In the eighth game, Tsonga served.

"40:30".

This was also the first time that Gao Wen scored two points in Tsonga's serve since the twelfth game of the second set; however, Tsonga still relied on a violent forehand diagonal "inside-out" shot to win the point and successfully hold his serve. He has not encountered a break point test for six consecutive service games.

There's not even a tie.

The pressure returns to Gawain.

"4:4".

The deciding set, after much procrastination, has come to an end, and any break could be the turning point for the end of the game.

Huh! He let out a long breath. Although he failed to seize the opportunity to tie the score, let alone the break point, Gao Wen could still see the positive side. At least in this game, the confrontation in the baseline round had been stalemate. This was progress.

One step at a time.

There is no need to rush.

Now, he will temporarily focus his attention back on his own serve. After all, all of Gao Wen's serve games in the third set so far have faced break points. This is the problem. He needs to regain control of his serve so that the confrontation can take shape.

The ninth game, Gao Wen's serve.

"0:15".

From the first point, Tsonga showed his aggressiveness.

Apparently, Tsonga is also reading and analyzing the game.

He also noticed that Gao Wen was slowly getting back on track, he also realized that he had missed one thousand and one break points, he also realized that the third set was coming to an end, and he also realized that he needed to seize the opportunity to sprint towards victory.

In the first point, Tsonga's attack was very strong. He hit two consecutive sideways forehands, giving Gawain no chance at all and taking the winning points unreasonably.

In this round, Tsonga really made Gawain lose all his temper.

However, Gao Wen was not moved at all. This situation was not new. The situation was so bad throughout the third set.

"15:15".

Gao Wen suppressed Tsonga's backhand with a straight forehand attack, forcing Tsonga to return the ball out of bounds and easily won the first point of his own service game.

The air was slightly tense. Before, it was confused, anxious and empty, like a ball of chaos that could never find the focus, but now it was tense again.

"30:15", a combination of a side-cut inside corner serve and a forehand repeated landing point return serve, and a diagonal attack after a continuous straight line attack from the forehand position, easily won a point.

"40:15", a close forehand serve completely broke Tsonga's expectations. The tactic of suppressing the backhand throughout the third set suddenly changed, so that Tsonga was not well prepared. He obviously did not find the sweet spot in the forehand serve, causing the return ball to rise up. Gawain quickly entered the court to complete the midfield attack.

This was the first time that Gao Wen got the game point in his own serve game since the unexpected injury.

The situation is indeed changing quietly.

Then——

ACE.

Zone 1, inner corner, accurately press the T point, with a speed of 186 kilometers per hour.

It wasn't fast, and it was far from a fast serve among male players, but the landing point and speed were a perfect combination, leaving Tsonga no chance at all.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: ???

Throughout the third set, Gawain's first serve speed hovered around 160 km/h and 170 km/h, mainly focusing on rotation and placement, but he suddenly increased the speed at this time. Even if the improvement was limited, it still overturned the situation and caught Tsonga off guard. He was not prepared at all, and then witnessed the ACE.

Hold serve!

Easy serve!

"5:4".

Under the stalemate situation with pressure accumulating layer by layer, this situation completely broke expectations. No one expected that the situation would change again.

Gao Wen's serve was shaky and precarious, and could collapse at any time. He had a hard time holding his serve all the way, dancing wildly on the tightrope. Any slight deviation might not have led to the current situation, and the match might have ended one-sidedly with a score of "6:0".

However! It didn’t.

After adjustments, running-in, unremitting efforts and tenacious persistence, Gao Wen finally slowly gained control of the rhythm and ushered in a new change.

The momentum was broken continuously from a tactical level, especially the sudden acceleration of the last ACE, which easily overturned the inertia of the third set.

In the end, he easily held his serve without encountering any challenges.

At the critical moment, Gawain stood firm and put all the pressure on Tsonga again, causing the whole audience to exclaim.

Wow! Unbelievable exclamations and shouts surged throughout the audience——

Even if I witnessed it with my own eyes, it was still hard to believe. The excitement and joy were like a volcanic eruption, releasing energy continuously.

Including Sampras and others.

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In fact, for them, the third set was a torture. Every minute and every second, they were thinking about getting Gao Wen to withdraw from the game.

It's just a Masters quarterfinal match, why bother with this?

But watching Gawain find ways to turn the situation around again and again in difficult situations, like a tumbler, he held on to the game tenaciously and stubbornly.

Little by little, the high morale in their bodies was awakened again. It was different from any of Gawain's previous games, or even from any of their own careers. That kind of energy of will and spirit took root and grew wildly in the center of the desert.

Until a flower bloomed out of the hard rock.

Pelt folded his hands over his chest in a defensive posture, his fists clenched, his eyes fixed and focused, he saw Gawain's eyes the first time.

There was no celebration, no release, and no slackness. After hitting the seventh ace of the game and finally successfully holding his serve for the first time in the third set, Gao Wen's eyes revealed a kind of perseverance and determination, bursting with an indomitable light, and he walked towards the players' rest area calmly and steadily.

The whole place was in an uproar, but nothing could shake Gawain.

Pert knew that Gawain was ready and had entered a state of complete oblivion. This long ordeal might finally see the light of day.

"Pah! Gawain!"

"Pah! Gawain!"

Listen, the call was heard again, not loud nor grand, especially after most of the audience left the scene, the sparsely populated stands seemed a little lonely, and these calls seemed even more insignificant.

However, it was precisely this simple cry that burst out with an incredible power in the howling wind, once again awakening the heat and passion of competitive sports.

Competition is closely related to winning or losing, but it is not only about winning or losing. There is much, much more besides winning or losing.

"Time's up."

The referee's voice came, interrupting the shouting at the scene. Amid cheers and applause, Gawain and Tsonga returned to the court, ready to continue the game.

Next, it's Tsonga's serve.

Tsonga has not encountered any challenges in six consecutive service games, let alone break points, not even deuces.

But this time was different, because this was a serve game where Tsonga had no way out. Once he was broken, the game would end here.

Pressure is completely different.

"5:4".

Both players are ready.