Chapter 697 Facing Match Point
"Ah!"
The blood is boiling! The passion is surging! The heartiness is overflowing! The excitement is unbridled! Gawain, no longer holds back.
"Ouch! Aaaaahhh!"
He hammered his chest one after another, the thumping sounds blending with the surging wolf howls, and he released incredible energy while standing on the edge of the cliff.
Four points, four points in a row, Gao Wen showed unparalleled strong performance, and turned the tide to break the serve when facing two consecutive match points.
So thrilling and so exciting.
The whole audience burst into thunderous applause and cheers. Whistles and screams, cheers and shouts intertwined together, surging like a volcanic eruption.
My brain was blank, and I could only hear the continuous clanging sounds, and my pounding heart continued to bloom like fireworks.
Buzz...
The Accor Arena was engulfed in flames! Djokovic seemed to have calmed down. He stood there, eyes wide open, staring at Gawain across the net. His chest was still rising and falling violently. He was not angry, nor did he show any emotion. He just stared at Gawain for a long time.
When anger reaches its peak, calmness is regained.
Djokovic walked to the baseline expressionlessly, found the ball boy, asked for a towel, stood in front of the advertising board at the end of the court, and began to squat and stretch his legs.
The second set of the game hasn't ended yet.
"6:6".
Next is the tiebreak, and the suspense of the outcome is still not over. Djokovic will try to end the battle in two sets, while Gawain must first try to drag the game into the deciding set.
On the other side of the court, the same thing happened to Gao Wen. After a brief period of catharsis and release, he regained his composure, adjusted his breathing, and prepared for the seventh game to decide the victory.
Despite his high morale and fighting spirit, Gawain's mind was very clear and rational: In fact, was Djokovic's serve just now won because he had completely reversed the situation and found a way to break the deadlock?
No, that's not the case.
What Gao Wen is doing is still to persevere and fight to the end. Relying on his unyielding struggle, he has managed to fight for a glimmer of hope. There is more or less an element of luck, but overall, Djokovic is still the one who takes the initiative and seizes the advantage.
However, Gawain also knew that the strategy he insisted on was correct.
Step by step, the intensity of the game increased, making Djokovic feel an impact that he had never experienced or endured in the past week.
Then, break the balance.
Perhaps, if Djokovic is given another game, or even two more sets of games, he will be able to adapt to such intensity; not only can he adapt, but he will also be able to launch a counterattack, or even a thunderous counterattack, to regain the initiative.
But there are no ifs.
All Gao Wen needs to do is to keep exerting pressure and keep tense, forcing Djokovic to enter the bottleneck of his current state, and then seize the bottleneck time in time, and try to speed up and sprint as soon as possible before Djokovic can catch his breath, and embrace victory.
Of course, all of this is an ideal situation, and the premise is that Gao Wen can win the tiebreak, drag the game into the deciding set, and then execute his plan.
Once the game ends in this tiebreak, all strategies and ideas will come to nothing.
Moreover, even if the match really entered the deciding set, would Djokovic really surrender so easily? This was absolutely impossible.
So, take it one step at a time, starting with the seventh game in front of you.
Obviously, Djokovic should have also noticed Gawain's tactical intentions - even if he didn't, he hoped to resolve the battle in two sets.
Game 7, the air was filled with smoke.
Sure enough, the facts were just as expected.
Djokovic quickly improved his condition at the beginning of the tie-break. Even when his physical and mental strength were pushed to the critical point, he was still able to force himself to speed up. The murderous look in his eyes was restrained and sharp, and he was obviously ready to win the game in one go.
Gao Wen also refused to give in and kept his attention highly focused without any slackness. It was also because of this that the proportion of long shots and round balls increased significantly. In the first six points when changing venues, four of the points had more than fifteen rounds, and the game became fierce.
"4:2".
Djokovic successfully broke one of Gawain's serve points and exchanged courts with a slight lead.
Push off the ground!
Make an effort!
Djokovic also let out a roar of power from deep within his dantian, and used his two-handed backhand to suppress Gawain tightly, and once again used his backhand straight line to force Gawain's forehand return out of bounds, successfully scoring.
"ah!"
Djokovic roared, cheering himself up.
"6:3", match point, appeared again.
After changing the venue, Djokovic continued his strong performance with high concentration. After steadily holding his second serve point, he completed another mini break, thus ushering in three consecutive match points, and the next two consecutive points were his serve.
The third match point of the game.
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In the second match after the US Open semi-finals, Djokovic's nerves were completely tense. Even though Gawain launched a strong attack throughout the game, the world No. 1 firmly held on to the advantage from the first set to the end of the second set, showing his desire for victory.
Match point, match point again.
Gao Wen felt a little regretful. On his second serve, his forehand diagonal control was still a little lacking. He raised the Hawkeye challenge:
It was just a hair's breadth out of bounds, so much so that the entire audience held their heads and sighed in regret, but Gawain himself seemed more relieved.
He picked up a tennis racket and used it as a fan and began fanning himself, seemingly trying to cool himself down.
This also caused good-natured laughter from the audience.
call……
Gao Wen let out a long breath, closed his eyes, and reminded himself secretly:
Give it your all, give it your all, and go all out. Facing top players like the Big Four, continuously challenging your own limits is the most interesting and valuable part, compared to winning.
Try your best.
Clearing his mind of clutter again, Gao Wen began to think: After losing two match points in a row, how would Djokovic handle the third match point? This is where Gao Wen needs to learn from Djokovic, and it is also the key to how to break the deadlock by thinking from his perspective.
Zone 2, one shot.
This time, Djokovic was not too nervous and the number of times he bounced the ball did not increase. A big reason for this was probably that he had three consecutive match points and two consecutive serve points, which gave him a clear advantage.
Snap. Snap. Snap After just five shots, Djokovic was already dropping the ball.
This is... inside corner, forehand press! Details:
Throughout the game, Djokovic kept suppressing Gawain's backhand, and was very successful; but on several match points, his serve was attacking Gawain's forehand.
This is the tactic.
Djokovic's serve was very subtle, and Gawain was unable to predict it, but he was mentally prepared subconsciously and his conditioned reflex was very timely.
With a push, his body took a big step sideways and rushed out directly. With a big forehand swing of his arm, he hit the tennis ball back.
(End of this chapter)