Chapter 1450 Positive Impact
Seeing Dimitrov's fully blossoming smile, Gawain felt a little relieved.
Although Dimitrov tried his best to hide it, his condition today was still a little low. Gao Wen did not think much about it, guessing that the shock of being eliminated in the first round of the French Open had not dissipated. However, Dimitrov still agreed to come and accompany Gao Wen in training. He remembered this friendship in his heart.
It's good to see that Dimitrov is in the mood to joke now.
After the little joke, the training continues.
However, Dimitrov stopped Gao Wen who was about to turn back to the baseline and said, "Training, let's talk about training next. I'm serious."
A smile crept up the corners of his mouth again, and it would take some time for it to disappear.
Dimitrov took a deep breath and finally regained his concentration. He looked at Gawain who rolled his eyes and repeatedly declared his innocence.
"real!"
"I want to ask, was there something wrong with my volley just now?"
Dimitrov was sincere about what he said to Rashid. He believed that he could learn different things from Gawain, including techniques and mentality. However, it was not a form of player learning from a teacher, but rather an exchange and equal dialogue between players.
Of course, not all players are willing to share.
After all, the moment they step onto the field, they are competitors. Helping their opponents would be equivalent to weakening themselves, which is obviously not wise.
But Gao Wen is different. He doesn't mind sharing or discussing.
In this regard, Rashid believes that it is because Gawain does not take Dimitrov and Thiem seriously. "He thinks he is superior to you. He does not care about you at all. Otherwise, why don't you see him sharing and communicating with Roger and Rafa? Because he thinks they are his opponents, and you are not at his level at all."
Dimitrov doesn't think so, Gawain is not that dark.
Gao Wen believes that helping each other means urging and motivating each other. When the opponent becomes stronger, it also means urging the players to continue to improve.
He doesn't need to maliciously belittle his opponents, but instead meets all challenges with dignity and bravely faces any possible outcomes.
He is not afraid of challenges and even embraces every challenge with open arms.
Look at Gawain, then look at Nadal.
After Gawain defeated Nadal to advance to the semi-finals, someone threw a difficult question to Nadal at the post-match press conference in an attempt to sow discord.
They asked Nadal whether he regretted inviting Gawain to Mallorca for training, and whether Nadal thought Gawain had successfully stolen the victory.
Nadal scoffed at this.
"No, I don't think so."
"Gawain is an excellent player who is always growing and improving. He is always eager to learn and constantly enrich his game. It will become more and more difficult to face him at any time and on any field."
"Today, he played better than me. It's that simple. Especially in the second and third sets, when he needed to improve his condition and perform better, he did it. From any point of view, he deserves this victory."
"I don't think the training in Mallorca represents anything, he has made these improvements and transformations on his own, of course, with the help of Pete and Andre, he has a great team."
"In fact, I was very happy to invite Gao Wen to Mallorca for training this summer. After the game in the locker room, I reiterated my invitation and hope that he can also go to Mallorca for training next year."
"Maybe, when the time comes, I will need to learn from him how to defeat him."
Objective, sincere, meticulous, and with a little bit of humor.
Nadal's answer is the best proof -
Be open and aboveboard, and win or lose head on.
really!
When Gao Wen heard Dimitrov's question, he answered it without hesitation.
“There aren’t any problems, but for me personally, the absence of problems is a problem.”
"Grigor, we've discussed this before. You want to be perfect. The line, the placement, the way you hit the ball, etc. You want to show perfect tennis. Once you can't hit the ball perfectly, you will feel frustrated."
"But we all need to accept a reality. We are just ordinary humans. At least when I just confirmed it, I haven't found any godhood yet."
Phew, Dimitrov just laughed out loud.
“This is especially important on red soil.”
"Because of the special nature of red clay, it leaves us more room for trial and error. If we pursue perfection blindly, we will easily get ourselves into trouble."
"Just like this point just now."
"My shot selection breaks your expectations. The unexpected has already happened. You are in a passive position, but you want to turn the situation around again with just one shot. This is not only a perfect requirement, but also an impossible task."
"Do you consider yourself the hero of 'Mission Impossible'?"
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"You should think like this, even if you do your best and achieve perfection, this is clay, and the court still leaves me room to maneuver. So instead of pushing yourself to the extreme, you might as well make some adjustments, don't pursue perfection, but rebuild your advantage in several steps."
Step by step, Gawain's words completely opened up the space on the court.
Gawain turned around, and Dimitrov followed Gawain's line of sight to the side of the court opposite him, thinking about a question: If he gave up the pursuit of perfection and instead exerted pressure through the accumulation of advantages, which shot should he choose.
When Dimitrov's hitting point is already late, he cuts a short diagonal ball or a mid-court backspin ball, leaving a glimmer of hope but reducing the difficulty of his own hitting, and the situation can be opened up.
First, to prevent your return ball from going out of bounds.
Secondly, avoid putting yourself in a difficult situation and give yourself time to react.
In this way, even if Gawain arrives successfully, Dimitrov will be able to seize the initiative and continue to occupy the high ground for the next shot.
Of course, this does not mean that Dimitrov can win this point. After all, tennis is a game of gambling, and it still depends on Gawain's response, but at least Dimitrov can continue to expand his advantage.
Tennis is like this -
It would be great if he could hit the ball perfectly and end the battle in one shot. Federer's wife Mirka is a perfectionist and she is more demanding of Federer than anyone else.
But the point is that tennis games change rapidly, and many things can happen in a short moment to change the direction of the situation. It is almost impossible to maintain perfection at all times.
In Gao Wen's opinion, Dimitrov lacks such flexibility.
When Dimitrov is in perfect condition, there is nothing wrong with his playing style, and he strives for perfection with every shot; but the key point is, when Dimitrov is not in good condition, how should he handle the game? At this time, how to read the game, how to adjust his condition, and how to find ways to regain control of the rhythm and situation within the perfect range, this is the sign of a mature personal game style.
Dimitrov nodded slightly, with a lot of thoughts in his mind:
This wasn't the first time Gawain had mentioned this.
Earlier in Indian Wells, Gao Wen had mentioned, "Don't pursue perfection deliberately." Dimitrov thought he had understood, but in fact...
No.
(End of this chapter)