Moreover, unlike the internal duel between the Big Four, the rise of Gawain adds a different color to the peak collision, just like Wawrinka versus Djokovic.
The strong showdown continued from the first set and continued in the third set.
However, the game situation at this time is slightly different.
After two high-quality matches in close combat, the physical fitness of both players faced severe tests, and one after another reached the peak of physical fitness.
In a physical dilemma, offense is more difficult than defense. This also means that both players need to show a variety of offensive methods to open up the situation. The content of the game will be further enriched. The collision between you and me is full of skills and inspiration.
, showing the charm of tennis in addition to power and speed.
Eye-opener!
Sure enough, as the Grand Slam tournament enters the second half, the audience is looking forward to such a duel——
This game satisfies all people's fantasies and expectations.
The score was stalemate from the beginning to the middle, and then continued to the back. The biggest difference from the first two sets was that break points began to appear.
Gawain's serve and Federer's serve are all like this. With the decline in physical fitness, the pressure and impact of serving and offense have also loosened. The opportunities to find opportunities through defense and reverse the situation have also begun to increase. Naturally, the protection of the serve
Hair is no longer easy.
As a result, the two players performed great performances to save break points. Key scores abounded, and the game was heart-pounding.
However!
No one was able to break serve, or looking at it from another perspective, both players showed their top level in their own service games, concentrated more energy and energy, resolved crisis situations again and again, and finally kept serve and won the first game.
The balance of power continued throughout the three sets, maintaining suspense.
Until the end of the game.
Just when everyone thought that the third set might once again lead to a tie-break, Federer was still one step ahead and reappeared as the king.
In the ninth game, in Gao Wen's serving game, he seized the fourth break point and used a signature forehand diagonal shot to attack the winning point to complete the key break.
In the tenth game, Federer saved two break points when he served to win the set and cashed in an ACE on the third set point, struggling to hold serve.
In the end, Federer won the third set again and overtook the big score with an incredible performance, "2:1".
The scores of the three sets are "6:7(6)", "6:4", and "6:4".
Putting aside the score, if we look back carefully at each game, we can see that in the end there was a two-point difference. That is to say, the gap was very weak, very, very weak. Both players grasped the key points and details. They were chasing after each other.
In entanglement and confrontation, grasp the weak advantage and transform it into victory.
Intense, sticky, exciting.
The air in the center court was so tight and hot that it was almost impossible to breathe.
Although Gawain's performance has far exceeded expectations, forcing the seven-time tournament champion into such an embarrassing situation, in the final analysis, Federer is still superior -
Including the first set, Federer has actually demonstrated his control over grass-court events. A narrow victory in one set may be just an accident, and a narrow victory in two sets may be a bit of luck, but being so close in three consecutive sets is a manifestation of absolute strength.
If Gawain hadn't fought for a glimmer of hope in the desperate situation in the first set, perhaps the game would have ended at "3:0" by now.
But having said that, it is normal for such a situation to result. After all, it is Federer who is standing on the opposite side of the net.
Compared with Djokovic at Melbourne Park and Nadal at Roland Garros, Federer at Wimbledon is the starting point of the golden age.
This is not to say that Federer at Wimbledon is the strongest in the universe - in fact, among the three challenges, Federer has been defeated the most times; rather, it is a symbolic meaning that has gradually evolved into the ATP status in the past ten years.
Representation, the meaning is extraordinary after all, and the pressure is naturally different.
With such performance, Gawain has proven himself that no matter what the outcome, he can face it calmly with his head held high.
However, Gawain didn't think so.
Of course, he understands this idea. On grass, the gap between himself and Federer is indeed obvious. Just like on clay, Roland Garros tried his best to defeat a weak Nadal, and now faces Federer who is close to his peak condition on grass.
, he does lack some firepower.
Maybe next year, maybe the year after... maybe when he comes back in the future, the situation will be different. He still needs time to grow.
He understands and accepts this reality. In fact, he is looking forward to it because he still has room to grow and there are more challenges ahead; however, this does not mean that he will be satisfied with this.
In the game before him, he fought to such an extent, fought so hard, and maintained such a stalemate. Everyone said that he should be satisfied, he should be proud, and he should accept all the results calmly. In fact, the subtext is for him to surrender and admit defeat.
Right?
He refused.
He believes that he can still fight hard, he believes that he can still improve, and he believes that the game in front of him is still more than that.
He wasn't prepared to settle for "pushing Federer into this situation."
Not because he was unwilling, but because the fighting spirit in his blood was still burning. He was still enjoying the game, even though every aspect showed:
The game is coming to an end.
"5:4".
In the fourth and fifth game of the fourth set, Gao Wen's serve fluctuated significantly and he failed to score a single serve in a row. As a result, he was caught by Federer and cashed in on his third break point, establishing his advantage again.
After that, the two players both maintained serve all the way without too many disturbances.
In the ninth game, Gao Wen withstood the pressure and scored four straight points to maintain his serve with no way out. But objectively speaking, Federer did not exert too much pressure because he needed to preserve his physical fitness and stay focused when his physical strength declined.
, focus on your own serve——
Next, it was Federer's serve that won the game.
Obviously, Federer is ready to win the game through his serve.
The situation is firmly in Federer's hands.
According to one statistic, although Gao Wen won the first set of the game, Gao Wen had taken a total of eight break points and failed to cash them in the whole game so far, with a break success rate of 0%.
In other words, Gao Wen never broke any of Federer's serve. At this year's Wimbledon, Federer's only break was still in the second set of the last match against Simon. It can be imagined that Federer was very concerned about his own serve.
With strong self-confidence, maintaining your hair will become a habit.
It is precisely because of this that from all aspects, there is no suspense in the game, and the commentators have already begun to make concluding remarks for Gawain.
Federer is only one step away from victory.
Perhaps, only Gawain is the exception.
Even Sampras has relaxed, he is satisfied and has no more requirements for Gawain.
However, there was a bump on Sampras's shoulder, and he turned his head reflexively and saw Agassi's bright bald head at a glance.