It doesn't matter that Gawain doesn't like Pospisil. It just so happens that Pospisil doesn't like Gawain either. They hate each other and reach a consensus.
However, personal grudges are one thing, but using the Bryan brothers to inflict harm on others is another matter. Those shady little tricks are really too cheap, too vulgar, and disgraceful.
Like it or not, Gawain will never do something sneaky behind his back like Pospisil, he just lowers his own level. If you want to beat a dog, there is no need for the dog to bite the dog, and there are more
There are many better ways that don't require self-humiliation.
For example, an upright contest.
Professional players should compete in a professional manner, so why bother with those amateur moves?
There is such an opportunity right before our eyes.
Of course, it is precisely because of this that Gawain needs to face up to this game, despise the enemy strategically, and pay attention to the enemy tactically. This is the correct way to open it——
The combination of Sock and Pospisil is not only not weak, but also very strong.
Perhaps, among amateur fans and fans, they are always clear-headed in their analysis, just like they think that Gawain's Grand Slam championship is not important enough, and they also think that Sock's championship so far has an element of luck, and then emphasize these players
The strength is mixed with water.
Bah bah bah.
But professionals will never think so. A champion is a champion, including luck. As long as you can win, as long as you can reach the top, it is a manifestation of strength, because those unexpected factors that are criticized and complained about by people are themselves part of the game.
part.
Looking at the performance of the combination of Sock and Pospisil, they have reached the finals of three consecutive Masters tournaments in Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo. This is definitely not luck; it is also intuitive that both of them are among the top five in the doubles world rankings at this stage.
performance, so they can be ranked as the second seed.
Objectively speaking, the only loophole in Sock's combination is:
red clay.
Both players are typical North American hard-court players in the singles arena. The serve and forehand are powerful weapons. The excellent results achieved by their partnership so far basically all come from fast courts such as hard courts and grass, and the innate characteristics of clay soil.
restricted their performance.
This is the same as the Bryan brothers.
However, Sock is an unknown factor.
Sock is not a clay court expert, and his singles and doubles results on clay courts are obviously not as good as those on hard courts and grass; but he is a smart man:
His forehand shot has strong changes, which also allows him to find some means to break the situation on clay, especially in doubles matches. This little change can give more possibilities for winning or losing the game. There is no doubt that.
This is the variable that needs to be taken into account on the final stage.
For Gawain, the only thing he needs to do is to focus, focus, and focus——
This is doubles, there are more variables, the game is closer, any slight negligence, the game may be out of your control.
And this is exactly the result that Gawain doesn't want to see.
In 2015, the men's doubles final of the Monte Carlo Masters began.
From the handshakes before the game, you can clearly feel the tension in the air and the heat of the atmosphere.
Gawain was about to shake hands with Pospisil, but Pospisil just slapped Gawain's palm hastily; and, in sharp contrast, after dislocating Gawain, Pospisil took the initiative to give Dimitrov a hand.
With a hug, the difference in treatment is directly in front of everyone.
Dimitrov was immediately confused:
Is this still possible?
Dimitrov did not expect Pospisil's move at all, and was caught off guard. After it was over, he looked at Gawain with a look of astonishment on his face.
As a result, the corners of Gawain's mouth were raised. Judging from this move, Pospisil's mental age is at most seven years old, and no more -
It's just childish behavior through and through.
Interestingly, Sock also did not expect this scene to happen.
Originally, Sock just shook hands with Dimitrov politely, and then prepared to shake hands with Gawain, but seeing Pospisil's differential treatment, Sock thought for a while, and simply gave Gawain a hug.
Just in time, Sock and Pospisil were misaligned. They shook hands and hugged each other, just like mirror images. This is considered...even?
The audience and the referee looked at the scene in front of them as if it were a pantomime performance, with question marks all over their heads.
The atmosphere quietly burst out with some sparks.
This tension and excitement continued all the way into the game. You came and I went tit-for-tat, creating a wonderful doubles showdown for the audience.
In the coin guessing stage, Sock's combination won, and Pospisil chose to serve first.
This can be interpreted as Pospisil preparing to strike preemptively against Gawain, but from another perspective, the Sock combination has always been like this.
Serving is the strength of both Sock and Pospisil. Once the coin guess is won, both men often choose to serve first.
Moreover, generally speaking, Pospisil takes the lead in serving and Sock is in charge of the net. This partnership is their best and most powerful way of playing.
Today is no exception.
The beginning, the trial stage.
In fact, the two sides are not strangers.
Dimitrov has met both players in singles. Against Pospisil, he won both games without losing a set. Against Sock, he played once in Stockholm last year. Dimitrov fought hard for three times.
Winning the game.
Gawain has also met Pospisil before and maintained a complete victory without losing a set, but he has never played against Sock.
From singles to doubles, the content of the game seems to be the same, but the details are completely different.
In the first game, Pospisil's serve.
Although serving is also Pospisil's strong point, neither Gao Wen nor Dimitrov is afraid, and their break-serve success rate is good.
In the final analysis, Pospisil's serve lacked variety. It was basically a simple flat hit, relying on speed and strength to suppress the opponent. However, his power lacked explosive power and was not enough to suppress Gawain and Dimitrov, so he vigorously
A flat serve may become a loophole for counterattacking on the spot by leveraging the force of the hit.
However, when it came to the doubles match and the tactics were fine-tuned, the situation was different.
Pospisil often chooses to serve close to the ball without deliberately breaking the angle, slightly suppressing Dimitrov's backhand or Gawain's forehand, compressing their hitting space, and destroying the quality of the return serve.
Then Sock, who was standing in front of the net, would immediately grab the net and volley. The entire tactical combination was very aggressive and risky, showing the youthful vigor, which was completely different from the previous opponents of Gawain's combination.
It can be seen that the Sock combination still treats the clay court as a hard court or even grass. All the ping-pong-pong rounds are compressed into three beats. The back-and-forth tactical routines are very well coordinated and do not leave too much behind.
If you have more room for adjustment, your hair will be guaranteed smoothly.
"Roar!"
After losing four straight points and maintaining serve, Pospisil clenched his fists and screamed, staring at Gawain with burning eyes and roaring.
