[0169] Mixed joys and sorrows
On March 10, local time in the United States, the Indianals Masters officially kicked off, and 64 main contestants will decide the championship through six rounds.
Compared with the preferential treatment of high-ranking players in the Tournament, the Masters are treated equally, after all, everyone's ranking is not bad.
As the No. 7 seed player in the tournament, Gu Fei played against Austrian player Kubek, who is currently ranked in the 40s in ATP, and his strength is not weak.
Gu Fei continued his good form since the Australian Open, defeating his opponent in straight sets and successfully advanced to the top 32.
In the 1/16 final, Gu Fei's opponent was Sri Chapan, the former Asian No. 1 player, but with Gu Fei's rapid rise, his popularity has been stolen.
Facing the Asian fellow, Gu Fei was not ruthless and started an ACE ball against Sri Chapan. In the end, Gu Fei won the game with a more delicate defense.
However, after entering the third round, the Chilean cannon Gonzalez made Gu Fei suffer all the hardships and only passed the seventh game in three sets.
Gu Fei also seemed to have an illusion that these opponents were fighting against him and seemed to be injecting blood, and they were very excited!
This feeling was particularly strong in the fourth round of the match against Spanish player Costa, because the opponent was like a stunning young strongman, who had been using the bottom line skills to deal with himself. The three-set game took nearly three hours, which was extremely rare in fast and hard-ground games.
At this time, even the slowest reaction can realize that they have become the target of ATP.
After Becker's inquiry, these players were so desperate because Gu Fei had never lost since his debut, and all players hoped to be the first to defeat Gu Fei.
In this way, Gu Fei has to face a high-ranking player who goes all out in every game, which is even more difficult than the Australian Open.
You should know that when Gu Fei was at the Australian Open, that is, Agassi, Rodick was considered a high-ranking player with outstanding strength, and the others did not pose much threat to Gu Fei.
However, in the Masters, most of the players are the top ATP team, and it is not easy to win every game.
In the semi-finals, Gu Fei's opponent was Federer, who had just met in Dubai. The two players with similar styles of play were even more difficult to match.
In the end, Gu Fei had better luck. He relied on two lucky tennis balls to defeat Federer in the third set, and entered the finals of the Masters for the first time.
The opponent in the final was Gu Fei's old acquaintance, Australian hare Hewitt, and this game was also considered by the sports media to be the world's number one "revenge battle"!
As the defending champion and top seed, Hewitt was in a hot state in this year's Indianals Masters, and reached the final without losing one set in the first five rounds.
As Gu Fei's game increases, the outside world's understanding of him becomes deeper and deeper. Every opponent will come up with some targeted tactics to try to defeat Gu Fei.
This time, Hewitt, who adjusted his mentality, was not in a hurry to attack, but used his bottom-line skills and super high running ability to get entangled with Gu Fei.
Hewitt, who was defending with all his strength, was still extremely terrible. Gu Fei was also a little uncomfortable with the opponent. The first two sets were 1:1, and both sets were decided through tiebreaks.
In the third set, Gu Fei suddenly exerted his strength in the 10th set, and took two consecutive serves to hit Hewitt on the Internet and caught him off guard, and finally won the game 6:4.
Although Hewitt failed to succeed in the final, he was also the one who forced Gu Fei to the most embarrassing in the game, which also gave many players great inspiration.
When Gu Fei raised the Indianals Masters trophy, the muscles in his arms kept shaking and the trophy almost fell off.
In a week, six high-intensity games, the pace was much higher than that of the Australian Open. Gu Fei's physique at 12 o'clock was already a little overwhelmed.
In Becker's words, Gu Fei's time to enter the professional arena is too short, he does not receive enough professional training, and his physical fitness reserves are quite poor.
When he was at the Australian Open, Gu Fei made a surprise attack with his sharp serve and his opponent's unfamiliarity. With his luck, he won the Australian Open championship all at once.
But now Gu Fei has become a thorn in the eyes of ATP high-ranking players, and various targeted tactics have emerged.
In this world, there is not just Gu Fei. Almost all the opponents in the Indianals Masters Cup chose to fight Gu Fei in a fierce way, trying to discover Gu Fei's physical defects and finally win the game.
Without having time to make any changes, the Miami Masters officially kicked off on the 17th, and Gu Fei could only hurry from Los Angeles to Miami on the East Coast.
What impressed Gu Fei the most about Miami is the Heat and the cigar production holy place across the sea from Miami. This is a passionate and famous beach city.
However, the Miami Masters gave Gu Fei a warning. In the third round, Gu Fei fell to Agassi, the No. 2 seed player of the tournament.
As soon as the game ended, almost all major sports media around the world were cheering. Everyone thought that Gu Fei was an indestructible body and would not lose.
Seeing that Agassi, who was over 30 years old, forced Gu Fei out of breath, and eventually his technical movements were deformed due to lack of physical strength. All professional players realized that Gu Fei's sharp serve and unsparing bottom-line defense were based on abundant physical fitness.
The continuous competition and long airplane trips have undoubtedly revealed Gu Fei's physical weaknesses. The cold robot from the huge red empire has finally been discovered!
Gu Fei, who was eliminated, had no intention of staying in Miami to enjoy the sunshine and beaches. He lost for the first time in his career, and he was somewhat depressed.
Afterwards, ATP officially announced the latest men's singles rankings. Gu Fei relied on the Australian Open, the championships of the Dubai Golden Tournament and the Indianaals Masters, and the 25-point income in the third round of the Miami Masters, successfully surpassed Moya and entered the TOP5.
However, Gu Fei realized that the exposure of physical fitness shortcomings will bring more trouble to the upcoming clay season.
Because of the material of the clay court, the ball speed is very slow, and the game is often dragged into a long battle. The summer of Europe gradually approaches will intensify the consumption of physical energy.
No, in order to increase physical fitness, Gu Fei had to go to Europe in advance and stayed in seclusion for a period of time before the start of the Monte Carlo Masters to conduct secret training.
When Gu Fei saw Agassi holding up the championship trophy in ESPN's report, he was also envious. After all, no one would think there were too many championship trophys.
Gu Fei's defeat on the court immediately made Yu Hong, who was in contact with the sponsor, feel that the other party's enthusiasm was rapidly fading.
According to the media's conversations cited by celebrities in the tennis world, Gu Fei's skills have been polished well, but the physical disadvantages of Chinese people will be broken out in the long and difficult season in the future.
Chapter completed!