Chapter 326:

Tiebreak The fourth set was a little turbulent, but it still failed to break the pattern.

Indeed, Isner did become more proactive. When he was trailing by a large margin, he had no way out and going all out was his only option.

Especially in Gawain's serve, Isner realized that he needed to do something - since he was able to break Gawain's serve in the second set, why couldn't he replicate it in the fourth set?

However, Isner is not a player with rich and varied tactics. From serving to hitting the ball, he mainly uses flat hitting. The arrangement and combination of return lines occasionally have highlights but are relatively stable overall. Therefore, Isner's "change", that is, the power -

Try to hit the flat ball faster and flatter, increase the speed and power, and create suppression.

However, because Isner's movement speed is not fast, the connection speed between this shot and the next shot has not increased, which also means that the batting rhythm is still in a stable state; moreover, there are few changes in the line combination.

Such "changes" really don't work for Gawain.

Do you remember?

In the U.S. Championship in Athens, Gawain gave Kerbert a double yolk? Gawain does have his own way of dealing with powerful players: changing the rotation, rhythm, and line, constantly creating interference and disrupting the opponent's rhythm, and then finding gaps, breaking the expected routine of the return line arrangement and combination, and using his own strength to create opportunities to subvert the situation in the opponent's fierce attack.

Isner is changing, and so is Gawain.

Of course, Isner's shot quality, return power and continuous attack ability are all far better than Kerbert's, and his ability to defend one more shot is also better. Therefore, he still created many difficulties for Gawain and contributed many beautiful attacks in this set.

There was thunderous applause.

However, Gawain's constantly working brain was always able to complete the layout one step ahead and always put Isner in a passive position, especially in rotation.

In the first three sets, overall, Gao Wen still mainly used flat shots without much rotation changes, occasionally interspersed with some topspin or backspin shots, but more often he was still passive in cutting. The main tactic was to break through Isner's forehand through a combination of hitting lines.

In the fourth set, Gawain's proactive changes gradually increased, and the entire tactics became light and changeable. He often made changes ahead of Isner, effectively curbing Isner's forced force in a fighting tactical style. His elusive backspin and sidespin often caught Isner off guard.

Calculation and counter-calculation, a game is unfolding.

In fact, objectively speaking, in the fourth set, because the physical strength of Gawain and Isner fluctuated significantly and the hot weather brought severe tests, the quality of the shots of both sides declined, which inevitably affected the excitement of the game.

However, the "strength vs. strength" approach was replaced by more technical and tactical confrontations, and the content of the game was equally rich and exciting; moreover, Gawain's maturity and sophistication in tactics gradually emerged, which once again amazed everyone.

It is also because of this that Isner's ability on the serve is fully demonstrated.

Throughout the entire fourth set, Isner's number of aces and first serve success rate all showed a significant decline, and his serve was obviously loose. However, Isner was still able to ensure the quality of the first serve to form suppression, and find the ACE feel at the most critical moment to save the situation.

Strong serving ability is indeed an unsolvable problem.

When Isner was leading at 5:4 and 6:5, Gao Wen held his serve twice in a row under pressure, continuing the stalemate, and then...

"6:6".

The fourth set will enter the tiebreak again, and the outcome of the fourth set will be decided by the gambling-style tiebreak. The Arthur Ashe Stadium has become a volcano.

"Come on, John..."

"John, go! Go!"

"Roar, roar! Woo, roo, roo! Aaaaaaah!"

The audience in the stadium was making all sorts of strange noises and it was extremely noisy, and looking around, you could see that almost one-third of the Arthur Ashe Stadium's spectator stands were already occupied, in stark contrast to the sparse crowd at the start of the game.

It seemed that everyone knew that the competition at Arthur Ashe Stadium was particularly close and that the biggest hope among American players this year was facing a severe challenge, and then one by one, they gathered and slowly filled the stands.

Then, at this moment, the home advantage is very obvious.

Almost all the audience were cheering for Isner. They no longer had the leisure to cheer for his opponent. Whether they wanted to see Isner win and advance, or hoped that this exciting match would go into a five-set battle, the audience had to cheer for Isner.

The referee had to reiterate three times, "Please, the players are ready," before the party-loving New Yorkers could calm down a little.

In the tie-break, Isner served first.

The game started with an ace.

Boom! Instantly, the entire audience erupted in thunderous cheers, even drowning out the referee's voice when he announced the score. Everyone stood behind Isner, using their utmost enthusiasm to support Isner.

Not only the two players standing on the court, but even Jiang Yanyun and Gao Hongli in the player box could deeply feel the heat wave. Their hearts were almost unable to bear the powerful energy and exploded. Their muscles tensed up involuntarily and they even forgot to breathe.

Then, standing on the court, Gawain was completely absorbed in the situation, totally oblivious to the world, and was not moved at all.

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ACE, isn't this Isner's basic move? Why are you surprised? Why are you shaken?

Gawain continued at his own pace.

A forehand straight line scored a point, a backhand slice caused Isner to go into the net, and Gao Wen's two serve points were firmly in his pocket.

In a blink of an eye, the score was already at "3:3" when the court was changed. The first six points were all won by each side's serve. If you were a little distracted, you would think it was a copy and paste of the third set, at least from the score point of view, but the emotions and state were completely different:

As the possibility of match point is getting closer, the moods of both teams are bound to undergo subtle changes.

So, will Isner "allow" Gawain to get the match point?

Three points, and three points more. Sometimes, three points are just a brief moment; but sometimes, three points are like a chasm that can never be crossed.

The venue was changed and Gao Wen served.

ACE!

"4:3, Gawain served his second ace in the fourth set, a very valuable and important ace. The two sides remained evenly matched. Gawain once again put pressure on Isner, and it was time to test Isner's serve."

"There are still two points to match point. There are still three points to make history."

Even if I just imagined it, my voice couldn't help but tremble slightly.

(End of this chapter)