Match point

Chapter 1119
"The front wave is huge, the back wave is menacing: for the second week in a row, Gao Wen is about to meet the challenge."

"The 'post-95s' youth storm is officially on the stage of the Masters!"

"The 'post-90s' have yet to take over the tennis world, and a new wave of post-[-]s has already arrived."

"From the challenger to the challenged, is it possible for Gao Wen's Miami debut to be challenged?"

"The new generation challenges the new generation, Gao Wen needs to prove himself."

Media, are you really that optimistic about Coric/Rublev?
not necessarily.

In essence, the media are not adding fuel to the fire, but fanning the flames and adding fuel to the flames. If there is no explosive point, then they will create some explosive points; if there is no topic, then they will create some topic. It is possible to tinker with something.

First was Chulic in Dubai, and then Rublev in Miami. When the draw came out, one or two of the reporters had green eyes, like sharks smelling blood, scrambling to "concoct" the news. It's like the chefs preparing to burn the kitchen down.

Show your skills.

The media were all looking forward to Gao Wen's reaction, and even, looking forward to Gao Wen's loss of control:
anger?Annoyed?Disdain?arrogant?disdain?or something else?

But obviously, the media underestimated Gao Wen, or in other words, they still haven't really understood Gao Wen so far——

Sprinkle water.

Such a provocation is really not worth mentioning.

In Gao Wen's view, the younger generation has already come to the fore before the new generation has fully grown up. This is the eternal core topic of competitive sports.

Not only tennis, but also football, basketball and other sports. The Mesozoic, the new generation, the new and new generation, and the old and tough veterans compete in the same field, and a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend. Only then can it be exciting and promote each other.

not to mention--

If you know the opponent you are about to face next, you will grow into the top ten in the world in two years, and you will appear in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam many times before and after, and you have also defeated Federer and Nadal. Are "unknown" opponents not worth mentioning at all?

Obviously, no.

"Don't bully the young and poor", because people will never know where their growth limit is. From Chulic to Rublev, they are all the same.

It's like last year's US Open.

At that time, people underestimated the existence of Gao Wen, and finally witnessed a miracle; now the tour is the same, these young players have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, indicating that the new generation born after 1995 is ready, and fresh blood is coming one after another Join the circuit.

The wheel of the times has moved forward a little bit.

Against Lublev, Gao Wen did not neglect at all.

The 25-year-old Lublev has some "axis" in his playing. Attack, attack, still attack, attack when he has the opportunity, and attack forcefully if he has no opportunity; moreover, if he is not paying attention, he will easily get into a dead end, exert force, exert force, and still exert force , No matter whether the opportunity is right or not, I will work hard to the end.

The advantage is that they are high-spirited and fight until the last point.

The disadvantage is that they do not know how to adapt when encountering changes or difficulties.

Therefore, there is an obvious bottleneck in Lublev's game——

The Grand Slam tournament has come to the quarter-final stage, there is no problem, and the performance is very good against low-ranking players; but in the second half of the stage, when encountering masters, it is often difficult to break through, trapped in one's own obsession, and unable to open the situation.

At least until 2022, this is also a problem that lies ahead of Lublev's career, and if he wants to go further, he must break through.

Professionals like to treat Lublev as another Ferrer, conscientious, sincere, a kind and honest man on and off the field, stable but difficult to break through; the only difference is that Ruble Lev's forehand is better than Ferrer's.

Perhaps, in the future, Rublev may make further breakthroughs and reach a height that Ferrer has not been able to achieve. This depends on his own efforts.

And the 19-year-old Rublev, who has just started professional career in youth competitions, doesn’t even have much experience in the Challenger League. He is like a newborn, and his playing style is even more so.

Forehand, forehand, backhand, sideways forehand, forehand, backhand, forehand again.

To put it simply, at any chance, Rublev will immediately hit the ball with a forehand——

Power, there is no doubt that Rublev's forehand is not the penetrating one, but the heavy hammer type, and the whole ball is heavy and heavy.

However, the entire tactical layout is relatively simple, and the opponent can easily make a prediction, and then break the balance, change the situation of the battle, and force Rublev into a difficult situation.

For the first time in his career, he entered the Masters stage and defeated a good player in the first round to advance to the second round. This is undoubtedly good news for Rublev.

However, encountering Gao Wen was a slap in the face, and Rublev took a good vocational training class.

First of all, Gao Wen's two-handed backhand is excellent, not only durable, but also has the ability to change lines in the face of continuous oppression.

Secondly, Gawain's rhythm, layout, and shots are varied. He is very good at making powerful players uncomfortable and in a position where it is difficult to exert force. That is to say, he can make Rublev's violent forehand useless. , but continue to be in a position that needs to be adjusted.

In the end, Gao Wen was experienced and mature enough in grasping the timing, grasping the momentum, and reading the game, and performed well in key points.

In addition, there is another very, very important objective fact that cannot be ignored, especially for Rublev, which has a direct impact:
game environment.

What do you mean?
To sum it up simply, there are two key words, venue and ball.

Of course, the influence of strong wind, temperature, humidity, sunshine, etc. also exists objectively, but in addition to this, there are two key factors worthy of attention.

First, the venue.

Indian Wells is slow and hard, and Miami...is slow and hard.The key is that Miami's stadium material is different from Indian Wells, and the overall ball speed, bounce, spin and texture are obviously different.

Objectively speaking, Miami is between the fast hard court and the slow hard court. The overall ball speed will be slightly faster, the bounce height will be slightly lower, and the ball will feel heavier and release more power.

Second, use the ball.

As mentioned before, all major North American tournaments use the Penn brand ball under Hyde, and basically all NCAA tournaments are no exception. This is also the game ball that Gao Wen is most familiar with.

Indian Wells is using Payne.

It used to be the same in Miami, but after the IMG Group took over, the game ball sponsor was changed to Dunlop, and the situation was different.

On the whole, Payne is a "blue-collar", comprehensive and balanced, with no shortcomings or strengths; Dunlop is a "hard stubble". Popular, overall, there is a noticeable difference in the feel of the new and old balls.

To be sure, Payne's and Dunlop's batting feel is vastly different.

These are all objective influencing factors that "interfere" with the game.

(End of this chapter)