Grass.
That was the only voice in Kyrgios's head.
Hurry! Hurry!
Looking at the guy on the opposite side of the court, strolling and relaxing, his back was obviously sweating and his ears were red, but the bright smile at the corner of his mouth was so wanton and gorgeous, it stung Kyrgios's eyes. Then, his anger level reached its highest level, and he was still continues to soar.
Kyrgios could no longer control himself. He clenched his hands into fists and used all his strength to control his urge to throw the racket.
Then, he yelled.
However, the crowd at Margaret Court Arena did not pay much attention to Kyrgios this time, and they had many thoughts to process.
The home fans are still doubting their own eyes, the Chinese fans are still cheering and celebrating, and the neutral fans are still talking about it.
Everyone has their own things to be busy with.
So, what about Gawain?
Gawain walked to the sidelines, wiped his sweat with a towel, turned his back to Kyrgios, and concealed his surging heart——
In fact, he was far from as relaxed as he seemed on the surface.
From the serve to the forehand to the second forehand, Kyrgios's three consecutive shots are indeed of high quality. The entire impact and tail power are very threatening. Gawain's embarrassment is real and his haste is real. , the dilemma is also real.
Just a little bit, Kyrgios could score with this ball.
Although Gawain performed tough at the last moment and seized the fleeting opportunity to switch from defense to offense, his racing heart, sweat-soaked palms and slightly trembling forearms still needed a little time to relax.
He buried his cheek deeply in the towel and let out a long breath.
Gawain guessed that Kyrgios should still have some breath now and stubbornly refused to admit defeat. No matter what, this game did have different meanings to him.
Perhaps Kyrgios doesn't care at all whether he becomes the first Australian player to advance to the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park since 2005.
However, Kyrgios must care that Kogkinakis, Tomic and his friends all lose to Gawain, especially "Gawain"!
Therefore, Kyrgios should still be holding his breath.
It is precisely because of this that this tiebreaker is so important:
One is the strategic commanding heights, one outcome is "2:0", the other outcome is "1:1", these are two completely different things.
The second is the trend of the second set. Kyrgios once got two consecutive set points. If he narrowly wins the final tie-break and saves three consecutive set points, then the whole momentum will be different; but if he loses the final tie-break, The feeling is completely different.
The third is Kyrgios’s attitude——
Everyone says that as long as Kyrgios is serious and focused, he will be invincible, like a Super Saiyan. Throughout the second set, Kyrgios really devoted himself to winning. If Kyrgios really wins, , then the subsequent games will be truly unstoppable.
Gawain needs to win this tiebreaker, not only needs to win this set, but also needs to destroy Kyrgios.
call……
Gawain let out a long breath, and then regained his concentration.
"6:3".
Second District.
At the critical moment, Gao Wen still wanted to further improve the quality of his first serve, but he hit the ball too hard and went straight to the net.
Second serve.
outer corner.
Backhand.
At the critical moment, Gawain still chose to suppress Kyrgios' backhand.
This time, Kyrgios also accurately judged it, moved ahead of time, and returned a diagonal shot with a solid backhand, which was of good quality.
But for Gawain, he still lacked a little threat. He waited early with a two-handed backhand, and then hit a diagonal shot back again.
"Slash vs Slash".
Gawain and Kyrgios seemed to be competing. Neither of them changed their lines easily. They stubbornly stayed on the backhand position and started a backhand duel.
In fact, both of them have a chance. They stand firm and the angle and power of returning the ball have not improved. It is not difficult to change the line. Therefore, both of them always take care of their forehand position, and every time they step, Return a little to the right, but then return the ball to the backhand.
One shot. Two beats. Three beats.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them were just practicing ball, playing three rounds of six shots on the backhand position. No one changed the line, no one suddenly exerted force.
Then, Gao Wen seemed to "hesitate" a little and hit a backhand shot without controlling the line and angle.
According to common sense, the landing point should be close to the line change, but this shot landed in the center left of the court on the left side of Kyrgios.
A full step and a half from the sideline.
To put it simply, there was a deviation in the placement control, and the tactical intention of suppressing the backhand position was not suppressed.
Chance!
Kyrgios caught it immediately, switched steps to his left side, switched from a backhand position to a forehand position, and immediately launched an attack with his sideways forehand.
boom!
Kyrgios seemed a little anxious, because such opportunities are indeed rare. Both of them were testing and speculating, and the entire batting rhythm also slowed down significantly.
Now, he needs to increase the rhythm and break the balance very, very suddenly.
The eagerness is reflected in the steps. The entire cross-step change step has a larger stride. As a result, the steps do not stop the car and move too much, and the hitting point deviates from the track.
Originally, the arm should hit the sweet spot after completing the swing, but as a result, the tennis ball was a little far away from the body, so that the arm needed to reach the ball.
But Kyrgios no longer cared about this. He threw out his forehand as fast as a whip, and with a bit of a skateboard-like stroke, he violently threw the tennis ball away.
boom!
The tennis ball, fast and flat, smashed from top to bottom.
Tap tap, tap tap.
Kyrgios adjusted his steps for a while, regained his center of gravity, and then quickly moved laterally towards his right side, trying to return to the defensive position, or to connect with the next attack.
His eyes were firmly locked on Gawain's movements.
At this time, Kyrgios discovered that Gawain had no intention of giving in. Faced with this forehand attack, he could not detect any emotion at all——
Wasn't the deviation in the landing point of the last shot an accident?
Before Kyrgios had time to think carefully, Gawain's return ball had already hit him.
Backhand, slash.
It's still the same repetitive line, the same as the third one.
Kyrgios' heart skipped a beat, but he immediately calmed down. He moved to the right, braked urgently, controlled his body, returned to his backhand position, and prepared to fight head-on——
He won't be afraid.
Even if he encounters continuous hammering on his backhand position, he will not be afraid!
Fear? That's for cowards.
Hehe, that guy definitely didn't expect that...
etc.
etc!
Just when Kyrgios stepped forward to meet him, he realized that his steps were not adjusted properly, so that his swing was a little stretched; at the same time, the speed of the ball was faster than expected. It seemed that, Gao Wen also hit the backhand with all his strength in this shot.
In the blink of an eye, there was no time to adjust.
Come forward!
Miso, miso miso miso.
The tennis ball was spinning and heavy, even heavier than Kyrgios imagined, and the entire thick ball was pressed down layer by layer.
However, his backhand triggering movement was not complete, and the power could not be fully released.
The next second, Kyrgios felt the violent vibration of the racket. Everything happened too fast, and then the hitting action was out of control——
Fly.
The tennis ball flew away.
How... how is it possible?
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