Among such a bunch of numbers, a single digit, "3", suddenly appeared, easily standing out, and even if you wanted to ignore it, it was very difficult.
There is no doubt that in the Davis Cup match of "China VS New Zealand", Gao Wen is a variable, and how to arrange the troops becomes the key.
Whether it’s China or New Zealand, they all know one key point:
The Davis Cup is a team competition. Even if Gao Wen can play multiple roles, playing two singles and one doubles, his energy is limited.
New Zealand can make a bold assumption and lose both singles matches against Gowan, and they have greater confidence in the doubles match.
Then, the importance of the other two singles is highlighted. Only by winning both singles can the doubles become the key to breaking the balance.
This is also the charm of the team competition. Even if China has a "3", New Zealand can also let this "3" sit in the rest area and do nothing.
In the final analysis, the team competition tests the overall strength and average strength. Just like in the table tennis team competition, the real key to victory or defeat is often the third singles, not the first singles or the third singles, but "not being beaten."
"People value" the third single, showing his heritage.
Li Zhe also has a clear understanding of this. Gao Wen is their trump card, but the team competition cannot rely on just one player, otherwise it will not be a team.
Therefore, the game between the two sides has already begun from the stage of arranging troops.
China sent a lineup of Gao Wen, Li Zhe, Zhang Ze, and Wu Di.
Gao Wen, responsible for two singles matches.
Zhang Ze and Wu Di were each responsible for a singles match.
Zhang Ze and Li Zhe play doubles together.
Of course, the lineup for the next day's singles can be changed at any time and they can adapt accordingly after the first day's game is over, but the point is that they need to do their best to win every game.
They chose Li Zhe instead of Wang Chuhan because they considered doubles, and they had no intention of giving up the doubles victory. Among this group of players, both Li Zhe and Zhang Ze spent a lot of time in the doubles arena, and they could be considered as taking care of both singles and doubles.
More familiar with doubles than both Wu Di and Wang Chuhan.
Li Zhe and others all know that Gao Wen is currently under tremendous pressure, and the next "Sunshine Double Crown" is even more eye-catching. They hope to share the pressure with Gao Wen, and also hope to become teammates who can fight side by side and fight for the Davis Cup together.
victory instead of taking Gawain's ride.
This means that they need to put a lot of thought into doubles to make sure everything is possible.
At the same time, it also means that Zhang Ze and Wu Di also need to have opportunities in their singles.
As long as Zhang Ze or Wu Di can win a singles victory, they will be able to disrupt New Zealand's layout, and the pressure on Gao Wen's shoulders will be relieved——
Who knows? Maybe they can win "3:0" on the first day, so that Gao Wen doesn't need to come on the next day to accumulate strength for Indian Wells.
It is precisely because of this that today, after Zhang Ze came on the stage, his fighting spirit was high and he performed well.
However, New Zealand, which is at home, is well prepared:
The gap reflected in the world rankings is not a real gap in strength; the support of home games becomes a source of confidence in the battle.
Even the weather was on New Zealand's side, highlighting the home field advantage.
Less than fifteen minutes into the first game, it was interrupted by a sudden downpour.
Everyone thought that this was a heavy rain in the summer afternoon. It was like a child changing his face. It came and went as quickly as it came, and it passed in thirty minutes at most. As a result, the game was interrupted for a full three hours, and the sky was covered with dark clouds.
It looked like the end of the world, with a hole in the sky.
While waiting for the players to take the field again, the sky was still gray and the cool breeze was blowing. This obviously had a direct impact on the players' performance.
At this point, you can see the ingenuity of New Zealand's formation.
According to common sense, Venus's world ranking is higher, and she should have a greater chance of avoiding Gowen and facing Zhang Ze. This is the correct way to start Tian Ji's horse racing.
Before the game, Li Zhe, Zhang Ze and others were preparing for the game with Venus as the target.
However, New Zealand did not have it, and they chose Statham.
Statham, this is a strange player, not a typical hard court player, nor a typical clay court player, more like a mixture of different styles.
The hitting is not mainly flat hitting, but more spin, so it seems that this should be more suitable for clay; but the point is that he often goes to the net, and even cooperates with the serve and return of the serve, and it is completely a grass-court style of play.
;Occasionally, the baseline shot can also be stuck for a period of time.
Simply put, omnivorous and changeable.
Statham's tactical combinations are ever-changing, whether they work or not, but it can be seen that he is always seeking changes and breaking inertia.
Players like this are indeed difficult to deal with in the Challenger League, because their opponents often do not have the ability to absolutely suppress them, and it is easy for Statham to break the rhythm.
However, the skills are too complex and messy, and the tactical system is not clear. Without a system, he often just hits wherever he wants, and even he cannot control himself; moreover, he is not like Brown, whom Gao Wen played against in Doha at the beginning of the year.
He has a trump card but lacks instant explosive power.
Naturally, the ups and downs in the game are particularly obvious.
Statham is like a double-edged sword, he doesn't know whether it will hurt his opponent or himself.
For Zhang Ze who lacked the strength to suppress such an opponent, it was indeed very hard to fight because there was no routine and the whole process kept changing.
Can't settle down.
"2:6", "7:6(5)", "7:6(0)", "3:6".
Zhang Ze lost one set first, then won two tie-breaks in a row, but lost the fourth set again, and then the two struggled all the way to the final set.
Even in the final set, they still couldn't widen the gap, and they struggled all the way to the long set -
This also means that one side must win two games in a row to win.
"8:7".
Zhang Ze, who served first, saved three break points and held serve again, continuing to put the pressure on Statham.
In the next service game, Statham had to make a break.
But is it really that easy?
Pay attention to the score. In the whole match, Zhang Ze got a total of nine break points, but he only broke Statham's serve once in the second set.
On the contrary, Statham broke Zhang Ze's serve in the first, second and fourth sets, so the situation was still unfavorable for Zhang Ze.
After a short break, Zhang Ze appeared again.
"Focus! Ah Ze, focus!"
Gawain shouted to Zhang Ze, just like the coach cheering for the boxers next to the boxing ring.
Zhang Ze turned his head and looked over, and saw Gao Wen's bright eyes at a glance, nodded heavily, and then trotted all the way into the "boxing ring" in front of him.
Li Zhe slightly closed the distance and approached Gawain, "Do you need to go and warm up?"
The next singles match is Gawain's match. It's not sure when it will start, because no one knows when the long game will end.
In fact, Gao Wen had already warmed up three times, and this time it was less than thirty minutes after he came back from the warm-up. Every time he felt that the game was about to end, but after returning from the warm-up, he found that the game was still going on.
Gao Wen showed a faint smile and said, "Just wait a little longer. It's okay. There are still thirty minutes of warm-up time before the next game starts."