In 2015, the Indian Wells Masters, the first round of men's doubles, the focus of the game debut, the results of the event, mixed with joy and sorrow, are different.

The Federer combination lost, the Wawrinka combination lost, the Raonic combination lost, the Gasquet combination lost, and the Faye-Lopez combination also lost.

Nadal won, Murray won, Isner won, Fognini won, Gawain and Dimitrov won.

"6:4", "4:6", "10:7".

In the strong combination match against Ferrer and Verdasco, Gawain and Dimitrov played smarter and more resolutely in the final stage. With a little bit of luck, they had the last laugh and succeeded. It is a good thing for Dimitrov to advance to the second round.

Good thing for Indian Wells, too—

According to the official ticketing statistics, the game of "Govan/Dimitrov VS Ferrer/Vordasco" attracted more than 6,000 spectators in Stadium No. 2.

The attendance rate is as high as 75%.

This is also the game with the highest attendance rate in all venues and events on the first match day, far exceeding the respective doubles matches of Federer and Nadal.

After all, four singles players with surnames stand on the doubles field and start a powerful collision; moreover, the team formed by the two new-generation leaders, Gao Wen and Dimitrov, is undoubtedly the focus of the topic, and it is easy to win. Attracted a large number of people, creating a boom on the first day of the game.

Even after the match, the popularity of the topic did not drop significantly. The moving pictures and photos of the two players, Gawain and Dimitrov, were widely circulated. Whether it was tennis reporters or the audience, they couldn't wait. Share your impressions of watching the game up close.

Facts have also proved the brilliance and wisdom of the organizing committee of the event. Arranging this game on the No. 2 court is definitely a stroke of genius——

After all, not even Federer and Nadal were treated that way.

The first round of the doubles event ended, with both joys and sorrows. The joy is that the audience traffic has reached a new high; the worry is that Federer, Wawrinka and others all lost.

For a long time, people in the industry have always emphasized that if top singles players join hands in doubles, they are obviously the more promising side, but countless games have also proved:

Singles masters may not necessarily be able to shine in the doubles arena.

Of course, from another perspective, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

The main purpose of the doubles competition is to adapt to the venue and to adjust the state. Simply put, it is to prepare for the singles competition.

The impact of winning or losing is very limited.

Even if these singles masters can really make great strides in the doubles, if the doubles may affect the singles, they will definitely give up the doubles without hesitation. There will be situations where you won't win without a fight.

In this way, it doesn't look good.

Therefore, the singles masters made their appearances in the first and second rounds, attracted the box office, lost and eliminated, and then left the stage to the professional doubles players. In this way, there were box office and competitions, and the excitement of singles and doubles The degree will not be discounted, and everyone is happy.

The doubles losses of Federer, Wawrinka and others are not necessarily a bad thing.

However, having said that, the victory is still worth celebrating.

For Dimitrov, he needs this victory, not only to regain the feeling of winning, but also to find a way to enjoy the game.

A victory seems insignificant, but when it falls to the trough, it is like a faint ray of dawn, becoming a beacon that guides the way forward.

Whether it is a singles victory or a doubles victory; whether it is a victory at the ATP level or a challenge match, as long as it is a victory, it can become the dawn.

Dimitrov needs a game like this.

The feeling of victory continued to the singles arena.

In the second round of the singles event, the top 32 seeds in the men's and women's singles made their debut after enjoying the first-round bye treatment.

Gawain encounters Raonic's fellow Canadian, Pospisir.

This young man born in 1990 is the same group of players as Raonic. For a long time, he was also considered to be the hope of reviving Canadian tennis.

In fact, Pospihir's situation is somewhat similar to that of Australia's Koginakis. He is also talented, but unfortunately, he suffers from frequent injuries and is often distracted by off-court affairs, so that he has never been able to fully realize his ambition. Talent, after going around, it disappears from everyone.

There are even some similarities between the two players even in their playing style:

Strong serve, strong forehand, dominant offense, weak defense, a typical new generation baseline player.

On the whole, Koginakis is more explosive and impactful, while Pospihir is more balanced and comprehensive on both offensive and defensive ends.

It is precisely because of this that Pospihir's career is still more dazzling than Koginakis. He has had his own shining moments:

In January last year, his world ranking reached 25, a new career high, and he entered the spotlight at the same time as Raonic.

Compared with the new generation waiting to rise in Australia, this group of young Canadian players has taken the lead on the stage and become a new force in the tennis world.

Last week, Pospihir and Raonic went to the Davis Cup together, and they also had one win and one loss, losing to Kei Nishikori.

This week, Pospisil faced Gao Wen, and he could feel some gunpowder before the match—

Obviously, Pospisil has a close personal relationship with Djokovic, and he doesn't like Gao Wen's attitude towards Seljan and Djokovic.

Although Pospihir did not directly express it in words, the signal from the perfunctory handshake before the game and the blank eyes in the coin guessing session was straightforward enough:

He didn't like Gawain at all.

But, does Gao Wen care?

of course not!

Note that this is not a rush of netizens, but a competition. Whether it is him or Pospihir, neither of them set foot on the field to make friends.

Therefore, Gawain really didn't care about Bospisir's petty thoughts, small emotions, and awkwardness in his adolescence.

A competition is a competition, and Gao Wen was completely unmoved.

On the other hand, it can be seen that Bospisil is obviously a little impatient. The more he wants to exert his strength and express himself, the more likely he will make low-level mistakes.

And ~lightnovelpub.net~ The unpredictable windy weather in Indian Wells has been "stirring the flames". The frequent occurrence of unexpected situations has also changed the atmosphere of the game. That might be considered insane.

Pospisil's impetuousness and anxiety were in stark contrast to Gao Wen's proper advance and retreat, overall layout, and calmness. The whole game fell a bit fast.

"6:1", "6:2".

Gao Wenbing took two straight sets without bloodshed and won easily. The whole match took less than an hour to come to an end.

Shaking hands after the game, the atmosphere was still tense.

Bospithil refused to have any eye contact with Gawain, and also refused any form of communication and politeness. He completely avoided his eyes, lowered his head, and patted Gawain's palm in a hurry like a player who went to the black market for secret transactions. , turn around and leave.

The back was three points similar to the suspect.

(end of this chapter)