step! In place!
One wave! Hit the ball!
Gawain's attention was completely concentrated, and his movements of kicking the ground, swinging the racket, and exerting force were all done in one go. In an instant, the power of the upper body rotation was accompanied by the racket hitting the tennis ball.
boom!
It can be clearly felt that Djokovic's serving power is not close, and the overall quality of the ball is insufficient, giving Gawain more space to exert force——
Don't forget, it was originally the second serve.
Forearm! Push!
wrist! Skim!
Along with the turning movement of the upper body, the closing speed of the entire racket is significantly accelerated, and at the final moment of releasing the racket, the force of the forward leaning of the body is superimposed.
boom!
The flight trajectory of the tennis ball was immediately completely overturned, and it flew quickly along the straight line of the sideline. Although you didn't see how hard Gawain was exerting, you could clearly feel the light rhythm of the attack.
A wink.
The tennis ball has reached the baseline triangle position in Djokovic's half court.
Landing, rebounding.
Jump out directly.
Djokovic sounded the alarm immediately and ran with all his strength. He even made a split move in an attempt to save the ball.
However--
"Game, high."
After all, it was still a little slow, and the racket failed to touch the tennis ball. Djokovic swung an empty racket, and then Gao Wen completed the break with an ACE.
"Love-game break!"
"In this game, Djokovic's concentration obviously declined. Gao Wen keenly sensed the opportunity and took the initiative. He seized the opportunity to break back at the first break point."
"In the third set, it's obviously not over yet."
In the studio, Zhan Jun and Hu Litao quietly ignited a little hope. Being one break behind and two breaks behind are two different things. Now the possibility of the third set has reopened.
But neither of them was too excited, because it was not Gawain's magical performance in the game just now, but Djokovic's performance that declined; this also means that as long as Djokovic regains his focus and concentration, degree, then the initiative in the game will still be in the hands of the world's number one.
The "Big Four" have such capabilities.
Just look at the reactions of the two players on the court:
The Gowan fans at the Arthur Ashe Stadium were cheering and shouting at the top of their lungs, celebrating that Gowan had finally regained some form and stopped losing two consecutive games with a break, but Gowan just shook his fist lightly. Cheer yourself up and not celebrate in a big way.
Djokovic did not vent his anger. He just stood there to adjust his breathing, reorganize his thoughts, and then returned to the bottom line to prepare for the next set. His fans also did not wait to cheer and shout, and the cheers were sparse. sounded.
Because everyone knows that this game is more like an unexpected episode and is not enough to break the balance of the third set. We still need to see the next trend.
Amidst the boiling heat wave, Gawain's serve came immediately.
Djokovic is worthy of being one of the Big Four. He is also aware of his abnormality in the previous game. He is likely to give Gaowen confidence and let Gaowen regain his form. So in the next Gaowen's serve game, Djokovic Qi forced her a little hard——
If the serve can be broken again, it will not only kill the suspense of victory in the third set, but also kill Gawain's momentum before he has time to raise his head.
From the overall perspective of the entire game, Djokovic needs to attack in this game.
But on the one hand, Gao Wen's condition is recovering, and on the other hand, Djokovic's own physical limit is quickly approaching, which also brings Gao Wen's serve back to a relatively even balance.
The fifth game of the third set seemed to be another potential turning point.
In this game, we can see Gawain's wisdom and calmness. Facing Djokovic's fierce impact, he adjusted his tactics in time at the "30:30" situation.
A sudden drop of the ball was caught up in time by the vigilant Djokovic, but Gao Wen's follow-up attack was very clever, and a volley directly formed a pass score.
A wide outside corner serve in the second area was combined with a strong straight attack with both hands to backhand, and he won a backhand winning point for the first time in a long time, and successfully maintained the serve.
In this game, Gao Wen's service quality and tactical combination at critical moments were both rough and fine. He was bold enough and calm enough to quickly form the winning point, which was completed before Djokovic's offensive could further create pressure. After holding serve, he scored two points in a row after a deuce, and won without any danger.
It can be seen that Gao Wen also smelled the subtle changes in the game situation and improved his status in time. This is a very important growth.
Then, this game really became the turning point of the third set.
After Djokovic achieved "3:0", Gao Wen won two consecutive games to catch up to "3:2", only one break behind, but Djokovic still had a break advantage, which also made Djokovic Vicki realized that instead of wasting energy and energy on Gawain's serve, it was better to focus on his own serve.
After all, as long as Djokovic can keep serving, the victory in the third set will still fall into the pocket of the world number one.
As a result, in the middle of the third set, the excitement of the game declined to a certain extent.
Both players successfully maintained serve. Although Gao Wen was able to create some disturbances in Djokovic's service game, Djokovic was still more sophisticated after all. The score remained deadlocked all the way to "5:4". After Wen once again secured serve, the two players took a break between games.
Waiting for the break to end, Djokovic will usher in his third set's service victory.
But is it really that simple? More importantly, will Gawain really surrender easily?
Zhan Jun noticed a small detail:
In Gao Wen's service game, Djokovic played relatively rough, neither attacking nor defending was too detailed. He would not try his best to fight for some balls, so Gao Wen's service was often relatively easy. Spending too much energy.
In Djokovic's serve game, Gao Wen always makes some bold attempts, similar to fighting, but of various types, such as small balls, sudden line changes, and cutting to change the rhythm. He will not be upset if he fails. , but if successful, Djokovic will face some troubles, so Djokovic's serve will encounter some challenges.
This reminded Zhan Jun of Gao Wen's performance in the previous rounds. Gao Wen showed excellent game interpretation skills. So, was Gao Wen consciously consuming Djokovic's physical strength and looking for touch?
If this is really the case, it would be too bold and too crazy——
After all, Gao Wen's opponent was Djokovic, and the game had entered the end of the third set. Gao Wen really didn't have much room for error.
Zhan Jun was not sure, but vaguely, he always felt that Gao Wen might be so bold; unfortunately, Zhan Jun had no evidence, so he did not say it, but just watched the game progress silently. Only Gao Wen knew the answer, and only the reality The game will prove whether Gawain's strategy works.
In the tenth game of the third set, Djokovic's serve-winning game began.
