Chapter 1087 It’s the Right Time

"Pah! Gawain!"

"Pah! Gawain!"

Once.

Twice.

Slowly, after Emma Sosa shouted out, it didn't seem as bad as she had imagined. She relaxed a little and became bolder. The passion and boldness in the bones of South Americans quietly climbed up to the corners of her mouth. She shouted louder and louder, and happier and happier, and the party atmosphere finally spread.

Emma looked at Sosa, and Sosa looked at Emma, ​​with genuine smiles blooming completely in the middle of the desert in Indian Wells.

They finally began to enjoy the game.

This beautiful dream is gradually becoming a reality.

“6:1”.

In the third round of Indian Wells for the top 16, Gao Wen won the first set.

But will Kohlschreiber surrender?

The answer is no.

Kohlschreiber, 33 years old, has been a banner of German tennis since the new century. Although he has never been able to break through that layer of window paper in his career, before the rise of Zverev Jr., he has been the number one player in Germany for more than ten years and his world ranking has always been stable.

Currently, he is ranked 26th in the world, having reached a peak ranking of 16th in 2012.

Although he is only 178 cm tall, Kohlschreiber is a signature tough player. His excellent forehand, flexible footwork and comprehensive baseline skills are undoubtedly the solid foundation for his stable world ranking in the top 50, and his violent single backhand comparable to that of Wawrinka is the finishing touch.

Perhaps, Kohlschreiber never made it to the semi-finals in a Grand Slam tournament, but his impact is unquestionable.

He defeated Djokovic twice, at the 2009 French Open and the 2019 Indian Wells.

2012 Halle, defeating Nadal.

Monte Carlo in 2010, defeating Murray.

Of course, in terms of overall record, Kohlschreiber is still far behind: he lost to Nadal fifteen times, lost to Djokovic twelve times, and lost to Murray five times.

However, Kohlschreiber's comprehensiveness and solidity still have a strong impact. His four victories against the Big Four covered all aspects, from hard courts to clay and grass.

This is the best proof.

The only regret is that Kohlschreiber has lost all 14 matches against Federer in his career and has never won a single one.

Perhaps, in the ATP arena, blue-collar players like Kohlschreiber do not have any star power because he has never had a highlight moment, but the fact is: facing Kohlschreiber at any time and on any field is a challenge. Although the upper limit is not high, the lower limit is very high. This is the reason.

Today, Gao Wen's opponent in the second singles match in Indian Wells is this German veteran.

In the first set, they lost by a large margin; but in the second set, Kohlschreiber was completely unmoved, still working diligently and constantly adjusting his state.

During the game, Kohlschreiber seized the opportunity when the quality of Gao Wen's first serve declined and launched continuous attacks. His backhand performance was as if assisted by God, and he hit two amazing returns in a row. He also relied on Gao Wen's backhand return to go beyond the baseline, breaking the serve first and taking the lead.

"3:4".

However, Gao Wen served first in the second set, so the score gap did not widen and the situation did not look serious.

Gao Wen was not surprised by this.

To be precise, Gawain was looking forward to such a situation.

After arriving in Indian Wells, Gao Wen has been adjusting her condition. Environmental factors are one thing, the difference in rhythm between losing to Federer and defeating Venus is another. The long-distance travel further aggravates the deviation in details. All of these need to be adjusted slowly.

Practice alone is not enough. Gao Wen needs to feel the pressure and impact of the game and improve his condition little by little through actual combat.

Otherwise, when entering the later rounds and facing the top players in the world, these details are often the key to victory or defeat.

Falling behind means an increase in the intensity of the confrontation, but also a comprehensive mobilization of the state.

Gawain needed such a test.

It can be said that it came at the right time.

The serve that was just broken by Kohlschreiber was the starting point for the decline in serve quality, but the real problem lies in the fluctuation of ball quality.

The landing point, rotation, power, etc. were not able to effectively suppress Kohlschreiber's backhand.

In terms of backhand, Kohlschreiber and Wawrinka are in the same league. Although their overall strength is slightly inferior, especially their ability to change lines, their explosiveness is unquestionable.

Kohlschreiber is a player with excellent instantaneous explosive ability, which is also the key to his ability to defeat Djokovic twice.

Therefore, when playing against Kohlschreiber, the importance of line and landing point distribution becomes prominent, because his opportunity to explode at the beginning must be suppressed.

This is also Federer's greatest ability. Not only can he withstand the impact of Kohlschreiber in a strong confrontation, but he can also hide the changes in a subtle way.

As of 2015, Kohlschreiber and Federer have met eleven times, but have only won a set each twice on grass courts, with a clear gap.

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At the same time, it can be seen from the side that Kohlschreiber's instantaneous explosive power can indeed release huge energy on the grass.

In the previous game, Gao Wen had just suffered a break.

In the next game, Gao Wen immediately made adjustments.

A short ninety-second break between games is enough.

In Kohlschreiber's serve, Gao Wen began to make adjustments from the moment he received the serve, starting with the rotation and speed, adjusting the rhythm in a subtle way.

At the same time, more requirements are put forward for the landing point of the return ball. It is not a blind pursuit of suppression in the deep zone. Because in this case, on the one hand, the lack of changes is exactly the batting rhythm that Kohlschreiber likes, and on the other hand, continuous suppression in the deep zone can easily become more and more extreme and lead to mistakes, which is obviously unreasonable.

Combination of deep and shallow, rotation and change——

The deep area is matched with topspin, and the shallow area is matched with backspin; or, the deep area is matched with backspin, and the shallow area is matched with topspin, and the entire hitting rhythm continues to change.

From landing point to rotation to speed, all-round acceleration, at this time you can deeply feel Lu Qian's powerful ability in layout and control.

Of course, the feel still needs to be adjusted. The overall accuracy and control are still far from the peak at the Australian Open, so mistakes are inevitable.

Back and forth, the game was tied four times and the stalemate lasted nearly seven minutes.

Finally, Gao Wen finally cashed in on the third break point and quickly broke back, bringing both sides back to the same starting line.

However, Kohlschreiber also showed the style of a tour veteran and launched a fierce attack on Gao Wen's serve, and the two sides started a fierce battle.

Gao Wen lost the game and Kohlschreiber broke the serve for the second time in a row. Next, the German veteran was about to serve to win the set.

and!

Kohlschreiber got a set point on his own serve.

At the critical moment, Gao Wen once again showed his big heart.

Push off the ground!

Swing!

Push! Gao Wen's two-handed backhand was squeezed by the close serve. He moved his upper body away and swung his forearms quickly to hit the ball back forcefully.

The return ball was fast and deep, forming a counterattack, squeezing Kohlschreiber so that Kohlschreiber was unable to get out of the way in time. He hurriedly hit a rebound ball at his feet with his forehand. The parabola was not controlled and the tennis ball flew back high.

The next second, Gao Wen went online! (End of this chapter)