"Hey, Gawain!"
"Gawain!"
"Well done!"
One, two, three, four, five... In the VIP seats, everyone high-fived Gawain one after another to celebrate. Looking at Gawain sitting on the chair, the stars were shining over the moon, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Ha ha!
The tight air in the stadium relaxed slightly. They were nervous because of the stalemate in the confrontation, and then they were nervous because they were worried about Gao Wen's injury. Now seeing this scene, everyone can no longer control it.
The whole room burst into laughter!
Zverev Jr.:…
Can he use foul language?
That guy is simply a clown. How can he behave like a clown in a game? They're competing. It's an official game, okay?
Grass.
Zverev felt insulted. He squandered three game points and was broken in such a way. How did all this happen?
In my mind, thoughts were surging chaotically, but I couldn't sort out the clues for a long time. There was only a mess, all stuffed in my chest, almost about to explode.
Then--
Bang bang bang!
Applause, here it comes.
Because Gawain left the VIP seat, climbed over the railing, and returned to the court again. He raised his hands and gently tapped the racquet with his left hand. In this way, he thanked the audience for their concerns and cheers. A slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. A light smile, humble and polite, no arrogance at all.
The whole audience responded.
As Soler said, the Miami Masters is equivalent to Gao Wen's home court. IMG Group has started to promote in Miami a few weeks ago. At that time, Federer had not announced his absence from Miami, so the promotion of the Big Four was the focus, but they still Gao Wen was given enough space.
Step by step, the residents of Miami feel a little closer to Gawain, as if Gawain also lives in this city.
Judging from today's situation, there is no doubt that IMG's layout and promotion are successful, and Gao Wen and the audience have indeed formed a bond.
With a good shot and a little bit of entertainment, the audience was conquered by Gawain and burst into the loudest applause since the game started.
Little Zverev?
No one cares.
Zverev was completely reduced to a supporting role. He glared at Gawain fiercely, did nothing more, lowered his head, and returned to the players' dugout——
Prepare to exchange venues.
what happened?
Zverev needs to sort out his thoughts. He obviously won three points in a row at the beginning and held the game point, but how did he lose this serve?
He needed to calm down, he needed to regroup.
The game has just begun. Being behind by one service game is nothing. There will be plenty of time to break back and get back to the same starting line.
Gawain agreed with this.
Perhaps Zverev is indeed young and green, and at the same time, he is indeed prone to performing abnormally under pressure, but this does not mean that he is that fragile.
In fact, Zverev Jr. has won many five-set matches in Grand Slam tournaments——
Of course, those five-set battles were against players ranked outside the top 20 in the world. If faced with high-ranking seeded players, the situation would be very difficult; but no matter what, this still shows that he is not a player who gives up easily. Even if he performs under pressure, he still cannot reach the standard.
Therefore, what needs to be done against Zverev is to continue to put pressure on him, and then force him to struggle more and more in the pressure dilemma.
Gawain knows very well how impactful the threat Zverev can be once he relaxes, gets rid of the constraints of pressure and gives full play to his strength.
It is one thing to dislike your opponent, but it is another thing to face up to your opponent's strength. Gao Wen will never be arrogant and think that Zverev is not a threat.
This also means -
After accidentally breaking serve in the first game, Gao Wen needs to change some tactics in the next service game. He needs to be more aggressive and strive to further suppress his opponent, because Zverev's counterattack is foreseeable, and his The serve will inevitably face more pressure.
really!
Gawain's reading of the game soon proved to be true.
Obviously, Zverev did not give up. After encountering a break, he immediately launched an attack on Gao Wen's serve, and his attack was very fierce.
Compared with the first confrontation in last year's Challenger League, during this period, Gao Wen was growing and so was Zverev, so the game was naturally different.
Against players with excellent backhands like Zverev and Djokovic, the tactical layout often needs to be special.
Generally speaking, against a player with a weak backhand, you may focus on attacking the backhand, looking for a breakthrough, and breaking the tactical balance.
But against a player with a strong backhand, you cannot simply and crudely focus on attacking the forehand, because the forehand is the first basic skill for every player to learn tennis. This also means that even if the forehand is weak and unstable, it still has a certain attack power. , if you risk a concentrated attack, you will easily encounter backlash.
In other words, the tactical layout needs to be richer and more diverse, not too single.
Gao Wen clearly knows Zverev's backhand ability. Based on his experience in many confrontations with Djokovic, he first needs to contain the backhand and prevent Zverev from finding a backhand shot as much as possible. Feel.
Otherwise, once the backhand opens the situation, the line layout will be more calm, and together with it, the forehand will easily become active along with it, making it difficult to control the situation.
In this regard, Gao Wen does not lack experience. The backhand confrontation with Djokovic has become the main theme of every meeting between them.
but!
Zverev Jr.'s backhand is indeed very, very good. Although he is still young and has not yet fully matured in terms of technology, strength, and tactical layout, Zverev Jr. has already demonstrated his backhand offensive ability -
Fight.
Zverev is better than Djokovic in terms of grasp and control of fighting.
After all, Djokovic has been playing in professional tennis for many years and always puts stability first at critical moments; while Zverev still maintains the edge and momentum of a young man, daring to take risks and take shots, making the entire fight more decisive and more decisive. Being direct is also braver, and more importantly, the success rate is extraordinary.
The lethality is astonishing.
Gawain tried to control the situation, but Zverev repeatedly broke the situation.
Such a scene is reminiscent of the duel between Gauvin and Djokovic, but now the positions are reversed, with Gauvin trying to control and Zverev trying to subvert.
Wait, does this mean that Gawain is still a little conservative after all?
Faced with the impact of the new generation of players, Gao Wen's mentality in the game has inevitably changed from a challenger to a defender -
So that the tactics become conservative?
If this is the case, we cannot blame Gawain. After all, human psychology is difficult to control, but...
Really?
Gawain, are you really conservative?
"40:40".
Deuce, fourth time.
Gao Wen wasted a game point, Zverev wasted two break points, and then returned to a tie for the fourth time. This game was very stalemate.
Next, there are still key points, either game points or break points.
After a six-shot stalemate, Zverev Jr. found an opportunity and took the lead in taking the shot from the backhand position——
Slash, flat attack, speed up.
bombing!
