Emergency stop, emergency turn, start start and start again.
Gawain couldn't tell clearly how many times this was his back and forth sprint, but he didn't care, there was only one thought in his mind.
Slash, backhand.
Gao Wen expected that Wawrinka would choose a diagonal line as a breakthrough, but he completely threw his center of gravity in the previous shot. The braking function of his footsteps was not good enough, which affected the second start, and the rhythm of the horizontal sprint slowed down slightly. The decisive victory
After all, the first set and the first set are not the same thing.
With his advance prediction and timely response, Gawain gained a glimmer of hope for himself. It might not be much, but Gawain believed it was enough.
Faith is immortal.
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
The sound of footsteps hitting the ground continued to hit the eardrums like thunder, and the heart was almost bursting. The burning blood was almost drying up, and there was not much left of the ancient power deep in the soul.
However, he is still running.
Even though every cell and muscle in his body protested strongly, he still ran with all his concentration and sprinted towards the goal.
Close.
Closer.
The mustard-yellow light seemed to be on fire and continued to fly towards the doubles area.
tread.
Tap tap tap.
The whole world fell into slow motion, and every footsteps roared in his mind very clearly, and then Gawain realized that he had to take action.
Otherwise it will be too late.
The two-handed backhand could not be extended at all, so I switched to a one-handed backhand to hit the ball with my back, and the whole body was fully extended along with the sliding movement.
,, 噌, the sound of red soil surfing rolled in the air.
Then, there was an overwhelming impact force on the racket. From the racket to the wrist, it was shaking violently. It was really difficult to control it with one hand, but Gao Wen had already had an idea. He turned the racket upward and lifted it gently.
Lob shot.
Gawain knew what he should do, but the quality and tail strength of the tennis ball did not give him much time, and it flew out with just a light touch.
Uh-huh.
Gawain almost lost control of his center of gravity. He relied on his left hand to support the ground to barely control himself. However, he could no longer care about his own embarrassment. He regained his center of gravity with a strong push and stood up in a clockwise direction, keeping his feet flexible and preparing to continue to defend——
What about tennis?
He raised his head and looked at the sky. The mustard-yellow parabola crossed the entire field. All the heads in the Philippe-Chartier Stadium also raised their heads, as if they were waiting for the meteor to fall.
Wawrinka is no exception.
Wawrinka was already on the net, but halfway through, he realized that the parabola was deeper than he thought, so he quickly retreated, observing his position all the way back and fixating on the coordinates of the tennis ball.
Back up.
Back up again.
Continue to back up.
Until his steps left the baseline, his eyes followed the tennis ball as it fell to the ground.
Falling, falling slowly, with a flash of brilliance and burning.
Finally, land.
Out of bounds.
Very, very close, but in the end it was still out of bounds. A whole ball went out of bounds. It was just a little bit short of being able to enter the bounds. It was just a little bit short of being able to rely on defense to turn the situation around. It was just a little bit short of the last bit.
Just a little bit can continue the fight.
However, it was still out of bounds after all, no doubt.
Wawrinka was stunned.
As soon as he loosened his grip, the racket fell to the ground. He covered his face and knelt on his knees, staring blankly at his player box.
Eyes full of disbelief.
Time is frozen at this moment——
The game is over.
Four serves won the game, and on the ninth match point, Wawrinka finally cashed in.
"4:6", "6:4", "6:2", "6:7(7)", "10:8".
The entire competition lasted five hours and fourteen minutes, and it was settled here, bringing an end to this thrilling and hearty Huashan sword debate.
In the end, Wawrinka defeated Gauvin in a long game. After being eliminated in the first round last year, he wrote a Cinderella fairy tale at Roland Garros this year. Unbelievably, he successively eliminated Berdych, Federer and Gauvin, three of the top ten players in the world.
player, stepping onto the French Open final stage for the first time in his career.
Who could have imagined that Wawrinka would succeed in breaking through in the second half?
More importantly, with a soul-stirring game, Wawrinka ended Gao Wen's incredible career record of 19 consecutive Grand Slam wins. From the first round of last year's US Open to the semi-finals of this year's French Open, Gao Wen has been in ATP
The glorious debut record was finally settled here.
Shock, astonishment, sigh——
As expected of Wawrinka.
Last year at the Australian Open, Wawrinka defeated the absolute king Djokovic in Melbourne Park. He was a late bloomer and had a breakthrough in the Grand Slam for the first time in his career.
At this year's French Open, Wawrinka ended the 19th Grand Slam winning streak of Gawain, the strongest newcomer in ATP history, strongly proving that last year's outbreak was definitely not a coincidence.
Perhaps, before Roland Garros kicked off, people had been discussing the key points of Gauvin's Grand Slam winning streak. Almost no one believed that Gauvin could reach the French Open. In other words, the winning streak should be here.
ended; however, when this day finally arrived, people were shocked.
In such a hearty and soul-stirring way, in such an unyielding and high-spirited way, in such a burning and dazzling way, I even hoped that Gawain's winning streak could continue.
It went on, but in the end, it came to an end.
A great match deserves a great ending and writes a great story, both for Wawrinka and Gawain.
The world fell into a brief state of shock and astonishment. The thoughts in my mind were surging. I couldn't react for a while, and I just fell into a panic.
This is true for the Stade Philippe-Chatier, the players' lounge, the commentary box, and the millions of viewers in front of the television.
However, none of this is important to Gawain.
Huchi. Huchi.
He was breathing heavily, his chest was like a bellows, heaving violently, his knees were almost unable to support his body, and his steps were shaky.
In fact, Gao Wen was already ready for the next attack. However, the return ball still went out of bounds. Although it was very close, it was out of bounds.
then--
it's over.
This is the end.
Even though he saved nine match points, even though he broke three serves to win the game, even though he won the tie-break on the edge of the cliff in the fourth set, even though he got a chance to go long in the final set, in the end,
...Victory still does not belong to you.
Some are unwilling, some are bitter, and some are sad.
But, there are no regrets.
Because Gawain knew that he had tried his best, he had burned out, and he fought with all his strength until the last moment, without holding anything back.
When the whole game was over, the side with better and stronger performance won the victory after all. It was a pity that it was not him.
To be honest, I was unwilling to give up, but deep down I felt relieved. After all, the Grand Slam winning streak stopped at the threshold of twenty. This also shows that he still has shortcomings, not only on clay and clay.
On grass, looking back at hard courts after the clay court season, he still has room for improvement, so he has not been able to continue his winning streak. There are still more battles and challenges waiting ahead in the future.
call.
Gawain let out a long, long breath, and then straightened his back, held his head high, raised his smile slightly, and took steps towards the net——
Maybe he lost the game, but he could still turn around and leave with his head held high.
