"Match Point(

"Gao Wen: Sarkesen is the strongest opponent in the quarterfinals!"

"Gao Wen: I'm ready to lose."

"Gowin: Sarkeeson has the ability to beat any player."

When MacDonald opened his Twitter account, he saw all the horrifying headlines from the major media, his face was full of astonishment, and he was at a loss:

What kind of style is this?

Things don't seem quite right!

And, that's not all.

"In the quarter-finals, Gao Wen is about to face a severe test, and Sarkesen is likely to continue his upset journey."

"Dark horse VS darker horse! After consecutive upsets, Sarkison is about to face the biggest dark horse of this season's National Championship, Gawain. Who will have the last laugh?"

"The style of the ball is against each other? Gawain's miraculous journey is coming to an end?"

"ESPN expert: This game is probably the most difficult game since Gao Wen arrived in Athens."

"Sports Column: Sarkeesan's odds of winning?"

"Govin's nemesis is on the scene, and the new star of the Bruins is facing a severe challenge."

Wait, wait, wait, what the **** is going on with these headlines?

Overnight, what happened? Why did all the media suddenly speak in unison, as if Gao Wen was really about to stop at the quarterfinals.

They haven't been treated like this since the opening of the national championship game --

In the first half, the Bruins were the undisputed favorites to win the championship, and they were favored all the way; in the second half, Gao Wen had already gained a foothold with his performance in the team competition, and the singles competition naturally won the favor of more experts. The news headlines always went smoothly, but today The situation has changed suddenly, what's going on?

"...Gao Wen, did I miss something?"

Macdonald blinked, not knowing how to respond.

Gao Wen didn't know why, then he looked at Macdonald's phone screen, briefly glanced at a few news headlines, and couldn't help laughing happily.

"Oh, that's exactly what I said, it's just that they used a magnifying glass to focus on the key words, but the basic truth is this."

Looking at the smiling Gawain, he seemed to have no tension at all, which made Macdonald relax a little, but he still asked nervously.

"But, Gawain, is Sarkesen really that difficult? Do you need to learn from Clay and Marcus?"

"Mike, tennis is like this. Every game is brand new, because the status and strength are changing, and the game between the two sides is always changing. Sarkesen can make it to the quarterfinals in Athens. , which means that he is in good condition now and naturally needs attention."

Gao Wen answered very seriously, paused, and then reminded him a little.

"You too, today is also a hard fight. Hess Olesen is the only seed other than Marcos. Are you ready for a hard fight?"

When the game came to the quarterfinals, there were only two of the 16 seeds left, all in the upper half, namely Marcos Geelong of UCLA and Soren Hayes of the University of Texas - Olesen (Soren-Hess-Olesen).

Macdonald and Geelong want to join the semi-finals, and today Macdonald has to get past Hess-Olesen.

In his last life, MacDonald regrettably stopped in the quarter-finals.

But objectively speaking, McDonald is only a freshman this year, and he does not have the help of a system like Gao Wen. He does need more time to grow up slowly and steadily form his own playing style.

According to the original trajectory, after two years of polishing, he successfully reached the top of the US singles championship in his junior year, and then he turned professional and started a new life.

Macdonald also has his own development track, so Gao Wen just reminded him a little bit—

Maybe his little butterfly changed history, and could also change the trajectory of Macdonald? See if you can bring surprises.

MacDonald nodded affirmatively.

"I know."

"Huh... I'm also looking forward to today's game."

Confronting a powerful enemy inspires a more high-spirited and more burning fighting spirit, which is really exciting, and McDonald is eager to try.

"But, Gao Wen, what happened to Sarkeesan?"

Sakissian, full name is Alexander-Sakissian (Alexander-Sakissian), why does he get so much attention?

In fact, Gao Wen and McDonald were no strangers to Sarkesen.

Sarkeeson comes from Pepperdine University, which is also a university located in Los Angeles, located in Malibu Beach, is a Catholic college, affiliated with the NCAA Division I West Coast Conference.

Pepperdine University's strongest sport is golf, which is a strong contender for the championship every year in the NCAA, but its overall strength in tennis is mediocre. Relatively speaking, the strength of women's tennis is stronger, and the overall performance of men's tennis is lackluster.

This season, UCLA and Pepperdine University have played against each other twice in the regular season, once home and away. The score of both games was "4:0". No matter the challenge, the whole process was very easy.

Sarkeeson is Pepperdine University's No. 1 singles player. He is ranked 36th in the United States. In the regular season, he faced Thompson and Geelong respectively. He lost four games in a row.

Simply put, Sarkisian is the player they don't pay special attention to.

However, entering the singles stage of the National Championship~lightnovelpub.net~ Sarkesen shined brightly. He stood out from the trend of dark horses shining in Athens and became the dark horse among the dark horses, known as the "Dark Mark Star".

In the first round, the No. 13 seed was pulled down.

In the second round, he defeated another dark horse that won the upset in the first round.

In the third round, against another dark horse, the player from the University of Minnesota defeated Domyan and Libtis in the third round, "Dark Horse VS Dark Horse", and then Sarkesen won again.

So Sarkesen came to Gao Wen.

According to the development trajectory of the previous life, Gao Wen was absent from the singles match of the National Championship, but in the second half, Sarkesen truly interpreted the title of "Dark Mark Star", and then defeated two dark horses in a row, reaching the final with one effort. Facing Geelong across the net, the championship competition started.

However, Geelong is not a "dark horse", but the only remaining seed player. Therefore, the light of Sarkesen's "Dark Mark Star" dimmed. A miraculous journey to the singles arena.

As Gao Wen said in an interview, no matter what the ranking in the United States is, Sarkesen was really in good shape this week in the singles match and felt hot. Coupled with a little luck in the draw, in the Siberian cold snap, The miraculous journey of "Black Mark Star" was also staged.

Now, the trajectory of history has changed slightly.

After defeating dark horses consecutively, Sarkesen came before the "King of Dark Horses" in Athens this year, Gawain. Of the two dark horses, who can continue to be dark is definitely the focus.

Moreover, Sarkesen's playing style, when analyzed from a paper point of view, restrains Gao Wen to a certain extent, which is also an important reason why the news media is so lively.