The overwhelming waves, layer upon layer, are all rushing towards Gawain. It feels like standing on a high-altitude rope to survive in a hurricane. The only lifeline is the rope under your feet, but you can hold on to the rope tightly.
Burying one's head won't work, moving forward is the last chance of survival.
Gawain fell into complete passivity.
Seeing Tsonga launch a fatal attack, with a straight forehand and follow-up ball to the net, the mighty impact completely swallowed up Gawain in the blink of an eye.
It was too late to swing the backhand with both hands. In the predicament, he was forced to switch to a one-handed backhand. Coupled with the abdominal muscle injury, there was no way to exert force.
Cutting with one hand.
And, slash.
In the shaky crisis, Gawain had almost no space to hit the ball or break the net. The choice of diagonal line was not so much a tactic as a reluctant transition in passivity. There was no layout, no calculation and no counterattack. It was purely a desperate situation.
With his instinctive reaction, he barely completed the shot.
The return quality is mediocre.
There was no time to hesitate or think. Gawain paused, started a second time, and moved to the right again——
Defense returns.
But at the same time, his eyes were fixed on Tsonga, and then he could see Tsonga appearing on the diagonal line with agility, not only able to complete the volley, but also had time to observe Gawain's movements.
Take your time.
Tsonga noticed Gawain's return to defense and pushed forward with both hands for a backhand, pressing down slightly.
boom.
Slash, turn back, repeat the landing point.
Tsonga continued to apply pressure, continued to increase strength, and completed the volley with a half-blocked backhand with both hands. The hard court tennis actually tasted like grass.
Oops!
Gawain paused, started three times, stopped and turned suddenly, and then pulled his body back again.
However.
Although there is no injury to the foot movement and the impact is very small, in the back and forth control of sudden stops and turns, the core strength of the abdomen plays an important role. In the rush and chaos, you can still feel the restraint caused by the stretching feeling.
It's like the puppet's movements are restricted by control lines.
The body cannot fully stretch at all.
Amidst the superposition of crisis and crisis, Gawain completely calmed down. The storm became fiercer and crazier, and the counterattack became more tenacious and determined.
For one-handed backhand, choose single-handed shooting for the second consecutive shot.
At the same time, this time it is no longer cutting, but using the principle of bouncing the ball, one bounce——
Raise your arms upward, and rely on the strength of your forearms and wrists to control them and move them outward.
Snapped.
The sound of hitting the ball was neither crisp nor solid. It was a controlled light hit, and then the tennis ball jumped out.
Lightweight and agile.
The flying speed of the tennis ball is not fast, and it wobbles and wobbles like a kite.
Everyone, hold your breath.
Then you can see that Tsonga's body stopped and turned sharply, but still couldn't keep up. Finally, he had to kick off the ground and take off into the air.
Jump, dash, fly.
Tsonga's body had been completely stretched out, and his forehand racquet was extended infinitely towards the tennis ball, but then he discovered that his reaction speed in front of the net was still slightly slower.
Obviously, he did not expect that Gawain would have another shot; at the same time, he also did not expect that this shot would be so light and unexpected.
A tiny bit, a tiny bit, or a millisecond of reaction speed deviation, and then you can never catch up again.
Almost.
Just a little bit.
Just a hair's length away, the tennis ball broke through Tsonga's racket blockade, broke out of the siege, and escaped.
Huh, huh.
The strong wind surged, and the next second, the whole place erupted with an incredible sound, almost exploding.
boom!
Boom boom boom!
"40:40".
Three consecutive break points, all saved.
The faces were full of surprise and astonishment. They couldn't believe their eyes. Even though they were there to witness the whole process, they still didn't understand what happened.
It seemed that Tsonga had completely gained the upper hand, and Gawain had no ability to counterattack. Even the entanglement in the round seemed shaky and dangerous. However, in the end, all the points fell into Gawain's pocket, saving three consecutive rounds.
Break point, this is simply... amazing.
Obviously, the match in front of us was different from what everyone had imagined. It was completely different from the head-to-head confrontation in the first two sets, which was a clean and direct bayonet, and it was also completely different from the situation imagined after the accidental injury.
In fact, it can be seen from Gao Wen's batting selection and tactical layout that the impact of injuries always exists objectively and is changing the trend of the game; but Gao Wen still found a way to change the rhythm and change the situation under absolutely difficult circumstances.
, once again demonstrated his unparalleled golf intelligence.
Surprising! Amazing! Amazing!
Although Gawain has given wonderful performances time and time again in the past year, the scene before him still exceeded expectations.
Involuntarily, some people even had an idea in their minds: Could it be that Gawain was injured by the explosion?
Of course, the crisis is still not over. "40:40" is still an equal split.
People should not have forgotten that in the eleventh game of the second set, Gao Wen was injured. In the end, he suffered a break. Now in the first game of the third set, everything is familiar. Tesong
Canada should still have a chance.
Sure enough, as expected.
Break point.
Divide equally.
game point.
Divide equally.
After Tsonga missed the fourth break point, Gao Wen also missed a game point and returned to the tie for the third time. Then Gao Wen scored directly with a second serve to get the second game point.
The tug of war continues.
At the second game point, Gao Wen very, very unexpectedly chose to serve and go to the net.
A serve from the inside corner was not very fast, that is, 168 kilometers per hour, but it went directly to the net after the serve. Not only the audience, but also Tsonga was shocked.
But only Tsonga knows that the speed is indeed not fast. However, Gawain's serve contains a lot of spin. After landing, it continues to spin to the left, so that Tsonga's backhand must be extended to reach the ball.
, there is no way to exert force at all, no wonder Gao Wen dared to serve and hit the net.
Tsonga's return of serve had just flown back, and he was about to move his feet to continue defending. Gao Wen had already slapped a forehand and made a fake move to pretend to hit the backslash, but when Tsonga moved his center of gravity, he made a false move
He took a shot and blocked the shot again.
Back and forth, Tsonga's originally inflexible footsteps were simply nailed to the spot.
Smash in front of the net, this point belongs to Gawain.
——Safe hair!
It is unbelievable and unbelievable that after eight minutes of entanglement, Gao Wen saved four break points in the first service game of the third set and actually held serve.
The whole audience was stunned. They looked at each other with surprise and astonishment. They could hardly believe their eyes. What on earth were they witnessing?
Originally, everyone thought that Tsonga would sweep through the entire army and win the victory, but now, things seem to have deviated from the track.
So, are there any variables in the third set?
Opposite the net, Tsonga had his hands on his waist, his expression was a bit complicated, and it was difficult to accurately describe his mood for a moment. He actually stood there stunned for a moment, panting like an ox.