In fact, there is no magic or mystery. To put it simply, Gawain speeds up at critical moments. As ESPN's guest commentator for this game, Sofar revealed the answer to the audience.
"Overview of the whole game, in the second set, Gawain improved his condition and equalized the score, but faced severe challenges in terms of physical strength and energy. Sure enough, at the beginning of the third set, Chady seized the opportunity where Gawain's physical strength was extremely high.
After a break of serve, we took the initiative in the deciding set."
"So, what did Gawain do at this time?"
"He knew he was facing a physical test, so he consciously controlled the game, even slowed down the pace a little and focused on his serve."
"In contrast, in Chardy's serving game, his passive defense began to increase, and his defensive counterattacks decreased. If Chardy could rely on offense to score, he would let it go; but if not, he would not
Don’t care.”
"Naturally, the whole game slowed down and got a little messy."
"Then, after waiting for his physical strength to recover, Gao Wen gradually increased his speed from the beginning of his serve game, and began to adjust his offensive touch to successfully maintain his serve. Then he launched a strong attack on Chardy's serve to win the game.
A powerful challenge, the whole speed and state are completely improved."
"At the tactical level, Chardy was completely unaware that he had entered Gawain's trap. The previously relatively smooth rhythm was interrupted without warning, especially in an indoor hard court environment. Once the rhythm was completely controlled by one side, the ball would
It’s easy to lose focus.”
"Chadi had already lost eight points in a row before he had time to recover."
"Gao Wen keenly seized the opportunity, and the quality of his batting on both offense and defense was significantly improved. He took the absolute initiative with a smooth scoring momentum."
"In the last four games, Chardy became more and more guilty, as if he didn't know how to play. He hit the ball aimlessly, and then the game collapsed."
Sofal is really familiar with this, not even during the US Open, but since the NCAA era. This is one of Gao Wen's most outstanding qualities.
After a long absence, I saw the big-hearted Gao Wen again on the court. At this time, seven weeks had passed since he won the US Open.
As for Chady, he was still a fan of the authorities. A hundred thousand reasons were swirling in his mind for a long time. He shook hands after the game absentmindedly and turned away with confusion in his eyes——
You need to analyze and summarize it carefully after you go back. If you can't understand it, I'm afraid Chadi will have a psychological shadow in the future.
As Sofar said, Gawain is on the right path.
At the end of the game, Gawain's performance with divine help not only showed his strength, but also showed Gawain's playing temperament:
On the one hand, the ability to improve the state at critical moments and the ability to dare to change the rhythm.
On the other hand, the physical reserves are slowly returning to the expected level. After experiencing the peak of physical fitness, they regain the initiative and patiently look for opportunities to reverse the situation.
These are the most rare things, and they are also the "feelings" we hope to find through game after game.
After winning three games in a row, Gao Wen has successfully entered the semi-finals in Valencia and performed well.
However, reaching this stage of the competition also means that the competition has further escalated——
The main contenders for the year-end finals, except for Berdych and Cilic who were upset in the first round, Ferrer and Murray also performed strongly and are still in the draw.
In the semi-finals, sparks were everywhere.
First half, Murray VS Ferrer.
In the second half, Gao Wen VS Robredo.
The gap between the semi-finals and the final is one game, but the points gap is very considerable. More importantly, the competition now is for a qualification to compete for the championship——
After all, the championship points are the most precious.
In the first half, two competitors, Murray and Ferrer, met in a narrow road, which also meant that no matter who the final winner was, someone was bound to be eliminated. This was Gao Wen's opportunity to shorten the points gap.
The premise is that you must reach the finals.
But obviously, this is not a simple task.
In the fourth round, he will face Spanish star Tommy Robredo.
This "veteran" born in 1982 reached a career-high ranking of fifth in the world in August 2006. He is a very comprehensive master.
Robredo is a typical Spanish player who performs best on clay. In the French Open, he reached the top 16 five times.
At the same time, Robredo also shows good competitiveness on hard courts; and, somewhat similar to Busta, he is better at fast hard courts.
Australian Open, one round of 16, four fourth rounds.
US Open, round of 16 once, fourth round eight times.
Overall, the US Open is Robredo's most stable and outstanding Grand Slam performance. The stability is even stronger than the French Open. This year's tournament also reached the fourth round.
Robredo is a very stable and solid player, somewhat similar to Ferrer, but with a different style. Ferrer plays in a connecting rhythm and is known as the "stable man"; Robredo is more changeable and more flexible.
Tough and more decisive in attack.
It is precisely because of his style that Robredo has maintained a good competitive state. He is already 32 years old this year and is still firmly in the top 20 in the world. He is currently ranked 18th. His competitiveness cannot be underestimated;
Moreover, he is even more difficult to deal with than Busta and Chady.
With rich competition experience and the advantage of local combat, coupled with his always humble and low-key style, Robredo will never take it lightly when facing Gawain.
The competition is bound to be very difficult.
However, if Gao Wen wants to qualify for the year-end finals, or even show himself on the year-end stage, then a dedicated master like Robredo is the hurdle that must be passed.
Facts have also proven this.
"7:6(8)", "6:7(9)".
The first two sets were all tie-breaks, and the scores were extremely close. Every point was a tug-of-war to save the set point. In the end, Gao Wen and Robredo each won a set, which also meant that the game had to enter a decisive set.
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The ignorant people saw the score and thought it was a match between Isner and Raonic.
This is also a distinctive feature of indoor hard floors——
The ball speed is faster, the bounce is lower, the reaction time is further compressed, the power and speed of the attack are released, and it is very, very difficult to control the entire rhythm.
Moreover, the serve cannon can have some advantages on indoor hard courts because the power of the serve is further amplified; but at the same time, it also needs to face challenges. It takes less time to return to position after the serve, and the technical requirements for offense and defense are more delicate. It is not
Just rely on the serve and make a fresh move.
To a certain extent, the most suitable venue for serving cannons should be grass, followed by indoor hard courts.
It is precisely because of this that mistakes may occur if you are not careful, a large number of mistakes——
On the surface, they appear to be unforced errors, but in fact they are all forced errors caused by trying to complete the connection between offense and defense as quickly as possible, resulting in a deviation in the hitting point. The confrontation between suppression and counter-suppression runs throughout.
On the one hand, it increases the power of the serve, and on the other hand, it also improves the rhythm of the attack. It becomes more difficult to break the serve, so the score becomes even closer.