“Wow.”
"The best round of the US Open this year has come, and it can even be said to be the best round of the hard court season in North America this summer."
"I mean, wow."
"The expression of the audience member who appeared on the camera vividly expressed the feelings of all the audience at that moment: Who am I? Where am I? What did I just see?"
"Obviously, this shouldn't be the round that appears on Earth."
"From Gawain to Federer, and from Federer to Gawain, both players played at their peak and finally presented such an unparalleled round."
“It’s a brain-blowing point, no doubt.”
"In the end, Gawain won this point, which not only means that Gawain successfully held his serve and took the lead for the first time since the start of the match, but also means that Gawain broke the balance and truly established an advantage in the second set. This fierce duel is getting more and more exciting."
In the commentary booth, McEnroe was generous with his praise, and besides the endless praise, one could also deeply feel his admiration and appreciation.
The commentator next to him asked a question that all the audience were curious about, "Do you still stand by your opinion? Roger won in four sets?"
In various predictions before the game, Federer had an absolute advantage. Not only professionals, but also bookmakers placed their bets on Federer. However, this does not mean that people ignored Gawain's existence. They generally believed that Gawain should be able to snatch a set from Federer.
After all, Gawain did it at Wimbledon, winning two sets. Now coming to Flushing Meath, it should be no problem for him to break Federer's record of not losing a single set.
There are many opinions that Federer needs five sets to beat Gawain, but overall, the view that Federer will win still prevails.
McEnroe thought Federer would win in four sets, but what about now?
"I still think Roger has a slight advantage, but not much, really not much. I think Roger needs to finish the match in four sets if possible, otherwise if it goes to a decider, Kovan's chances will increase dramatically."
"From Gawain's games, we can see that he needs competition. After Wimbledon, he has only played eight games in total. He needs more intense games to find his touch and form. He is a typical competitive player. The more games he plays, the easier it will be for him to get into form."
"So, as the time spent competing against Roger at a high level increases, Gawain will be able to gradually reach his best level. Once the deciding set comes, the odds may slightly favor Gawain."
Suspense, suspense, lots of suspense!
Although this is bad news for fans of both teams, it is undoubtedly good news for neutral fans and professionals.
Maybe someone will start to worry——
The game was so intense that from the first set to the second set, with the decline in physical strength, would the excitement drop off a cliff? Even the Big Four had to adjust their physical strength. When their physical strength was at its peak, the quality of the game would inevitably fluctuate to a certain extent. But the Big Four’s excellence was that they were always able to maintain a certain level of quality during the adjustment period when their physical strength was low.
As for Gao Wen, he was not mature enough last year. In the semi-final against Djokovic in New York, he suffered a physical slump and lost seven games in a row. But after a year of learning and growth, Gao Wen has made great progress, and his interpretation and control of the game are completely different.
This can be seen from the second set.
Gao Wen seized the opportunity in the opening stage to speed up, broke the serve first and successfully held his serve, which immediately pushed Federer into a passive situation.
Although Gawain's own consumption was very serious, Federer's consumption was almost the same, or even more serious than Gawain's, and the game was still maintained in a delicate balance.
For Federer, he needs to keep his serve and at the same time seek opportunities to break, otherwise the situation in the second set cannot be reversed.
The match was still exciting, although the intensity and speed decreased slightly. However, both Federer and Gawain are players with diverse means and rich skills. Despite their declining physical strength, they used a variety of technical and tactical combinations to make tennis shine with another kind of charm, and the match was particularly exciting.
Federer's intelligence is beyond doubt.
Trailing 2:0, he first stood firm, held his own serve, made sure he would not fall into a worse predicament, and then looked for opportunities in Gao Wen's serve, but he was not in a hurry.
After all, in such a situation, his energy and physical strength need to be distributed more reasonably, and cannot be all poured into the opponent's serve. Not only because he needs to keep his own serve, but he also needs to consider the next third set, and even the fourth and fifth sets.
In a competition, you need to look at the overall situation instead of just rushing forward recklessly like a youngster.
In the fourth and eighth games respectively, Federer made some attempts, fighting and taking risks, trying to find some opportunities in Gawain's serve, to see if he could tear open some cracks without wasting too much of his own energy.
However, Gawain responded very well. Federer got a total of five break points, but Gawain successfully saved them all.
So Federer stopped pestering him.
"6:4".
With the break at the beginning, Gao Wen maintained his advantage all the way to the end and won the second set.
At this point, Federer's aura of not losing a set in the North American summer hard court season was broken.
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Everything seems familiar.
So far, exactly like Wimbledon.
It was still Gawain, still in the semi-finals, still in the second set. Gawain snatched a set from Federer with an unparalleled performance and broke the halo.
Maybe the scores are slightly different, but the overall trend is exactly the same.
So, the result is the same?
Soon, the audience realized that what they were seeing was definitely not the same match as Wimbledon.
At Wimbledon, Gawain pressed on with his momentum, winning the third set and overtaking the lead; however, at Flushing Meadows, it was Federer who broke first in the third set.
In the first seven games, both players held their serve. Federer took advantage of serving first and temporarily took the lead at 4:3.
However, Federer, who had slowly begun to build up his strength and layout in the second set, accumulated enough energy to exert force at the critical moment and break the balance.
In the eighth game, after missing three break points, Federer converted the fourth break point with a stunning backhand diagonal "inside-out" shot. He broke Gawain's serve again after the first set and took the lead "5:3", ushering in his own serve to win the set.
At this point people realized that after Wimbledon, Gawain was growing and Federer was improving. Even though the scores were similar, the context and situation of the game were completely different.
The powerful back-and-forth collision took on a whole new color in the third set, and continued uninterruptedly, with high energy throughout and no boring moments.
Then.
"40:30", Federer took the lead in the ninth game.