Chapter 1690: Unmoved

"No, the game is not over yet."

Such a simple and light sentence made Sampras stunned, and then the corners of his mouth slightly raised -

Since when did he become so unmotivated and so easily satisfied with the status quo?

Are you satisfied with being able to push Federer into this situation? Are you satisfied with reaching the semi-finals in your first Wimbledon appearance?

Has the heart that pursues victory and the championship stopped beating? Has the belief that will fight to the end without giving up been extinguished?

Perhaps, he had already accepted the reality and surrendered unconsciously, but Gawain had not.

Gao Wen was meticulously preparing during the entire break between games. He was still eating bananas and energy bars, he was still replenishing water and nutrition, he was still preparing for the subsequent games, he was still thinking, jumping and fighting, and his soul was still burning under his calm and composed appearance.

Obviously, retreating without a fight was never an option.

Sampras was a little ashamed, but also a little proud. He turned his head slightly to look at Agassi and said without showing any weakness, "Didn't you tell me not to put pressure on him?"

The top four is far beyond expectations, and they shouldn't expect too much.

Agassi glanced at Sampras and said, "Not applying pressure doesn't mean that I don't believe he can win. His goal is not just Roger."

Rarely, Sampras did not refute Agassi, but raised his chin stubbornly, straightened his waist again, and regained his championship style.

- Don't forget, in the last game, in the second set's serve game, Federer's performance fluctuated and Simon completed the key break.

Over the past three years, the most obvious and direct data about Federer's fluctuations is the decline in his success rate of breaking serves. The media even gave him the nickname "the king of leaks". Federer himself has also joked about this on different occasions. He has not avoided this situation.

In fact, the decline in the success rate of breaking serve is only a superficial phenomenon. The inner essence is the decline in the ability to grasp key points.

At crucial points and in crucial games, when he urgently needed to improve his condition and stay focused, Federer's concentration and mobilization abilities declined to varying degrees, which directly led to Federer's record against the other Big Three in Grand Slams in the past three years being not very good and a clear decline.

Of course, the so-called "decline" is only relative, and does not mean that Federer can be easily defeated. Therefore, he can still enter the semi-finals and even the finals of the Grand Slam, and can still win the key battles against the other three giants, but he has been unable to reach the top of the Grand Slam again.

In the last match, Federer had some fluctuations in his serve in the second set; but the premise is that Simon exerted enough pressure and seized the opportunity himself, otherwise it would still be a difficult problem to break Federer's good touch, especially the confidence and belief to keep serving.

So, what now?

Maybe, in the match-winning serve, Federer will also have a flaw? Whew.

Sampras exhaled lightly and regained his focus. Despite the slim hope and the numerous difficulties, his faith shone again.

In the entire stadium, thousands of eyes were focused on the court as two players came on stage.

Gawain, pay full attention.

In fact, Gawain had not thought about Simon's key break in the previous game, nor had he thought about Federer's potential fluctuations in the key scores. The former was because he did not need the encouragement of others as a belief, and the latter was because he did not want to pin his hopes on luck.

He just...focused on himself.

He believes in himself, he is still fighting and competing, and that's all.

He still believed he could win.

However.

It’s not easy—

"30:0".

Because the initiative is completely in Federer's hands.

In the match between Gawain and Murray, Gawain saved two consecutive match points in his own serve games, and the initiative was in his hands.

But it's different now. This is Federer's serve. As long as Federer can ensure the quality of his serve, there is very little that Gao can do.

On the grass, more than once, Federer won the game with four consecutive serves, an ace plus a serve, and a game might not take more than sixty seconds.

This time, although Federer did not directly resolve the battle with his serve, he firmly controlled the situation in the first two points and directly resolved the battle with the first three shots.

Two points left to victory.

"30:15".

The whole audience took a deep breath and burst into warm applause.

In a completely relaxed state, Gao Wen used a quick forehand to directly push back Federer's serve, forming an ace in the return serve and winning a point.

The situation changed subtly. If Gawain could score one more point, the score of this set would be tied and the situation would be completely different. The atmosphere in the center court became noticeably tense again. Federer's fans, who had just relaxed, became worried again and couldn't help holding their breath.

Federer responded with an ace.

“Match point!”

"Match points came up, two in a row."

"40:15", relaxed and leisurely, Federer once again used his signature weapon to bring out the match point and firmly grasped the game in his hands.

Boom! Federer's fans cheered, their hearts that had just tightened in their chests relaxed again.

Plan, I’m a little afraid to look.

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She knew, she knew all those principles, but when she really faced such a moment, the tension, fear, and panic were still so tormenting, her internal organs all curled up, and every cell in her body was screaming:

Run away! Run away! Run away!

My stomach churned and I wanted to vomit but couldn't. It felt really terrible.

For the second game in a row, Gao Wen had to face two consecutive match points, and this time it was more difficult.

So... run away? Taking a deep breath, Plan forced himself to open his eyes, regain his composure, and stare at the court.

Whether they win or lose, she wants to be with Gawain.

More importantly, no matter how difficult, thrilling or terrible the predicament is, she will fight with Gawain until the last moment with her head held high.

"Pah! Roger!"

"Pah! Roger!"

The entire stadium was filled with roaring cheers for Federer. As expected of being the world's home court, the All England Club erupted with incredible energy.

But Plan did not retreat. Instead, he became even more determined. He straightened his back stubbornly and faced the wind and rain bravely like a pine tree.

Looking at Gawain, Plan seemed to be able to hear his voice in his ears——

Let the storm come even harder.

The two players were ready, and Federer had to wait patiently for the cheers to die down, to hit the ball again, to prepare again, and to readjust.

Zone 1.

Federer very experiencedly slowed down the tempo a little, taking a few seconds longer than usual to prepare for his serve, and used this gap to adjust his tempo.

Then, serve again.

really!

Federer continued to remain stable, and his first serve went smoothly into the zone, at a speed of 125 miles (201 kilometers) per hour, like a stream of light, rushing towards the outside corner.

Aim for Gao Wen's forehand.

Push! Gawain started immediately.

(End of this chapter)