Chapter 1680 Waiting for Witness

July 11, Friday, sunny.

There are no clouds, the sun is shining brightly, the grass is growing and warblers are flying, and the breeze is blowing. This is a day suitable for playing tennis, and even the body temperature is particularly refreshing.

Yesterday, the two women's singles semi-finals brought a visual feast. Serena Williams defeated Sharapova in straight sets and has remained unbeaten for ten years against her old opponent; Muguruza defeated A- Radwanska broke into the Grand Slam final for the first time in his career and set off a youth storm.

"Legend VS Rising Star", the WTA is also continuing a similar pattern, and at the same time, all eyes are on Serena Williams——

There is still one last step before the second "Serena Grand Slam" in her career.

Cheers!

The crowd is boiling!

Everything seems to indicate:

The All England Club on Friday may also be about to witness the excitement and witness the legend. Just imagining it has already uncontrollably excited.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the game starts on time.

In the first game, Djokovic faced Gasquet.

Objectively speaking, the game was good, and it was better than expected. Gasquet, who was not favored on one side, did indeed play a masterpiece of his career.

Gasquet's hands are explosive, his shots are decisive, and his smooth attack covers the audience. Even if he is facing Djokovic's world's best two-handed backhand, he has no stage fright at all, and he has a head-to-head confrontation with Djokovic , brave enough and courageous enough to win the support of the audience.

However.

Djokovic is still superior. After Murray was out, the world No. 1 has climbed to the No. 1 favorite to win the championship this year, shaking ahead of Federer and Gawain; Facing Gasquet's fiery touch, experienced The Serbian king also gave a strong counterattack, and his performance was still strong.

"7:6(2, "6:4", "6:4".

At the end of the game, the final score was fixed at "3:0". Djokovic won in straight sets and advanced to the final with his head held high, striving to defend his title.

Gasquet's performance is worthy of recognition, at least a lot better than Roland Garros's performance a month ago, but it still lacks a bit of enthusiasm—

Whether it was the tiebreaker in the first set or the next two sets, Gasquet never really threatened the defending champion. The confrontation between you and me seemed to be full of sparks but he was always at a disadvantage. Djokovic did not suffer The real test has been passed with ease, and disappointment is inevitable.

Sure enough, Gasquet is still the same Gasquet.

However, no one can criticize Gasquet, so the result has long been expected; what's more, Gasquet has burned everything.

So... After all, it still depends on Gao Wen, right?

It can be seen from the reaction of the audience.

There were no seats left.

The place was full, and the attendance rate of the center court soared 100%. Even the Murray Hill outside the court was too crowded to hold an ant.

In the words of ESPN commentator McEnroe, "I'm afraid, the attention is even higher than the finals."

It is true that whether it is "Djokovic VS Gawain" or "Djokovic VS Federer" in the final lineup, the peak duel is indeed the peak duel, exciting and guaranteed, and the outcome is also unpredictable, but people have already appreciated it After that, and more than once, the expected value is naturally different.

However!

The semi-final in front of us is different. It carries all the expectations and madness of the era of the giants, and it also carries the determination and tragedy of Wimbledon as the backyard of the giants. Thousands of emotions continue from Melbourne Park to Roland Garros Finally came here after a long journey—

No one can be an exception. nobody.

It has nothing to do with victory or defeat, it has something to do with an era, a period of memory and a piece of history. Even McEnroe couldn't help but sigh again and again.

"Accurately, this should be the biggest carnival in Wimbledon since the epic final at the All England Club in 2008."

Murray Mountain was bustling with people, even more turbulent than the number of people in the center court, spreading out in front of our eyes.

How about more than ordinary audience?

The VIP box is also full of stars—

Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson appeared, the French football superstar Thierry Henry (Thierry-Henry) who announced his retirement at the end of last year appeared, Beckham appeared again without a doubt, and the appearance of C-Ronaldo was an unexpected surprise. A feast for football superstars.

In a small accident, British Prime Minister David Cameron (David-Cameron), who just completed his re-election last month, also appeared on the scene.

Most importantly, the queen also appeared.

As we all know, Queen Elizabeth II likes horse racing more. She frequently appears on the racetrack, but she has only appeared at Wimbledon twice in the past thirty-five years. Dear Duchess Kate.

The Queen last appeared at the All England Club in 2010, watching the second round match between Murray and Nieminen.

However!

Unexpectedly, the Queen actually appeared at the scene of today's historic game.

The Queen, in a mint blue dress, appeared in the royal box, accompanied by the chairman of the All England Club, the Duke of Kent, and all the media went crazy.

It is precisely because of this that before Federer and Gawain came on stage, professionals from the All England Club came to teach etiquette, even the Swiss king was a little nervous.

Gao Wen was a little surprised, "Roger, is this your first time?"

Federer smiled wryly, "Yes, this is the first time. Three years ago, Prince Charles came to watch my second round match with Fabio, but it was the first time for the Queen."

As he spoke, Federer could be seen taking a deep breath.

Gawain waved his racket and turned his arms, "Huh, then I can relax a little bit. Even Roger Federer has never experienced it. It shouldn't matter if I make mistakes."

"Hey!" Federer protested.

But because of Gao Wen's little joke, the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

Federer looked at Gao Wen with a calm face, a little surprised, "You don't seem to care much."

"They all have two eyes, one nose and one mouth, right?" Gao Wen said naturally.

Federer: …

"They don't have much interest in tennis either. UU reading www.uukanshu.com is just like Mesut, that is, watching a scene and listening to a sound. I want to perform well, but this is not to wink at the blind. Well, so, there is no need to be nervous." Gao Wen continued to warm up.

Federer burst out laughing, "No wonder Rafa said you're an interesting guy."

Gao Wen was very surprised, "Will you and Rafa still keep in touch in private? Looking at the media reports and the reaction of your fans, I always feel that the two of you will draw swords at each other in a second when you stay in the same room."

"Haha." Federer laughed directly, "Hahaha", he couldn't hold back, and laughed again, "Me and Rafa..."

Think about it.

"The kind of friend who is not a friend, but not a simple rival, but a friendship in between. I will not invite Rafa to my wedding or my children's birthday party; but I will I thought, I should invite Rafa to my retirement ceremony."

Gao Wen was a little surprised.

Federer thought for a while, then nodded again, "Well, I should invite."

(end of this chapter)