He hammered his chest one after another, and the banging sound echoed with the surging howling of wolves, standing on the edge of the cliff and releasing incredible energy.
Four points, four consecutive points, Gao Wen used an unparalleled strong performance to turn the tide and break serve in the desperate situation of two consecutive match points.
So thrilling and exciting.
The audience burst into thunderous applause, cheers, whistles and screams, cheers and shouts intertwined together, surging like a volcano erupting.
My brain was completely blank, and I could only hear the sonorous sound that continued to roar, and my heart that was beating wildly continued to bloom like fireworks.
Buzz…
The Accor Arena was plunged into a sea of flames!
Djokovic seemed to have calmed down instead. He stood there with his eyes widened and looked at Gawain through the net. His chest was still heaving violently. He was not angry, angry or released, he just stared for a long time.
Gawain.
When the anger reaches the extreme, you can regain your composure.
Djokovic walked to the baseline expressionlessly, found the caddy, asked for a towel, stood in front of the advertising board at the end of the court, and began to squat down and press his legs——
The second set of the game is not over yet.
"6:6".
Next comes the tiebreaker, with the outcome still in suspense. Djokovic will try to resolve the battle in two sets, while Gawain must first try to drag the game into a deciding set.
On the other side of the court, the same was true for Gao Wen. After a brief period of catharsis and release, he also regained his composure, adjusted his breathing, and prepared for the tiebreaker.
Despite his high fighting spirit and overwhelming desire to fight, Gawain's brain is very clear and rational:
In fact, was Djokovic's serve just now because he completely reversed the situation and found a way to break the game?
No, that's not the case.
What Gao Wen is doing is still to persevere and fight to the end. Relying on unyielding hard work to gain a chance of survival, there is still more or less luck, but overall, Djokovic still has the upper hand.
The one who takes the initiative to seize the advantage.
However, Gawain also knew that the strategy he insisted on was correct——
Step by step, the intensity of the game is increased, making Djokovic feel the impact that he has never experienced or withstood this week.
Then, break the balance.
Perhaps, if Djokovic is given one more game, or two more sets, he will be able to adapt to such intensity; not only can he adapt, but he can also launch a counterattack, and even give a thunderous blow.
counterattack and regain the initiative.
But there is no if.
All Gao Wen needs to do is to continue to apply pressure and keep tightening, forcing Djokovic to enter the bottleneck of his current state, and then seize the bottleneck time in time, and strive to fight as quickly as possible before Djokovic can catch his breath.
Speed up and sprint, take steps to embrace victory.
Of course, all of this is an ideal situation, and the premise is that Gao Wen can win the tiebreaker, drag the game into the final set, and then implement his plan.
Once the game ends in this tie-break, all strategies and ideas will disappear.
What's more, even if the game does enter the final set, will Djokovic really give up so easily? This is absolutely impossible.
So, take it one step at a time, starting with the tiebreaker in front of you.
Obviously, Djokovic should also be aware of Gawain's tactical intentions - even if he is not aware of it, he hopes to resolve the battle in two sets.
The tiebreaker is filled with smoke.
Sure enough, the facts were as expected.
Djokovic quickly improved his condition at the beginning of the tie-break. With his physical and mental strength pushed to the critical point, he was still able to forcefully speed up. The murderous look in his eyes was restrained and sharp, and he was obviously ready to win in one go.
Contest.
Gawain also refused to give in, maintaining a high degree of concentration without any slack. Precisely because of this, the proportion of round shots increased significantly. In the first six points when the venue was changed, there were four
The number of rounds was more than fifteen shots, and the game became intense.
"4:2".
Djokovic successfully broke one of Gauvin's service points and exchanged venues with a slight lead.
Kick the ground!
work hard!
Djokovic also roared with power from the depths of his Dantian, suppressing Gao Wen with his backhand with both hands, and once again used a straight backhand to force Gao Wen's forehand return to go out of bounds, successfully scoring.
"ah!"
Djokovic roared, cheering for himself.
"6:3", match point, appeared again.
After the exchange of venues, Djokovic continued his strong performance of high concentration. After steadily holding on to his second service point, he once again completed a mini break, thus ushering in three consecutive match points.
Moreover, the next two consecutive points were all served by him.
The third match point of the game.
In the second match after the US Open semi-finals, Djokovic's vigilance was completely tight. Even though Gawain launched a strong attack throughout the game, the world No. 1 still firmly held the advantage, which lasted from the first set to the end.
At the end of the second set, he showed his desire to win.
Match point, also see match point.
Gao Wen was a little regretful. On his second serving point, his forehand diagonal control was still a little bit worse. He proposed a hawk-eye challenge——
It was only a hair's length away from the boundary, so that the entire audience held their heads and let out regretful sighs. On the contrary, Gawain himself seemed even more relieved.
He picked up the tennis racket and used it as a fan, and began to fan himself, as if he was cooling himself down.
This also triggered good-natured laughter from the audience.
call……
Gawain took a long breath, closed his eyes, and secretly reminded himself:
Go all out and go all out against top players like the Big Four. Compared with winning, constantly challenging your own limits is the most interesting and valuable part.
Try your best.
Clearing his mind of the cluttered thoughts again, Gawain began to think:
After losing two match points in a row and gaining a third match point, how will Djokovic deal with it?
This is what Gawain needs to learn from Djokovic, and it is also the key to putting himself in his own shoes and thinking about how to break the situation.
Zone two, one shot.
This time, Djokovic was not too nervous and the number of shots did not increase. The main reason should be that he held three consecutive match points and two consecutive service points of his own, which gave him an obvious advantage.
Pa. Pa. Pa.
After only five shots, Djokovic was already throwing the ball.
This is... the inside corner, pressing the forehand!
detail:
Throughout the match, Djokovic kept suppressing Gao Wen's backhand, and suppressed it very successfully; but at several match points, his serve sneaked into Gao Wen's forehand.
This is the tactic.
Djokovic's serving action was very subtle. Gawain was not able to predict it, but he was mentally prepared subconsciously and his conditioned reflex was very timely.
With one push, the body took a big step laterally and rushed forward. With a large looping swing of the forehand, the tennis ball was already hit back.