At the beginning of the third set, it was Fish who broke serve first.
He caught Gawain at an extremely low point in his physical fitness, and chose to fight very decisively and firmly. He dared to give it a try, and his slightly brutal style of play firmly seized the opportunity and broke the balance with consecutive winning points.
In this game, Fish's scores were all within four beats. This is his favorite rhythm, which fully demonstrates the nature of fast and hard courts.
Keep your hair. Break your hair. Keep your hair.
"3:0" starts.
I have to say that Fish once again brought surprises.
In the first two sets, each set was won by a break advantage. The game was very, very close. Does this mean that Fish will win the third set?
However!
Gawain was not to be outdone.
He first stabilized his mind in his own service game and started with the serve to prevent Fish from catching on to his shortcomings that caused his weak serve due to his low physical fitness. Then he created traps through layout and regained control of the service game.
After successfully withstanding a deuce test and holding serve, Gao Wen began to fight back.
In Fish's serve game, Gawain used a two-handed backhand straight line to gain a break point, and then remained calm under the pressure of Fish's sudden attack on the net. When his steps were out of position, he won with a backhand lob.
Points, strong counterattack break in the hand-to-hand encounter.
Again, again.
Those echoes stir deep in the soul.
Of course, there are also those tired and helpless.
Originally, Fish thought he could face it calmly. He knew and was sure that he was ready, and he remained focused and calm throughout the game.
"Big fish!"
"Big fish!"
Finally, he lowered his head in embarrassment and wiped his tears with his jersey, his eyes turning red in the blink of an eye.
Fish's physical trough was somewhat lengthy.
However, when the end is really approaching, the reluctance and attachment are so strong and fierce, swallowing me up like a stormy sea.
In the eighth game of the fourth set, Fish had no way out of the service game in the whole match. He had to keep his serve in order to continue the game.
"Big fish!"
Although the gap seems obvious, in fact, the two players only have a disadvantage of breaking serve. The game is not over, far from it.
Because Jiang Yanyun understands the hardships and struggles of professional players. Behind each game is endless training. They need loneliness as a companion. Only by truly calming down and enjoying loneliness can they sharpen their skills.
The whole audience burst into applause.
This moment belongs to Fish.
"3:3".
As Gao Wen said after the last game, he is willing to be a supporting role. Because Fish is worth it, and every professional player who has devoted his efforts and sweat on the field and training ground is worth it.
At this moment, Jiang Yanyun was willing to applaud Fish. It had nothing to do with the outcome of the game, it was just to applaud the spirit of a professional player.
He hurried back to the edge of the court and buried his cheek in a towel, trying to hide his embarrassment, but it was not an easy task.
But at this time, Fish's physical fitness obviously fluctuated, and his ball quality showed a cliff-like decline. The entire situation was reversed, and Gawain completely took the initiative in the game.
In Feishi, Jiang Yanyun also saw Gao Wen——
Fish persisted and persisted, controlled and controlled, but in the end he still couldn't hold back his tears.
"Big fish!"
The game continued, but obviously Fish had problems with his concentration at this time, and his entire hitting accuracy was also affected.
Fortunately, Fish then recovered his serve and took control of the situation with an ACE.
Although she couldn't see Fish's expression, Jiang Yanyun's eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red. She stood up and joined the audience, shouting the same name loudly.
Fish, I can't hold on.
At this time, the audience at Arthur Ashe Stadium could also feel Fish's turbulent emotions. Even though Fish used all his strength to control and remain calm, with no special expression or special movements, there was a special atmosphere that permeated the scene.
Still slowly stirring up, this is a particularly profound moment.
"Big-Fish".
In the blink of an eye, they had gathered into one, and they were released in a mighty and vigorous manner, and the entire Arthur Ashe Stadium was surging with echoes.
"5:2".
Those shouts, those cheers, full of enthusiasm and hope, hovered over the stadium.
This also means that Fish did not give up, he was not prepared to surrender, and in such a difficult and dangerous situation, he did not calmly accept his fate, but once again ignited his fighting spirit to release energy, and for the last time in his career, he was in Arthur-
Ashe showed his all on the court.
At the scene, someone called Fish by his nickname.
One sound, another sound.
"0:15".
He raised his head, tried to serve, apologized to Gawain, and prepared to serve; but the overflowing tears blurred his vision.
Those talents, those flashes, those fighting spirits, those persistence.
But what’s more cruel is the impact of injuries and body. No matter how much you pay, you will definitely gain something. Even a genius can only lower his head in the face of injuries, and all the unwillingness and bitterness can only be swallowed by himself.
Down.
Gao Wen sent an invisible egg, not only winning the third set with a score of "6:4", but also taking a "3:0" lead in the fourth set. The outcome of this game was in suspense.
Seize the opportunity.
Not only Jiang Yanyun, but everyone in the Gao Wen players' box also stood up, looked at Fish on the court, and silently applauded.
"15:30".
After Fish saved the next serve in a thrilling manner, Gao Wen took over the game.
Win six games in a row!
The ending seems to be getting closer and closer.
"0:30".
"4:1".
When he lost the first point, Fish's mood fluctuated a bit. Before preparing to serve in the second area, Fish turned his back to the court and took a deep breath——
Keep your hair. Break your hair. Keep your hair.
Very, very briefly, Fish controlled himself, turned around and returned to the bottom line, and raised his hand to Gawain to apologize.
He just stood on the baseline, maintaining a posture ready to serve, but unable to lift the racket, lowered his head, and listened quietly and attentively.
This is also the direct impact of age and injuries. The recovery is slower and the cycle is longer. It was not until the fourth game of the fourth set that I finally held serve again, and finally regained my footing after losing six games in a row.
Across the net, Gawain did not rush or rush him, he watched Fish quietly and waited patiently——
Since entering the professional arena in 2000, it has been a full fifteen years of hard work and persistence; and this is still not all, it should also be traced back to the day when I first picked up a tennis racket as a teenager.
Fish was not in a good place. To be precise, he was very, very bad. His emotions, which he had suppressed again and again, completely broke out. He stood there like a helpless child, unable to stop his tears.
Although Gawain was already far ahead, Fish still gritted his teeth and kept serving, and then he saw the magical score.
Gao Wen also quickly erased the disadvantage and returned to the starting point in the third set.
He never knew that that beginning would eventually lead to such an ending, and it would come to an end today.