Chapter 1387 A Contest of Wills
“Ah!”
Plan could no longer control himself and screamed.
“Ahhhh!”
He clenched his fists, cheered heartily, and jumped up and down uncontrollably. His brain was buzzing and he had completely lost the ability to think.
Break, appeared.
In the deciding set, the first person to break the serve was Gao Wen.
"4:2".
Stepping onto the Roland Garros stage for the first time in his career, he faced the host favorite Tsonga in the round of 16. The battle was stalemate all the way to the deciding set. Then, Gawain accurately interpreted the game, firmly grasped the opportunity, turned decay into magic, broke the serve first, and widened the score gap for the first time.
In the fourth set, Gao Wen was always behind. Although he kept fighting, trying and working hard, he still missed the victory in the end.
On one side, there is Tsonga, who plays at home and becomes more and more courageous as the game goes on.
On one side, there is Gawain, who is fighting alone with his back to the wall.
However, it was in such a difficult situation that Gao Wen still overcame many difficulties and broke the serve first in the final set, and ignited the entire Philippe Chatrier Stadium.
Applause, whistles, cheers, roars, and shouts were overwhelming.
Parisian audiences are picky, demanding and difficult to please, but at the same time, they are also proud, noble and stick to their bottom line.
If the game is exciting enough, they will not be stingy with their applause, they will not refuse to cheer for their opponents, and they will not deny wonderful shots.
This is their bottom line.
Just like now.
The applause was thunderous.
The whole audience was boiling.
On the small TV screen, Plan quietly watched Gawain:
After completing the ultimate shot, the inertia of the forward rush could not stop him at all, so Gao Wen simply continued to rush forward, and took advantage of the momentum to jump up, raising his right fist high.
Sweating profusely, eyes bright.
The morale is high and the momentum is as high as a rainbow.
There was no roaring or cheering, just clenched fists and a smile on the corners of the mouth, showing a strong will and burning fighting spirit from the inside out.
However, it is just such a scene that can make people deeply feel the determination and confidence in the eyes, and their blood can't help but boil.
Across the net, Tsonga looked at the direction of the tennis ball. Although he had chosen to go to the net to put pressure on the ball, Gawain's backhand diagonal shot was impeccable, from the line to the power to the timing, a comprehensive breakthrough, directly breaking through Tsonga's protective net, finding a path to break the net, and completing a fatal blow.
Regret, surprise, and accident.
All kinds of emotions surged, but Tsonga still applauded Gawain.
He had no regrets about this point.
If he had the chance to do it all over again, he didn't think he could do better. Gao Wen had indeed won the title undisputedly through his hard work and strength.
As for being broken, the game isn't over yet, he still has a chance, right?
Indeed, Tsonga needs to calm down and think carefully. He is now facing physical problems. He tried to hold his serve quickly with all his strength but was broken instead. The disadvantage of serving late in the deciding set was further magnified. He will face more challenges and pressure in the next games. All situations are very unfavorable.
He needs to reflect and rethink.
but!
Tsonga will not collapse easily, nor will he surrender easily.
Moreover, he was tired, and Gawain was tired too. In the last game, Gawain's physical energy consumption was far greater than Tsonga's. The predicament in the deciding set was fair to both of them.
Now, it depends on who has better physical reserves and uses more appropriate tactics to connect their games.
In fact, this is exactly the case.
A small accident disrupted Gawain's plan. He put all his efforts into breaking the serve, which indeed consumed a lot of Gawain's physical strength. The impact immediately emerged -
Next, in Gao Wen's own service game, he failed to score in the first serve due to his physical fluctuations, which gave Tsonga plenty of opportunities to attack with the second serve.
From holding the game point at "40:30" to facing a break point at "40:AD", Gao Wen's serve was also tested, and it was a key point test.
Compared with Tsonga, Gawain's biggest advantage is that he has more diverse ways of scoring, and he has started to lay out his plans from the first game of the deciding set.
Gao Wen used a large number of different tactical combinations and different hitting lines to disrupt Tsonga's predictions, avoid exposing his routines as much as possible, and gain space for tactical choices for himself. He was able to gain a slight advantage in the confrontation of key points and thus change the balance of the match between the two sides.
Take the lead. Divide.
Equal. Take the lead.
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At this point, you can clearly feel the swing in form, Gawain is gritting his teeth and persisting, while Tsonga is fighting with all his might.
Standing on the cliff and having to fight to the death, Tsonga has no baggage and no need to hold back. Even if his strength is running out, he knows he has to give it a try, otherwise it will be useless to conserve his strength.
Either squander the remaining energy and give it a go, or save the energy to lose the game, and then go to the training ground to vent the energy after the game? Obviously, this is a choice that can be made without thinking.
The side with no retreat and no choice always performs better, especially with the change in mentality, which also improves the batting feel.
In the previous game, in Tsonga's serve, the two sides were entangled for more than five minutes; in this game, in Gao Wen's serve, the two sides were deadlocked for more than eight minutes again.
It has been a long time since the last break between games, but both players had no time to adjust their physical fitness and once again felt the torment of clay court matches.
Both players are constantly challenging their limits, while also gritting their teeth to unleash more energy. The burning feeling becomes more intense in the doomsday atmosphere.
Now, Gao Wen must thank Peart for his early start in clay court physical training, constantly challenging his own limits. The exhaustion and suffering of this game have exceeded that of the Australian Open final. This is mainly due to the characteristics of clay court. The extremely long rounds of suffering test the player's willpower in all aspects.
In addition, the advantage of physical attributes surpassing technical attributes for the first time was fully demonstrated in the clay court season, as Gao Wen withstood the impact of Tsonga.
On the other side, Tsonga missed three break points.
Here, Gao Wen finally got his second game point. It was not easy, really not easy.
It would be great if he could serve an ACE at this time, but at this stage of the deciding set, not to mention Gawain, Tsonga's serve power has also dropped sharply, so instead of pinning his hopes on an ACE, it is better to build the entire attack through serving down to earth.
In fact, it can be seen from the previous game that now it is not just a contest of physical strength, technology, ability, and on-the-spot performance, but more of a contest of will.
When facing the break point, Tsonga's performance was already good enough, but Gawain relied on his tenacious will to put in a more beautiful and exciting performance, cashing in the break point and creating a break advantage in the deciding set; now it was Gawain's turn, facing the desperate Tsonga, and their positions were switched.
but--
Gao Wen, I'm ready.
The air at the Philippe Chatrier Stadium was a little stagnant, and it seemed as if the sky would collapse at any time.
Even though he had just wiped the sweat off, when he turned around, the sweat dripped down his chin again, feeling a little itchy. Gawain had to wipe the sweat off with his wrist guard.
He looked up at Tsonga to make sure his opponent was ready, and then Gawain prepared to serve.
District 2.
Close range pressure backhand.
(End of this chapter)