Match point

Chapter 1060
It turned out to be the case.

Sampras suddenly realized, and turned to look at Ljubicic.

Ljubicic is still not good at socializing. Moreover, he and Federer belong to the same group of players, a whole generation younger than Sampras. Standing in front of the former superstar, his already taciturn personality is even more clumsy, even in social situations. There is also a kind of honesty of "same hands and feet" in greetings.

"Recently, Milos' nerves have been tense and needs to be adjusted, but he is not good at words, and dialogue and communication are obviously not the way."

"I thought, maybe he can try to change the track and rhythm of the doubles, it should be good; moreover, in Indian Wells, Roger and they are also preparing to sign up, Milos can face some giants in the doubles, it should be a good thing for mentality adjustment One chance is different from singles."

Ljubicic's explanation, honestly, is like doing report work; coupled with the undulating voice and intonation, it is even more dry and tasteless.

Drowsy.

"But it seems that Gregor has taken a step ahead, so we can only wait for the next opportunity."

Explain, over.

Sampras felt that such a strict Ljubicic was quite special.

"Next time, you can ask directly. I may know these things better than Gao Wen. If Gao Wen refuses, it will be more suitable for me. My face is more like a villain in a superhero movie."

After finishing speaking, Sampras blinked - the second half of the sentence was obviously a joke.

Ljubicic paused, "Ha. Haha." Laughed.

However, what happened to the laughter stuffed with egg yolks? I was so dry that I couldn't swallow it. Sampras froze for a while, and laughed happily.

On the other side, Gao Wen was generous, and it was not difficult to refuse.

"Milos, you should know that I'm very welcome, so remember to make an appointment in advance, you should have John's business card, right? Or Pete is fine too."

Looking at the serious high text, Raonic couldn't help laughing, but he was still very cooperative, "Okay, okay, next time, I will make an appointment one year in advance."

"One year? Very good, very good, take a notebook and record it." Gao Wen also cooperated back and forth, and very rarely, Raonic made a joke——

Top singles players sign up for doubles matches, usually after arriving in the local city, during the training period, make a temporary appointment, at most two or three days in advance.

For them, doubles is practice, they can participate if they have the opportunity, and it doesn’t matter if they don’t have the opportunity. Everything revolves around singles events.

How could it be possible to make an appointment a year in advance?

However, Raonic also noticed this——

The doubles game is a favorite at Indian Wells.

the reason is simple:
For one thing, the top 32 seeds had a bye in the first round, and their game only started on Wednesday.

This also means that other players have one more round of time to adapt to the field and conditions than them. However, the strong wind in Indian Wells needs a lot of adaptation, so the situation of top players adapting to the environment with doubles matches has skyrocketed.

Secondly, Indian Wells also has a schedule of two-week matches and the next day's appearance. Like the Grand Slam, this also ensures that they can use doubles to practice.

Thirdly, Indian Wells and Miami are one after the other. When they go to Miami, the climate adaptation and state adjustment have basically been completed. At that time, there is no need to increase the playing time of the doubles. This also makes the doubles of Indian Wells The lineup is more active.

Naturally, there is an endless stream of high-ranked seed players participating in Indian Wells every year, which can be called a scene, and this year is no exception:

Federer, Nadal, Murray, Wawrinka, Isner, Robredo, Ferrer, Fognini and so on and so forth, and now should be added Gawain, Dimitrov, Rao Nicky is also under consideration.

Sweeping lightly, among the high-ranking seed players, only Djokovic, Kei Nishikori and Berdych are exceptions, and the others are basically confirmed to attend——

Moreover, the registration is not over yet. Djokovic and the others should and may be looking for a doubles partner, just like Raonic.

Who knows?

"Djokovic x Gawain" tie-in, maybe in Indian Wells?
Whether it's ATP or WTA, it's all the same.

To some extent, Indian Wells and Doha have many similarities, but the slightly different point is that in Indian Wells, due to the impact of the schedule, the doubles partners of top players are often full of randomness, suddenness and uncertainty. Sex, so you can see a weird combination of partners.

In fact, before Raonic, both Nadal and Wawrinka asked Gao Wen.

Nadal's words are not unexpected. The two people's doubles cooperation in Doha collided with sparks. Although Gawain eliminated Nadal in Melbourne Park, for professional players, they still maintain mutual respect and respect. Privately , the two are already friends.

After Gao Wen frankly explained the situation, Nadal didn't mind at all, and even made a little joke.

"Oh, bad. I need to keep my fingers crossed that I don't face you and Gregor in the first round."

The atmosphere is full of joy.

As for Wawrinka, there are indeed some surprises.

The two met when Gao Wen arrived at the hotel where he was staying. Originally, they simply greeted each other face to face, nodded their greetings, and planned to pass each other.

Unexpectedly, Wawrinka called Gao Wen and asked about the doubles.

It can be seen that Wawrinka is not good at this kind of situation, he is a little cautious, pretending to ask casually, just like asking about the weather.

Gao Wen replied solemnly, without joking, because he had already sent an invitation to Dimitrov, so he regretted missing this opportunity.

Wawrinka pretended not to mind, nodded coldly to express his understanding, turned around and was about to leave, seeing that the atmosphere was about to cool down, it was Gawain who stopped him.

Gao Wen joked a few more words, and then said, "...how about this, Stan, let's exchange contact information, and next time my schedule is free, I'll let you know as soon as possible."

A small joke, the stiff atmosphere relaxed again.

In contrast, Gao Wen's handling seemed relaxed and free from embarrassment at all, and even Wawrinka showed a rare smile.

The two of them exchanged contact information, is this considered to be friends?

From these small details, it can be seen that Gao Wen is indeed very popular now, and he is very hot, even doubles invitations are extremely busy.

However, before leaving Oakland, Gao Wen immediately sent an invitation to Dimitrov——

Recently, Dimitrov's form has been really bad.

After Rotterdam was eliminated in the first game, Acapulco's performance did not improve much. After defeating Krajinovic in the first round, they lost in the second round.

Lost to American Ryan-Harrison, ranked No. 169 in the world, and swallowed a donut in the deciding set.

Dimitrov's feeling is not good, very, very bad, the whole ball feel and feel are in a mess, as if he can't play.

More than ever, he needs help, a little help from his friends.

(End of this chapter)