After waiting for a while, the result of Hawkeye's challenge came out—
Out of bounds.
The result was no surprise, the linesman and referee's judgments were correct, which also meant that the combination of Ferrer and Verdasco won the second set.
Big score, "1:1".
The 2015 Indian Wells Masters kicked off slowly. This year's event is undoubtedly very lively, starting from the first match day:
The men's doubles field is full of stars, and they made their debut on the first day of the competition.
Federer partnered with Swiss veteran Michael-Lammer, Murray partnered Kognakis, Isner partnered Querrey, Nadal partnered Busta, Gasquet partnered Chardy, Pospi Hill partnered with Sock, Wawrinka partnered with Kubert, and Anderson partnered with Melzer.
Etc., etc.
In addition, Gulbis, Fi Lopez, Robredo, Fognini, Agut and other players all signed up for the doubles match, so that the 32 doubles spots were filled early.
Raonic also found a partner at the last moment, Pakistan's doubles star Aisam-Ui-Haq-Qureshi (Aisam-Ui-Haq-Qureshi).
He used to be Pakistan's No. 1 singles player for a long time, and his highest ranking in the world was 125 in 2007; but later he switched to doubles, and has been ranked among the top 30 in the world all year round. It can be seen that his doubles ability is better than singles , and still maintain the top level.
Originally, the Indian Wells doubles lottery registration was about to close, and it was almost impossible for Raonic to be shortlisted for the main match based on his doubles ranking alone; Cards can be directly shortlisted for the main draw.
It was only later that I heard that it was actually Ljubicic who single-handedly made this happen.
For the adjustment of Raonic's state, Ljubicic also took great pains.
In direct contrast is Djokovic.
Djokovic is also preparing to participate in the doubles, and his partner is still Krajinovic, but in the wild card application battle, Murray's agent is superior and snatched the last wild card.
Then... there is no more, Djokovic unfortunately missed the doubles.
The hustle and bustle of Indian Wells can be seen from the side.
For the audience, it was a feast for the eyes. Although the top 32 seeds had byes in the singles field on the first match day, the doubles field was full of stars.
Dazzling!
Overwhelmed!
Generally speaking, tickets for tennis events are often divided into two types:
One is a date package, single-day package, weekend package, etc.; the other is a single game ticket, a center court package or a single game ticket.
The reason for this division is simple. The games of top big-name players are more arranged in large venues such as the center court and the No. 2 court. In order to increase the attendance rate, the event organizers naturally need to separate them for ticket sales. According to the stadium and even the competition Make a sale.
If you buy a date package, you can freely flow around the open field throughout the event and watch any game, but you cannot enter the large stadium.
The difference is not only the price, but also the rush to buy. The tickets for the center court are sold out early, and it is hard to find a ticket.
No one wants to miss the game of the Big Four.
The difficulty can be imagined.
But today, after leaving the center court, holding a one-day package ticket, and taking a walk around the outer court, you can see that there is a lot of noise everywhere, a sea of people, shoulder to shoulder—
The top big-name players will appear one after another. Among the Big Four, Federer, Nadal and Murray will also be on the stage of doubles.
In other words, with the price of a one-day package, you can see the Big Four. Such a good deal, the whole Indian Wells is boiling.
What's more, the star-studded doubles lineup also directly led to a series of strong collisions in the first round, such as—
"Ferrer/Vordasco vs Gawain/Dimitrov".
There is no doubt that this is the first round of the focus match, and it has been identified by the organizing committee as "must-see in the first round".
Although the two combinations are unseeded players, the organizing committee still arranges the game to enter the No. 2 court with top treatment.
Facts also prove the wisdom of the organizing committee:
There were no seats left.
A doubles match ignited the enthusiasm of the fans in the No. 2 court, and easily set a box office record for the first day of watching the match.
At the same time, the combination of the two teams lived up to expectations, and the game was very good.
"6:4", "4:6".
In the first two sets, each side won one set.
From the stalemate in the score, you can deeply feel the back and forth between the two sides, and the two sets are just an advantage of breaking serve.
The outcome is still unclear.
In the doubles match in Indian Wells, there is no deciding set. After the first two sets are tied, it goes directly to the "tie-break game", and the first team to win ten points wins.
After the start of the tie-break, the opponents still maintained a high concentration of attention. For the first two points, both players kept their serve, and no one was able to break the situation.
"3:3", exchange venues.
Immediately afterwards, it was still Dimitrov's serve point.
this point...
"oh!"
The audience exclaimed, someone dropped potato chips, someone exclaimed, someone held their head in disbelief, someone covered their chest, and someone even spilled beer and wet their pants.
Gao Wen, who was standing in front of the net, also held his head tightly, unable to believe his mistake.
In fact, Gao Wen broke the situation by raiding the net and intercepting Ferrer's return serve with a volley in front of the net, giving them an absolute advantage.
Verdasco, who was in charge of the interception in front of the net, relied on Ben/Neng to reach out to block a shot, and inconceivably intercepted the tennis ball back before it hit the ground.
The tennis ball jumped up high, like a soaring cannon.
See high but not far.
Gao Wen plucked the green onion from a dry field, took off from the spot, and directly hit the net with high pressure.
But everything happened too fast, Gao Wen's reaction was also done in a flash, from blocking to high pressure, it was just a matter of exhaling and inhaling.
As a result, Gao Wen was worried that his jump height was not enough, so when he pressed down, he pressed his wrist harder, and finally the tennis ball hit the net belt, and then—
J.
Returning to Gao Wen's feet, like a puppy returning home.
This mistake was earth-shattering, and the entire stadium was stunned.
No one would have thought ~www.mtlnovel.com~ that among the top ten tie-breakers, Gawain and Dimitrov were the first to lose the first serve point, and in such a way.
Immediately afterwards, one could see that Gawain's shoulders collapsed as if melting, and his body seemed to be unable to bear the weight of the racket anymore. Being dragged by the racket, his whole body collapsed bit by bit, his knees softened, and his whole body almost collapsed. It's about to kneel down directly, exactly like cotton candy.
"Ha ha!"
The lively mime performance made the audience of more than 8,000 people roar with laughter.
Upon seeing—
A second ago, Dimitrov was also full of astonishment, because he was too surprised and didn't know how to react for a while.
The next second, looking at Gawain's body language, Dimitrov didn't hold back, and burst out laughing.
(end of this chapter)