Twenty-five minutes before the end of the game at the Philippe Chatrier Stadium, the Susan Lengren game had come to an early end, and the winner was determined:

"6:4", "6:3", "7:6(4.

Wawrinka won in straight sets.

Although in the third set, Federer only bit the situation and stalemate all the way to the tiebreaker, Wawrinka was in superb condition and could be said to be fully fired—

In the whole game, Wawrinka scored 43 winning points, and in just three sets, the winning points data was comparable to that of Gao Wen. You must know that Gao Wen and Nadal fought hard for four sets. It can be seen that Wawrinka's hot offensive touch completely controls the situation.

Last year, Wawrinka was expected to set foot on Roland-Garros as a Monte Carlo champion. At the same time, he competed in a new Grand Slam event for the first time as a Grand Slam champion. Under heavy pressure, he performed abnormally and was upset in the first round. , triggering a gasp in social network media.

It is precisely because of this that there are overwhelming voices attacking Wawrinka on the social network. It is generally believed that he may be at the level of a slam. But still can't get rid of the title of "parallel imports".

However, this year, the burdens have been unloaded one after another, entering the clay court season, and playing low-key. Instead, Wawrinka has recovered his offensive touch and proved with practical actions that he has indeed been at the peak of his state in the past two years. Following the beginning of the year After the Australian Open, he broke into the semi-finals again.

- "Crazy."

This is people's intuitive impression of Wawrinka defeating Berdych and Federer in two consecutive games. Like Soderling in 2009 and 2010, he held high the banner of attack on the clay court, but relied on violence, continuous, strong The attack, the shawl slashed a **** path.

In an instant, the memory returned to the Australian Open at the beginning of last year, a flashback.

There is no doubt that if Wawrinka can continue such an offensive touch, he will have a chance against any opponent.

The focus now is whether Wawrinka can maintain a fiery state in the follow-up games, how much energy is left in his fuel tank in the two-week long match of five sets and three wins, and whether this energy can support him in consecutive encounters. In the case of the enemy, cross the finish line in one breath.

This year's French Open, it is indeed "unpopular" again and again, but compared with previous years, people's definition of "unpopular" should need to be changed. It doesn't matter if there are more such unpopularities, because the "Challenger Alliance" has risen in an all-round way and is no longer a dark horse. Like a shooting star, the game became exciting.

Two weeks ago, the Roland Garros draw was released, and everyone from professionals to fanatical fans cheered and celebrated. The long-lost event finally reappeared—

The four giants fall into the four divisions respectively, and it is possible to join the top four.

In the turbulent season of "Big Four VS Challengers", the giants did face many challenges, but when they came to the French Open, it was still one of the two most stable and solid back gardens for the giants, and the other was Wimbledon—

In the past ten years, the champion has never left behind the giants.

In Paris and London, the giants are always able to firmly control the absolute advantage, so it should not be impossible for Roland-Garros to reproduce the spectacular scene of the Big Four meeting the top four this year.

Gearing up.

passionate.

However, Wawrinka and Gao Wen stepped forward to make different voices.

These two players, who happened to be the leaders of the Challenger League in the past year, played a key role in this storm of ATP innovation.

This time at the French Open, it is no exception.

The two players teamed up to destroy the dream of the "Big Four VS Challenger" and once again brought the storm of "Big Four VS Challenger" to Roland Garros, continuing the turbulent excitement of last year and this year.

It deserves applause!

In an instant, the situation changed color, and then all eyes were projected towards the upper half area—

Wait, no... no way?

a crazy idea

, slowly began to emerge.

In fact, after signing the form, some experts gave professional analysis:

The upper half is fiercer and more dangerous than the lower half, because the players in good condition basically gather in the upper half. Obviously, the players who stand out in the upper half are more likely to be champions, and the lower half is likely to accompany them all the way.

This is reflected in two points:

First, there are only two undefeated players in this year's clay court season, Djokovic and Murray, who happen to be facing each other in the upper half.

Second, the overall performance of this year's clay court season is that the players in the first group are also generally in the upper half. In the end, it is precisely the two players who have entered the list of favorites to win the championship, Kei Nishikori and Ferrer.

Among them, Kei Nishikori is facing Djokovic. The former has currently won two consecutive victories against the world's number one.

Ferrer faced Murray, who had never beaten Ferrer on clay in his career.

That is to say—

Maybe Djokovic and Murray are indeed the two clay court masters in the best form this year, but Kei Nishikori and Ferrer both have the ability to beat their opponents.

This means that if you don't pay attention to it a little bit, the two giants in the upper half will also fall, and then this year's semi-final matchup will be exciting.

From the expected "giant alliance" before the game to the possibility of "all-round rise of challengers" now, even a little bit of possibility is enough to make all the media into a frenzy.

Naturally, Gawain and Wawrinka, who were the first to break into the semi-finals, have already seized the opportunity; moreover, once Kei Nishikori and Ferrer can complete the shocking and unpopular mission, the experience of the two Grand Slam champions in the second half can take over. With the upper hand, the whole situation may take a 180-degree turn.

Perhaps, this is their best chance to reach Roland Garros?

Of course, the two quarter-final matches in the first half have not yet been played, and the results will be known tomorrow. It is still too early to describe the troubled times, but there is no doubt that the two French Open semi-finalists in the second half are indeed worthy of attention—

For Gao Wen, there is no need to face Federer; for Wawrinka, there is no need to face Nadal, which can be described as a win-win situation for the two players.

Especially for Gao Wen.

In their professional careers, Gawain and Wawrinka have only met once. In the round of 16 match at the US Open last year, the two players fought hard for five sets until the final set, and finally came to a thrilling decision:

Victory belongs to Gao Wen~lightnovelpub.net~ It was also through this victory that Gao Wen established his confidence and blew the clarion call for his rise, and then defeated Kei Nishikori, Djokovic and Cilic to reach the top.

After more than half a year, the two players came to the clay court to meet again. Interestingly, Wawrinka’s offensive style of play is obviously not the most suitable for Roland Garros, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in the first clay court season of Gawain’s career. , Both players have obvious shortcomings on this court, which also adds more uncertainty to their duel.

Perhaps, Gao Wen has a slight advantage, but the advantage is limited.

The reporters were excited one by one, because of the chaos that had already occurred in the lower half, and because of the potential chaos in the upper half, with a little bit of luck and a little bit of coincidence, Roland Garros might be about to change completely, just I was so excited that I almost had a cerebral hemorrhage.

really!

Competitive sports, everything is possible, this is the greatest charm!

(end of this chapter)

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