Match point

Chapter 1292 Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves
Barcelona this year is a little bit "cold".

Although the participating lineup is very good, after the draw came out, it caused a lot of heated discussions, and everyone looked forward to seeing a high-quality matchup this year.

However, the actual progress of the game was full of upsets, with one accident after another, which was very disappointing, and the draw changed beyond recognition.

Cilic, Tsonga, Gulbis, Tim, Kyrgios and other players were all eliminated in the first game.

There are the Mesozoic who came back from injury, and the high-profile new generation. However, they either lost in the first round directly, or were swept out in embarrassment just after their first round appearance after a bye in the second round. The third match day is not over yet. , the attrition rate of seeded players has exceeded 25%.

Objectively speaking, the clay court has always been a hotbed of unpopularity, and the French Open is the event with the most dark horse summits among the four Grand Slams.

However, the large-scale elimination of the seeds is still spectacular, causing a lot of exclamation.

Later, it was also proved that this year's Barcelona seems to be suffering from "cold air". This wave of unpopularity did not end there:
In the round of [-], Anduar upset Philippe Lopez; Fognini defeated Nadal in an upset.

By the way, Nadal played against Fognini, the first four times he met in his career, Nadal maintained a complete victory, but each game was very difficult, and Fognini's playing style was exactly what Nadal was very uncomfortable and uncomfortable A kind of rhythm, can not be said to be the nemesis, but it is also considered hard work.

Come this year, after Rio de Janeiro, Fognini beat Nadal for the second time in a row in Barcelona, ​​and both times were on clay.

It can be seen from this detail that Nadal, who is in a sluggish state, has continued his bad season and still has not been able to get out of the predicament.

Then, the upset still didn't end.

In the quarter-finals, Krizan upset Robredo, Anduar upset Ferrer, and unseeded players took over this year's tournament.

With continuous cold weather, this year's Barcelona is really unusual, and the final semi-final lineup is full of surprises——

In the first half, Gawain and Krizan.

In the second half, Kei Nishikori and Anduar.

In the shock of one after another, the No. [-] seed Gao Wen and the No. [-] seed Kei Nishikori finally stood firm and defended the glory of the seeded players.

Having said that, Kowain and Kei Nishikori also broke expectations. Both players are not clay court masters. Hard courts are their best courts. When they came to Barcelona, ​​although they were ranked high in the world, everyone before the game No one thought that they were the ones who stayed behind in the cold snap.

In comparison, both Krizan and Anduar can be regarded as clay experts, and their promotion is more convincing. There is a little context behind the unpopularity, but they can defeat two Spanish clay masters to advance to the semi-finals , After all, it is a result of breaking the glasses.

This further proves that this year's Barcelona event is full of surprises and surprises, and it has repeatedly broken conjectures, which obviously cannot be viewed with common sense.

So, in such an abnormal event this year, which player will be the champion in the end?
then--

The two seeded players both defended their glory and successfully blocked the judgment of the unseeded players from the threshold of the final with a strong performance.

Gao Wen and Kei Nishikori meet in the final.

So far, Barcelona has completely messed up the messy and dilapidated draw, and it has returned to normal unbelievably. The final lineup of "the top seed VS the third seed" has gone around in a big circle and gone through countless detours. It's definitely a roller coaster ride when it's on track.

Perhaps, the "Gaowen VS Nadal 3.0" that the local fans were looking forward to could not be staged, but the "Asia's No. [-] brother battle" is also interesting.

Since their confrontation at the US Open last year, Gao Wen and Kei Nishikori did not expect that their joint rise would change the entire tennis landscape. The two Asian male players both ranked among the top ten in the world and firmly occupied a place, successfully changing the situation. The global layout of tennis forces.

Now, Gao Wen and Kei Nishikori have become the two banners of Asian male players, writing a new history.

However, there is also a rivalry between the two players, both of whom have their own battles ahead and their careers riding the waves.

So far, Gao Wen and Kei Nishikori have met three times, once in New York, once in London, and once in Indian Wells. Gao Wen won all three games without losing a set——

Especially London.

On the stage of the year-end finals last year, "6:1" and "6:2", Gao Wen showed his top competitive state and swept Kei Nishikori without bloodshed to win.

However, when meeting again, Gao Wen would never take it lightly.

For one thing, Kei Nishikori is still on the rise. Under the guidance of Zhang Depei, he continues to reinvent himself. Every game and every encounter is brand new.

Secondly, although both players are more suitable for hard courts, the clay court is a good thing for Nishikori, because the restraint brought by the serve is weakened.

It is not so much that Gao Wen's serving power is weakened, it is better to say that Kei Nishikori's short board of serving is hidden. The characteristics of clay slightly share the weakest link in all Kei Nishikori's technical links, and give Nishikori Kei The situation is slightly different when the bottom line layout of Guyana starts the round.

Although Kei Nishikori’s best performances were the Australian Open and the US Open, a careful study reveals that there is a slight discrepancy between the facts and the imagination:
His worst performance was Wimbledon; while his most stable performance was the French Open. The average performance of the two quarterfinals and two fourth rounds was basically equal to the Australian Open, and even better than the US Open.

The progress of the game also proved this point.

"6:2".

In the first game, there was no surprise, Gao Wen quickly won, and once again showed his firm confidence, but Nishikori Kei seemed a little impatient and urgent.

At this time, almost everyone believed that Gao Wen would successfully defeat Kei Nishikori again, expanding his lead against Kei Nishikori without any suspense.

But Kei Nishikori said "no".

In the second set, Kei Nishikori saved two match points, "7:5", and succeeded in a comeback at the last moment, relying on his tenacity and tenacity to continue the game.

This is also the first set Kei Nishikori won against Gao Wen. It not only proves that Kei Nishikori can perform well on clay, but also proves the infinite possibilities of tennis matches. Every meeting and every confrontation is a new start. The combat records of are for reference only and are not counted.

At the same time, it can be clearly felt that Gao Wen's dominance on clay courts is obviously not comparable to that on hard courts. Zhigui's continuous oppression and efforts are exposed.

More importantly, missing the match point means that the belief in victory will be further shaken, and the shortcomings of lack of experience will be further magnified.

The balance of victory and defeat also undergoes subtle changes.

Therefore, the champion of Barcelona in 2015 will be decided through the final set.

(End of this chapter)