Slowly, after Emma Sosa shouted out, it seemed that it was not as bad as she imagined. She relaxed a little and became bolder. The enthusiasm and boldness in the bones of South Americans quietly crept up to the corners of her mouth, and she shouted more and more.
Louder and happier, the party atmosphere finally spreads.
Emma looked at Sosa, and Sosa looked at Emma, with a sincere smile that fully bloomed in the middle of the desert in Indian Wells.
They finally began to enjoy the game.
This beautiful dream is evolving into reality bit by bit.
"6:1".
In the third round of the Indian Wells competition for the top 16, Gao Wen took the first set.
But will Kohlschreiber surrender?
the answer is negative.
Kohlschreiber, 33 years old, has been a banner of German tennis since the new century. Although his career has never been able to break through the window paper, before the rise of Zverev, for more than ten years,
He has always been Germany's top brother, and his world ranking has always been stable.
Currently, it is ranked 26th in the world, having reached its highest ranking of 16th in 2012.
Although he is only 178 centimeters tall, Kohlschreiber is an iconic hard-hitting player, with an excellent forehand, flexible feet and comprehensive baseline skills. This is undoubtedly the solid foundation for his world ranking to always be in the top 50.
The finishing touch is a violent one-shot match comparable to Wawrinka's.
Perhaps Kohlschreiber has never been able to reach the semi-finals in the Grand Slams, but his impact is unquestionable——
In 2009 French Open and 2019 Indian Wells, he defeated Djokovic twice.
Halley defeated Nadal in 2012.
Monte Carlo in 2010, defeated Murray.
Of course, in terms of overall record, Kohlschreiber is still far behind:
Lost to Nadal fifteen times, to Djokovic twelve times, and to Murray five times.
However, Kohlschreiber's comprehensiveness and solidity still have a strong impact. His four victories against the Big Four covered everything from hard courts to clay courts to grass.
This is the best proof.
The only regret is that when Kohlschreiber faced Federer, he lost all 14 matches in his career and had no wins.
Perhaps, in the ATP arena, a blue-collar player like Kohlschreiber does not have any star power because he has never had a highlight moment, but the fact is:
Facing Kohlschreiber at any time, on any venue, is a challenge. Although the upper limit is not high, the lower limit is high, and this is why.
Today, Gao Wen's opponent in his second singles match in Indian Wells is the German veteran.
In the first set, he lost by a big margin; but in the second set, Kohlschreiber was completely unmoved and continued to work hard and constantly adjust his condition.
In the middle of the set, Kohlschreiber took advantage of the decline in the quality of Gawain's first serve and launched a continuous attack. His backhand was like a miracle, and he hit two stunning returns in a row. He also relied on Gawain's one backhand return to grow.
Bottom line, break serve first and take the lead.
"3:4".
However, Gao Wen served first in the second set, so the score gap did not widen, and the situation did not look serious.
Gawain was not surprised by this——
To be precise, Gawain was looking forward to such a situation.
After arriving in Indian Wells, Gao Wen has been adjusting his condition. Environmental factors are one thing, but the difference in rhythm between the two games of losing to Federer and defeating Venus is another. Long-distance travel further aggravates the details.
Deviations, all of these need to be adjusted slowly.
Just relying on practice is not enough. Gao Wen needs to feel the pressure and impact of the game and mobilize his condition bit by bit through actual combat.
Otherwise, when entering the later rounds and facing the top players in the world, these details are often the key to victory or defeat.
Falling behind means an increase in the intensity of confrontation, and it also means a comprehensive mobilization of the state.
Gawain needs such a test.
It can be said that it came at the right time.
In the service game just broken by Kohlschreiber, the decline in the quality of the serve was the starting point, but the real problem still lies in the fluctuation of the quality of the ball——
The placement, spin, power, etc., were not able to effectively suppress Kohlschreiber's backhand.
In terms of backhand, Kohlschreiber and Wawrinka are on the same level. Although their overall strength is slightly inferior, especially their ability to change lines, there is no doubt about their explosive power.
Kohlschreiber is a player with excellent instant burst ability, which is also the key to his ability to defeat Djokovic twice.
Therefore, against Kohlschreiber, the importance of line and landing point distribution became highlighted, because he must suppress the chance of his explosive start.
This is also Federer's best ability. Not only can he withstand the impact of Kohlschreiber in a strong confrontation, but he can also hide changes in subtle ways.
As of 2015, Kohlschreiber and Federer have met a total of eleven times, but only twice each won a set on grass courts, and the gap is obvious.
At the same time, it can also be seen from the side that Kohlschreiber's instant explosive power can indeed release huge energy on the grass.
In the previous game, Gao Wen had just suffered a break.
In the next game, Gao Wen immediately made adjustments.
A short break of ninety seconds is enough.
In Kohlschreiber's serve game, Gauvin began to make adjustments from the moment he received the serve, starting with spin and speed, and adjusting the rhythm in subtle ways.
At the same time, it also puts forward more requirements for the landing point of the return ball, rather than blindly pursuing deep zone suppression, because in this case, firstly, the lack of changes is the batting rhythm that Kohlschreiber likes, and secondly, it is easy to continue deep zone suppression.
Going more and more extreme leads to your own mistakes, which is obviously unreasonable.
Combination of dark and light, rotation changes——
The deep zone is paired with topspin, and the shallow zone is paired with backspin; or, the deep zone is paired with backspin, and the shallow zone is paired with topspin, and the entire hitting rhythm continues to change.
From the landing point to the rotation to the speed, the speed is increased in all directions. At this time, you can deeply feel Lu Qian's powerful ability in layout and control.
Of course, the feel still needs to be adjusted. Compared with the peak of the Australian Open, the overall accuracy and control are still far behind, and mistakes are inevitable.
Back and forth, evenly divided four times, the stalemate lasted for nearly seven minutes.
Finally, Gao Wen finally cashed in on the third break point and broke back quickly, and both sides returned to the same starting line.
However, Kohlschreiber also showed the style of a tour veteran, and then launched a fierce attack on Gowen's serve, and the two sides started a struggle.
Gauvin lost, and Kohlschreiber broke serve for the second time in a row. Next, the German veteran was about to serve to win the set.
and!
Kohlschreiber got a set point on his serve.
At the critical moment, Gawain once again showed his big heart.
Kick the ground!
Swing!
Push!
When Gao Wen's two-handed backhand was squeezed by the close serve, he moved his upper body away, relied on his forearms to swing quickly, and hit the backhand forcefully.
The return ball was fast and deep, forming a counterattack and squeezing Kohlschreiber, so that Kohlschreiber failed to get out of his way in time and hurriedly hit the ball with his forehand at his feet.
A rebound ball, the parabola was not controlled, and the tennis ball flew back high.