At the beginning of the third set, Kyrgios was facing a lot of troubles. The control of the game was obviously leaving his hands little by little, but the real key issue still lies in:
There was a very serious problem with Kyrgios's prediction.
What does that mean?
Once Gawain formed a sustained attack on the backhand position, Kyrgios could not hold the ball and often missed some balls inexplicably, and his ability to maintain the ball in the round declined very quickly.
To put it simply, Kyrgios has no confidence in his backhand and is afraid of being beaten.
It is precisely because of this that Kyrgios is often worried about his backhand, and always subconsciously protects his backhand when moving his feet. At this time, Gawain begins to sneak attack on his forehand, and Kyrgios often cannot predict his entire forehand.
With the hands completely open, Gawain's hitting becomes much easier.
If you steal one, you will get it right, and the success rate is appalling.
Who would have thought that Kyrgios's forehand position would become Gawain's breakthrough point and be beaten into a sieve; of course, his backhand position was not much better.
The entire field is open, the entire field is full of loopholes, basically a completely open pocket.
The final situation is that Kyrgios has lost his basic ability to predict, and has no prediction for Gawain's shots. He is basically blind, hitting the ball without any rules, and then violently hitting the ball to vent his anger. Every time
Every time he hits the ball, he is ready to blow up the tennis ball.
If some balls successfully enter the zone, they are magic balls.
But more balls hit the net, went out of bounds, hit the ball, and were all over the place.
The scene gradually widened the gap.
At the beginning of the third set, Kyrgios still persisted, barely holding on, and even hit a magic ball to save the break point, avoiding the fate of being broken just at the beginning. He still continued the hope of the game and once again ignited the hope of the home fans and cheered.
, support, roar, and continue.
But the flame of hope did not last long. In the blink of an eye, it was completely extinguished by Gawain's series of violent attacks, and the scene even became one-sided:
A massacre.
"5:1".
After each other maintained their first serve at the beginning, Gao Wen won four consecutive games with great strength, and in the blink of an eye, he ushered in his own service-winning game.
The game was coming to an end, and Kyrgios seemed to finally come back to life briefly. He took the lead in attacking when Gawain served to win the game, scoring two points in a row.
"0:30".
It can be seen that Gao Wen is also a little tight. In the middle of the third set, it was so smooth that the rhythm of serving to win the game increased. On the contrary, Gao Wen himself could not keep up, and his forehand hitting was not as deep.
To protect himself, Kyrgios raised his hand and struck hard to break the balance.
But at the critical moment, Gao Wen still showed his big heart, stood firm, scored three consecutive points, regained the lead, and got the first match point.
"40:30".
Match point appeared.
"Come on Nick!"
"Nick! Move forward!"
The heart of the entire Melbourne Park was stuck in the throat, and everything was so silent that the shouts in Margaret Court Stadium were like thunder on the ground, exploding suddenly, and the air was so tight that it was almost stagnant.
Ripples rippled through the layers, and a restlessness surged through the crowd.
The firm and affectionate home fans still refuse to give up, still refuse to surrender——
Kyrgios, there's still a chance.
Especially when Gawain went out of bounds, the audience burst into incredible cheers, as if they were celebrating Kyrgios' winning score.
The air is burning.
Second serve.
Beep, the sound of the net-cleaning alarm echoed in Margaret Court Stadium, and then you could see Gao Wen's serve flying out of the baseline as it missed the baseline.
"oh."
The home audience collectively covered their faces——
Just a little bit, just a little bit, the second serve was going to hit the net and go out of bounds.
According to the rules of tennis, if the net is wiped into the zone and re-served, it will be the same no matter how many times the net is wiped; but if the net is wiped out of bounds, then it is out of bounds.
At such a tense moment, a second serve hitting the net was enough to make the home audience's hearts stop beating.
On the contrary, the two players on the court seemed very calm and were not affected at all. After a little adjustment, they were ready to continue the game.
Second District.
On the first serve, Gao Wen tried to hit the outside corner, but it went too long and went out of bounds. On the second serve, Gao Wen tried to press the backhand from close range, but in fact it was still within the outside corner. However, after adjusting, the ball hit the ball a little too hard and hit the net.
So, in the second serve again, will Gawain continue to take the outside corner?
Not only Kyrgios is guessing, but the entire audience is also guessing.
Kick the ground! Throw the ball!
The tennis ball was thrown up lightly.
Time stagnated for a second, then the magic was released, everything entered a fast forward state, and the tennis ball, which focused the attention of the whole audience, rushed towards Kyrgios' close position.
Close serve.
It's impartial, it's a pure close squeeze serve. If you have to judge, the landing point is slightly towards the forehand.
Kyrgios obviously failed to make an accurate judgment. He was about to move toward his forehand, but he immediately discovered that this was a trap——
Whether he bets on a forehand or a backhand, if he moves early, his swing will be squeezed.
In a hurry, Kyrgios awkwardly slapped the ball back with his forehand, releasing the power of his forearm instantly.
Under extreme difficulty, Kyrgios still hit a backslash and fell into the bounds.
Gao Wen's serve and attack connected very quickly. He already entered the baseline with one step forward, and raised his backhand with both hands——
Straight line? Or diagonal line?
Kyrgios did not hesitate. Following his own movement inertia, his body moved laterally to his right, cutting into the gap in the right half of the court.
Forehand.
Kyrgios guessed that it was not only because of Gawain's forehand breakthrough in the third set that he scored a lot of points, but also because of the hints revealed by Gawain's serve.
Gao Wen should realize that the backhand line of continuous attack has been seen through, so he is ready to break through from the forehand.
Kyrgios believes so.
However, Gawain's batting action paused slightly.
It is to deliberately pause at the moment before taking action, miss the intended hitting point, delay the action, and disrupt the opponent's prediction in advance.
A meal.
Immediately afterwards, the batting movement began to swing smoothly and gracefully.
Kick off the ground, swing the bat, hit the ball.
slash!
Across the entire field.
Kyrgios goes to the right, the tennis ball goes to the left, one goes to the right, the other goes to the left, like two points that will never meet -
No, if they circle the earth, they can eventually meet, but unfortunately, there is not enough time in the tennis match for their fateful reunion.
Land and rebound.
Score!
The whole game is over.
Kyrgios was still running, turning his head to look at the moon, watching the flying tennis ball, getting further and further away, out of reach.
How can it be?
Still a backhand!
The entire backhand court has been completely penetrated, like a hornet's nest, from the first point to the last point, from beginning to end.
He felt like a fool.
A sense of humiliation, anger, and aggrievedness was about to explode in my chest, but it just couldn't.
That feeling is really uncomfortable.
Then, while running wildly, Kyrgios saw Gawain on the other side of the court, and once again gently patted the non-existent dust on the hem of his clothes.