Chapter 825 Crowd Tactics

From the headlines of the major news media, we can see the focus of different media—

Obviously, the Chinese media pays attention to Gao Wen, the Spanish media pays attention to Nadal, the Serbian media pays attention to Djokovic, the British media pays attention to Murray... and so on.

Each country must pay close attention to their greatest hope of winning or the highest-ranked players, and analyze the quality of the lottery and the difficulty of promotion.

But what else?

What is the most compelling focus?

Not Gawain.

"'Federer VS Murray', Murray fell into the 4/4 zone, and Federer faced Federer in the quarterfinals."

"The confrontation between the Big Four is expected to be staged in the quarterfinals in advance. Federer and Murray are in the same division."

"Murray, the signing bomb, the Swiss king is not lucky."

The answer, Zone 4/4.

There is no doubt that the matchup between Murray and Federer grabbed the headlines of the major news media, just like Murray entered Djokovic's quarter-finals at the US Open last year. This is what people are most concerned about. This also proves once again that the influence of the Big Four in professional tennis is extraordinary.

However, the key point is that the match between Federer and Murray in London at the end of last year was completely one-sided. Federer gave Murray the worst loss in his career; after the opening of the new season this year, Murray has been absent due to injury and airborne in Melbourne , how to adjust the state is also unknown.

Therefore, there must be a question mark on how this duel will be.

What else?

Still not Gao Wen.

"'Wawrinka VS Kei Nishikori', the US Open matchup is repeated, but this time?"

"Will the matchup that could not be staged in Flushing last year be witnessed in Melbourne Park this year?"

"The division with the most fierce competition and the closest strength, the 2/4 division, everything is possible."

The second hot topic focuses on Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori.

Last year at the U.S. Open, the two faced off in the 2/4 quarters, but they were sabotaged by an unexpected guest, Gao Wen, and defeated the two big seeds in a row to enter the semi-finals.

So, will there be another unexpected guest at the Australian Open this year?

Focus, full detonation!

Moreover, this is just the beginning. After people have fully read the draw, the core matchups of the four major divisions will surface one after another.

Professionals also left the field one after another, and began to announce their predictions for the top eight and top four.

The strength of the draw is part of luck and part of the game. A good draw may change the entire event.

Of course, in the end, the strongest still wins!

How many points can you score this year?

In the 1/4 area, Djokovic faced Berdych.

There is no doubt that as the new "Melbourne Park King" who has won three championship trophies in the past four years, Djokovic is still the well-deserved favorite to win this year.

This year, Djokovic's signing luck is generally average, loose in the front and tight in the back, facing the qualifying players in the first round, and lacking strong opponents in the second and third rounds.

However, starting from the fourth round, the intensity went directly to a higher level.

The potential opponent in the fourth round is Raonic, who just reached the final in Brisbane last week and lost to Federer, showing a good competitive state.

In the quarter-finals against Berdych, last year in the Rome Masters, Berdych ended his eleven-game losing streak against Djokovic. Qi still won't give up easily.

In addition, Monfils, Hewitt, Faye Lopez and other "veteran players" are all in this division, and the new generation players Yanowitz and Tim also both fall here.

Among them, Tim, who performed amazingly at the US Open last year, will challenge Faye Lopez in the first round, which will also be one of the biggest highlights of the first round.

On the whole, veterans are the main theme of this area. Raonic in the freshman game is fighting alone. For Djokovic, it is not the best signing luck, but it is not difficult to deal with it.

The only unknown factor is the physical condition of the world number one.

In the 2/4 area, Wawrinka faced Kei Nishikori.

Can defending champion Wawrinka replicate last year's miracle?

In fact, until the quarterfinals, Wawrinka's draw was very good. The other three small seeds in his small division were Agut, Dolgopolov and Pablo-Cuevas. Generally speaking, the overall situation is not good, and it is difficult to prevent him from reaching the quarterfinals all the way.

This also means that Wawrinka's real challenge comes from the quarter-finals against Kei Nishikori.

Kei Nishikori is in the best period of his career. Last year, he entered the top 16 of the Australian Open and lost to Nadal with a very close score in three sets.

However, Kei Nishikori’s luck in signing was mediocre. In the first round, he will face the former top ten player in the world Nicolas Almagro (-Almagro). The two players have met twice before and won one game each; Rael and Simon also fall within Kei Nishikori's subdivision.

Wawrinka, Agut, Kei Nishikori, and Ferrer, on the whole, the four players are relatively close, have wins and losses with each other, and their strengths are relatively average.

In addition, the most noteworthy game in the first round is from two unseeded players, Canada's Pospisil against the United States' Querrey.

Compared with the 1/4 area, the 2/4 area is slightly more open and a little closer. The veterans gather together, but everyone is eager to usher in a breakthrough in their careers.

It is precisely because of this that the biggest suspense in this area is that Wawrinka succeeded once last year, so this year, can he withstand the pressure?

Looking at the entire upper half, although Raonic, Tim and others are here, on the whole, they are still familiar old faces. Does this mean that the result of the victory and defeat is also the same as before?

Can Djokovic hold on to the glory of the Big Four?

Naturally, in stark contrast, the lower half is full of newcomers, including Gawain, Dimitrov, and Kyrgios, all of whom gather here.

However, all three of the Big Four are here, so whether the young players can break through the encirclement has also become a major attraction.

The lottery has just come out~lightnovelpub.net~A feature in The Times has sparked heated discussions on social networks:

"The Big Four VS the new generation, perhaps, this time there will be a more intense competition in the lower half of the draw."

That is to say, last year's discussion hotspots throughout the whole year are now all stuffed into the lower half.

To add fuel to the flames, the new generation of local Australian players were all crowded in the lower half, and the bustling area was full of Australian flags as far as the eye could see.

This year, there are a total of ten local players who finally entered the men's singles draw.

Among them, in the upper half, there is one, that is, Hewitt; in the lower half, there are nine, and all young players are here.

So much so that the local media couldn't help complaining:

Are you sure this isn't a black box operation?

"The Organizing Committee of the Australian Open really took great pains to squeeze an Australian into the quarterfinals."

The subtext is that local players swarm into the lower half, adopt crowd tactics to play in turns, and maybe even advance through civil wars. In the end, someone will always be able to enter the quarterfinals... right?

(end of this chapter)