While waiting to return to the players' dugout to pack his luggage, Gao Wen gradually came back to his senses.
At the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, Kubert and Lindstead created a miracle to win the men's doubles championship, which was even more inspiring and crazy than Wawrinka's upset victory.
But after that, they fell into confusion. The impact of the "Grand Slam Syndrome" was far beyond imagination, including the impact from their opponents, as well as their high demands and doubts about themselves. They have not been able to get rid of it. The huge pressure brought by the halo of the first Grand Slam championship has continued to be sluggish in the second half of the season, and I don't know when I will be able to regain my form.
In Gawain, they saw courage and also tenacity——
Especially in the match against Nadal in the Imperial Capital last week, Gao Wen showed incredible high morale despite being in poor condition and maintained the suspense of the match until the last moment. This is the real motivational force.
The same is true for this game. He only experienced his first singles defeat in eight months last Friday. After just two days over the weekend, Gao Wen has recovered and started enjoying the game again. In the full-court showdown that just ended, Gao Wen acted as a think tank. The character didn't have a tacit understanding with Tim, but he won easily. This is undoubtedly another revelation.
For Kubert, from watching Gawain create miracles from a distance, to facing Gawain up close and feeling the energy through a duel, this experience is precious and enlightening, allowing him to see more. More possibilities, and most importantly, he learned at least one thing:
How to deal with failure.
However, Gao Wen did not expect that his performance could actually affect other players:
Is this the power of role models?
When Kubot and Lindsted left the field, they looked at Gawain and Tim who were standing for a standing ovation, waved again, clenched their fists to cheer, and shouted something, which could not be heard amid the noise of the audience. Clear, like "move on" or something like that.
This made Gawain laugh heartily——
In his own opinion, in the doubles arena, he and Tim's competitiveness is still a bit weak. In the next round, they will face the legendary top seeds of the doubles, the Bryan Brothers. I am afraid that they will be in trouble.
But no matter what, just go out on the court, give it your all, and enjoy the game.
not to mention!
Gao Wen has just confirmed the system. The growth potential in the first round of the doubles match actually increased by 21%. Although it is not as good as the match against Nadal, the gap is far away, but the increase data is still very impressive, and it is not far away from reaching full value again. .
Is this because of the novelty of challenging doubles for the first time? The polishing technology and test content are all different, so the initial growth rate is naturally more powerful!
Then, in the next round, he has to face the Bryan brothers, who are the world's number one doubles players and may even be the best men's doubles players in history. Moreover, this is his second doubles game. He is still in the "fresh period", but he doesn't know that he can win. How much wool.
A little bit looking forward to it.
"Man, what makes you laugh so hard? Share it with me and make me happy too."
Tim's voice came to my ears, not only because of the victory, but also because of the doubles. Enjoying a little bit of the purity and simplicity of tennis outside the singles arena, my mood also became happy, so much so that Tim also rarely played two games today. It was a joke, and even the sound became a lot lighter.
Gawain put his thoughts back together for the time being, and smiled as he looked at the fans who still hadn't left.
"This ballpark."
"Who can refuse this stadium?"
Oh oh oh oh oh... oh oh... oh oh oh...
The spectator stand of Stadium No. 2 is still bustling and lively. Even after the game is over, a large number of fans still stay at the scene and do not leave. Everywhere you can see spectators picking up their mobile phones to take pictures, even of themselves, the stadium, and Gao Wenthim. Selfies and photos were taken, cheers, whistles and screams were sparsely intertwined.
The sun was shining brightly, as if the whole world was burning.
Involuntarily, his mood soared, including Tim's.
"...It's still different. When playing at home, those familiar faces, the familiar language, the familiar environment, the whole mood is different..."
"Ah! By the way, you speak German, right? So when competing in other places, the language is still different. I forgot about it for a while. Unlike me, I can clearly see that I stand out from the crowd when I look at it—— I mean, height.”
"Haha, you should go to the basketball court another day. Your sense of superiority will be gone soon."
"Don't tell me, a basketball coach really took notice of me when I was a kid and thought I was a promising prospect, but my mother was very passionate about tennis..."
Chirping, chattering.
Gao Wen and Tim returned to the players' locker room briskly. They had just been surrounded by a group of fans in the tunnel. The heat wave was overwhelming, asking for autographs and photos. It was like a thunderstorm on a summer afternoon, suddenly attacking, covering their heads and faces, and showing their teeth and claws. Devour them instantly.
After arriving in the Magic City, Gawain has been conducting private training. The public training time is shortened to one hour every day. The fans obviously do not have enough time to get close contact with Gawain. At this time, it is not easy to witness the victory in the doubles arena. No one Willing to miss this opportunity.
Enthusiasm, high.
It’s no wonder that the audience didn’t leave the venue after the game was over; moreover, compared to the sold-out singles venue, the attendance rate at the doubles venue was not that high, which also meant that the competition was not as fierce, and the audience was naturally not willing to miss it. Opportunities gathered towards Gawain one after another.
Gawain immediately noticed Tim who was being ignored——
Obviously, the interest in tennis among the fans in front of them has just been ignited, and their understanding of the rules and players is very limited. Few people can identify Tim, who has just emerged this season; not to mention that this is Gao Wen's home court. Is all the focus of attention focused on Gawain?
Gao Wen did not coy and took the initiative to introduce Tim, "This is my partner and good friend, Dominic Thiem. I am very grateful that he is willing to partner with me in doubles."
Because Gawain was introduced in Chinese, Tim couldn't understand it at all, but as a result, fans also extended a friendly olive branch to Tim.
Tim, who had not yet had a chance to feel the enthusiasm of the fans, was a little at a loss. He pulled Gao Wen and asked him how to say "thank you" in Chinese. Then he learned it right away and said "hello" very sincerely, but in the end he provoked The fans and the audience burst into laughter, so much so that Tim's head was filled with question marks, and he looked at Gawain in great confusion.
Gao Wen gave Tim a thumbs up very sincerely and seriously:
"They think your Chinese is very standard. Awesome!"
Tim vaguely felt something was wrong, but couldn't say it. Finally, he smiled at the fans and said it again.
"Mud Howl. Mud Howl."
