Gawain, speed up——
ACE, ACE, ACE, ACE.
With four consecutive aces, it only took 43 seconds to win his own serve, and he won the third set neatly.
Starting from "0:30" in Istomin's last service game, relying on a lucky ball from a mine, Gao Wen keenly grasped the subtle fluctuations in mentality of the battle, winning eight points in a row, and took him away in a wave. The third set.
Especially in the serve-winning game, Gao Wen played typical lawn tennis, relying on strong and precise serves to break the balance and easily secure serve.
The first count was successfully fulfilled, there were no twists and turns, there were no surprises, and he reached the finish line. However, Gao Wen did not celebrate wildly, and his performance was very calm. He just clenched his fists and looked resolutely towards the players' box. The belief in victory in his eyes was blazing. Burning and blooming with endless light.
Instead, in the players' box, Sampras and Agassi both stood up, waving their fists in celebration and cheering for Gawain——
At the most critical and important moment, Gao Wen calmed down, recovered his serve, and won the victory in the simplest and most powerful manner.
This round is crucial.
Just look at Istomin.
Istomin is ready to fight, he is ready to counterattack. In the baseline stalemate in today's game, he is the one with the upper hand. Even in Gawain's serve, he can still compete.
This is his confidence and his confidence.
However, Gawain didn't give him a chance at all——
Forty-three seconds.
I came on the court after the break and did nothing, just four serves, ping ping ping ping ping, and then the third set ended like this.
They have to return to the dugout again and continue to rest between sets.
In normal times, players would definitely welcome the break between sets with raised hands and feet. After playing hard for two hours under the scorching sun, they all need rest time, and more rest time to replenish water and energy.
But now, Istomin has some doubts about life, because he needs to readjust his mentality and emotions. All the tactical strategies and psychological barriers he has just established must be overturned and started over. Everything.
"……what happened?"
Istomin sat on the chair, his vision blurred, as if he was looking for Ant-Man in the green grass, and he fell into endless nothingness as he looked at it.
For Gao Wen, winning the third set is very important, as it is a necessary condition for the game to continue; at the same time, it is equally important to create psychological waves in such a way, because this is the basis for reversing the situation in subsequent games.
As former professional players and current professional coaches, both Sampras and Agassi knew this clearly, so both of them could not control themselves, stood with clenched fists, and gave Gawain the best recognition with practical actions.
"6:3", "6:4", "5:7".
With a big score of "2:1", Istomin still took the lead. For Gao Wen, the crisis was still not over, and the next fourth set was still a desperate situation.
But the mentality and situation have changed dramatically. The game and the first three sets are no longer the same. The fourth set can be regarded as a new beginning.
time flies.
In the blink of an eye, the fourth set began, with Istomin serving first.
Here, Gao Wen was ready to pursue the victory, continue the feeling at the end of the third set, put further pressure, and completely destroy Istomin's game rhythm.
But this is the thing about tennis matches. A brand new set is fair to both sides. Gawain is adjusting, and Istomin is also adjusting.
Maybe Istomin is not a top player, and his career-high world ranking has never been in the top 30, but don’t forget, since Istomin can defeat Djokovic in five sets in Melbourne Park, this is already It proves that he is tenacious and tenacious and will not collapse easily.
This is indeed the case.
Although Istomin has his own shortcomings in terms of technology and talent, his mental toughness has always been an important weapon for Istomin.
On the other side, Istomin also realized the crisis and used the rest time to regain his calm, clear his mind and start over.
The fourth set is a completely new situation. Istomin is also eager to gain a firm foothold and establish an advantage again. After all, he served first in this set. As long as he can continue to serve, the pressure will always be on Gawain. At a critical moment, maybe he can find another opportunity.
You competed with each other and refused to give in. As a result, Istomin fell into a tug-of-war in the first service game of the fourth set.
Take the lead and share equally.
Divide equally, take the lead.
Both players maintained a high degree of concentration, and the back-and-forth confrontation actually went to a higher level. It was not like the fourth set at all, but more like the first set.
Istomin missed five game points, and Gao Wen missed three break points. The two players were extremely stalemate back and forth. In the end, it took 14 minutes and 17 seconds. Istomin finally won in his sixth A game point was realized, and serve was successfully maintained, stopping the short-term slump of losing three games in a row.
The last point was actually Gao Wen's forehand return that went out of bounds, ending the game with a mistake——
Gawain was so angry that he laughed instead.
The anger in his bones was boiling. Gao Wen was not satisfied with his performance. Although it had improved compared to the first three games, it was still not enough. The dissatisfaction turned into anger little by little. It was too absurd and aggrieved. He was so depressed that Gawain couldn't help but laugh like this.
Unbelievable!
Gao Wen looked up at his players' box, his smile blooming under the sun. However, Sampras did not feel any joy or happiness at all. A cold and cold chill quickly rose up, even though the temperature was so hot that it was almost He was suffering from heat stroke, but he was shivering uncontrollably.
However, as a coach, Sampras could not speak or make any moves at this time, because in tennis matches, coaches’ off-court guidance is prohibited. Once discovered, Sampras may receive a warning or even a penalty; therefore, Sampras The only thing Si could do was to cross his arms and keep a cold face.
--calm!
This is the only guidance that Sampras can give to Gawain. Now Gawain needs to calm down and not act too hastily.
Although it is a good idea to try to take the lead early in the fourth set and continue the momentum of the third set, but now that Istomin has established a firm footing and withstood the rapid attack of Gawain, it needs to Admittedly, the impact on Istomin in the third set was not as serious as expected.
Therefore, Gao Wen needs to re-arrange the layout, especially when Gao Wen himself is still looking for the ball feel, patience becomes more and more important.
Gawain curled his lips, looked down at his racket, and his violently rising chest calmed down a little.
In fact, another reason why Gawain is so urgent is because of his extreme physical strength.
Originally, Gao Wen hoped to break serve before reaching the peak of his physical strength, so that he could focus on his serve, win the fourth set steadily, and then concentrate on his physical strength to decide the winner in the final set; but now, he failed to succeed in the start. This means that he needs to rearrange the layout.
However, it doesn't matter, let them remain patient and deal with it, and see whether the road is higher or the devil is higher——
anger?
No problem, anger is the best fuel, turned into motivation.
