Match point

Chapter 1250
What is the highlight of the 2015 clay court season and grass court season?
Can Nadal reach Roland Garros again?Can Djokovic challenge Federer for the title of "King of the Grass"?Will the challengers led by Wawrinka and Gao Wen be able to continue their strength?Can Youth Storm's performance meet expectations?Will the new generation be able to rise?
Yes, not all.

The above-mentioned topics are all hot topics, but what bears the brunt is the historic reshuffle of the world rankings——

Gao Wen, currently the third in the world, is about to become the second in the world, and even hit the number one in the world.

In fact, this is a simple math problem.

After the Australian Open and until the US Open, all events were opportunities for Gao Wen to continue to improve his world ranking points, and his resume was blank; but in direct contrast, other players were all facing different pressures to maintain points , any ups and downs in performance may lead to fluctuations in rankings.

After the "Sunshine Double Crown" reached the top strongly, everything is already a matter of time.

In other words, Gao Wen surpassed Federer and came to No. [-] in the world. This is something that will happen sooner or later. The point is when will it happen?
Which race?in what way?Can Gawain and Federer start a head-to-head duel?
These details are the focus of the discussion.

It is precisely because of this that the same questions will be repeated over and over again in every match of the clay court season, focusing the attention of the world.

but!

I never expected that Monte Carlo, the first clay court event, happened like this——

Federer, the runner-up in Monte Carlo last year, lost to Monfils in an upset, stopped in the top 510, and his real-time world ranking points plummeted [-] points.

Before Monte Carlo, the world ranking points difference between Federer and Gawain was only 210 points, which also means that even if Gawain had a truce this week and did not participate in the competition, he could complete the overtake while lying in the swimming pool on vacation, making history and becoming the world's No. [-] two.

What's more, Gao Wen didn't.

Not only did he fail, but Gao Wen successfully entered the top eight in Monte Carlo, earning 180 points. Not only will he successfully surpass Federer, but he will also further widen the point gap with Federer, and compete for "world second" in the next clay court season In the battle, gain some opportunities for yourself.

History, that's how it's written.

accident!

Very very unexpected!

Originally, people were expecting that Gao Wen and Federer would join the semi-finals and face off head-on, and determine the ownership of the second in the world through a victory or defeat. Just like the championship trophy, "No. [-] in the world" also needs a Huashan debate It is enough to be determined by the peak duel.

However, it did not.

Federer was upset and the matter was settled.

Immediately afterwards, Gao Wen also stopped in the quarterfinals, but the second place in the world was already a certainty.

This is the case with the "World Ranking". Unlike the title of the champion, this list is determined based on the performance of the past year, not on the title of the champion in a game and a station. Long time accumulation has been done long before the results come out. The direction is determined.

Although Federer and Gawain did not have a head-to-head confrontation, Gawain's performance in defeating Federer to become the champion in Indian Wells was already convincing enough. Then, everything was reflected in the points of the world ranking, pushing Perform a new historical feat.

Of course, the Monte Carlo event is still going on, and the world ranking will not be updated for the time being, and the system will not be updated until next Monday.

However, the news media can't wait to start publicizing and building momentum. With Federer's exit, the mighty news is flying all over the sky——

Gao Wen is about to be ranked second in the world.

This means that Gao Wen is about to play the French Open as the second seed; this means that Gao Wen has tied history and became the third Asian/Asian singles player to reach the second highest world ranking after Zhang Depei and Li Na; This means that Gao Wen once again raised the limits of Asian men's singles players to a new level.

More importantly, take a second look:

Before the U.S. Open, Gao Wen still had a lot of room to increase his points. Although the difference between him and Djokovic was huge, it was not impossible.

Whether it is Zhang Depei or Li Na, all Asian singles players have never touched the historical heights. The opportunity has come to Gao Wen again. Standing at the crossroads of making history, Gao Wen's next performance is also worth looking forward to.

Next, the competition between Gao Wen and Djokovic will be even more exciting. In addition, there will be Federer, who is eyeing to regain the second place in the world, and Murray and Nadal who continue to attack. It's brilliant.

While the Monte Carlo Masters is still going on, social networks can't wait to blow out.

The moment of waiting and waiting, hot discussion and hot discussion, arrived early in Monte Carlo, and after a short period of panic and astonishment, all emotions were released.

However, "history" is indeed history, but there are subtle differences in reporting perspectives.

The reason is not complicated.

Since the 21st century, men's professional tennis can be divided into two eras, with the first week of February 2004 as the watershed, becoming the two eras before and after the Big Four:
The former is the end of the era of the golden generation of a hundred schools of thought contending for the title, and then, Federer reached the top of the world.

The latter is a long dynasty in which the Big Four joined forces to rule the roost in professional tennis.

However, strictly speaking, the "Big Four Era" should also be divided into two parts, the former and the latter.

In the first week of July 2011, Djokovic became number one in the world, using this as a benchmark to divide the era of the Big Four.

Previously, it was the era of Federer and Nadal. In the entire seven years, the two players only lost the two Grand Slams of the Australian Open and the US Open, and joined hands to win all important championships. era.

After that, it was the era when Djokovic and Murray rose one after another and reshuffled the cards. They raised the competitive level of professional tennis to a new level in all aspects, and stimulated each other to promote and compete with each other. Men's tennis ushered in its heyday.

In other words, there are still differences in the professional views of professional tennis circles on how to define the "Big Four Era".

Some media believe that

"The fifth pole is officially on the scene, and the era of the Big Four is facing a crisis of disintegration."

"The ten-year history has ushered in an inflection point. Gao Wen broke the rule of the Big Four and is about to become the new No. [-] in the world."

"Finally! The post-90s are on the stage of history, can Gao Wen become the next world No. [-]?"

"The era of giants is facing crisis for the first time in ten years, and Gao Wen is becoming a spoiler."

"Witness history. For the first time since the first week of February 2004, an unknown face has entered the top two in the world."

"Men's professional tennis has changed, and the ten-year glory has ushered in a turning point."

"Gao Wen, the creator of history from China, broke the ten-year dynasty by himself!"

boom!
Boom boom boom!
In their view, the "Big Four" are a whole. Even if Djokovic and Murray rose after 2011, they are still tied to the title of the Big Four and replaced by Federer's rise in 2004. In ten years, what Gao Wen impacted was the "Four Giant Dynasties" for a full ten years, and the shock and impact were naturally more turbulent.

ten years.

The first player to break the rule of the Big Four in a whole decade is indeed extraordinary.

(End of this chapter)