"...Looking at the context and direction of the entire first set, I personally think that Giron's only mistake was in the fourth game, when he got the break point and was given two points in a row by Gawain."
"Giron was too hasty and too easy to let Gao Wen get the points and take advantage of the situation to maintain his serve. This also caused the two people's momentum curves to stagger."
"One goes up and one goes down."
"Because of this, Geelong's next serve fell quickly."
"Then, the outcome of the first set was decided."
Sofar's views coincide with Robinson's.
The key is not whether Gawain kept serve or Jilong broke serve, but that at that point, Jilong hardly formed a confrontation and showed an obvious decline, which caused a drastic change in the momentum of both sides.
If Giron resists and the two players get entangled, the result of that service game is not yet known. What is really important is that Giron takes that breath. Then in the next game of Giron's own serve, both sides will definitely have a problem.
After a lot of fighting, the break should not come so soon——
At least it won't be that easy.
"In other matches, both players performed very smoothly and very well. Although both players faced some crises in their serving games, they both performed very confidently and gave their best performance to get through.
Get through it.”
"So, the turning point I'm talking about is not just a simple error in receiving the serve, but at that point, Giron easily handed over to Gawain without a fight. In this game where the bayonet saw red.
Here, this is obviously very irrational."
"But I believe that Geelong has also realized this, because the price of that point is the entire first set."
"Entering the second set, Geelong should not make any mistakes again. Now it depends on how the two players play."
During the inter-set break, Sofar already stood at the height of the game, made analysis, and highlighted an important point with a professional perspective:
Game.
"It is worth noting that both players have played until the last game in Athens for the second consecutive week, especially Gao Wen, who faced the difficult Salamento in the team finals, which exhausted both physical and mental energy.
It’s a severe test.”
"Today's game, the first set was already equivalent to the intensity of a match. Now the physical strength of both players should have dropped significantly. So how to distribute physical strength and how to adjust tactics in the second set is the test.
A moment of tennis wisdom from both players.”
"Of course, in this regard, Gao Wen, who won the first set, is already in an invincible position, while Geelong has no retreat. This is also an important factor and has an impact on the tactical arrangements of both players."
"So, it can be foreseen now that the confrontation in the second set may not be as intense as the first set, but the content of the second set should be richer."
In fact, it is indeed the case.
Compared to the first set, which was full of excitement and excitement, the second set was a little dull.
Especially Gawain's side.
It is obvious that Gao Wen has strategically shifted his focus, spending more energy in his own serve, and taking protecting his serve as his first priority. Naturally, his aggressiveness in Geelong's serve was slightly inferior, and he made mistakes.
It also increased significantly——
This is the strategic adjustment after both physical strength and energy showed a downward trend.
Of course, many young players will not make such strategic adjustments. Relying on their youth, they will exert all their strength without hesitation, and they will rush to the end, or they will rush to the end with their heads covered and win the game; or they will fall apart and collapse.
Throw away the victory gracefully and walk away in style.
But Gawain and Jiron are both smart people, and they are also the smart people who are most familiar with the opponents on the other side of the court. They both know that the chess game should look at the overall situation, and there is no need to compare the victory or defeat of one area. Only by looking at the longer term can they have the last laugh.
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Relatively speaking, the Geelong side is better, but the advantages are also very limited.
Giron, who lost a set first, has no way out. He must go all out and burn all his energy. If he doesn't fight hard, he may not have a chance. Can he save his energy and go home to reward his right hand?
In Gao Wen's service game, Jilong's condition improved comprehensively, and he got six break points before and after.
However, there is always a lack of breath at the critical moment, and there is always a lack of a winning shot. It is always difficult to score. It is obvious that Gawain has been pushed to the edge of the cliff, but he is always tremblingly saved by Gawain. It is thrilling.
After continuing his life, he missed all six break points and still failed to break serve.
What is even more depressing is that Gao Wen fought too hard in the serve game, which directly caused Jilong to be in crisis in his own serve game.
Obviously Gao Wen lacked enough impact, but Gao Wen also got four break points, and most of them were Giron's mistakes.
It can be seen from here that Jilong also has some problems with his own physical strength.
Fortunately, Jilong stood on the edge of the cliff and withstood the pressure. When Gawain suddenly accelerated when facing a break point, he still gritted his teeth and fought hard to the end, miraculously saving all four break points without any more attempts.
Repeat the mistakes of the first game.
As you come and go, the game becomes a stalemate.
It was still intense, but it was slightly different from the intensity of the first set. Rather than a strong confrontation, it was more of a battle of spirit and will, allowing the audience to fall into the test of a fierce battle.
"5:5".
The score was stalemate all the way, and no one was able to break serve. The game was still evenly matched, but Giron, who served first in the second set, had a slight advantage.
Because every time Jilong secures serve, he can take the lead in the score, and then push Gao Wen into the predicament of having to keep his serve or lose the second set directly. This kind of pressure is invisible bit by bit.
piled on Gawain's shoulders.
On the other hand, even if Gao Wen breaks serve, the second set will not be over, because Gao Wen still needs to keep his serve to win, which also means that Geelong can still get a chance to redeem himself by "fighting back."
Subtle, but heavy.
Just like the previous game, "5:4", Jilong took the lead, and then Gao Wen's serve.
In this game, Jilong launched a powerful attack and successfully got a break point, which was also the point of the second set.
However, Gao Wen showed no mercy and easily saved the break point and set points with a strong backhand straight attack. He also gained a firm foothold, improved the quality of his serve, suppressed his serve continuously, proactively won two points in a row, and successfully secured the victory.
hair.
The game ended in a draw, and at the same time, the pressure was put on Geelong.
At this time, both Jilong and Gao Wen knew that the second set had come to an end, and the winner could be decided at any time. This also meant that both of them needed to be in their best condition and could no longer conserve their physical strength and energy, otherwise they might lose their strength.
The second set will be out of your control.
Gao Wen improved his condition in time and launched a challenge in Geelong's serve, and the sparks burst out again.