Chapter 424: Tiebreaker Wins
One zone, one serve, outside corner.
In the tied situation, Gao Wen's first serve chose the outside corner to tear the angle, but Kei Nishikori, who was concentrating, unexpectedly predicted accurately, took two large horizontal steps to grab the rising point, and before the tennis ball left his hitting range, he relied on the powerful swing of his forearm to return along the original diagonal line and hit it back.
whoosh.
whoosh!
The wind is howling!
It was really incredible how Kei Nishikori waited for the serve in this game. He received the serve as he wished, and not only did he touch the ball but he also ensured the quality, which really made Gao Wen very embarrassed.
The same is true this time.
Gao Wen sounded the alarm immediately and with a big sideways step, his upper body was completely thrown out. However, Kei Nishikori's attack was too fierce. Gao Wen had no time to swing the racket and could only rely on the power of his upper body and the swing of his forearm to complete the whip shot.
Moreover, there is no room to change the line at this time, and the diagonal line is the only option.
Gao Wen knew that Kei Nishikori would definitely be able to calculate this and would definitely be waiting at the diagonal position, so even though there was no time, Gao Wen still took the risk of adding a little twisting force to his wrist, gently twisting and pushing, pulling the entire diagonal line thinner and shallower.
Whoosh! Because there was no active force, the tennis ball had speed but no power, and it just flew back.
Kei Nishikori didn't move too far away and rushed back immediately. He realized at the first moment that Gao Wen did not exert enough strength. He wanted to gain more speed, so he leaned out his upper body and took a small half-step space when hitting the ball with his forehand, trying to shorten the time of the two sides' rounds again.
but!
Backspin!
Gao Wen's racket obviously cut down very hard, so that the return ball had some side spin in the backspin, and then the rotation of the tennis ball became varied.
Kei Nishikori realized the trick just after he touched the ball, but he was too anxious and missed half a beat, compressing his reaction and adjustment time, and then it was too late -
Lower the net.
The tennis ball failed to pass the net and hit it hard, then returned to Kei Nishikori's own court.
oh.
The audience exclaimed in surprise, expressing their frustration at Kei Nishikori's mistake.
Ah! Gao Wen roared passionately, because he got the first game point of this round through his hard work.
It can be clearly felt that Gao Wen and Kei Nishikori are both refusing to give an inch. Both players are now playing to their best and the powerful collision with sparks can be felt in every point. However, in the last two points, Gao Wen's subtle changes suppressed Kei Nishikori and he stood firm in an extremely difficult situation.
Kei Nishikori was a little annoyed, especially because of the mistake in this point. He was still a little impatient, but he quickly calmed down. If he wanted to take the initiative to control the game, then the risk of mistakes was a consequence that he had to bear.
"AD:40".
Game point for Gawain.
In this point, the two sides formed a stalemate. The offensive quality of the first three shots was a little poor, and the players on the other side of the net were able to turn the situation around with excellent defensive quality. Then the back and forth shots were deadlocked. From forehand to backhand and then to forehand, both players were fully mobilizing their opponents.
Then, Kei Nishikori's backhand shot was very fast, and the rising point was hit, flying like a fireball, but I don't know whether it was intentional or accidental, the angle did not tear apart, but it was closer to the forehand in the middle, but the landing point was very deep, just near the baseline, trying to suppress Gao Wen's forehand.
Gawain adjusted his steps in small steps, and instead of retreating, he made room to the left, grabbed the rising point of the tennis ball with his forehand, and hit the ball back against the wall. But the difference was that Gawain made a bold change and hit a backslash.
Kei Nishikori suddenly panicked because he thought Gao Wen would choose a diagonal shot. Because Gao Wen's shot at the rising point increased the speed of the ball very quickly, Kei Nishikori was instantly in a desperate situation.
But Kei Nishikori still managed to get there with incredible speed, and once again made a change with his backhand, cutting a diagonal line, trying to slow down the game and buy himself time and space to adjust.
However, Gao Wen seemed to have predicted it long ago, arrived at the position in advance, and with a very, very low center of gravity, he completed the backhand and swing with both hands solidly, hitting a signature backhand straight line.
Boom! The tennis ball instantly accelerated, and Kei Nishikori's cut was like a sheep falling into a tiger's mouth, and it hit Gao Wen's hand. The change of line was very easy and particularly determined.
Kei Nishikori's footsteps were still on the backhand position, and the entire forehand gap was too large. He didn't even start chasing the ball, and could only watch Gawain add another winning point.
Wow! The entire Arthur Ashe Stadium stood up and applauded because, after saving two break points and set points, Gawain seized his first game point and held serve! Then the score came to "6:6", and the victory of the fourth set would be decided by the tiebreak. The chances were still equal, and both Kei Nishikori and Gawain had a chance.
At the end of the second and third sets, both players fought hard, but in the end one side performed better, and the scores were both fixed at "7:5", and there was no tiebreak; and now, in the fourth set, they can finally see a tiebreak with the nature of gambling.
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It is also because of this that the Arthur Ashe Stadium has become white-hot, with boiling heat waves sweeping across the entire stadium, as if it is melting bit by bit.
The most exciting games enter the most thrilling moments in the most exciting way.
"In this year's US Open, young player Gao Wen showed unparalleled courage in the tie-breaks. So far, he has played six tie-breaks, winning five and losing one. His performance is amazing."
"Every time he faces a difficult tie-break, Gao Wen always performs at his best to win the match. Today, facing the hot-handed Kei Nishikori, I don't know how the tie-break will go."
“Let’s wait and see!”
The most tense and exciting part about the Game 7 is that past records are actually of little use as a reference, because every Game 7 is a new beginning, luck, accidents, and mistakes will be magnified, and there are too many unpredictable things, even for the four giants with extraordinary strength.
In the tie-break, Kei Nishikori served first.
In fact, starting from the second set, by some strange coincidence, Kei Nishikori served first in every set. The advantage of serving first also allowed him to always let go and launch an attack in Gawain's serve at the end of the set, creating enough pressure and, to some extent, maintaining a psychological advantage.
The situation remained the same in the tie-break. It now depended on whether Kei Nishikori could turn his psychological advantage into a real lead.
In the tie-break, the two sides still could not widen the gap. Although Gawain broke Kei Nishikori's serve first, he was quickly broken back by Nishikori. Then Nishikori broke Gawain's serve again and the two sides exchanged courts with a "4:2" advantage. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Gawain also broke back, and after falling behind "3:5", he won two points in a row with one break and one save, and the score came to "5:5", which was breathtaking.
The next point is Gao Wen's serve. So, is it a set point or a match point? (End of this chapter)