Chapter 286 Sweating profusely
"…Stay steady, stay steady, use your core strength, pay attention to the completeness of your arm movements when swinging the racket, the strength must be fully extended, very good, very good, keep it up, focus on muscle control, carefully feel the entire force line, use your brain to feel, don't do movements just for the sake of doing movements…"
In the gym, Gawain was doing exercises under Grant's instruction. Tobias just pushed the door open and saw Gawain sweating profusely.
At this time, Gawain knelt on a dark blue yoga ball. The soft and elastic yoga ball made kneeling look like an impossible task. He relied entirely on the strength of his waist and abdomen to maintain his body balance. The extension of his muscle lines could be clearly seen. Just doing this made him look like an acrobat.
But that’s not all.
Gao Wen held a tennis racket in both hands and was swinging it with his right hand and then with his left hand. Especially when switching between the two sides, the balance of power was broken again because of the switch from one hand to two hands, and his body balance became more and more shaky, and every move seemed to be swaying on a high-altitude wire rope.
Forehand. Backhand.
Forehand. Backhand.
One beat. One beat.
Gao Wen's swinging action is not fast, ensuring that each swing can exert full force, carefully feeling the power of body coordination, while ensuring the stability of core strength. It is obvious that it takes a huge amount of strength to support his knees on the yoga ball, and you can clearly see that his thighs are trembling slightly.
But Gawain remained stable.
One beat. One beat.
Sweat slowly slid down the cheeks, and the steaming hot air lingered faintly, allowing others to experience the difficulty of training.
It was really hard for Tobias to imagine how Gawain had done it. Even though it was happening right before his eyes, it was still hard to believe. But Gawain didn't look too difficult and his concentration was extremely high.
Grant, on the other hand, noticed Tobias's visit and was a little surprised. His expression caught Gawain's attention. It could be seen that Gawain's concentration was slightly distracted, his body swayed a bit, and the yoga ball also shook violently from side to side, but Gawain immediately regained his focus and controlled his body again.
Buzz.
The air rippled slightly, and then Gao Wen stabilized his body again and continued to complete his training movements meticulously.
The Aptos Challenge was two days ago.
In Aptos, Gao Wen once again showed a trend of continued improvement, and his good competitive form since the National Championships continued all the way.
Starting from defeating a qualifying player in the first round, he won three games in a row. Although he lost two sets in three games, the competition was still very intense. However, he adjusted his state in time before the semi-finals and was ready to challenge the top seed Kukushkin in the semi-finals.
This head-to-head match showed Gao Wen's ability to the fullest, because Kukushin is not the type with an advantage in strength, which also allowed Gao Wen's advantages in prediction, layout, and touch to be fully demonstrated. Kukushin did not find many opportunities throughout the game.
“6:2”, “6:2”.
Gao Wen defeated his opponent with a very different score, reached the finals for three consecutive weeks, and then stood opposite the second seed Baghdatis to compete for the championship.
Baghdatis's playing style was tougher and more varied. The match was very tense. In the first set, Gao Wen won the match with a score of "9:7" in the tie-break.
But in the second set, it was obvious that he was physically exhausted after three weeks of competition, and his condition fluctuated significantly. Although Gao Wen gritted his teeth all the way, he still lost the second set "4:6".
In the deciding set, both Gawain and Baghdatis obviously encountered physical problems. Gawain was a bit overdrawn after reaching the finals for three consecutive weeks, while Baghdatis was not at his best after returning from injury. The two men started a break battle, and the first four games all ended in breaks, but in the end Gawain was younger and had better recovery ability, and he successfully seized the commanding heights.
"6:3".
Gao Wen gritted his teeth and persevered to the end, winning the championship for the third consecutive week in history, and was featured on the homepage of the ATP official website and had a place in the text report.
Such a performance is a rare feat for any 18-year-old young player, not to mention Chinese male players, even looking at the whole world.
As the ATP website states, "Belgium's David Goffin made history in Europe and China's Wen Gao made history in North America, with both players winning 15 straight matches and three consecutive Challenger titles, breaking Kei Nishikori's 14-match winning streak set in 2010."
On both sides of the Atlantic, on one side, Goffin returned from injury, and on the other side, Gawain emerged out of nowhere. Both set records, which was also officially recognized.
However, after the game, Gao Wen no longer had the energy to celebrate. He just lay on the court and didn't want to move a finger.
For three consecutive weeks of competition, Gawain fought to the very last moment. The double consumption of physical strength and energy was indeed unimaginable, so Gawain took a week's rest as planned, carried out recovery training, and restored his physical strength. Only MacDonald and Giron went to Canada to continue the competition.
After returning to Los Angeles, Gao Wen really relaxed and rested for a day, and then he started training again the next day. Not only strength training, but also physical strength and endurance training.
It is often easier to improve after going through a tough test, so Gao Wen needs to seize the opportunity, as the rewards of participating in three consecutive weeks are not over yet.
So, when Tobias showed up, this was what he saw. Although he didn't do any strength training to avoid injuries, the intensity and difficulty of the training still opened his eyes.
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But the more this happened, the more depressed Tobias became, and he sighed for Gawain.
However, Tobias has confidence in Gawain, even more than Dimitrov, not only because of his feat of winning the Challenger Championship for three consecutive weeks, but more because of the temperament Gawain has shown on and off the court, his indomitable tenacity and toughness.
Missing out on Gao Wen should be the mistake of those Wall Street elites, not something he should regret.
"John, what's wrong? You look a little heavy. Did your trip to New York not go well?"
Gawain's voice came, calling Tobias back from his deep thoughts. His light words captured Tobias's real thoughts so sharply that Tobias was startled.
Tobias retracted his attention and met Gawain's gaze. His complicated thoughts had settled down and he smiled calmly.
"Leave the agent's affairs to me, otherwise I'll be out of a job. Isn't the reason you hired an agent to save trouble?"
He casually brought up what happened in New York and then changed the subject.
"How is it, how does it feel?"
"By the way, before we start this conversation, I should first congratulate Lexington and Aptos for winning the championship. It's a pity that I wasn't able to witness it with you on the spot."
(End of this chapter)