Match point

Chapter 1453 Unpredictable
June 2015th, the No.12 match day of the [-] French Open.

Today, the men's singles competition has a day off, and the two women's singles semi-finals will take the lead. Only two players can stay and continue to compete for the championship trophy.

For Gao Wen, this is a good thing.

Although he is young and energetic and recovers quickly, he has encountered fierce battles in succession. Whether it is defeating Tsonga in the final set or defeating Nadal in four hard-fought battles, the physical and energy consumption is unimaginable. Now he can have two consecutive days of rest. Adjustment is undoubtedly a positive signal.

Of course, Gao Wen still maintained his rhythm, practicing twice a day on non-competition days, two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon, to continue his competitive state.

Among them, he practiced with two young players in the morning in a "two-on-one" mode. Although Gao Wen himself is only 19 years old, standing in front of the young players, he is already the third Grand Slam champion in the world. It's a bit subtle.

In the afternoon, there will be a training match with Dimitrov to maintain the intensity of the batting. After all, the semi-final opponent Wawrinka is a typical violent hitter. He needs to feel the pressure of confrontation with the top ten players in the world.

Here, Gao Wen prepared for the battle step by step.

On that side, the women's singles match was fantastic.

In the first game, Safarova played against former champion Ivanovic.

Before the game, professionals were generally optimistic about Ivanovic's return to the final stage. However, Safarova showed high spirits in the game. In both sets, she launched a counterattack when she was the first to break serve, reversing the situation.

"7:5", "7:5".

Safarova defeated Ivanovic and advanced to the Grand Slam final for the first time in her career. She broke out a not-so-popular upset and sparked heated discussions.

In the second game, Serena Williams played against Baczynski, the biggest dark horse of this year's French Open.

Everyone believed that Serena Williams would easily advance to the finals. However, there were uncertain signals before the game. ESPN reporters broke the news:
After defeating Azarenka in the third round to advance, Serena Williams suffered from a cold; moreover, the symptoms became more and more serious, which made it very difficult for subsequent games. The 34-year-old Serena Williams is still continuing to fight.

However, the cold symptoms worsened yesterday. Serena Williams was sore this morning and almost couldn't get out of bed. She made an appointment for two hours of warm-up training in the morning, and finally ended the training in only 10 minutes. The game was a big question mark.

For a while, Roland Garros was shrouded in the shadow of Serena Williams' possible retirement.

After adjustment and relaxation, in the end, Serena Williams cheered up and appeared on the Philippe Chatier Stadium, ready to fight with her back.

At the beginning of the game, Serena Williams was completely out of shape. She ran sluggishly and was exhausted. She fell down many times during the ball saving process and could hardly support her body. During the break, she needed to apply ice packs to her forehead for physical cooling. In a daze, lost the first set again——

As of the semi-finals, Serena Williams has lost the first set victory for the fourth time in the six games at Roland-Garros this year. She has completed the reversal in the first three times, so what about this fourth time?

In the second set, Serena Williams seemed to have found some form, and her persistence finally waited until Baczynski's condition declined, and the situation of the game was slightly balanced. However, Serena Williams was still very, very painful. She even Make eye contact with your team at one point:
Retire?

The suspicion of the entire retirement has always been hanging over the court.

However, Serena Williams' fighting spirit and tenacity have always been underestimated. In the passive situation where she was the first to break serve in the second set, she still gritted her teeth and continued to hold on, grabbing the gap where Basinski's physical strength was at its peak to reverse. The situation, not only successfully reversed the break, but also scored consecutive points.

When she came back to her senses, Serena Williams had won four games in a row and won the second set, "6:3".

Although the game entered the final set, Serena Williams still shed tears on the field due to unbearable physical pain, and the whole situation remained stalemate.

However, Bashinski, who had been through extreme physical strength, failed to regain his touch, and made frequent mistakes in offensive touch, and the suspense was lost from the point of view of the score.

"6:0".

Serena Williams completed the liquidation and won ten games in a row when the score was behind, ending Baczynski's dark horse journey and breaking into the French Open final again.

After the game, Serena Williams, who was extremely unwell, did not hold a press conference, but only briefly explained her situation through the organizing committee. She said that she needed to be checked by the doctor of the game to see her condition, and hoped that she could Get ready for Saturday's game.

In competitive sports, the result can never be predicted until the last moment.

The two women's singles semi-finals may not be called shocking accidents, but the process and results can be felt more or less ups and downs, which can definitely be called ups and downs.

"...but that's the beauty of tennis. As long as there are no double jumps, it means the game is not over and everything is possible."

John McEnroe, a special guest on ESPN, had this to say.

"At the same time, this year's men's singles semi-finals should also be the closest and most intense two-group matchup in recent years. It is difficult to accurately analyze the results."

McEnroe, who has always been outspoken and fast-talking, is rare to see a little conservative, which also makes other ESPN hosts and guests besiege McEnroe jokingly, and the atmosphere is very lively.

McEnroe has a fiery temper, and if he is stimulated a little, he will explode.

"You want me to give you the answer, of course, I can give you a simple and clear answer, 'Djokovic vs Gawain', this is my final lineup prediction."

"I respect Andy, I respect Stan, believe me, because I know I can't beat them now, but I also have my own judgment."

Crisp, humorous; sharp, witty, McEnroe is classic and thanks to that, he is now one of the most popular narrators.

"I admit, I would like to see a replay of the Australian Open final."

"In the entire clay court season this year, Gawain and Novak have never met. The last time the two played against each other was in Miami. Tell me, don't you expect to see these two players meet once on clay?"

"Of course, if Novak meets Stan, or if Andy meets Stan, I believe the quality of the final will not disappoint, but personally, I am very, very looking forward to the match between Gao Wen and Novak. Fight again."

"Don't you think so?"

Under the gaze of McEnroe, everyone nodded one after another. They must admit:

The matchup of "Djokovic VS Gao Wen" is indeed very attractive.

However, the point is precisely here——

Since when did Gao Wen have such charisma that every time he confronted the Big Four, he could easily ignite topics, including professionals like them?

First of all, Melbourne has not yet reached this level.

Second, when Indian Wells and Miami... it didn't seem to reach that level.

So, is it clay court season?

Quietly, Gao Wen has grown to such a height!
(End of this chapter)