At the post-match press conference, astute reporters did not miss this incident and asked questions without hurting Ferrer and Tomic.
"Gawain, Gregor, this time in Indian Wells, the attendance of your doubles match was very good. It topped the box office for two consecutive days, even surpassing the match between Roger and Rafa on the Center Court, and also surpassing yourselves. singles match, which is obviously a beautiful sight."
"The same goes for today's game."
"When the game just started, the No. 2 court was almost full, even more than the first round. There is no doubt that this is the most popular event today, but after the game, the audience left."
"It seems that they came here specially for you. You have received a lot of love in the desert. Do you have any special feelings about this?"
This is a thorny issue. If you are not careful, you may step on innocent Ferrer and Tomic, and may also attack the fans of the Big Four.
Dimitrov smiled and subconsciously turned to look at Gawain. As a result, he saw Gawain looking over, with an expression of shirk of responsibility on his face.
Dimitrov was very surprised, his eyes widened, and he muttered softly, "Shouldn't you be the one to answer this? What do you think I'm going to do?"
Even so, the smile in his eyes was flowing out, and he was obviously joking.
Gawain's face was innocent, just like Bambi. He turned to look at the reporter and spread his hands.
"They obviously came here for Gregor, you shouldn't ask me."
"My personal irresponsible guess is that they may have thought that Gregor signed up for mixed doubles this time, but when they came over to see it, they found that it was men's doubles. They didn't seem to hate me that much, so they stayed..."
Mixed doubles?
Wait, what does this mean?
All the reporters in the audience were dumbfounded. Did Gao Wen just make fun of Dimitrov and Sharapova?
Journalists don’t dare. It’s not that they haven’t tried it, but that they have tried it countless times and failed so many times that they have given up.
Now, Gawain picked up a metaphor at random and hit Dimitrov's weakness in secret. Is this really good? Will Sharapova explode?
Before he finished speaking, Dimitrov hugged his head and exclaimed, "Gawain!"
Only Gawain is so bold——
Which pot is not opened and lifted?
Others don't know that Dimitrov and Sharapova have been having a cold war recently, but doesn't Gao Wen know?
As a result, Gawain just made fun of them both.
Dimitrov thought he would be angry, sad or depressed, but in fact, he was not. The most important thing was Gawain's tone. His easy ridicule made the atmosphere cheerful easily. His light tone was full of jokes and complaints. Even Dimitrov wanted to laugh a little.
The problem is, it wouldn’t be appropriate to laugh out loud now, right?
Dimitrov didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
But what can he do with Gawain?
Dimitrov looked at the sky with a look of despair, his soul was out of his body, and he looked like a mummy.
Gawain seemed to realize that his joke was "a little bit dangerous". The corners of his mouth tightened a little, a smile fell into his eyes, and he changed the subject.
"I think my high school classmates and college classmates should have mobilized all the relatives and friends they can contact, and everyone is trying to make me feel the warmth of my hometown."
“In fact, besides my real hometown, California is really kind of my second home and I spend a lot of time here.”
"Maybe I don't have a global home court, but now it seems like I have a second home court."
"Okay, okay, they all came here to see me. Gregor is my foil, my exclusive caddy, and the Indian Wells Tennis Garden is my Melbourne Park. How about it, do you feel a little more real now?" Are you scared? Have you started to tremble?"
As he spoke, Gawain began to let himself go. His words became more exaggerated and outrageous, taking all the credit and halo to himself.
However, the lifelike expression is really funny.
"Look! I am the King of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden! Uh, wait, King of the Garden, why does this sound weird? There should be no ambiguity, right?"
Gawain supported his chin, lost in thought, with an annoyed expression on his face, and began to examine himself.
Ha ha!
The whole audience burst into laughter.
Even Dimitrov was no exception. He couldn't continue his mummy state and broke the skill directly, almost choking on his own saliva.
It turned out that the reporters were indeed ready to make a move——
What does such an outstanding and strong attendance rate mean? Does it mean that Gao Wen is fully challenging the dominance of the Big Four?
After all, this is a treatment that Wawrinka cannot enjoy for the time being, but Gao Wen's commercial value is shining brightly, from Nike's global layout, to Gao Wen's own Chinese background, to the comprehensive pursuit of tennis professionals, Gao Wen The market appeal is indeed rising.
China is the most important market in the world. Everyone knows this. Different competitive sports have the same goal, which is to win the favor of the Chinese audience and carve up a big cake with strawberries and cream. This is also An important strategy for global layout.
Tennis is naturally no exception, which is why Gao Wen has become the darling of the market.
but!
In just half a year, they witnessed with their own eyes the popularity of Gawain sweeping the world. It was so fast and so fierce that it was really shocking.
Let's imagine--
In the first-round match between Federer and Nadal on the center court, the attendance rate was not higher than that of the doubles match on the second court. This is indeed rare.
Even amazing!
Throughout the 2015 season, "Big Four VS Challengers" has been a hot topic throughout. Reporters have never given up looking for opportunities to sow discord and fan flames; now, offensive weapons are directly thrust into their hands, how could they miss it?
There is absolutely no reason.
The headline makers already have several candidates in mind:
"Gawain overthrows Federer and Nadal, and the new king ascends the throne!"
"Gao Wen's heat wave swept Indian Wells, and Federer also avoided three points."
And so on and so forth.
If it's a little more intense, you can learn from Ser Young's words from back then, "The old king is dead, and the new king has ascended the throne." This light sentence is enough to turn the entire tennis market upside down. It is easy to foresee the bloody storm of social networks and ignite this. The reporters who are keeping the lights on can just watch the show.
One and two are gearing up and eager to try. After Melbourne, reporters are ready for a new battle, the second round of "Gowen VS Media".
However, Gawain's self-deprecation is easy to do, and he can kill all subsequent attacks one step in advance. Even if the reporter forces a question, Gawain can respond with irony.
The joy and relaxation of the entire press conference room can be deeply felt that the reporters have missed the best opportunity to attack.
In the blink of an eye, the topic of Sharapova came up but it was gone, and the topic of provoking the Big Four came up but it was gone.
Looking at Gawain who looked as innocent as Bambi in front of him, the reporter felt helpless.
(End of chapter)
