call…
Pause, inhale, and, again—
call…
Gao Wen took a long, long, deep breath and tried his best to suppress his excitement and excitement, but his blood still boiled uncontrollably.
He was looking forward to this game, every cell in his body was looking forward to it, and when he closed his eyes, he could clearly hear the screams of the cells.
It's not his first Grand Slam match, it's not his first match against Nadal, it's not his first match against Nadal in a Grand Slam or his first match against Nadal on clay...
But this game is still special, unique and irreplaceable.
Because this is Roland Garros, because this is Philippe Chartier.
Here, Nadal represents a pinnacle that is difficult to surpass. Perhaps, facing Djokovic at the Australian Open and Federer at Wimbledon are the ultimate challenges at the highest level in professional tennis, but playing against Nadal at the French Open is the ultimate challenge. The ultimate challenge among challenges, without a doubt.
In this regard, as a reborn person, Gawain understands better than anyone—
As of 2022, Nadal has won a total of 14 championships at the French Open, continuing to refresh the record for the number of championships in professional tennis events; Soderling, the other two lost to Djokovic.
In short, on this court, Nadal is the out-and-out **** of war, his ability, his will, and his attributes are fully pushed to the extreme.
Even if he is plagued by injuries, even if he is in the lowest state of his career, even if he is in a state of half blood or even residual blood, as long as he stands on this court with both feet, Nadal can burst out 200% of his energy. It takes infinite courage and fighting spirit for a player to stand in front of him.
Including Djokovic is no exception.
These two giant players have met ten times in Roland Garros in their careers. Djokovic has two wins and eight losses. The record of the match is at an absolute disadvantage.
At Roland Garros, Nadal is equivalent to Mount Everest, everyone is eager to challenge but only a very, very few people can successfully reach the summit.
Now, Gao Wen has won such an opportunity to stand in front of Mount Everest and look up at the peak.
The dream finally came true.
For Gao Wen, the outcome of the game is not important; what is really important is an ultimate challenge, challenging Nadal, challenging himself, and challenging the limit.
Today, he will go all out and unreservedly release all his energy on the field, whether he wins or loses, he will enjoy this game, he will cherish every minute of this game, let this The game became a showcase for all the hard work of this year's clay-court season.
He is ready.
However, he needs to calm down a little bit. If he is overly nervous or overly excited, the final effect will be the same, which will lead to a deviation in the feeling and state of his shot, and finally lose control of the game, so he needs to calm down and stay focused. Concentration of power.
Then, Nadal showed up too.
The design of the Philippe Chattier Stadium is very interesting. After entering from the main entrance, there is a hall that carries the history of this event and opens the door to welcome guests from all over the world; then go down the stairs to the basement, where there is a spacious space, Including locker rooms, player lounge, gym, etc., where players can prepare for the game.
On the other side of the basement, there is an exit. Climbing up the steps, you can enter an "L"-shaped passage, and after the turn is the stadium.
Therefore, when the players enter the game, they need to enter the basement first, and then return to the ground before they can set foot on the red soil.
The two players who were about to play stood at the entrance of the "L"-shaped channel, waiting for the on-site host's interlude speech, and then stepped onto the center court to be bathed in the spotlights of the world.
"Hey, Rafa."
The smile on the corner of Gao Wen's mouth rose, and he took the initiative to take steps to express his welcome.
After walking the last step, Nadal stretched out his right hand, held Gawain's right hand, pulled it along the way, and gave Gawain a warm and firm hug.
"I'm really looking forward to this game. I can finally wash away the shame of Mallorca. Ah, my heart is almost about to explode."
The light and joking tone did not have the tension of the imminent decisive battle at all.
Nadal shook his head lightly, let out a long breath, and looked serious and worried, "Then you have to pay attention, otherwise before the game has time to start, if I win without a fight and advance, that would be embarrassing. Wait." , do you need me to call the on-site doctor for you now?"
Once you get familiar with it, you can find that in fact, Nadal usually likes to make some small jokes, and he is also a cold-faced assassin.
Gao Wen didn't say much, and quickly covered his chest, pretending to take deep breaths, and staggered, he hurriedly opened the distance.
After all, Nadal still couldn't hold it back, and broke his power directly, and a smile rose from the corner of his mouth.
He took another step forward, stretched out his right hand towards Gawain, shook hands again, hugged again, and patted Gawain's back heavily at the same time.
"Hopefully the better player takes the win."
Nadal, always Nadal, always treats the game with 200% concentration and sincerity, and takes every game and every point seriously.
Nadal is serious about tennis, especially at Roland Garros.
Gao Wen could also deeply feel the scorching hot energy, he didn't say much, but tightly clenched Nadal's right hand.
Let go, separate, the two players stopped joking, but began to prepare for their debut.
Directly ahead, one could feel the billowing heat waves rushing toward one's face, the air was burning, and the flame storm blew the host's voice over.
Then, you can hear the most special and grand entrance introduction of the professional tennis center court, and it is also the classic introduction of the exclusive French Open—
At Roland-Garros, when the host introduces players to the field, in order to show respect for previous champions, they will always emphasize the player's history of winning the championship here; and this honor falls on Nadal. It has become the most magical scenery on the center court of the French Open every year.
"...Roland-Garros champions, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008..."
Even if you don’t understand French, the series of numbers on UU Reading www.uukanshu.com can accumulate the weight behind the time bit by bit, and you don’t need more languages at all, the audience at the Philippe Chartier Stadium It was already noisy, and the cheers and shouts rose steadily with the appearance of each number.
“…2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014…”
"Ladies and gentlemen... Let us welcome, Spaniard, Rafael Nadal!"
ah.
Ah ah ah.
Ahhh!
Screams and cheers, applause and shouts, slowly gathered together like this.
In the end, it turned into a turbulent wave, which even completely drowned out the voice of the host, and spread out in a mighty manner, and the entire Philippe Chatier stadium stood up.
The mountain roared and the tsunami.