Chapter 1657 Position Change
"No".
The answer is no. Gawain was unable to find a flaw in Murray's serve, but similarly, Murray was unable to find a flaw in Gawain's serve. The game between the two players changed positions quietly.
“5:2”.
After Gao Wen successfully held his serve again, the match came to the familiar magical score number. Judging from the score difference, Gao Wen had a clear advantage and the victory was basically settled. There was only one game left before the victory. However, viewers who are familiar with tennis know that it was actually just a break advantage.
The scores seem to be very different, but only one break can completely reverse or even overturn the situation. The leader still cannot let his guard down.
The two players who are competing fiercely in front of us obviously have this ability. No matter who is in the lagging position, they will not give up easily, and use their brains to plan and seek breakthroughs, and seize the opportunity to reverse the situation near the end of the game.
Murray, ready to go.
"Game, Murray."
After holding his serve with an inside corner ace, Murray narrowed the score a little bit to "5:3", putting the pressure on Gao Wen.
Without a second break, Gao Wen had to use his own serve to move towards victory.
"30:40".
A familiar scene came again. It was still Gawain's serve, Murray was still leading, and Gawain was still standing on the edge of the cliff.
In the twelfth game of the fourth set, Gao Wen was in trouble in his must-win serve game and had to face two consecutive match points.
In the ninth game of the fifth set, Gao Wen was in trouble in his serve-winning game and needed to save the break point before seeing the match point.
Everything is very, very familiar, yet completely different.
The last time, it was Gawain who was pushed into a desperate situation, so he fought a desperate battle and finally successfully held his serve.
This time, it was Murray who was pushed into a desperate situation.
In this game, it cannot be said that Gawain played badly, but Murray, who was determined to give it his all, did not hold back. He was calm, rational, and decisive enough.
Standing on the edge of the cliff, Murray was no longer as conservative and hesitant as usual. He dared to fight and his shots were very decisive. His layout was still clear. A winning point and two very aggressive returns forced Gao Wen's return ball out of bounds. These three points were all taken by Murray on his own initiative.
Of course, Murray also paid a price, because he led the offense and made a simple mistake, giving up a point. Otherwise, it would not be a break point now, and he might have cashed in on the break point to complete the break; but this is tennis, they all need to find a balance between offense and defense.
Similar situations, but completely different conditions. From psychology to state to feeling, the positions of Gawain and Murray were exchanged silently.
So, Gawain was put to the test again—
When you are leading, how can you stay stable and bring the game back to your own rhythm? If you ask Gao Wen,
To be honest, he was not thinking about this problem. Whether it was a match point or a break point, he could not emphasize this state too much in his mind, otherwise it would be easy to be distracted. He still needed to focus on the game, knowing that the next point was a key score, and then complete the layout according to his own tactics.
District 2.
Huh, Gao Wen took a deep breath and adjusted his rhythm.
When it comes to the deciding set, the fluctuations in physical energy become more and more obvious, so the adjustment time between points also needs to be slightly extended, otherwise the brain may suffer from oxygen deprivation. Once lack of oxygen, the brain will be unable to think, which is a real disaster.
Gao Wen looked up at Murray, fully focused and in high spirits. After a brief slump at the end of the fourth set tie-break and the beginning of the fifth set, Murray quickly recovered. In the uneventful process of the subsequent game, he was constantly confronting, planning and attacking his opponent.
The advantage was accumulated bit by bit, and finally turned into a score advantage in Gao Wen's serve to win the game.
One key point is that Murray played very resolutely in this game:
he would launch an attack as long as there was a slight opportunity, and his lines were also open. Although the forehand diagonal line was still a regular routine, the combination of other lines was also very rich. From a tactical point of view, it was indeed difficult for Gawain to judge, which also required Gawain to improve his ball quality.
Confrontation is like a balance. If one side exerts a little force, it will tilt. If you want to regain balance, you need to exert force on the other side as well.
——Zone 2.
One shot, outside corner.
A classic routine, but is it really that simple?
Murray's reflexes were very quick. He originally thought that Gawain would break through from his forehand. In the next two sets, Gawain opened up the situation from Murray's forehand many times. From the landing point to the rotation to the change of rhythm, he had the upper hand. This also made Murray increase his attention to protecting his forehand.
However, on the break point, Gao Wen made full use of the classic backhand routine of pressing the outside corner of the second zone to create an unexpected situation.
Murray was unable to start early, but relied on his sharp reaction to keep up with the pace, and with two consecutive strides he was close to the hitting position.
He was about to throw a two-handed backhand, but then he realized Gawain's trap.
Of course, the reason why classic routines are called classics is that they are simple and efficient. Even if they are discovered, they can still gain an advantage, so they often do not require additional changes. But this time, Gao Wen grasped the psychology of "stereotypes" and hid some tricks in the classic routines to break psychological expectations.
Hit lightly, slow down, and tear open the angles.
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These routines have not changed and still follow the classics. The speed of 112 miles (181 kilometers) per hour is already very slow for a first serve on grass; but considering the physical impact of the deciding set, it is still within the normal range. The speed and power have not dropped too much, and the landing point can still be ensured.
The key point is that Gao Wen did not choose to side spin to increase the angle, but chose to strongly spin upwards to increase the height of the rebound when landing.
reason?
Gao Wen knew that after slowing down the ball, Murray should be able to complete the shot. If he focused on opening the angle, once Murray predicted it, Murray could easily open the angle completely.
Murray's two-handed backhand hit another light diagonal shot with great force, and he was able to find the landing point in the shallow area of the serving zone, making full use of the horizontal space of the court. This is also one of his famous skills, which he and Djokovic can both do, but he is even better.
In other words, in tit-for-tat, Gawain chose to open up the angle but this required taking risks. Once Murray caught him, the point might be gone.
So, Gawain adjusted his strategy slightly.
The outside corner is an outside corner, but the angle is not completely torn apart; using the bounce, Murray is forced to try to hit the ball near his head above his shoulders.
"Well."
Murray did fall into the trap of stereotypes. The angle of his feet was slightly insufficient, so that the two-handed backhand swing was squeezed by his body stance. Finally, when he tried to hit the ball near his eyes, the swing action was lacking and could not be completed, so the hitting effect was affected.
"ah!"
However, Murray still gave it a try, because he knew he didn't have many chances and he had to fight and attack.
When there is no way to fully open the angle, rely on the movement of the wrist to push the tennis ball deeper, and add a strong tail force to create an impact.
Push off the ground, stretch, expand the chest, exert force——
The whole action was done in one go, and Murray still completed a difficult and high-quality shot despite being in an extremely passive situation.
(End of this chapter)