In the 2015 Australian Open, the fierce battle in Melbourne Park was in full swing, and the popularity continued to rise. With the advancement of the tenth match day and the eleventh match day, a new peak was ushered in step by step.
All signs indicate that the theme of alternating old and new throughout 2014 is about to usher in the first battle on the first grand slam stage of the new year.
Everything is developing as expected, and the heat wave is continuously gathering towards the final stage of Huashan's sword debate.
On the tenth match day, there will be two more matches in the quarterfinals of the men's singles in the upper half.
In the end, Djokovic bloodbathed Berdych in straight sets, Wawrinka also defeated Kei Nishikori in straight sets, and the No. 1 and No. 4 seeds joined the semi-finals!
boom! coming!
finally come!
In Melbourne Park last year, Wawrinka defeated the defending champion Djokovic in the decisive set in the quarter-finals. Throughout the year, it will attract the attention of all tennis lovers.
A year later, Wawrinka and Djokovic met again, this time in the semi-finals, and the war was rekindled. So, where will the ending go?
It is no exaggeration to say that when the draw came out, people were looking forward to this duel. To some extent, it even surpassed the potential quarter-final match between Federer and Murray; but unexpectedly, Federer missed the appointment, but Wawrinka And Djokovic each defended their own half.
Boom boom boom! The drum of war is officially sounding! Over Melbourne Park, a long time to stir!
In this way, the top four lineup of the first Grand Slam men's singles in 2015 has been released:
Top half, "Djokovic vs Wawrinka".
In the second half, "Murray vs. Gao Wen".
Perfect!
It's perfect!
This is precisely the focus topic throughout last year, "Big Four vs Challengers"!
Among them, Wawrinka and Gao Wen are the undoubted leaders among the "challengers". After experiencing ups and downs and ups and downs, both players stood out in this year's Melbourne Park and once again stood in the Big Four. In front of him, launch an impact.
If Murray's position is replaced by Nadal, then the semi-finals will happen to be the winners of the four Grand Slam champions last year, which will further push this wave of alternation between old and new to the extreme; but considering that the draw has been predicted in advance, Such a matchup is impossible, and Gao Wen has already defeated Nadal in the quarter-finals, so there is nothing to be picky about.
incredible!
All this actually happened.
The situation that people have been waiting and waiting, looking forward to and looking forward to is actually staged in Melbourne Park, just like women's singles.
Dream duel!
The entire tennis world began to feel excited. Perhaps, this year's professional tennis, starting with the Australian Open, will soon unfold a new look.
Immediately afterwards, on the eleventh match day, the gongs and drums were loud.
According to the schedule, three singles matches will be staged today, two women's singles semi-finals and one men's singles semi-final.
For the women's singles, the final lineup will be seen today; for the men's singles, the semi-finals in the lower half will be staged first, and the semi-finals in the upper half will be played tomorrow—that is, Friday.
This also means that on Sunday's final stage, the players who stand out from the bottom half will win an extra day of rest.
Like the men's singles, the women's singles is also ushering in a period of fluctuation between the old and the new. The two rookies challenge the No. 1 seed and the No. 2 seed respectively.
Keith, who just took the lead last year, defeated No. 4 seed Kvitova and Venus Williams at the Australian Open this year, and advanced to the semi-finals of the Grand Slam for the first time in his career. Even if he played the role of a dark horse, his victory was very convincing. The next semi-final is about to challenge Serena Williams.
result-
Serena Williams and Sharapova both defeated their opponents in straight sets and met in the final.
This also marks that this year's Australian Open women's singles final will soon be played between the top two seeds after the match. They both withstood the impact and will continue to occupy the top two positions in the world after the Australian Open.
The first suspense has been revealed.
In women's professional tennis singles, the overlord is still the overlord. Despite the turmoil and strong impact, the third and fourth seeds both suffered upsets, but Serena Williams and Sharapova are still strong, which also means that, The impact of the new generation still needs to wait and see.
and!
The final will inevitably be full of topics again, and the two players with the most topical and highest ratings in women's tennis today are about to start a peak duel again.
Wait, so does that mean the same is true for men's tennis?
The challengers failed again, and the Big Four withstood the impact and made a strong comeback, proving once again that their **** of men's professional tennis is not over?
The second suspense is about to be revealed.
It is precisely because of the results of the women's singles semi-finals that people's discussions about the men's singles semi-finals have also skyrocketed:
So, "Djokovic vs Murray" will be staged again?
After all, the instability and uncertainty of women's singles has always been more significant.
In 2008, Justin Henin, the world number one at the time, announced his retirement very abruptly. After that, the world number one and the fleeting "Grand Slam" players who were frequently changed alternately can no longer be counted with two hands; As a result, Serena Williams and Sharapova steadied themselves in the turmoil.
Then, the more stable and stronger men's singles should be like this—
Looking at the top eight singles lineup, this is the most direct proof. Does this mean that the final will be a reunion of old faces?
Murray has challenged Djokovic three times in Melbourne Park, and his entire army has been wiped out.
Or rather, the men's game will take on a very different look, as the winds have been a bit weird this year.
In the men's doubles match, the top-seeded Bryan brothers were upset in the round of 16; moreover, after entering the quarter-finals and semi-finals, they were still upset, and all the seeded players fell off the horse. In the end, two pairs of unseeded players met in the final to compete for the championship. Such a style of painting is really incomprehensible.
Coupled with Federer and Nadal's upset exit~www.mtlnovel.com~ The men's singles arena is calm and calm, and there seems to be an undercurrent hidden.
Guess, imagination, anticipation, curiosity... All kinds of emotions surged, and then, the first men's singles semi-finals debuted under the eyes of everyone.
On the eleventh match day, at Rod Laver Stadium, Gawain played on the night field of Center Court for the second consecutive game; it was also the second consecutive game against the Big Four.
For any player, this is the ultimate challenge. So far, only Del Potro and Wawrinka have completed the feat of defeating the two Big Four consecutively in the same Grand Slam.
Now, it's up to Gao Wen.
"Andy! Bang Bang!"
"Andy! Bang Bang!"
The Rod Laver Stadium is neat and tidy, and the audience roars. Before the players appear on the field, they can already feel the one-sided atmosphere of the game.
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