Match Point

Chapter 1778: the boat continues

The earth continues to revolve, and will not stop because of any waves.

Life, always.

In the world of competitive sports, no one wants to see injuries happen, but things happen, they happen, and the game will not stop.

Gao Wen regretted to withdraw from the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup. The turbulent waves inside and outside the competition and on and off the Internet spread like a hurricane. However, in Toronto, the competition is still going on. This year’s championship trophy is still waiting for its owner. Everyone is looking forward to it There is a peak duel.

In the second half, Murray won without a fight.

In the first half, "Djokovic VS Chardy".

Although the result of the game did not appear upset, the progress of the game still brought little surprises.

On the one hand, Chardy once again brought outstanding performance, proving that the confidence of the "Challenger Alliance" has risen in an all-round way, and they are slamming into the blockade of the Big Four.

On the other hand, Djokovic's condition is not good. After winning Wimbledon, he rested for a month and came to North America. He is still in the adjustment stage.

A very interesting and very special data is that-

Djokovic is rapidly growing into the best hard-court player of all time. His hard-court record, winning percentage, championships, etc. are all very good. Naturally, the North American hard-court season is when he shines, but The details are somewhat different from the imagined data.

In the spring season, Djokovic did have a strong performance. Indian Wells and Miami won the Sunshine Double, and other players may not be able to complete it once in their entire careers. In 2014, it was completed twice, and the total number of championships reached seven times.

In the summer season, Djokovic is different. Although he won the Rogers Cup three times in 2007, 2011 and 2012, Cincinnati has never won the championship so far. The performance was also below Djokovic's personal average.

Climate, site, environment, etc., all play a role.

In the follow-up, it also affected Djokovic's performance at the US Open.

To be precise, it is not that Djokovic performed poorly, but that his dominance is not that strong.

This year, is no exception.

After coming to Toronto, Djokovic has not adjusted to the best condition. He even almost lost the last round against Gulbis, but he bumped and stumbled all the way. Djokovic still Showing his profound heritage, once again proved his hard court strength.

"6:4", "6:4".

Djokovic beat Chardy to advance to the final.

Fans, rejoice.

In the 2015 Rogers Cup final, "Djokovic VS Murray", although Gao Wen's absence in the semi-finals made the event overshadowed, the ending was still beautiful and worthy of celebration.

For both sides in the final, they all have their own goals and things to prove.

Djokovic, after losing two consecutive finals of the Australian Open and the French Open, finally succeeded in reaching the top of Wimbledon, proved himself, and regained his blood, but he is not satisfied with this, and has set his sights on the US Open, and Eager to stick to the world's number one throne and withstand wave after wave of shocks.

Now, Gao Wen retired due to injury, and the future is unknown. From Djokovic’s point of view, he does not need to rejoice. In a sense, he also hopes to meet Gao Wen again. The two have not met since Miami. However, he has been sharpening his sword and preparing to fight another battle in a dignified way—

Too bad, at least in Toronto, that's not going to happen.

But it doesn't matter, Djokovic continues to focus on himself and continue to be himself, which is enough to seize the opportunity in the battle for the world's number one.

Murray, after a long injury struggle and a difficult recovery, finally returned to the king this year on clay and grass, but this is not enough, far from enough.

Consecutive failures in the French Open and Wimbledon, the performance in the warm-up match is absolutely top-notch, both the clay court and the grass court entered the Grand Slam stage with an undefeated golden body, but they failed again and again. Those losses are bitter and painful, and The pressure and accusations piled on him have been rising steadily.

Lost to Djokovic at Roland Garros, Gawain at Wimbledon —

Murray needs to prove himself again.

Although he missed the opportunity to avenge Gao Wen in the Rogers Cup this time, Murray's goal has been locked on Djokovic.

On the road to Murray's recovery and awakening, Djokovic is his sufferer.

Seven straight losses.

It was simply a long and terrible nightmare, tragic, tragic.

The two partners who grew up together have similar styles, similar styles of play, and similar abilities, but Djokovic seems to be a little bit stronger, so a little bit, and the difference is thousands of miles away. The position of the person also undergoes subtle changes, which is a trick of good fortune.

After Wimbledon ended, Murray also took a rest for a month, but his state adjustment was better than that of Djokovic.

In fact, almost all of the important breakthroughs in Murray's career are closely related to the North American summer hard court season—

In 2006, he advanced to the semi-finals of the Masters for the first time in his career, which was in Toronto.

In 2008, the first Masters championship trophy in his career was in Cincinnati.

In 2012, the first Grand Slam champion in his career came from Flushing, New York.

Data, don't lie.

Set foot on the North American hard court again, Murray is also looking forward to making a breakthrough this year. In fact, his last Masters championship trophy dates back to 2013.

That year, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com was in Miami, he saved a match point in the final and defeated Ferrer to reach the top, which was also the first performance in his career to save a match point to win the championship; after that, he won the championship at Wimbledon for the first time, Ushered in his own highlight moment, but then entered a long period of injury troubles.

It is conceivable that this final is equally important to Djokovic and Murray. They both have their own goals and strategies.

No Federer, no Nadal, no Gawain and Wawrinka —

By the way, Wawrinka also suffered an injury in the third round against Kyrgios, and could hardly continue in the final set. Under the passive situation of "0:4", he had no choice but to retire; Unlike Wen, Wawrinka did not have so much pressure, and it did not cause controversy.

However, the final is still exciting.

The reason why the "Big Four" are giants is because they are still able to remain strong amidst the turbulent wind and clouds, and they are able to withstand the impact with superior skills.

This time, it was Djokovic and Murray.

Before the game, professionals generally believed that although Djokovic was not in good condition, the final was different after all. Djokovic would definitely improve his condition. Coupled with the familiarity between the two players, Djokovic Qi is better at dealing with Murray, so the winning percentage is still on Djokovic's side.

However.

Murray disagrees.

"6:4", "4:6", "6:3".

Murray defeated Djokovic in three sets, not only ended his long seven-game losing streak against his friends, but also won the Masters again after two years. Climbing steadily, finally ushered in the moment of breaking out of the cocoon and becoming a butterfly.

boom! Boom boom boom!

In an instant, no one remembered what happened to Gao Wen, and all eyes focused on Murray.