"Wow!"
MacDonald's eyes widened completely, he couldn't believe what was happening in front of him——
Wonderful, indeed wonderful.
In the previous shot, Gao Wen's forehand diagonal "inside-out" found the landing point on the sideline, tearing the court apart and pushing Geelong to the limit of the cliff edge.
In the last shot, Giron relied on his unparalleled movement to cross the court, and actually used his strength to hit a straight line that shocked everyone, launched a counterattack, and finally forced Gawain to return the ball to the net with a backhand, saving the break point and taking stock again. The suspense of victory in the first set was brought back to the same level.
Nervous, irritated, sweaty palms.
"Roar!"
On this side, Jilong relied on the inner corner serve that pressed the T point to create enough advantages. He continuously tore open the court space from left and right sides at large angles to launch a continuous attack. During the high-speed lateral movement, he quickly tore the forehand and backhand, and hit the tennis ball hard. The effect of table tennis and the rhythm are completely improved.
On the other side, Gao Wen, who had been passive since the beginning of receiving the serve, relied on accurate predictions to continue to deal with the situation. After withstanding several attacks from Giron, in an extremely passive predicament, he suddenly extended the split and used both hands to backhand at a low point. Boldly shoot in a straight line to forcefully break the offensive and defensive confrontation.
The backhand went straight and got into the gap behind Jilong to form the winning point.
On the third break point and review, Gao Wen once again fought hard for a chance, and——
Hold on tight!
With a straight forehand shot and a deep baseline attack, Gao Wen suddenly and unexpectedly overturned the rhythm of the baseline confrontation.
Geelong, was caught off guard, so much so that the backhand ball went into the net.
"6:4".
The first set victory belongs to Gawain.
"Wow!"
After all, Macdonald was unable to control himself. He clenched his fists, raised his arms and shouted. He suddenly stood up and roared.
Maybe, judging from the score, it doesn’t seem to be anything special, but in fact, the entire first set lasted fifty-three minutes, and you can see the intensity and stalemate from the side. He won three consecutive games in an ATP level event for the first time in his career. Geelong, causing a lot of trouble for Gawain who is looking for form.
Until the end of the set, Gao Wen still relied on his tenacity to win the first set in a very, very close situation.
Not only MacDonald, the audience also applauded and cheered for Geelong——
Before the game, there were no expectations. Everyone thought that there was no suspense in this game and that Gao Wen would win easily. As for the so-called civil war between the Bruins, it has no meaning at all in the professional tour. College tennis has no weight in the professional arena. , not even a gimmick.
However! but! did not think of!
Geelong's dare-to-play style of total offense and total defense is really eye-catching. The two players fought at the bottom line and contributed a series of wonderful goals.
beyond expectation!
Jilong was a little depressed, and at the same time a little angry with himself. In the service game just now, he was still too impatient. In his eagerness for success, some of the returns were handled with obvious lack of consideration, and he did not even have time to savor them carefully. Losing serve ruins a set.
"ah!"
Jilong roared at himself——
I have been playing in the professional tour for a whole year, but I still lack experience, especially in ATP level events.
call.
After venting his emotions fiercely, sitting in the players' dugout, Giron took a long breath, gathered those messy thoughts bit by bit, and regained his focus.
The Gao Wen in front of him is different from his opponents in the challenge. Even in ATP level events, he is a top player, ranking second in the world.
He should adjust his mentality. Instead of having the mentality of proving that he is amazing to his opponents, he should have the mentality of breaking through and challenging his limits and re-examining himself. He should treat this game as a test and a summary. Take a look at his performance in the past year. How much it has grown and how much it has settled.
After all, they're not brown bears anymore, right?
Besides, he has nothing to lose——
Coming to Toronto was an impulse and an adventure, but he unexpectedly had a breakthrough and gained confidence. Even if he lost to Gao Wen, he would not be ashamed. He could turn around and leave with his head held high.
Moreover, he is not sure when he will be on the main stage of the Masters next. It may be soon, or he may need to wait for some time; but at least, he is still standing here, there is still time, there is still opportunity, Show your style in this venue.
Central Court, if it weren't for Gawain, it would still take some time for him to set foot on this field. Now that he is here, let's perform well.
Therefore, there is no need to think about winning or losing, there is no need to rush, just focus on the game.
"Fight, Marcos, fight!"
It's like the first game of my career, it's like the last game of my career.
By the time the second set began, Giron's mind was back in his thoughts, and he stepped onto the court with his head held high, fully focused on the game.
Then--
Geelong did it.
In the first game, Jilong relied on his tireless movement to cover the entire court, forcing Gao Wen's forehand to cross the baseline, and broke Gao Wen's serve for the first time in the game.
In the second game, Jilong relied on continuous forehand pressure and attack to score the winning point. After experiencing a tie test, he won the second game point to realize the break advantage.
In a blink of an eye, "2:0".
At the beginning of the second set, Geelong broke first and then held, taking the lead for the first time in the game.
And, this is still not the end.
"0:30".
In the third game, in Gao Wen's second service game, Giron scored two points first, pushing Gao Wen to the edge of the cliff again, completely reversing the situation of the game.
Gawain is a little annoyed, not only because of these two points, but also because of the decline in the quality of his batting——
Tennis is like a seesaw. The outstanding performance of one side is inevitably accompanied by the decline of the performance of the other side. Geelong's scoring momentum is still rising strongly. The most important reason is that the quality of Gao Wen's returns has declined, which does not bring enough impact and suppression. Geelong's The defense started to take action.
Gawain admitted that he was a little distracted.
On the one hand, it is because I returned to the competition after a full month. In the high-intensity confrontation, the concentration time to maintain tight concentration is limited and difficult to maintain throughout. I still have not really entered the tour mode.
This is even more obvious when physical fitness fluctuates.
On the other hand, it was because of my own laxity. After the tight and tense first set, I relaxed a little during the inter-set break. There were some deviations in my judgment of Geelong, and my concentration level declined.
Ultimately, it’s the aftereffects of being away from the tour for a month.
From this perspective, even if you have been on tour for a whole year, you still need to continue to accumulate game experience, and you need to slowly form your own biological clock to adjust your state during the season. It is normal to feel the impact now in Toronto. There is no need to panic.
The focus now is that the crisis has come again, so how should Gawain respond?
How do you gather your attention and refocus on the game when it's "0:30"?
Geelong has its battles.
Gawain, too, had his battles.
