Match Point

Chapter 307: center court

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The air is boiling.

"Gao Wen, you should be able to deal with reporters, right?"

"Although this is a big scene, the number of reporters may double, but in the final analysis it is still the same, just be yourself."

"This is not a live broadcast, but there are cameras recording the whole process. I didn't intend to scare you, just a reminder."

"Very good, very good, I like your calmness."

"Huh, I think everything can go well today, yes, absolutely no problem."

From the beginning to the end, it was all Tobias talking to himself. Sampras looked at the calm Gawain with a smile in his eyes.

Can't blame Tobias, even Sampras was a little bit worried, it is precisely because he has experienced countless Grand Slams, so he knows more clearly how scary the press conference can be, how hideous the reporter can be, and even a few The players broke down after the press conference.

The Grand Slam is even more so.

However, the news media is an indispensable link. Both the Grand Slam and the Masters have rigid regulations. The game has a pre-match press conference and a post-match press conference. All of these are mandatory to attend. If you refuse to attend , The first warning and fine, the second increase the fine amount, and the third time a possible suspension penalty.

Regarding this matter, ATP, WTA, ITF and the organizers of the four Grand Slam events have reached a consensus, and they are not joking.

This was the first time that Gao Wen participated in a press conference, and the result was a Grand Slam level, but the opponent was the local favorite Isner, and Sampras was a little worried.

What made this pre-match press conference so special obviously needs a little background.

Just like any event, the host players can always get some preferential treatment. It is the same all over the world, and the US Open is no exception.

The U.S. Open is the youngest and most youthful of the four Grand Slam tournaments. The existence of night games, the break between rounds, and the live DJ playing music to mobilize the atmosphere are all exciting things that cannot be seen in the other three Grand Slams. They were the first to abolish even the long-set tiebreaker system.

Here, there are three main stadiums and 17 small stadiums, which can hold 20 games at the same time. Among them, the three main stadiums are Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium, and Grandstand Stadium. , No. 2, and No. 3 stadiums, the capacity of spectators decreases in descending order.

Arthur-Ashe Stadium is the No. 1 stadium and also the center court, which can accommodate 23,000 people. All five finals of singles, doubles and mixed doubles are held here.

Everyone wants to enter the Arthur Ashe Stadium to play, and the official international signals are often aimed at this stadium, but obviously, not everyone can do so; moreover, the night game is also a special treatment unique to Arthur Ashe , because the ratings are particularly high, often only the most popular players can enjoy the treatment.

Such as the Big Four, such as Serena Williams or Sharapova.

But if Nadal, Djokovic, Federer all play on the same day, who enters the Arthur Ashe Stadium? Who enters the night show to be responsible for the ratings throughout the day? This is very particular. Often, Federer, who owns the "global home court", becomes the favorite of the event organizers, followed by Nadal, the "king of clay".

The 2018 Wimbledon Championships encountered such a problem.

In the first week of the event, Federer and Nadal took turns sitting on the center court, and Djokovic only had one round of matches on the center court. In the other three rounds, he played twice on court one, once even on court two, This also made Djokovic furious, and through his agent, launched a righteous protest to the organizers of the game, fighting for his right to enter the center court.

In the end, after careful consideration, the organizers of the tournament moved Federer to court No. 1 on the day of the quarter-finals, while Djokovic and Nadal continued to sit on the center court.

This incident also caused a lot of disturbance and controversy.

Apparently, the same goes for the US Open.

Every day's event arrangement is very particular, especially the first round of the four Grand Slams except Wimbledon, the other three Grand Slam matches are played for three days, so the event arrangement of the center court is worth careful scrutiny up.

This year, the opening game at the Arthur Ashe Stadium was led by the second seed Simona-Halep in women's singles, followed by Venus Williams and Wawrinka; Sharapova took the lead in the night game The fight starts, and then Djokovic finishes it off.

And Murray, who also played on the first day, was gathered at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

The next day, Ivanovic opened at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, followed by Isner and then Kvitova; the evening session featured Federer and Serena Williams.

The key, right here—

Isner.

Actually, "Isnell VS Gao Wen" is not the focus of the first round, but! Because Isner is the local darling and currently the highest-ranked player in the United States, he naturally gathered countless focuses. Relying on the advantage of playing at home, he successfully entered the Arthur Ashe Stadium on the second match day.

Thus, Gao Wen got the chance to land on the center court.

Some players cannot stand on the center court of the four Grand Slams in their entire lives, but Gao Wen entered the center court when he participated in the Grand Slam for the first time in his career. Therefore, is this draw a good thing or a bad thing? Woolen cloth?

What's so special about Center Court?

Big, first of all, big, with 23,000 seats, this is one of the largest tennis courts in the world, which not only means that there will be a lot of spectators, but also means that the international signal can attract the attention of global audiences. The pressure is definitely not something that ordinary players can mature.

The second is big, but here is the impact on the physical level. The whole sense of space, light, and wind direction are all different. If you are used to playing on a small court, you may become dizzy when you suddenly enter a large court. The three-dimensional sense of hitting is easy to lose If it is disturbed, the feel will be lost.

Just like a spotlight, UU reading www.uukanshu. A com might be great out of the spotlight, but in the spotlight it's like being put under a microscope, and then it falls apart.

Arthur Ashe Stadium may be a driving force for motivation, but it may also be a pressure for destruction.

First Isner, and then the Arthur Ashe Stadium. For Gao Wen who jumped out of the rocks, it was basically a pie in the sky. Naturally, the pre-match press conference and the attacks of the reporters Forces can also multiply exponentially.

In fact, the center court is a good thing, at least it is a good thing for publicity and exposure. Tobias should like it. Dimitrov has no such opportunity; but Tobias is not happy, but worried. worried.

Everything came in such a turbulent way, and the battle of the press conference naturally increased.

Don't talk about Tobias, Sampras is also faintly worried—

Because it came too fast and too fiercely, Gao Wen missed the chance to hone in the gold competition, and he went up many steps in one fell swoop. Is there really no problem?