Chapter 1350 Fighting for Control

It took a full eighty-three minutes, and both sides worked together to save fifteen break points. The strong duel between the two sides ended with a tie-break to decide the winner, and then-

The overall score is “1:1”.

Tim did it.

Continuing the good form from last week's championship in Nice, he equalized the score against second seed Gao Wen, and the game was back on the same starting line.

There is no doubt that Tim showed his talent and ability to the world for the second time on the Grand Slam stage.

Or is this the first time?

Last year in Flushing, Thiem advanced without encountering top players, and all eyes were focused on the sudden emergence of Gawain. Although people in the tennis industry have noticed Thiem's ​​emergence, he is still a strange face to ordinary fans.

This year at Roland Garros was different. The match against Gawain, his good friend and the second seed, was a hot topic both inside and outside the court. It attracted countless attention before the game started. After entering the game, Thiem did not disappoint people and showed top level.

——Wait, this young man is not even in the top 20 in the world, or even in the top 10. Is this serious? Judging from the score, it is still just a 1:1 tie, but the audience who really watched the game knew that the content of these two games was absolutely high quality.

Both players gave top performances, and the match was fierce. In the end, the one with slightly better performance won the set. The tit-for-tat contest was still unyielding, which also meant that the importance of the third set, the "decisive match", increased sharply:

Perhaps, this is the watershed.

This was proven to be true. In the third set, the intensity and bloodiness of the swordplay reached a new level.

Start.

Thiem ran into trouble in his first service game.

Obviously, the tension and heat of the second set tiebreak was extremely exhausting. At the beginning of the third set, Gao Wen won four points in a row to save his serve, and then it was Thiem's ​​serve game.

At this point, you can clearly feel that the quality of your serve fluctuates, your body and breathing have not fully adjusted, and as a result, the quality of your first serve has declined.

This is not a matter of experience, but a consistent problem in Tim's games. Because the burning sensation is too intense, intermittent weakness often occurs.

Gao Wen, who is good at reading the game and capturing the atmosphere, seized the opportunity and although he missed a break point, he successfully cashed in the second one.

First hold serve, then break serve, then hold serve again, "3:0"——

Gao Wen, directly widened the gap.

The situation is even stronger than the first set.

It was still Gawain who seized the opportunity to break the serve at the beginning, and it was still Gawain who showed his mature and experienced temperament and controlled the game.

So, what's the result?

This time, Thiem refused to make the same mistake.

After a few rounds of adjustments, Tim's breathing and rhythm were adjusted, and then he returned to the "Apollo mode".

During the game, Thiem tore through Gawain's defense with his tireless and powerful attack. The penetrating power of his forehand diagonal shot was like an arrow. Although Gawain saved three break points, on the fourth break point, Thiem successfully cashed in with a forehand straight line attack: violent, powerful, and tough.

"ah!"

Tim, the always low-key, honest and introverted Tim, finally couldn't control himself and let it out. He clenched his fist and roared: It's understandable.

This was the first time in today's match that Thiem broke Gao Wen's serve.

In total, he missed 17 break points and finally cashed in on the 18th break point. It was so hard and difficult that Thiem couldn't control his emotions. He roared and screamed, sweating profusely, his face flushed, like a bloody war god, with high morale.

Although Thiem won the second set, it was not until the middle of the third set that Thiem completed his first break; moreover, this break had a more important significance, because the score of the third set returned to a tie, and just like the entire game, the suspense of victory or defeat returned to a tense state.

No wonder Tim roared.

On the other side of the court, Gawain was panting and breathing heavily, with a smile on his face that looked a little helpless and a little bitter, but he still applauded Thiem.

At this time, the game time was rapidly approaching three hours, and Gawain also reached his second physical limit. The quality of his shots fluctuated slightly, and he was caught by Tim. Gawain gritted his teeth, persisted, and kept changing his tactics, but Tim still caught him.

More importantly, Gao Wen knew that his physical exhaustion would continue for some time, but the third set had already entered the second half and the situation was not good.

Now, Gao Wen has two choices:

Or, launch a full-scale attack in Tim's serve game to see if he can break again and regain the advantage, otherwise the game may be dragged into a tiebreak.

Or, concentrate your energy and focus on your serve, make sure you can hold your serve, and then wait for the tiebreak to make an effort.

Both options have their pros and cons.

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Normally, if facing other players, Gao Wen would choose the latter and focus on his serve, at least dragging out the third set and waiting for his physical strength to pass before making plans; but this time he is facing Thiem, the situation is slightly different.

Firstly, Thiem will not let go of Gawain's serve easily. Even if Gawain concentrates on trying to hold his serve, Thiem will not make this matter easy. This physical giant who is always burning with energy has no "physical energy allocation strategy" at all. He just rushes forward regardless of anything.

Secondly, if Gawain did not miscalculate, Thiem's ​​physical fitness should have reached a critical point, and the situation in his serve and receive games might be slightly different.

You don't need a professional to know this. Fans who watch the game regularly will know that serving games actually require more physical energy, because serving and the subsequent offensive layout require more thought and energy; in contrast, receiving games can unload the burden and rely on instinctive impact.

Of course, this statement is "relative" and not absolute. Once the game enters a stalemate, the serve receiving game will also be very physically demanding.

Therefore, even though Gao Wen is facing the limit of physical strength, he may be able to create some opportunities in Thiem's ​​serve by relying on a fighting strategy.

The competition was not only stalemate, but also complex and ever-changing.

really!

Just before the match, Thiem broke Gawain's serve for the first time in the entire match.

Later on, Thiem faced a crisis in his own serve game. Due to the exhaustion of physical strength and energy, he made two low-level mistakes and the situation suddenly became worse. At the critical moment, Dominic Thiem was in high spirits again and caught up from the passive and backward situation.

In Thiem's ​​serve, Gao Wen got four break points, but after the game lasted a full twelve minutes, Thiem still held his serve.

In the last point, after Gawain's return went out of bounds, Tim clenched his fists and raised them high, then yelled at himself to cheer himself up.

Immediately afterwards, Thiem also grabbed two consecutive break points in Gawain's serve, "15:40". At this time, the tragic consequences could be seen. Gawain put too much energy in Thiem's ​​serve, and in his own serve, he couldn't keep up with the rhythm for a while, and then fell into crisis.

However, at the critical moment, Gao Wen once again showed his big heart, winning four points in a row and holding his serve without any danger, putting the pressure on Thiem again.

(End of this chapter)