The smile at the corner of his mouth rose up and bloomed wantonly, and the excitement and excitement, the enthusiasm and high-spiritedness just swelled in the chest.
Burning!
The golden sunshine is like a flame, spreading all over the sky and the earth. The whole world is so bright and bright, blooming in various colors.
Gawain stood up in a hurry, jumped high, clenched his fists, and then jumped twice slightly on the spot, looking at Federer with burning eyes.
There was no celebration or cheering, just immersed in a kind of pure happiness and exhilaration, with a spurt of adrenaline flowing in the blood.
He loves moments like this.
To be more precise, he enjoys such moments.
A challenge, a limit, a breakthrough... That kind of game and confrontation is really wonderful.
Here, the whining of the media and the malicious speculations of reporters are no longer important; even victory or defeat is no longer important.
It’s not that Gao Wen doesn’t care, but Gao Wen enjoys the process of dueling with Federer even more. From Dubai to Indian Wells, these changes, these growths, these confrontations, this is the most fascinating part of competitive sports. When you are truly immersed in it, those noises
It all disappeared.
Backing up and turning around, Gawain picked up the racket he had just thrown aside——
In tennis, when a player falls, the first thing to do is to throw away the racket, because the racket is a hard object and can easily cause accidental injuries.
Throwing away the racket is a form of self-protection.
The second thing is to roll along the way to complete the buffering, to dissolve the impact and avoid potential damage caused by hard contact. It doesn't matter even if you are a little embarrassed.
After self-protection is over, look down at your knees, wrists and other joints. After confirming that there are no problems, quickly return to the bottom line:
This round is not over yet.
Boom boom boom!
The whole place was ebullient, and almost all the audience stood up obliviously, applauding, cheering, roaring, celebrating, and partying.
I say "almost" because a small portion of the audience was still in shock.
Some people, die-hard Federer fans, covered their heads and couldn't believe their eyes. They almost held a handful of points in their hands and actually lost them.
Some people stared at Gawain intently, worried that Gawain might be injured in his fall just now, but they relaxed after seeing Gawain jump twice on the spot, as light as a swallow, and then return to the bottom line, preparing for the next point.
, and then they joined the party and cheered.
Incredible!
At this time, whether it is Federer's fans or Gauvin's fans, the boundary between "global home court vs. second home court" is becoming increasingly blurred——
Because the only thing that matters is the wonderful duel. When the game enters the peak confrontation stage, other things no longer matter.
Just enjoying the game is enough.
"30:40".
The break point appears again. Once Gao Wen can break serve in this game, then Gao Wen will soon have his own serve to win the game.
The value of this point is very likely to be a championship trophy. It is not a match point but it is worthy of a match point.
The cheers quickly subsided, and all the audience sat down again and held their breath.
How will Federer handle the break point? More importantly, how will Gawain handle it?
Obviously, both players have proven their performance in key points more than once——
Two weeks ago in Dubai, Federer relied on his better ability to grasp key points to defeat Gao Wen in two tie-breaks; the same is true in Indian Wells today. The victory or defeat in the first two sets was also a game of key points.
Now, we have come to a critical juncture again.
The whole place was completely silent, and even the sound of breathing had disappeared.
Second District.
One shot.
Kick the ground! Swing the racket! Hit the ball!
Inside corner!
Speed 200 kilometers per hour.
"ah!"
Gawain was very embarrassed, very, very embarrassed. From the previous point to this point, serving was always the starting point for Federer to grasp the situation. To be precise, this was the case throughout the entire match.
At this point, Gawain's prediction was correct. At critical moments, Federer especially liked to suppress Gawain's forehand because Gawain's forehand was unstable.
One point, slow down.
This time, speed up.
Variations are still Federer's favorite variations.
Before Gao Wen could move his steps laterally, the serve had already rushed over, fast and heavy, the iconic Federer serve.
However, after three sets of fighting, Gao Wen has gradually found a little bit of the touch to return the serve. Not much, but a little bit is enough to try.
His arms were fully stretched out, and although he couldn't keep up with his steps, he relied on the extension of his upper body and arms to quickly intercept and block.
boom!
Parabola, very bad, very, very bad, high and floating, and has no depth.
However, Gao Wen really couldn't ask for more, because his return ball went into the zone smoothly.
This also means that Federer was unable to end the point cleanly through his serve. The round ball represents an opportunity.
Federer, online.
Whether active or passive, Federer's steps were very timely. When he saw the parabola of Gao Wen's return, he quickly followed up and entered the baseline.
Gao Wen's return shot was unable to exert force or control, and even the closing action of the shot could not be completed. It showed an open stance, so it only blocked one shot. The parabola that finally flew back was the reverse shot.
A diagonal line, flying towards Federer's backhand.
The landing point is near the bottom line of the service area, which is basically equivalent to a half-court ball.
Therefore, Federer will definitely not miss the opportunity. Whether active or passive, this is an opportunity for Federer to step forward and press.
The dazzling footsteps follow up in time enough, and even rely on continuous small steps to move from backhand to forehand——
Sideways forehand attack.
This also means that Federer is ready to exert his strength.
So, straight line? Or diagonal line?
With Federer's ability, there is no problem with straight lines or diagonal lines, he can choose either way.
Gao Wen quickly judged his position. After completing the ball, his steps stayed in the center of the court, keeping light and preparing to defend.
But overall, the backhand position is open and the court is more open. In addition, the inertia of movement when receiving the serve is on the forehand, so it will definitely be more difficult to stop and turn to defend the backhand position.
In other words, aiming at Gawain's backhand attack should be a common sense choice.
The question is, will Federer choose "common sense"?
In other words, breaking the rules?
One stop! One jump!
Gawain swayed towards his backhand position, but with a feint, his body returned to its original position and continued to maintain mobility.
Then--
straight line!
In this little bit of deception and layout time, Federer had already completed the shot. He chose a straight line, unexpectedly breaking his inertial thinking.
Gawain, caught one in action.
A long lateral stride.
Forehand, lead the shot early.
but!
Fast and heavy!
Although Federer was not able to fully exert his power, the sharpness of his forehand was still shown through the quality of the ball, which rushed towards Gawain like a cannonball.
In fact, Federer did not completely open the line, and the return point landed in the middle of the right half of Gawain, but he ensured the quality of the shot.
Gauvin can touch the ball in one step, but when returning the ball, he can feel the pressure from the racket.
Shake, shake, shake!
Shake, shake, shake!
There is even a strong top spin, which is violently impacting the string.