Gawain, speed up——

ACE, ACE, ACE, ACE.

With four consecutive aces, he won his serve in just forty-three seconds and easily secured the third set victory.

Starting from the last Istomin serve at "0:30", the game opened with a lucky ball from a mine. Gao Wen keenly grasped the subtle mental fluctuations of the battle, won eight points in a row, and took the third set in one wave.

Especially in the game where he served to win the set, Gao played typical grass court tennis, relying on powerful and accurate serves to break the balance and easily hold his serve.

The first count was successfully fulfilled without any setbacks or accidents, and he reached the finish line directly. However, Gawain did not celebrate loudly, but was very calm. He just clenched his fists and looked towards the players' box with a firm gaze. The belief in victory in his eyes was burning and shining brightly.

Instead, in the players' box, Sampras and Agassi all stood up, waving their fists in celebration and cheering for Gawain.

At the most critical and important moment, Gao Wen calmed down, found his serve, and won the victory in the simplest and most powerful manner.

This round is crucial.

Just look at Istomin.

Istomin was ready to fight, ready to fight back. In today's match, he was the one with the upper hand. Even in Gawain's serve, he was still able to compete.

This is his confidence and also his strength.

However, Gawain didn't give him a chance at all.

Forty-three seconds.

After the break, I went on the court and did nothing. Just four serves, ping-pong, and the third set ended like that.

They have to return to the players' rest area and continue to rest between games.

Under normal circumstances, the players would definitely welcome the breaks between sets with both hands and feet raised. After fighting hard for two hours under the scorching sun, they all need rest time, more and more rest time to replenish water and energy.

But now, Istomin is somewhat doubtful about his life, because he needs to readjust his mindset and emotions. All the tactical strategies and psychological barriers he just built must be overturned and started over again, everything.

"…What's going on?"

Istomin sat in the chair, his focus unfocused, as if he was looking for Ant-Man in the green grass, and as he looked, he fell into endless nothingness.

For Gao Wen, winning the third set was very important, as it was a necessary condition for the continuation of the game; at the same time, creating psychological waves in such a way was equally important, as it was the basis for turning the situation around in subsequent games.

As former professional players and current professional coaches, Sampras and Agassi both knew this clearly, so both of them could not control themselves, stood up with clenched fists, and gave the best affirmation to Gao Wen with practical actions.

"6:3", "6:4", "5:7".

The overall score was "2:1", Istomin was still leading. For Gao Wen, the crisis was not resolved, and the next fourth set was still a desperate situation.

But the mentality and situation have changed dramatically. The game and the first three sets are no longer the same. The fourth set can be regarded as a brand new beginning.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, the fourth set began and Istomin served first.

Meanwhile, Gawain was ready to press on, continuing the momentum from the end of the third set, exerting further pressure and completely destroying Istomin's rhythm.

But that's how tennis matches work. A brand new set is fair to both sides. Gawain is adjusting, and Istomin is also adjusting.

Maybe Istomin is not a top player, and his highest world ranking in his career has never been in the top 30, but don't forget that since Istomin was able to beat Djokovic in a five-set battle in Melbourne Park, it has proved his tenacity and toughness and he will not collapse easily.

In fact, it is true.

Although Istomin has his own shortcomings in terms of technology and talent, his psychological tenacity has always been an important weapon for Istomin.

On the other side, Istomin also realized the crisis and used the break time between games to regain his composure, sort out his thoughts and start again.

The fourth set was a completely new situation. Istomin was also eager to gain a foothold and establish an advantage again. After all, he served first in this set. As long as he could continue to hold his serve, the pressure would always be on Gao Wen. At the critical moment, perhaps he could find an opportunity again.

The two sides fought hard for the ball and neither side gave in, so Istomin got into a tug-of-war in the first service game of the fourth set.

Take the lead and share equally.

Equally divided, first.

Both players maintained a high level of concentration, and the back-and-forth confrontation actually reached a new level. It didn't feel like the fourth set at all, but more like the first set.

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Istomin missed five game points and Gao Wen missed three break points. The two players went back and forth in an extremely stalemate. In the end, it took fourteen minutes and seventeen seconds. Istomin finally cashed in on his sixth game point and successfully held his serve, ending the brief slump of losing three games in a row.

The last point was actually a forehand return from Gao Wen that went out of bounds, ending the game with a mistake.

Gao Wen, in his anger, laughed.

The anger in his bones was boiling. Gawain was not satisfied with his performance. Although it was an improvement compared to the first three games, it was still not enough. The dissatisfaction gradually turned into anger. It was too absurd, too aggrieved, and too depressing that Gawain couldn't help but laugh.

Unbelievable!

Gawain looked up at his player box, his smile blooming in the sunshine. However, Sampras did not feel any joy or happiness at all. A cold chill quickly rose up in his heart. Even though the temperature was so hot that he almost had heat stroke, he shivered uncontrollably.

However, as a coach, Sampras could not speak or make any movements at this time, because in tennis matches, coaches are prohibited from giving off-court instructions. Once discovered, they may be warned or even penalized. Therefore, the only thing Sampras could do was to cross his arms across his chest and keep a calm face.

——Calm down! This is the only guidance Sampras can give to Gawain. Now Gawain needs to calm down and not rush.

Although it was a good idea to try to take the lead at the beginning of the fourth set and continue the momentum of the third set, since Istomin stood firm and withstood Gawain's torrential attack, it needs to be admitted that the impact of the third set on Istomin was not as serious as expected.

Therefore, Gao Wen needs to re-arrange his position, especially when Gao Wen himself is still looking for the feel of the ball, patience becomes more and more important.

Gawain curled his lips, looked down at his racket, and his violently heaving chest calmed down a little.

In fact, another reason why Gawain was so eager was his extreme physical strength.

Originally, Gao Wen hoped to break the serve before reaching the limit of his physical strength, so that he could focus on his serve, win the fourth set steadily, and then concentrate on the deciding set; but now, the start was not successful, which means he needs to re-plan.

However, it doesn't matter. Let them remain patient and try to figure out who is stronger.

Angry? No problem, anger is the best fuel, transformed into motivation.