Chapter 94 Game Wisdom
"Game, high."
The referee announced the score directly. On the third break point, which was also the third set point, Gao Wen scored a perfect winning point to break the serve for the first time in the entire match and took the victory of the first set.
Wonderful and amazing.
"ah!"
“Ahhhh!”
When the tennis ball became a dead ball, Gawain stood in front of the net and roared to the sky, pounding his chest with both hands like a diamond. The frustration and anger that had been suppressed for a whole game were finally vented out, and a powerful force surged out from the depths of his heart.
“Ahhhh!”
The passionate roar exploded like thunder out of the blue, and the next second, all the Bruins fans raised their hands high and jumped up enthusiastically.
“Ahhhh!”
There were no shouts or slogans, just an unbridled emotional release. The first set that was so anxious, so entangled, and so... boring finally ended, and in such an unbridled, crisp and neat way, with an exquisite and powerful winning point that directly pinned Sacramento to the spot.
After being suppressed again and again, tense again and again, the emotions were finally released, and the Los Angeles Tennis Center erupted with incredible and amazing energy.
Boom! The whole stadium was boiling. All the Bruins fans within sight stood up. No one was exempt. The vast deep blue ocean was stirring up raging waves, swallowing up the entire reddish brown stadium. It was magnificent and majestic. The waves of turbulent air made the sun hanging in the sky pale in comparison.
Even in the Brown Bears' dugout, all the players stood up with their fists clenched, waving their arms and cheering to cheer for Gawain.
Not only because of the victory in the first set, but also because of the stalemate and difficulty in the first set. But at the last moment, Gawain still gritted his teeth and won the first set! The players sitting on the sidelines were even more nervous than Gawain standing on the court. Grant felt that his heart could not bear the pressure until now, and finally he could release it.
“Ahhhh!”
Sacramento stood there in a daze, looking at Gawain on the other side of the court, his hands clenched into fists and roaring with all his might. The muscles in his arms were completely tense, like a lion waking up from a deep sleep, announcing to everyone that this was his territory.
Frustrated. Depressed. Annoyed. Angry. Shameful.
A complex web of emotions surged up all at once, drowning Saramento's brain in an instant, and then, he was unable to control himself and got angry at himself.
"ah!"
Saramento shouted in frustration. He did not expect the course of the first set, nor did he expect the result of the first set. This was not his game.
But what happened in the last game? "… In the last game, Sacramento clearly felt the pressure at the end of the set and had some fluctuations; but Sacramento's game style, which was mainly based on defensive counterattacks, was still very stable and did not make any major mistakes."
"The real key is still on the opponent's side."
"The young player of the Brown Bears team keenly grasped the changing atmosphere of the game and improved his condition and pressure in time. The return line and the quality of his shots in this round were significantly improved. Most importantly, he changed the rhythm at the critical moment and disrupted the familiar game pattern of Sacramento."
"On the third break point, which was set point, he played brilliantly."
"When faced with two offensive opportunities, he did not rush to attack directly, but disrupted Saramento's judgment by arranging the landing points and routes, because he knew that if the advantage was limited, Saramento would always be able to defend back, not only unable to score, but also get entangled again."
"Every time he returned the ball, he had some small changes hidden, slowly accumulating advantages, and suddenly increased the rhythm on the last shot to create a winning point, while Saramento was completely nailed to the spot and couldn't even move. The advantage of this point was huge."
"Awesome! Really awesome!"
"Gao Wen, the 18-year-old freshman of the Bruins? That's his name, right? Gao Wen is very, very good. We can see from here his game intelligence, how to improve his condition at critical moments, how to create opportunities and how to seize them. This is very valuable."
In the live broadcast room, the person who was talking nonstop was Sampras.
This winner of 14 Grand Slam titles has reached a whole new level of understanding of tennis and is often able to see the essence through phenomena.
Perhaps, others saw Sacramento's fluctuations and Gawain's attack; but Sampras could see the layout behind Gawain's shots at a glance.
Sofar was a little surprised. He did not expect Sampras to speak so highly of Gawain, but he did not object.
Sofar nodded slightly and smiled. "The question now is, is Gawain's performance just a flash of inspiration in one game, or can it be consistent throughout the whole game?"
If it's just a flash of inspiration, then there's nothing to look forward to, and there are countless such players in the NCAA; but if they can integrate into the entire game, run through it all, and find a better way to play in the second set, then that's very rare.
Physical talent can actually be achieved mostly through hard training, and the non-direct confrontational nature of tennis also determines that players of different styles can form confrontations through different tactical combinations, and even reach their peaks. Physical condition is not the only factor.
But inspiration and talent are rare.
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Sampras smiled at Sofar and said, "The second set is worth looking forward to."
Obviously, the "Gawain vs. Sacramento" match completely broke people's expectations.
The situation where Sacramento had an absolute advantage and won easily did not occur. Not only that, but Gawain also showed a wonderful attack in the last game, winning the first set in one go and seizing the initiative in the first singles duel in the same city derby. The whole situation suddenly became delicate.
However, fans who are familiar with tennis matches, and even fans who are familiar with competitive sports, should know that even in football, a three-goal lead in the first half is not necessarily the outcome of the game; let alone in a best-of-three tennis set, even if you lose the first set, you still have a chance in the next set.
Then, fans from both sides began to cheer and support. Such a scene would be impossible in a professional game, after all, tennis is an individual sport, but in the NCAA arena, it is a unique and beautiful landscape.
"Go, Brown Bear! Go!"
"We are Trojans!"
You come, I go.
One wave, one wave.
The surging heat waves of dark blue and brown-red rolled up unyieldingly. The heat waves that filled the entire stadium were breaking the boundaries of the stadium and spreading to every corner of the city. My pounding heart could clearly feel the passion that was blooming wantonly, and I couldn't help but shout along.
"Time's up."
Under the watchful eyes of thousands of people, the referee announced the end of the 180-second break between sets, and the second set officially began! (End of this chapter)