Match point

Strength speaks
Gao Wen didn't like Bospisir, that's okay, it just so happened that Bosspisir didn't like Gawain either, they both saw and hated each other, and reached a consensus.

However, personal grievances are one thing, and it is another thing to use the Brian brothers to hurt others. Those little tricks that are not visible are really cheap and insignificant, and it is contemptible.

Whether you like it or not, Gawain will definitely not be sneaky behind the scenes like Bospisil, just lowering his own standard. If you want to beat a dog, there is no need for the dog to bite the dog, and there is more There are better ways to do it without self-shaming.

For example, an upright contest.

Professional players should fight in a professional way, so why bother with those amateur moves?
Right now, there is such an opportunity.

Of course, it is precisely because of this that Gao Wen needs to face up to this game even more, despise the enemy strategically, and pay attention to the enemy tactically. This is the correct way to open it——

The combination of Sock and Pospisil is not only not weak, but also very strong.

Perhaps, between amateur fans and melon-eaters, they always analyze well, as if they think that Gao Wen's Grand Slam championship is not enough, and they also think that the current championship of the Sock combination has an element of luck, and then emphasize these players The strength is mixed with water.

blah blah blah.

But professionals definitely don’t think so. A champion is a champion. Including luck, as long as you can win and climb to the top, it is a manifestation of your strength, because those unexpected factors that are criticized and complained about by people are themselves the essence of the game. part.

Looking at the performance of Sock and Pospihill, Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo have reached the finals of three consecutive Masters. This is definitely not luck; Show so they can be the No. [-] seed.

Objectively speaking, the only loophole in Sock's combination is:

laterite.

Both players are typical North American hard-court players in the singles arena. Serve and forehand are powerful weapons. So far, their excellent results as a partner have basically come from fast courts such as hard courts and grass courts. The inherent characteristics of clay restricted their performance.

This is the same as Brother Bryan.

Sock, though, is an unknown factor.

Sock is not an expert on clay courts. His singles and doubles results on clay courts are obviously inferior to those on hard courts and grass courts; but he is a smart man:

His forehand has a strong change, which also allows him to find some means to break the situation on clay, especially in doubles, this little change can give the game more possibilities, no doubt, This is the variable that needs to be taken into account on the final stage.

For Gao Wen, the only thing he needs to do is to focus, focus, or focus——

This is doubles, with more variables and a closer match. Any slight negligence may cause the match to slip out of one's control.

And this was exactly the result that Gao Wen didn't want to see.

In 2015, the men's doubles final of the Monte Carlo Masters began.

From the handshake before the game, it can be clearly felt that the air is tense and the atmosphere is hot.

Gawain was about to shake hands with Pospisir, but Pospisir just slapped Gawain's palm hastily; and, in stark contrast, after displacing Gawain, Pospisil took the initiative to give Dimitrov With a hug, the difference in treatment is directly in plain sight.

Dimitrov was directly confused:
Can this be done?
Dimitrov did not expect Pospisil's move at all, and was caught off guard by being killed. After the end, he looked at Gawain with a face full of astonishment.

As a result, the corners of Gawain's mouth turned up. Judging from this move, Bospisil's mental age is at most seven years old, and there can be no more——

Totally childish behavior.

Interestingly, Sock also did not expect this scene to happen.

Originally, Sock just shook hands with Dimitrov politely, and then he was about to shake hands with Gawain, but seeing the differential treatment from Pospisil, Sock thought about it, and simply gave Gawain a hug.

Just in time, Sock and Pospisil formed a misalignment. Both of them shook hands and hugged each other, like a mirror image. Is this considered... even?

The audience and the referee looked at the scene in front of them, like some pantomime performance, with question marks all over their heads.

The atmosphere quietly burst into sparks.

This kind of tension and excitement continued all the way into the game. You come and go, tit for tat, creating a wonderful doubles duel for the audience.

In the coin-guessing stage, Sock's combination won, and Pospisil chose to serve first.

This can be interpreted as Pospisil's plan to pre-empt Gao Wen, but looking at it from another angle, the Sock combination has always been like this.

Serving, this is the strength of Sock and Pospisil. Once they win the coin guessing, both of them often choose to serve first.

Moreover, generally speaking, Pospihir serves first, and Sock is in charge of the front of the net. This combination of partners is their best and most powerful way of playing.

Today, it is no exception.

The beginning, the trial stage.

In fact, the two sides are no strangers.

Dimitrov has met both players in singles. Against Pospisir, he won both games without dropping a set; against Sock, he played once in Stockholm last year. Dimitrov fought hard for three Disk wins.

Gawain also met Pospisil once, and he won all games without losing a set, but he never played against Sock.

From singles to doubles, the content of the game seems to be the same, but the details are completely different.

In the first game, Pospihir's serve.

Although serving is also Pospisil's strong point, whether it is Gao Wen or Dimitrov, they are not afraid, and the success rate of breaking serve is good.

In the final analysis, there is still a lack of change in Pospisil's serve, which is basically a simple flat strike with great force, relying on speed and strength to suppress the opponent, but his strength lacks explosive power, and the suppression of Gawain and Dimitrov is insufficient, so he vigorously On the contrary, a flat serve may become a loophole to counterattack on the spot with strength.

However, when it came to the doubles match, after fine-tuning the tactics, the situation was different.

Pospisil often chooses to serve from close range, and does not deliberately tear the angle apart, slightly suppressing Dimitrov's backhand or Gawain's forehand, compressing their hitting space and destroying the quality of the return serve.

Then Sock, who was standing in front of the net, would grab the net and volley immediately. The whole tactical combination was very aggressive and risky, showing the vigor of young people, which was completely different from the previous opponents of Gao Wen's combination.

It can be seen that the Sauk team still plays clay courts as hard courts or even grass courts, and the rounds of ping-pong-pong are all compressed into three beats. There is more room for adjustment, and the hair has been guaranteed smoothly.

"Roar!"

After making a strong four-pointer, Bospisil clenched his fists and screamed. He stared at Gao Wen with blazing eyes, and let out an angry roar.

(End of this chapter)