Chapter 652: You Chase
Me, I Chase You Will Murray surrender?
The answer is simple: definitely not.
So, at the beginning of the second set, Murray took advantage of Gao Wen's lack of competition experience.
At the end of the first set, Gao Wen fought very hard. Although he won the victory in the end, it is inevitable that he needs to adjust during the rest period between sets. His physical strength and mentality will fluctuate slightly. This is an inevitable phenomenon.
Experienced veterans will choose a method that suits them during the break between games, refocus their attention, and try their best to avoid fluctuations at the beginning of a new game. However, young players are inevitably neglecting these details as they are rushing through the game with full energy.
Murray, suddenly speeds up.
The entire batting rhythm and power increased instantly; even the line and landing point changed the tactical intention, showing an aggressive and oppressive posture.
“2:0”.
Murray first broke Gao Wen's serve, then held his serve and successfully seized the opportunity at the beginning of the second set.
But Gao Wen's advantage is that he remains calm in times of crisis. When faced with difficulties and problems, he first stands firm on his own feet and then looks for ways to solve the problems and open up the situation.
The first task is to find a way to score in his own service game, make changes according to Murray's tactical adjustments, and get the game back to his familiar rhythm and track. At least in his own service game, he must regain the initiative and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
Gao Wen spent three games to find an opportunity in the middle of the set, seizing the gap when Murray's serve fluctuated and instantly improving his condition.
"3:3".
After breaking Murray's serve, the two sides returned to the same starting line.
This time, Murray was broken and his emotions were out of control for a while.
All his first serves in this game missed, which undoubtedly gave his opponent the opportunity to attack with the second serve. He was dissatisfied with his performance, very, very dissatisfied, so he continued to get angry with himself, muttering all the way, and it even lasted for the entire game.
The match then entered a stable phase with both sides holding their serve until the end of the set when Murray took the lead and broke Gawain's serve for the second time in the set; however, Gawain gritted his teeth and then saved a set point and broke back in Murray's serve to win the set.
"6:6".
The second set went into a tiebreak.
In the tie-break, Murray's sophistication and maturity in interpreting the game were fully displayed. He noticed that Gao Wen had consumed a lot of energy in the game where he broke his serve to win the set, so he consciously held the game in the tie-break for many shots, further putting Gao Wen into an anaerobic state and rapidly depleting his energy.
Then, the gap was widened in an instant——
This is exactly the style of play that Murray is most familiar with, likes most and is best at. He completes the layout through long rounds of tug-of-war, establishes sufficient advantages and finally executes the fatal blow.
"7:3".
Gao Wen had almost no chance. Murray led all the way and won the tie-break steadily, tying the overall score and entering the deciding set.
"ah!"
After winning the set with a backhand diagonal shot, Murray roared passionately, which was both a catharsis and a release.
Murray could clearly feel the incredible pressure from Gawain's attack, which lasted from the first set to the second set and remained tense.
Looking at the entire second set, in fact, the initiative was always in Murray's hands.
The physical problem that Gao Wen faced himself was only part of the reason. The real key factor was that his handling of the key balls was a bit rough and simple, lacking a little spark of inspiration.
However, in a duel between masters, it is precisely this “little bit” of inspiration that determines the outcome, plus a “little bit” of luck.
Therefore, Murray still firmly grasped the context of the game and always maintained his advantage. The confrontation in the tie-break was a microcosm of the entire second set.
Despite this, Gawain did not give up, did not play passively, did not slack off, and continued to hold on to the situation. Twice when he was broken first, he fought back strongly, bursting out with amazing energy in an instant to launch a counterattack, making Murray extremely embarrassed, and finally resulting in a stalemate in the second set.
It is precisely because of this that Murray can never release his emotions——
Although he had the initiative, he was pushed off track again and again by Gao Wen's outstanding performance. After a series of entanglements, he finally won the second set by speeding up in the tie-break.
The emotions that have been suppressed again and again cannot be vented and are even on the verge of a crisis of exploding.
It's frustrating, embarrassing, and even embarrassing.
Murray's eyes showed a hint of anger, dissatisfaction with himself, a counterattack against Gawain, and a burning fighting spirit -
Everything turned into Murray's iconic roar, which fans nicknamed the "Zombie Roar", exploding on the center court of Valencia.
So, what about Gawain?
Across the court, Gawain's expression showed a hint of regret. He really couldn't keep up with Murray's rhythm in the tie-break and never created any chances.
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However, the second set does not mean a harvest; moreover, the deciding set came at the right time. Playing against a top player like Murray is undoubtedly the best opportunity to adjust the state and the best opportunity to learn and grow. Otherwise, how could I find such a player to go all out in daily training? The deciding set is another opportunity to get some money... no, to hone myself.
The reason why the year-end finals are so attractive, apart from the glory, points and prize money, is that what really makes Gawain excited is the opportunity to face off against the best player of the season; and now, in Valencia, Gawain is standing opposite Murray, which is naturally not to be missed.
Then, Gawain heard Murray's roar of emotional release.
Turning his head, Gawain could see Murray clenching his fists like a lion awakening, his mouth wide open, passion surging, and a powerful momentum rushing towards him.
Gawain raised his chin slightly, his eyes were blazing, full of confidence, and he bravely faced Murray's eyes, with a smile on his face:
Let the storm come harder.
The entire center court could deeply feel the continuous burst of burning smoke.
Can't wait!
However, the deciding set was not as exciting as expected.
After the two strong confrontations in the first two sets, the physical and energy consumption was very obvious, and both players were no exception. This also meant that they were facing the test of physical fluctuations and underestimation of physical strength, and the quality of their shots could not be compared with that at the beginning of the game.
In the first half of the deciding set, the game was a bit chaotic and disorganized.
The decline in physical strength leads to a decrease in confrontation, which results in either mistakes in active attacks or long and meaningless tug-of-war with invalid hitting rounds. Such games are even more boring and tedious than practice games. Don't be fooled by the close scores, there are not many exciting rounds.
In the first half, the two players exchanged a serve game and kept the score tied. In the second half, the game became exciting again, with some exciting confrontations when they saved break points, but no more breaks occurred, and the deciding set went into a tiebreak again.
Ending the final in this way once again made people feel the fierce competition in the year-end finals.
(End of this chapter)