Therefore, at the beginning of the second set, Murray took advantage of Gawain's lack of game experience——
At the end of the first set, Gao Wen fought very fiercely. Although he won the victory smoothly in the end, he inevitably needed to adjust during the rest between sets, and his physical strength and mentality would fluctuate slightly. This is an inevitable phenomenon.
Veterans with rich experience in the game will take a break between sets to choose a method that suits them, refocus their attention, and try to avoid fluctuations at the beginning of a new set. However, young players are making their way through the world with a lot of energy, and it is inevitable that they will be negligent.
these details.
Murray, suddenly speeding up.
The entire batting rhythm and power instantly increased, and even the line and landing point changed the tactical intention, showing an aggressive pressing posture.
"2:0".
Murray first broke Gawain's serve and then secured serve, successfully seizing the opportunity at the beginning of the second set.
But the advantage of Gao Wen is that he stays calm in the face of danger, and when encountering difficulties and problems, he first establishes his own footing, and then looks for ways to solve the problem and open up the situation.
The first task is to find the scoring method in his own serve game, make changes according to Murray's tactical adjustments, and return the game to his familiar rhythm and track. At least in his own serve game, he must regain the initiative.
, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack——
It took Gao Wen three games to find an opportunity in the middle of the set, seize the gap where Murray's serve fluctuated, and instantly improved his condition.
"3:3".
After breaking Murray's serve, the two sides returned to the same starting line.
This time his serve was broken, causing Murray to lose control of his mood.
All the first serves in this round were missed, which undoubtedly gave the opponent an opportunity to attack the second serve. He was dissatisfied with his performance, very, very dissatisfied, so he continued to get angry with himself, thinking about it all the way, and even continued
It lasted a whole round.
Then the game entered a stable stage, with both sides holding serve and not making waves again until the end of the set. Murray took the lead and broke Gao Wen's serve for the second time in this set; however, Gao Wen gritted his teeth and then
In Murray's serve to win the set, he saved a set point and broke serve.
"6:6".
The second set entered a tie-break.
In the tie-break, Murray's sophistication and maturity in interpreting the game were clearly demonstrated. He noticed that Gawain was severely exhausted when he broke his serve to win the set, so he consciously engaged in a multi-shot tug-of-war in the tie-break.
This further puts Gawain into an anaerobic state and consumes his physical strength rapidly.
Then, the gap was instantly widened——
This is precisely the way Murray is most familiar with, likes and is best at playing, completing the layout through long rounds of tug-of-war, establishing enough advantages and finally executing the fatal blow.
"7:3".
Gawain had almost no chance. Murray took the lead all the way and steadily won the tie-break, leveling the score and entering the deciding set.
"ah!"
After taking the set point with a backhand slash to form the winning point, Murray roared passionately, which was a kind of catharsis and a release.
Murray could clearly feel that the impact from Gawain brought incredible pressure, which continued from the first set to the second set and was always tight.
Looking at the trend of the entire second set, in fact, the initiative has always been in Murray's hands.
The physical problems faced by Gao Wen himself are only part of the reason. The real key factor is that the handling of key balls is a bit rough and simple, lacking a little spark of inspiration.
However, in a duel between masters, it is precisely this "little bit" of inspiration that determines the outcome. In addition, "a little bit" of luck can also be added.
Therefore, Murray still firmly grasped the context of the game and always maintained an advantage. The confrontation in the tie-break was the epitome of the entire second set.
Despite this, Gao Wen did not give up, did not play passively, did not slack off, and still clung to the situation. Twice, when he was the first to be broken, he counterattacked strongly, instantly bursting out with amazing energy to form a counterattack, killing Murray.
It was extremely embarrassing, and finally formed the second set of a stalemate situation.
It is precisely because of this that Murray has never been able to release his emotions——
Although he clearly had the initiative, he was pushed off the track by Gao Wen's outstanding performance time and time again. After a back-and-forth struggle, he finally won the second set in a thrilling way through the speed of the tie-break.
The suppressed and repressed emotions cannot be vented, and are even on the verge of breaking out.
It's frustrating, embarrassing, and even more embarrassing.
There was a trace of anger in Murray's eyes, including dissatisfaction with himself, retaliation against Gawain, and burning fighting spirit——
Everything turned into Murray's iconic roar, dubbed the "zombie roar" by fans, exploding in the center court of Valencia.
So, what about Gawain?
On the other side of the court, Gao Wen's expression was slightly regretful. He really failed to keep up with Murray's rhythm in the tie-break and never created an opportunity.
However, the second set does not mean gain; moreover, the decisive set comes at the right time. Playing against a top player like Murray is undoubtedly the best opportunity to adjust the state and the best opportunity to learn and grow. Otherwise, how can daily training be possible?
How to find players of this caliber to go all out for a duel?
The final set is another chance to tease myself... no, it's an opportunity to hone myself.
The reason why the year-end finals are so attractive, apart from the glory, points, and bonuses, what really makes Gao Wen excited is the opportunity to face off against the players who are in the best form during the season; and now, in Valencia, Gao Wen is
Standing opposite Murray, you can't miss it.
Then, Gawain heard Murray's roar of emotional release.
Turning his head, Gawain could see Murray clenching his fists like an awakened mad lion, opening his mouth wide, full of passion, and a powerful momentum coming towards him.
Gawain gently raised his chin, his eyes were burning and full of confidence, and he bravely faced Murray's eyes head-on, with a smile on his lips rising lightly:
Let the storm be more violent.
The entire center court can deeply feel the smell of gunpowder smoke that continues to burst out——
Can’t wait!
However, the final set was not as exciting as expected.
After the first two sets of strong clashes, the consumption of physical strength and energy was very obvious, and both players were no exception. This also meant that they both faced the test of physical fluctuations and underestimated physical strength, and the quality of their batting could not match the quality of the game.
Compared to the beginning.
In the first half of the final set, the game was a bit chaotic and unorganized.
The decrease in confrontation caused by the decrease in physical strength is either a mistake in active attack or a meaningless and long round of invalid batting. Such a game is even more boring and boring than a practice match. Don't look at the score and bite it very tightly.
, but there are really not many exciting rounds.
In the first half, the two players exchanged a serve with each other, and always maintained a tie without pulling away; in the second half, the game became exciting again, and there were some exciting duels when saving each other's break points, but there was no break.
As a result, the final set also entered a tie-break again.
In this way, the finals came to an end, and once again made people feel the fierce competition in the year-end finals.