Match Point: Chapter 336 No. 1 upset

The 2014 U.S. Open has been played for two match days, and there are still some upsets to some extent, but on the whole, all high-ranked seeded players have passed the test smoothly, and there are still some disturbances in the end.

Two of the most surprising upsets so far.

One is the men's singles field. Kyrgios defeated the 21st seed Youzhny in the first round.

But on the one hand, Youzhny's ranking did not enter the top 20; on the other hand, Kyrgios has risen strongly and entered the public eye early, and the momentum of his rise in the first half of this year has still faintly suppressed Zverev Jr. He is a representative topic figure of the new generation.

Therefore, Kyrgios' victory was indeed an accident, but it was not an exaggeration.

The second is the women's singles field. Catherine-Bellis, a 15-year-old talented girl who participated in a Grand Slam for the first time in her career, defeated the 12th seed and this year's Australian Open runner-up Dominika Cibulkova in the first round. Dominika-Cibulkova).

Cibulkova became the biggest dark horse at the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, knocking out the favorites all the way to the final, but regrettably lost to Li Na and finished runner-up. In the first half of the year, she ushered in a full-scale career explosion, and the world rankings repeatedly set new highs; entered After the North American season, his performance has gradually declined, and there is nothing to show for it. However, being out in the first round of the US Open is indeed an upset.

Bellis’s experience is a classic route for geniuses. She ranked first in the world for teenagers at the beginning of the year. She did not turn into a professional game, but she still entered the tour to polish herself. , With a wild card, he entered the US Open main match list and staged a Grand Slam debut.

Then, at the age of 15, Bellis became the youngest player to win the US Open women's singles main draw since Kournikova in 1996.

Two upsets with different meanings.

Wait, Bellis's story, is it familiar?

Non-professional? wild card? First show? upset?

Indeed, the same was true for Gao Wen. Even the seeded players he defeated were very similar, one No. 12 and the other No. 13.

However, Bellis has achieved many brilliance in the youth arena, and is ranked No. 1 in the world among young people. She is known as a true "gifted girl" and has attracted much attention. Therefore, she upset Cibulkova and made history. Surprised , Joy is greater than fright.

Gao Wen jumped out of the cracks in the rocks. The attention of the Challenger League was really too low, far inferior to the Youth Arena. Before this game, there was basically no such person.

Moreover, there is another most important factor, Bayliss was born in San Francisco, she is the host player, the "upset" should be more of a weak victory over the strong, but Gao Wen is a non-host player, defeating the local hope for the championship, " "Unhappy" also becomes to extinguish hope, and the input and output of the whole emotion are completely different.

Due to various factors, the major media also gave the title of "No. 1 upset" to the match between Gao Wen and Isner. It can be clearly sensed that the "surprise surprise" should be far more shocking than joyful.

"On the second day of the US Open, the first shocking upset was born. Wild card player Wen Gao defeated the 13th seed John Isner!"

"The Arthur Ashe Stadium has witnessed history! It was the first time in his career to participate in a Grand Slam, and he upset the 13th seed!"

"Three tie-breaks, the host hopes to win the championship and stop with an upset in the first round!"

"The new American No. 1 brother drove high and low in the North American season, and stopped in the first round of the US Open for the second time in his career."

"Cold! Cold! Cold! Isner was eliminated in the first round. The young player who made history was not ranked two months ago!"

"Wild card player Wen Gao successfully sniped Isner with a perfect game!"

Looking at the news headlines of the mainstream English media, the series of unpopular hits made people deeply feel the unbelievably powerful impact.

Although the four Grand Slams have never been short of upsets, the first round of matches witnessed many miracles and accidents at the same time. Even the accident of the top seed falling in the first round has happened more than once, but every time it happens, it can still trigger the news media. The collective exclamation:

On the one hand, people are looking forward to a miracle, and every upset is an inspirational story of competitive sports; but on the other hand, people are worried about the quality of the game, and the expected strong confrontation may not be staged.

It is such a contradictory mentality that makes every upset burst out with more powerful strength.

But it has to be objectively said that upset dark horses are often unknown teenagers, which are not attractive to the general public. Their attention is still more on the upset high-ranking seeded players. It's what people are used to.

This time was no exception, especially the American media, who couldn't believe their eyes.

In this year's North American season, Isner actually got off to a good start. Washington won the championship and Atlanta was the runner-up. The hard-court strength has been fully demonstrated. "Favourites" is definitely not just talk.

However, his performance in the next two Masters in Montreal and Cincinnati declined significantly, especially after Montreal was eliminated in the first round due to his foot injury, he temporarily applied for the Winston-Salem wild card, hoping to adjust his state in time , to return to the ranks of strong competitors.

However, Winston-Salem ended up withdrew from the match, and entered the U.S. Open and was directly eliminated in the first round. All major media sighed.

According to the mainstream media, Isner's injury should still be affected, especially the already not outstanding movement is even worse. There are already various signs in the past two weeks, and Gao Wen's With extraordinary performance, the first upset of this year's US Open also appeared.

But not all media is so boring.

The headlines on the front page of the "Los Angeles Times" look elegant and refined.

"California dream is happening in Flushing! Bellis and Gawain are both making history!"

Bellis is from San Francisco, while Gao Wen can be considered to be from Los Angeles. Both cities belong to California. Their perspectives are naturally completely different. They cheered for the two young teenagers, shouting "California Youth Storm Sweeping New York". The appearance of singing and dancing makes other readers feel sad—

In this way, is there really no problem?

What is certain is that ~www.mtlnovel.com~ the entire North American continent has noticed the news. One is that Bellis represents the American dream, and the other is that Gawain has extinguished the American dream. The ultimate experience happened on the same match day, which is hard for those loyal tennis fans.

Can't laugh, can't cry.

However, looking at the news headlines of China's mainstream media, it is a different scene, overwhelming and overwhelming, with a huge momentum.

"Gao Wen, make history, the men's player won the Grand Slam for the first time!"

"Won!"

"Zero Breakthrough!"

"The 18-year-old young player Gao Wen wrote history in the US Open, beating the 13th seed Isner to advance to the second round!"

"The No. 1 upset at the US Open in 2014 was made by China!"

"Who is Gao Wen who made history and broke through the Grand Slam for the first time to win the nightmare?"

"Born out of nowhere! Debut! Gao Wen's grand slam debut is a blockbuster!"