"The best round of this year's US Open occurred. It can even be said to be the best of this North American summer hard court season."
"I mean, wow."
"The expression of the spectator who appeared on the camera vividly expressed the mood of all the spectators at this moment: who am I, where am I, what exactly did I just see."
"Obviously, this is not supposed to be a round that occurs on Earth."
"From Gauvin to Federer, and from Federer to Gauvin, the two players both performed at their peak, and finally presented such an unparalleled round."
"Without a doubt, it was a mind-blowing point."
"In the end, it ended with Gao Wen winning this point. This not only meant that Gao Wen successfully held the serve and took the lead for the first time since the start of the game, but also meant that Gao Wen broke the balance and truly established an advantage in the second set.
This peak duel with red bayonets is getting more and more exciting."
In the commentary booth, McEnroe was not stingy with his praise. In addition to the endless praise, one could deeply feel his admiration and appreciation.
The commentary partner next to him asked a question that all the audience was curious about, "Do you still stick to your point of view now? Roger won in four sets?"
In various predictions before the game, Federer has an absolute advantage. Not only professionals, but also betting companies have also placed their bets on Federer. However, this does not mean that people ignore the existence of Gawain. They generally believe that Gawain should be able to
Take a set from Federer.
After all, Gawain did it in Wimbledon, winning two sets, and now in Flushing, he should have no problem breaking Federer's golden streak of not losing a set.
There are many people who believe that Federer can defeat Gawain in five sets, but overall, the view that Federer will win still prevails.
McEnroe thought Federer would win in four sets, but now?
"I still think Roger has a slight advantage, but not much, really not much. I think Roger needs to end the game within four sets as much as possible, otherwise if it goes into a deciding set, Gawain's chances will skyrocket.
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"It can be seen from Gao Wen's game that he needs to compete. After Wimbledon, he only played a total of eight games. He needs more fierce confrontation games to find his feel and condition. He is a typical competition-type player.
, the more games you play, the easier it will be to get out of shape."
"So, as the time of high-level confrontation with Roger increases, Gawain will gradually be able to enter his best level. Once he enters the final set, the odds may be slightly tilted towards Gawain."
Suspense, suspense, suspense!
Although this is bad news for fans on both sides, it is undoubtedly good news for neutral fans and professionals.
Maybe, someone will start to worry——
The game is so intense, and it continues from the first set to the second set. With the decline in physical fitness, will the excitement level drop off a cliff?
Even the Big Four need to face physical adjustments. When their physical strength is at its peak, the quality of the game will inevitably fluctuate to a certain extent. However, the outstanding thing about the Big Four is that they can always improve themselves during the adjustment period when their physical strength is low.
The quality of the competition is maintained at a certain level.
As for Gao Wen, he was not very mature last year. When he faced Djokovic in the semifinals in New York, he suffered a physical slump and lost seven games in a row. However, after a year of learning and growth, Gao Wen has made great progress now.
With progress, the interpretation and control of the game have also become completely different.
This can be seen from the second game.
Gawain seized the gap in the opening stage to speed up, broke serve first and successfully held serve, pushing Federer into a passive situation.
Although Gawain's own consumption was very serious, Federer's consumption was almost the same, even more serious than Gawain's. The game still maintained a delicate balance.
For Federer, he needs to keep his serve and also look for opportunities to break serve, otherwise the situation in the second set will be irreversible.
The game is still exciting, but the intensity and speed have dropped slightly. However, Federer and Gauvin are both players with diverse methods and rich skills. In the situation of declining physical fitness, they use a variety of technical and tactical combinations to give tennis a different look.
Charming, the game content is particularly beautiful.
There is no doubt about Federer's intelligence——
When he was behind "2:0", he first stood firm and kept his serve to confirm that he would not fall into a worse predicament. Then he looked for opportunities in Gawain's serve, but he was not in a hurry either.
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After all, in such a situation, his energy and physical fitness need to be allocated more rationally and cannot be poured entirely into the opponent's serve. Not only does he need to keep his serve, but he also needs to consider the next third set, and even
In the fourth and fifth set.
In the game, you need to look at the overall situation, instead of just rushing forward regardless of the situation like a young man.
In the fourth and eighth games respectively, Federer made some attempts, fighting and taking risks, trying to find some opportunities in Gawain's serve, and see if he could break the tie without consuming a lot of his own energy.
Some cracks.
However, Gao Wen's response was very good. Federer got a total of five break points, but Gao Wen successfully recovered all of them.
As a result, Federer stopped pestering him endlessly.
"6:4".
Gao Wen relied on his first break of serve to maintain his advantage until the end and won the second set.
At this point, Federer's halo of not losing a set in the North American summer hard court season has been broken——
Everything seems familiar.
So far, exactly like Wimbledon.
The same Gao Wen, also in the semi-finals, the same second set, Gao Wen used an unparalleled performance to steal the set from Federer to break the halo.
Maybe the scores are slightly different, but the overall trend is exactly the same.
So, the result is the same?
Soon, the audience realized that the match in front of them was definitely not the same match as Wimbledon.
At Wimbledon, Gauvin went all out to pursue the victory and win the third set, leading a huge lead; however, in Flushing, it was Federer who broke serve first in the third set.
In the first seven games, the two players each maintained serve. Federer relied on the advantage of serving first and temporarily took the lead "4:3".
However, Federer, who had slowly started to accumulate energy from the second set, accumulated enough energy to exert force at the critical moment and break the balance.
In the eighth game, after missing three break points, Federer used an astonishing backhand slash "inside-out" to cash in on the fourth break point, breaking Gawain's serve again after the first set, and
"5:3" leading, ushering in his own serve to win the set.
At this time, people realized that after Wimbledon, Gawain was growing and Federer was also improving. Even though the scores were similar, the context and situation of the game were completely different.
The strong collision between you and me took on a new color in the third set and continued continuously all the way. The whole process was high-energy and there was no peeing.
Then.
"40:30", Federer took the lead in getting the set point in the ninth game.