In the round, the ball was in a stalemate again. Both players continued to restrict their opponents, spin, line, and placement. They went back and forth without finding any good opportunities.
Gao Wen tried to hit a straight backhand shot, but was staggered back by Burrelli, and the excellent defensive quality contained Gao Wen's offensive continuity.
Borelli also hit the dead corner of the bottom line triangle, and the strong external spin pushed Gao Wen into a desperate situation, but Gao Wen counterattacked with a super big diagonal hook.
Between the back and forth, the two players' transitions between offense and defense were excellent. Although it was not a violent hit, they made full use of all the lines on the court. The thrilling returns caused the audience to tremble one after another.
He gasped, and his heart almost burst.
In the previous game, the two sides fought for fourteen minutes, and it ended with Gao Wen holding serve. It can be clearly felt that the physical strength of both players fluctuated significantly. After all, this was already the deciding set, and the two players had already played for nearly a month under the scorching sun.
Four hours.
In this round, both Borrelli and Gao Wen made significantly more mistakes, but Gao Wen was still young after all. He gritted his teeth and immediately seized the opportunity to put pressure. Then the score reached "30:40" and Gao Wen got another break point.
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At the break point, neither player adjusted their breathing, and the offensive quality inevitably declined, and then entered the entanglement stage.
Five beats. Ten beats.
Fifteen beats.
Then, Borrelli finally chose to break through first, seizing the opportunity of Gao Wen's return ball not spinning enough, quickly tearing it with his iconic one-handed backhand, and pulling out a light and thin super slash——
He made full use of his one-handed backhand advantage. The entire diagonal line was very thin, almost equivalent to the level of a small ball, and it still had strong external spin after landing.
rub.
The tennis ball landed in the service area and jumped out to the doubles line.
Deng Deng Deng.
Deng Deng Deng.
Gawain's steps happened to be in the backhand position, and the nerves in his brain were always tense, firmly remembering Sampras's instructions - never forget Borrelli's small ball and the net.
Fast and lightning fast.
Gawain had already rushed forward at full speed, but he had already arrived in just three strides. However, the time difference was still a bit big. The tennis ball had already passed the highest point and began to fall back. The pull of gravity made the tennis ball fall faster and faster.
The hitting spot becomes increasingly difficult to grasp.
Kick the ground!
Keep your feet firmly planted.
Swing!
The swing speed of the two-handed backhand is significantly accelerated.
Speed up!
Just when the ball is about to hit the ball, the speed of the racket head increases further.
Focus!
He stared at the tennis ball intently.
Hit the ball!
Bang, with a crisp sound of hitting the ball, Gao Wen's entire body followed the swing action and straightened his knees to stand up. At the same time, his body also rushed forward due to inertia, and the entire force trajectory can be clearly seen.
Whoosh.
The tennis ball goes directly towards the big triangle at the far end of the straight line!
Crash! Bounce! Crash again!
With the sound of the tennis ball hitting the billboard behind again, Borrelli, who was moving sideways at full speed, looked helplessly at the sky and gradually slowed down, with a trace of confusion and helplessness in his eyes.
The whole place is boiling!
Amid cheers and roars, Gauvin broke Borrelli's serve for the second time in the final set. At this time, the score was already far ahead at "5:2". Next, Gauvin will receive his own serve.
Win the game.
"Looking at the whole game, in the first two sets, Burelli's performance was indeed like a miracle. Even though Gawain continued to look for opportunities, Burelli's quality on both offense and defense really did not leave many opportunities.
, and his bold and courageous play at critical moments shows the maturity of the veteran."
"But Gao Wen is very patient. He knows that his disadvantage is not big. Don't look at the big score of '0:2' behind, but in fact he only lost one point in both sets. As long as Gao Wen can cling to the score, he will have
Chance."
"Sure enough, his courage and determination at the end of the third set successfully turned the situation around. After his bold and fatal break at the end of the set, the game basically came under Gawain's control. In the fourth and fifth sets, Gawain's performance was outstanding.
He keeps getting better and better, and even if there was a stalemate in the final set, he still held on to the game."
"After the '2:2' draw, Gao Wen's speed up broke the balance and rushed all the way to the finish line. Now he has ushered in his own serve to win the game."
"Of course, Gao Wen needs to stay calm and cannot relax his vigilance just because he has a large lead. Don't forget that Burelli also has strong tenacity. In the first round, he eliminated the young Canadian rookie Pospisil in five sets.
"
In the studio, Zhan Jun and Hu Litao were making suggestions for Gao Wen. They originally thought that after the score of the final set was drawn, the nervousness could finally relax a little; however, this was not the case. The closer they got to victory, the more nervous they became, because they were eagerly looking forward to the second round.
A victory is about to become a reality.
Before the game, they analyzed it countless times inside and out, analyzing the possibility of Gao Wen defeating Borelli to advance to the next round, holding on to a glimmer of hope, just like the national football team always lists out every time during the World Cup qualifiers.
There are countless tables and data to analyze the possibility of qualifying for the group. Even if it is the top 40 or the top ten, you need to analyze one person.
However, when I actually entered actual combat, I found that all my theoretical analysis was empty talk and had never been truly realized——
there has never been.
The higher the hope, the greater the disappointment, and even I can't help but curse.
This time, the same is true.
Facing Burelli, an unseeded player and a clay court player, all signs seem to show that this is Gao Wen's best chance to continue making history.
As a result, after the opening, Gao Wen lost two sets in a row with a slight difference. No matter how small the gap was and how close the score was, the victory of the two sets slipped through his fingertips and it became a fact. Half of his feet were already on the edge of elimination.
Everything seems to be heading towards the worst nightmare.
Could it be that Gawain also wants... to die?
Who would have thought that in a desperate situation, Gawain would rise up strong and unknowingly, after winning two consecutive sets, he was about to serve to win the game.
Did all this really happen?
However, standing on the court, Gao Wen was very calm and focused. Like a professional killer, he performed well in winning the game with his serve, scoring four points in a row, leaving no chance for Burelli to counterattack.
When the first match point appeared, I firmly grasped it.
When Borrelli hit the net for the last time, Court No. 17 was a sensation, because of the excitement of the game and because it was once again witnessing the birth of history.
The studio is no different.
Even though they had experienced a victory the day before yesterday and faced another victory today, it was still difficult to restrain their excitement because they were witnessing the historical footprints at close range.
That kind of excitement, that kind of excitement, that kind of happiness, like a volcano erupting, continuously releasing energy, every cell in the body is screaming.