Chapter 2030 Completed in One Go
The game continues——
“40:0”, the game ended with an ACE and Gao Wen successfully held his serve.
"15:40", Murray's return went out of bounds and he was broken.
“40:15”, Gao Wen scored the winning point with a forehand diagonal shot to save his serve.
In the second set, the situation was one-sided at the beginning. The two players only scored fourteen points. Gawain scored twelve points and was far ahead. Murray only scored two points but looked depressed and weak.
The match was a smooth one without any confrontation. The whole match collapsed very quickly. In less than ten minutes, Gao Wen was already far ahead with a score of "3:0". Since he held his serve in the sixth game of the first set, he has won seven games in a row.
An invisible egg.
Murray's decline was expected and not too surprising, but it was too much of an exaggeration to say that he was in such a bad state, falling into a trough and not even having the strength to stop it. Could it be that Murray would collapse and fail all the way? In fact, even giants collapse, no one is an exception, including Gawain. What really matters is how to stand firm in the collapse and regain your game. The special thing about giants is that -
They are often able to "come back".
At this point, Murray had also come to his senses. He realized Gawain's sharpness and had keenly captured his frustration and hesitation in the second half of the first set. He then continued to improve his condition and firmly grasped the initiative of the game.
The first set's score was the real turning point that destroyed Murray's confidence and concentration, so much so that Murray still couldn't come back to his senses in the second set. Gawain took control of the game and widened the gap.
This is where Gawain matures.
Originally, Gao Wen's strengths were grasping the context of the game, analyzing the timing of the game, and determining the key points of the game. Now he is more mature and experienced.
Although this will not make the confrontation easy, after all, every point and every ball still requires down-to-earth fighting; but the context of the entire game will become easier, the score is the best portrayal, and there will be more and more big wins.
If you look at the period before the US Open title defense, there were many situations where the scores were deadlocked, especially in the Grand Slams, where four-set or five-set battles were common; but in the past three months, the number of straight-set wins has clearly begun to increase.
While waiting for Murray to calm down, they were already far behind in the second set. The pressure brought by such a difficult situation was another matter. If they wanted to turn the situation around at this time, the difficulty would increase exponentially.
Moreover, Gawain was not distracted—
In the fourth game of the second set, Murray obviously regained his composure and the quality of his shots improved. Gao Wen immediately became alert.
If he was facing an ordinary opponent and had a clear lead in the second set, it would not matter if he gave up this game. After all, Gao Wen had been highly tense for a while and he needed some breathing space. He should focus on his serve and move towards victory in an efficient way.
But facing the giants? No.
A little slackness could be the beginning of their turning the situation around.
then.
In this game, the intensity of the confrontation between Murray and Gawain returned again, but unfortunately, Murray's adjustment was still not in place, and the whole layout seemed dull and lacked inspiration. In the end, Gawain had the upper hand.
After four deuces, Murray got two game points but missed them all; instead, it was Gao Wen who converted the second break point with the winning point.
“4:0”.
In the second set, Gao Wen broke serve for the second time, further widening the score gap and taking a huge lead.
Then, Murray took practical action to prove that Gawain's judgment was not groundless.
Murray's counterattack came as expected.
First of all, standing on the edge of the cliff and giving it a try, he became noticeably more comfortable with his moves.
Secondly, the tension and irritability had exceeded the limit, but I managed to regain a bit of calm.
Thirdly, Gao Wen himself also faces the problem of physical fluctuations.
So, Murray created some waves in Gawain's serve, but at the critical moment, Gawain still showed the confidence and willpower of his recent winning streak. His spirit overcame his body, and he saved a break point and held his serve, resisting Murray's first counterattack.
“5:0”.
At this point, the outcome of the game was basically no longer in suspense. For the O2 Arena, this was a very, very disappointing situation. No one wanted to see this scene, whether it was the home audience supporting Murray or the neutral fans who came to watch the game, they were all looking forward to more excitement.
"Pah! Andy!"
"Pah! Andy!"
All the fans in the stadium were united, which pushed the game to a different level. It might not be intense, but the cheering was condensed into a force of energy.
Perhaps Murray felt this energy.
Perhaps, Gao Wen began to conserve his energy to build up momentum for his serve to win the match.
Perhaps Murray does perform better when he is relaxed.
"40:15".
In the sixth game of the second set, Murray got two consecutive set points, which was the first time since the fifth game of the first set.
However……
After receiving the serve, Gao Wen suddenly chose to fight with a forehand straight line. This shot was a violent volley and won the winning point. Murray had no time to start. It was an absolutely wonderful and strong performance that saved a game point and narrowed the score. Then the situation became tense again.
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Fortunately, Murray did not make any mistakes this time.
A two-handed backhand straight line winning point was very clean and powerful. The whole layout completely suppressed Gao Wen, and Murray's style could be vaguely seen.
Wow! The whole place was in an uproar, with cheers and applause, whistles and screams interweaving together and resounding through the sky.
Even Murray, who usually had a blank expression during the game, smiled, looking a little helpless.
“5:1”.
No matter what, holding serve means holding serve. After losing nine games in a row, Murray finally held a serve game and avoided the embarrassment of being cleared in the second set.
The O2 Stadium immediately became excited——
Home court is still home court after all.
"Pah! Andy!"
"Pah! Andy!"
A hypothesis: if Murray could reverse the situation and overthrow Gavin and win the second set, how exciting would that be? Crazy as it is, Murray has done it before, and more than once; besides, Gavin's physical peak should be coming soon. Once Gavin can't grasp his serve to win the game, the physical peak may become the turning point of the second set. Everything is possible.
"Pah! Andy!"
The O2 Stadium is particularly exciting.
Especially when Murray's forehand diagonal shot from deep in the baseline seemed to be out of bounds but narrowly hit the line, forcing Gawain's return into the net and winning the first point of his opponent's serve, the O2 Stadium was simply crazy, and all the spectators followed suit, pushing the atmosphere of the last game of the day to a climax.
Bang, bang , bang! Boom, boom, boom! There were cheers, jumps, whistles, and applause. The bustling noise could not be stopped at all, and the heated atmosphere was on the verge of getting out of control.
They are calling for a miracle.
However, this became a stimulation. Gao Wen stayed focused and committed, regaining control of the game with a crisp and powerful attitude, scoring four points in a row.
On the first match point, he used a wonderful forehand diagonal shot to tear through Murray's defense and score the winning point, leaving no variables.
“6:3”, “6:1”.
At the end of the game, Gao Wen crossed the finish line in one go, ending the suspense neatly and decisively, defeating Murray in straight sets and winning two consecutive victories in the group stage.
(End of this chapter)