"...Of course Novak..."
"...Serena's performance..."
"...Ah! High! Definitely high!"
In the wind, fragmented speech fragments were intertwined, and people were all chattering about the quarter-finals match that was about to take place today.
Crowded!
But it was precisely because of these noises that Gu Xiao paid more attention and looked at the man in front of him seriously in order to be able to hear the words clearly.
"...He stood on the court fighting, and we stood behind him and waved the flag. No matter what storms or difficulties he faced, we accompanied him to face it together! We hope to express some modest power and let him know that he It’s definitely not one person fighting.”
A few simple words, but one can truly feel the passion from the heart, so much so that Gu Xiao's heart beat hotly.
Follow the man's open arms toward the back, and then you can see strange and cute faces. After a rough estimate, there are only more than a hundred people in the vast Arthur Ashe Stadium. It's just a small handful in the space, so it's probably hard to make waves.
However, they did not fear or flinch. On the contrary, every face was filled with happiness and passion, blooming brilliantly under the golden sunshine.
Someone is trying to draw a wolf head pattern on his cheek, because this is the most impactful image of Gawain for the fans in the game so far. However, this is obviously not an easy task. There are people nearby who dissuade him, otherwise it would be more difficult to draw the national flag pattern. suitable.
Someone is frothing at the mouth and discussing the last game between Gawain and Wawrinka. There are many thrilling and critical moments, and many shots that seem to have no chance can be transformed into magic in Gawain's hands. Every time The memories always make my blood boil.
Someone is sharing an interesting story about taking a photo with Gao Wen at the practice field yesterday. From close contact, you can see that Gao Wen is an approachable and humorous character. His clear and gentle temperament makes the girls' hearts beat fast and they can't help but want to. Make a rooster sound.
One, and another, and another.
More important than the number of people is the intimacy and familiarity of like-minded people.
Because you like the same player, like the same sport, and watch the same game, you are connected to each other with freedom and ease, sharing the most familiar language and memories with each other, and then quietly uniting together, that feeling This is the source of the heartbeat disorder.
Gu Xiao was still a little reserved, but couldn't help but want to share.
"I know how it feels."
"During the United States Championship, I was there to witness the moment when Gao Wen won the championship and reached the top. It was as if I followed him through that battle."
The man's eyes suddenly lit up and he became excited, "You actually watched the U.S. Championship game live?"
After receiving a positive reply, the man immediately turned around and greeted him in Mandarin.
"Come here quickly, there is a fan from Gawain's college days here!"
Hurrah.
In an instant, the fans all swarmed over and surrounded Gu Xiao in the blink of an eye. Excited faces and pairs of excited eyes faced Gu Xiao with curiosity and expectation. This made Gu Xiao freeze and couldn't help but Know how to respond.
The man seemed to notice it and smiled heartily.
"Sorry, please forgive everyone's excitement. We really know too little about Gawain. Now everyone really hopes to know more about him."
"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself, I am Wang Dalei."
The name is Chinese and stands out among a series of English words.
Gu Xiao paused, and then said in Chinese that he had not seen for a long time, "I am Gu Xiao."
boom!
Everyone immediately felt a sense of intimacy, the sense of distance immediately disappeared, and the chattering questions roared down toward Gu Xiao like the Milky Way plummeting three thousand feet.
Fans are gathering one after another. Arthur Ashe Stadium is gathering a force from the mysterious East, and the same blood connects everyone.
Today, the game at Arthur Ashe Stadium progressed very quickly. The first and second games ended earlier than expected. There was an upset in which Makarova eliminated Azaren in straight sets. Card, the whole game took only a little more than an hour, which caused a lot of exclamation.
The organizing committee has considered this possibility, and the schedule is slightly different from the first week. The second game will start no earlier than 12:30, and the third game will start no earlier than 3 o'clock. It will be carried out in this way. Due to the control of audience flow, the second game ended early and was cleared and idle for nearly an hour.
For fans, waiting is always painful; but for TV broadcasters and participating players, it is a good thing, because the game can start on time, and the entire preparation work becomes much easier.
Before the start of the third game at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the second game at Louis Armstrong Stadium was an upset. The eighth-seeded women's doubles team Zheng Jie struggled in three sets and was eliminated by the unseeded Date Kimiko combination and missed the fourth place. Strong, in today's "Asian Showdown", Neon wins first.
So, what about the second "Asian Showdown"?
Last night, Qiao Wangsheng went to bed early, forcing himself to lie on the bed and close his eyes before nine o'clock, then set the alarm clock, and got up on time at two fifty, just to watch the three o'clock game.
Open the central five sets, turn on the computer at the same time, open the homepage of the social network, and you will find that the keyword "Takafumi VS Kei Nishikori is about to start" has once again been on the hot search, and you can see that thousands of fans do not need to say anything. Like Qiao Wangsheng, they are all waiting for the start of this game.
Although it is three o'clock in the morning, across the Pacific on the east side of Asia, people are awake all night.
It’s not just the central five sets, online live broadcasts, and social networks. Netizens soon discovered that the Neon audience was just like them, getting up in the middle of the night to follow the game. The hot search lists of both sides could clearly feel that the United States Attention to the Tennis Open has reached an unprecedented level.
From the ratings, number of people online, search volume, discussion posts, etc., we can clearly feel the rising heat wave. This is destined to be a sleepless night.
Then, the live broadcast finally started.
Qiao Wangsheng rubbed his eyes that had not yet been fully opened. He was holding the strong tea that had just been brewed. He was ready to enter the "battle". Then two players could be seen on the screen entering the field. Gao Wen was the first to enter. , Kei Nishikori then entered the field, and Arthur Ashe Stadium burst into incredible cheers.
The cameras were aimed at the stands. Qiao Wangsheng could see the brightly waving five-star red flag at a glance, and it was not just a national flag. Surrounding a flag raised high, there were bustling small flags gathered next to it, like a sparkling ocean. generally.
Gu Xiao.
Qiao Wangsheng saw Gu Xiao shouting and waving his fists in the crowd. He was a little slow for half a beat before matching the photo with the scene in front of him. The sense of reality and intimacy was transmitted through the TV screen. He was slightly stunned. A smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth involuntarily.
