"…I'm not surprised."

At the post-match press conference after defeating Anduar, the reporters couldn't wait to ask Gao Wen the question "Wang Chuhan defeated Fognini", and he answered this way.

"As I said before, I don't think I made history."

"I always think that there are a large group of good players around me. We are all working hard in our own way, and then stepping onto the field to fight. To prove one thing, we can all do it.”

"So, I believe there will be more players who will be able to do that in the future."

Gao Wen was sincere about this.

Of course, in the time and space that Gao Wen was familiar with, such a vision did not come true; however, now he, a little butterfly who broke the constraints of time and space, changed history:

He flapped his wings in Flushing, and then waited quietly to see if a hurricane would usher in the Chinese mainland.

When he was still in New York, Gao Wen had a brief contact with the "gifted girl" Bellis. Although he failed to rewrite the history of Bellis' loss at the US Open, who can be sure that Bellis was repeatedly injured? Has the future changed course?

Similarly, from Wang Chuhan in 1992 to the younger Wu Yibing, the future is still waiting to be written.

Maybe, like Sampras and Agassi planted a dream seed in Jiang Yanyun's heart, he can sow a little dream in the hearts of more parents, more coaches, and more young players through his actual performance Hope, waiting for the miraculous moment to take root.

There is still a dream, what if it comes true?

However, everything takes time, and nothing can be accomplished overnight. Patience and perseverance are essential qualities in competitive sports.

So, after the press conference, Gao Wen returned to the training ground and joined Tim to summarize and analyze the lessons and gains from today's doubles match.

The training was not intense, but more about tactical analysis and drills. Compared with physical strength, brainstorming was the core of the entire training. The main reason was that Gao Wen and Tim would both have to accept the test of a one-day double match tomorrow. , a singles and a doubles.

In professional competitions, double matches in one day are very common.

Part of it is both singles and doubles. Considering the schedule, it is difficult to avoid the situation of double matches in one day, especially when non-Grand Slam events only last for one week, it is even more common.

The other part is the influence of weather. Most of the tennis courts are outdoors. It is not uncommon for the schedule to pile up due to rain or strong winds. The need to complete two games in one day often occurs in both singles and doubles. , not surprisingly.

It is precisely because of this that physical reserve, physical distribution, etc. have always been compulsory courses for professional players.

Both Gao Wen and Tim have not carried out systematic training recently due to their own reasons, and the test of physical strength will definitely be more severe; but from another perspective, as long as they can grit their teeth and persist, and even complete a breakthrough, then physical and mental strength will definitely be more severe. Every level is a kind of progress.

It just so happened that Gao Wen and Tim are both training madmen. Not only are they not afraid of the upcoming one-day double test, but they are also gearing up and eager to try. This also makes Pelt show a satisfied look——

That's the kind of player he likes.

According to the schedule, the singles match takes the lead, and the doubles match is often scheduled later, but the last major axis match of the day on the center court is often a singles match.

From a certain point of view, this is also because the attention of singles events is higher than that of doubles events, and the organizers arranged this way.

In the second round of Tim's match, he went directly to the center court, because he was about to challenge the top seed Djokovic; but it was Gao Wen who took the lead in his second round match.

Generally speaking, the schedule of events is as follows:

Four games are arranged on the center court, and five to six games are arranged on other courts every day, so the start time of other players is often an hour earlier than that on the center court.

Today, following the doubles match, Gao Wen landed on Court No. 2 for the second time. In the first round of the all-day event, he faced his second-round opponent, the American player Steve-Johnson (Steve-Johnson).

Johnson, who was born in 1989, is no stranger to Gao Wen, because he is a legend in the NCAA, and he is also the mortal enemy of the Bruins—

He, from the USC Trojans.

Johansen completed four full years at USC and started an era with the Trojans:

They have dominated the NCAA National Championships for four consecutive years, firmly suppressing their rivals in the same city, UCLA; in addition, Johnson won the National Singles Championships in his junior and senior years, pushing the Trojans' glory in the NCAA to a new peak. It is also a shadow hanging over the heads of the Bruins.

It is no exaggeration to say that from the 2011 season to the 2012 season, Johnson was in a solitary attitude in the NCAA. He created a 72-match unbeaten winning streak in the team competition and singles field, rewriting the NCAA's history. History, which also ignited the admiration of countless professionals:

Perhaps, Johnson is very likely to become the next generation of leaders in American tennis after Andy Roddick, Mardy-Fish, James-Blake and John Isner !

However, the ideal is plump, and the reality is skinny.

After turning into a professional game, Johansen started playing in the hope game down-to-earth, then switched to the challenge game, and then entered the professional arena step by step. Although he achieved very good results in the hope game and the challenge game, he won ten championship trophies successively. , but has always performed poorly in ATP-level events.

In 2013, all four major Grand Slams were eliminated in the first round; in 2014, only the French Open entered the second round of the four major Grand Slams, and other events were still eliminated in the first round~lightnovelpub.net~It is disappointing.

In fact, Johansen is a typical American hard-court style. He has an excellent serve, a strong forehand, and a crisp and tough style of play, but his backhand is weak and his defense is mediocre. He is very threatening and full of impact against players who are not ranked high in the world; moreover, Compared with Kyrgios, he is more stable, has outstanding psychological quality, and rarely collapses by himself. Overall, he plays powerful games, so his average performance is good.

Currently, Johansen's world ranking has reached No. 42, and he has been a professional player for two years. It can be seen that he has been steadily rising, and has already reached the top 50 ranks in the world, at least in fast hard earth The current situation and strength should be comparable to that of Tim in the same period, but the Grand Slam has never ushered in a breakthrough.

Of course, compared to the brilliance of the NCAA, Johansen's performance in the professional arena is indeed lacking, but for players who have turned to the professional arena from college, his performance has been very good.

This time, the "Trojans VS Bruins" NCAA showdown is about to be staged in Shanghai, which can be regarded as a small topic - at the press conference after the first round of the game, this is another focus of attention of American journalists .