Chapter 1132 Youthful Passion

"Hey, Gawain!"

"Gawain!"

“Well done!”

One, two, three, four, five... In the VIP seats, everyone high-fived Gawain to celebrate. Looking at Gawain sitting on the chair, the atmosphere was very lively.

Ha ha!

The tense atmosphere in the stadium relaxed slightly. Previously, everyone was nervous because of the stalemate, and then they were nervous because they were worried that Gao Wen would get injured. Now seeing this scene, no one could control themselves anymore.

Burst into laughter!

Zverev: …

Can he swear? That guy is a clown. He is trying to attract attention in the game. How can he be so shameless? They are playing a game. This is a formal game, okay?

Grass.

Zverev felt insulted. Not only did he squander three game points, but he was also broken in such a way. How did all this happen? In his mind, thoughts were surging in a mess, but he couldn't sort out the clues. There was only a mess, all stuffy in his chest, almost exploding.

Then--

Clap, clap, clap! The applause is coming.

Because Gawain left the VIP seats, climbed over the railing, and returned to the court. He raised his hands and gently tapped the racket with his left hand to thank the audience for their concern and cheers. The faint smile on the corners of his mouth was humble and polite, without any arrogance.

The whole audience responded.

As Soler said, the Miami Masters is equivalent to Gao Wen's home court. IMG Group started promoting in Miami a few weeks ago. At that time, Federer had not yet announced his absence from Miami, so the promotion of the Big Four was the focus, but they still gave Gao Wen enough space.

Step by step, the residents of Miami began to feel somewhat close to Gawain, as if Gawain also lived in this city.

Judging from the situation today, there is no doubt that IMG’s layout and publicity were successful, and Gao Wen and the audience have indeed formed a bond.

One good shot, coupled with a little bit of entertainment spirit, the entire audience was conquered by Gawain and burst into the most thunderous applause since the opening.

Zverev? No one cares.

Zverev was completely reduced to a supporting role. He glared at Gawain fiercely, and without doing anything else, he lowered his head and returned to the player's rest area.

Prepare to change venues.

What's going on?

Zverev needs to sort out his thoughts. He had won three points in a row at the start and had the game point, but how did he lose this serve? He needs to calm down and regroup.

The game has just begun. Being behind by one service game is nothing. There is still plenty of time to break back and get back to the same starting line.

Gao Wen agreed with this.

Maybe Zverev is indeed young and immature, and he is indeed prone to performing poorly under pressure, but this does not mean that he is that fragile.

In fact, Zverev has won many five-set battles in Grand Slams.

Of course, those five-set battles were against players outside the world's top 20. If he faced higher-ranked seeded players, the situation would be very difficult; but no matter what, this still shows that he is not a player who gives up easily, even if his performance under pressure is always unable to reach his standard.

Therefore, what needs to be done against Zverev is to continue to put pressure on him and force him to struggle more and more under pressure.

Gao Wen is very clear about how powerful the threat that Zverev can bring will be once he relaxes, gets rid of the pressure and gives full play to his strength.

It is one thing to dislike an opponent, but it is another to face up to the opponent's strength. Gawain would never be so arrogant as to think that Zverev Jr. poses no threat.

This also means that

After unexpectedly breaking the serve in the first game, Gao Wen needs to change some tactics in his next service game. He needs to be more aggressive and try to further suppress his opponent, because Zverev's counterattack is foreseeable and he will inevitably face more pressure in his service game.

really!

Facts soon proved Gao Wen's interpretation of the game correct.

Obviously, Zverev did not give up. After being broken, he immediately launched an attack in Gawain's serve with a very fierce offensive.

Compared with the first encounter in last year's Challenger Tournament, Gao Wen has grown during this period, and Zverev has also grown, so the game is naturally different.

When playing against players with excellent backhands like Zverev and Djokovic, the tactical layout often needs to be special.

Generally speaking, when facing a player with a weak backhand, you may need to focus on attacking the backhand, looking for a breakthrough and breaking the tactical balance.

However, when facing a player with a strong backhand, you cannot simply focus on attacking the forehand, because the forehand is the first basic skill every player learns in tennis. This also means that even if the forehand is weak and unstable, it still has a certain attacking power. If you take the risk of concentrating the attack, you will easily suffer a backlash.

In other words, the tactical layout needs to be richer and more diverse, and not too single.

Gao Wen is well aware of Zverev's backhand ability. Based on his experience of many confrontations with Djokovic, he first needs to contain the backhand and prevent Zverev from finding the feeling of backhand shots as much as possible.

Otherwise, once the backhand opens the situation, the line layout will be more relaxed, and as a result, the forehand will also become active, making it difficult to control the situation.

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In this regard, Gao Wen is not lacking in experience, and the backhand confrontation with Djokovic has become the main theme of every meeting between them.

but!

Zverev's backhand is indeed very, very good. Although he is still young and his technique, strength, and tactical layout are not yet fully mature, Zverev has already demonstrated his backhand offensive ability early on.

Fight.

In terms of grasp and control of the fight, Zverev is better than Djokovic.

After all, Djokovic has been playing professional tennis for many years, and stability is often the priority at critical moments; while Zverev still maintains the sharpness and drive of a young man, daring to take risks and dare to attack. His shots in the whole fight are more decisive, direct and brave, and more importantly, his success rate is also extraordinary.

The lethality is amazing.

Gawain tried to control the situation, but Zverev repeatedly broke it.

Such a scene reminds people of the duel between Gawain and Djokovic, but now the positions are reversed, Gawain tries to control and Zverev tries to subvert.

Wait, does this mean that Gawain is a little conservative after all?

Facing the impact of the new generation of players, Gao Wen's mentality in the game inevitably changed from a challenger to a defender.

So that the tactics became conservative? If that was the case, Gawain couldn't be blamed. After all, human psychology was difficult to control, but...

Really? Gao Wen, is it really conservative? "40:40".

The situation is tied for the fourth time.

Gao Wen wasted a game point, Zverev wasted two break points, and then, the fourth time it was back to deuce, this game was very stalemate.

Next, it is still a crucial point, either game point or break point.

After six shots of stalemate, Zverev found an opportunity and took the lead in shooting from the backhand position.

Slash, flat hit, speed up.

bombing!

(End of this chapter)