Chapter 459: Intertwined

How did all this happen?

In fact, it all comes down to Djokovic's luck. After completely dominating the game from the second half of the second set to the first half of the third set, Djokovic had mastered the skills to win. But after Gawain recovered, Djokovic only increased his concentration but did not change his tactics, because he believed that his tactics could continue to win.

On the one hand, he doesn't think Gao Wen has such determination and courage. After all, the pressure brought by the Grand Slam semi-final stage is different.

On the other hand, he himself also lacked the courage to break the deadlock - in his previous life, when he was playing against Kei Nishikori, he was criticized for not being tough enough and decisive enough at the critical moment. Now Gao Wen could indeed smell some clues.

In the last four points, Djokovic was relatively conservative after getting the set point. He focused on controlling all his shots and left the risky shots to Gawain.

However, no one expected that Gao Wen played very smartly. Except for the break point at the end which was relatively risky, he completed the winning points lightly and cleverly in all three points. The whole process was fast and decisive. Compared with the so-called risks, calculation and game-playing had already gained Gao Wen enough initiative.

This also directly proves the importance of Gawain's active superposition of spiritual attributes, which can be regarded as a key step! Everything happened too fast.

Then, the two players were back to a tie.

Djokovic was not defeated. In fact, not only was he not defeated, he quickly regained his footing and launched a counterattack. The Grand Slam champion knew clearly how to control the rhythm and momentum of the game. If he could immediately counterattack and break Gawain's serve, the situation would be reversed again.

However, the same situation happened once at the beginning of the third set, and Djokovic failed to succeed. It happened again at the end of the third set, and Djokovic still failed.

After "5:5", it was Gawain's serve game. Although Djokovic was very active and the two sides were tied twice, Gawain, whose physical strength had basically recovered, won two points in a row to hold his serve and overtook the score for the first time in the third set.

Djokovic was very unhappy with himself and once again muttered to his players' box.

But after venting his emotions, Djokovic also successfully held his serve and avoided a repeat of the tragic and bloody situation in the previous game. The two players then ended up in a 6:6 tie. The ups and downs of the third set were about to be decided by the tiebreak.

The air is burning.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the tie-break continued the roller coaster effect of the third set with ups and downs, warning heart patients.

Gao Wen served first in the tie-break.

In the first point, Gao Wen changed his serving strategy and served faster without warning, serving directly with a flat serve, winning the first point very easily and simply.

Djokovic was very unhappy with himself for making such a simple serve return error.

In the second point, Djokovic failed to score on the first serve, and Gawain seized the opportunity of the second serve to attack. Although Djokovic still controlled the situation and formed a stalemate, Gawain still created an opportunity for himself with a forehand diagonal shot, and then broke Djokovic's serve with a high-pressure ball.

The five-star red flag was flying wildly at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

"Even the wildest and most daring guesses did not predict that in the first Grand Slam semi-final of his career, facing Djokovic, one of the Big Four, he would be able to start with a '2:0' lead in the third set tie-break. This match was so exciting that it was almost breathtaking."

Obviously, Sofar was not alone. When Zhan Jun and Hu Litao heard what he said, they must have nodded frantically in agreement.

In fact, all commentators know that on the road to advancement as the biggest dark horse of this year's US Open, Gawain's unparalleled performance in the tie-breaks showed his big heart. So far, he has only lost one tie-break against Perelli, and he has won the other five tie-breaks, which is undoubtedly very scary.

However, today Gao Wen is facing Djokovic. The Big Four can always find their best form in the tie-break, which is different after all.

It is precisely because of this that Gawain remains calm and composed, which is the most amazing thing.

After losing his first serve point, Djokovic quickly adjusted, stood firm, and saved his second serve point with an ace.

However, Gao Wen remained unmoved and continued his game step by step. When the six points were over and the two players exchanged courts for the first time, the score was "4:2", and Gao Wen still maintained the lead with a break point advantage.

After changing sides, Gawain launched another wave of attacks. A sudden forehand straight line attack was successfully defended by Djokovic who had early warning. However, Gawain's subsequent attacks were very closely connected, and then he used a half-court attack to create pressure, forcing Djokovic's extreme defense to go out of bounds.

Second time! Gao Wen broke Djokovic's serve for the second time in the tie-break, and the score was already "5:2". Such a development trend was also unexpected by everyone.

Then, it was Gao Wen's turn to serve for two points. As long as he could win the two points smoothly, he would be able to win the third set.

Gao Wen successfully secured the first point, “6:2”.

Inventory appears!

Moreover, there were four consecutive counts. The atmosphere of the whole game was completely different. The audience could no longer remain calm and cheered for Djokovic at the top of their lungs. The fluttering five-star red flag was swallowed up and drowned by the huge wave of gossip-mongering people. It was almost invisible, as if everyone was standing on the opposite side of Gawain.

"Just ten minutes ago, Gawain saved two set points in a row, and now it's Djokovic's turn to save the set point."

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In fact, this is exactly the case.

Djokovic suddenly grabbed a serve from Gawain, and the quality of the serve was excellent. Even though Gawain was mentally prepared, the quality of his return was still seriously affected. Then Djokovic quickly pressed to the net and used a small ball in front of the net to mobilize Gawain.

Although Gawain tried his best to rush forward and successfully saved the tennis ball, the quality of his return was terrible. Djokovic easily made up a shot and then broke Gawain's serve for the first time in the tie-break.

After scoring, Djokovic roared for the first time:

He was obviously very, very unhappy with his performance in the third set.

This point not only saved a set point, but more importantly, Djokovic seemed to have regained his edge and the rhythm of the game was also back.

The next two points were still inventory points, but these two points were Djokovic's serve points, and then we could see the world number one's ability to deal with crises.

Clever and powerful, light and simple, in these two points, it was very difficult for Gawain to find any chances. From the moment he served, he was under Djokovic's control. With a forced error by Gawain and a backhand diagonal winner by Djokovic, he saved two break points again.

"6:5", in the blink of an eye, only one was left out of the four consecutive counts.

(End of this chapter)