Tie-break, "5:6", Gawain is in front and Nadal is behind.
After Gawain saved three set points and broke Nadal's serve to win the set, both players successfully kept their own serve in the next game. Therefore, the victory of the first set was about to be decided through the tie-break.
The most tense and exciting moment has arrived.
In the tie-break, Gao Wen took the lead in serving, and the situation was still stalemate.
Gao Wen took the lead in breaking one of Nadal's service points and achieved a "2:1" lead, which he maintained all the way to "4:3". The situation was excellent.
Nadal showed his true qualities as a god of war at the critical moment. A violent forehand winner in a straight line broke Gawain's service point, erasing the disadvantage; then he defended two of his own service points, and Nadal won with "5:6" The lead got its fifth set point.
However, this time the count was Gawain's service point, which was the same as the one in the eighth game.
Gawain, on his side, still maintained a calm and composed attitude in the face of the inventory.
In the second area, Gao Wen chose to serve closely to suppress Nadal's backhand, suppressing Nadal's chance of sideways forehand attack. After suppressing Nadal's backhand twice in a row, Gao Wen took the lead in launching an attack.
Using a forehand skateboard, he hit a backslash attack very suddenly. The tennis ball landed in the small triangle near the service area. After landing, it bounced out and went straight out.
Nadal's prediction was completely disrupted, and his footwork was obviously not in place; and the unloading force of Gao Wen's skateboard was so obvious that the bounce height of the tennis ball after it hit the ground was limited, and the space left for Nadal to hit the ball was further compressed.
In a hurry, Nadal reluctantly made a forehand cut and made a fish-out-of-the-sea move, barely hitting the tennis ball back before it jumped twice.
Tap tap tap!
Gao Wen's entire offensive connection was very sharp. He had just released the previous shot and his footsteps had already entered the baseline. He seized the opportunity to volley and make a straight shot in front of the net.
Cull!
However, Nadal's spin still interfered with Gao Wen's shot in front of the net, so that the return ball was not completely suppressed and the landing point was still too deep.
Kick, kick, kick!
Nadal rushed there with his Hot Wheels on his feet. He seemed to be on the other side of the court one second, but somehow he was on the return line the next second.
With lightning speed.
Nadal used his two-handed backhand to hook some small diagonal slashes, trying to get past Gawain's coverage and find a way out on Gawain's forehand position.
Gawain was very nervous.
Hitting the ball in front of the net is like badminton. Both time and space are compressed. It not only tests the reaction speed, but also the delicate touch and control.
This is not what Gawain is good at in the first place, and it still doesn't feel good now.
But it is precisely because of this that the attention is highly concentrated and the secondary reaction is initiated very promptly.
A kick! A swoop!
He accurately intercepted the tennis ball with his forehand, completed the block in front of the net with a diving gesture, and pushed the tennis ball down hard.
Score?
Before Gao Wen's excitement and excitement could emerge, the next second he saw Nadal's elusive figure still not giving up on hitting the ball, running at full speed towards the tennis ball.
Seeing that the tennis ball was about to hit the ground and form two jumps, Nadal rushed forward and leaned forward. His forehand unexpectedly cut between the tennis ball and the ground, and he completely saved the ball before the two jumps.
So, which line?
Gawain stood in front of the net a little panicked.
During the U.S. Open, he occasionally went online, but often ended the battle with one shot, without having to think about the follow-up. However, at this time, Nadal was not only the god of war who could not escape, but his ability to break the net was unparalleled in the world, and among the four giants. The undisputed strongest.
If he said Gawain didn't panic, he would be lying.
But there was no time to panic now, Gawain reacted subconsciously——
Forehand!
Second forehand position!
Because Gao Wen is tall and powerful, he has obvious coverage advantages in the diagonal direction. At this time, Nadal has no time to adjust his grip in order to save the ball. Picking a straight line is a high probability event.
The body moves with the heart.
Gawain had already pounced towards the forehand position.
Guessed it!
Immediately afterwards, Gao Wen saw Nadal's return rushing forward along a straight line, and felt a burst of joy in his heart; however, the joy immediately turned into panic.
Nadal's save under extreme conditions was still fast and urgent, turning and heavy. Gao Wen's control of the racket surface in front of the net was obviously too amateurish and failed to cover all angles, and then——
He watched helplessly as the tennis ball, like a boomerang, circled in from the outside of the court and passed Gawain's position. The entire flight path in the air first went out of bounds and then entered the bounds, and then jumped into the deep corner of the court behind Gawain.
The full moon scimitar was born out of nowhere!
Whoosh!
The next second, a burst of exclamations and screams came from the ears, intertwined together.
"Game, Nadal."
In the first set, Nadal finally won the fifth set point, and the tiebreaker was "7:5", which was just one more service point.
ah!
Nadal was also suppressed to the extreme. He clenched his fists and jumped up high. After such an ups and downs and twists and turns, he also urgently needed to release his emotions. Then he turned to look at the player box, looking for it with determination. The figure of uncle Toni Nadal.
Tony also stood up with his right fist raised high, cheering and celebrating for Nadal, giving Nadal the firmest support with his eyes, cheers and movements.
In fact, after missing the entire North American season, Nadal is still looking for form after returning from injury. Facing the new US Open champion, they all expected that it would be a hard battle. From this point of view, Nadal is actually the same as Gao Wen. In this encounter, be fully prepared.
But Nadal is still experienced after all. Even when he was not in the best condition, he showed his profound knowledge in detail processing, tactical layout and rhythm control. In the end, he won the most important victory with Nadal's iconic defensive counterattack. The most crucial point.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win; when the brave meet, the wise will win.
In the head-to-head confrontation between Mars and the Earth, Nadal was still superior, showing his best form at the critical moment, and then won the first set.
Gawain stood in front of the net, feeling a little depressed.
Do you regret surfing the Internet?
In fact, I don’t regret it, because it is an opportunity, and you should seize it when you see it; but the details of the two interceptions in front of the net are still far from enough, especially when facing a player like Nadal, he needs to do better in terms of technique. In addition to shortcomings, my mentality is not in the right position.
Especially after Nadal broke Nadal's serve to win the game at the end of the set and dragged the game into a tie-break in one go, it should have been the stage when his momentum was at its peak. However, with the advantage in hand, he was not able to take advantage of the situation and take the first set. Victory was in his pocket, which was indeed foreign to Gawain.
This is the first time.
He needs to be aware of the strength of his opponent and also needs to be aware of his own fluctuations.
From this point of view, reaching the US Open championship has indeed brought about some subtle changes in mentality. It has not been exposed before, but in the face of the tougher, more unyielding and more outstanding Nadal, the clues finally emerged. .
Looking at Nadal, who was sweating profusely and with firm eyes, Gao Wen also realized that he still had a lot to learn, but this also meant that he was still growing. Without frustration or annoyance, he straightened his back and walked back to the players to rest. District, and began to think about the second set of competition.
The game is not over yet.
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