"...Wow, beautiful!"
"Gawain is indeed a man with a big heart. We once again saw the game intelligence of this young player."
"Facing the weather changes, facing the pressure at home, and more importantly, facing Tsonga who was in high morale and launched an all-out attack aggressively after winning the fourth set, Gao Wen's response seemed mature and sophisticated. We were already on a firm footing at the start of the final set.”
"In this game, there were four points. Gao Wen used four different tactical combinations, which did not give Tsonga much room to play. He scored four points in a row and successfully maintained serve."
"Obviously, Gao Wen has gotten rid of the impact of the regrettable loss in the previous set and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the final set. The entire tactical idea is very clear."
The commentators in the commentary box are bystanders who can examine the overall situation from a high position and capture the context of the game more clearly and comprehensively.
As they say, Gawain is fully prepared for the decisive set——
Focusing on maintaining hair is only one aspect; the other is breaking the situation, which does not need to be rushed, but needs to be laid out step by step.
Judging from the state at the end of the fourth set, Tsonga, after surviving the extreme physical condition, hit a small climax, repeatedly creating threats in Gawain's serve; at the same time, Tsonga continued to maintain his strength in Tsonga's own serve. A strong performance, although Gao Wen tried his best to hold off the game, but still lost the tiebreaker.
In other words, Tsonga is at a minor peak.
But now that the game has reached the final set, whether it is Gao Wen or Tsonga, their physical fitness is no longer at the same level as in the opening stage. This means that,
First, the peak state cannot last for long.
Secondly, it is no longer realistic to compete for every ball, and physical energy must be distributed more rationally.
Tsonga is a passionate player.
In his game, if he enters a state of chicken blood, he will definitely play like crazy, killing all directions and sweeping away thousands of troops; but if he is depressed and cools down, he will also make a lot of inexplicable low-level mistakes, and the entire performance may plummet. Unable to perform to his normal level.
For Tsonga, he needs applause, he needs cheers, he needs the excitement and passion of a strong showdown. He is a typical player who "gets stronger when he encounters a strong one". He loves the top stage, peak showdowns, and advocates challenging the strong; naturally , the game state is also prone to ups and downs, comparable to a roller coaster.
Therefore, what Gao Wen needs to do now is to stabilize the game, delay the game, avoid Tsonga's edge as much as possible, and wait for Tsonga's feel, momentum, and state to slowly decline; at the same time, he looks for opportunities to disrupt the rhythm and create Difficulties destroyed Tsonga's touch and finally created opportunities.
Therefore, "layout" has become the focus of Gawain's opening stage in the final set.
Here, starting from his own serve, he takes control of the initiative with changes and tries to destroy Tsonga's rhythm and pattern as much as possible.
On that side, I made an attempt in Tsonga's serve, not anxious for immediate results, but needed to change the rhythm of the game.
On paper, you can already see the intricacies. This is also the most subtle and difficult part of the final set; it is even more so in actual combat execution.
Gawain requires patience, care and concentration, none of which can be missing.
However, in the final set, both the physical and mental levels have reached the critical point. There are also weather factors that may interfere or even interrupt the game at any time. They are as distracting as untimely bombs. Maintaining concentration is definitely not that easy. Easy things come with endless problems.
Sticky.
Tight.
And...exciting.
"1:0".
"2:1".
"3:2".
Keep serve, keep serve, keep serve, the opening of the deciding set completely continued the atmosphere at the end of the fourth set, both players performed well.
Among them, Tsonga is still the one in slightly better condition.
Tsonga once forced two non-consecutive break points in Gao Wen's service game, but at the critical moment, Gao Wen showed his top performance and saved them all; and in his first
At the second game point, through continuous pressure, Tsonga's return ball went into the net, and he completed the thrilling guarantee of serve.
In contrast, Tsonga had a smooth sailing in his serve game. Although he faced some pressure, he did not face any break points. He successfully held serve twice in a row, continuing his fiery touch and continuously winning. Push the pressure to Gawain's side and stay strong.
Judging from the momentum of the situation, the stalemate is still stalemate. At the same time, Tsonga has a slight advantage.
However, Gawain always adhered to his tactical layout and looked for opportunities patiently and tenaciously.
In the sixth game of the deciding set, Tsonga served.
a district.
Tsonga has an informal and free-spirited character. The rhythm between points is very fast, and the preparation of each point's serve is also very crisp.
After simply patting the ball and looking up to confirm that Gawain was ready, Tsonga threw the ball directly——
Get in close and press the forehand.
The first serve was slightly to the inside corner, but mainly from close range, trying to squeeze Gao Wen's hitting space in the backhand position, relying on power and speed to create suppression.
The effect is... good.
The serve with a speed of 200 kilometers per hour created a cloud of dust when it hit the ground. It was fast and heavy, which compressed Gawain's movement time. He could not fully move his feet. In the end, he could only rely on the backward tilt of his upper body to make way for the backhand. He rolled up the tape quickly and barely pulled out a topspin return shot.
Originally, Gao Wen tried to pull out a deep zone return parabola, which restricted Tsonga's subsequent offensive connection to a certain extent, but the effect was not satisfactory.
Tsonga's serve was as thick and powerful as a cannon, successfully squeezing the speed of Gawain's racket head. In addition, the swing speed of the two-handed backhand was not as fast as that of the forehand, and the friction was still not enough. Sufficient, so that the parabolic flight trajectory is not full enough, especially the descent curve is far from enough, and then——
The ball returned was shallow.
Perhaps, Tsonga’s number of ACEs has not entered the top ten in history, and when people mention the cannon of serving, few people will think of him; but it is undeniable that the impact and pressure established by Tsonga through serving are absolutely Excellent, this is also the foundation of his offensive tactical system.
really--
Tsonga won't miss it.
Seeing it, Gao Wen's return ball fell in the midfield, and the parabolic control was obviously not deep enough.
With one step forward, Tsonga has directly entered the baseline. He is very timely and very determined. The whole step is very closely connected and he presses forward strongly.
Although Gao Wen chose to return the ball in the middle, Tsonga didn't care at all. He swung the ball with his forehand and ripped the return angle away without hesitation.
Forehand. slash. blind spot.
I saw——
Tsonga's swing is not big, clean and concise but full of power. He also uses the inertia of his forward movement and relies on the superposition of body weight and run-up speed. You can feel the clever fit and full release of energy at the moment of taking the racket. Tennis is known for its The posture of a cannon is shot out from the front.
boom!
Hitting the ball, aiming at the big triangle of Gao Wen's forehand and bottom line, he was not prepared to leave any defensive space for Gao Wen, aiming for the winning point.
However, will Gawain be so helpless?
the answer is negative--
How can it be!
Tsonga had just finished hitting the ball and had already caught Gawain near the landing point of his ball.
So fast!
