Chapter 450: The Power of the Giant

"Roar!"

Djokovic clenched his fists, like a lion awakening from sleep, and roared angrily at the audience stands. His streamlined muscles burst out with incredible explosiveness and tension, and one could even clearly see the veins on his neck bulging.

The sparkling eyes are so bright and so determined.

The whole audience was boiling.

In the midst of adversity, Djokovic rose up! He truly showed the demeanor of the Big Four! In the second set, after the score reached "3:3", Djokovic noticed that Gao Wen was at the end of his strength, and the rhythm and quality of his shots fluctuated significantly. Then, he quickly improved his condition and seized the opportunity.

After defending his own serve, he forced two consecutive break points in Gawain's serve. Although Gawain managed to save the two break points, this only aroused Djokovic's anger.

From the first set to the second set, Djokovic missed a total of ten break points, with a break success rate of 0%, which is extremely rare in the world's number one match.

After the score was tied, Djokovic used his signature skills and won two more points in a row, finally completing the first break of the game on the eleventh break point.

The momentum is as high as a rainbow!

After that, Gawain's extreme physical disadvantage was fully exposed, while Djokovic, who was also facing physical difficulties, showed his experience. He used a controlled style of play that saved energy and highly concentrated his attention to improve his condition. It seemed that he could do it effortlessly but he was able to cover the entire court. Then he mobilized Gawain to run all over the court, instantly widening the gap in the game.

"6:4", "3:6", "0:3".

In a blink of an eye, the third set was already halfway through.

Just now, Djokovic fought a long round of tug-of-war for 28 shots, and finally scored the winning point with a forehand diagonal skateboard attack, breaking Gao Wen's serve for the third time in a row.

After the second set was tied at 3:3, Djokovic won six games in a row, giving Gawain a lesson with his absolute strength: why Djokovic is among the Big Four! Not only that, but in the third set, Djokovic also broke Gawain's serve twice and was far ahead with a score of 3:0. The next game was Djokovic's serve, and once he held his serve, it would be 4:0.

Seeing that the third set was about to collapse completely, all the Djokovic fans in the Arthur Ashe Stadium went crazy, while Gawain's supporters were a little depressed.

Maybe Djokovic is just too strong?

In this match, just looking at the first set, Gao Wen did show excellent competitiveness, and he deserves to be the biggest dark horse of this US Open. However, Gao Wen is facing Djokovic, one of the top players in men's tennis, and things have never been so easy.

His competition experience, on-the-spot response, technical level, psychological state and other aspects were tested in all aspects, and then Gao Wen's shortcomings were exposed bit by bit.

Just as predicted before the game: standing in front of the world number one Djokovic, Gawain's dark horse quality will face the most severe test.

The “Big Four” is definitely not just a casual remark.

Not to mention the fans at the scene, Zhan Jun and Hu Litao in the studio could also feel the severity of the game situation, and both of them lacked a little confidence.

"Obviously, the match situation was very difficult for Gawain."

"Djokovic's grasp of the entire opportunity, situation and context is absolutely sophisticated. He has the upper hand in everything from offense to defense."

"In the past few games, Gao Wen had to spend a lot of energy to score even one point, and his physical strength that had not recovered for a long time did not help at all."

"In fact, it's not that Koeman is recovering slowly, but Djokovic is consciously speeding up the pace, not giving Koeman a chance to breathe, and preparing to wear him down."

“That’s the lack of competition experience.”

"If it were the other Big Three, they should have consciously slowed down the tempo and changed the rhythm to expose Djokovic's physical limit. After all, Djokovic is tired, and his physical limit will come sooner or later. Djokovic just wants to win the third set quickly before his own limit appears, but the Big Three will never agree to that easily."

"But this is Gao Wen's first professional tournament and his first Grand Slam semi-final. The atmosphere at the venue is so hot and intense that it is understandable that he can't slow down the pace of the game and can't control it."

"In fact, Gao Wen still has a chance. After all, the third set is still in the first half. The key is whether this young player can wake up and regain the initiative, and then find ways to drag the game. Then he still has a chance."

Although Hu Litao did not say it, the subtext still showed that he had no hope.

There is no way. If facing other players, even Kei Nishikori or Wawrinka, Gawain can still fight, because they are all very upright players, and their technical and tactical changes and control of the game are not "cunning" enough; but facing Djokovic at this time, Gawain is indeed in danger.

From the excitement of the first set to the anxiety of the second set and then to the disappointment of the third set, the commentators, like the audience, experienced the ups and downs of the roller coaster.

Buzz buzz buzz.

Buzz buzz buzz.

In the Arthur Ashe Stadium, Djokovic's fans were shouting and cheering wildly. With the advantage of two breaks of serve, victory in the third set was basically no suspense, and they finally found some comfort.

No one believed that Gawain could make a comeback, especially Djokovic, who continued to improve his morale and condition. He really played with momentum and could feel the pressure coming at him.

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Perhaps, the only exception was Gawain's players' box. They all put their hands together, looked nervous, but their eyes were fixed on Gawain.

"He's still very calm," Agassi whispered to Sampras.

Sampras curled his lips and said, "At least he is calmer than us."

Looking down at their sweaty palms, the two old friends both revealed a somewhat helpless smile.

It is estimated that Gawain was the calmest and most composed person in the entire scene. This was probably beyond everyone's expectations. Gawain was not only not depressed or confused, but also became more sober.

He knew that it was never easy to play against the Big Four, otherwise they wouldn't be the Big Four. Their abilities, their status, their wisdom, every aspect was the best among the current professional players. But it was a bit unexpected that he swallowed an invisible goose egg in one breath. This also taught Gao Wen a valuable lesson: in a tennis match, everything is possible, and it is very important to keep a clear head.

"roar!"

Gawain raised his head and looked towards the other side of the net. Djokovic was still venting his emotions to the audience, not to Gawain, but to the audience. However, the roaring lion's posture was also indirectly demonstrating to Gawain. Obviously, the fighting power of the world's number one was still burning.

calm.

Gawain retracted his gaze and secretly reminded himself that no matter how powerful the Big Four were, they were still mortals and not gods. He still needed to start with himself and regain his game rhythm and form step by step, so that he could put pressure on Djokovic and make the game tense again.

come on!

(End of this chapter)