On the clay court and in Roland Garros, never underestimate the existence of upsets. Surprises and variables always follow and play an important role.
The fourth match day is no exception——
In the women's singles field, Halep, the third seed and the favorite to win, was upset.
It was Croatian veteran Mirjana-Lucic who defeated Halep.
For the younger generation of fans, this may be a very unfamiliar name, an unknown name, comparable to Gawain who jumped out of the cracks in the rocks last year.
Lucic, in fact, entered professional tennis at almost the same time as the Williams sisters. She was hailed as a "genius girl" in her early years. She won her first WTA title at the age of fifteen and partnered with Hingis at the age of sixteen. Winning the Australian Open women's doubles championship, she still holds the record as the youngest Grand Slam champion.
At Wimbledon in 1999, Lucic became famous in one battle, defeating Seles and reaching the semi-finals. In the end, he lost to Graf in three hard sets and was hailed as the star of hope.
However, it was not her opponents or injuries that destroyed this talented girl, but her father.
At that time, Lucic's game bonuses were the only source of income for the entire family. Whenever he lost a game, he would be severely beaten by his father.
For the young Lucic, her father's violence was a lingering shadow. Even though she later took her mother and four younger siblings to the United States to escape from her father's clutches, she still could not escape herself when she returned to the game. of inner demons, and finally fell into a serious economic crisis.
She even feared walking onto the field.
It wasn't until 2007 that Luci officially returned to the game, but he still had ups and downs and was never able to find his former self.
But this talented girl did not bow to fate, she still struggled and fought.
Later, at the 2017 Australian Open, Lucic defeated Wang Qiang, the third seed A-Radwanska, the Greek genius Maria Sakkari and the fifth seed favorite. Karolina-Pliskova, advanced to the semi-finals.
After 1999 Wimbledon, after 18 years, she returned to the semi-finals of the Grand Slam.
Lucic has written a miracle, like a Cinderella fairy tale.
However, before the 2017 Australian Open returned to the spotlight, Lucic's rise had actually been traceable since 2014.
In 2014, Lucic first defeated Venus Williams in Quebec and won the WTA singles championship again after 1998; then he defeated Halep at the US Open and reached the fourth round.
In 2015, Lucic defeated Halep again and advanced to the third round of the French Open.
Lucic is proving with practical actions that in competitive sports, anything is possible.
Perhaps, for young fans, Lucic is an unfamiliar name, but for senior tennis fans, it is a name that has experienced many vicissitudes, and Lucic also uses his own hard work and experience to interpret the meaning of "a veteran will never die" Mystery, successfully won the support of a round of applause.
Lucic's defeat of Halep was an upset, of course it was an upset; but what was a little surprising was that senior reporters and senior professional commentators all applauded Lucic, even though it was a pity to witness the elimination of the new generation Halep. But he still praised Lucic for his breakthrough again.
Similarly, there was a cold wind blowing in the men's singles arena, but compared to the women's singles, these upsets were disappointing.
Although the big seeds performed stably, with Federer, Nadal, Gawain, Wawrinka, etc. all successfully passing the test and continuing to move towards the goal of joining forces; however, the small seeds experienced a lot of instability and suffered upsets one after another, continuing Roland. -An annual cold wind blast tradition in Garros.
No. 19 seed Agut, No. 24 seed Gulbis, No. 28 seed Fognini, No. 32 seed Verdasco, etc.
All out.
Among them, among Chinese fans, Fognini’s elimination is undoubtedly a big deal——
Because Fognini faced Gawain in the third round.
When the draw came out, the potential showdown between Gao Wen and Fognini was a highlight.
Italian player Fognini is a well-known ATP playboy. He acts bohemianly and does whatever he wants. He also likes to complain and cause trouble.
However, Fognini has outstanding talent, and his playing style is easy and effortless. His ability to capture the hitting point is an innate ability. In this regard, he is comparable to Federer, and may even be slightly better. This is why Fogg The reason why Nini has always occupied a place in the top ranks of ATP.
There is no doubt that Fognini's ability and talent are there, and he is a strong opponent that is difficult for any player to deal with.
Originally, people were looking forward to a head-to-head confrontation between Fognini and Gao Wen in the third round to see if Fognini could bring something brand new, but Fognini suffered an upset.
Although Fognini's elimination is not a shocking upset, it is still a moderate upset in this division of Gowan, breaking the balance of the draw.
Then, those anti-fans started shouting,
"Gaowen had good luck in signing. He faced young rookies in two consecutive rounds, and then finally faced seeded players in the third round, but Fognini lost again."
"What kind of bullshit luck does Gawain have for the Chosen One to avoid Fognini?"
"Tch, I knew that Gawain was just lucky."
"With this lottery, anyone can advance easily, right?"
"Are you sure there is no inside story about the French Open draw? Isn't Gawain's draw too smooth?"
Bah, bah, blah, blah, blah.
This year's clay court season, Gauvin's overall performance has dropped slightly, and his prospects at Roland Garros have naturally added more uncertain and unknown factors. Those fools unswervingly believe that Gauvin is undefeated in the Grand Slam. The record will end soon, and then it will be a blast.
However--
Be it Tiafoe or Thiem, they have no weight at all to the fans. They finally waited for a Fognini with more possibilities, but Fognini just dropped out again. You idiots. His mood suddenly collapsed, and sarcastic remarks suddenly surged.
But Gowan fans don't think so. Is it really a good thing that Fognini is out?
not necessarily.
There are twists and turns, and there are many mountains. In their opinion, Gawain avoided one reef but encountered another obstacle. It was still not easy to sign.
The player who upset Fognini was...Benoit-Paire.
This player born in 1989 can also be regarded as a sideline of the new generation of storms. So far, he is ranked 71st in the world, but he has been on the rise, refreshing his career-high ranking every week.
Rather than being a famous master, it is better to say that he is a young player who is growing rapidly. Like Tiafoe and Tim, Parley can also be classified as a youth storm. From this perspective, Parley is indeed better than Fogg. Nini is "easy" to deal with. After all, this is not a long-established master——
Coupled with the fact that Gao Wen still remains undefeated against players born in the 1990s, it seems difficult for Parley to make waves.
However, this is just the opinion of ordinary fans and passers-by. Fans who are truly familiar with tennis know that Parley is a hidden secret.
