Sometimes, opportunities are created by oneself; sometimes, opportunities are leaked by opponents.
The key point is that when opportunities arise, when flaws and loopholes appear, can the players grasp it and break the balance of confrontation?
From this point of view, there is no doubt that Gao Wen is already at the level of a giant. Even if he faces the Big Four on the Grand Slam stage, he will not fall behind at all.
At this time, Gawain once again showed his wisdom and maturity, improving his concentration at the right time, firmly grasping the game, and taking decisive action.
This point was not only the most exciting and interesting point since the start of the match, but also the real turning point of the first set.
Ordinary fans and viewers may think that in Zverev's last serving game, Gao Wen led and broke at "0:40", which was the turning point; but professionals who observe carefully can find that in this game, "30"
:15" was the key, and Gao Wen won the final victory.
Then——
At "30:40", Zverev's forehand went out of bounds, and then out of bounds again. Moreover, Zverev tried to challenge with an eagle eye, but then the referee reminded him that he no longer had an eagle eye.
Seeing the challenge opportunity made little Zverev very depressed and kept mumbling.
Immediately afterwards, Gao Wen relied on continuous forehand attacks to reach the net very suddenly and unexpectedly. He relied on volleys in front of the net to completely break the balance of the confrontation. He effortlessly scored a winning point and once again broke Zverev's shot.
Serve the game, expand the score advantage, and lay the foundation for victory.
My mind was still a mess, with thousands of thoughts all knotted and intertwined. I didn’t know what I was thinking. I stepped onto the court in a hurry. The only thing I could realize was the "maximum consumption"
The nightmare, in bold letters, hangs high above my head.
The first set took a total of thirty-five minutes.
Unfortunately, this is not an easy task——
Maximum consumption.
Of course, it also depends on the opponent's adjustments.
After all, little Zverev couldn't control himself. He threw a racket while sitting down. However, the hard throw was not enough to vent his anger. He actually stood up again, grabbed the racket and smashed it to the ground.
Zverev reminded himself that he needed to calm down, he needed to focus, and if he didn't want the nightmare to happen again, he had to think of a solution.
No one, not Zverev or the audience, understood what was going on. Why did it suddenly take a turn for the worse? What happened?
From "2:1" leading to "2:5" falling behind, after losing four games in a row, my whole brain felt dizzy like a ball of paste, as if I had drunk fake wine. I opened and closed my eyes, waiting to open them again.
When I saw it, it was already Gao Wen's serve that won the game, which really made it difficult for people to keep up with the progress of the game.
At this time, little Zverev had no time to pay attention to the audience. He had a worse nightmare to face——
"6:2".
Zverev thought he had adapted to the court and the environment, but only after getting deeper into the game did he realize that the Grand Slams are different after all. Even the Big Four were extra cautious in the first two rounds of the Grand Slams.
Focus, let alone a newcomer with no experience in the field?
"40:0".
Shh!
The Arthur Ashe Stadium was sparsely booed again, complaining about Zverev's childish behavior that he couldn't afford to lose.
Little Zverev cursed and couldn't hold it back.
Among them, the first three rounds took nearly twenty minutes, and the last four rounds were over in a blink of an eye.
However! But! What’s the result?
He couldn't understand or see through what was going on in this game. From the opening to the state to the confrontation, everything was different from the past two meetings; he also firmly believed that this was a brand new game, and he didn't need to
Don't be bothered by the nightmares of the past and focus on the present.
The entire confrontation situation was completely subverted.
I don’t know what happened, but Gao Wen had already won three consecutive set points in his own service game.
The mistakes in the second set came from the breakdown of concentration caused by excessive tension, so that the accuracy of the shot plummeted.
哐哐哐哐哐.
and……
To make matters worse, Zverev did not have time to collect his thoughts and emotions. After just ninety seconds, the inter-set break was over.
"6:2", and "6:2" again.
Of course, fluctuations in physical fitness also play an important role.
Essentially, the second set is different from the first set.
He thought he had the situation under control and breaking the maximum consumption would not be a problem at all, but now?
The mistakes in the first set were due to excessive excitement.
At the same time, competition experience also plays an important role. The more experienced you are, the easier it is to find out the crux of the problem. On the contrary, it may take some time to get a glimpse of the overall situation.
To make matters worse, the break between sets did not help. It seemed that one second he had just sat down, and the next second the referee announced that the game should continue.
It was ugly, very, very ugly, and those nightmares became clear again, firmly pinching little Zverev's heart.
Grass.
Violent enough and bloody enough.
When Zverev returned to the dugout, his steps were a little unsteady, and even after he sat down, his mind was still confused.
After smashing it six times, until the entire racket was shattered and twisted into a modern work of art, with the carbon fiber fragments like scattered flowers from a goddess, little Zverev finally regained some sense, panted and sat down again, slowly
The land returned to calm.
A vicious cycle is like this. The more nervous you are, the easier it is to make mistakes. The more mistakes you make, the more nervous you are. The fear of "maximum consumption" firmly grasps the heart, so that one wants to exert force, speed up, and
Apply pressure, but the more you want to do this, the more you can't control the ball.
Those ridicules, those ridicules, those scorns began to buzz in my brain again, almost ready to explode.
Therefore, he now has no time to compete with the audience, and his brain starts to work quickly, reviewing the first set again, trying to find the crux.
Snapped--
As a result, there were more and more mistakes.
The cheers and shouts at Arthur Ashe Stadium were comparable to those of a rock concert, and the constant strong winds and cold air currents that enveloped the skin at night did not help.
Actually!
Grass, grass, grass.
In a confused way, little Zverev had to step onto the court again with a confused head.
Bang.
If players can stay awake and calm, think carefully, there are different reasons behind the same mistakes, calm down, adjust tactics and state, eliminate distracting thoughts, then it is not impossible to reverse the situation of the game——
So far, in the three meetings between Gao Wen and Zverev, the numbers on the scoreboard are, "6:0", "6:2", "6:2", "6:0", "6:2"
.
Father, like son.
Moreover, the first ACE of the first set was easily cashed in without any bloodshed.
But if players are involved in irritability and anxiety, the situation will only get worse, and the dark abyss is a bottomless black hole.
Little Zverev, that's it.
——"0:4".
The pace of losing consecutive games cannot be stopped at all, the armor is abandoned, and the army is defeated.
