Victory belongs to Gawain.
This means that, after the Australian Open, Gao Wen has completed the feat of defeating members of the Big Four to reach the championship for the second time in a row, and it was also within just two months.
This also means that one hundred and seventeen days after turning nineteen, Gawain unlocked the achievement badge of "defeating the Big Four", three of which came from Grand Slams.
At the same time, it means that Gao Wen has become the second youngest player in history to complete the feat of "climbing the Masters for the first time and then winning back-to-back Masters championships" in history.
It also means——
Media, shut up.
History is written again!
As of the distant future that Gawain knows, in nearly twenty years, there are only thirteen players who have unlocked the achievement of "defeating the Big Four":
Wawrinka, Del Potro, Cilic, Berdych, Thiem, Nishikori, Tsonga, Dimitrov, Simon, Kyrgios, Tsitsipas, Zverev Jr., Dmitry Vedev.
above.
Among the thousands of players in the professional tennis world, there are only thirteen. From a side perspective, it once again proves the magnificence and greatness of the era of the Big Four.
Among them, the players who have accomplished such a feat in the Grand Slam arena quickly narrowed down to three, Wawrinka, Berdych and Tsonga.
In addition, when the Big Four were number one in the world, there was only one player who accomplished such a feat, Tsonga.
Data doesn't lie.
After a simple inventory, you can see that the difficulty of obtaining the "defeat the Big Four" badge is not less than that of the Grand Slam, or even more difficult than that of the Grand Slam.
So, what if the timeline is advanced to 2015?
That is, right now——
So far, there are only five players who have the honorary badge of "beating the Big Four clubs" in their careers:
Wawrinka, Berdych, Del Potro, Simon, Tsonga.
period.
Literally, "a handful."
today!
In this club, another member was added, Gao Wen, who was born in 1995.
The youth wave is coming in full force.
Of course, if the media simply wants to cause trouble and continues to chirp, that’s no problem - Gauvin has never defeated Federer in a Grand Slam; at the same time, Gauvin has never defeated the other three giants when they were ranked number one in the world. Their achievements are still not as brilliant as Tsonga's.
The lists and comparisons are endless.
But, this time, the media won't.
The reason is very simple:
Gao Wen achieved a feat that Tsonga and Berdych have not been able to accomplish so far, reaching the Grand Slam championship. Moreover, the number of two championship trophies has equaled that of Murray.
Without a doubt, this is the best proof.
Therefore, all those noisy sounds disappeared in an instant, the world finally became quiet, and the cheers, applause, and cheers became clear again.
Moreover, this time it was in Indian Wells, Gowan's second home court, which was of great significance. More than 30,000 spectators in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden witnessed the match live.
The last match point was one point, which was unbelievable. It ended such a game in such a way, which once again proved that Gawain was worth it.
but!
An unexpected episode at the end of the game unintentionally interrupted the passion and heat wave that was blowing out——
Gawain, who was completely immersed in the game, truly forgot about the score and was still preparing for the next point, meticulous and completely unaware of:
I have already won.
Gao Wen's eyes widened, full of disbelief, and he subconsciously looked towards the players' box.
Sampras smiled very happily and heartlessly; Agassi and Peart were also talking and laughing in a relaxed manner, with light and natural expressions——
They have rarely seen Gawain look so silly. It is conceivable that this will become a joke for them to tease Gawain for a while.
These expressions also confirmed to Gawain:
The championship is indeed achieved.
The whole audience burst into laughter. Who would have thought that Gawain would show such a simple and honest look for the first time?
Gawain: Look up at the sky.
He also scratched his head in embarrassment and showed an incredible smile, a little embarrassed and a little clumsy, and then he laughed.
Just as he was about to take a step forward, he remembered something, turned around and walked towards the caddy, giving the innocent child a big hug.
"Sorry, I was obviously not in my right mind just now, you did a great job."
The caddy didn't expect such treatment at all. He was so excited that he didn't know what to do. He stammered in response, "No, no, no, no."
Gao Wen simply handed his racket and the tennis ball that should be returned to the caddy as a "little gift", then patted the caddy on the head, turned around again, and rushed towards the net at a trot. Federer had already Waiting there.
The caddy was stunned. He lowered his head to look at the racket in his hand, then turned to look at his caddy friend. He still didn't react for a while.
Then, he noticed that the surrounding spectators in the stands were casting envious looks, and some even whistled, and then he finally had a real feeling.
Happiness and joy suddenly broke out, and the caddy held Gawain's racket tightly in his arms, as if embracing the most precious gift in the world.
Gawain jogged all the way, shook his head slightly, and showed an apologetic smile to Federer from a distance, apologizing for this little episode.
Although he lost, Federer's smile widened in good faith, and he took the initiative to reach out his right hand and tightly grasped the right hand extended by Gawain.
Pulling him along, giving him a hug and patting Gao Wen on the back, Federer said with a smile, "What, are you ready to play another set?"
Gawain also laughed out loud, "Why don't you stay for next time? In fact, my knees are shaking now, and I have used up my last bit of strength to maintain my appearance. Hush!"
After saying that, Gawain put his finger on his lips and made a secrecy gesture, which made Federer laugh happily——
Compared with such polite remarks, such a small joke is obviously more wise and clearly expresses Gawain's respect for Federer:
In this game, both sides really gave their all.
Although it is a best-of-three-set match, and there is no "seven" in the score of each set - that is, a score like "7:5" or "7:6"; the content of each set is Very rich, both players have reached the extreme within their own state, burning all the energy.
victory? fail?
Perhaps, the game must decide a winner, but there is more than one champion.
Federer could immediately hear the respect in Gawain's words, and the smile in his eyes surged. He looked at Gawain and said sincerely.
"You deserve this victory."
"I'm already worried that when I come to Indian Wells again next year, this home stadium will have to be deducted from my empire."
In response to ridicule, Federer made fun of himself as a "global home court", but the subtext was to praise Gawain for conquering the audience with his excellent performance.
Heroes cherish heroes.
After a brief meeting, the two players could deeply feel the respect and admiration for each other in just a few words.
They all know that these victories and losses are just the beginning of countless confrontations in the future.
