There is no power to fight back, a fragile defeat.
The scores of "6:0" and "6:1" happened between any two male players. This is a disparity and abnormal score.
But the problem is that this is the third time a similar situation has happened on the stage of this year's year-end finals, even if it is abnormal, it is too abnormal.
What's more, this also happened between Federer and Murray. Looking at Murray's entire career, such a score is also rare.
Analyzing from a professional point of view, Murray has "run out of fuel."
Since the end of the US Open, in order to compete for a seat in the year-end finals, Murray's number of entries has reached a new high, and he has maintained full attendance for six weeks:
Two 250-point competitions, two 500-point competitions, and two Masters competitions, when they came to London, they had participated in the competition for the seventh consecutive week.
It can be called a model worker.
This also means that both energy and physical strength have reached their limits, and Murray is no longer competitive enough at the level of the year-end finals.
Of course, the essence still shows that Murray is still not able to reach his best state after returning from injury, and there is still a lot of work to catch up during the offseason.
A total defeat, a rout.
The competition on the fifth match day also came to an end.
So far, the group round robin of Group B has all ended. On the last match day, the two games still failed to break the curse of "one-sided".
For the audience, this is undoubtedly regrettable and embarrassing. All six group matches were "2:0", but what happened to the frequent occurrence of "6:0" and "6:1" scores?
But for the people who eat melons, this is undoubtedly exciting, and it can be regarded as a microcosm of the weird chaos throughout 2014.
In the end, Federer ranked first in the group with a record of winning all three games in the group stage.
So, what about group number two?
Kei Nishikori defeated Murray, Murray defeated Raonic/Govan, and Gaowen/Raonic defeated Kei Nishikori. The relationship between the three players formed a loop.
Therefore, the sub-scores must be compared.
ATP has formulated detailed regulations for such situations.
First, compare the "set winning percentage", if the winning percentage is the same, then compare each other's winning and losing games.
All three players won two sets and lost two sets. The winning rate of the number of sets was 33.3%, and the winning and losing games formed a loop, regardless of size.
Secondly, compare the "number of rounds winning percentage", if the winning percentage is the same, then compare each other's winning and losing games.
Kei Nishikori won 20 rounds and lost 32 rounds, with a winning rate of 38.5%.
Murray won 22 rounds and lost 32 rounds, with a winning percentage of 40.7%.
Gao Wen won 27 rounds and lost 29 rounds, with a winning percentage of 48.2%.
The answer is clear at a glance.
If the second step still fails to determine the winner, and the three players are still tied, then the final rule is, the world ranking, and the player with the higher ranking will be promoted.
But here, there is no need to use the last rule, because in the second step, the winner has already been decided—
Gao Wen made it out of the group stage and advanced to the semi-finals.
When he had the opportunity to be on the stage of the year-end finals for the first time in his career, Gao Wen firmly grasped his shining moment and cashed in the opportunity.
A silver lining!
In the true sense, a ray of life.
In the last game, whether Kei Nishikori wins a few more rounds or Murray wins a few more rounds, it may not be Gao Wen who will qualify for the final group stage.
However, by chance and destiny, Gao Wen made his debut at the O2 Stadium with an impeccable game, and with a little "help" from Federer and Murray, history was born in this way.
Who would have thought?
Who would have thought!
The most incredible thing is that when the "Federer VS Murray" match ended, it was not Murray's defeat that immediately took the top spot on the hot search list, but Gao Wen's historic breakthrough as a substitute player. It's the same as reaching the top of the Grand Slam champion with a wild card three months ago.
incredible!
How did all this happen?
Whether in New York or Paris, Gao Wen completely relied on his own hard work and hard work to fight his way out step by step. Even though people commonly called Gao Wen by the title of "dark horse", there was no way to deny it. Gao Wen was spelled out one by one, writing history.
But London?
Kei Nishikori was at a loss in front of Gao Wen, and Murray fell apart in front of Federer, but they were covered with an indescribable mystery.
The opportunity to make history is at Kei Nishikori's fingertips. Compared with Federer who is standing opposite Murray, Gao Wen does lack a little deterrence.
However, Kei Nishikori watched the opportunity slip away from his fingertips little by little. The powerlessness and dullness were devastating.
In the end, Kei Nishikori "achieved" Gao Wen's historical moment in this way—
Not only is he the first player in history to enter the semi-finals as a substitute, but he is also the first Asian player in history to reach the semi-finals of the year-end finals.
The younger generation is indeed on the rise. People have to sigh that the times make heroes. In the chaotic situation of 2014, Gao Wen turned out to be born.
Jaw-dropping.
I was speechless.
boom!
Boom boom boom!
Almost visible to the naked eye, all the news media have gone crazy—
Because Gao Wen created history, but also because of the way Gao Wen created history.
"Murray suffered a sweep and surrendered to **** Gao Wen to the semi-finals."
"Federer handed Murray the worst defeat of his career and secured Gawain a place in the semi-finals."
"Murray was like sleepwalking, watching Gao Wen's team qualify."
"Kei Nishikori tried his best but hit the wall like a headless chicken, driving high and low to end the season."
"History! It's history again! The years of Gao Wen's miracles are still continuing."
"Gowan and Federer entered the semi-finals, waiting for Djokovic."
"Breakthrough again in Asia! Breakthrough after 90s! A year to witness miracles."
"Strange situation, witness to history."
A chance of one in ten thousand, or even one in one hundred thousand, actually happened!
The British media went crazy. Murray didn't even need to win a set. He only needed to win a few more games to advance to the semi-finals with a small point advantage. What happened?
The neon media went crazy. After Kei Nishikori defeated Murray strongly, he became the biggest favorite to qualify for Group B, but ended up fourth in the group?
Huaxia Media is crazy~www.mtlnovel.com~History! history! Make history! Come off the bench! Fire Captain! Not only won a victory, but also advanced to the semi-finals! The magical journey that belongs to Gao Wen continues to climb the peak.
In fact, not only the tennis media, but also sports journalists from other sports have cast their eyes, discussing this year's year-end finals with relish.
Even journalists in other fields are starting to care about sports.
This is indeed a strange thing.
On the one hand, the consecutive one-sided duels in the group stage made people drowsy, and many spectators have already cursed.
On the other hand, the unimaginably chaotic situation is invigorating, and everyone is discussing the year-end finals.
I have experienced New York, Paris, and this crazy year of 2014, but the surprises are still not over. When I came to London, the madness continued.
If there is anything else that can push this crazy journey to a new peak, directly blowing the heads of all reporters into fireworks, it is—
"Djokovic VS Gawain", another game?