Pulan couldn't control himself anymore and screamed.
"Ahhh!"
He clenched his fists, cheered heartily, and jumped high uncontrollably. His brain was roaring, and he completely lost his ability to think.
Break, appeared.
In the deciding set, the first player to break serve was Gao Wen.
"4:2".
For the first time in his career, he stepped onto the stage of Roland Garros. He faced the host country's darling Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the round of 16, and fought fiercely all the way to the final set. Then, Gao Wen accurately interpreted the game, firmly grasped the opportunity, and turned corruption into magic.
He took the lead to break serve and widened the score gap for the first time.
In the fourth set, Gao Wen was lagging behind. Although he kept fighting and trying, he still missed the victory after fighting until the end.
On one side is Tsonga, who plays at home and becomes more courageous as he fights.
On one side is Gao Wen, who is fighting against the odds and fighting alone.
However, it was under such a difficult situation that Gao Wen overcame many difficulties and took the lead in breaking serve in the decisive set, and ignited the entire Philippe-Chatier Stadium——
Parisian audiences are picky, demanding, and difficult to serve, but at the same time, they are also proud, aloof, and stick to the bottom line.
If the game is exciting enough, they will not be stingy with applause, they will not refuse to cheer for their opponents, and they will not deny wonderful goals.
This is their bottom line.
Just like this moment.
Applause, thunder.
The whole place was boiling.
On the small TV screen, Pulan looked at Gawain quietly:
After completing the ultimate hit, the inertia of the forward motion could not stop the car at all, so Gawain simply continued to rush forward, jumped up with the momentum, and raised his right fist high.
Sweating profusely and eyes bright.
The fighting spirit is high and the momentum is like a rainbow.
There was no roaring or cheering, just clenched fists and a smile on the corners of the mouth, showing the tenacity and burning fighting spirit from the inside out.
However, just such a scene can make people deeply feel the perseverance and determination in the eyes, and the blood can't help but boil with excitement.
On the opposite side of the net, Tsonga looked at the flying direction of the tennis ball. Although he had chosen to go online to press, Gawain's backhand slash was impeccable. From the line to the power to the timing, he made a comprehensive breakthrough and directly broke through Tsonga.
The protective net, find the path to break the net, and complete a fatal blow.
Regret, surprise, surprise.
All kinds of emotions surged up, but Tsonga still applauded Gawain——
He has no regrets about this.
If he had it to do over again, he didn't think he could do better. Gawain had indeed won it indisputably through his own hard work and strength.
As for the break, the game is not over yet anyway, he still has a chance, right?
Indeed, Tsonga needs to calm down and think carefully. He is now facing physical problems. He tried to hold serve quickly with all his strength but suffered a break. The disadvantage of the late serve in the decisive set was further amplified. He will face more challenges and pressure in the next game.
All circumstances are very unfavorable.
He needs to reflect and rethink.
but!
Tsonga will not collapse easily, let alone surrender easily.
Moreover, he was tired, and so was Gawain. In this round, Gawain's physical exertion was much higher than Tsonga's, and the predicament of the final set was fair to both of them.
Now, it depends on who has better physical reserves and uses more appropriate tactics to connect his game.
In fact, this is exactly the case.
A small accident disrupted Gawain's plan, and he tried his best to complete the break. It really consumed a lot of Gawain's physical strength, and the impact immediately emerged——
Next, Gao Wen's own service game failed to score a single serve due to fluctuations in physical fitness. This also gave Tsonga a lot of opportunities to attack the second serve.
From holding the game point at "40:30" to facing the break point at "40:AD", Gao Wen's serving game also experienced the test, and it was another key point test.
Compared with Tsonga, Gao Wen's biggest advantage is that he has more diverse scoring methods and has already started planning from the first game of the deciding set.
Gao Wen uses a large number of different tactical combinations and different batting line combinations to disrupt Tsonga's predictions, avoid exposing routines as much as possible, gain room for tactical choices for himself, and gain a slight advantage in key score confrontations, and then
Change the balance between the two sides.
Take the lead. Share equally.
Divide equally. Take the lead.
At this time, you can clearly feel the swing in the state. Gawain is gritting his teeth and persisting, and Tsonga is fighting with all his strength——
Tsonga, who stood on the cliff and had to go all out, had no baggage and no need to hold back. Even if his physical strength was at the bottom, he knew that he had to give it a try, otherwise it would be useless to retain his physical strength.
Either squander the little energy left now and give it a try; or save the energy and lose the game, and then go to the training ground after the game to vent your energy?
Obviously, this is a choice that can be made without thinking.
The side that has no retreat or choice will always perform better, especially the change in mentality, which also improves the batting feel.
In the previous game, the two sides were in a stalemate for more than five minutes on Tsonga's serve; in this game, the two sides were in a stalemate for more than eight minutes on Gao Wen's serve.
It has been a long time since the last break between games, but neither player had any room to adjust their physical fitness and once again felt the torment of a clay court match.
Both players are constantly challenging their own limits, and at the same time they are gritting their teeth to burst out more energy. The burning feeling becomes more and more intense in the doomsday atmosphere.
Now, Gao Wen must thank Peart for starting his physical training on clay early and constantly challenging his own limits. The consumption and suffering of this game has exceeded that of the Australian Open final, mainly due to the characteristics of clay. The suffering of the ultra-long round is all
Test the player's willpower in all directions.
In addition, the advantage of physical attributes over technical attributes for the first time was also fully highlighted in the clay court season. Gao Wen withstood Tsonga's impact.
On that side, Tsonga missed three break points.
This time, Gawain finally got his second game point. It was not easy, it really wasn't easy.
It would be great if an ACE could be issued at this time, but at this stage of the final set, let alone Gawain, Tsonga's serving power has also plummeted, so instead of pinning his hopes on the ACE, it is better to
Set up the entire offense through serving with your feet on the ground.
In fact, it can be seen from the last game that now it is not only a contest of physical strength, technology, ability, and on-the-spot performance, but also a contest of will.
When faced with a break point, Tsonga's performance was already good enough, but Gao Wen relied on his tenacity to show a more beautiful and exciting performance, cashing in on the break point and taking the break advantage in the deciding set; now
It was Gawain's turn. Facing the desperate Tsonga, their positions were reversed.
but--
Gawain, you are ready.
The air at Stade Philippe-Chatier was a little solid, and the sky seemed like it might collapse at any time.
Although he had wiped the sweat just now, when he turned around, the sweat dripped down his chin again, which made it a little itchy. Gawain had to wipe the sweat away with his wrist guard.
Gawain raised his head and glanced at Tsonga to confirm that his opponent was ready, and then Gawain was ready to serve.