It wasn't because of the home support that surged throughout the stadium - of course, those noises were also very annoying, especially the guys who were making wolf howling noises; it was more because of Gawain's batting.
Sudden, changeable, trap.
It feels like, in a chess game, you make a move, but your opponent has already seen five or even ten moves ahead. You are like a turtle in a urn, all your struggles are in vain, and that feeling of powerlessness burns in your stomach.
The burning is really unbearable.
The real problem is that Mayer won the first set. Since the second set, Gauvin's batting does not seem to have changed drastically, and the power and speed have decreased, and the line and placement have also changed.
Although we have been conservative, the quality of the competition has increased. What is going on?
So, after ten minutes of the second set, Mayer only got two points and Gao Wen got eight points.
This doesn't make sense.
If Gawain's condition is improving, Mayer can accept it calmly. After all, the opponent is the US Open champion, and his condition and ability are there.
But the current situation is completely different. As a result, he fell behind inexplicably, and Mayer was very depressed.
He needs to slow down.
However, the game continued, and even if Mayer needed to clear his mind, he still needed to complete one more Gawain's serve.
Mayer didn't have time to think about the reason, and it was naturally difficult to make immediate changes in the entire game. Therefore, Gao Wen only lost one point to maintain serve, and the start of the second set had already reached "3:0".
Fortunately, the break came.
Mayer returned to the dugout and drank large gulps of mineral water, trying to calm down his brain and regain his sense of reason for the game.
Even in a short period of time, he could not see the overall situation clearly and it was difficult to find the reason for the reversal of the situation. However, his rich game experience allowed him to regain his composure, which at least ensured that he could concentrate and avoid the worst situation of collapse.
When the game resumed, Mayer found his footing again.
At "40:30", Mayer served the first ACE of the second set, finally holding serve and ending a three-game losing streak.
"40:0", Gao Wen immediately responded with a "love-game", scoring three winning points and a mistake by Mayer, and easily completed the guarantee of serve.
"AD:40", Mayer squeezed Gao Wen with a deep backspin ball that pressed the baseline, causing Gao Wen to be unable to stretch his swing and the return ball went into the net, and once again saved a serve.
Bureau.
"40:30", facing Mayer's strong impact in this game, at the critical moment, Gao Wen still stood firm and disrupted Mayer's prediction with a forehand diagonal backhand shot, successfully
Guaranteed hair.
For four consecutive games, both players maintained their serve; moreover, the two players' periods of maintaining serve were getting longer and longer. The competition in the second half of the second set became obviously fierce and stalemate, but Gao Wen still had it.
With the advantage of serving first, he entered the break with a score of "5:2".
When he came back on the court, this was the serve that Mayer had to hold on to.
It was precisely because Mayer was aware of the increase in pressure that he was obviously more proactive in Gauvin's last serve. But the problem was that Gauvin made a mistake in controlling the layout. After controlling the layout, the stability of the entire return was greatly improved.
, causing Mayer to bear more pressure on the offensive end. Instead, he made offensive mistakes and failed to break serve.
Similarly, in Mayer's serve game, Gao Wen will also launch an attack and continue to exert pressure.
"AD:40".
"40:40".
"40:AD".
Game point, deuce, break point, deuce...
In this way, in the eighth game of the second set, the two sides fell into a stalemate again. Both players were improving their condition. The trend of this game was particularly exciting. It can be seen that this game is likely to become the whole game.
The turning point——
After all, if Gao Wen can break serve, then the second set victory will be in his pocket, and both sides will return to the same starting line, and the whole momentum will be broken.
On the contrary, if Mayer can hold serve and win the game after a fierce battle, Gawain's physical strength and energy will inevitably decline, and there may not be no chance that Gawain will serve to win the game in the next game. Obviously, Mayer hopes
If he can win in straight sets, he won't give up easily.
As a result, Mayer missed three game points, and Gauvin missed two break points and set points. The two sides returned to a tie for the sixth time, and each shot took a longer time. On the one hand, Gauvin reduced the risk of hitting the ball.
On the other hand, Mayer's defensive ability is excellent, so this game has been played for twelve minutes and it is still not over.
... Kick the ground! Backhand! Slash!
"40:AD".
ah!
Ahhhh!
Gao Wen clenched his fists to encourage himself, and got the third break point and set point with a solid backhand slash, and the blood in his eyes returned.
He just stared at Mayer with murderous intent.
Facing a break point again, Mayer sneaked into an outside corner and suppressed Gao Wen's backhand - this serving tactic is rarely used today, because everyone knows that Gao Wen's backhand can indeed resist and hit, and has the ability to do so.
In order to have the ability to return the serve to an ACE, you really need to be more careful.
The sneak attack at a critical moment broke Mayer's relatively conservative and stable character, which was indeed very unexpected.
Gawain failed to predict accurately.
but!
At critical moments, you must concentrate completely, your attention will reach an unprecedented level, and your conditioned reflexes will be very rapid.
Kick! Step! Sprint!
With just two big steps, Gao Wen was already in place in time. He completed the lead-in of the backhand with both hands early. He used the force of his body to push forward and kicked the ground, and swung it out in one go. You can clearly see that the speed of the racket has completely increased, fully
The turning movement will hit the tennis ball out.
boom!
boom!
The tennis ball turned into a ray of light and shot out like a shooting star——
slash.
Because his condition and feel were not at their best, Gao Wen did not take the risk to challenge the straight line, but hit the diagonal line along the direction of the force. Moreover, the angle and landing point were not completely separated, but the entire force movement was very solid and full.
Complete the return of the ball head-on.
"Strength vs Power"!
"Serve VS Backhand"!
The collision was as powerful as Mars hitting the Earth.
Immediately afterwards, you can see Mayer adjusting his position in two consecutive small steps in a very embarrassed manner. Although he anticipated Gawain's diagonal return, the angle was not torn apart, and his hitting was not affected too much.
Impact, but the power and speed are both above expectations, breaking the balance.
Cutting!
At the critical moment, Mayer still did not dare to attack hard. After all, his backhand was really difficult to gain from a head-on collision. He cut almost like a survival instinct to complete the defense, and even took half a step back.
, increase the frictional rotation force as much as possible.
bass.
The steel that had been tempered for a long time turned into soft fingers. Mayer released all the power from Gawain's thunderous strike, and it swayed and flew past, like a dancing butterfly.
But before Mayer's shocked steps had time to adjust, he could already see Gao Wen rushing to the net in his field of vision, his tall and straight figure covering the entire field.