The entire Margaret Court Stadium was silent, and all eyes were focused on the big screen, waiting for the result of the Hawkeye challenge.
At the same time, the big screen at Melbourne Park is also paying attention to the game at Margaret Court Arena, because the night match at Rod Laver Arena has not yet started, and the doubles match at Hisense Arena is going on. Naturally, the international signal
So I switched to the local darling.
The sound of wind, hunting.
Hawkeye challenge, slow motion shows that Gao Wen's return ball is pressed on the baseline. There is only a trace, as thin as a cicada. To the naked eye, it is simply out of bounds. The on-site linesman's judgment cannot be blamed at all, but according to the computer
The system displays the replayed result, which is in bounds.
"40:30."
The referee has already announced the score directly. What does that mean? Just this point, a rematch.
Kyrgios quit immediately.
"Why?"
"At this point, I had already finished hitting the ball, and I had already scored the winning point. The guy couldn't catch up at all."
"This should be my score! This should be my takedown! This should be my game!"
Kyrgios yelled at the referee. Even if there was no line referee to intercept Gawain's return ball, his straight hit could have formed a winning point. The opportunity had been created through his own efforts.
The results of it?
Rematch?
unacceptable.
The referee tried to explain to Kyrgios:
According to the rules of the game, there was no problem with Gawain's return, but he suffered a misjudgment. At the same time, Kyrgios also successfully received the tennis ball, so of course this point should be replayed. This is undoubtedly a penalty.
As for the effect of Kyrgios' next shot, it will not affect the penalty, because the return ball that was ruled out of bounds by the linesman did not go out of bounds.
There is no doubt about such a penalty, and the result will be the same if any referee is replaced. Even if the appeal is appealed to the disciplinary committee, the result will not be changed.
"Grass!"
"Are you favoring that guy? This is Australia, do you understand? Do you understand? This is Australia? You are blatantly favoring that guy!"
"You corrupt villains!"
Kyrgios vented all his foul language, but the referee was not moved at all.
Kyrgios finally realized that he could no longer reverse the situation, stepped back step by step, turned around, raised his right hand high, and made a gesture of counting money.
The implication couldn't be more obvious.
Obviously, there were fluctuations at the end of the game, and Kyrgios was extremely angry; but also, the referee has been under tremendous pressure from the home court. Kyrgios's actions are unacceptable and are a violation of the referee's authority.
This kind of provocation also fuels the arrogance of the fanatical fans at home.
"Warning, Mr. Kyrgios."
The referee gave the warning without hesitation.
In a tennis match, there is the first warning, the second penalty point, and the third penalty game. If the situation continues to be serious, the referee can directly award a loss.
Huh!
Shh!
The whole audience burst into boos.
But I don’t know whether it was the action of booing Kyrgios or the referee’s decision——
Judging from the scene, it should be the latter.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The boos were overwhelming, sweeping from the lawn of Melbourne Park and surrounding Margaret Court Stadium.
However, the referee was very tough and had no intention of giving in. It can be foreseen that Kyrgios will be punished after the game.
"Quiet!"
"Quiet!"
"The players are ready to hit the ball. If they continue to make noise and disrupt the game, we will interrupt the game and take coercive measures against the offending spectators."
Sure enough, games with Kyrgios on the stage will never lack bloodshed and drama.
He is worthy of being called the "bloody little prince".
After repeated warnings, Margaret Court Stadium finally regained its composure, and even a timer appeared on the lower right side of the official live broadcast screen.
"Time since last hit: 02:33"
The timer is still rolling forward.
When Kyrgios was finally ready to hit the ball, nearly three minutes had passed since the next point.
Obviously, this has an objective impact on both sides. It depends on who can maintain his concentration on batting in the environment of off-field interference.
Pah. Pah. Pah.
Kyrgios simply patted the ball and started serving without much hesitation.
The first serve is off the net and the second serve is inside the corner.
Just like the previous point, in this replayed point, Kyrgios still chose the inside corner, obviously playing a gambling game with Gawain.
Gao Wen blocked a shot with his forehand, but the quality of the entire return dropped a bit.
On the first serve, he can use his strength to hit the ball, but not on the second serve. He should attack on the second serve, but Gao Wen's steps are not in place and he cannot fully swing the racket to actively exert force, so the quality of the return is not as good as
one cent.
However, Gao Wen was more proactive in the connection between filming.
After returning the serve, he accurately predicted Kyrgios' forehand diagonal attack. Even if the position was not good, Kyrgios was now full of anger waiting to be vented. When faced with the opportunity, he would definitely not miss it.
As a result, Gawain predicted in advance and moved in advance, waiting for his forehand position——
Brake! Push!
With the help of the inertial force of his own sprint, he was completely connected through the turning movements, and then he hit the front with his forehand.
Strength against strength!
Moreover, Gawain did not break the angle, it was still a diagonal line, and the final landing point was towards the position where Kyrgios is currently standing.
Flat and fast!
Kyrgios was delighted: That idiot!
He originally wanted to move, but when he saw the ball coming, he stopped urgently, then ignored the ball and rounded it with his forehand, hitting it head-on.
……etc!
The landing point of the ball was shallower than expected, and it was also a backspin ball. This broke Kyrgios's expectations. He should have taken one step forward to find the accurate hitting point and make a complete swing with full power; however,
If you miss this step, the entire hitting position will be completely wrong.
ah!
Kyrgios's feet didn't completely touch the ground, and he couldn't complete his forehand swing——
J.
The return ball hit the net directly.
"40:40".
Waste another inventory and return to deuce.
Kyrgios was angry. One luck, one accident, and then it was a tie? If not, the second set would have been won, okay?
After mumbling for a while, Kyrgios began to prepare to serve. He looked up at Gawain and completed the serving action according to the normal procedure.
However!
But at the moment when the ball was about to be thrown, he changed his serving action. Instead of throwing the ball, he let go of his left hand, made the tennis ball fall, and directly served an underhand serve.
Sneak attack!
Gawain was highly focused, and the strength of his calf muscles suddenly burst out, running in a straight line with all his strength, and he had already entered the infield in just three long strides.
There was even time to take a peek at Kyrgios' position and saw that Kyrgios was still on the baseline. Then, Gawain used his forehand to lightly pick and push.
There was no force at all, but a diagonal ball in front of the net.
Lightweight, agile and effortless.
Kyrgios's starting speed has been slow, because Gawain did not attach any force, and the force was released very beautifully. After the tennis ball passed the net, there was almost no bounce, and the next step after landing had already formed two jumps.
"40:AD".
From holding two set points to facing a break point, the high-speed train between heaven and hell was not so fast. In the blink of an eye, the situation in the second set changed subtly.