In tennis matches, this happens occasionally. Because you are too focused and too involved, plus running under the sun for two hours, your head becomes so hot that you forget the score, and you may not remember this game or this game.
Whether the game is over or not, and then some own goals are made.
This situation may happen to everyone, just laugh it off.
But Kokkinakis was very frustrated.
The main reason was that the timing was wrong. I had just lost my serve to win the game, and watched the game I had grasped slip through my fingers. It felt really, really bad; and it was against someone like Gao Wen.
The opponent, as well as the way the point ended on the break point, seemed to be mocking Kokkinakis in every aspect.
That feeling is really... hard to describe in words.
It was difficult for Kokkinakis to accept this situation. The more he thought about it, the more angry and anxious he became.
After returning to the dugout, Kokkinakis was still unable to control his sense of humiliation and slammed the racket to the ground, once! Two times! Three times! Then the racket was twisted and deformed, and the frame was shattered.
, and finally I was able to calm down a little bit.
However, sitting on the chair in the rest area, my anger was still boiling within ninety seconds, and my youthful and energetic anger could not calm down at all.
At the end of the break, Gawain had already appeared on the stage with light steps, but Kokkinakis still sat in his seat like an old man.
The referee waited patiently for a moment and did not rush. However, seeing that Gawain was ready and Kokkinakis was still on the ground with no intention of standing up, he did not hold back and leaned sideways towards Kokkinakis.
side, asking "what's going on" without a microphone.
I originally thought that Kokkinakis was injured or something, but Kokkinakis answered confidently.
"I didn't come over to take a break just now. I should make up for it now, at least thirty seconds."
It was so openly and unreasonable that the referee was stunned.
According to the rules of the game, the break between games is ninety seconds. If the player wastes time, the referee will not give additional compensation. Instead, he can give the player a warning for deliberately delaying the game.
The referee had never encountered such a player. He was stunned for the first time, and then expressed his position. But obviously Kokkinakis didn't care at all, and just sat there as he did, without drinking water or drinking water.
What he did was deliberately sit in a chair and stare blankly.
The referee did not give any further advice and directly turned on the microphone and announced the penalty.
"Kokinakis, deliberately delaying the game, will receive a warning."
Shh!
The spectators in the stands immediately gave up and booed. They expressed their dissatisfaction to Kokkinakis in this way. This was an act without professional ethics. It was thought that Kokkinakis had just lost his serve to win the match.
Regarding the game, everyone can see that this young player simply cannot afford to lose.
Shameful.
But Kokkinakis didn't care, he was still angry.
In his opinion, the audience had just cheered for Gawain, which meant they had taken sides and clearly stood against him, so why should he please them?
Now that he has been warned, Kokkinakis is even more procrastinating, because tennis matches rarely give warnings for the same thing in a short period of time. This sport believes that everyone is a gentleman, has professional ethics and
A gentleman with basic etiquette.
Kokkinakis made it clear that he was accurate and waited for nearly 40 seconds before taking the field.
At this time, Gao Wen had been standing in his bottom line area for nearly a minute.
Like table tennis, tennis also pays great attention to the feel. When the feel is hot, you can't hit it no matter how hard you play, and some fairy balls have appeared frequently; but if the feel is dry, you can't hit it no matter how hard you play, and even basic hitting is not good.
Maybe it's a bad idea.
It is precisely because of this that the state of a tennis match also pays attention to continuity. If one player is injured and pauses, it will interrupt the rhythm of the game for both parties. After waiting for three minutes to return from the injury pause, the game may be over.
It shows a completely different look.
Kokkinakis' actions actually disrupted Gao Wen's game rhythm to a certain extent and destroyed Gao Wen's rapidly rising hot touch.
If Kokkinakis is really planning this, then Gawain really needs to be careful, because this shows that Kokkinakis is not that simple-minded.
However, in Gawain's opinion, Kokkinakis probably didn't think that much. He just experienced a low point and needed to vent his negative emotions, and then he did it on impulse.
But no matter what, the rhythm of the game was slightly disrupted, this is a fact.
Gawain stood on the bottom line, like the entire audience, welcoming the arrival of Kokkinakis. At the same time, he stood on the bottom line and jumped twice slightly to let his body rhythm become lighter again and adjust his state.
No one needs to remind him, Gao Wen knows that he is still at a disadvantage. If Kokkinakis breaks his serve, it will ruin the victory; and, obviously, he should not forget that Kokkinakis is the one with the upper hand.
that side.
So, how should this serve be played?
Kokkinakis was leisurely and swaying there slowly, but Gawain didn't mind at all. Instead, he fully grasped the time and started to think about it:
physical strength!
In fact, at the end of the second set, the physical strength of Gawain and Kokkinakis reached a low point one after another, and the state of both people fluctuated to varying degrees. Although Gawain has passed the extreme and has recovered slightly, in the end he is still
It can't be compared to the peak state in the first set.
The same goes for Kokkinakis.
Moreover, Kokkinakis is currently at a low point in physical strength. He tried his best in the serve just now but was unable to keep it. It seems that Kokkinakis may have very little left in his fuel tank, and his peak state is about to come, because in front of him
The consumption is serious and the duration of the extreme state should be relatively long.
To a certain extent, Kokkinakis's emotional expression and body language at this time are all sending the same signal. He is very dissatisfied with the game situation, but instead of preparing for a counterattack with high spirits, he is immersed in anxiety, anger and
In the rush, attention is wandering.
The decline in physical strength is accompanied by the collapse of energy, which is a chain reaction.
This is Gawain's chance.
So, how should Gawain make the most of it?
With his mind running at high speed, Gao Wen stood patiently on the baseline, watching Kokkinakis slowly arrive at the position, and then began to shoot the ball.
Pah. Pah. Pah.
Gawain was shooting the ball, but it was obvious that he was slowing down.
Pah. Pah. Pah.
Normally, Gawain might hit the ball three or four times; but at this moment, Gawain deliberately slowed down. After hitting the ball three or four times, he stood up straight and looked over, then bent down and continued to hit the ball.