Ahhhh!
Ahhhh!
Comparable to a volcanic eruption.
The entire Stade Philippe-Chatier went crazy, roaring, screaming, cheering and jumping irrationally, and the carnival atmosphere was spreading.
And it's not just the audience, even Nadal is no exception.
With a little bit of regret and a little bit of embarrassment, Nadal lowered his head and did not hide his disappointment, but he still raised his hands to applaud Gawain——
In this game, Gawain's outburst in a desperate situation really proved his ability. He is worthy of being a Grand Slam champion. Gawain used his blood and talent to fight his way out, which is worthy of applause and admiration.
But will Nadal give up?
The answer is 100% no.
The Stade Philippe-Chatier has gone into a frenzy and no one is exempt.
Then, some media discovered an unexpected but reasonable phenomenon——
According to real-time viewership data, the attendance figures of Stade Philippe-Chartier surpassed those of Stade Suzanne Lenglen worldwide.
Of course, because the official live broadcast signal is the Stade Philippe-Chatier, it is natural that the viewership figures will be higher; but the key is that if the game played by the official signal is not the game they want to watch, fans can change the channel or switch to Internet, or even not watching, these choices exist objectively.
It doesn't mean that if the official signal broadcasts this game, the ratings will be high.
When the viewership numbers come out, it proves the appeal of the game itself.
What's more, the ratings of the Philippe-Chatier Stadium are far beyond imagination, not just one and a half stars higher, but more than twice as high.
At the same time, Nadal played against Gauvin at the Philippe-Chatier Court; Federer played against Wawrinka at the Susan Lenglen Court.
As a result, according to incomplete statistics, worldwide, the viewership of the Suzanne Lenglen Stadium was stable at around 20 million, while the Philippe Chartier Stadium easily exceeded 60 million.
The difference is obvious.
Of course, an important reason why the ratings at the Philippe-Chatier Stadium are so crazy is that in mainland China, this game attracted 35 million viewers, although it was not able to break the record of Li Na's French Open championship in 2011. With a record of 110 million, it is already the second highest viewing figures for a tennis event in Chinese history.
Moreover, this is only a quarterfinal match, which shows Gawain's popularity in his hometown.
But it is not entirely correct to say that the Philippe Chartier Stadium only relies on the Chinese market behind Gao Wen. At the beginning of the game, the viewership number was stable at around 45 million, rising steadily as the game progressed, and in the second The end of the set reaches a whole new level.
It can be seen that the excitement of the game itself is still a major attraction.
Not only in China, but also globally, the number of viewers who gave up the Swiss Derby between Federer and Wawrinka and chose the "Big Four VS Challenger" match between Gao Wen and Nadal is far beyond imagination.
From the perspective of ATP, we welcome it with both hands and feet. The new generation has finally risen. The atmosphere that has been brewing in the media for five months has finally ushered in a harvest moment.
In every aspect, inside and out, everyone can deeply feel the intensity of this game——
"5:5", the second set is really coming to an end, and any game may change the outcome.
In the next game, the situation is delicate.
Be it Nadal or Gawain, both players' physical strength will inevitably decline at the end of the second set. Even if they have not reached the extreme, they are not far away. This is a key factor that must be taken into consideration.
The game just now took ten minutes, and it went into the next game without a break. The test was even more severe, for both players.
Especially Nadal, because he will be the one to serve next, and his physical energy consumption will be more intense; and the fluctuations in his own state will be more intense than in previous years, not to mention that he is nine years older than Gawain.
Similarly, whether Gao Wen, who has exhausted his physical strength, still has the energy to launch an attack in Nadal's serve game, and to what extent the offensive quality can reach, is also a question mark. I am afraid Gao Wen himself does not have the answer.
Under the combined influence of all aspects, the game became increasingly tense at the end of the second set.
But the game didn’t stop and continued——
First of all, Nadal did suffer from the impact of physical strength, and his state fluctuated significantly. He failed to score a single serve in a row, and basically relied on his second serve to support his serve.
Secondly, Nadal is rich in experience. In the first half of his career, he basically did not rely on his first serve. He won most of his games on his second serve. When reading his game data, you should not look at the first serve scoring rate, but rather Looking at the second serve scoring rate, he has a variety of tactical combinations on the second serve.
Third, this is the Stade Philippe-Chatier.
"30:0", Nadal established an advantage.
"30:30", Gawain launched a counterattack.
Then--
Nadal made a very simple mistake on his forehand, missed an offensive opportunity, failed to get the game point, and instead gave up a break point.
Immediately afterwards——
The super spin of Nadal's close serve successfully squeezed Gawain, resulting in poor return quality. Nadal directly followed up the previous shot to form a winning point and save the break point.
"40:40".
The situation is still tense.
Huff, huff... With every breath, Gawain felt like a fire-breathing dragon, with flames surging in his chest. Even the sunlight turned into magma boiling at his fingertips, and every pore was breathing heat and boiling heat.
tired.
The body is protesting, the brain is protesting, and every muscle and bone in the body is protesting. Although the race is less than two hours long, it is as thrilling and thrilling as a marathon. It is definitely a test.
But Gao Wen knew that he was tired and Nadal was tired too. They were all the same. Now it was a battle of wills——
He never thought that he would be able to push Nadal into such a situation on clay at Roland Garros, but since he has already done it to this extent, why not go further? This is why he is eager to challenge Nadal at Philippe Chatier, which is his ultimate goal for the clay court season!
Perhaps, he can start by breaking Nadal's serve and then move forward step by step, one step at a time. There is no need to be greedy.
After all, so far in this game, Gao Wen has not been able to break serve, not even once.
He couldn't remember how many opportunities he had missed. There should be eighty-five, right?
However, it doesn’t matter, what matters is always the next opportunity.
His breath was like sulfur, and he seemed to be able to taste the blood in his trachea, but Gawain still exhaled a long breath and prepared for battle——
Let the storm come more violently.
a district.
Nadal's first serve... still didn't go in. This time, it went beyond the bottom line of the service area, and his serve aimed at the inside corner of the center failed to enter the area.
It can be seen from the details that Nadal is still trying to find the landing point of "pressing the backhand close to the body", and maximizes the squeezing feeling of top spin through deep serves, and then squeezes Gawain's backhand swing. Shoot to create opportunities for your own offense, but unfortunately, the first serve still did not enter the zone.
Second serve——
(End of chapter)
