Emergency stop, emergency turn, start start and start again.
Gawain couldn't tell clearly how many times this was his sprint back and forth, but he didn't care, there was only one thought in his mind.
Slash, backhand.
Gao Wen expected that Wawrinka would choose a diagonal line as a breakthrough, but he completely threw his center of gravity in the previous shot. The braking function of his footsteps was not good enough, which affected the second start. The rhythm of the horizontal sprint also slowed down slightly, and the decisive victory After all, the first set and the first set are not the same thing.
Relying on advance prediction and timely response, Gawain gained a glimmer of hope for himself. It might not be much, but Gawain believed it was enough.
Faith is immortal.
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
The sound of footsteps hitting the ground continued to hit the eardrums like thunder, and the heart was almost bursting. The burning blood was almost drying up, so that there was not much left of the ancient power deep in the soul.
However, he was still running.
Even if every cell and muscle in his body protested strongly, he still ran with all his concentration and sprinted towards the goal.
Close.
Closer.
The mustard-yellow light seemed to be on fire and continued to fly towards the doubles area.
tread.
Tap tap tap.
The whole world fell into slow motion, and every footsteps roared in his mind very clearly, and then Gawain realized that he had to take action.
Otherwise it will be too late.
The two-handed backhand couldn't be extended at all, so I switched to a one-handed backhand to hit the ball with my back, and the whole body was fully extended along with the sliding movement.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, the sound of red clay surf surges and rolls in the air.
Then, there was an overwhelming impact force on the racket. From the racket to the wrist, it was shaking violently. It was really difficult to control it with one hand, but Gao Wen had already had an idea. He turned the racket upward and lifted it gently.
Lob shot.
Gawain knew what he should do, but the quality and tail power of the tennis ball did not give him much time, and it flew out with just a light touch.
Uh-huh.
Gawain almost lost control of his center of gravity. He relied on his left hand to support the ground to barely control himself. However, he could no longer care about his own embarrassment. He regained his center of gravity with a strong push and stood up in a clockwise direction. He kept his feet flexible and prepared to continue to defend——
What about tennis?
He raised his head and looked at the sky. The mustard-yellow parabola crossed the entire field. All the heads in the Philippe-Chatier Stadium also raised their heads, as if they were waiting for the meteor to fall.
Wawrinka is no exception.
Wawrinka was already on the net, but halfway through, he realized that the parabola was deeper than imagined, so he quickly retreated, observing his position all the way back, and fixating on the coordinates of the tennis ball.
Back away.
Back up again.
Continue to back away.
Until his steps left the baseline, his eyes followed the tennis ball as it fell to the ground.
Falling, falling slowly, in a flash of brilliance, burning.
Finally, land.
Out of bounds.
Very, very close, but in the end it was still out of bounds. A whole ball went out of bounds. It was just a little bit short of being able to enter the bounds. It was just a little bit short of being able to rely on defense to turn the situation around. It was just a little bit short of the last bit. A little bit can continue the battle.
However, it was still out of bounds, no doubt about it.
Wawrinka was stunned.
As soon as he loosened his grip, the racket fell to the ground. He covered his face and knelt on his knees, staring blankly at his player box.
Eyes full of disbelief.
Time is frozen at this moment——
The game is over.
After four serves to win the game and on the ninth match point, Wawrinka finally cashed in.
"4:6", "6:4", "6:2", "6:7 (
7)", "10:8".
The entire competition lasted five hours and fourteen minutes, and it was settled here, bringing an end to this thrilling and hearty Huashan sword debate.
In the end, Wawrinka defeated Gauvin in a long game. After being eliminated in the first round last year, he wrote a Cinderella fairy tale at Roland Garros this year. Unbelievably, he successively eliminated three of the top ten players in the world, Berdych, Federer and Gauvin. player, stepping onto the French Open final stage for the first time in his career.
Who could have imagined that Wawrinka would succeed in breaking through in the second half?
More importantly, with a soul-stirring game, Wawrinka ended Gauvin's incredible career record of 19 consecutive Grand Slam wins. From the first round of last year's US Open to the semi-finals of this year's French Open, Gauvin's career in the ATP The glorious debut record was finally settled here.
Shock, astonishment, sigh——
As expected of Wawrinka.
Last year at the Australian Open, Wawrinka defeated the absolute king Djokovic in Melbourne Park. He was a late bloomer and had a breakthrough in the Grand Slam for the first time in his career.
At this year's French Open, Wawrinka ended the 19-match Grand Slam winning streak of Gawain, the strongest newcomer in ATP history, strongly proving that last year's outbreak was definitely not a coincidence.
Perhaps, before Roland Garros kicked off, people had been discussing the key points of Gauvin's Grand Slam winning streak. Almost no one believed that Gauvin could reach the French Open. In other words, the winning streak should be here. ended; however, when this day actually arrived, people were in shock.
In such a hearty and soul-stirring way, in such an unyielding and high-spirited way, in such a burning and dazzling way, I even expected that Gawain's winning streak could continue. It went on, but in the end, it came to an end.
A great match, worthy of a great ending, and a great story written, both for Wawrinka and Gawain.
The world fell into a brief state of shock and astonishment. The thoughts in his mind were surging, and he was unable to react for a while, just like that, he was caught in a panic.
This is true for the Stade Philippe-Chatier, the players' lounge, the commentary box, and the millions of viewers in front of the television.
However, all this is not important to Gawain.
Whoosh. Whoosh.
He was breathing heavily, his chest was like a bellows, heaving violently, his knees were almost unable to support his body, and his steps were shaky.
In fact, Gao Wen was already ready for the next attack. However, the return ball ended up going out of bounds. Although it was very close, going out of bounds was out of bounds. .
then--
it's over.
This is the end.
Even though he saved nine match points, even though he broke three serves to win the game, even though he won the tie-break on the edge of the cliff in the fourth set, and even though he got a chance to go long in the final set, in the end, ...Victory still does not belong to you.
Some are unwilling, some are bitter, and some are sad.
However, there are no regrets.
Because Gawain knew that he had tried his best, that he had burned out, and that he fought with all his strength to the last moment, without holding anything back.
When the game was over, the side with better and stronger performance won the victory after all. It was a pity that it was not him.
To be honest, I was unwilling to give up, but deep down I felt relieved. After all, the Grand Slam winning streak stopped at the threshold of twenty. This also shows that he still has shortcomings, not just on clay and clay. On grass, looking back at hard courts after the clay court season, he still has room for improvement, so he has not been able to continue his winning streak. There are still more battles and challenges waiting ahead in the future.
call.
Gawain let out a long, long breath, then straightened his back, held his head high, smiled slightly, and took steps toward the net——
Maybe he lost the game, but he could still walk away with his head held high.
