Match point

Chapter 1809
Everything, deja vu.

从“2：1”领先开局，到“2：6”、“0：4”大比分落后，连丢九局，比赛完全呈现出一边倒的劣势。

Such a scene, such a situation, is too familiar, from Miami to New York, five months apart, but it seems to see the same game.

So, is that the game?
Is the "highest consumption" going to continue the fine tradition?

……No way?

Zverev Jr., the "genius" praised by the media, including himself, thinks very highly of himself, vaguely calling himself the next world No. [-] and next world champion.

As a result, this is it?
For ordinary viewers, they don't pay attention to tennis matches all the time, and naturally they don't know about Zverev's performance in other competitions. Their eyes are all focused on the Grand Slam, and now at the Arthur Ashe Stadium Seeing such a game, it is really hard to hide the disappointment.

But, shouldn't it?

The so-called "maximum consumption" sounds very exciting, but as long as the audience has any basic understanding of tennis, they will know that this is more like a joke.

Not to mention a talented boy like Zverev Jr., the top [-] players in the world on the tour rarely get into such a predicament.

Little Zverev, is he really that vulnerable?

the answer is negative.

Putting aside subjective likes and dislikes, objectively speaking, Zverev Jr.'s talent and strength are real. Although he is not yet mature enough, his ability is already there.

From the very beginning, Gao Wen didn't think that the "highest consumption" could be successfully replicated; in this game, this has never been and will not be Gao Wen's goal.

Facts prove this.

Although he lost nine games in a row, Zverev Jr. still did not give up. His pride was completely stimulated, and he burst out with unbelievable fighting spirit and belief. He hit the ball in embarrassment, but he didn't give up and refused to surrender.

Stumbling, Zverev Jr. gritted his teeth and maintained the game.

From the perspective of tactical layout, this is lack of rules, purely returning to the way of playing in the youth; but from the perspective of tactical response, this is correct, first bite the game, slowly find a way to deal with it, rely on a The tenacity of the stock forms a resistance to avoid complete disarming.

Snapped.

With Gao Wen's return ball off the net, Zverev Jr. couldn't control himself any longer, clenched his fists, raised his head to the sky and roared passionately——

"1:4".

Guaranteed success.

at last!

After the third game of the first set, Zverev Jr. finally kept his serve again, not only ending the decline of losing nine games in a row, but also breaking the curse of "highest consumption".

Significant.

This is also the first time that Zverev Jr. has won three games in one set since the two players met three times.

A breakthrough is also a feat.

It is indeed unbelievable. Over time, he even became a shackle like a demon, so that Zverev Jr. also began to have self-doubt. Even if he got a game point in his own serve, he subconsciously began to be cautious and tried to Pushing hard is often counterproductive.

until now--

Little Zverev needed this moment and this kind of catharsis. He roared in anger as if he had won the whole game.

Aggrieved, depressed, at a loss, sleepy.

Not only this match, but also the three times the two met, the mixed feeling was finally broken, as if lurking under the water for a long time, just at the moment when they were about to faint due to hypoxia, they surfaced, and the fresh oxygen seemed like The torrential rain poured into his chest like a torrential rain.

Carefree, comfortable.

Ah!
Ahhhhh!
Zverev Jr. was fully released without reservation.

At this moment, the audience who just turned on the TV saw this scene and probably thought that Zverev Jr. won the whole game, but when they turned their attention to the scoreboard, question marks popped up one after another, which was incomprehensible.

The Arthur Ashe stadium is very face-saving, with applause and cheers bustling——

For neutral fans, their only wish is to watch more games and more exciting rounds. The one-sided game is really sorry for the ticket price.

Therefore, they always support the weak unconditionally. Now that Zverev Jr. has finally stopped his streak of losing games, it can be regarded as good news.

On the other side of the court, Gawain was unmoved.

After returning the ball to the net, Gao Wen looked down at his footsteps. His knee squatting was still lacking, and the whole backhand swing was still not sufficient, so he needed to pay attention.

Returning to the players' rest area, Gao Wen replenished water and energy step by step, and his brain began to work at a high speed——

Even though Gao Wen was not interested in "maximum consumption", it could be seen from Zverev's reaction that that label was indeed a shackle.

Now, Zverev Jr. finally broke free from the shackles, which also means that morale and state have been raised to a new level. Without the shackles of psychological pressure, the game state should enter a small peak, and the concentration and dedication can also be fully improved.

Everything means that next, Zverev Jr. will be very dangerous and launch a full-scale counterattack.

Gao Wen is well aware of Zverev Jr.'s ability to deal with the bottom line. If he wants to avoid being dragged into the whirlpool of entanglement by Zverev Jr. in the game, he needs to improve his state and contain it in time. Keep the momentum of Zverev Jr. and get the second set victory in his pocket as soon as possible.

——"40:30".

Sure enough, returning to the game, Zverev Jr.'s active mistakes began to decrease, and the quality of the baseline return was slowly improving, but Gao Wen still responded calmly.

In the first game point, the two players experienced a 25-shot round of entanglement. In the end, Gao Wen scored the winning point with his iconic backhand straight back.

"1:5".

Despite the shock, Gao Wen still outperformed and once again showed his control over the game.

——"40:40".

Immediately afterwards, in Zverev Jr.'s serve game, Gao Wen, who was already far ahead and maintained his advantage in this set, launched an offensive unexpectedly.

Zverev Jr., who was recovering and showing an upward momentum, missed a game point, but also saved three break points, and became entangled again.

However, at the critical moment, Gao Wen once again showed his excellent layout and game ability in the bottom line.

A sneak attack put a small ball, mobilized Zverev Jr. to the front of the net, and at the same time used a two-handed backhand to break through the net in a straight line and get the fourth break point.

Once it was a forehand slash "inside-out" attack with the net, relying on the high-pressure ball in front of the net to complete the point, fulfilling the break point and taking stock.

Previously, Gao Wen didn't go to the net many times in the whole game, but in this round, the confrontation in front of the net increased without warning, completely disrupting Zverev's prediction, and he was on the bottom line. Before the tug-of-war became stalemate, Gao Wen had already broken the deadlock first.

Lift the weight lightly and take control of the audience.

Before Zverev Jr. could breathe, the balance of this round had been broken again, pushing Zverev Jr. into the abyss in one go.

"1:6".

Gao Wen, in the next set, the big score "2:0" lead.

(End of this chapter)