The lungs are burning. It seems that with every breath, you can feel the magma boiling and rolling in the lungs. Your calves are trembling uncontrollably. All the weight of your body is supported on the racket, but you find that your arms are also shaking slightly, as if you are standing on the racket.
It's like dangling on a high rope.
Raising his head, Gao Wen quietly stared at the vast sea of people coming in front of him. The continuous roar hit his eardrums hard, and every cell in his body was greedily breathing the hot air of the O2 Arena and feeling it.
Enjoy this heat wave and enjoy this madness.
it's over……
The game is over, the journey to the year-end finals is over, and more importantly, the season of creating miracles is also over, and it ends here.
call……
Gawain let out a long breath, used the racket as a support point, and stood up reluctantly. He stood on the spot and jumped a few times to help his knees and calves regain their center of gravity, and then stepped forward——
He should not be depressed or disappointed, because he fought unreservedly to the end throughout the game.
Indeed, some shot handling can be smarter, some unforced errors can be avoided, some round layouts can be more patient, and some proactive attacks can be sharper and tougher...
When it comes to competition, there is always room for improvement.
However, he can say with a clear conscience that he did indeed fight until the last moment, and he did indeed burn up the last drop of fuel in the tank.
He really tried his best.
Therefore, he should straighten his back, hold his head high and leave the O2 Arena.
Involuntarily, Gawain opened his shoulders slightly, straightened his spine, and walked towards the net with his head held high. Even though his calves were shaking uncontrollably, his steps became more and more determined.
Arriving in front of the net, Djokovic had also finished his celebration and trotted over.
Gawain raised his head, looked directly into Djokovic's eyes, showed a sincere smile, and took the initiative to extend his right hand.
"Excellent game, the better team won."
Djokovic took Gao Wen's right hand, pulled it, and gave Gao Wen a big hug.
"I think we all fought until the very end."
At this moment, you can feel that Djokovic's tense mood seems to have finally relaxed, and you can feel how important this game is to him.
Then, Djokovic let go of his arms and showed a polite smile.
"I believe we will meet many, many times in the future."
This is a kind of affirmation and a kind of appreciation.
Gawain couldn't help but feel eager to try, "I can't wait any longer."
Djokovic chuckled cheerfully twice. It could be seen that he was in a very happy mood. He even made a little joke, "Wait, wait, let me enjoy this game first.
Let’s not rush.”
Gawain did not ruin Djokovic's good mood, and made an inviting gesture with a pun:
This is an invitation to Djokovic to enjoy the victory, and it is also an invitation to Djokovic to be the first to shake hands with the referee.
Djokovic understood immediately and laughed out loud again, but he still gave in politely and let Gao Wen take the lead in shaking hands with the referee. He watched Gao Wen return to the players' rest area, and then he was ready to enjoy himself.
moments of victory.
In this room, Gao Wen packed up his equipment quickly and turned around to leave the O2 Arena, leaving the stage to Djokovic.
Bang bang bang!
Boom boom boom!
The applause and cheers, which had calmed down for a while, were rising again, mixed with roars calling "Gawain", just like a rock star's concert.
The audience at the O2 Arena bid farewell to Gao Wen in this way and thanked Gao Wen and Djokovic for joining forces for such a wonderful duel.
Gao Wen raised his hands high in the air, applauded in response and thanked him, turned 360 degrees in a circle, looked around the audience, and then walked towards the player tunnel, gradually leaving all the noise and noise behind him.
Returning to the locker room step by step, the world became quiet again.
In fact, you can still feel the surge in the air behind you, but it is getting farther and farther away, as if you are wrapped in the crystal clear lake water, which further highlights the tranquility and coldness of the locker room.
Sitting on the bench, the excitement, sensation, and madness gradually settled down, my brain regained its calmness, and the bitterness of defeat became clear:
How did this game get lost?
First of all, it must be admitted that the fundamental reason is that Djokovic played better, with targeted tactics, concentration throughout and the courage to take action at critical moments, which indeed demonstrated his unparalleled control on indoor hard courts.
One is that the feel of wrapping the ball is particularly good, and the other is that the control is particularly precise.
When facing Gawain today, Djokovic showed top performance with his straight backhand, repeatedly trying to return the ball to the right spot.
Wen's backhand performance.
Especially at the end of the deciding set, Djokovic's performance in key points was indeed slightly better.
So, in addition to admitting that his opponents performed well, does Gao Wen himself still have room for improvement?
Outside of the tactical level, Gao Wen believes that his preparation for the difficulties of the game is still slightly insufficient.
Before the game, Gao Wen kept reminding himself:
Don't take it lightly. Djokovic will definitely go all out to avoid three consecutive defeats. This game will definitely explode with 200% energy——
For Djokovic, his desire to win in this game may be second only to the Grand Slam finals.
Not only Gao Wen himself, but also Sampras also attached great importance to it. They all realized that after the third meeting, there were fewer and fewer secrets between each other, and Djokovic was more mature and sophisticated, and he would definitely still be able to win.
There is a trump card, any slight negligence may lead to disastrous results.
However, human beings are like this. They clearly know that a needle prick is painful, but they have never actually been pricked by a needle. No matter how strong the warning in their heads is, they still cannot truly feel the pain of a needle prick.
"If you haven't experienced it, you are still lacking a little bit after all."
Gawain, that's it.
This is what Sampras has been saying all the time. The lack of competition experience is Gao Wen's biggest shortcoming at present, because if you haven't experienced it, you haven't experienced it. No matter how much you understand the truth, you still haven't experienced it personally.
The impact felt lacks a sense of reality.
The actual situation is that Gao Wen has defeated Djokovic twice in a row, but he has never seen Djokovic truly exert 100% of his energy.
It's not negligence, nor contempt, nor complacency, but just a slight lack of preparation for difficulties.
Some balls, in the first two games, can be scored to such an extent; however, this time it does not work. Not only does it not work, but it may also fall into a passive state, forcing Gao Wen to continue to improve his state and performance, but because of
Such pressure brings changes.
This slight psychological difference also has an objective impact on Gawain at the end of the game.