Just a few months ago, during the National Championship, the media had already questioned Gao Wen, but that was the NCAA. Now in the Binghamton Challenge, the same controversy and doubts have been repeated, and he is still the third player.
In this way, there is nothing new, which makes people complain.
However, for Gawain, it really had no effect at all, and his heart felt as calm as water.
Anyway, Gawain has long been accustomed to it. He is the weaker side who continues to challenge his opponents and needs to continue to prove himself. This is good, as he can attack his opponents with all his strength without any baggage.
It is precisely because of this that when Gawain stood with his feet on the court, he was not nervous or apprehensive, he was just ready to fight with high morale——
There is no doubt that Stachovsky is a master, at least for Gawain at this stage.
Players who can defeat Federer at Wimbledon, even if there is luck, even if they are injured, cannot be underestimated, because this in itself proves that Stakhovsky can have strong confrontation and high pressure in the professional arena.
The ability to fight has a place in the tour.
Gao Wen has always been looking forward to playing against the top 100 players in the world to test his status and strength and seek breakthrough opportunities. Now Stachovsky has such an opportunity.
How could Gawain not look forward to it?
Compared with nervousness, anticipation and excitement keep Gawain highly focused. The mistake of being too excited because of too much anticipation will no longer happen now. The whole brain is always awake, running at high speed, fully engaged, starting from the warm-up.
Right from the start, it's already in competition mode.
At the beginning, it is still a trial stage.
Soon, Gao Wen realized the essential difference between "challenge level professional players" and "tour level professional players"——
Is it strength? Is it speed? Is it physical fitness?
None of them.
In fact, objectively speaking, competitive sports do require talent very much. Without "one percent inspiration" as a premise, even if you work hard and fight "ninety-nine percent of your sweat," there is little hope. This is beyond doubt.
; However, things are different after competitive sports reach a certain height.
In professional tennis, the top 100 players in the world have either physical talent or technical talent. They always have their own specialties, regardless of distinction. In other words, they can suppress or even win by relying solely on strength or speed.
Victory is a very difficult thing.
In the world of competitive sports, the most indispensable thing is talent.
Except for a very few players who have incredible talents like Kyrgios, the fact that other players can reach the top 100 in the world shows that they already have the "one percent inspiration". Those who determine the direction of victory in the game are the "100 percent inspiration".
Ninety-nine percent of the sweat” and the brain.
In the NCAA, challenge tournaments, and youth competitions, players tend to play with their bodies and rely purely on their ability to hit the ball to continue the game.
However, in tour matches, the physical fitness of the players is almost the same, so they need to compete on the tactical level, the inspiration level and the psychological level.
What's the meaning?
To put it simply, in a challenge match, a player may only need to hit three or five shots to suppress his opponent, form a winning point or cause the opponent to make mistakes; but in a tour tournament, a player may need to hit ten shots.
Fifteen shots, or more purposeful layout and planning in the first three shots, will make it possible to score.
This is the difference.
Therefore, in terms of strength and speed, players in the NCAA and Challenger League already have the ability to compete in the professional tour, and there is no huge gap.
However, in challenge-level events, you can often see players exerting their full strength, with three to five ping-pong-pong shots to finish a point cleanly; but in tour-level events, exertion and control, adjustment and
Changes occur throughout.
Kokkinakis is the most typical representative. He exerts all his strength until he has no more strength. If he defeats his opponent, he wins; but if he grits his teeth and withstands the impact like Gawain, the situation is reversed.
Of course, Binghamton is a challenge tournament, not a tour tournament.
But the reason why Gawain felt this was because Stachovsky had the ability to compete on tour——
The quality of offense and defense has obviously improved to a higher level.
Moreover, it is not just a defense that relies purely on footsteps and running like Saramento, but a kind of prediction and guidance. Every time you hit the ball and return the ball, you can feel the high-speed rotation of your brain and fight for your own defense.
advantages, and then be able to continue high-quality rounds.
What's the meaning?
Stachovsky was able to make a judgment one step in advance based on Gawain's swing, hitting habits, and the spin and power of his return, and then get in position for the next shot.
Prejudgment is actually Gaowen's strength, but it is obvious that Gaowen lacks game experience, and his judgment of some batting actions is not accurate enough. In addition, he lacks the accumulation of past experience in the opponent's batting habits and line selection, which often requires
More time to collect data.
This slight difference is reflected in the competition, which is a slight difference, but it can directly affect the selection of the hitting point and the stretching of the hitting action, and then directly reflect on the quality of the return. Naturally, this is also
This puts Gawain under greater pressure.
On the one hand, the quality of your own return needs to be improved; on the other hand, the quality of your opponent's return also requires you to spend more effort.
Although Stachovsky is no longer in the same form as last year due to injuries, the "injury version" of Stachovsky is still a top presence at the challenge level, and his overall strength is completely comparable to that of last year.
Zverev Jr. competes.
Everyone is looking forward to the clash between the top two seeds, and it is not unfounded.
"2:2".
In the opening stage, both sides were testing and adjusting. Although they encountered some confrontations, neither player sent a break point and successfully maintained serve.
Stachovsky, who chose to serve first, continued to usher in his own serve game after a big score draw, but unexpectedly, Gao Wen launched an attack early.
For Stachovsky, he was a little surprised but not surprised. As expected, young people are always very energetic and can't wait to attack first; but the experienced Stakhovsky did not panic at all, responded calmly, and started from the inside.
The aura he displayed was different from any of Gawain's previous opponents.
Experience, this is indeed an irreparable gap. There is no shortcut, it can only be accumulated slowly through actual combat.
"30:15".
Facing Gawain's continuous attacks, Stakhovsky used excellent defense to neutralize the opponent's offensive, and then found a gap to complete the counterattack.
In other words, although Gawain took the lead, he was unable to convert it into a score. Stachovsky's calm and elegant performance still firmly controlled the situation and maintained the lead in his own serve. Then, if he was not paying attention, Gawain
Another mistake was made and the opponent got two periods.
So, does Gao Wen, who took the lead in this sentence, have no chance?
"40:15".
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