For a while, Yujia was not sure whether Gao Wen was the real European Emperor or a fake European Emperor—

Originally, at the lottery ceremony, when they saw that Gao Wen's opponent in the first round was a qualifying player, one or two high-fived to express their celebration.

It was not until the fifth Grand Slam of Gao Wen's career that he drew the matchup of the first-round qualifying players for the first time. This should be the best first-round draw so far. Now he can finally feel at ease. The one-week competition can give Gao Wen time to adjust and adapt, and they have confidence in Gao Wen's subsequent performance.

but!

Waiting for all the qualifying rounds to come to an end, the organizing committee will conduct a follow-up draw again, and put the qualifying round players and wild card players into the lottery one by one.

Little Zverev, after becoming Gao Wen's opponent in the first round, Yujia and the others were a little dumbfounded.

So, is this a joke of fate?

By the way, this year's US Open, the Huaxia Legion's overall performance is sluggish. Like the trend of the entire professional tennis world, the last Grand Slam of the year suffered from injuries and injuries. No one can be an exception.

In the men's singles, Zhang Ze was the only one to compete in the qualifying round due to injuries.

You can clearly feel the pressure from Zhang Ze. After all, he performed well at the Australian Open at the beginning of the year. As a result, he fluctuated when he got the serve to win the game, and his opponent came back. There was a physical problem in the final set and he couldn't keep up with the rhythm. Unfortunately, he stopped the qualifying round first round.

In the women's singles, the performance was slightly better. Nine players went to the qualifying round, and five advanced to the second round, but only two survived to the final round and won.

Zheng Saisai and Wang Qiang became the female solo seedlings of the Huaxia Army in this year's US Open.

then-

Once again, the bustling eyes were all focused on Gao Wen.

Of course, this is already a familiar picture, and no one feels unfamiliar. There is no doubt that Gao Wen is the absolute leader of the entire Huaxia sports at present, not only limited to tennis, but also climbed to a new peak in all sports, time after time Write unbelievable myths.

Having said that, when Gao Wen returned to Flushing on the first anniversary of winning the championship, and saw the familiar scene again, his whole mentality and expectations have undergone subtle changes, and the pressure has also increased. I feel that this is a special event.

No, here comes the topic.

Not to mention the fans and the media, even the gaming companies are always paying attention to every move of the event. As early as the end of the Cincinnati event, the odds of winning the US Open were already released; The company updated the odds as soon as possible.

In women's singles, Serena Williams, who has won three Grand Slam titles this year, is the best at 1.83 to 1.

Azarenka, Halep, and Sharapova ranked second to fourth respectively, but their odds are far from Serena Williams. Even Azarenka’s odds are only 1 to 9 It's just that they are not on the same level at all, and the obvious gap can be clearly seen from the digital level.

Objectively speaking, Serena Williams' luck in signing this year is not good, and she will encounter strong players in the first three rounds, but...the odds of winning the championship are still far ahead.

In men's singles, there are surprises and surprises. As said before the game, this year is a year full of infinite possibilities.

Djokovic ranked first with odds of 2.1 to 1. After all, he entered the finals of the first three Grand Slams this year; and withstood the violent impact of Gao Wen, he still firmly holds the world's number one throne. Despite losing the finals in Toronto and Cincinnati, they are still the favorites.

Followed closely by Murray, 3 to 1; Federer, 3.5 to 1.

The numbers are clear at a glance. These three players are still the biggest favorites at this year's US Open, but it is a little surprising that Murray overtook Federer.

In fact, from Roland Garros to Wimbledon, Murray's state has recovered step by step, but his Grand Slam performance has never been able to improve to the best, and overall it is inferior to Federer; but as the champion of the US Open series , Murray relied on his comprehensive performance to overwhelm Federer to win the favor of the gaming company.

The three players, from strength to state to mentality, undoubtedly constitute the most popular team.

Behind is the second echelon, but it can be seen from the odds figures that the expectation value of the bookmaker has directly adjusted to a new level in a diving manner.

Wawrinka, 13 to 1; Gao Wen, 17 to 1; Nadal, 23 to 1.

Maybe the fans will say, how is it possible!

If it is said that Nadal is in poor condition and lowered expectations, it is understandable; but why have Wawrinka and Gao Wen still not received corresponding recognition?

But this is the reality. They need to prove themselves time and time again, and subvert those prejudices with practical actions, defeating the strong with the weak, and winning big with the small. This is always an unknown in the world of competitive sports. Look at Gao You can see the miracle that Wen wrote last year.

The difficulty of defending the title has been mentioned more than once before. Now that Gao Wen suffered another injury and hastily returned, the next performance is indeed full of many uncertainties. It is normal for gaming companies to lower their expectations; The myth of defeat came to an end at Roland Garros.

Thinking about it seriously, "17 to 1", such odds are not too bad, at least among the 128 participating players, they rank high in the fifth order.

At this moment, it can be seen that Wawrinka and Gao Wen have entered the top ranks of the pyramid. Although they have not won the treatment of giants for the time being, they are parallel to Nadal who is in a downturn. This has already proved their strength. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com This is a scene that has never been seen before.

In addition, Kei Nishikori, Berdych, Cilic, Dimitrov, Raonic, Tsonga and other players also entered the list.

Although the specific odds figures are average, the most promising Berdych, Cilic and Dimitrov are only 51 to 1, but at least they are in sight.

Unlike last year's Gawain, before the start of the competition, even if someone wanted to buy Gawain to win the championship, the bookmaker did not list the corresponding odds at all.

It is also against this background that Murray, Nadal, Federer and other players who are about to face tough battles in the first round also gathered more attention.

Gawain, also one of them—

Zverev Jr. is the youngest among the players participating in this year's main match.

Coupled with the overall rise of the youth storm in the second half of the year, there are only three "post-95" players who have successfully entered the main match list, Gao Wen, Coric, and Zverev Jr., and now two of them will also Start a head-on collision in the first round, and the other will challenge Nadal.

The topic is easily detonated in an all-round way.

At the pre-match press conference, this has also become a focus topic that reporters cannot miss, but before the absolute focus comes out, there are still some routines.

Especially for Gawain.

"Welcome back to Flushing."

"Gao Wen, this is your first Grand Slam as the defending champion. Is this year the same as last year? Is there anything special?"

"For this US Open, have your expectations changed? Having suffered an injury just before the opening of the tournament, which disrupted the plan, what impact did this have?"