For a moment, there seemed to be an illusion that Gawain was flying in the air. Until the tennis ball hit the ground, his body was still floating in the air.
The perfect collision of strength and skill, not only bravery, but also determination, seizing the opportunity to break the deadlock again and complete the mini break for the second time.
"5:3", the balance of the tie-break was overturned again.
However!
Gawain did not scream, release or vent. He just clenched his fists and looked at Murray resolutely, his belief in victory shining brightly.
The game is not over yet. Gawain's desire and fighting spirit are still burning. He is aiming for victory in the fourth set, revealing his incredible determination.
The whole place was boiling, and it was almost impossible to breathe.
Murray felt it too.
He knows that he needs to fight back, he needs to be calm, and he needs to curb Gawain's momentum. Otherwise, once Gawain goes crazy, it will not only be a matter of victory or defeat in the fourth set, but maybe even the fifth set.
Will fall into passivity, whether it is to win the fourth set or the entire game——
He needs to respond.
At this point, you can see the difference.
This time, Murray did not get angry. He really calmed down and walked to the side of the court very calmly. He picked up a towel and wiped his sweat. His brain had started to work quickly. His attention did not continue to linger on the point just now, thinking "What if?"
"How is it?" but aimed at the next point.
Next, it is still Murray's service point. As long as this point can be kept, it will be "5:4". There is still a lot to do with Gao Wen's two service points; but if this point is also lost,
, that is inventory, so Murray knows very well that he needs to be completely focused at this time.
call.
Murray stood at the bottom line of the first zone, ready to serve, and looked up at Gao Wen.
He threw the ball.
Area 1, outer corner.
Flat shot, with a speed of 121 miles per hour (195 kilometers per hour), it has speed and power, not the best, but it also has a landing point and is a tactical shot.
Moreover, it has entered the zone.
On the front foot, Gawain improves his condition; on the back foot, Murray also improves his condition.
With their physical fitness declining, the match had lasted for more than three hours. Both players were at their best, and they could vaguely re-see the confrontation between the first two sets. Although their physical strength was no longer at the level of the opening game, the tension was still there.
The feeling spread in the center court in an instant.
Gawain fell into passivity.
Faced with such a serve, there was actually a limit to what Gao Wen could do. He could only take one step across, barely hit the ball with his forehand, and wrap up the tennis ball.
That's basically all.
Under the impact of multiple pressures from speed, angle and strength, all Gao Wen's attempts were compressed to the minimum. Even the control of the return line was weakened. The entire tactical layout entered Murray's rhythm, and even
Even Gawain's ball quality can hardly bring more impact.
really--
The diagonal line tried to press the deep zone but it was far from enough. The parabola tried to increase the speed but the parabola did not hold it down. It tried to pull away the angle but failed to do so.
Murray arrived very promptly and immediately followed up with the follow-up attack.
Prejudgment!
At this time, it was a defensive game. Prejudgment was very, very important. Gao Wen adjusted his position in small steps and moved towards the backhand position, but his center of gravity did not completely leave. He reacted immediately when he saw Murray's shot, making an emergency stop.
Turn, move towards the forehand position again, and reach the position in time.
——slash!
In the final analysis, Murray still likes the forehand slash, which is very routine. Even though he has experienced countless games and is often seen through by his opponents, Murray's character is such that he is not only conservative but also stubborn, he still prefers the forehand slash.
This time, it's no exception.
Gao Wen's steps were quick and he hit a diagonal shot back with his forehand.
It's not that Gao Wen didn't want to change his line, but that he was squeezed when receiving the serve and his footwork adjustment was never in place. In addition, Murray's forehand diagonal attack was very strong and sturdy, heavy and fast.
There was no room left for Gawain, so he did not choose to take the risk.
Gao Wen's attention was completely concentrated, and the next shot was still Murray's offensive connection——
So, will Murray choose to repeatedly hit the diagonal line like a rainy autumn, or will he choose to attack a straight line like a heavy rain in midsummer?
To be honest, Gawain has no way of judging, because the initiative lies in Murray's hands.
From a habitual point of view, Murray continued to repeat the slash for the second consecutive beat, which was a high probability event; but inexplicably, Gawain had a special intuition.
Maybe, slash?
It cannot be said to be pure intuition, but the entire game situation:
From the three-point confrontation between the two players in the past to the scene that overturned the situation and then to the current confrontation of the score, the most important thing for Murray to be among the giants is that he is smart enough——
Murray is very, very conservative, but if he really needs to break the deadlock, he can take decisive action. Although not so many times.
A kind of inspection, a kind of judgment, a kind of capture.
Then Gawain moved.
It is not about moving in advance, but about adjusting in small steps, slowly adjusting the center of gravity, moving the steps to the left, but still focusing on the forehand position.
The description may seem long and cumbersome, but in fact, in the game, it takes less than a blink of an eye.
By that time, Murray had already taken action.
Forehand, straight line.
Raid, go online.
Everything is completely coherent, completed in one go, and thunderous.
This is a typical grass tactic. For the 2013 tournament champion, Murray clearly knows how to use the grass to formulate tactics.
Two consecutive shots of forehand suppression had already suppressed Gao Wen deep in the bottom line, and Murray did not continue the stalemate pedantically -
If the forehand confrontation continues, Gao Wen may launch a counterattack. Either the forehand force will be in a stalemate, or the forehand line will suddenly change. As a result, Murray may lose his advantage or even fall into passivity.
Go straight, go online, and seize this opportunity.
Although Gawain was already alert, Murray still took the lead. At this time, it can once again be seen that the game between these two players permeates every aspect of the game.
Before he could even blink, Murray was already rushing towards the net, and the entire pressure was overwhelming.
Here, Gawain starts.
Even though his intuition had caught the anomaly, in the final analysis Gao Wen was still passive and was pushed into the abyss again by Murray's tactical changes.
Kick off the ground, sprint across the field.
Gawain's speed has reached its peak, and he can't take his eyes off the tennis ball.
Murray's forehand did not exert any force. In order to change the line, he controlled the line and landing point. He closed the entire shot and used the landing point to tear up the entire court. Finally, he formed pressure, combined with the net tactics, one ring at a time.
In the first link, the real pursuit is not to score in a straight line with the forehand, but to hit the net and volley on the next shot to form a winning point.
As a result, the tennis ball landed within the large triangle area of Gawain's backhand baseline. It did not get into a dead corner but was not far away. You can feel it from the flying speed. It did not attach too much force, and the rebound after landing was not too high.
The space left for Gawain to hit the ball is limited, very, very limited.
crisis!
Crisis, crisis, crisis!
In the calculation and layout, Murray had the upper hand at this point, but Gawain's keen prediction still gave him a glimmer of hope.
Kick, kick, kick, the strength of the calf muscles exploded, pushing his body into the wind, and all the colorful colors in the world turned into a ball of light and shadow, sucking Gawain into it.
Running wildly, sprinting, getting carried away, the blood is burning.