The whole place was filled with exclamations, astonishment and regretful sighs surging in the heat.
With Gawain's two-handed backhand straight return reaching the bottom line, the point was brought to an end, and the game was also brought to an end. At the end of the stalemate and collision between you and me, Tsonga finally broke serve.
And took the lead in the second set, and then served to win the set.
"5:6".
Didn't expect it, didn't expect it at all.
Obviously, Gawain has completely taken the initiative and is not far from the victory finish line. However, an accident overturns the balance and completely reverses the situation.
However, this is competitive sports——
Before the end of the game, everything is possible, including accidents, accidents, and injuries. They are all part of the game. No one wants to see it, but it always exists objectively. It can happen to any player at any time in any game, and it is carried along with the game.
Enter the annals of history.
During the break, the medical staff came in.
Even though Tsonga kept telling himself to stay focused, stay focused, stay focused, and never let his mind wander at this time, his peripheral vision still drifted uncontrollably in the direction of Gawain.
He also has no way to control it.
After all, he has just experienced an injury himself and is still recovering from the injury. He has a deep feeling about Gao Wen's condition.
Although Tsonga is very eager to win, as the defending champion, he hopes to continue to advance more than ever; but it should not be in such a way that while eager to win, he is also eager to fight, eager for an upright head-on confrontation, rather than relying on injuries.
The victory of catching the disease.
"Breathe in."
"Exhale."
"Breathe in..."
"Exhale..."
Medical staff are conducting basic examinations on Gao Wen, using different movements to detect pain in his abdominal muscles, from breathing to turning to swinging the racket.
In fact, when there was no hitting, no stretching, and no strenuous exercise, Kirk did not feel any obvious pain, but more of a stretching sensation.
But if you are immersed in a fierce confrontation and your hitting action is fully opened and extended, the stretching feeling will gradually become apparent and eventually turn into severe pain.
After simple inspections and tests, medical staff make a diagnosis.
"Mild strain."
"Whether it's a muscle fiber tear needs to be filmed to understand in depth, but it's not yet possible to tell whether it's a first-degree strain."
Generally speaking, muscle strain injuries can be divided into three levels:
Level one is the lightest and level three is the heaviest.
But now, it is difficult for medical staff to make an accurate diagnosis on-site without X-ray diagnosis.
Gawain was a little hesitant.
He knows that the wisest and calmest choice is to withdraw from the competition now and go to film and receive treatment to avoid affecting subsequent events.
He should think about the overall situation. After all, the US Open is the highlight.
But is it really that simple?
In the competitive arena, giving up and surrendering are actually the simplest things. As long as you are willing, you can give up at any time, throw the white flag at any time, and paddle flat at any time.
But the true essence of competitive sports is that battles are also challenges, battles with opponents, battles with oneself, and battles with injuries, weather, setbacks, accidents, and difficulties.
Things are never that simple.
In his last life, he failed.
In the face of injuries, he struggled, worked hard, and persisted. He suffered, suffered, was sad, and was upset, but in the end, he failed.
When faced with an injury again, the first reaction in my mind was to retreat, give up, or surrender. But after I realized this, I couldn't help but laugh.
It turns out that he also has inner demons.
I thought not, I thought I had broken through the shackles, I thought I had a completely new look, but I didn’t expect—
In fact, it has always been there.
but.
He didn't want to surrender, let alone give up.
To do it again, just to run with all my strength without any regrets, the same story, but this time, he will write it with different colors.
"Gawain?"
The referee's voice came.
"is everything okay?"
The rest time between rounds should have arrived, and the referee needs to confirm whether Gao Wen needs to use a medical timeout.
- Take a deep breath, take another deep breath.
Gao Wen had regained his composure, gave the referee a look, and then asked the medical staff in front of him, "If I am going to continue, is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
The medical staff are very professional and "there is no problem in continuing the game."
"We need to bandage it to fix the muscle to prevent the strain from getting worse."
"In addition, depending on your own pain tolerance, I can provide painkillers to ease the situation. If it worsens, you must stop the game in time. I will always be waiting on the sidelines."
Gawain nodded and replied in the affirmative, "Okay, let's do it like this."
The medical staff turned to look at the referee and applied for a medical timeout.
Then, the medical staff took Gao Wen to the medical room to bandage and fix the abdominal muscles.
There was some excitement at the scene.
In the players' box, Sampras and Agassi looked grim -
This is just a Masters tournament. Gao Hongli and Jiang Yanyun are not accompanying them. There is only Gao Wen's coaching team, plus Tobias.
The players' box was a little empty, but at this time all of them had serious expressions on their faces and heavy hearts.
As former professional players, they know very well what injuries mean, but at the same time they also know that injuries are an integral part of competitive sports. Behind those glorious brilliance and success, they are accompanied by the pain of injuries day and night.
It doesn't end from the first day.
Until now, old guys like Sampras and Agassi are still suffering from injuries after retiring. Compared with the well-known tennis elbow, the real problem is the knee.
Hard courts are very taxing on the knees, and no one is exempt.
From a commercial promotion perspective, the more hard courts the better, and tennis is becoming more and more popular around the world.
But from a long-term perspective, the consumption of hard courts on players is very serious and very intense. It is precisely because of this that professionals believe that the existence of grass and clay is irreplaceable.
If you are greedy for convenience and speed and sacrifice the long-term interests of the players, it will be a waste of money.
Returning to the North American hard court season, it is gratifying that Kirk is back on the court he is best at; but at the same time, he also needs to worry about the consumption and wear and tear on his body.
The one-month vacation after Wimbledon includes such considerations.
But I didn't expect that I would still suffer from injuries.
For a moment, I felt upset.
Sampras glanced at Agassi. Unlike him, Agassi struggled with injuries in the second half of his career. In the last year, he was almost unable to play due to injuries. He chose to retire after the 2006 US Open.
It's a helpless choice.
To be precise, in the last game of Agassi's career, he almost retired due to injury, but he knew that it was the final farewell, so he persisted with the injury until the end, in such a way
A way to bring an end to your tennis career.
Thousands of words came to mind, but in the end they just turned into a long sigh, and Sampras patted Agassi on the shoulder.
Agassi did not turn his head, but straightened his back again and found his voice, "The real battle begins now."