Sunday, May 24th.
Stade Philippe-Chatier.
The first game, Halep VS Rodina.
The second game, Federer VS Alejandro-Falla.
The third game, Vekic VS Caroline-Garcia (Caroline-Garcia).
Game 4, Tsonga VS Christian-Lindell.
After the schedule was announced, everyone was stunned.
Let’s put aside Halep’s opening game for the moment, but what is the subsequent schedule?
First of all, Federer was actually arranged in the second game instead of the last one. The French Open did not hesitate to choose local darling Tsonga to end the all-day event——
In other words, Federer also stood aside in front of the host players.
Moreover, Tsonga entered the center court as the fifteenth seed, which also means that among the top eight seeds in the second half of the competition on the first day, someone was squeezed out of the center court.
this……
Secondly, what happened to the second women’s event?
Vekic is an unseeded player, and Garcia is the 31st seed. Because Garcia is the host player, they entered the center court and directly beat Ivanović, the 2008 tournament champion and currently the top ten in the world. Qi squeezed out, is this really good?
However, when people saw the schedule for the second match day, it was not surprising——
A first-round match between wild card players and qualifiers. Both players were unknown, and had not even heard of their names. However, because it was a civil war between two French players, they were directly assigned to Susan- Lenglen Court, so that Azarenka and Dimitrov were both squeezed to Court No. 1.
shock!
Although people have long been accustomed to the schedule of the French Open, they were still shocked when they saw such a venue arrangement.
Awesome, really awesome, worthy of the French Open!
No matter the rules, rankings or popularity, all stand aside in front of the host players.
Therefore, when people saw the other schedules on the first day of the event, the surprise and shock were not so strong, but they still couldn't help but feel grievances:
Gao Wen, entering the Susan Lenglen Court, was placed in the second game.
In addition, Wawrinka was squeezed to Court 1, also for the second game.
Everyone was dumbfounded——
Two Grand Slam champions, this is the treatment?
In sharp contrast, Kei Nishikori's game also entered the Suzanne Lenglen Stadium. Because he was playing against French players, he was responsible for the main axis.
Of course, Wawrinka was eliminated in the first round of the French Open last year and performed poorly; Gao Wen was in Roland Garros for the first time in his career, and his prospects are unclear. From this perspective, it seems understandable that the two players were squeezed out of the center court. But does this schedule really meet expectations?
Especially Gawain.
He is currently ranked second in the world and ranks first in championship points. He has won two Grand Slam championships and is chasing an unbeaten record in career Grand Slams. At the same time, he was the winner of the Paris Masters last year and has a good reputation in this city. Audience base.
It was very, very unexpected that he did not enter the center court; but as a result, he was not able to play the main pivot position at the Susan Lenglen Court?
Is this really good?
and!
Taking a step back, the distribution of players on the three match days seems to reveal an uncomfortable embarrassment——
Federer, Gawain, Wawrinka, debut on the first day.
Nadal and Berdych will appear on the next day.
Djokovic, Murray and Ferrer appeared on the third day.
It is obvious at a glance that the first and third days are extremely crowded, and it is clear at a glance that the court arrangement needs to face severe challenges. As a result, on the third day, Murray and Djokovic will appear at the Philippe-Chatier Stadium. As soon as the players came on, everything was about making way for the host players.
Otherwise, with a slight adjustment, the schedule can obviously be more even and balanced. For example, moving Gawain or Wawrinka to the Stade Philippe-Chatier on the second match day, would this be more in line with the current people's aspirations?
But the French Open refused because important matches for Simon, Monfils, Cornet and many other French players needed to be arranged on the second match day.
Look, this is Roland Garros.
Of course, it is undeniable that all four Grand Slams will face disputes in their schedules. Djokovic has protested his venue arrangements more than once and even had a conflict with the Wimbledon organizing committee; however, this year’s French Open The schedule has obviously aroused more heated discussions among netizens.
There is a commotion on social networks.
"The world's No. 2 player, winner of the past two Grand Slams, turns out not even to be worthy of Susan Lenglen's big axle, haha."
"Gawain: Sorry, am I not worthy?"
"I swear, I don't like Gawain, but I have to admit, this schedule is a mess."
"Gao Wen was outrageous enough at Susan Lenglen, but Wawrinka ended up on Court No. 1, sorry??? Did I miss something?"
"Can anyone tell me what happened in Susan Lenglen's second game the next day? Wild card versus qualifier?"
"As expected of the French Open."
"Tsonga lies down."
"What's going on with Vekic and Garcia? Who are they, actually edging out Ivanovic? Come on, a Grand Slam is also a Grand Slam champion, okay?"
There was a lot of rustling and heated discussion.
In the bustling hot topic, Gawain once again became the focus.
Different from the unknown status of the US Open and the high expectations of the Australian Open, when he came to the French Open, Gawain's world ranking and tennis status had undergone tremendous changes. Step by step, he found his place in the fiercely competitive men's tennis world, and further attack.
In this battle of "Big Four VS Challengers", Gao Wen deserves to be the leader and looks forward to continuing to prove himself at Roland Garros.
Naturally, people have different expectations and attention levels for Gawain.
Previously in Melbourne, Gauvin's schedule caused a lot of discussion. He did not enter the center court until the fourth round against Nadal, but at that time it was just a discussion and not a controversy; this time when he came to Paris, the controversy was There is obviously noisy, and it can be felt from all aspects that Gao Wen is winning more and more support and recognition.
Not only netizens, but also professional sports reporters also said,
"Gawain deserves the Philippe Chartier treatment."
"The schedule clearly needs to be reconsidered by tournament organizers."
"This was disrespectful to Gawain."
At this time, as the person involved, Gawain seemed very calm and calm——
He could clearly feel Sampras's injustice, but Gawain comforted Sampras in turn.
"Pete, respect must be earned by oneself, not by words."
"In Paris, I haven't proven myself yet and they've made their point, so for me, that's actually a good thing."
"You should know that I like to challenge the impossible."
As he spoke, Gawain's eyes brightened up, with excitement and high spirits eager to try, and full of confidence.
Then, Sampras laughed, shook his head, and joked with schadenfreude.
"I feel like they messed with someone they shouldn't have messed with."
