One second, two seconds——
There was a brief blank, followed by shock, impact, and excitement, roaring and surging in the mind, and then the adrenaline exploded like Baotu Spring straight into the sky, the brain completely lost the ability to think, and returned to its most primitive, simplest, and purest state, making a sound.
ah.
Explode instantly.
Ah! Unbelievable faces opened their mouths and eyes wide, raised their arms and shouted, stared at each other, roared and jumped with abandon, the boiling hot blood almost broke through the restraints of the body to release energy, that feeling was really...
The top of my head opened and I felt a tingling sensation.
Wonderful, really wonderful.
First, Wawrinka stood on the edge of the cliff and summoned his super god state to push the quality of the game to a new height. Then Gawain stood firm and showed the temperament of a true master, daring to take action and take risks to once again subvert the situation of the confrontation and regain the initiative.
Then--
Gao Wen is about to win his second serve.
pretty!
"This is the important reason why Gawain can be called the 'Fifth Giant'."
"A temperament, a state, a belief."
"We saw this side of Gawain for the first time in the semi-finals and final in New York not long ago, and just three months later, Gawain went one step further, holding off Wawrinka's counterattack with unparalleled poise."
"The control of the game is back on Gawain's side."
Buzz... The O2 Arena is really going crazy.
"Stan man!"
"Fight!"
Shouts intertwined and collided with each other, and the audience was looking forward to the quality of the game being further improved and the excitement continuing.
During the 90-second break between games, the entire stadium entered a carnival mode. The Ilie Nastase group event did not disappoint. This was the year-end finals that people had been looking forward to.
Then, the two players appeared again——
Gao Wen serves.
Area 1, outer corner.
But Gao Wen's choice of first serve was very clever. He did not choose to force the serve, but instead cut the ball to the outside corner. This kind of serve can often be seen in the second zone. He used the rotation of the side cut to tear the angle to suppress the backhand. Switching to the first zone can also pull the opponent out.
Wawrinka was mentally prepared, but he was obviously a little embarrassed after his feet pulled out of the singles line. His upper body pulled the center of gravity completely out, and his forehand was at a high point diagonally above the shoulder to deliver a strong topspin.
awkward!
In fact, Wawrinka occasionally uses a slice return on his forehand, especially when his footwork is not in place when receiving the serve, so that he can buy time for subsequent adjustments; but this time Wawrinka did not do so.
The body is pushed out like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the arms are fully stretched and extended, and the ball is hit with a windmill-like sweeping swing.
Bang, fight!
Wawrinka knew he had no way out, so his entire playing style became tougher and he did not hesitate to fight for Gawain's first serve.
The tennis ball moved diagonally toward Gao Wen's forehand sideline, leaving only a mustard yellow shadow. Its speed and power were top-notch.
——Danger! Gawain reacted immediately, taking a large horizontal step and throwing his body out, but it was not enough, far from enough. He had no time to move further, so he continued to extend his upper body and swung his forehand in a full circle.
Just when the body was about to lose balance, he felt a forceful impact on his wrist, a heavy punch hitting his stomach hard, but the pain was so severe that he lost his sense of pain and his nerves were temporarily blank.
Well.
A muffled groan.
However! The right hand swing was completed subconsciously, the wrist swung forward flexibly, using the force of the force, and the arm pushed, and the tennis ball disappeared again, leaving only the slight vibration of the racket string transmitted all the way up along the fingertips.
Fight tooth for tooth, strength for strength—
Tennis ball, gone.
The speed was so fast that it was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye. I just subconsciously looked to the other side of the court in the direction of Gawain's swing.
So, where is the ball? Wawrinka is still standing on the forehand position. After hitting the ball, he takes a series of small steps to adjust and regain his center of gravity, wondering whether he should return to the middle to defend.
Then, Gawain's shot was sent back.
The wall return really didn't leave any reaction time. Wawrinka had just regained his balance and was about to continue swinging to the left, but he quickly pulled back to the left. However, the swing back and forth was too fast and he couldn't move his feet in time, and was pinned to the spot as if he had a thousand pounds of weight.
Well.
Wawrinka groaned, and then saw the tennis ball pass through his forehand position.
Landed.
Rebound.
fly.
Disappeared.
By the time I was waiting for my eyes to catch the trajectory of the tennis ball again, it had already hit the baseline baffle and then rolled back, and the point was already over.
“15:0”.
Wow! The audience was in a commotion. Even though they witnessed it with their own eyes, they still didn’t know what was happening. They couldn’t help but exchange glances with excitement.
Wawrinka fought hard for the serve, and Gawain used the force to fight back. This round, which was comparable to a table tennis match, was over in the blink of an eye.
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The atmosphere continued to heat up, and one could clearly feel the sparks flying between the two players.
Then——
"30:0", Gao Wen served the ball to the net without warning and scored a point by volleying at the net.
"30:15", Wawrinka was suppressed on his backhand but he burst out with a straight line to overturn the situation. The unreasonable change of line prevented Gawain from touching the ball.
"30:30", the two players had a strong collision in the forehand position. This time Wawrinka had the last laugh, with his forehand resisting Gawain's rhythm change to complete the counterattack.
The situation is stalemate.
Be it Gao Wen or Wawrinka, both players entered a state of ecstasy, without hiding their various skills. The confrontation was wonderful. Gao Wen was clearly on the verge of victory, only two points away from winning the game, but Wawrinka still held on to the game tightly.
The closer it gets to the end, the more heated the atmosphere becomes.
The point is that both players are familiar with such situations, and now it depends on who can handle it better at the critical moment.
Match point? Or break point?
Area 1.
Gao Wen was ready. He looked up at Wawrinka and made sure that his opponent was also ready. Without hesitation, he threw the ball.
Bend your knees, push off the ground, and throw the ball.
Swing the racket, hit the ball——
The body is fully stretched out, light and smooth, with the power transmitted from the calves all the way to the racket, producing a crisp and solid sound of hitting the ball.
Bang.
It creates ripples in the air.
Inner angle.
At the critical moment, Gao Wen chose the inside corner in the first zone, and the speedometer in the corner of the court showed the number immediately.
197 kilometers per hour.
The tennis ball, like a feathered arrow, flew silently across the court.
Then you can see Wawrinka leaping up, his feet can't keep up, so he just jumps during his big stride, trying to speed up and shorten the distance in this way.
Unfortunately... in vain.
Even after extending the one-handed backhand to the extreme, it still couldn't be fully opened. He could only watch the tennis ball fall on the T point, accurately hitting the standard inside corner.
Land, bounce, and break through the blockade.
ACE.
"40:30".
This was Gawain’s response.