Hard...unbelievable.

From behind at 15:30, Gao Wen scored three points in a row, overturned the situation with two consecutive small-ball tactics, and finally ended the game with a clean serve.

Even when facing Djokovic, who turned his anger into motivation, Gawain still showed superior layout and execution, and his ability to adapt to the situation on the spot was admirable. From Djokovic's last serve to Gawain's this serve, for two consecutive games, Gawain's tactical changes were ahead.

Of course, more importantly, after the layout, Gao Wen was able to complete the execution, truly bring out the tactical effect, and finally convert it into points.

Strong! Just look at Djokovic at this moment, his chest is heaving violently, and he is panting heavily. It is obvious that he is still not mentally prepared for such a situation.

Since the opening, everyone can see the changes in Djokovic, but does this mean that Gawain is still standing still and making no progress?

Now, Gao Wen gave the answer.

"4:3".

Gao Wen successfully reversed the score.

Arthur Ashe Stadium went crazy, with people looking at each other and exchanging glances. Even with extremely high expectations, the actual game far exceeded expectations.

"ah!"

“Ahhhh!”

They have lost the ability to speak and are now nothing more than ruthless screaming machines.

huff huff.

For a moment, Djokovic couldn't tell whether it was his own breath that was burning or the air in the arena that was burning. His chest was surging with magma.

Pop.

The ball boy threw the tennis ball to Djokovic, but Djokovic pushed it back, turned around, and asked another ball boy for the ball.

In fact, he is adjusting.

Adjust your breathing, adjust your mindset, and adjust your rhythm.

But this is not an easy task. It's not just the score, but also the entire atmosphere, situation, and context of the game. Everything is full of challenges.

He was unhappy with Gao Wen, and even more unhappy with himself. He knew he needed to focus on the game and fight back through the game, but how easy was that?

Therefore, he needed time and space to adjust. After the 90-second break, he felt a little relieved, but he still needed to sort out his tactical thinking.

This round cannot be lost. It is related to the score, but not only to the score.

However--

The situation remains stalemate.

"30:30".

Djokovic scored two points, one from a forehand diagonal "inside-out" and one from a forehand straight into the net by Gawain.

Of Gao Wen's two points, one came from a backhand straight line winner and the other came from Djokovic's forehand straight line out of bounds.

It can be seen from the way they scored that both players were fighting for the ball. When opportunities arose, they pursued the extreme in speed, strength, landing point, etc. Naturally, some mistakes were unavoidable. The tug-of-war between them was very tense, and Djokovic was unable to widen the gap.

In other words, after seven games of new tactics since the start of the game, Gawain has fully adapted and developed a corresponding strategy. Now the gap between the scoring rate and the loss rate is gradually narrowed. Should Djokovic continue to stick to the same tactics?

Of course, as of now, Djokovic has not fallen behind, and there is nothing wrong with him continuing to persevere. The key still lies in himself.

In fact, we can also look at it from another angle. If Djokovic changes his tactics now, it means that the strategy they formulated before the game will fail. If they fail to win the first set, Djokovic's coaching team will underestimate Gawain's condition and hit a wall head-on.

But if Djokovic continues to stick to his tactics, does it mean that they are not well prepared for the difficulties and are unable to make immediate changes based on Gawain's tactical adjustments? The outcome of the first set will become a maze, and Djokovic seriously underestimated the difficulties of this game.

Gaming, from outside the field to inside the field and back outside the field again——

What will Djokovic choose?

call.

Let out a long breath.

call……

Let out another breath.

Area 1.

Djokovic served, slowed down, first serve, inside corner.

Although he didn't press the T-spot, he was very, very close, aiming at Gao Wen's backhand.

Gao Wen took a big step. Because the ball was not fast, he still got to the right place smoothly, but...

Topspin?

It was not as strong a topspin as Nadal's, but the bounce height after landing was still significantly higher, so that when it reached Gawain's hitting point, it was almost at the head; coupled with the slow ball speed, Gawain had been waiting and the timing of his shot was also shrouded in mystery.

Djokovic, setting the trap from the serve.

This time, Gawain was still restricted. He hit the ball very awkwardly with his two-handed backhand. Because the hitting position was high and far back, he couldn't exert any force at all. So Gawain was forced to hit a topspin, but the position was too high and the topspin friction was not enough. He could only hit it lightly by controlling the landing point.

Middle road.

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Push deep.

This ball was mainly controlled, and Gao Wen's return serve fell deep into the baseline -

Djokovic's footsteps were slightly squeezed, but he was still mentally prepared, forced to turn sideways, and hit a forehand shot, also pushing it into the deep area.

Middle road.

Deep area.

Copy and paste, return the same way, but compared with Gao Wen, Djokovic's return serve power and speed are obviously more impactful.

In a hurry, Gao Wen did not choose to take a risky attack, but pushed the ball back to the deep middle area again.

Djokovic, take the lead——

It was not a pure release of power, but rather the use of wrist control, a light hit, a forehand diagonal shot, towards the right sideline of Gao Wen.

The goal is the route and landing point.

Gawain moved sideways quickly, scanning Djokovic's position with his peripheral vision, and then noticed that the ball was light and low, with almost no room for rebound after landing.

Djokovic's center of gravity has shifted toward his forehand position, obviously, to lure Gawain into attacking.

It is highly likely that Gao Wen will attack from the low point of the forehand position and choose to exert force diagonally. This is a trap set by Djokovic.

In fact, the ball speed is very slow at this point, and both players have not sped up, so during the movement of their feet, they are very obvious in observing and restraining each other, and the atmosphere suddenly becomes tense.

Then.

Gawain cut it.

This is the most surprising combination of skills and tactics of Gao Wen in this year's US Open. When he has the advantage, he uses forehand cutting, and the cutting line, method and landing point are flexible and diverse. It seems that there is no threat, but he can always overturn the stalemate.

At this time, he appeared again.

Gao Wen cut a straight line with his forehand, still aiming at the middle, not forehand or backhand, but to bring the battlefield of confrontation back to the middle.

Simply put, Gawain forced Djokovic to overturn his previous tactics and then formulate a new one.

He guessed that Djokovic would choose a diagonal shot? And this time he should use force? In other words, he would continue the tactics he had used in today's game, taking the lead and attacking first.

really!

Djokovic took small steps and moved sideways, switching from the backhand to the forehand position, turning sideways to the forehand, facing Gawain's backspin ball, and hit the ball with a forehand pull-up skateboard, exerting force, speeding up, and attacking.

From slow and leisurely to violent and violent, one shot of the ball instantly overturned the atmosphere of the entire confrontation.