Chapter 178: Advance together

"3:0"!

At the opening stage, Weber was in high spirits and won three games in a row, making Gao Wen extremely embarrassed.

It wasn't that Gawain performed poorly or was not well prepared, it was simply that Webber played too well, with an all-out attack and a hit rate of over 90%!

In this situation, Gao Wen didn't have much to do. After all, his absolute strength was not really at the top level.

Federer and Nadal once expressed similar views in interviews:

“Sometimes you have to accept the fact that your opponent is better than you.”

Now, Gao Wen could finally understand the meaning of this sentence.

However, the conversation is not over yet.

"But that doesn't mean you should give up the game or surrender. Standing on the court, you need to find a way to keep going."

“Sometimes, you may not find a way and regrettably lose the game, but it doesn’t matter, this is also a kind of learning; sometimes, you may be able to make a breakthrough and find a way to turn the situation around, which also means that you have grown.”

After living his life over again, Gao Wen's competition experience has not become richer, but his more mature, rational and calm attitude allows him to look at the game from a different perspective.

Although Webber was in hot form, Gawain regained his composure after a brief period of frustration and dullness.

Gao Wen played very patiently and solidly, constantly adjusting and trying different methods to break Webber's unreasonable and hot offensive touch.

He started by keeping his own serve, then created some minor troubles on Weber's serve, and then disrupted the rhythm of both sides step by step.

When facing a power player, disrupting the rhythm is very, very important. Chaos is beneficial to Gao Wen.

Hard work pays off! At the end of the first set, Weber served for the set, 5:3.

At this time, Weber was a little excited, and his mentality fluctuated, and his serve, which was the most complicated technical move, also showed some fluctuations.

There was no first shot, but there was a second shot.

Gawain keenly sensed the opportunity and fought hard on the first point, copying and pasting Weber's unreasonable offensive style and forcing his move even when there was no opportunity. The entire rhythm of offense and defense was obviously raised to a higher level. As a result, Gawain succeeded in the second shot and took the lead in grabbing the first point of the game.

The atmosphere became slightly tense.

Weber was obviously tight and missed two consecutive serves.

What does this mean?

This meant that Weber had no way of suppressing Gawain's return through his serve, and it also meant that Weber's first shot attack after serving could not be smooth. Naturally, the balance of advantages and disadvantages of the entire round was broken, and the opportunity appeared quietly.

If it were an ordinary player, he would probably not notice the subtle changes in the game atmosphere, and naturally would not be able to seize such subtle opportunities.

But that is not the case with Gawain.

In the first point of this game, Gawain broke the balance by fighting hard and exerted pressure aggressively. Then the same was true for the second and third points. It can be clearly seen that Gawain's attack was more determined, more adventurous and bolder. The whole rhythm and state were completely improved, and he suppressed Weber instead.

The more critical the moment, the better Gao Wen's performance.

"Love-game", Gao Wen broke Weber's serve with an incredible performance to win the set!

“Wow!”

"Again!"

Sofar’s exclamation could be heard in the live broadcast room.

“We’ve seen this ability from Gao Wen before during the regular season against USC Sacramento.”

"In the crucial points of the crucial game, Gao Wen was able to sense the change in the atmosphere and the fluctuation in mentality, and instantly improve his state, breaking the balance with a more outstanding performance. It was often difficult for the opponent to keep up with the rhythm, and before they had time to react, they had already fallen behind and lost their advantage without knowing it."

"In the last round, Gao Wen's batting was obviously more active and positive. He reduced the spin and mainly hit the ball flat. His batting rhythm was also faster. He hit the rebound point twice, using rhythm to break Weber's balance. His powerful attack was powerful enough to score points."

"It's like a marathon race. Webber has been leading and in control, but suddenly, Gawain jumps out and starts to speed up, running faster and faster. Webber's rhythm is disrupted, and he tries to catch up, but he gets more and more tired, and his pace and breathing are disrupted."

"Weber is a little confused now."

Losing the serve to win the set was obviously very bad, but what was even more terrible was that Webber didn't understand what was going on.

How did the serve fall?

Weber played the same way as always, with no change in rhythm or state, but he lost his serve in the blink of an eye. The four points were lost so quickly that Weber had no time to think carefully. He just felt depressed and aggrieved, as if he had lost the points before he even had time to attack.

What's going on?

Maybe Webber should have a long talk with Kerbert in the last game.

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"Indeed, Gao Wen's ability to improve his condition at critical moments is far beyond his age level, and it is rare even among professional players."

"Weber needs to calm down, he needs to find his feet, he needs to figure out: why did he always take the initiative in the first set, but the situation suddenly changed in his serve to win the game, and the whole game content and result were not what he was familiar with?"

"If he couldn't figure it out, the first set might have been lost."

"Because Gawain won't miss his chance."

Sofar, who really knew Gawain, accurately predicted the course of the game—

Weber's mind didn't come to his senses, and he inexplicably lost his serve to win the set, and then inexplicably lost three games in a row. His entire batting rhythm and feel were in chaos. At the end of the first set, he had lost four games in a row.

Among them, Weber lost his two service games. He was originally leading "5:3", but ended up losing the first set "5:7".

What happened?

Weber couldn't figure it out. His mind was full of question marks that were almost overflowing, but there was still no answer. His mind was in chaos.

Then, the whole momentum was completely reversed.

Gao Wen took the initiative in the game. In the second set, he clearly entered a rhythm that he was familiar with and took over the game completely. Weber's offensive touch gradually cooled down and his success rate in fighting dropped sharply.

"6:2"! Gao Wen broke Weber's serve twice and won the second set, advancing to the third round. The whole second set seemed sloppy and simple, without the fierce confrontation of the first set, and the victory was decided in a ridiculous way.

Until the end of the game, Weber still didn't understand how he lost the first set. When shaking hands after the game, Weber's eyes were full of confusion. You could see a lot of question marks through his pupils. He kept secretly looking at Gao Wen.

"What's wrong?" Gao Wen was confused.

Weber shook his head, but he kept looking at Gawain's forehead with the corner of his eyes, muttering in a low voice, "There's no lightning scar..."

Third update.

(End of this chapter)