Chapter 1152 No Choice

Boom!

The whole audience stood up, raised their arms and cheered, the golden sunlight surged and boiled in the rolling heat wave, and then Gawain clenched his fists, and his momentum reached its peak.

Forty-four beats.

After a long round of forty-four shots, at the end of the fierce battle, Gao Wen scored the winning point with an incredible forehand straight back shot.

Then, match point came.

In the tie-break, the score was “6:3”.

Gao Wen took the lead and got three consecutive match points.

The score seems to be very different, but in fact, Gawain only has an advantage of one break point. After he just saved his second serve point, the next two points were Djokovic's serve. As long as the world No. 1 can successfully save his serve, the pressure will be back on Gawain.

The situation remains tense.

But this time, neither Gawain nor Djokovic seemed to have made any extreme moves.

Gawain had no time to celebrate, and Djokovic had no time to regret. The 44-shot round put both players into an anaerobic state, which consumed their physical strength severely. However, the game was not over yet, and they had to continue fighting, which meant that either side could make low-level mistakes.

Therefore, even though this point was very tense and intense, after the score was settled, both players were taking a breath and neither of them relaxed.

In fact, Djokovic was a little angry——

Be angry at yourself.

The tactics had been planned in advance and strictly implemented, and the victory in the first set was the best proof of that.

Although the score of "6:4" looked very close, in fact the entire first set was under Djokovic's control and he believed he could win.

This feeling had never appeared in the previous five encounters, which also meant that the tactics were correct and worked, turning the situation around.

Including the second set, there were some slight fluctuations, but overall it was still under Djokovic's control. It was a surprise that he lost in the end.

So, what is the deciding set all about?

My control over the game slipped away little by little, and I felt more and more pressure as time went on. Then... match point came.

What's going on?

It shouldn't be!

Djokovic was unhappy with himself, very, very unhappy with himself.

The last time he suffered three consecutive defeats against the same player was in 2013 when he faced Nadal. From the French Open to Montreal to the US Open, he lost three times in a row.

As for Federer and Murray, Federer's three consecutive defeats date back to 2010, and Murray's three consecutive defeats date back to 2008. The memories are already distant.

And now? Before the game, Djokovic had already prepared himself mentally. This encounter was mainly for testing and finding out the situation. Putting aside the fact that the preparation time was too short, he tested some tactical combinations and practiced some different strategies, regardless of winning or losing, but to make longer-term plans for the future.

Djokovic is very good at this, and he is particularly good at beating the familiar players when facing young players.

That is to say, there may be an occasional Waterloo, or an unexpected loss once or twice, but after gradually becoming familiar with the game, Djokovic will be able to take the initiative.

But!

Ideas are ideas, plans are plans, and all the perfect psychological constructions collapse, fall apart and fall into pieces in the actual competition.

"Three consecutive losses."

No matter when, no matter what the opponent, this is a term that is difficult to swallow.

So, what happened in the third set? The anger was burning, but at the same time, the fighting spirit was also burning. The angrier I was, the more focused I was, and the angrier I was, the more motivated I was.

Djokovic could feel his blood boiling.

Match point?

Even if it's match point, so what?

To be more precise, facing the match point, Djokovic calmed down quickly, his mind became clear, and all negative emotions were transformed into a source of motivation.

His state and focus were completely concentrated, reaching a whole new level, entering Super Saiyan mode, and he could even feel the flames bursting out from within.

So, how should we play the match point? Huh! With a heavy breath, Djokovic has reached the baseline and is ready to serve.

District 2.

Forehand? Backhand? Close range?

In this match that lasted two hours and thirty-seven minutes, Djokovic has adopted different serve combinations at different critical moments.

So, what about this time?

Classic routine.

There must be a reason why classics are classics. Even clichés can still work and gain advantages for oneself through layout.

Bend your knees, push off the ground, and throw the ball.

The whole place was silent.

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The mustard yellow tennis ball flew lightly, and the golden sunlight was caught in the fine fluff, as if one could see the trivial sunlight turning into snowflakes and falling.

Swing, turn, and hit the ball.

The tennis ball flew across the court, light and fast, with its long tail moving like a comet.

Outside corner.

Facing the match point, Djokovic chose the classic routine of suppressing the backhand from the outside corner of the second zone, but the ingenuity can still be seen in the details: the angle was not completely torn apart, and it did not even enter the small triangle area between the serving area and the sideline, which also means that Djokovic did not pursue the extreme of the outside corner.

The ball landed directly on the baseline of the serving area. Half of the ball had already gone out of the baseline, but it was still guaranteed to be within the boundary, making full use of the depth of the space.

In addition, this is clearly a flat serve, fast, hard, and with backspin.

The entire tactical intention is very clear.

Djokovic did not expect to pull Gavin out of the sideline. The outside corner is the outside corner, but he knew that Gavin's backhand could successfully complete the shot; the key point was the quality and effect of the serve after it bounced off the ground. In addition to compressing Gavin's swing space, he used strong backspin to force Gavin to pull topspin.

Otherwise, there is a risk of being caught offline.

If it is a normal shot, the player can deal with the backspin ball by bending the knees and lowering the center of gravity. However, in the serve and receive phase, because the speed is too fast and the prediction is difficult, there is often not enough time to adjust the center of gravity, so increasing friction topspin is the only option.

At the same time, Gao Wen's ability to produce strong topspin on his two-handed backhand is significantly weaker than his forehand, which means that the spin effect is definitely slightly inferior.

This also means that Djokovic's next shot attack connection will have an absolute advantage -

He dug a trap, and Gawain had no choice but to step into it, and even had to complete the return according to Djokovic's design.

Through calculation and gambling, Djokovic maximized his serve advantage.

190 kilometers per hour.

The speed has not been improved to Djokovic's highest level, but it is enough and can also increase the safety factor of the first serve.

Then……

Gao Wen was like a puppet, completing his return exactly as Djokovic designed.

With a sideways step and a two-handed backhand push, the tennis ball flew back. There was very little that Gao Wen could do, and he couldn't even add rotation.

Immediately afterwards, Djokovic entered the baseline, moved quickly with light steps, and arrived at the midfield in a blink of an eye.

He adjusted his body with small steps, from a two-handed backhand to a sideways forehand, and his body completely flew into the air. With the triple power of forward rush, rotation and swing, he hit forward completely and struck hard.

Bang! (End of this chapter)