Match point

The wind was blowing, and there were frequent upsets.

In the 2015 US Open, just on the first day of the match, the attrition rate of the seeded players playing in the women's singles field was as high as 33.33%. Is this a curse or something?
Apart from Ivanovic, Ka Pliskova, and Navarro——

No. 21 seed Jankovic lost in three sets to French rookie Oceane-Dodin (born in 1996), No. 29 seed Stephens lost to compatriot Van der Weig in two sets, and No. 30 seed Kuzner Zova lost to another French rookie Mladenovic.

In a blink of an eye, only twelve of the eighteen seeded players in the upper half remained.

Of course, Serena Williams' performance is still strong. Facing the difficult Vitalia-Diatchenko (Vitalia-Diatchenko), she sent a wave of shock waves for eight consecutive rounds, "6:0", "2:0 "When leading, the opponent retired due to injury, and easily advanced to the second round in less than an hour.

Although she is the defending champion, the real focus of this year's US Open for Serena Williams is the annual Grand Slam. She has taken a solid first step and once again proved that amidst the chaos in today's women's tennis, she is still a well-deserved winner. The king is simply not on the same level as other players.

Perhaps, Serena Williams' only opponent is herself. After all, one of the biggest challenges of the annual Grand Slam comes from physical injuries and fatigue.

In other words, the WTA is still in troubled times.

For one thing, ATP isn't much better.

Originally, the WTA has always lacked stability and was completely chaotic, which further highlighted the strength of Serena Williams, but the ATP has always been strong. The strength and stability of the Big Four have created a golden era, not only for them, but also for the overall performance of other players. Also always stable.

It is precisely because of this that last year's U.S. Open semi-finals both broke out so shockingly, but I did not expect that the turmoil of this year's U.S. Open kicked off early.

The biggest upset in men's singles is from the 2/4 area——

Kei Nishikori, the sixth seed, was upset.

In the North American summer hard court season this year, Kei Nishikori performed very well. He was the champion in Washington and the top eight in Toronto. Although he withdrew from the Cincinnati event due to injury, professionals generally believe that this is a tactical retirement. Go to the US Open with great energy and confidence.

This time against the French "lady" Parley, although he lost one set first, Kei Nishikori quickly regained his form, pulled two sets in a row, and won two match points "6:4" in the tie-break of the third set However, at the critical moment, a forehand error went off the net to send his own serve point, and missed the opportunity to end the game.

Then, Parre saved the second match point with an ACE. After escaping from death, he completed the reversal in one go and eliminated Kei Nishikori in five sets.

Kei Nishikori became the only top ten seeded player who was eliminated in the men's singles on the first match day, and achieved the feat of Perret's third career victory over the top ten in the world——

The previous two were del Potro in Rome in 2013 and Wawrinka in Montreal.

For Kei Nishikori, the season is unsatisfactory. After the highlight last year, this year’s Australian Open and French Open stopped in the quarter-finals respectively. Wimbledon and the US Open are both round trips, especially last year’s quarter-finals points will be cleared directly. Kei Nishikori's world ranking is likely to slip to the edge of the top ten.

The neon media was silent.

To be honest, they have great expectations. Kei Nishikori and Kowain are the Asian twin stars. Like Federer and Wawrinka, they shoulder all the hopes of the tennis world, guide countless young players in Asia, and look forward to improving other competitive sports. Confidence.

Especially when Kei Nishikori performed so well in the warm-up match, the expectations of the neon media have also been rising steadily——

A bold and crazy imagination, if Kei Nishikori and Gao Wen both break into the semi-finals, it will definitely be a rare sight. This year, it is possible to realize it, because the two players are in the 2/4 area, 4/ In the 4th district, as long as they can advance step by step, there is hope to make history.

however……

I was so surprised and shocked that I couldn't speak, not even exclaim.

After the game, Kei Nishikori said that New York is particularly sweltering this year.

Compared with Melbourne, Paris, and London, the muggy heat in New York is slightly different. It is humid and heavy, but at the same time accompanied by strong winds, the physical condition cannot be maintained in a stable state, which poses a severe test for the adjustment and adaptation of the players. Therefore, in the fourth In the tiebreaker, Kei Nishikori was distracted.

Kei Nishikori also realized that he had not adjusted to his best form, but Parley did perform better at critical moments, so the result was very disappointing.

Kei Nishikori's exit is not an exception.

In the ATP arena, there has been a wave of withdrawals. It is so frequent and unexpected that even the US Open officials have expressed concern.

Anduar, Krizan, Stepanek, Dolgopolov, Lu Yanxun, etc. all retired due to injuries during the game.

The situation is clearly abnormal.

Including Nadal also mentioned the relevant situation in the post-match interview——

Facing Coric, Nadal performed very well. He defeated his opponent in four sets, won this focus match, and successfully advanced to the second round, which brought some surprises.

In the first two sets, Nadal's performance can indeed be seen getting better and better. With a sweeping posture, he hardly gave his opponent a chance; but at the beginning of the third set, Nadal sweated very badly. Coupled with the cold wind, the temperature of the night game The drop was more pronounced, causing him abdominal pain.

At that time, the overall physical condition declined significantly, and the state of the game fluctuated accordingly, and finally lost this set.

But Nadal was still experienced and overcame his physical condition, regained his concentration in the fourth set, and won the victory.

Weather conditions are indeed playing a spoiler role.

From Kei Nishikori's upset exit to the frenzy of retirements in the men's singles arena, there are all indications that this is an extraordinary event.

Even the U.S. Open Organizing Committee did not expect that the injury troubles before the match continued to the retirement due to injury in the main match. The emergencies followed one after another, and the full camp of injuries was even a bit shocking. It was also an unprecedented first in a Grand Slam.

Moreover, this is only the first match day, which is worrying.

Looking at it from another perspective, there were too many unexpected situations on the first match day, and the other players also saw them all. When preparing for the second match day, they and the team will also start preparing in advance according to the actual situation , which can reduce the influence of weather conditions to a certain extent.

Perhaps, with the in-depth advancement of the event, unexpected situations can be effectively controlled...?
Of course, despite a series of accidents, on the first match day of the US Open, the top players and focus players still showed their focus and dedication.

其中，穆雷和克耶高斯的比赛，果然不负众望，“7：5”、“6：3”、“4：6”、“6：1”，穆雷四盘胜出。

In terms of intensity and excitement, this match was on par with the "Nadal VS Coric" match, and it did live up to people's expectations. Although Kyrgios was surrounded by negative news off the court, he was still on the court. It seemed unconstrained, and the quality of the first three sets was worthy of recognition.

By the fourth set, an absent-minded Kyrgios delivered the victory without a hitch, as always, in the same style, which is not a surprise.