In fact, in the final analysis, Djokovic has a certain sense of luck. After completely dominating the game from the second half of the second set to the first half of the third set, Djokovic has mastered the skills to win, but after Gawain's physical recovery,
, Djokovic only improved his concentration but did not change his tactics, because he believed that his tactics could continue to win.
On the one hand, he does not think Gao Wen has such determination and courage. The pressure brought by the Grand Slam semi-final stage is still different after all.
On the other hand, he himself also lacks the courage to break the deadlock - in his last life, he was criticized for not being tough enough and courageous enough at critical moments against Kei Nishikori. Now Gawain can indeed smell some clues.
In the four points just now, after Djokovic got the set point, he was relatively conservative. He focused on controlling the shots and left the risky shots to Gawain.
But I didn't expect that Gao Wen played very smartly. Except for the risk of winning the break point at the end, he completed the winning points easily and skillfully in all three points. The whole process was fast and resolute. Compared with the so-called risk,
In other words, calculations and games have given Gawain enough initiative.
This also directly proves the importance of Gawain actively superimposing mental attributes, which is a crucial step!
Everything happened too fast.
Then, the two players were back on level terms.
Djokovic was not defeated. In fact, not only was he not, but he quickly regained his footing and launched a counterattack. The Grand Slam champion clearly knew how to control the rhythm and momentum of the game. If he could immediately counterattack and break Gawain
serve game, then the situation will reverse again.
However, the same situation happened once at the beginning of the third set, and Djokovic failed to succeed. It happened again at the end of the third set, and Djokovic still failed to succeed.
After "5:5", Gao Wen's serve was immediately followed. Although Djokovic was very proactive and the two sides returned to an equal score twice, in the end Gao Wen, who had basically recovered his physical strength, scored two consecutive points to secure serve. In the third set
Overtaken the score for the first time.
Djokovic was very dissatisfied with himself and once again muttered to his players' box.
But after venting his emotions, Djokovic also successfully maintained his serve, without repeating the tragic and bloody situation in the previous game. Then the two players fought to a "6:6" draw, and the ups and downs of the third set
It will be a tie-break to decide the outcome.
Air is burning.
Under the spotlight, the tie-break also continued the roller coaster effect of the third set, which warned patients with heart disease.
In the tie-break, Gao Wen took the lead in serving.
In the first point, Gao Wen changed his serving strategy, accelerated his serve without warning, and made a straight serve with a flat hit. He won the first point very lightly and simply.
Djokovic was very dissatisfied with such a simple error in receiving the serve.
In the second point, Djokovic failed to score a single serve. Gao Wen seized the opportunity to attack on the second serve. Although Djokovic still controlled the situation and formed a stalemate, Gao Wen still used a forehand slash.
The big diagonal created an opportunity for himself, and then took the lead in breaking Djokovic's service point through a high-pressure ball.
The five-star red flag was flying wildly at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
"Even the wildest and boldest conjecture did not expect that in the first semi-final match of Gao Wen's career, facing Djokovic, one of the Big Four, he would be able to win in the third place.
The tie-break started with a '2:0' start. This game was so exciting that I almost couldn't breathe."
Obviously, Sofar is not alone. When Zhan Jun and Hu Litao heard what they said, they would definitely nod their heads wildly in agreement.
In fact, all commentators know that Gao Wen played the biggest dark horse in this year's US Open. His unparalleled performance in the tie-break showed Gao Wen's big heart. So far, he has only lost one tie-break against Perelli.
The other five tiebreakers were all won, which is undoubtedly very scary.
However, today Gao Wen faces Djokovic. The Big Four can always find their best form in the tie-break. This is different after all.
It is precisely because of this that Gawain still maintains his calmness and composure, which is the most amazing thing.
After losing his first service point, Djokovic quickly made adjustments, regained his footing, and secured his second service point with an ACE.
However, Gao Wen remained unmoved and continued his game step by step. When the six points were over and the players from both sides exchanged court for the first time, "4:2", Gao Wen still held the advantage of one break point.
leading.
After changing sides, Gao Wen once again launched a wave of offensive. A sudden forehand attack in a straight line was successfully defended by Djokovic, who had early warning. However, Gao Wen's follow-up attacks were very closely connected, and then with the help of
A half-court attack created pressure and forced Djokovic's extreme defense to hit the net.
the second time!
Gao Wen broke Djokovic's serve for the second time in the tie-break, and the score reached "5:2". This development trend was not expected by anyone.
Then, it was Gao Wen's turn to score two service points. As long as he could successfully win with two points, he would be able to take the victory of the third set into his own pocket.
Gao Wen successfully saved the first point, "6:2".
Inventory appears!
Moreover, after four consecutive counts, the atmosphere of the entire game was completely different. The audience could no longer calm down and cheered for Djokovic at the top of their lungs. The five-star red flag was also swallowed up by the vast crowd of gossips.
Submerged, almost invisible, as if everyone was on the opposite side of Gawain.
"Just ten minutes ago, Gawain saved two consecutive set points. Now it is Djokovic's turn to save the set points."
In fact, this is exactly the case.
Djokovic very suddenly grabbed Gawain's first serve, and the quality was very good. Even though Gawain was mentally prepared, the quality of the return was still seriously affected, and then Djokovic quickly hit the net.
In front of the net, Gawain was mobilized with a small ball in front of the net.
Although Gawain tried his best to move forward vertically and successfully saved the tennis ball, the quality of the return was terrible. Djokovic easily made up the shot and then broke Gawain's serve for the first time in the tie-break.
point.
After scoring, Djokovic also roared for the first time——
Obviously, he was very, very dissatisfied with his performance in the third set.
This point not only saved a set point, but more importantly, Djokovic seemed to have regained his edge and the rhythm of the game was also up.
The next two points are still count points, but these two points are Djokovic's service points, and then you can see the world's number one crisis handling ability.
Clever and powerful, light and simple, in these two minutes, it was difficult for Gawain to see opportunities. From the moment he served, he entered Djokovic's control. With a forced error by Gawain,
A Djokovic backhand diagonal winner saved two break points again.
"6:5", in the blink of an eye, only one of the four consecutive counts was left.