Within fifteen minutes, first Murray easily defeated Sousa to advance to the third round, then Seppi defeated Federer in an upset, and then Gao Wen and Tomic appeared on the stage.
In a short period of time, the discussion topics on social networks were enthusiastically intertwined, collided unexpectedly, and then exploded with unparalleled energy.
Australian fans are eager for a victory, a victory that sweeps away the gloom, a victory that brings rain after a long drought, and a victory that is elated.
"Bernard, come on!"
"Anti-China hero Tomic."
"The weight of Australia rests entirely on your shoulders, Bernard."
"Tomic, please prove yourself a champion!"
"Bernard, it's time to realize your tennis talent, now! Now!"
Overwhelming.
Every corner.
The already highly anticipated game has now reached a new peak, and the Melbourne Park scene has become a sea of blue versus red.
However, after the game started, it was disappointing. To be precise, as much as I was eager before the game, I was so disappointed now.
In front of Gawain, Tomic seemed a little careless, his shortcomings of lack of scoring methods were sharply magnified, and the advantages of rhythm changes and tactical layout were completely unable to be used——
Because Gawain was always one step ahead of him, Tomic was at a loss to deal with it.
In the first set, the back-and-forth between the two sides was quite exciting. Amid the roar of cheers and cheers from Hisense Stadium, Tomic did hit some good shots.
The two sides were in a stalemate all the way to "4:4". Both players saved break points. The score increased staggeredly, but they were unable to break the balance.
At critical moments, Gawain's ability to read the game and seize opportunities was fully demonstrated. Although he is three years younger than Tomic and has far less game experience than his opponent, he is more experienced, calm and smart.
At the end of the set, he won eight points in a row and sent out two "love-games" in a row. He swept the first set and won the first set.
Before Tomic had time to react, he lost the first set in a daze. He didn't even know how he lost the last two games.
Then, the game slowly got out of control.
One goes down and the other goes up.
In the second and third sets, it was clearly felt that, on the one hand, Tomic's concentration began to drop, some shots seemed very sloppy, his mistakes continued to increase, and his layout and ball control performance also deteriorated.
As it continued to decline, the entire game seemed fragmented.
On the other hand, Gao Wen got better and better as he played, and gradually revealed the temperament of a strong player ranked eighth in the world. His dominance began to show, and the gap in the entire competition gradually widened.
As Zhang Sheng said when explaining,
"Gaowen's condition is being improved bit by bit as the competition progresses round by round. Using competition as a substitute for training, we can indeed see significant progress."
"The most intuitive point is that his serving condition is getting better and better. Now double faults have been basically effectively controlled. There was only one double fault in the first set today, which is a completely normal number; his serving action has also been stabilized.
, the service success rate and first-serve scoring rate have been significantly improved.”
From Doha to Melbourne, through enough game observations, Zhang Sheng was able to see Gao Wen's true intention in modifying his technical moves during the offseason.
"Now, Gao Wen's serving movements are more concise and more coherent, and at the same time, he uses his power more fully and fully."
"Firstly, the power of the serve is improved; secondly, the return action after the serve and the follow-up attack connection are faster and smoother."
"This time in Melbourne, Gao Wen's average serving speed has reached 193 kilometers per hour, which is about five kilometers higher than during the US Open. It should be noted that Melbourne Park is a slow and hard court, and the overall average ball speed is compared to Flushing.
It’s slower.”
"From the current point of view, Gao Wen has better control over his serve, and the entire offense is more beautiful and powerful."
"Tomic is really at a loss now."
Inside the door to see the door, the layman to watch the fun.
Zhang Sheng analyzed Gao Wen's growth and transformation during this offseason through a professional perspective; the audience at Hisense Stadium could not see such professional things, but they could deeply feel Tomic's frustration and frustration, so they "
Stand up for yourself”——
Every time Tomic scored, no matter whether it was wonderful or not, the audience applauded and cheered; but every time Gao Wen scored, no matter how wonderful it was, there was no response. Just relying on the sound of the Chinese fans could not fill the entire room.
's stadium.
It feels like a stage performance. After giving a wonderful performance, it is lifeless. There is only an empty darkness in front of you. There is no response. The invisible loneliness eats up the courage and fighting spirit bit by bit.
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At the same time, between Gao Wen's first and second serves, noise interference was often made. Not all people, but only one or two people whistled, and the entire serving rhythm was destroyed.
What's worse is that fans even play the role of referees and interfere with the progress of the game.
When Tomic's return ball was suspected of going out of bounds, although the line referee determined that it was within bounds, Gao Wen still appealed to the referee and asked Hawkeye to challenge.
Originally, this was Gawain's legal right, but the home fans booed and burst out with incredible energy, as if Gawain was breaking the rules, looking down on Gawain's action of challenging the referee's penalty, and doing their best to ridicule, ridicule, and despise Gawain.
, the audience booed like a downpour.
However, the facts proved that Gawain's judgment was correct: out of bounds.
Tomic's return ball indeed went out of bounds.
The audience at the scene remained unyielding, booing and using all means to put pressure on Gawain.
Back and forth.
The away effect slowly accumulates like this. Even if your heart is as solid as a rock, facing the boos of nearly 10,000 spectators, it feels like you are standing on the opposite side of the world. That kind of loneliness, that kind of fear, that kind of vulnerability,
It's enough to make any player start to question themselves.
but!
Gawain persisted.
He clearly knows what the away game is like, and he also knows that once he gets entangled with the audience, it means that he will be involved.
The most important thing is that if you keep worrying about the audience, it means you will be distracted, your attention will be easily lost, and the game will soon be out of your control, and then the home audience's plan will succeed.
Therefore, he never made any response. Not only did he not "attack" the audience, but even the roar after the wonderful score disappeared.
Compared with catcalls, the impact of these distractions on concentration is truly lethal.
Every time he scored, Gao Wen kept it silently in his heart, and gradually turned it into the strength for him to continue to fight hard——
It is precisely because the whole world is standing opposite him that he should win this game even more. He will not admit defeat, he will not surrender, and he will not let those opponents get their wish.
The more so, the more determined he becomes.
It wasn't until the moment when the match point was won that the suppressed and repressed emotions finally became uncontrollable and turned into a high-spirited fight, bursting out in full force.