Chapter 1747: Emergency

In the lower half, the quarterfinals, "Gawain vs. Tsonga", no one should miss it, and no one wants to miss it.

Firstly, this is a rematch of the Roland Garros round of 16.

Two months have passed, but people are still excited when they talk about the five-set classic clash between Gawain and Tsonga at Roland Garros.

Secondly, Tsonga is the defending champion.

Last year in this event - although in different cities and venues, Tsonga's feat of defeating three giants in a row to win the championship is still talked about today. It was also a sign before Gao Wen's sudden emergence in Flushing, and the Challenger Alliance was already in place.

For Tsonga, he is about to have a chance for revenge, and not on clay, but on the hard court where he is best and can best display his talents.

For Gao Wen, he will face his first severe test after returning to the court after a month, which is likely to be a weather vane for this year's US Open.

Of course, things are not that simple and there are variables.

No one should have forgotten that Tsonga chose to return from injury on the eve of Roland Garros and has been recovering and adjusting. After losing to Gao Wen, he entered the rest period again. He did not rush, but proceeded step by step, participating in only two events in two whole months.

One was Wimbledon, where she lost to Karlovic in the third round and was eliminated in the round of 32.

One was the Davis Cup, where they lost to Murray, and France finally lost to Britain.

And then... nothing happened.

In other words, after losing to Gawain, Tsonga played only four games in total, and his world ranking fell out of the top 20, out of everyone's sight.

In this state, Tsonga arrived in Toronto in a low-key manner and was reserved about the prospect of defending his title. He still hoped to move forward step by step.

Similarly, Gao Wen has been away from the court for a month and is unfamiliar with the game. He did not face any real challenges against Giron and Muller, and his condition was not adjusted to his best. This time he met Tsonga again, but it was completely different from Roland Garros. It was a brand new game for both players.

Pre-match prediction…50-50.

It's not that I look down on Gao Wen, but because Tsonga's performance in Toronto was very convincing.

He defeated Coric in the first round, Agut in the second round, and Tomic in the third round.

All three players are already ranked in the top 40 in the world; at the same time, all three players are in an upward period and are in good form.

Although Tsonga's victory was a little thrilling, his feel and condition are improving step by step, and his explosive power at critical moments should not be underestimated.

Between adding one and subtracting one, the suspense of winning or losing becomes difficult to predict.

After all, once Tsonga goes crazy, no one can suppress him, including the Big Four.

Due to various reasons, this quarter-final match has undoubtedly become one of the most worth watching and most noteworthy matches in this year's Rogers Cup.

In fact, both Gawain and Tsonga lived up to expectations and started a strong clash from the first point of the first game of the whole match.

The bayonet saw blood.

In the first point, the two players fought fiercely, creating sparks. The match lasted for 18 shots, and finally ended with Gawain's forehand diagonal "inside-out" tore through Tsonga's defense and scored the winning point.

The whole audience burst into applause! Real professionals can see that compared with the clay court season before, Gao Wen has developed a classic route of forehand diagonal line in addition to the backhand straight line, and has repeatedly won the winning points, showing his growth again.

As expected, this was indeed a match that was well worth the money. No wonder it became the first sold-out match of the Rogers Cup this year. It lived up to the expectations of the audience, and the whole audience cheered and boiled.

Tsonga's violent forehand already showed 90% of his strength in his peak period. His unreasonable sudden force was like a heavyweight boxing champion. His brutal and ferocious scoring easily ignited the enthusiasm of the whole audience.

Gao Wen's defensive counterattacks were still amazing. At the same time, his courage to break the deadlock and launch attacks with forehand, backhand and left hand also brought different surprises. From layout to game to counterattack, he gave performances again and again.

Data is the most intuitive.

Tsonga, nine winning points, six unforced errors.

Gao Wen, eight winning points and three unforced errors.

Violence! Toughness! Attack!

One side strikes hard, the other side moves smoothly.

Different styles, but equally good-looking, interpreting two colors of tennis is truly exciting.

and!

Errors were controlled within an effective range, winning points became the dominant factor, and the offensive battles went on, one wave after another.

Definitely lived up to expectations!

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Tsonga's violent forehand seized the opportunity to hit a diagonal shot, fast and hard, aiming at the blind corner, and after hitting the ball, he went directly to the net.

On the other side of the court, Gao Wen, in an extremely passive state with his body already away from the doubles line and about to lose his center of gravity, extended his forehand to the extreme to complete a whip-like shot, relying on the strength of his forearm and wrist to forcefully swing a return shot that broke the net in a straight line, low and flat, passing through the net.

Tsonga, who was blocking in front of the net, also lost his balance and his two-handed backhand was forced to turn into a one-handed backhand. He made a move to intercept, but lost his balance when his body was stretched to the extreme. The racket control lacked strength support, causing the tennis ball to hit the strings hard and the ball went into the net after he was exhausted.

Both players have stretched their bodies to the extreme, showing everything from their body to their will to their skills without reservation.

This point fell into Gao Wen's pocket.

This was the third break point and set point. Gao Wen took the lead with the only break in the first set with a score of "6:4".

Boom! The whole stadium was boiling! It wasn't that Tsonga didn't play well enough, but that Gawain's courage and bravery at the critical moment were too amazing, pushing the game to a new level. The two players inspired each other to the best of their ability in the strong collision. The game was filled with smoke and took on a new look.

It was really good! In the second set, Gao Wen was the first to break the serve.

With the advantage of serving first, after breaking the serve, Gao Wen had already widened the score gap, "3:0".

However, Tsonga once again demonstrated his abilities in the difficult situation.

He first held his serve and gained a firm foothold; then, with a magical forehand straight line shot, his unreasonable attack completely made Gao Wen lose his temper, and he broke Gao Wen's serve for the first time in the game with the winning point, and the second set of the game quickly returned to the same starting line.

Just when people thought Gawain was going to win the match in one go, Tsonga issued his own protest.

From "3:0" to "3:3", and then to "4:4", the score was deadlocked again, the suspense of victory or defeat was completely tense, and no one could make a conclusion until the last moment.

Ninth game.

At "30:15", Gawain stretched out his upper body to save the ball while running wildly, and his backhand return went into the net. This time he was unable to withstand Tsonga's forehand power. But after completing the shot, Gawain slowed down, bent down, rubbed his abdominal muscles with his left hand, and finally simply stopped where he was.

(End of this chapter)