Facing the small test of a tie, Djokovic once again showed his giant style, blocking Gao Wen's continuous impact with two crisp winning points, holding serve strongly, and finally holding back Gao Wen's small wave of three consecutive games.
The climax puts the pressure on the opponent again and firmly grasps the initiative to win.
——"6:5".
Game 12, "40:15".
Djokovic is fighting, but he still tries to make different attempts. At this time, you can see the wisdom and brilliance of the world's number one in tactics.
First, it disrupted the rhythm and destroyed Gauvin's baseline feel in the last four games. Djokovic's ball was somewhat unable to suppress Gauvin, and he needed to break the game.
Secondly, save physical energy. Obviously, Gawain has passed the peak of physical fitness, but Djokovic's next physical peak has been quietly approaching.
After comprehensive consideration, in this game, Djokovic's adventurous and experimental fighting opened the way, showing a different look.
Gao Wen remained unmoved, played steadily, firmly controlled the situation, quickly defended the serve, and withstood the pressure to push the game into the final stage.
——"6:6".
Tie-break, here it comes.
From the ups and downs of the final set at Melbourne Park at the beginning of the year to the long tug-of-war in the Wimbledon semi-finals, all those tensions and excitements stem from the long tradition of long-set finals in Grand Slams, and the excitement of the peak showdown at Huashan has been pushed to a new level.
Highly, showing the competition of players' will level.
However, the US Open is different.
This is the only special case among the four Grand Slams. Everything is in line with business and everything is compromised by contemporary television broadcasts. From table tennis to badminton, from volleyball to football, all competitive sports have experienced such a painful period. For the convenience of television broadcasts
And had to control the duration, and finally create different excitement by changing the rules of the game.
Football's golden ball system, although unfair and accompanied by a certain amount of luck, is actually more exciting, sudden and topical.
The same is true for the US Open, and it is a pioneer, a pioneer far ahead of the times——
As early as 1970, the third year after tennis entered the Open era, the U.S. Open had already abolished the long-set tiebreaker rule.
In fact, in 1968 and 1969, not only the long-set tiebreaker was retained, but also there was no tie-break. That is to say, starting from the first set, once the score reaches "6:6", without a tie-break, one side must win consecutively.
It took two games to win this set, which also meant that the game was longer.
Therefore, reform is inevitable, and the "tie-break system" appears.
The difference is that when other Masters and Grand Slams are slightly more conservative and have a best-of-five-set match, only the first four sets can be decided by tie-breaks, but the final set must still be a long set; while the US Open is a simple one.
In place, not only the first four sets, but also the final set also introduced a tie-break format.
In other words, since 1970, there has been no long-game tiebreaker at the US Open.
Djokovic knew this exactly, so he did not consume too much energy in the twelfth game and saved energy for the upcoming tie-break.
then--
The expected return.
An epic game requires an epic ending.
Although it is not a long-game tiebreaker, it condenses all the games and collisions into a short tie-break, pushing it to the top in the most exciting and thrilling way. After going through four sets and more than four hours of strong competition,
After that, both players will tap into their final potential.
On the verge of breaking out!
In just one second, Arthur Ashe Stadium went directly into carnival mode, with overwhelming roars, jumping, and hoarse cheers. It was unbelievable that they were also watching the event for more than four hours. At this time
They all tapped out their own energy——
Burn to your heart's content.
Unreservedly and wholeheartedly.
In the tiebreaker, Djokovic was the first to serve, and it was also Djokovic who was the first to use force.
Starting from the tenth game, Djokovic began to adjust the starting layout. His rich game experience and rare Grand Slam final experience played an important role in seizing the opportunity in the game and layout.
"1:0".
After successfully holding his first service point, Djokovic grabbed the serve without warning——
Different from Gao Wen's crisp return of serve, Djokovic directly pushed the serve deep into the middle area, aiming at Gao Wen's position and pushing it deeper, forcing Gao Wen to hit the rebound ball.
Immediately afterwards, Djokovic combined with a sneak attack on the net, intercepted and released the ball in front of the net, mobilized Gawain to the front of the net, and finally ended the point with a forehand block smash.
The entire routine and the entire combination were executed flawlessly, without leaving much room for Gawain to adjust or fight, and he used a combination of punches to score the point.
The first to cash in on the mini-break, "2:0".
Think about it carefully, if Djokovic implements this set of tactics in Gao Wen's service game, even if it is a break point, it will only be a break, and it may not be able to turn into a greater advantage, and Gao Wen
You can quickly adjust your counterattack; but it's different in the tie-break——
Every point is worth thousands of gold.
What's more, it's the final set tiebreaker, the final battleground leading to the championship.
Djokovic took the lead, it's all about experience.
really!
Djokovic seizes the opportunity.
Immediately, Gao Wen immediately completed the adjustment, stood firm, controlled the rhythm and route, and did not lose his mentality in a hurry. In a 16-beat round, he used the pressing ball from the deep area of the forehand baseline to destroy Djoko.
Vic's rhythm caused Djokovic's forehand to go straight out of bounds, and he steadily recovered a point.
"2:1".
Despite this, Djokovic remained unmoved, maintained a calm mentality, and kept his two service points in a row, further widening the score gap.
"4:1".
This situation is so similar to the situation in the final set. It was Djokovic who took the lead in mini-break, and it was Djokovic who widened the score gap. Although there was only one mini-break advantage, judging from the score
But it is like a natural chasm, far ahead in terms of momentum and completely gaining the upper hand.
This time, there was no commotion at Arthur Ashe Stadium. They had already gained confidence in Gawain——
No matter what the difficulty is, Gawain can always turn the situation around and the king returns, isn't he?
But this time, Djokovic said no.
Kick off the ground, brake, backhand with both hands, and unsheath the sword.
straight line!
Penetrate the defense and score the winning goal.
The blood seals the throat.
This point belongs to Djokovic. In the entire 24-shot round, Djokovic defended and counterattacked, fighting under extreme passivity——
Success!
"5:1"!
ah!
In a rare moment, Djokovic finally released something he had not seen for a long time since the fourth set. He suppressed and repressed, controlled and controlled, surging and burning, and finally showed his domineering and strength.
Clench your fists and look up to the sky and scream, announcing the arrival of the king.
He, Novak Djokovic, is the number one in the world!
Ahhhh!
Djokovic's momentum exploded, and Serbian fans couldn't hold themselves back. Fanatic passion became the main theme at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Step forward unswervingly towards the championship trophy and move forward again!