Gawain clenched his fists, and his surging passion was completely released.
"Ahhh!"
The suppressed and repressed emotions were finally able to be briefly released, and they proved themselves in the most familiar and toughest way:
In the first set, he didn't give up yet.
Facing Nadal, this is indeed Gao Wen's most difficult match so far.
On the one hand, it is Nadal’s style of play, which is not easy for any player facing Nadal for the first time. The other Big Three all ended up losing when they faced Nadal for the first time in their careers.
On the other hand, it’s Gawain’s state. He is still far from his best, and his batting feel is never at his best.
After one plus and one minus, the difficulty and hardship of the game can be expected in advance. Sampras has already reminded Gawain, but the problem is that the actual situation is more severe than the expectation of psychological preparation.
This is a completely different situation from facing Djokovic in the US Open semifinals.
In today's opening stage, Nadal was also typically slow to start, and it took some time to adapt to the first meeting, so both players were trying to hold on to their serve; but in the middle of the game, Nadal's unique style of play began to gain the upper hand, with super topspin.
This made Gawain very, very uncomfortable.
In fact, Gao Wen himself is also a player who is good at using spin. He made his opponents suffer many times in the NCAA, but it was only when he stood in front of the "King of Clay" that he realized what spin was.
After "2:2", Nadal took the lead, breaking and holding to exceed the score, taking the lead of "2:4", and got break points in Gao Wen's next two service games.
, the performance is very strong.
Gao Wen's performance was very strong. He saved four break points, one of which was a break point and a set point. He saved the serve twice in a row, but he is still behind "4:5".
Then, Nadal took a "40:15" lead in his own service game, winning two consecutive set points.
From all aspects, the first set was indeed extremely difficult. Almost every game was faced with difficulties. The consequences of long periods of sparse battles and lack of training were fully exposed.
As a result, Gawain himself was inevitably a little impatient. Facing such a powerful opponent, he was never able to perform at his best, which was very frustrating.
The system is also proving this, you can see it in the hidden attribute bar——
Current competitive status: The pointer is close to the red area (negative status, fatigue).
In fact, after the US Open, when the hidden attribute appeared, it was in a negative state. However, in the past month, the negative state has not been lifted. Instead, the yellow pointer is still testing the edge of the red area.
But do you just surrender like this? Just give up like this?
Obviously, giving up was never an option.
As Gao Wen said before the game, no matter what, he needs to show all of himself without reservation. At the end of the game, no matter he wins or loses, he can turn around and leave with his head held high.
What's more, facing the "God of War" Nadal, how can such a precious and rare competition opportunity be wasted so easily? From competition experience to self-growth, this is a game worth fighting to the end.
Gawain swore that it was definitely not for "rolling the wool"——
Although he had just taken a glance at the summoning system, his growth potential had already increased by 18% before the first game was over. He was worthy of being the God of War.
Therefore, even in the face of inventory, Gawain never gave up the fight, always thinking about solutions and always looking for means and methods to break the situation.
victory?
No matter who it belongs to in the end, we must fight to the end to find out.
Gawain ended the point in brilliant fashion with a winner, saving the first set point, and then the impassioned emotion was unleashed.
"Ahhh!"
Along with Gawain's shout, the entire diamond stadium also started to boil.
However, the King of Spain was completely unmoved and continued to concentrate on completing preparations according to his own habits, taking the opportunity to wipe his sweat to think about the layout of the next point.
"40:30".
Second inventory.
Gao Wen knew that with Nadal's character, this point would return to his familiar routine. He would not risk pursuing one or two shots to form a winning point, but would build an advantage through a steady and steady layout.
As expected.
From the beginning of the serving session, Nadal did not choose to take risks and gamble, but chose the shot he was best at and most familiar with——
Zone two, outside corner, suppress backhand.
With the advantage of his left hand, Nadal is often able to serve with a super external spin in the second area, which not only pulls the player out of the court, but also suppresses the backhand. After the player returns the ball, Nadal attacks with the next shot.
You can gain a huge advantage.
This is also Nadal's famous stunt. At critical moments, he always makes no mistakes.
Gao Wen also anticipated such a possibility, moved in advance and started early, and indeed blocked the outside corner; but the power of Nadal's routine lies in its absolute suppression, and even Djokovic would be hard-pressed to reverse the situation easily.
Moreover, with Gawain's current batting status, even if he predicts it in advance, it will be difficult for him to launch a counterattack on the spot, so he needs to be smarter.
Step! Swing! Move forward!
Is it a line change?
No!
Instead of changing the line, he used force. Gawain gave up on changing the line and instead took the initiative to attack forcefully——
Horrifying!
But Gao Wen also knew the difficulty and risk of grabbing the outside corner of Nadal's serve, so he sacrificed the change of line, basically returning along the original path, and using force instead of blindly hitting the wall, wrapping the wrist to push the tennis ball deeper.
At the same time, top spin is increased through strong friction.
This is a typical Nadal forehand hitting method. Even if the force is actively exerted, it still has "Nadal topspin", but Gao Wen's speed is far inferior, and the backhand force still lacks a little instant burst.
sense of release.
One push! One push!
The tennis ball flew back again.
Nadal had been prepared early, adjusting his position in small steps continuously. Seeing Gao Wen's return ball focusing on the backhand line close to his body, he moved in advance, turned sideways and forehand, and used force again.
ah!
When Nadal took the initiative to exert force, he let out a roar, and completed the ball with a sweeping forehand. His body, which was trying its best to get out of the way, simply jumped into the air, and all the strength was added to apply pressure.
boom!
The tennis ball hit like a fireball!
You can clearly feel Nadal's full force, and still with strong topspin, he hit the ball deep and hard toward the bottom line.
straight line!
To be precise, it is a small diagonal line that deviates from the straight track by about 30 degrees, about one step from the midpoint of the bottom line of the court, in order to disrupt the defensive rhythm of Gao Wen's horizontal sprint, just like a car accident caused by the time difference and position difference at an intersection.
generally.
And... it worked!
Gawain was running at full speed and moving laterally, chasing the tail of the strong wind with long strides. In the midst of the lightning speed, he discovered that the return line of the ball was not completely straightened, so the long strides evolved into small steps, and the inertia of the full forward lean pushed the body continuously.
Rushing forward, hunting storms swarmed in from all sides.