Chapter 1677: Unable to Fight

As expected, Simon is Simon, difficult, difficult, and still difficult——

For any player, even if they can beat Simon, it will take a lot of effort and will be a challenge on both mental and physical levels.

The Big Four are no exception.

From Halle to Wimbledon, Federer's streak of consecutive serve games ended at Simon's hands. It was unexpected, but not surprising.

When Simon converted the break point, the No. 1 court was boiling, going crazy, and exploding. The audience stood up and applauded:

For Federer's amazing journey of holding serve for 116 consecutive games, for Simon's miraculous performance of breaking the blockade, and for the return of suspense to the tournament.

To be precise, except for Federer's fans, everyone was cheering, applauding and celebrating, looking forward to a more intense and exciting game.

Maybe people are looking forward to the peak showdown between Federer and Djokovic; maybe people are looking forward to the wonderful show of Gawain challenging Federer. But those are things for the future. For now, the Grand Slam tournament has reached the quarterfinals, and no one wants to see a one-sided match.

With Simon's break, the suspense of the second set returned, and the excitement of the game returned. Does this mean that Simon has sounded the clarion call for a counterattack?

However, Federer said "no".

After a short 90-second break between games, Federer regrouped and made a comeback, launching an offensive on Simon's serve.

Tennis players all know that the next serving game after breaking the opponent’s serve often brings tremendous pressure, as the opponent will inevitably improve their condition, trying to counterattack on the spot, break back quickly, and eliminate the disadvantage. Almost all professional players have this mentality, and the giants are even stronger.

Simon was well aware of this; and in fact, Federer did just that, fighting back on the spot.

In this round, the situation was extremely stalemate.

Simon has exhausted all his strength, but at this year's Wimbledon, Federer's offense was indeed excellent, smooth and impenetrable. His excellent touch and precise control always enabled him to fully utilize his weapons. Even a tough player like Simon found it difficult to continue the round.

After a tug of war, Federer broke again!

What was even more incredible than the break was that this game lasted just over four minutes, less than five minutes.

Gao Wen and Simon had met before, and he knew how difficult Simon was; and the game in front of him also proved this point. From the first set to the second set, Simon's entanglement skills held on to the game tightly, and he even broke the serve at a critical moment in the second set. The defense covering the entire court was always able to entangle to the end.

but!

After Federer improved his condition in a short period of time, he was almost "unstoppable".

"Unplayable!" There was a burst of exclamations from the commentary booth. Even though they had witnessed Federer's countless games in the tour, they still found it difficult to control their amazement and admiration. Witnessing the king's demeanor again at Wimbledon, one after another, they raised their arms and shouted uncontrollably.

The first court is also——

"Roger! Pah!"

"Roger! Pah!"

The cheers and high fives were deafening, and the sound was rolling. Only at this moment could one truly experience the power of Wimbledon.

Even Murray was not treated like this.

Now Gao Wen finally truly felt Federer's supreme status in the All England Club. If Murray is a local hero, then Federer is the king of the world. Fans from all over the world are all cheering for Federer and submitting to Federer. They are not on the same level at all.

Unlike Djokovic at Melbourne Park and Nadal at Roland Garros, Federer at Wimbledon has the support of the whole world behind him. It is his home court within his home court. It is hard to imagine how Nadal and Djokovic accomplished the feat of defeating Federer on this venue.

Gawain, a little excited——

Although people were looking forward to the challenge of Federer at Wimbledon, the expectations have now risen further.

There was no fear, no timidity, and no retreat. Instead, he became more and more excited and agitated, eager to try. The roar above his eardrums made it possible to hear the blood boiling, and his high morale also burned. It seemed that he could feel thousands of butterflies flapping their wings at the same time, and a storm was brewing.

Gawain has great respect for Simon, and he very much hopes to play against Simon again; but today, he hopes Federer can win.

“6:5”, Federer ushered in the second serve to win the set.

but!

What was totally unexpected was that the rain once again intervened in the game. "15:0", after Federer scored the first point, the game was forced to be interrupted.

Gawain, unable to hide his disappointment, said, "Oh, please!"

Seeing this, Beckham couldn't help but laugh, "I thought you were used to it. After all, it's part of the game."

Gawain smiled, "No, this is different."

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"If you are a player, you must stay focused at this time. Even if you are frustrated, depressed, or have different emotions, you cannot be distracted. You need to slowly collect your thoughts and use this time to review the game and prepare for the next game."

"But if it's the audience, it's undoubtedly a torment and torture to have their excitement interrupted. I'm allowed to express dissatisfaction, although in the face of the weather, all I can do is complain a little bit."

Looking around, Player No. 1 also had large swathes of the audience expressing their strong protest.

A small number of spectators left the stadium with ease, apparently accustomed to weather disruptions to the game and had already mastered the skill.

A small number of people expressed their strong dissatisfaction by cursing and lingering on the site reluctantly, constantly looking up at the sky, hoping that the rain would stop, but this was not easy.

In hard court and clay court events, you can occasionally see this situation, where the game continues despite some raindrops and drizzle - not much but it does exist; however, this situation is absolutely impossible on grass and is strictly prohibited by the ATP and WTA.

Grass requires a higher level of dryness. When the air humidity reaches a certain level, players will easily slip and may even get injured. Therefore, once raindrops appear, the referee will immediately stop the game. This is a non-negotiable situation, especially at Wimbledon.

The game was suspended and the caddies were in position immediately. In just sixty seconds, they covered the entire field with tarpaulin to keep the field as dry as possible.

In addition, there was a small number of spectators who skillfully took out raincoats or umbrellas from their backpacks, and sat in the drizzle waiting leisurely, without any preparation to leave. They just quietly watched Wimbledon in the rain, waiting for the rain to stop, waiting for the sky to clear up, and waiting for the game to resume.

The difference between the spectators and the players can be seen from the small details.

Gawain did the same. He stood up reluctantly and returned to the VIP room with Beckham to avoid the rain, but he couldn't help but look back at the stadium.

His sight lingered on the lush green football field, and then he remembered something else. After a little searching, he soon found the target.

In the drizzle, Gawain saw Plan take out a yellow raincoat from his pocket and put it on skillfully. Like a mushroom, he thrived in the misty rain, which made Gawain smile slightly.

It seems that Plan was fully prepared, at least more professional than him.

(End of this chapter)