The muscles under the left abdomen became faintly tense. The feeling was very contradictory. The outer muscles were completely stretched, but the inner muscles were curled up into a ball. Finally, a strange pulling feeling was formed, pulling on the body.
Stretch, and you can feel the tension in your nerves with every move you make.
Gawain also knew that this didn't make sense.
The whole description was very strange and contradictory, but it was difficult for him to find a more accurate description in words, as if it was wrapped in a cloud of mist.
Subconsciously, I used my fingers to carefully feel the texture of the muscles. It was more like swelling and soreness than pain.
So, is this an injury?
For professional players, injuries are a part of competitive sports. No one is an exception. No one is. The only difference lies in the severity.
Some injuries may require six months or even a year of recuperation, and may even completely ruin an entire career. Just like Gawain's knee injury in his previous life, he has experienced it personally and understands the pain and struggle, as well as rehabilitation.
The suffering and pain are still vivid in my mind.
More injuries are not fatal but will not completely disappear. Just like a headache, they will always be by your side like a shadow and will never heal. They will affect your daily life in all aspects until you retire. It won’t be terrible but it just won’t.
Disappear and become part of yourself.
In the sports career of a professional player, it is almost impossible not to be accompanied by injuries, and there are countless situations when playing with injuries.
Players who have truly experienced competitive sports events know that sometimes, some injuries will become more and more serious as the confrontation progresses, and stopping the loss in time is the key; some injuries will not, but will gradually subside as the event progresses, requiring post-game treatment.
Only by conducting specific tests can the situation be determined.
——There is no need to get into trouble, and there is no need to make a fuss.
In fact, Gawain's first reaction was very nervous and alert.
I once thought that the memories of injuries and illnesses in my previous life were completely gone, but the traumatic memories at critical moments still came flooding in like a tidal wave.
But now, after all, it is different from the last life. After a year of grinding and testing in ATP professional events, Gao Wen has also witnessed countless emergencies in the arena, slowly adapted and got used to it, and slowly learned to deal with and cope with it, and his mentality has matured and stabilized.
, let Gawain grasp at straws of reason and find peace.
Take a deep breath.
Take another deep breath...
The situation is still unclear, so there is no need to scare yourself. It is better to focus on the game first and then test to see the specific situation.
While waiting for a break between games, seek help from the tournament medical staff and conduct specific tests.
Inhale, exhale; inhale, exhale...
Gao Wen slowly regained his composure, quickly wiped the sweat with a towel, then returned to the baseline, raised his racket and signaled to Tsonga:
Feel sorry.
Then get ready to continue playing.
The stadium is filled with a tense and anxious atmosphere——
They are worried about Gao Wen, but also regret that the continuity of the game has been broken, but the last thing the audience wants to see is players suffering from injuries. Putting aside the issue of wasted tickets, a wonderful and powerful matchup is hasty.
The biggest disappointment is that the ending is not consistent throughout.
Just now, when I saw Gawain stop and bend his back after making an extreme save, everyone in the crowd looked at each other in confusion and involuntarily held their breath.
Now, as Gao Wen returns to the baseline and prepares to continue the game, applause slowly gathers, and voices calling Gao Wen rise and fall in the stadium.
ACE!
One ACE in the inside corner, clean and straightforward.
"40:30".
The whole place immediately erupted into excitement.
Not only because of an ACE, but more importantly, Gao Wen seemed to be fine and continued to maintain the quality of his shots, and the strong collisions continued.
However, the impact still exists objectively.
The pulling feeling under the left abdomen still does not disappear. It directly affects the backhand shot. When swinging the backhand, both hands cannot be fully stretched and extended. When the racket is pushed past the body, the pulling feeling will form.
Some restrictions will affect the subsequent push of the racket.
Control is inevitably lacking.
Divide equally.
Break point.
Divide equally.
game point.
After two tie-break tests, and after saving a break point, Gao Wen still struggled to hold serve——
"5:4".
Continuing to maintain the lead, Tsonga's serve was inevitable.
Victory seems so close, only one round away, but it is still full of suspense and no one can predict the trend.
During the inter-inning break, Gao Wen asked the referee for medical personnel to enter the court and stand by.
This is not an application for medical timeout, but a simple inspection during the next inter-game break. Such an inspection will not occupy the number of two medical timeouts; it is judged based on the inspection results of the medical staff whether a medical timeout is needed to receive complete treatment.
is the official three-minute medical timeout.
At this time, it can be seen from Gawain's attitude that although victory seemed to be close at hand, he did not take it lightly. He still prepared step by step and meticulously prepared for the game. He was ready to continue fighting and keep fighting. His mentality remained stable. Such a game attitude
It is indeed very rare.
Tsonga has rich game experience, he has experienced injuries to his opponents, injuries to himself, accidents on the court, etc., so he knows what he should do.
What's more, Gawain hasn't used the medical timeout yet, and he seems to be fine. The brief interruption should be just a false alarm.
Focus, concentrate, calm.
This is what he needs to do, and it is also the only thing he can do.
"Love-game", Tsonga played steadily, relied on serving to establish an advantage, and the follow-up attack connection was clean and neat, without hesitation or wavering.
"5:5", the score continues to be stalemate, and the suspense continues.
In the next game, Gao Wen served, which became more intense and stalemate.
"15:15".
"30:30".
"40:40".
There was a stalemate all the way, and Gawain got a game point, but Tsonga resolved it with an unparalleled forehand attack and continued to hold on to the score.
Immediately afterwards.
"AD:40".
At the critical moment, Gao Wen still showed his big heart, attacking with two consecutive forehand shots, suppressing the backhand and hitting the foreground. He was bold enough and risky enough to break through Tsonga's forehand and forcefully pull Tsonga out of the doubles line.
, even though he stretched his body to the extreme, he was still unable to save the ball, and got the game point again.
However, Tsonga immediately responded.
He withstood Gawain's first serve attack with a backhand with both hands, and then launched a counterattack with a forehand.
A forehand shot in a straight line, aimed at the blind corner of the baseline, the attack is fast, heavy, tricky and deep, hitting the blind corner accurately, making full use of the field.
Moreover, as heavy as a thousand pieces, the power and explosion of the forehand is released instantly.
No warning!
But Tsonga has the ability to turn the situation around in an instant and push Gawain into a passive position.
Gawain ran at full speed, and his backhand with both hands had been extended to the extreme. His upper body was almost parallel to the ground. He barely touched the ball, but he could no longer control the racket surface. The tennis ball flew high and far into the sky.
Returned to the court on the Gaowen side and did not pass the net.
After completing the catch, Gawain bent down again and squatted on the ground.