Match point

Chapter 640
One week, in just one week, the sprint competition for the year-end finals seat changed again.

As Tobias said, no one wants to miss such an opportunity easily, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, they will firmly grasp it and go all out——

This is a hand-to-hand contest.

To some extent, the competition for the finals seat is even more intense than Huashan Lunjian itself. After all, there are more competitors, and the gap between the competitors is also closer.

2014 is undoubtedly a special year. The four Grand Slams belong to four players respectively. So far, the eight Masters have belonged to five players respectively. The direct result is that the points are distributed more widely. No one stands out alone. Criteria for finalists:

The intensity of competition is the highest in ten years.

In fact, not only is the year-end competition for seats in the finals, but also the year-end world number one competition is not over:

As of this week, the points gap between Federer and Djokovic is less than [-] points, to be precise, [-] points, and there are three more weeks to go before the maximum points can reach [-] points.

Everything is possible.

The suspense also makes the competition at the end of the season more exciting.

In the past week, three 250-point events were held in different cities, and the different results directly changed the pattern.

First, Moscow station.

Raonic, Cilic, and Gulbis are three contenders for the year-end finals.

As a result, Raonic was upset in the second round, Gulbis stopped in the semi-finals, and Cilic made it all the way to the final and defeated Agut to reach the top.

This also means that Gulbis, who was originally hopeless, failed to grab more points, and the situation was even more unfavorable; while Raonic, who was in the upper hand, missed the opportunity to consolidate his position and let himself fall into a bayonet contest among.

Secondly, Stockholm station.

Berdych and Dimitrov are two direct contenders for the finals.

In the end, the two players who were ranked the top two seeds respectively successfully met in the final. Berdych firmly grasped the throat of fate, defeated Dimitrov in three hard games, and firmly grasped the opportunity.

Finally, Vienna station.

The three competitors Ferrell, Murray, and Kei Nishikori started a head-on dialogue, and there were also spoilers such as Fei Lopez and Tim playing.

The progress of the competition was uneventful. The top four seeds joined the semi-finals for a strong duel. In the end, Murray and Kei Nishikori defeated their opponents and entered the final. Among them, Kei Nishikori defeated Ferrer in a head-to-head confrontation. Suppress the opponent and seize the initiative in the follow-up competition.

Murray beat Kei Nishikori to the championship.

At the end of the week, the three races ended, and the championship standings also changed.

The top four are still Djokovic, Federer, Nadal and Wawrinka, but the position after No.5 has changed slightly.

Berdych, Murray, Ferrer, Raonic, Kei Nishikori, Dimitrov, Cilic, Gawain, Tsonga.

This is the position of No.5 to No.12.

Obviously, Murray moved up two places, eighth last week and sixth this week; meanwhile, Raonic, sixth last week, eighth this week, the two players swapped one position.

If you just look at the rankings, it is difficult to see the "shattering" changes. After all, this week's championship points are only 250; A direct change in the competitive landscape of the finals.

At present, Berdych's points have reached 4195, successfully breaking through the threshold of [-], taking the initiative a little bit, as long as the performance in the next two weeks of the competition is not too bad, he can basically guarantee his place in the finals.

The competition started from Murray, that is, the last three seats ranked sixth, seventh, and eighth. A total of seven players competed head-on.

Murray's points are 3905, ranking sixth; Cilic's points are 3395, ranking No.11.

Here's the simple math:
The points gap from No.6 to No.11 is 510 points.In the following week, Valencia and Basel are both [-]-point events, with [-] points for the champion and [-] points for the runner-up; percentage.

If you analyze it in depth, the possibilities are countless, but what is certain is that on the one hand, the players themselves need to perform well; Rounds of points may change the pattern.

The bayonet sees red!

In the true sense.

So, what about Gao Wen?

Last week's points were 2710, and this week's points are still 2710, 1195 points away from sixth-ranked Murray, and 1060 points away from eighth-ranked Raonic.

In other words, even if Gao Wen made it to the finals in the next two consecutive weeks, and his competitors performed mediocrely and failed to achieve better results, it would not be enough for him to enter the top eight and enter the year-end finals stage— —

The points for the finals are still not enough.

The only sliver of hope is to win the championship, defeat all the competitors, and launch a strong impact towards the championship; moreover, it must be like this for two consecutive weeks.

The possibility is slim.

However, Gao Wen didn't care.

He had already anticipated such a situation, and the reality proved Tobias' worries; but the most beautiful and moving part of competitive sports is not "how big the odds are", but to seize the 0.01% chance and do your best— —

Even if it's just the faintest and faintest ray of hope, release all your energy without reservation, sprint with all your strength and fight hard until the last moment, without leaving any regrets.

This is enough.

Then, the competition in the third week of October slowly kicked off.

Basel, star-studded.

Federer, Nadal, and Wawrinka are leading the competition, and Raonic, Kei Nishikori, Dimitrov, and Gulbis are all on the list.

It is clear at a glance that among the players currently ranked No.5 to No.12, only three players participate in the competition, and they will strive to break through the blockade of the top three seed players, reach the semi-finals and even win the championship in the final, so as to ensure that they are in the finals. In the competition for seats in the year-end finals, they have an advantage.

Valencia, head-on decisive battle.

Berdych, Murray, Ferrer, Cilic and Gawain all participated in the battle.

Five players, who happen to be the top five seeds, are also direct competitors for championship points. In addition, plus many good players such as Fai Lopez, Isner, Agut, Simon, etc., this also constitutes the top five players. Valencia's entry list.

In comparison, Valencia's overall strength is closer, and all of them are head-to-head contests. In the competition leading to London, they will have a head-to-head confrontation with their opponents. Heart-pounding duels abound.

In other words, among the top twelve players in the world, only Djokovic is exempt from the game, and all other players participate.

It can be seen that the scuffle situation in the men's tennis world this year, the closer the end of the year is, the more tense and exciting it will be. This is a lively scene that has not been seen for many years.

(End of this chapter)