"pretty!"
The usually calm Xu Yang couldn't help but express his sincere admiration.
"In this game, it was very important to hold serve despite the impact, but more importantly, Gao Wen's forehand and backhand feel have fully returned."
"Istomin performed very well, as you can see in the first two sets; but this time, in the head-on clash of strong teams, Gao Wen showed a better and more advanced performance, with details in the rough and order in the chaos. He made the right choices by reading and sorting out the game, and finally quickly reversed the disadvantage."
"When the opportunity arose, Gao Wen was very brave. Although he was not feeling his best throughout the match, he was very decisive in his forehand and backhand shots without any hesitation. He controlled the situation with confidence from the inside out, and basically scored points quickly and cleanly."
Ah! Ah! The entire Court No. 2 was boiling with excitement—
Looking at Gawain in the court, he was sweating profusely and his face was red, but his eyes were clear and his smile was brilliant. He clenched his right fist, and his strong self-confidence and surging momentum released energy from the inside out. His white clothes were as white as snow, and he looked like a dashing swordsman. The audience couldn't help but fall into frenzy.
At this time, the camera lens can see that the atmosphere in Gao Wen's player box is quietly changing, and it seems that they can finally relax.
Jiang Yanyun was still staring at the court and Gao Wen with his arms folded across his chest, but Gao Hongli had completely relaxed and was talking in a low voice with Pelt by turning sideways.
Agassi stood up with his fists clenched, clapping his hands continuously to cheer Gawain on, and next to him was Tobias who also stood up and applauded.
Sampras didn't make any special movements, still sitting upright like a statue, but his back finally rested against the chair to take a rest.
Ah! Cheers and applause filled the entire venue like rolling heat waves, and the gurgling and boiling air continued to burn like magma.
"Surely, this is Gawain at his best?"
"No."
"On the grass, Gao Wen still needs some time to explore. He needs more shots and more matches to adapt. But in this match, he has found the unlocking code. From the third set to the fourth set, the whole state and quality have improved significantly. He is obviously more dangerous now."
“Things are not looking good for Istomin.”
Surrounded by the heat of the entire stadium, Xu Yang still paid close attention to the game and was responsible for explaining and analyzing the entire situation.
A bystander sees more clearly.
Xu Yang could vaguely see the development of the game. Although he could not predict the subsequent games and the final results, he could feel the change in the atmosphere.
However, Tong Kexin's attention was slightly distracted and he noticed another thing.
"The one who appears on the screen now, is that Gao Wen's rumored girlfriend?"
Xu Yang: ??? Tong Kexin was completely unaware. "Recently, the scandal between Gavankar and Natalie Portman has been making headlines. Rumor has it that he and the young Oscar-winning actress are in a passionate relationship. They go out together and attract the attention of countless paparazzi in London."
Although it couldn't be seen in the camera, in the commentary booth, Xu Yang turned around and glanced at Tong Kexin.
Tong Kexin laughed, "Don't you know? Gao Wen and Natalie are now the most talked-about couple in the world, just like Victoria Beckham and David Beckham."
"..." Xu Yang was silent for a moment, and replied softly, "It should be Jennifer Lawrence, right?"
"Oh, Jennifer, yes, it should be Jennifer. They are both Oscar-winning actresses, I just mixed them up." Tong Kexin explained with a smile and nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Xu Yang: ??? Tong Kexin was not ready to continue the discussion. "Next, let's continue to focus on the game. This is a serve game that Istomin must win in the fourth set."
The live camera indeed captured Jennifer Lawrence in the audience stands of the No. 2 Stadium.
Although she arrived late, Lawrence, wearing a light yellow dress decorated with forsythia flowers, still appeared in the stands. Even a pair of sunglasses could not deceive the eagle eyes of the Wimbledon live director, who accurately and sharply found the focus figure in the dense crowd.
Buzz buzz buzz...
The different commentary booths became lively, with all kinds of speculations popping up crazily. Almost everyone was able to make an exception and say a word or two.
As it happened, Gao Wen had turned the situation around and had the upper hand in the fourth set, so there was no harm in chatting about some gossip.
The Australian commentator even joked in a relaxed tone, "Perhaps it was because of the arrival of the goddess of luck that Gawain turned the situation around."
Lawrence's brief appearance in the stands successfully created a stir on social networks, with a bustling discussion already impatiently unfolding; but fortunately, it did not create too many waves on Court No. 2, and the commentators' attention quickly returned to the game.
The battle situation was as expected.
Istomin's vigorous counterattack was unsuccessful and he ran into a head-on wall, not even getting a break point, which was a huge blow.
More importantly, Gawain suppressed Istomin's fighting spirit in a head-on confrontation, and his absolutely strong performance curbed his confidence.
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Fighting spirit and momentum suffered a severe blow.
If he couldn't gain the upper hand even with his all-out efforts, did that mean that Gawain had fully recovered and once again become the unstoppable god of war that he was in the first half of the season, an insurmountable peak? When Istomin began to doubt himself, it meant that a crack in his confidence and faith appeared, and this was the beginning of the collapse of the game.
In the next game, Istomin was still trying and fighting hard, but his fighting spirit and faith were obviously weak, and his energy was not as strong as in the past two games.
At the same time, the mental vacillation slowly reveals physical fatigue, and once the attention is distracted, the body's protest can be felt again.
After Istomin missed a game point and saved two break points, Gao Wen broke the serve again with a forehand diagonal winner on the third break point.
"6:3".
Gawain broke Istomin's must-win serve and won the fourth set, replicating his feat of winning three consecutive games at the end of the third set; however, the situation was completely different from the third set to the fourth set, and the match was completely under Gawain's control.
Although Xu Yang had sensed the turn of the game situation, he still did not anticipate how the game would end.
In the deciding set, Istomin was completely unable to keep up with the rhythm, the quality of his attack declined, and his own mistakes increased; on the other hand, Gao Wen seemed to have finally found the feel of the ball on the grass, and he was completely in the state. He was like a fish in water on both offense and defense, and completely controlled the situation. In the end, he won six games in a row to complete the feat of clearing the game.
A donut to end it.
"3:6", "4:6", "7:5", "6:3", "6:0".
The seventh game of the fourth set was undoubtedly the real turning point. After that, Gawain completed a feat of winning nine games in a row, completing the reversal with a crushing attitude, defeating Istomin to advance to the second round, and after saving a match point, successfully avoided the nightmare of being eliminated in the first round of Wimbledon.
Perhaps, people predicted the outcome of the game, but people definitely did not predict how the game started, progressed, and ended.
So, is this a surprise?