Diagonal line, return ball, repeated placement, and a flat hit, the entire horizontal space of the court was pierced by a ray of light, and exploded after landing.
The whole place was boiling.
Wow!
The excitement and hustle and bustle of Arthur Ashe Stadium were clearly reflected in the faces and eyes. The whole audience stood up and raised their arms and shouted, no one excepted.
"Wonderful!"
“Wonderful!”
"Games and confrontations, calculations and shots, every shot has hidden murderous intent. From the beginning of the serve, the atmosphere of confrontation between the two players has already begun, and it continues throughout. In just four shots, every shot is frantic on the tip of a knife.
Dance, among countless possibilities, finally collides with incredible sparks."
"Wonderful!"
"Federer attacked beautifully and Gao Wen counterattacked beautifully. Both players showed their top level on the offensive end. This is definitely a feast."
Zhan Jun only felt that his scalp was numb for a while, and the excitement was one after another, jumping from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and the adrenaline was fully detonated.
"3:1", Federer leads with his front foot.
"3:2", Gawain catches up.
In the first set, the balance of power returned in the blink of an eye. Both players had opened up the situation and their condition was raised to a new level, making the confrontation exciting.
Everyone was looking forward to a peak showdown, but from the fourth to the fifth game of the first set, there were climaxes one after another, and the Arthur Ashe Stadium went crazy.
And, this is just the beginning.
Next, the strong collision continued. From the serving game to the receiving game, both players tightened their nerves and did not slack off at all. Now is not the time to cherish physical fitness and energy. A tit-for-tat battle for momentum is going on.
Continuation, both players did not give in at all.
Keep your hair. Keep your hair. Keep your hair. Keep your hair.
For four consecutive games, wonderful shots came one after another. Although both players got some opportunities in the other party's service game, the serving side performed better this time and kept serving without any risk. Tensing and exciting scenes followed one after another.
One, the first set had already made the crowd go crazy.
"5:4".
At this time, the pressure quietly came to Gao Wen, not only because Federer, who served first, had the advantage, but also because of his intense consumption.
To be precise, the past six games have maintained high quality, intensity and frequency. Both players have been very exhausted. There is a crisis in almost every service game. Even if there is no break point, there is at least a "30:30" stalemate.
A little slack could ruin the first set.
Naturally, as the game progresses, the further back, the more intense the consumption and the heavier the pressure.
In the ninth game, Federer successfully held serve after two deuce tests, and the Swiss King finally roared to encourage himself.
As a result, layers upon layers of pressure were all directed towards Gawain.
really--
Whether it is Gawain or Federer, both players are masters of grasping the context of the game and interpreting the situation of the game. They both realized that there may be variables in this game. Even if their physical fitness and energy dropped slightly, they still gritted their teeth and stayed focused to fight the match.
The intensity continued.
At 30:40, Federer relied on a signature forehand straight shot to press the line thrillingly, forcing Gawain to hit the net with a two-handed backhand counterattack, taking the lead to get the break point and set point.
"40:40", Gao Wen kept calm. After serving the ball from the inside corner, he hit two consecutive forehand shots to open up the angle. Then he shot a small diagonal forehand shot that directly pulled Federer out of the doubles line and followed the ball to the net.
, a clever volley in front of the net ended the point.
Back and forth.
You chase me.
Gawain missed a game point and Federer missed two break points. The two players came to a tie for the third time, and the single game time exceeded five minutes.
The anxiety continues, and both players have given top performances.
The next second——
"ah!"
"Ahhh!"
Federer returned the serve to the net without warning, and "SABR" made his semifinal debut at an unexpected time.
Gawain admitted that he did not expect it, not at all, without any sign or warning, and was killed by surprise.
Federer blocked Gawain's serve with a half-volley at the net. Gawain hurriedly backhanded a straight shot with both hands, but was directly blocked by Federer's volley at the net without any chance.
Arthur Ashe Stadium is completely crazy.
"40:AD".
The third break point doubles as a takedown.
Not only because Federer's acrobatic "SABR" is very entertaining and ornamental, and very attractive to American audiences; but also because... this is Federer's global home base.
To a certain extent, American audiences like Federer more than the other three Grand Slams. After all, this is the home base of Nike.
Perhaps, in New York, the only one who can rival Federer is Nadal. Even Djokovic has a clear gap with Federer.
It can be seen from the previous game in Cincinnati that the whole game was unanimously cheering for Federer. Even when Djokovic sent the serve with a double fault and a forehand hit down the net, everyone was cheering.
The audience stood up and applauded, and the overwhelming shouts were very lethal.
Generally speaking, mistakes are not applauded in tennis matches, let alone double faults.
But in front of Federer, everything was unexpected.
After the game, Djokovic also looked helpless, but he couldn't curse the entire American audience.
It's even more true when you come to New York.
Before the US Open kicked off, the "New York Times" conducted a market survey on social networks. More than 60,000 fans voted, and 6% of the audience expected to witness Federer's 18th Grand Slam championship in New York this year.
One Qi Juechen was far ahead, showing a crushing and sweeping attitude.
Tonight, the audience was actually very, very kind to Gawain. There were no boos, no cheers, no applause for the mistakes, and overall they were still slightly restrained——
In any case, this is also half of Gawain's home court.
What's more, the back-and-forth confrontation in the first set was truly exciting, and the audience thoroughly enjoyed it.
But now entering the final stage of the game, the "half home court" suddenly lost any advantage in front of the "global home court", and the crowd began to cheer for Federer.
When Federer shockingly used "SABR" at a critical moment, even Gawain was caught off guard. You can imagine the audience's surprise.
Stalemate, tight, fierce, hot...the atmosphere of this set and this game reached its peak at this moment, and Arthur Ashe Stadium became a volcano.
"Bah! Roger!"
"Bah! Roger!"
Finally, the audience could no longer control themselves. One by one, they tore off their masks, revealing their truest and most sincere desires, and shouted in unison.
The overwhelming cheers poured down, and Gao Wen was instantly transported back to last year's US Open——
Things seem to have changed, but they don't seem to have changed.
Gawain twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and didn't mind. He didn't mind last year, and he won't mind even more today.
After taking a deep breath, Gao Wen had already arrived in the second area, ready to continue facing the test of break points and inventory.
Whoosh.
This is not easy. The strong wind and the rolling heat wave collide together, like a tornado, and the hem of the clothes starts to dance.
Gawain, after waiting for a moment and the wind calming down a little, he threw the ball.