Chapter 688: Unreserved

"Beautiful!"

"Gawain! Two-handed backhand! Diagonal! Solid and sharp! Clean and powerful!"

"Raonic's footwork was still a little lacking. Even though he guessed the direction correctly, he missed the point of the ball and hit it with a two-handed backhand.

"Although Raonic saved two consecutive match points with excellent serves, it was still Gao Wen who performed better on the third match point and won it successfully."

"In this showdown between the post-90s youth, Gao Wen had the last laugh."

The whole audience burst into applause for the two young players.

On the court, Gawain took the lead and trotted briskly towards the center of the court, but he was not in a hurry to celebrate his victory. Instead, he looked at his opponent with a smile.

Raonic seemed to be physically exhausted, his knees were weak, his body felt heavy, and he tried to save the ball in a nearly split position on the last point, but unfortunately he failed. At the same time, his body was also pulled hard towards the ground by gravity, and he ended up kneeling on one knee, supporting himself with his racket, and was unable to stand up.

Gawain noticed Raonic's predicament, so he simply went around the net, entered Raonic's side of the court, ran towards his friend, offered a hand, and helped Raonic to stand up.

Clap, clap, clap.

The whole audience applauded even louder, and waves of cheers rolled in.

"Wonderful!"

"It was truly a brilliant performance. Let us give a round of applause to the two young players."

"In today's match, Gao Wen played very well from the backhand position. He scored 12 backhand winners in the whole match, which is an incredible statistic."

"In the backhand duel, Gao Wen used his absolute advantage to suppress Raonic's weakness, which really put Raonic in a very awkward position."

"but!"

“It’s important to note that what really shines is the forehand.”

"Obviously, Gao Wen is fully prepared for this match. He has studied Raonic's game carefully and is ready both physically and mentally."

"Facing the forehand attack of Milos Raonic that he showed so well in Paris this week, Gawain was solid and tenacious in his forehand position today and withstood the storm of attacks."

"Although Gawain kept trying to find a gap to force a breakthrough on the forehand, he never succeeded because of Raonic's tough counterattack. However, the strong forehand stalemate did not lose the upper hand, which also disrupted Raonic's tactical deployment and gave Gawain an opportunity on the backhand."

“I have to say that Gao Wen’s forehand performance today was really outstanding, which laid the foundation for his backhand to open up the situation.”

"On the other hand, Raonic was still a little unprepared for the difficulties."

"The tactic of breaking through with the forehand was correct, but I didn't expect that Gawain's defensive ability was so good, and the quality of the continuous attack was a bit behind schedule. If you don't pay attention, Gawain's defensive counterattack will make Raonic flustered."

"Moreover, entering the second set, Raonic's overall shot quality fluctuated significantly, and the continuity was not stable enough, which also gave Gao Wen more room to play."

"It can be seen that physical strength should be a problem."

"On the one hand, Raonic played in all three weeks in a row; on the other hand, the last round against Federer was extremely tense and exciting."

"It can be seen now that after the Asian season, Gao Wen took a week off to adjust, which was a very wise decision."

“While we will never know if that missed week would have changed his strategic position in the finals, it certainly ensured his competitiveness in Valencia and Paris, as he reached the finals in two consecutive weeks.”

"Besides that, there is one thing about Raonic that we cannot confirm."

"After securing a spot in the year-end finals, the mental relaxation and calmness may lead to a decrease in adrenaline, which in turn amplifies the consumption of physical energy."

"For young players, this is particularly prone to problems, but we cannot confirm whether Raonic also faces such a threshold."

"The result shown in the game is that the score in the second set did widen quickly. When Raonic wanted to catch up in the second half, he was already unable to do so."

"No matter what, we still need to applaud the two young players who were born after 1990. They presented a wonderful duel to the audience. This was also the first time they met in their professional careers."

"The first match took place in the semi-finals of the Masters, which was quite a high standard."

"Perhaps, this is just the beginning of another legendary duel. We have reason to be hopeful about the future of both players and look forward to more encounters between them. Let us congratulate Gao Wen and thank Raonic."

2014 Paris Masters, semi-finals, first game, the whole game ended, took 84 minutes, the final score: "7:6 (4)", "6:2".

Gao Wen wins! He made it to the Masters final for the first time in his career and also the second consecutive week.

Boom boom boom! The whole audience roared.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

At this time, Raonic was indeed exhausted. His knees had no strength and he couldn't push off the ground. He could hardly stand up and looked extremely miserable.

Looking up, Raonic saw Gawain extending his right hand towards him. He was sweating profusely, with smoke rising from his shoulders due to the heat. He looked as if he was taking a sauna, which was a bit funny; but his eyes were so bright, filled with the joy and freedom after a hearty venting.

Involuntarily, Raonic recalled the memory of their first meeting:

At that time, Gawain's eyes were still so bright. Even when provoked by Kyrgios, he never panicked. The confidence emanating from him was steady and solid, and he held his head high and bravely faced all challenges.

Raonic has no ability to predict the future, nor did he anticipate what would happen in just one year. But when Gawain topped the US Open, he was not as surprised and shocked as he had imagined. It seemed that such a thing was a natural outcome, and the feeling was very subtle.

Then, he looked at Gawain in front of him again.

In a blink of an eye, a year has passed since we first met. That figure running towards his dream seems to have already run ahead of me.

Thinking of this, Raonic also became excited and full of heroic spirit. Gawain performed well, but he would not give up easily.

This confrontation is far from over. To be precise, today is just the beginning, the real beginning. He can't wait to look forward to the next confrontation.

Thoughts flashed briefly in his mind. Raonic looked at Gawain's right hand placed in front of him, took a deep breath, and then grabbed Gawain's right hand. He relied entirely on Gawain's strength to support himself, straightened his knees, and then he barely stood up.

call……

Raonic exhaled heavily, but the boy's stubbornness of not giving up quietly raised its head again. Although he had obviously no strength left, he still jumped a few times on the spot, as if to prove that his body was still light and he could stand up without help.

However, after just two jumps, his calves began to tremble slightly: the mouth refused to admit it, but the body was always honest.

(End of this chapter)