Crack.
The tennis ball brushed against the net, and then stopped on the net belt like a dragonfly. It paused for a moment, as if the whole world froze, and then rolled forward the next second and landed on the court on the side of Gawain, almost without a trace. Any bounce, straight up and down, just like this, rolling towards Gawain.
Lucky to wipe the net.
"ah!"
Cilic clenched his fists and roared in disbelief, staring brightly at Gawain on the other side of the court like a roaring lion.
"Ahhh!"
A steady stream of roars swept towards Gawain over and over again, declaring his determination and belief with a strong stance——
This final is far from over yet.
The trend of the third set was a little unexpected. Physical factors disrupted the situation and broke the balance. This also caused the performance of both players to fluctuate to varying degrees.
The first one to break serve was still Gawain.
Although this set started with Cilic's serve, in the third game it was Gao Wen who seized the opportunity of Cilic's consecutive misses to break the deadlock and took a "2:1" lead, directly beating Cilic in one fell swoop. Qi pushed to the edge of the cliff. As long as Gao Wen can continue to hold serve, the championship trophy is already beckoning.
But in the desperate situation, Cilic took off his burden and launched a desperate counterattack. His concentrated and desperate performance once again showed his strong state in the semi-finals. Every time he scored, whether it was his own winning point or Gawain's mistake, Cilic Qidu continued to cheer for himself, shouting with his voice, and his momentum and energy seemed to be finally released.
Cilic succeeded in breaking back immediately, breaking Gawain's serve for the first time in the match, and the score in the third set returned to a tie.
Immediately afterwards, Gao Wen broke serve again, but then Cilic broke serve again, breaking serve in all four consecutive games. As a result, the score remained even.
This situation is very common in women's competitions, but it is rare in men's competitions. The main reason is that extreme physical strength becomes a disturbing factor. Coupled with the special stage of the Grand Slam finals, the two newcomers were in desperate situations in the third set and continued to tap into energy. state, so they exchanged serve twice.
The chaos in the middle of the third set was full of ups and downs. Both players were gritting their teeth and fighting hard, but after overcoming the extreme physical limit, they gradually returned to calm, and then the two sides entered a state of protecting each other's serves, even though their respective serving games were also inconsistent. Faced some challenges, but ultimately did not enter the rhythm of a break-serve battle.
Then--
"5:4".
After holding his serve for the second time in a row, Cilic took the advantage of serving first in the third set and took the lead, then came to Gawain's serve.
This game is also commonly known as the "must-guaranteed serve game" because once Gawain was broken, the third set was lost directly, and the game had entered the most intense and exciting moment.
However, the worst and most extreme situation occurred. With the help of God, Cilic won three points in a row. At "0:40", Cilic got three break points and three set points, and they were consecutive.
In fact, Gawain is also a little unlucky——
At one point, Cilic broke Gawain's prediction with a straight forehand attack, and hit the outside third of the ball to form the winning point.
At one point, Gao Wen's forehand attack slightly extended beyond the baseline. Judging from the eagle eye challenge, it was only two millimeters out of bounds.
At one point, Cilic's lucky ball landed in the court of Gao Wen and went straight up and down, giving Gao Wen no chance to start again.
It's a bit unlucky. If any one of the points is favored by Lady Luck, the game will be different. But this is tennis. Like table tennis, the fault tolerance rate of each service game is actually not high.
At the end of the second set, Gao Wen seized the luck of a clean net and won the entire set; now in the third set, Lady Luck was on Cilic's side, and Cilic got three consecutive set points. .
From that perspective, it's fair.
However, Gawain is not ready to surrender. valley
Looking up to the other side of the court, Cilic was still roaring in celebration, and he could feel the high fighting spirit radiating from his tense muscles.
In fact, according to basic tennis etiquette, if there is an unexpected situation where the net is wiped or the ball accidentally hits the opponent, you need to raise your hands to apologize and show the good demeanor of fair competition - the same is true for table tennis. After all, the net is wiped The borderline situations are too special.
But at this time, Cilic was already red-eyed. He stood on the edge of the cliff and counterattacked without hesitation. Even Gawain's mistakes were celebrated, not to mention the net. The fighting spirit of victory had already occupied his brain.
There was a low boo from the Arthur Ashe Stadium, obviously dissatisfied with Cilic's performance of celebrating for cleaning the net, but Cilic really didn't have the mind to pay attention to it at this time, because his game was already in danger and he had to catch it You must take every opportunity and fight to the end. As long as you can score, everything is worth celebrating.
Literally, red-eyed.
Gawain let out a long breath and tried to calm down.
In such a situation, at such a moment, there was a scratch, and then three consecutive break points and points were sent. At the same time, the physical and energy consumption continued to burn. This was indeed a blow, and it was inevitable to be a little frustrated.
Gao Wen did not immediately prepare for the next point, but turned and walked towards the ball boy at the baseline.
The caddy thought that Gao Wen wanted a ball or a towel to wipe his sweat, so he offered the service, but unexpectedly, Gao Wen put his shoulder on the caddy's shoulder and walked towards the baseline. Then the two of them leaned against the bottom line barrier, and Gao Wen even raised a One foot was supporting the board behind the other, as if they were shooting a fashion poster. The two of them were like this——
Let's talk.
"I'm very sad. Why did it just wipe the net?"
"Oh, I was already prepared, but the result was a clean slate."
"Do you think Lady Luck has a problem with me?"
The caddy was stunned. Looking at Gawain who was full of frustration and sadness, he nodded in confusion. However, the audience at Arthur Ashe Stadium saw Gawain's performance, and there was a little prank in it. Self-deprecating and naughty, his pitiful expression was even more hilarious, making the entire audience burst into laughter in an instant.
Hahaha!
Even the commentators were stunned and couldn't believe that at this moment, Gawain was still so thoughtful and joking, and they all couldn't help but burst into laughter. This should be another classic moment at this year's US Open!
Cilic was also dumbfounded.
One second, Cilic's momentum was still rising; the next second, the whole audience burst into laughter, making Cilic feel like a fool.
The entire Arthur Ashe Stadium was filled with cheerful laughter, and the tense atmosphere disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Then you can see Gawain patting the caddy's shoulder gently and saying with a smile.
"Thank you for being willing to talk to me. Next, we still have a battle that is not over yet."
After saying that, Gao Wen walked back to the baseline, hitting the tennis ball all the way, raised his head and looked at Cilic, waited for Cilic to be ready, and then prepared to serve.
Toss the ball! Kick the ground! Turn around! Swing the racket!
Hit the ball!
Inside corner ACE!
Wow!
moment! The audience burst into thunderous applause, and the mighty whistles and cheers poured down like a midsummer rainstorm.
