Chapter 239 Blow the Horn

Bang!

Bang!

After careful and cautious hitting, he finally got past Kokkinakis's judgment and fought at the net, unexpectedly winning the game and taking the break point.

Ahhh! Gawain jumped high up and roared at Kokkinakis, but he had just released his emotions when he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Because Gao Wen rushed forward too fast, he was almost unable to brake in time. When his feet reached the net, he used his left foot to make an emergency brake and barely held his body. He stood shakily in front of the net, gasping for breath to control his body to avoid touching the net.

Naturally, there was no time to celebrate the score.

According to the rules of tennis, the party that touches the net before the tennis ball becomes dead will be directly penalized to lose a point.

That is to say, in the current situation, even if Gawain's ball lands within the bounds, Kokkinakis has given up chasing and has no possibility of catching up, and the point is 100% certain; however, if Gawain touches the net before the tennis ball bounces twice, he will be judged to have lost the point.

The rules, being what they are, are of no avail.

In 2013, in the semi-finals of the French Open, Nadal faced Djokovic, and such a point occurred in the deciding set.

Djokovic had already hit the high-pressure ball in front of the net, and Nadal lost his balance and was unable to save the ball. Common sense suggests that Djokovic's score is a foregone conclusion; however, before the tennis ball had made two bounces, Djokovic had already touched the net, and was judged to have lost the point.

This classic duel, which lasted four hours and thirty-seven minutes, is also hailed as an important turning point for Nadal after his return from injury.

Just now, Gao Wen was just a little bit away from touching the net.

Fortunately, before touching the net, Gao Wen braked urgently and controlled his body. It was more important to avoid violating the rules and losing points than celebrating the points.

As a result, Gawain's momentum could not continue.

But, there are still audiences.

Boom! Roar! Aaaaah! Just when Gawain scored, the entire audience stood up collectively and involuntarily, the surging emotions continued to erupt like a volcano. In the sight, one could clearly see figures standing up and cheering like a wave of people, and excited faces bloomed under the sun.

There were only 500 people in the entire Stadium No. 3, but at this moment one could feel the tsunami sound as if there were 5,000 people.

The whole audience was boiling!

"Come on! Ahhhh! Come on!"

"That's what I said! That's what I said!"

"Gao, another goal!"

"Haha! This is tennis!"

"Gao, I love you!"

The roars that rose one after another resounded through the sky, and the stands of the stadium erupted with unbelievable noises—

The match lasted for a full thirteen minutes and thirty-three seconds. Gao Wen missed three break points, saved one match point, and finally seized the opportunity on the fourth break point. He broke Kokkinakis' serve for the first time in the game, and it was the match-winning serve, pulling him back from the edge of the cliff.

Unbelievable!

Unbelievable! The crowd was noisy!

It is impossible to say how much the fans like Gawain or Kokkinakis. The audience may not even know the two young players. The real big star of Binghamton this year should be Zverev Jr. They have no particular preference for the two players on the court at this time.

However.

At this moment, what the audience is really crazy about is the wonderful duel. The intensity of the strong confrontation is constantly increasing. Both players are giving more wonderful performances, which also makes the audience hope that the game can last longer and longer, and the confrontation between the two sides can be more exciting.

What they cheered for was Gawain's will to survive and his fighting spirit. He actually broke Kokkinakis' serve to win the match and saved a match point. Moreover, the last few points were more exciting and powerful than the last one. The audience's hearts almost stopped beating. Then, the second set was back to the same starting line. So did it mean that -

Can they look forward to a deciding match?

It’s exciting just thinking about it.

Ah! Ah! The overwhelming cheers continued to surge over the court. Although Gawain carefully avoided touching the net and was unable to continue his momentum, the 500 spectators all stood behind Gawain, cheering for him. The momentum was overwhelming and rushed towards Kokkinakis.

Kokkinakis: ...

In fact, Kokkinakis was not that out of breath. He was a little embarrassed in the last point, but he always took the initiative and made Gawain run for a long time. The back and forth running vertically and backward had consumed a lot of physical strength. At this time, Gawain's chest was rising and falling violently.

But Kokkinakis felt short of breath, as if the gurgling and boiling air could not catch any air.

Damn it!

Kokkinakis felt the heat wave in the stadium, raised his foot and kicked the air, making a football shooting motion, as if he wanted to vent his emotions, and as if he hoped that the net would fly over and touch Gawain's calf a little bit, but his kick missed and he just felt a sense of nothingness.

Looking up, Kokkinakis could see Gawain's eyes. He was staring at him with clenched fists and burning eyes. There was no intention of backing down in his eyes. His burning fighting spirit was rushing towards him, as if he was ready to fight back.

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Grass.

Kokkinakis didn't like the look in Gawain's eyes, so he turned around and cursed loudly, mumbling and complaining, his brain boiling.

What's going on?

What is going on?

How did the game get out of control? No! No, no, no, the game is still under my control. I can't panic or get nervous. I still have the initiative to win!

The score is “5:4”.

Next is Gao Wen's serve. If I can break Gao Wen's serve, I can also win the game! Yes! That's it!

Kokkinakis tapped his head with his racket, reminding himself to concentrate and not be led astray by Gawain. He should calm down and launch an attack wholeheartedly in Gawain's serve, and the victory would still belong to him.

Thinking of this, Kokkinakis couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly. Thinking of Kyrgios's embarrassment and his own predicament, he wished he could just clench his fist and smash it hard into Gawain's face to destroy that smiling face. Only in this way could he vent his anger.

Calm down, calm down, calm down! Kokkinakis kept reminding himself, forcing himself to calm down, but when he returned to the baseline and looked back, he found that there was no one on the other side of the net.

Hmm? Where are the people?

Kokkinakis was very depressed and looked at the referee, preparing to complain: Where is my opponent? Why did my opponent suddenly leave the court? The referee moved the microphone away and said something to Kokkinakis, and then Kokkinakis could be seen standing there, with his hands on his hips and his head lowered, looking very, very depressed.

"Kokinakis, it's break time."

Second update.

(End of this chapter)