Does this title make those who shout "no milk!" Is the milk powder shaking? Hehe, I saw the prediction of the 20 18 season by American Sports Illustrated columnist John Wittem, and let you know what real fear is!
Wittem listed a group of interesting multiple-choice questions for the new season, and gave five alternative answers in the year-end first option of the 20 18 season: Djokovic who regained dominance, Federer who lived forever, Nadal who won the year-end first again, Zvilev who finally learned to win three out of five games, and so on.
In the answer released by Wittem, his choice is: roger federer. Not only that, in another multiple-choice question specifically for Federer, his choice for the fate of Federer 20 18 is: "Continue the excellent state of 20 17, and at the same time benefit from the injuries that have invaded many top players in a large area and return to the first place in the world."
"Milk" once is not enough. This is "milk on milk"! Not only the Australian Open, but also the whole 20 18 season.
It is no wonder that since the beginning of the new season, the style of the major news of the men's network is basically like this-Nishikori Kei was injured and retired from the Australian Open! Murray retired from the Australian Open! Nadal retired in a row! Deyo retired in a row! Deyo will decide whether to participate in the Australian Open after participating in two exhibition matches this week. Wawrinka also came to the Australian Open, but he is not sure whether he can participate. ...
Where is Federer? All the smiles, laughter, hotshot and expressions in the Hopman Cup, together with Bencic, won the Swiss team. Although it sounds against the ruthless rules set by the goddess of time, at the age of 36, he seems to be almost the only top star who is not injured.
In his four consecutive Hopman Cup singles matches, his opponents included Zvilev and Sok, the top eight in the world, and the other two Kachanov were as good as Sugita. Federer lost a set in the tiebreak with Zvilev in the final, but his "revenge" was 6-0 and 6-2, which made the frustrated Germans half-jokingly say at the award ceremony, "We also want to win. You make us young people look ugly. "
When Murray and Deyo ended the 20 17 season ahead of schedule six months ago, it was predicted that Fener-style offseason therapy would surely achieve Fener-style success in the new season. Today's Demu has not fully recovered from the injury, and Nadal is still suffering from a knee injury. People can't help asking: Why does the magic law apply to Federer? Others can't benefit from it?
"Because there is always only one Federer"-this emotional compliment sounds wonderful, but it lacks rational analysis. This time in the Hopman Cup, Federer actually revealed the mystery: "At this stage of my career, quality is far more important than quantity. I am like a part-time player now, playing for half a day and resting for half a day. "
Reminiscent of a rule revealed by La Onic in Brisbane last week, "Those players who played many games last season, those who played 65 or even 70 games or more, usually get into trouble in the following year." In this sense, Deyo is paying off debts for the golden period of the five-year 1 1 grand slam. Murray is also paying his debts for the great success of 2065,438+06. Does Nadal's injury at the beginning of this season seem to be paying off debts for the peak year of last season?
From this point of view, Federer's fans must be grateful that Federer only participated in the streamlined schedule of 12 last year, and even more grateful that he won seven championships, including two Grand Slams, only participating in 12, especially grateful that he did not lose himself in the possibility of hitting the first place at the end of the season and temporarily increasing the number of participants-in fact, the calm Federer never thought of it. He understands that compared with the two Grand Slam dinners won in the 20 17 season, the year-end first is an unnecessary dessert; But when the opportunity to return to the first place is ripe, it will come naturally, such as this 20 18 season.
In addition to the number of games, another important factor is that Federer has changed his training methods. "I no longer need to train for up to four hours a day or ten days in a row to prove myself. Long-term high-intensity training will damage my body. " Today, Federer's training time is not long, but his purpose is stronger; After training with Federer twice in the ATP London Finals, Wu Yimou also said that Federer's training style is "freestyle".
Of course, the longevity of Federer's career also benefits from the evolution of his increasingly energy-saving and environmentally-friendly playing style. After defeating Zvilev, Federer admitted: "I can't stay five meters behind the baseline forever and shoot more saws with them-of course I can, but many people are better than me;" And the closer I am to my opponent, the more deadly I am. " It was in this match with Zvilev that Federer not only performed volley's touch in front of the net, but also made his opponent lose his temper with small balls, including several short balls praised by fans as "three stories high".
The significance of Federer's existence has already surpassed Federer himself. For other players, his existence is an example and inspiration-he not only proves that it is completely possible to continue to attack the Grand Slam champion at the age of 36, but also proves the significance of Federer's existence at the beginning of the 20 18 season, and even more because he proves the possibility of continuing to win the Grand Slam champion after suffering serious injuries and surgery at such an age. For Murray, Deyo and Nishikori Kei, this should be a great encouragement.