Laughter surges gently in the cafe. Even at the next table, you can still feel the warmth and breath close to each other. The air filled with the aroma of coffee beans is looming, mellow and rich. The place is mesmerizing.
"Sorry... blah blah blah, blah blah blah..."
The waiter appeared, and Gawain could only understand the first word, and could not follow the rest of the words. However, he saw the waiter bringing coffee for the girl. It must be the breakfast that the girl ordered.
The girl looked away and started talking to the waiter.
Gawain lowered his head and looked at his watch. Five minutes had actually arrived, and it was slightly more than thirty seconds, which meant that he had to go to the training ground.
He picked up the coffee cup, drank all the coffee in it, and put away the things quickly. In order to avoid making too many movements and directly overturning the coffee table, he had to be careful and waited for the girl to stand up. The line of sight also followed.
Gawain glanced at the waiter, gave an apologetic smile, and then said to the girl,
"Sorry, I need to hurry."
"It was a pleasure chatting with you. Thank you for rescuing me just now, but I really have to leave now. I hope everything goes well with your project, and I hope you..."
"Phew, I hope you have a nice day."
A smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth, and then Gawain waved, turned around and strode towards the door.
There was a gust of wind and lingering clouds, and the girl was slightly in a daze, unable to react. She looked at Gawain's leaving figure, but she still raised her voice and shouted.
"Goodbye, nice day!"
Gawain turned around, looked at the girl, and paused for a moment, "If I never see you again, I wish you good morning, good afternoon, and good night."
After taking two steps back, Gawain had already reached the door of the coffee shop. A ray of sunlight fell down, and the whole world suddenly became brighter. Then Gawain turned around and left quickly.
The girl sat there, leaning her body, watching Gawain's leaving figure. She was slightly stunned, and then she could see a smile slowly blooming in her eyes. She turned to look at the waiter, and asked with some surprise and surprise. arrive,
"Did he just do a parody of 'The Truman Show'?"
"Yes. I think so." The waiter also showed a friendly smile.
"Oh," the girl responded briefly, paused for a moment, and then lengthened the ending meaningfully, "Oh..." The voice gradually deepened, but you could see that the smile between her eyebrows overflowed briskly, and she He couldn't help but turn his head and look in the direction Gawain left.
This time, Gawain still arrived at the training ground on time. After a little faster pace, he even arrived a little early.
Peart looked at the energetic Gawain with a look of satisfaction in his eyes——
For four days, Gao Wen did what he said. Not only did he put in 100% concentration and effort, but he also ensured quality in every training, challenging his own limits bit by bit.
Even Pelt doubted whether it could be completed smoothly, but Gawain gritted his teeth and completed it, maintaining quality and quantity.
More importantly, basic training and physical training are very, very boring. Just like Sisyphus, repeating the same thing over and over again requires not only concentration, but also perseverance, otherwise a little negligence may lead to failure. The defense is broken by boredom and pressure.
The reason Peart likes Davydenko and Ferrer is that they will not complain, let alone give up. They know that their talents may never reach the heights of Federer and Nadal, but they still use their diligence to And perseverance, conscientiously continue to break through yourself.
Facts have also proved that they have occupied a place in the professional arena through their own sweat.
Be it Davydenko or Ferrer, for a long, long time, they were the leaders of the top players outside the "Big Four".
Maybe they couldn't achieve "greatness," but they still had a proud and brilliant career.
Now, Peart sees this trait in Gawain as well.
Moreover, after winning the US Open championship and experiencing earth-shaking changes in the world in just six weeks, Gao Wen was still able to keep his feet on the ground and devote himself to training, which is even more rare.
Today is the fifth and penultimate day of Gao Wen's systematic training in Paris. There will be another day of training tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow they will leave for Valencia, where they will continue systematic training for two days, and then they will officially put in Valencia competition competition.
According to experience, it should be the time when Gao Wen reaches a training bottleneck or training low point. Just like when his physical strength is at its extreme, boring training is a test of will and psychology. Only after getting through that bottleneck can he find his strength again. Motivation to train.
Peart was still a little worried.
But now it seems that not only is Gawain not at a low point, but his high fighting spirit is even stronger than yesterday. This is definitely an unexpected surprise.
For the first time, Peart changed his mind. Maybe hitting the year-end finals was not such a bad idea.
"How's it going? Are you ready?"
"Phew, let's do some training."
It was another boring day of training. I was immersed in the training wholeheartedly, and the concept of time became blurred.
Sometimes it feels like time is very long, as if twenty seconds will never end; but sometimes it feels like time is very fast. One moment it seems like training has just started, and the next moment it is already approaching the end of the day's training, so that it makes me feel uncomfortable. One wonders where the time has gone.
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
The running footsteps rub against the ground. Because it is an indoor hard surface, the sound of the soles rubbing against the court is more harsh and reverberating. The entire spatial experience is completely different.
Even after four days of training like this, Gawain is still not used to it——
After all, he has been training and competing on outdoor hard courts for two generations. In addition, he has tried some clay court training in the NCAA, but that's all. Indoor hard courts and grass are completely unfamiliar, and clay soil is actually not that familiar.
Now I finally understand why the game needs to be adjusted in detail after switching venues.
Although the differences between different venues are getting smaller and smaller now, and grass can be played almost as hard as hard courts; the details are still different:
It's all about ball speed, bounce, angle, movement, feel, etc.
Analyzed from a mathematical and physical level, all differences will become more obvious. During the movement and hitting process, Gao Wen is trying to use theoretical knowledge to analyze to help him understand this field more objectively and systematically——
There are obviously subtle differences in how the same return is handled in different venues, and the entire tactical layout and game ideas may be different.
After getting used to the hard cement floors in North America, a whole new world opened in front of Gao Wen:
It turns out that tennis has such fun.
