that even if he said "no", the reporters would still find ways to say it, just to anger him and trigger a conflict.
In the face of the attack, Gawain not only did not get angry, but also chuckled, as if he saw a child having a tantrum.
"Then, next time I play against Nick, I will try to make some jokes, and I hope he doesn't treat our jokes the same way he treats the audience."
One second, two seconds, the collective burst into laughter.
Interfering with the game is interfering with the game, which is against the rules. Kyrgios himself knows this, so during tonight's game, Kyrgios told the audience to "shut up" more than once, and even told those who cheered for him Australian fans are no exception.
Why is this?
If according to Kyrgios, "interfering with the game" is just a joke, then he should smile at the audience. After all, the audience is just enjoying the game.
With an understatement, Gawain immediately revealed Kyrgios' childish temper. It was only a joke when he was happy, otherwise it was an attack, and he did not allow others to refute. What's the point of this?
If you are looking for an excuse for losing the game, at least find a decent and reasonable one, instead of just rolling around and acting like a child who wants candy but can't get it.
Moreover, Gawain's response was not over yet.
"Although I am not sure whether Nick will file a formal complaint to find out whether there is any special relationship between me and the referee, I am very sure that I will submit a formal written complaint to condemn Nick for knowingly interfering with the game during the game and slandering the game after the game. Bad behavior that tarnishes a player’s reputation.”
"Nick, this is not a joke, so I hope you don't take it the wrong way."
Talking and laughing, calm and unhurried, Gawain always had a smile on his face, spoke his responses lightly and responded with thunder and force.
