Chapter 793 Egg-Eating Crisis
Sights collide and burn in the air.
Djokovic's heart also began to beat violently. He felt the challenge from Gawain, and Gawain also had such ability.
In the battle record, Gao Wen is currently leading "2:1". Gao Wen has indeed proved his ability.
Obviously, 2014 should be the year when the Big Four felt the most obvious and intense pressure of challenges, and Djokovic's fighting spirit was also ignited.
As time goes by and years pass, it is natural that new generations of players emerge one after another. The reason why the achievements of the Big Four are so great is that they faced the impact of wave after wave of players, and not only did they not retreat, but they continued to hone themselves and achieve even greater things.
From Ferrero, Safin, Roddick and others in Federer's era, to Tsonga, Del Potro, Berdych, Soderling and others later, to Kei Nishikori, Cilic, Wawrinka and others, and then to the current Raonic, Dimitrov, Thiem and others.
Challenges are always there.
Djokovic is not afraid of challenges, on the contrary, he enjoys the impact of challenges. Young players born after 1995, represented by Gawain, are stepping onto the stage of history. This also means that the era of the Big Four will once again usher in a new round of challenges, and Djokovic is ready.
However, deep down in my heart, there is a sense of absurdity.
Young people are passionate.
Doha is just a 250-point tournament, and today is a doubles match, not a Grand Slam final. Why does Gao Wen have to be so serious and work so hard?
Burning too much energy on inappropriate competitions is not passion, but stupidity.
Obviously, Djokovic has been on the tour long enough. He is mature, experienced and rational enough. He has his own considerations and plans on which games he should give his all and which games he should do within his ability, because he knows that he cannot win all the games.
Djokovic's whole idea and mentality are different from young people like Gao Wen.
Does Djokovic want to beat the Nadal-Gavan combination?
No doubt about it.
But will Djokovic burn all that energy for a doubles match?
Definitely not.
Looking at Gao Wen's confident smile, Djokovic was stunned, feeling a little ridiculous and a little funny.
Then, Nadal came up, Gawain withdrew his gaze, turned around and started celebrating with Nadal in the standard way again, and both of them cheered happily.
Djokovic watched this scene quietly, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. He didn't express anything special. He just lowered his head and touched his nose, then called Krajinovic to return to the players' rest area. The two of them chatted and laughed, without being affected too much.
"7:6(5)".
In this much-anticipated doubles quarterfinal match, Nadal and Gao Wen won the first set in a tie-break, and the fierce competition ignited the enthusiasm of the audience.
"Come on, Novak!"
"Go, Rafa, go!"
“Novak, you are the best!”
Sporadic cheers of support collided, and it could be seen that the fans of the two giants were not to be outdone in the duel outside the court. However, compared to the victory or defeat, the fans were more looking forward to seeing such a wonderful duel in the second set.
After all, such opportunities for doubles duels don’t come every day.
However, fans were destined to be disappointed.
Entering the second set, Djokovic and Krajinovic's concentration obviously declined.
There are many possible reasons. Maybe it’s because the hot climate in Doha does cause serious physical exhaustion, maybe it’s because the first event of the new season requires more adjustment time, maybe it’s because doubles matches are not given much attention, or maybe it’s all of the above.
In short, the Djokovic combination began to make more mistakes and the quality of their shots fluctuated.
“5:0”.
In the blink of an eye, in less than 23 minutes, Nadal and Gao Wen were already far ahead. After easily holding their third serve, they pushed Djokovic to the edge of the cliff.
The next game was Djokovic's serve. If he lost it again, they would suffer a terrible defeat in the second set.
In stark contrast, the first set lasted a full 56 minutes. It took so long because there were many rounds of balls going back and forth and many alternating leads. But in the second set, it was so bad that it was completely one-sided, so much so that the fans couldn't stand it anymore.
So boring.
The audience was drowsy. As exciting as the first set was, the second set was disappointing. One could even hear some boos from the audience, complaining that Djokovic and Krajinovic did not devote their whole heart to the game, which led to a one-sided situation in the second set.
Djokovic was also a little upset, but not just because of the situation of the game.
First of all, objectively speaking, in a tennis match, swallowing a donut at any time is an "unsightly but normal" thing. No one wants to swallow a shameful donut, but it happens occasionally and continuously. The Big Four have all swallowed donuts, and even if it doesn't happen often, it still happens.
If you calm down and think carefully, whether it is a tie-break or a donut, it is actually just the outcome of a game. There is no need to dwell on the details of the score:
Because the outcome of the game is the most important.
If swallowing the donut also results in a loss, then the poor performance is all that matters; but if swallowing the donut and winning the game, then everything is written off.
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Thinking about it this way, the donuts are indeed not good-looking, but there is no need to care too much about it.
Djokovic knows this, as does Nadal.
The problem is that Djokovic doesn't mind eating donuts when facing Nadal, but he feels uncomfortable eating donuts when facing Gawain.
I don't even like doubles matches.
Whether it was his self-esteem or his pride, Djokovic just felt a little uncomfortable.
Lose this doubles match?
It doesn't matter.
But devouring the donut?
Unwilling to.
So, Djokovic wanted to hold a serve, at least one, and it had to be his second serve in the second set.
He just couldn't believe that he couldn't even hold a serve in the second set?
So, at the end of the second set, Djokovic tensed up again and mobilized his energy.
But the key point is that a tennis match is not a car race, where you can speed up by stepping on the accelerator and slow down by stepping on the brake, because you need to ask your opponent first. In a doubles match, you also need to ask your partner first.
Djokovic does have the ability to adjust his condition and feel at any time, but at this moment, he still needs to ask the other three people on the court whether they are willing.
Game point, tie.
Break point, deuce.
Another break point, another deuce.
Back and forth, Djokovic's serve was repeatedly in crisis and he was unable to hold his serve, and then the smell of gunpowder filled the air again.
(End of this chapter)