Match point

In the world of competitive sports, regardless of personal strength, every player may enter a supernatural state in a certain game or at a certain stage, perfect and unstoppable, how to play all kinds of fairy balls, and then completely Dominate the game and don't give your opponent a chance.

The difference is that:

The frequency of some players is higher, and some players are lower; after the super god state, the duration of some players is longer, and some players are shorter; in addition, after entering the super god state, some players have stronger control and layout , some players are weaker.

In the Grand Slam, the best-of-five-set system requires players to stay in top form for a longer period of time. For some dark horses, even if they enter a super state, they need to maintain it for a long time, otherwise once the state drops , a strong opponent can reverse the situation.

At this time, some fans may be curious, since Istomin played so well, not only leading by two sets, but also got the match point, does this mean that he has entered a super god state, no flaws, full attack and full defense, and a god-level performance ?
Gao Wen disagreed with this.

First of all, it must be admitted that Istomin's performance is indeed excellent, very, very good. This is beyond doubt and deserves applause, but there are no flaws?

not necessarily.

From a calm and objective perspective, Istomin's shortcomings are very obvious——

Tactical combination.

Not only this game, but throughout Istomin's career, his batting line combination and tactical arrangement changes are all shortcomings. This is also the root cause that limits his further progress. The highest world ranking has never been able to Breaking into the top [-] is the most intuitive proof.

This game is no exception.

In terms of tactical layout, Istomin really lacks new ideas. His batting line and placement layout are often relatively conservative, but in this game, his batting touch and offensive and defensive state are really good. You can feel it at a glance. Continuing the great feeling of Nottingham to Wimbledon.

Relying on the excellent hitting quality at both ends of the offense and defense, he continuously exerts pressure, which largely conceals his own shortcomings at the tactical level.

At the same time, Gao Wen's baseline shots have always lacked inspiration in terms of ball feel and feel, resulting in mediocre shot quality and never being able to bring enough pressure.

After coming and going, they came here, which once again proves that tennis is a confrontation and game sport in which you come and go, one ebbs and another.

Tactical layout, this is Istomin's shortcoming, but Gao Wen's strong point.

Look, on such a critical score, Gao Wen once again chose to follow the ball to the net to press. However, Istomin actually chose the same batting tactic again, trying to copy and paste, waiting for Gao Wen's mistake to ruin the game——

Obviously, Istomin didn't know Gawain well enough.

Game wisdom is not just tactical layout, but also on-the-spot adjustments, battle situation interpretation, summary analysis, etc., the head must be running all the time.

Today's games so far are the best database, the same key points, how the opponent's tactics are laid out, how to choose your own tactics, which tactics score, which tactics lose points, which shots encounter counterattacks, and which shots cause trouble... It's all in the head.

After all, they're not NCAA college students anymore, are they?
If Istomin thinks the same routine and succeeds twice in the same serve, then he has really misjudged Gao Wen. Of course, he may not be unable to succeed, but there are only two possibilities for success——

One is that Gao Wen's state is really bad, very bad. Although his brain has been tense, he still hasn't been able to adjust his hand feeling in the same situation in a short period of time, so he stumbles twice in the same mistake. Hand over to give up the victory.

One is that Gao Wen's mood has completely collapsed, he lost his mind, and was occupied by anger, eagerness, anxiety and tension at the key points of the match point, breaking the balance, sending out mistakes in an impulsive way, simply and rudely serving the audience. The game came to a regrettable end.

To put it simply, it is actually a fluke mentality.

Victory was within reach, and Istomin's mentality also fluctuated. He was looking forward to Gao Wen making a mistake and easily picking up a victory for nothing.

However, such a fluke mentality may just become a gap to subvert the situation.

——Tennis, hit head-on.

Gao Wen's footsteps were indeed squeezed.

Because Istomin is basically aiming at his position and trying to hit the ball. The 193cm big man standing in front of the half-court net is equivalent to a close-range gun target. It is an accident that Istomin's return ball cannot hit. .

However, Gao Wen not only did not panic, but also calmed down more and more.

Immediately, from this shot, Gao Wen smelled nervousness, which also meant that Istomin's hands were tight, and his tactics would become more and more conservative.

Since the footsteps could not be completely out of the way, Gao Wen simply leaned back with his upper body and made a sideways movement, letting out half of his body, and holding the racket with one hand, imitating Federer's classic pre-net handling skills, all relying on his wrist.

Everything, one block—

unloading force.

Downspin.

The tennis ball, with a strong spin, hit the ground like a meteor, and then re-aimed at Istomin's backhand, repeating the return ball.

And, deep zone.

But the difference this time is that the control of the surface of the racket is not so hard, the ultimate landing point is not pursued, and a certain amount of space is left for returning the ball.

bass.

It can be heard from the not crisp sound of hitting the ball that Gao Wen did not use force, but used the rotation to bring some safety; and the landing point was also a little conservative.

Obviously, Gao Wen also knows that his sense of the ball is not good, and he is still in the process of running in. If he exerts all his strength, he can't hold the ball, has poor control, and is prone to mistakes.

Therefore, Gao Wen simply left some space.

Then, the tennis ball fell back towards the position behind Istomin, light and agile, like a swan.

"Ugh!"

Istomin exclaimed, and his footsteps started a little slowly.

This is a grass field, there is no way to stop and turn quickly, the friction between the soles of the feet and the grass is insufficient, if you push on the ground forcibly, it will easily slip, and you may slip if you are a little careless; purely from the control of sudden braking, it is even stronger than red soil Difficult, even the "King of Grass" Federer often falls.

On the previous shot, Istomin had already moved towards the forehand position, because Gao Wen pushed the gap for the next point, and ended up going out of bounds by a hair's length.

So, reflexively, Istomin prepared to defend the forehand, but just as his footsteps started, the center of gravity had already shifted, and Gawain's return had already returned——

Fast tempo, low bounce, typical grass net volley.

The only good thing is that Gao Wen didn't cut the short line, but cut the long line.

Accompanied by a moan of exclamation, Istomin's footsteps were cut back again, but the hitting point was already slow, so he simply slid out, his legs split apart, and his whole body showed a "one" shape. The two-handed backhand is at the extreme of body extension, and barely touches the ball at the racket head position.

"Just a little bit, just a little bit, just a little bit..."

This was the only thought in Istomin's mind. His palm seemed to be able to touch the temperature of victory, and his fingertips were so hot that he couldn't help curling up.

The body was stretched to the extreme in this way, and the head was gently wrapped around.

Hit the ball, done!