Match point

Chapter 1334 Two Fried Sticks
The sun was dazzling, hot sweat trickled down slowly, and I felt itching on my cheeks, but I didn't have the energy to wipe it off at this time.

At the French Open, there are no night games, and all games are matinees; and, considering that clay court games generally take a long time, the start time is brought forward——

At [-] o'clock in the morning, all games started at the same time, including the center court, and the players had to face the scorching sun to play the game; in addition, the sunset time in Paris was very late, and it usually didn't get dark until around ten o'clock in the evening, so the game continued After nine o'clock, it is also common.

Today, the match between Gawain and Tiafoe was scheduled for Susan Lenglen's second match. In the previous women's singles match, Makarova won in straight sets, and it didn't take long; therefore, when When Gao Wen and the others appeared on stage, it was almost noon, and the hottest moment of the day kicked off.

There is no doubt that from the weather to the environment to the venue, the difficulty of the French Open is beyond doubt, and it is no wonder that everyone thinks this is the most difficult Grand Slam.

At this time, Gao Wen and Tiafou were both dripping with sweat, as if they had been salvaged from the water. Even though they had just wiped off their sweat just now, their foreheads were covered with sweat again in a blink of an eye. The strong sunlight was even more overwhelming. He couldn't keep his eyes open, so Gawain had to put on his ball cap.

After polishing the entire clay court season, as expected, Gao Wen's various attribute abilities ushered in growth again——

Among them, the improvement of physical fitness is obvious.

On the one hand, Gao Wen’s judgment is correct. He has hit a bottleneck on the hard court, but the sense of improvement brought by the continuous hard court competitions has been very, very weak, so he came to the clay court and changed his training methods and competitions. In this way, the growth potential value ushered in an increase again.

On the other hand, even without the addition of Gao Wen's own system, the physical exercise and mental training of clay court events still exist objectively. Relying on one's own training and competition also ushered in the rise of different levels of attributes, which is very intuitive. Let people see the exercise value of clay.

When I came to Roland-Garros, various attributes ushered in changes again, including natural improvement and superimposed values ​​are very gratifying.

Physical attributes: 92
Technical attributes: 91
Spiritual attributes: 95
Compared with before the start of the clay court season, the physical attributes have increased by two points, and the technical attributes and mental attributes have increased by one point respectively.

If I remember correctly, this should be the first time that Gao Wen's physical attribute surpassed his technical attribute, slightly leading by half a body.The physical attributes that used to be a short board, after unremitting efforts and exercise, are now slowly becoming a strong point, playing an important role in the clay court season.

Also.

Hidden attributes: 78 (4/5)

Although the value is still 78 and has not increased, Gao Wen still added two attribute points, and he is only one step away from increasing the hidden attribute.

On the whole, the growth rate has indeed slowed down significantly. However, compared with the stagnant spring season, such a change is already very gratifying.

What's more, Gao Wen has different expectations for the clay court season and the grass court season. He doesn't expect to be able to show the demeanor of the world's top players, but returns to the challenger position with the mentality of a baby toddler, slowly learning, slowly Slow growth, slow impact——

The most intuitive is Nadal.

In 2005, Nadal reached the top and won the French Open for the first time. People had great expectations, but when he turned around and went to Wimbledon, he lost in the second round.

In fact, Wimbledon has always been Nadal's most unstable Grand Slam. Except for 2005, he stopped in the second round in 2012 and the first round in 2013.In Nadal's career, the only time he was eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam came from Wimbledon.

For a long time, people complained that Nadal was not good at grass, and he might not achieve anything here, but Nadal proved himself later.

Not only Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, etc. have also faced the same situation, and now it is Gao Wen, and naturally it is no exception.

From hard court to clay court, you need to learn slowly.

Therefore, the adjustment of mentality is also very important, and Gao Wen did not act too hastily.

This year's first clay court season is all about learning, and the improvement of attribute points is an extra surprise, witnessing one's own growth and progress bit by bit.

It was precisely because of this that when he set foot on the Susan Lenglen court at Roland Garros, Gawain was not nervous and got into the mood very quickly.

After actually entering the game, you can notice that the difference in the clay court is indeed greater——

The Roland Garros venues are all different from those in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, ​​Madrid, and Rome. Even though people have been emphasizing the closest Monte Carlo, the two venues in the two cities can still feel a little different.

Here, the entire mass is slightly heavier and heavier, which is often said to "hold power and spin".

Although clay will eat up power and speed, weaken the hitting effect of power players, and convert it into spin; The transmission of power and the tail strength of the ball are the best proof.

In fact, the ball quality of the clay court is the heaviest among all the courts, especially when the humidity is high and the temperature is low, the ball quality will be extra heavy.

The difference is that you cannot use brute force when hitting the ball on clay. Before fully exerting force, you must thoroughly understand the rotation and adjust your hitting technique along the vein of rotation.

These controls are very, very subtle, so subtle that it is difficult to detect; but the reality is that these details are precisely the key to "reading and understanding" clay:

The dividing line between ordinary masters, top masters, and peerless masters is defined by these subtle details that are too subtle to be noticed.

From Gao Wen's point of view, this is very interesting.

Because he himself is a player who likes to understand, like to think, and likes to layout, all changes from the opponent to the field to the game situation can become the key to changing the game; although the clay court is unfamiliar to him, the learning process is interlinked Yes, the whole process is full of fun.

and so--

The first match at Roland Garros went much smoother than expected.

"6:1", "6:1".

Gao Wen, order two dishes first, and send out two deep-fried dough sticks like a pair of chopsticks.

On the one hand, Gao Wen really showed his growth throughout the clay court season.

He knows that the first two rounds of the Grand Slam are not easy to play, and he may often encounter many accidents, and his own adjustments should not reach the peak immediately, otherwise the second week of the tournament may usher in a decline, so, The response and handling of the first round of the game needs to be more cautious.

Judging from the competition, Gao Wen's concentration is good. Although his state is still slowly adjusting and adapting, his control is very good.

On the other hand, Tiafoe exposed his lack of experience.

Whether it is the experience of professional competitions or the experience of clay court competitions, the shortcomings are fully exposed. From the beginning, they have been deeply mired in the quagmire.

Tiafoe: I'm really having a hard time.

(End of this chapter)