Chapter 564: Refusing to Surrender
“Ah!”
Gawain clenched his fists, releasing his surging passion completely.
“Ahhhh!”
The emotions that had been suppressed again and again were finally able to get a brief vent, and he proved himself in the most familiar and toughest way: in the first set of the game, he hadn't given up yet.
Facing Nadal, this is indeed Gao Wen's most difficult game so far.
On the one hand, it is Nadal's playing style. It is not easy for any player who faces Nadal for the first time. The other three giants all lost when they played against Nadal for the first time in their careers.
On the other hand, regarding Gao Wen's condition, he is still very far away from his best condition, and his batting feel is not at its best.
After adding one and subtracting one, the difficulty and hardship of the game can be predicted in advance. Sampras has already reminded Gawain, but the problem is that the actual situation is even more severe than the psychological preparation expected.
This is a completely different situation from the US Open semi-final against Djokovic.
In the opening stage of today's match, Nadal was also a typical slow starter, and it took some time to adapt to the first match, so both players kept their serve; but in the middle stage, Nadal's unique style of play began to gain the upper hand, and his super topspin made Gao Wen very uncomfortable.
In fact, Gao Wen himself is also a player who is good at using spin. When he was in the NCAA, he made his opponents suffer many times. However, it was only when he really stood in front of the "King of Clay" that he knew what spin was.
After the score was 2:2, Nadal took the lead, breaking and defending to take a 2:4 lead. He also got break points in Gawain's next two service games, showing a very strong performance.
Gao Wen's performance was very strong. He saved four break points, one of which was a break point and a set point. He held his serve twice in a row, but he is still trailing 4:5.
Then, Nadal took a 40:15 lead in his serve game and got two consecutive set points.
From all aspects, the first set was indeed extremely difficult. Almost every game was difficult, and the consequences of long absence from competition and lack of training were fully exposed.
It was even inevitable that Gawain himself became a little impatient. Facing such a strong opponent, he was still unable to perform at his best, which was a very frustrating thing.
The system also proves this, which can be seen in the hidden attribute column——
Current competitive status: the pointer is close to the red area (negative status, fatigue).
In fact, after the end of the US Open, the hidden attribute appeared in a negative state, but in the past month, the negative state has not been lifted. Instead, the yellow pointer has further tested the edge of the red area.
But should we surrender like this? Should we just give up like this?
Clearly, giving up was never an option.
Just as Gao Wen said before the game, no matter what, he needs to show his all without reservation, and at the end of the game, whether he wins or loses, he can walk away with his head held high.
Moreover, facing the "God of War" Nadal, how can such a precious and rare opportunity to play against him be wasted? From the game experience to self-growth, this is a game worth fighting to the end.
Gao Wen swore that it was definitely not for "wool pulling" -
Although he had just summoned the system to take a glance and the first game had not yet ended, his growth potential had already increased by 18%, worthy of being the God of War.
Therefore, even when faced with an inventory, Gawain never gave up the fight, always thinking about solutions and always looking for means and methods to break the impasse.
victory?
No matter who it belongs to in the end, we have to fight to the end to find out.
Gawain ended the point in spectacular fashion with a winner, saving the first set point, and then the impassioned emotion was unleashed.
“Ahhhh!”
Along with Gao Wen's shout, the entire Diamond Stadium began to boil.
However, the Spanish king remained completely unmoved, and continued to concentrate on completing his preparations according to his own habits, taking the opportunity to wipe the sweat off his face to think about the next point's layout.
"40:30".
The second inventory.
Gao Wen knew that with Nadal's character, he would return to his familiar routine in this point. He would not take the risk of pursuing a winning point in one or two shots, but would establish an advantage through a steady and solid layout.
As expected.
From the beginning of the serve, Nadal did not choose to take risks and gamble, but chose the shot he was best at and most familiar with -
Zone 2, outside corner, suppress the backhand.
With the advantage of his left hand, Nadal can often serve a super outward-spinning wide-angle serve in the second zone, which not only pulls the player out of the court, but also suppresses the backhand. After waiting for the player to return the ball, Nadal can gain a huge advantage in the next attack.
This is also Nadal's famous skill. He never makes mistakes at critical moments.
Gao Wen also anticipated such a possibility, and moved and started in advance, and indeed blocked the outside corner; but the strength of Nadal's tactics lies in absolute suppression, and even Djokovic found it difficult to reverse the situation easily.
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Moreover, with Gawain's current batting condition, even if he predicted it in advance, it would be difficult for him to launch a counterattack on the spot, so he needed to be smarter.
Step forward! Swing! Move forward!
Is it a change of line? No! It's not a change of line, but an increase of strength. Gawain gave up changing the line and took the initiative to force the attack.
Horrifying!
But Gao Wen also knew the difficulty and risk of grabbing Nadal's first serve from the outside corner, so he sacrificed the change in line and basically returned along the original route. He did not exert force blindly against the wall, but used his wrist to push the tennis ball deeper.
At the same time, the topspin is increased through strong friction.
This is a typical forehand stroke of Nadal. Even when he actively exerts force, it still has a "Nadal-style topspin", but Gawain's rotation speed is far inferior, and the backhand force still lacks a sense of instantaneous release.
A push! A hit! The tennis ball flew back.
Nadal was ready early, adjusting his position with small steps. Seeing that Gawain's return was close to the backhand line, he moved in advance, turned sideways and hit the forehand, forcing force again.
Ah! Nadal let out a roar as he exerted his strength, and completed the shot with a sweeping forehand downward pressure. His body, which was trying its best to get out of position, simply flew into the air, exerting all his strength to press down.
Boom! The tennis ball hit like a fireball!
You can clearly feel Nadal's full strength, and still with strong topspin, he hits the ball deep and hard towards the baseline.
straight line!
To be precise, it was a small diagonal line that deviated about 30 degrees from the straight track, about one step away from the midpoint of the baseline of the court, just to disrupt the defensive rhythm of Gao Wen's lateral sprint, just like a car accident caused by the time difference and position difference at a crossroads.
And…it worked!
Gawain was running at full speed and moving sideways, chasing the tail of the gale with big strides. However, he found that the line of the return ball was not completely straightened, so his big strides turned into small steps. The inertia of leaning forward pushed his body to continue rushing forward, and the howling wind swarmed in from all directions.
(End of this chapter)