At the end of the first set, Gao Wen played actively and proactively in his own serve game, unexpectedly taking control of the situation and holding his serve in a strong manner.

At the end of the second set, the same situation happened to Djokovic, and the world No. 1 also showed his giant style and tried to win the victory.

Serve and volley.

Impact, pressure, coverage, overwhelming pressure poured down on Gawain on the other side of the net. Gawain was visibly trapped in a passive and desperate situation.

The stance has been pushed toward the doubles line, but because the feet keep moving along the horizontal axis and do not move back along the vertical axis, the hitting point is severely squeezed, so that the swing cannot be completed.

At the same time, Djokovic had already covered the net and blocked the return line, leaving almost no space for the return ball, trapping Gao Wen like a dragnet.

However, Gao Wen on the other side of the net had no time to hesitate or be depressed. He had to respond immediately before he even had time to fully see the space on the other side of the court, and he had already attacked with his forehand.

The action of swinging the racket is not complete. It is more based on the strength of the upper limbs to push forward, and the body is driven by the swinging of the forearm. Not only does it not avoid or retreat, but it also speeds up to move forward. There is an obvious whip-like action of the wrist, and the speed of the racket head suddenly increases, and then it has already impacted.

Pop.

Gao Wen did not exert any force.

In a flash, from reaction to judgment, to recovery and then reaction again, a series of actions are all compressed and evolved into an experience, an intuition, a courage and a strength, condensed in the hitting action.

Leverage, friction, and strong topspin.

Gao Wen did not hesitate and could not hesitate. He made a choice the moment he realized Djokovic was about to go to the net. He did not choose to break the net head-on.

Although choosing to serve with force from the middle is also a good response plan to disrupt Djokovic's balance and then make plans for the follow-up; but Gawain knows Djokovic, and the serve and diagonal serve must have been locked in, and his only chance is to serve in a straight line or over the top.

In the past four games, the frequency of high balls has been too high, so this time we will choose a straight line.

Intuition, it's that simple.

An instinct that belongs to wild beasts and also to combat.

Then, Gawain had completed his attack.

The strong topspin pulled the tennis ball along a straight line, faster and faster, and finally turned into a blurry light and shadow rising high into the sky.

It was a straight line, indeed a straight line, but Gawain had very little space to hit the ball, so he still used strong topspin to protect it, drawing a rainbow arc.

Huh.

The O2 Arena was stunned.

Because Djokovic started, but not towards the backhand on the left, but towards the forehand on the right. He thought Gawain would still choose to break through diagonally, but he never expected that Gawain was a madman who chose to take risks in such a tense situation and with such an important score.

The footsteps had already started, but after the emergency brake, it was too late to start again. I could only turn around and lock my sight on the light rising high up -

In bounds? Out of bounds? The tennis ball seemed to be able to feel the overwhelming gaze of the entire court gathering together in a scorching and turbulent manner. The pull of gravity added a touch of weight, and after reaching the apex of the parabola, it suddenly accelerated its fall.

Whoosh, whoosh.

The wind is howling strongly.

Suddenly, the tennis ball was immersed in the gorgeous embrace of the deep blue, and the sound of the surging waves seemed to be captured in the air.

"30:40".

Within the boundaries.

Blind spot.

Accurate.

Then, the break point appeared.

A strike to the soul.

First, Djokovic served and volleyed to overturn the situation, and then Gawain counterattacked with a fatal blow. Both the attack and the counterattack seemed so unexpected, so sudden, so strong and so crisp. It was so brief, with only one touch of the ball, but it stirred up tremendous energy.

Buzz.

The whole audience was excited.

All of this is happening right before our eyes.

Djokovic had a blank expression on his face and lowered his head, as if he was thinking. He turned around and walked back to the baseline, but no one knew what he was thinking.

Should we review the gains and losses of the last point, or consider the layout of the next point?

The O2 Stadium was no longer a concern for the time being. The cheers poured down like a summer rainstorm, roaring throughout the stadium. The full-scale adrenaline rush could not be stopped at all.

It’s exciting. So exciting.

So, what next?

Don't forget, at the end of the first set, Gawain broke first but Djokovic broke back, then Gawain broke again and held serve to win. The back and forth in the last four games is still vivid in my mind.

Moreover, whether it was Gawain's serve or Djokovic's serve, the competition between breaking and holding was far from simple. Both of them had big hearts, and one break point might not be enough.

At this point, we can see that Djokovic is not panicking. He is ready to go as soon as he turns around. His confidence is fully revealed. He believes that he can turn the tide.

No, he knew he could.

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A simple fact.

Djokovic didn't even need to adjust his breathing, and he didn't hit the ball many times this time. His confidence could be seen from every detail.

Or rather, arrogance.

Standing in front of Gawain, Djokovic has indeed experienced too many different situations. Sometimes he thought too much and sometimes he didn't think enough. He had match points and saved match points more than once, but in the end he still lost the game. He has his own pride to protect.

His position as the world's number one was not something that happened by chance, but was achieved through hard work step by step. If Gawain wants to subvert the entire era, he must face the ultimate challenge with dignity.

Djokovic's eyes were already different.

Without hesitation, Djokovic served.

District 2.

Inner angle.

198 kilometers per hour.

Djokovic was not timid nor did he retreat. He aimed his serve at Gao Wen's forehand for the second consecutive time, and opened the way with a wonderful inside corner serve. Although he did not press the T-spot, his beautiful control of the landing point was still excellent.

Gawain, Passive -

His body was fully stretched, his feet were lifted into the air, and his forehand just barely made it past the target, forcing the tennis ball back in a straight line to the center of the opposite side.

Collided head-on with Djokovic's stance.

However, without speed and power, there is naturally no suppression effect, and Djokovic can completely adjust his steps to launch an attack.

This is also true.

Djokovic opened his forehand sideways and without hesitation, he used a skateboard to hit the ball, aiming at the backhand area behind Gawain and hammering it, then he raised his hand to launch an attack.

Gawain was exhausted.

While the front foot is still receiving the inside corner serve with the forehand, the back foot must move to the backhand to withstand the attack.

Although the footwork is very agile, it is still passive when in position, with limited hitting space and difficult line control. If you exert force rashly, your feet may need to be pulled forward by centrifugal force, and the entire court will be completely cleared.

then--

High ball.

In fact, it is passive, but not that passive. Gao Wen could have made a cutting shot, but he didn't. He just deliberately pulled up the parabola, just like serving and volleying, an unexpected shot connection.

The tennis ball flew high up along the diagonal line, wobbling towards Djokovic's deep backhand area like a glider making an emergency landing.