The sun was a bit dazzling, and the hot sweat was slowly flowing down. I felt an itching on my cheek, but I no longer had the energy to wipe it away at this time.
At the French Open, there are no night matches, and all matches are matinees; and, considering that clay court matches generally take a long time, the start time is earlier——
At 11 o'clock in the morning, all games, including the center court, start at the same time, and the players need to play under the scorching sun; in addition, the sunset in Paris is very late, and it usually doesn't get dark until around 10 p.m., so the game continues After nine o'clock, it is also common.
Today, the match between Gao Wen and Tiafoe was scheduled for Susan Lenglen’s second match. In the previous women’s singles match, Makarova won in straight sets and it didn’t take long; therefore, when When Gawain and the others appeared on stage, it was almost noon, and the hottest moment of the day began.
There is no doubt that the French Open is difficult from the weather to the environment to the venue, and it is no wonder that everyone thinks this is the most difficult Grand Slam.
At this time, both Gawain and Tiafoe were sweating profusely, as if they were fished out of the water. Even though they had just wiped away the sweat, in the blink of an eye, their foreheads were covered with sweat again, and the strong sunlight made people feel even more sad. He couldn't open his eyes, so much so that Gawain had to wear his own ball cap.
After polishing the entire clay court season, as expected, Gao Wen's various attribute abilities have once again increased -
Among them, the improvement of physical fitness is obvious.
On the one hand, Gao Wen's judgment was correct. He had hit the bottleneck on hard courts, but the sense of improvement brought by the continuous hard court events was very, very weak, so he came to clay soil and changed his training methods and competitions. In this way, the growth potential value has risen again.
On the other hand, even without Gao Wen's own system points, clay court competitions objectively require physical exercise and mental training. Relying on your own training and competition, you can also usher in an increase in different levels of attributes. It is very intuitive. Let people see the training value of clay soil.
When I came to Roland Garros, various attributes experienced changes again, including natural improvement and the superimposed values were very gratifying.
Physical attributes: 92
Technical attributes: 91
Mental attributes: 95
Compared with before the start of the clay court season, the physical attributes have improved by two points, while the technical attributes and mental attributes have increased by one point each.
If I remember correctly, this should be the first time that Gawain's physical attributes surpassed his technical attributes, slightly leading by half a body. The physical attributes that were once a weakness are now slowly becoming a strength through unremitting efforts and training, playing an important role in the clay court season.
in addition.
Hidden attributes: 78 (4/5)
Although the value is still 78 and has not increased, Gawain still superimposed two attribute points, and he is just one step away from improving the hidden attribute.
Overall, the growth rate has indeed slowed down significantly. However, compared with the spring season, such a change is very gratifying.
What's more, Gao Wen has different expectations for the clay court season and the grass court season. He does not expect to be able to show the style of the world's top players, but to return to the challenger position with a baby-step mentality, slowly learning, and slowly becoming a challenger. Slow growth, slow impact——
The most intuitive one is Nadal.
In 2005, Nadal won the French Open in his first appearance. People had great expectations, but as soon as he turned around and headed to Wimbledon, he lost in the second round.
In fact, Wimbledon has always been the most unstable Grand Slam for Nadal. Except for 2005, he stopped in the second round in 2012 and the first round in 2013. In Nadal's career, the only time he was eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam was at Wimbledon.
For a long time, people complained that Nadal was not good at grass and might accomplish nothing here, but later Nadal proved himself.
Not only Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, etc. have also faced the same situation, and now Gawain is no exception.
From hard courts to clay, you need to learn slowly.
Therefore, the adjustment of mentality is crucial, and Gawain did not act too hastily.
This year's first clay court season is all about learning, and the improvement of attribute points is an extra surprise. Witness your growth and progress bit by bit.
It is precisely because of this that when he stepped on the Suzanne Lenglen court in Roland Garros, Gao Wen was not nervous and got into the state very quickly.
Once you actually enter the game, you can notice that the difference in clay court venues is indeed greater——
The venues in Roland Garros are all different from those in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, and Rome. Even though people have always emphasized Monte Carlo, which is the closest, you can still feel some differences between the two venues in the two cities.
Here, the entire ball mass is slightly heavier and heavier, which is often said to "support power and spin."
Although clay will eat up power and speed, weaken the impact of power players' shots, and translate into spin; but there is a misunderstanding here. If someone thinks that clay is not hit hard enough, it is absolutely wrong. The reduction in ball speed will not affect the impact of the ball. The transmission of power and the tail strength of the ball are the best proof.
In fact, the ball quality on clay courts is the heaviest among all courts. Especially when the humidity is high and the temperature is low, the ball quality will be particularly heavy.
The difference is that when hitting the ball on clay, you cannot use brute force. Before exerting full force, you must fully understand the rotation and adjust the hitting technique along with the context of the rotation.
These controls are very, very subtle, so subtle that they are difficult to detect; but the reality is that these details are precisely the key to "reading and understanding" red soil:
The dividing line between ordinary masters, top masters, and peerless masters is drawn with the help of these details that are too subtle to be noticed.
From Gawain's point of view, this is very interesting.
Because he himself is a player who likes to understand, think, and layout. Changes from the opponent to the venue to the game situation can all be the key to changing the game; although clay soil is unfamiliar to him, the learning process is the same. Yes, the whole process was full of fun.
so--
The first game at Roland Garros went much smoother than expected.
"6:1", "6:1".
Gao Wen, who plays two dishes first, sends out two fried dough sticks with great force, which is equivalent to a pair of chopsticks.
On the one hand, Gao Wen has indeed shown his growth throughout the clay court season.
He knows that the first two rounds of a Grand Slam tournament are difficult to play, and he may often encounter many surprises, and his adjustments should not reach the peak as soon as he starts, otherwise the second week of the tournament may usher in a decline, so, The response and handling of the first round of games need to be more cautious.
Judging from the game, Gao Wen's concentration is good. Although his state is still slowly adjusting and adapting, his control is very good.
Tiafoe, on the other hand, showed his inexperience.
Whether it was experience in professional competitions or clay court events, his shortcomings were fully exposed, and he was deeply mired in the quagmire from the beginning.
Tiafoe: It’s really hard for me.
(End of chapter)
