Match point

Chapter 1869 Disrupting the schedule
Wow, wow wow!
The world outside the window is filled with heavy rain, and the sky is dark. The downpour is tightly covering the city of New York. There is no light in the sky. The world instantly shrinks to the eaves, and you can touch the border with open arms.

I couldn't help but peek out slightly. It seemed like there was a hole in the sky, and the mighty flood just poured down, with no end in sight.

On the 11th match day, all matches are suspended.

There was an illusion in a trance, like traveling through time and space, as if the last Grand Slam of the year had just started yesterday. People could not restrain their excitement and began to look forward to this year's exciting showdown in Flushing, but in a blink of an eye, they were distracted. The competition has come to an end.

The semi-finals are about to begin——

This year's men's and women's singles semi-final lineup has surprises hidden in the upset. Every collision is worth looking forward to. The audience has already been gearing up.

however!
Unexpectedly, a heavy rain stole all the focus and successfully silenced all reporters, fans, and players.

Originally, today was the match day for the men's doubles and women's singles semi-finals, and the final lineup was about to be decided. Flushing was also looking forward to a good show; tomorrow was the match day for the women's doubles and men's singles semi-finals, and everything was going in an orderly manner. Heading towards the top of the Forbidden City, the decisive battle is getting closer and closer.

result……

Arthur Ashe Stadium only had time to hold a men's doubles semi-final. In the second match of the matinee, before the players had time to appear, a heavy rain hit, and the subsequent schedule was completely disrupted, including the event organizing committee and The staff could only look at the sky temporarily and wait for the rain to stop.

However, the continuous heavy rain continued from the afternoon to the evening, with no end in sight, and there was still no possibility of the two women's singles semi-finals scheduled to be held at night.

In the end, the event organizing committee could only regretfully announce that all the No. 11 match day schedules were cancelled——

This is not unusual, but it caused a burst of ridicule, "again".

Generally speaking, a Grand Slam is a two-week event. The men's singles final is held on the weekend of the second week as the final feast. This has become a tradition.

The four Grand Slams have always avoided delaying the event to Monday of the third week. The main reason is that Monday is a working day, and the stadium attendance and broadcast ratings will be directly affected, which is obviously not a good thing for the event. But the impact of weather cannot be avoided after all.

For five consecutive years, the US Open has been postponed to No. 15 days. The main culprit is rain. For the players, this has long been a surprise.

In order to avoid such a situation, the US Open has also begun to add a roof to the Arthur Ashe Stadium this year. The structure has been capped, but it is not yet put into use. We still need to wait patiently until next year.

As a result, New York, which had been slightly affected by light rain in the previous two weeks but was generally stable, was still unable to get rid of the entanglement of heavy rain. If it didn't rain, it would rain continuously, and the schedule was completely disrupted.

In the first half of the race, the heat was unbearable, and news of injuries and retirements took away the spotlight of the event; in the second half, rain disrupted the race, and off-field highlights still grabbed the spotlight unwilling to be outdone. It felt like the 81-[-] Difficulties of Learning from the West, where only the strongest Only the toughest players survive to the end.

Another charm of competitive sports is revealed. The game is not only about the players' own performance, nor is it only about the performance on the field. It also has off-field interference, from weather, environment, fans, media and other factors. These tests It is also a difficult challenge.

After all the No. 11 match day schedules were cancelled, the event organizing committee reluctantly announced——

Super Friday is coming soon.

On match day No. 12, there will be carnival in Flushing.

Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Matinee, starts at eleven o'clock.

The first game, "Penetta VS Halep".

The second game, "Serena Williams VS Wenqi".Night show, starts at [-] o'clock.

The first game, "Djokovic VS Dimitrov".

The second game, "Gawain VS Federer".

In other words, the four semi-finals of the men's and women's singles are about to be staged in full, and those spectators with Arthur Ashe Stadium tickets are like winning the lottery and becoming rich overnight.

Among them, some clues can be seen from the arrangement of the matches. Gauvin and Federer appeared as the last match and received full attention from the event. Even on the star-studded Super Friday, the level of attention of this match still easily stood out, and There is no dispute.

And, that's not all.

Louis Armstrong Stadium is equally exciting.

A mixed doubles final, a men's doubles semi-final, and two women's doubles semi-finals will take turns.

Although this year's doubles competition has been crowded with upsets, the Grand Slam tournament is coming to an end, and the collision between the semi-finals and the final is still worthy of all expectations. The best players in the past two weeks are about to face off, and there are many strong clashes on Super Friday. .

Wonderful, coming soon.

Perhaps, the only thing the fans and spectators need to do is to pray, pray that the rain will not disrupt the situation, and pray that the rain will not take away the elegance of the game again.

In fact, on the 12th match day, the sun was just right.

It’s not strong, not hot, not exaggerated. Just the right amount of sunshine firmly grasps the end of summer, and New York also appears a little comfortable.

However, from the temperature point of view, the impact of yesterday's rain can still be felt. Compared with the scorching heat of the first week, today's temperature has dropped to below [-] degrees. Not only is it not hot, it is even cooler under the cool breeze. Some early autumn coolness, players also need to make adjustments.

Otherwise, the body and feel may not be mobilized.

Then, after a day's rest, the battle at Arthur Ashe Stadium resumed, and in one fell swoop, the chaos of this year's US Open was pushed to a new peak.

Just when people thought that Bouchard's locker room incident and Murray's upset exit were the peak of chaos, the weirdness of this year's US Open has temporarily come to an end, and the event has finally returned to normal, but it fell into chaos again after a heavy rain. , the 720-degree flip made everyone’s internal organs begin to tumble.

In the first match of the matinee, the 33-year-old Italian veteran Pennetta swept Halep in just 59 minutes, upset the second seed and advanced to the final.

The scores of the two sets were "6:3" and "6:1".

Halep, who had the most wins on hard courts this year, had no hope at all and was defeated.

In the second matinee, Italian veteran Vinci, who broke into the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, played his career masterpiece against defending champion Serena Williams.

Prior to this, Wenqi had played against Serena Williams four times. Serena Williams maintained a complete victory and did not lose a set. The advantage was very obvious. However, when she came to New York, Serena Williams, who was chasing the Grand Slam greatness, failed. He never adjusted to the best condition, and Wenqi took advantage of this opportunity.

“2：6”、“6：4”、“6：4”。

Wenqi suffered a shocking upset in three sets, once again ending Serena Williams' dream of a Grand Slam. After reaching the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career, she went one step further and advanced to the Grand Slam final for the first time in her career. She is about to compete with her Italian team Compatriots compete for the championship and write a new history of WTA.

(End of this chapter)