Chapter 709 Top Ten in the World

"10, rising 2, Huaxia, Gaowen, 18, 4010, 8..."

In 2014, the penultimate issue of the ATP World Rankings was released, and ATP officials also gave front-page treatment to report—

This is the tradition of the ATP and WTA. Every time there is a new face in the top ten in the world, they will give a formal report to welcome it:

Gao Wen, an 18-year-old player from China, has accumulated 4,010 points in eight events. His ranking has risen two places from last week, and he is currently ranked tenth.

This is the correct interpretation of the list. The most shocking thing is the number of entries. He only participated in eight events. A member of Ten, the posture of turning out of the sky is comparable to that of a comet.

So far, Gao Wen has also created a brand new history that has never been seen before:

The shortest time record from no world ranking to the top ten in the world.

Prior to this, this record was held by "Genius Girl" Monica-Seles. Like Gao Wen, she also rose strongly in the first season of her career, from no ranking at the beginning of the year to the end of the year Ranked sixth in the world, it only took her eight months to reach the top of the world.

And, in just fifteen months, Seles was again No. 1 in the world.

It is precisely because of this that the saying "there is no genius after Seles" is popular in professional tennis circles, although after her, Hingis, Sharapova and other players are all known as "gifted girls", and they are also It has indeed achieved incredible brilliance, but in front of Seles, it is still slightly inferior.

In addition to Seles, John McEnroe and Martina Hingis have also turned out. They turned to the professional arena from zero ranking points, and entered the top ten in the world for the first time in their careers. It took fourteen months to start his journey to shine in the tennis world like a comet.

But now, Gao Wen directly shortened the historical record to four months.

amazing!

stunned!

shock!

Of course, if the conditions are slightly adjusted, from no world ranking to the record of the shortest time spent in the top 20 in the world, then countless geniuses will emerge one after another, and there are countless bright stars in the long river of history.

The simplest and most intuitive example is that it took only three months for McEnroe to rank among the top 20 in the world; but then it took him more than ten months to make his debut in the top 10 in the world.

This just shows how unbelievable and unbelievable it is for Gao Wen to reach the top of the Paris Masters—

The brilliance created by Gao Wen's victory in the US Open with a wild card in hand has undoubtedly written a rich stroke in the annals of professional tennis, and I am afraid it will never be surpassed or replicated.

But looking at it from another perspective, there are too many players who were born in a tournament or exploded for a period of time, shining like meteors in the sky, and they are among the top twenty in the world. In the Masters, the outbreak can be achieved in just two or three months:

For example, the most recent example, Janowitz and Bouchard.

However, from the top 20 in the world to the top 10 in the world, there is a layer of window paper, which looks simple, but it is extremely difficult to break through.

Therefore, those dark horses and geniuses who made their debut are all like this. After making a blockbuster, they need to face new challenges.

The fundamental reason why Gao Wen was able to break through this layer of window paper was the Paris Masters.

Otherwise, if this opportunity is missed, Gao Wen will have to wait until next year's Australian Open to have the opportunity to rank among the top ten in the world.

Time is saved in this way.

It can be seen from this that Gao Wen's victory in the Paris Masters is definitely not just about making history, the difficulty even surpasses the US Open.

Here's the thing about competitive sports, though:

Opportunities are always there, just waiting for those who are ready; and the existence of the record itself is waiting to be broken, which proves that the struggle and battle of human beings who constantly challenge themselves to challenge the limit are only waiting for those who dare to make an impact.

Therefore, 2014 has once again become a year to witness miracles.

ATP, unquestionably giving top treatment —

At any time, they welcome the emergence of new blood in tennis, because this is the secret to the longevity of competitive sports.

Looking back, temporarily return to the year-end finals.

Eight days before turning nineteen, Gao Wen became the first substitute in the year-end finals. Is this feat surprising?

Actually, strictly speaking, it's not that surprising.

The Argentine player Del Potro, when he was 20 years old, entered the list of the year-end finals and won a group match.

The American player McEnroe became famous at a young age. When he was nineteen years old, he not only successfully participated in the year-end finals, but also won the championship with a record. The record of the youngest winner has not been broken until now.

In comparison, Gao Wen, who became a substitute in the year-end finals when he was under nineteen years old, still lacked a bit of mythical temperament.

But what is really amazing is that it took only four months for Gao Wen to complete this feat. If three challenges are deducted, there are only five ATP-level professional events, including one Grand Slam and one Masters The championship trophy can indeed be said to have been born out of nowhere.

Moreover, with Gao Wen's strong rise, this also means that the entire men's tennis world has gone a step further:

For the first time in history, there are two Asian players in the top ten in the world, Kei Nishikori and Gao Wen.

At the same time, not long ago, people were cheering that Raonic and Dimitrov, two new-generation players born after 1990, both entered the top ten in the world and completed a breakthrough.

Now, people have seen that Gao Wen, who was born after 1995, continues to rise and become the top ten upstarts in the world. In addition, Kyrgios and Zverev Jr., who have already emerged in a small way, are younger and more energetic. It's making its full debut~lightnovelpub.net~ appearing in the field of vision one after another.

Moreover, this group of new-generation players will also join the year-end finals for the first time.

The wheel of history is rumbling forward.

It's no wonder that the Chinese media has ushered in a blowout of news reports. The tennis media has undoubtedly become the hottest group at the moment, and one or two seem to be living in a dream.

Recall that not long ago, because of Li Na's retirement, marketing and development were stuck in a bottleneck. Tennis, facing challenges, was full of worries; God's plan" could be counterproductive.

The hustle and bustle and turmoil are like fireworks, dazzling and dazzling, but they don't know when they will disappear, and then they need to face the coldness and chaos after the fireworks disappear. Everything is too beautiful to be real.

But now, they can finally let their hands and feet go, the fireworks blooming is becoming a volcanic eruption, singing and celebrating.

In fact, it's not just Huaxia Media?

The global media could not miss this carnival.

(end of this chapter)