Macdonald's eyes were completely wide open, and he couldn't believe what was happening in front of him——
Wonderful, indeed wonderful.
In the previous shot, Gao Wen's forehand diagonal "inside-out" found the landing point on the sideline, tearing the court apart and pushing Geelong to the edge of the cliff.
In the latter shot, Jilong relied on his unparalleled movement to cross the court, and actually used his strength to hit a straight line that shocked everyone, launched a counterattack, and finally forced Gawain to return the ball to the net with a backhand, saving the break point and taking stock, and regained the score.
The suspense of victory in the first set was brought back to the same level.
Nervous, irritated, sweaty palms.
"Roar!"
On this side, Jilong relied on the inner corner serve that pressed the T point to create enough advantages. He continuously tore open the court space from large angles on the left and right sides to launch a continuous attack. During the high-speed lateral movement, he quickly tore the forehand and backhand, and hit the tennis ball hard.
The effect and rhythm of table tennis are completely improved.
On the other side, Gao Wen, who had been passive since the beginning of receiving the serve, relied on accurate predictions to continue to deal with the situation. After withstanding several attacks from Giron, in an extremely passive predicament, he suddenly extended the split and used both hands to backhand at a low point.
Boldly take a straight shot and forcefully break the offensive and defensive confrontation.
The backhand went straight and got into the gap behind Jilong to form the winning point.
On the third break point and review, Gao Wen once again fought hard to get a chance, and——
Hold on tight!
With a forehand shot, a straight line to the deep area of the baseline, and a sneak attack following the ball to the net, Gao Wen suddenly and unexpectedly subverted the rhythm of the baseline confrontation.
Geelong, who was caught off guard, had the ball backhand into the net.
"6:4".
The first set victory belongs to Gawain.
"Wow!"
After all, MacDonald was unable to control himself. He clenched his fists, raised his arms and shouted, suddenly stood up and roared.
Maybe, judging from the score, it doesn't seem to be anything special, but in fact, the entire first set lasted fifty-three minutes, and you can see the intensity and stalemate from the side. He won three consecutive games in an ATP level event for the first time in his career.
Geelong, creating a lot of trouble for Gawain who is looking for form.
Until the end of the set, Gao Wen still relied on his tenacity to win the first set in a very, very close situation.
Not only MacDonald, the audience also applauded and cheered for Geelong——
Before the game, there were no expectations. Everyone thought that there was no suspense in this game and that Gao Wen would win easily. As for the so-called civil war between the Bruins, it had no meaning at all in the professional tour. College tennis has no weight in the professional arena.
, not even a gimmick.
However! But! I didn’t expect it!
Geelong's dare-to-play style of total offense and total defense is really eye-catching. The two players fought at the bottom line and contributed a series of wonderful goals.
beyond expectation!
Jilong was a little depressed, and at the same time a little angry with himself. In the service game just now, he was still too impatient. In his eagerness for success, some of the returns were handled with obvious lack of consideration. He didn't even have time to savor them carefully.
Losing serve ruins a set.
"ah!"
Jilong roared at himself——
I have been playing in the professional tour for a whole year, but I still lack experience, especially in ATP level events.
call.
After venting his emotions, Jiron sat in the players' dugout and took a long breath, collecting those messy thoughts bit by bit and regaining his focus.
The Gawain in front of him is different from his opponents in the Challenger League. He is a top player even in ATP level events, ranking second in the world.
He should adjust his mentality, not to have the mentality of proving that he is amazing to his opponents, but to have the mentality of breaking through his own limits and re-examining himself. He should regard this game as a test and a summary, and look at his performance in the past year.
How much it has grown and how much it has settled.
After all, they are no longer brown bears, right?
Besides, he has nothing to lose——
Coming to Toronto was an impulse and an adventure, but he unexpectedly achieved a breakthrough and gained confidence. Even if he lost to Gao Wen, he would not be ashamed. He could turn around and leave with his head held high.
Moreover, he is not sure when he will be on the Masters stage next time. It may be soon, or he may need to wait for some time; but at least, he is still standing here, he still has time, and still has a chance.
Feel free to show your style in this venue.
Central Court, if it weren't for Gawain, it would have taken some time for him to set foot on this field. Now that he is here, let's perform well.
Therefore, there is no need to think about victory or defeat, there is no need to rush, just focus on the game.
"Fight, Marcos, fight!"
It's like the first game of my career, it's like the last game of my career.
When the second set began, Giron's thoughts had returned, he stepped onto the court with his head held high and was completely focused on the game.
Then--
Geelong did it.
In the first game, Jilong relied on his tireless movement to cover the entire court, forcing Gao Wen's forehand to cross the baseline, and broke Gao Wen's serve for the first time in the game.
In the second game, Jilong relied on continuous forehand pressure and attack to win the winning point. After experiencing a tie test, he won the second game point to realize the break advantage.
In a blink of an eye, "2:0".
At the beginning of the second set, Jilong broke first and then held, taking the lead for the first time in the match.
And, this is still not the end.
"0:30".
In the third game, in Gao Wen's second service game, Giron scored two points first, pushing Gao Wen to the edge of the cliff again, completely reversing the situation of the game.
Gawain is a little annoyed, not only because of these two points, but also because of the decline in the quality of his batting——
Tennis is a seesaw. The outstanding performance of one side is inevitably accompanied by the decline of the performance of the other side. Geelong's scoring momentum is still rising strongly. The most important reason is that the quality of Gao Wen's returns has declined and did not bring enough impact and suppression. Geelong's
The defense took action.
Gawain admitted that he was a little distracted.
On the one hand, it is because I returned to the competition after a full month. In the high-intensity competition, the time to maintain intense concentration is limited and difficult to maintain throughout. I still haven’t really entered the tour mode.
This is even more obvious when physical fitness fluctuates.
On the other hand, it was because of my own laxity. After the tight and tense first set, I relaxed a little during the inter-set break, and my judgment on Geelong showed some deviations, and my concentration level declined somewhat.
In the final analysis, it is still the aftereffects of being away from the tour for a month.
From this point of view, even if you have been on tour for a whole year, you still need to continue to accumulate game experience, and you need to slowly form your own biological clock to adjust your state during the season. It is normal to feel the impact now in Toronto.
There is no need to panic.
The focus now is that the crisis has come again, so how should Gawain respond?
In the case of "0:30", how to gather your attention and refocus on the game?