Chapter 936

"I just saw Lewis-Hamilton (Lewis-Hamilton) come out, he should come to Australia to prepare for the new season opener."

"Oh, and Tiger-Woods."

Yujia was a little surprised by Zhang Sheng's words, she turned her head and didn't hide her surprise.

"I knew Tiger always liked watching Nadal, but I didn't know he was interested in other tennis games. I thought he didn't watch tennis."

Zhang Sheng shrugged.

"In my opinion, if there is no suspense in the game, they are too lazy to come to Melbourne Park in such a hot and humid weather. They are more professional than AI algorithms. They are all professionals and can really see the essence through the phenomenon. They're willing to show up, that's the best proof of it."

In the final of last year's US Open, the two "dark horses" Gao Wen and Cilic made their debut in the Grand Slam final stage, and the expectations of the game plummeted.

It can be seen from the attendance rate and the number of guests in the finals.

At that time, they scanned the audience and couldn't see any superstars worth mentioning, so that all spectators were forced to pay attention to the game itself.

This year is different.

Before the game even started, the obvious difference in heat could already be felt. To some extent, it was even comparable to a matchup between the Big Four.

When Zhang Sheng said this, Yujia also deeply agreed, feeling a little more relaxed, "I just saw that Navratilova also came."

"Mrs. Billie-Jane-King (Billie-Jane-King) and Mr. Rod Laver came one after the other." Zhang Sheng exhaled another puff of smoke.

"You know, the presence of these two characters is very important."

Rod Laver, for the entire Australian professional tennis world, is still a banner figure, needless to say.

So, what about Billie Jean King?

On the court, 12 Grand Slam champions, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles champions, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles champions are undoubtedly a legend in women's tennis.

But the real greatness of this pioneer is that he established the status of women's professional tennis with his own game.

First of all, the legendary "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973 is still a legendary event that people talk about.

Bobby Riggs, ranked high among amateurs, pros in the 1930s and 1940s, and was the best male player in the world in the mid-1940s.

Later, Riggs repeatedly bragged about being a tennis "facilitator" during business challenges.

In 1973, Riggs did not shy away from advocating machismo, claiming that the gap between the women's game and the men's game is too great, which can be called a cloud and mud, and a retired male player of 55 years old like himself can still beat the current top players women's players.

Riggs challenged the legendary Margaret Court and won easily with a score of "6:2" and "6:1".

Mrs. Billie Jean King, who had rejected Riggs' challenge, finally decided to accept Riggs' challenge after this match.

On September 20, 1973, Mrs. Billie Jean King and Riggs fought the "Battle of the Sexes" of the century. Witnessed by 30,000 spectators and 50 million viewers around the world, Kim Lady beat Riggs in straight sets.

The public generally believes that this is an important match that promoted respect and importance for women's tennis, and it will go down in history.

Later, this historical event was adapted into a movie, "Battle of the Sexes".

Second, Mrs. Billie Jean King also realized the challenges facing the women's game, so she set the bridge and organized the first formal formal organization—

WTA.

Mrs. King was the first president of the WTA.

Lady Billie Jean King's incredible advancement in women's professional tennis, both on and off the court, has cemented her unique place in professional tennis today.

tonight!

The appearance of two legends, Billie Jean King and Rod Laver, also directly proved the weight of this Australian Open final, which indeed attracted countless attentions.

surprise! one by one.

Hearing the unexpected name, Yujia was also very surprised, "Mrs. Jin is also here."

A little excited.

But then, he became more and more nervous, "Tonight, for Gao Wen, it may be a very, very difficult match, and Xiaode will definitely be fully prepared."

Zhang Sheng glanced at Yujia, "Look, this is the difference between us and Gao Wen. We are nervous because of the upcoming challenge, but Gao Wen is excited about the upcoming challenge. Can you believe it? You should be very much looking forward to tonight's game, and even can't wait to get ready to play."

Yujia was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing, because he knew that Zhang Sheng was right, "Then let's look forward to a wonderful showdown."

Evening, seven thirty.

The last match of the 2015 Australian Open, the men's singles final, "Djokovic VS Gawain", officially kicked off.

The beginning, very strange.

Tonight, both Djokovic and Gao Wen had problems with their serve and were unable to take the initiative in the first serve. This also led to a severe test for both players' serve.

Djokovic had serve problems in the previous semi-finals, and now it has continued to the finals. Not only is the success rate of the first serve low, but the quality of the first serve is not good. Wen launched an attack.

Gao Wen’s serve problem that continued from Doha to Melbourne has basically returned to normal when he played against Nadal and Murray, but it happened again in the final. The success rate of the first serve was also low, and he faced the severe test of double faults again. .

Melbourne at night is stuffy, humid, hot and humid. The entire Rod Laver Stadium is like a big cauldron. Even though the roof has been opened, it is still difficult to breathe.

After just two rounds, Djokovic and Gawain both sweated a lot, facing severe tests of physical exertion and breathing adjustment.

In the first two serve games, Gao Wen saved three and four break points respectively, struggling to keep his serve.

Djokovic fell behind "0:40" in the first serve, but then the world's No. 1 showed its true colors and continued to press on the Internet. The results of Becker's training are being integrated into the game~lightnovelpub.net~Break in the opening stage Bottom line stalemate situation, thrilling guarantee.

It can be seen from the beginning that this game is different from the previous three encounters between the two players.

After "2:2"—

The sweltering and humid temperature obviously affected. Gao Wen's backhand performance was very bad. Not only could he not hit the ball in place, but he also made continuous mistakes. Leading for the first time in a final.

However, Djokovic also faced the test of high temperature. First, he suffered from breathing problems and made repeated mistakes. Gao Wen immediately seized the opportunity to break through successfully and returned to the same starting line; A medical time-out was requested for a broken skin injury.

The rhythm and atmosphere of the game are always in an intermittent, broken, chaotic, and bumpy state.

Whether it is Djokovic or Gao Wen, the performance of the two players is not normal.

"Weird."

Zhang Sheng made such an evaluation.

"The opening stage of this much-anticipated final was really weird."

(end of this chapter)