Mental attributes, 80.
By superimposing the attribute points with 100% growth potential onto the mental attribute, this peak value will rise from 79 to a new level of 80.
This is also Gawain's first attribute to break through 80.
But why choose spiritual attributes?
According to conventional thinking, there are either physical attributes or technical attributes, especially the latter, because basic training has relatively reduced time during this period, and the speed of improvement has slowed down. There is still an urgent need to strengthen one's technical abilities.
However, today's game against Kokkinakis gave Gao Wen a slightly different idea——
How does a player give full play to his strength on the court?
Especially when the game is difficult, when the physical strength is reduced, when the hand feeling is not good, when the opponent performs beyond the normal performance, when the mood is tense, situations like this are common in tennis games, so how should the game be continued?
Mental state!
tenacity! Perseverance! Focus! Get involved! Be bold! Be bold! Definitely!
And so on and so forth.
In fact, professional players are also ordinary people. They may face fluctuations in physical strength and changes in mentality. Fluctuations in competitive status are inevitable. Even the Big Four are no exception. Everyone has peaks and troughs in status, let alone one. This season, there may be more than one fluctuation in a game.
It is natural to win when you are in the best condition; to win when you are not in the best condition is to be confident.
That was the case against Kokkinakis.
At the end of the second set, Kokkinakis had the upper hand physically and technically, as evidenced by his first break of Gawain's serve in the eighth game. However, in the following ninth game , Kokkinakis fluctuated because he was close to victory. Of course, it was also because Gawain exerted enough pressure to force Kokkinakis to fluctuate, and the game situation reversed.
During this time, willpower is the real key, more than physical condition and technical ability.
It is precisely because of this that Gawain deeply realizes that his mental attributes are always the top students, which is an important reason to ensure that he can fully exert his own strength, and it is also the confidence for him to face those masters——
After all, he is just a newcomer who has just won the title of "professional". Compared with those professional players ranked in the top 500 and top 300 in the world, the gap in physical and technical aspects is still relatively obvious. If the mental level is not enough If it is strong, then confrontation is likely to be impossible to form.
So, without hesitation, Gawain superimposed this attribute point on the mental attribute.
For the first time, one of Gawain's attributes reached eighty points.
After packing himself up, Gao Wen hummed a small tune and left the players' lounge. Then he headed to Court No. 2, ready to watch McDonald's game. Only to find that the game on Court No. 4 had ended and the spectators were sparsely leaving. court.
As soon as his footsteps stopped for a moment, Gao Wen turned around and walked towards Court No. 4, where Geelong should have finished the game. At a glance, he could see the result of the game displayed on the scoreboard outside the court:
"4:6", "6:4", "6:3".
Geelong, lost the game.
Gao Wen was very, very surprised. Among the first-round opponents of the Bruins' Three Musketeers, Geelong's opponent was actually the player who was relatively the least threatening.
Not because of the world ranking, but because he has been in the professional arena for many years but is still struggling in the Challenger League. This is enough to show that the upper limit of talent is high. So Jilong, who has more outstanding talent and ability, should naturally have the upper hand.
Gawain was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered what Tobias said before.
To sum up, for players on the professional tour, many people look down on those players who play in challenge tournaments all year round and earn bonuses. They think that they lack strength and ambition, and they have turned competitive sports into a career life where they can fish in troubled waters.
But this is not the case. These players are unable to advance to the next level due to talent limitations, and are forced to regard professional tennis as a job to maintain their livelihood. However, this does not mean that they do not have the strength to occupy a place in the Challenger League all year round. , usually have some impact, and are very oily and cunning, and may capsize if you are not careful.
Not to mention the young players who have just participated in the Challenger League. Sometimes these Challenger League players pass the qualification test and enter the main draw of the Grand Slam. They are often upset in the first and second rounds. Their strength is definitely not as bad as imagined. .
Geelong's opponent is such a challenge veteran.
In terms of tricks and experience, I'm afraid it's really not that easy to defeat. You can tell from the score. In all three sets, the opponent has the advantage of breaking serve.
Just as Kokkinakis should have defeated Gawain but failed to do so, Giron did not "naturally" receive a victory.
Then, Gawain saw Jilong coming toward him with a tennis racket on his back.
"Marcos!"
Gawain waved and said hello. Jilong looked up and saw it. He smiled and walked over quickly. Gawain asked with concern.
"How does it feel?"
Jiron shrugged, "It's okay."
Gawain thought that Jilong didn't want to talk after losing, so he didn't ask any more questions. However, he didn't expect that Jilong would also rarely break his usual silence and add.
"The opponent taught me a good lesson. Professional competitions really cannot be taken lightly. I still have a lot to learn, especially the final set."
Simple words can convey a lot of content. Professional players like them know that tennis matches are really ever-changing; and in a three-set battle, the content of each set is different, which ultimately leads to the outcome of the victory or defeat. There may be far more than one critical turning point.
Jiron noticed Gao Wen's eyes looking towards the court in front of him and reacted immediately. He also raised his chin and gestured. The two of them walked towards Court No. 2 and showed their player ID cards at the entrance of the stadium. You can enter directly without buying a ticket.
Because the two sides were hitting the ball, in order not to affect the players' concentration, Jilong and Gao Wen stood at the entrance of the spectator stand, discussing the game in a low voice——
Basically, Jilong was talking, and Gawain occasionally responded. After waiting for the end of the game, the two of them quickly walked in and found a seat to sit down.
The attendance rate for this game was obviously lower. The venue was about half full, and the other half of the seats were empty.
However, 50 percent attendance is very rare for a Challenge, and it’s no wonder the Binghamton Challenge has been held for so many years.
Gao Wen glanced at the score board. MacDonald was also in a bad situation now. The two sides were tied in the first two sets and it was the final set. However, MacDonald was currently chasing the score.
Unexpectedly, the first round matches of the Bruins Three Musketeers all went to the final set, and the battles were indeed fierce.
