Match point

Chapter 1295 Overall Planning
Djokovic announces withdrawal from Madrid Masters.

As soon as the news came out, heated discussions continued.

In an instant, the professional tennis world was full of ripples, and one stone stirred up thousands of waves, from fans to reporters to players, and even the passers-by eating melons, all of them were like this.

No one can be an exception.

Why, isn't it obvious enough?
"World No. [-]" battle.

Recently, this seems to be the headline topic of the major media, and everyone inside and outside the professional tennis world has focused on it and joined the discussion one after another.

Even, not only the ATP, but the WTA is also involved without exception. This youth storm is becoming clearer and more real than ever.

Djokovic, the current number one in the world, naturally, he has always been in the center of the whirlpool of the topic.

Of course, from a purely mathematical point of view, Djokovic's current lead is as high as more than 6000 points, and his world ranking points are almost twice that of Gao Wen. It is not a problem to be able to firmly occupy the throne of the ball king.

However, from a competitive perspective, this is another story. Djokovic has suffered a three-game losing streak against Gawain, and his career record is an absolute disadvantage of one win and five losses. The defeats in Paris last year and Melbourne this year , For Djokovic, it is a painful memory of pain.

Now, Gao Wen is showing a continuous upward trend, and just won the championship in Barcelona last week. All signs prove that he is still rising——

In competitive sports, the accumulation of confidence and the inertia of victory are also very important links, which can often play a subtle but crucial role.

It is conceivable that the battle for "No. [-] in the world" is no longer so pure, it is no longer a simple math problem, just add, subtract, multiply and divide to calculate the integral.

At the same time, this is still a battle of momentum, and the duel on the field has overflowed beyond the field. Even if the two players did not face each other on the field, their respective performances, changes in points, and ownership of the championship are all in line. Change the situation and become an unknown variable.

Perhaps, when Djokovic and Gao Wen meet again, the match will become more complicated and closer.

It was against this background that Djokovic was not troubled by injuries, but still withdrew from the competition for the Madrid Masters.

boom!
The hot topic was directly detonated like this.

Not only the fans, but also professionals and journalists expressed their opinions and had heated discussions:

There is support and there is opposition, there is agreement and there is doubt, there is surprise and there is confusion, all kinds of opinions, a hundred flowers bloom, and are fully laid out on social networks.

Among them, when McEnroe attended the ESPN special program as a guest, his views were widely supported by celebrities in the industry.

"wise".

That's how McEnroe sees it.

Indeed, the topic of "the battle for the number one in the world" is hot. If Gao Wen can continue to win in Madrid, he doesn't even need to reach the top of the championship. He only needs to familiarize himself with the clay court through a few victories, continue to accumulate confidence and improve his state, and he will be able to win in the future. Rome and Paris come up with more competitiveness.

At that time, Djokovic will not only need to face the pressure of points, but also need to face the impact of momentum. This is obviously a difficult situation.

However, Djokovic was not overwhelmed by the hot spots, kept calm and took a long-term view——

Roland Garros.

Djokovic's goal is very clear. It's not that he doesn't care about being number one in the world, but that Roland Garros is the most important goal at present.

What's more, his world No. [-] throne will not encounter substantial threats in the clay court season or grass court season, and there is no need to worry about Gao Wen's continuous rise for the time being. He is not going to be led by the nose by his opponent, but according to Prepare for Roland Garros with your own rhythm and state.

In other words, in front of Roland Garros, all other tasks can be put aside first.

Some netizens said that Djokovic withdrew from the competition for the Madrid Masters in order to avoid Gawain's edge; in McEnroe's view, this is not the case, on the contrary, this move proves Djokovic's ambition to win Aspiration, showing his ambition and determination.

Point to Roland-Garros!
At present, one third of the clay court season has passed, and Nadal's state is far from the best. Djokovic, who has reached the top of Monte Carlo, is undoubtedly the biggest favorite to win the championship.

In addition, you can also add Barcelona champion Gawain and Istanbul champion Federer, maybe, this is all.

Moreover, did Djokovic really not realize the pressure of the "world number one battle"?
not necessarily.

From the point of view of points, Djokovic did not play in Madrid last year, that is to say, he has no points to protect in this tournament, even if he misses the game, he will not lose any points; Points, continuous catching up, that is an unstoppable thing.

Therefore, Djokovic obviously made the decision to withdraw from the Masters after careful consideration.

In McEnroe's view, Djokovic made a calm judgment and a wise choice after weighing the pros and cons at the overall height. This is a very courageous and courageous thing. This year's French Open champions are all determined to win, and they are well-deserved number one favorites.

There are still three full weeks before Roland Garros, but the off-court debate on the ownership of the championship has already been pre-empted and fully laid out.

There is no doubt that Djokovic's move to withdraw from the Madrid Masters was indeed unexpected and added some variables to the overall layout of this year's clay court season.

However, for professional players, the hustle and bustle of off-court tidbits is just embellishment, the game will continue, and the stage of the Masters is ready.

It is true that Djokovic has missed the chance to compete for Madrid, but the championship trophy is still waiting for the contenders to compete——

Who can win the second Masters of this year's clay court season?

The Masters still shows a strong attraction. Among the top [-] players in the world, Djokovic and Raonic became the only two absent players. All other players participated in the strong lineup, which also means , the race in Madrid is still exciting and worth looking forward to.

After Barcelona, ​​Gao Wen once again appeared as the top seed and led the draw.

For the general public, for Gao Wen, this is an unfamiliar scene. In such a high-level top event as the Masters, not any member of the Big Four is the top seed. There is no doubt that in the past few years it has also been A very, very rare condition.

At this time, it has only been a week since Gao Wen rose to the second place in the world ranking, and people in the entire tennis world are still not familiar with this scene.

The only thing that is certain is that such a scene should become more and more common in the future. Time is the best medicine, and people will get used to it.

So, how are the heroes from all walks of life doing?Who can seize the opportunity of Djokovic's absence to make some waves in this Masters?
Perhaps, besides Gao Wen, there could be other faces worthy of attention?
(End of this chapter)