Match point

Chapter 357 A Beginning

Gurgling.

Gurgling.

The air is burning, and you can clearly feel the billowing heat wave of Arthur Ashe Stadium. It is not cooled by the temperature drop in the middle of the night, but ushered in the party moment because of the excitement of the night.

In the studio, commentators from non-Australian and Chinese TV stations were analyzing the just-concluded first set from an objective standpoint, and Zhan Jun was doing the same thing.

"...During the intermission, what Gao Wen should think about is how to contain Kyrgios' unconstrained attack?"

"There's no doubt that players like Kyrgios and Monfils, they're very good looking and they're gorgeous. There must be a lot of 'wow' moments, but it's like an artist genius. , The burst of inspiration is not all good things, the key is still how to control, many times their performance is not stable, this is their weakness."

"At Wimbledon, after Kyrgios defeated Nadal, he lost to Raonic. Raonic used a head-on approach to break through, defending his serve first, and then waiting for Kyrgios' return. Volatility, unlike other players, Kyrgios’ volatility will definitely appear, so the key is whether you can seize the opportunity when it arises.”

"In the Rogers Cup in Montreal two weeks ago, Kyrgios lost to Murray. Murray adopted his usual style of play, using mental calculations to continuously disrupt the rhythm of Kyrgios, in a duel between changes and changes. Suppressing Kyrgios completely made Kyrgios lose his temper, and in that game, Kyrgios only won four rounds."

"Right now, Gao Wen faces difficulties, and it depends on how he faces them."

"Don't forget, the difficulties Gao Wen faced in the first two rounds were not weak at all."

Their gazes fell on Gao Wen just like that.

Zhan Jun's eyes are full of confidence. Although he has only watched Gao Wen's two games, he has developed a belief that this young player will never give up his belief that he will never surrender easily, even if he loses. Will go all out to fight to the last moment and then leave the battlefield with our heads held high.

What's more, no one noticed Gao Wen's player box?

Both Sampras and Tobias looked relaxed, and they were not at all disturbed by losing the first set. Even Gawain's parents were chatting with them in a low voice, as if they were discussing the first set seriously. The trend of the game, the confidence shown in every gesture seems to say:

Hey, it's just a small wave, no need to panic.

Zhan Jun gestured to Hu Litao about Gao Wen's player's box, so that Hu Litao couldn't help but chuckled, and the tense atmosphere eased a little. They were ready for the second set.

Gurgling.

Gurgling.

Arthur-Ashe Stadium was in a crowd, cheering and celebrating a fantastic first set, but Gawain's thoughts were not disturbed at all.

Obviously, Kyrgios is not Webber. His explosive power, stamina, stamina, etc. are all higher than Weber, so although Gao Wen chased all the way, he still lost the first set.

But the Grand Slam matches are best of five sets, not two of three sets, which also means that Gao Wen still has enough time to launch a counterattack.

After the first set, Gao Wen could initially understand that Kyrgios is indeed a very talented player, and he can easily hit the ball without playing cards according to common sense.

Moreover, Kyrgios has a very strong desire to perform. In order to win applause, to tease his opponents, and to entertain the public, he always chooses some risky shots, and often his talent can really give him enough support to complete these shots. , those applause he deservedly deserved.

It is precisely because of this that Kyrgios always feels that he is like a god, omnipotent——

Well, if Kyrgios finds out that this is not the case, he is not "omnipotent", then he will get angry, angry at opponents, at tennis, at the audience, at the referee, anyway, he will be angry at the world, anyway, it is not his own Wrong, and the game would be out of his control.

The question is, how should Gawain break Kyrgios' innate physical advantage and burst of inspiration?

This is a difficult problem.

Ah, here comes the challenge!
Gao Wen was a little excited, and the adrenaline was gushing out uncontrollably, and he couldn't wait to enter the second round.

The inter-set break, 120 seconds, was not as long as imagined, and the high-speed brain just sorted out its thoughts a little bit, and it was time to go on stage.

The second set started with Gao Wen's serve.

……

Tapping.

After Kyrgios finished his last shot, he rushed forward into the bottom line in a leisurely manner, and made a precise forward step to form a visual pressure. His loose and casual steps seemed to be playing and having fun, and his relaxed and freehand expression still had time to wink. making faces, trying to provoke Gao Wen.

At least it's distracting.

Gawain was aware of Kyrgios' tactical intentions at the very first moment. He consciously flattened his hitting arc at the moment he shot the shot, and was about to hit a ball at his feet——

As the name suggests, it is to hit the tennis ball directly near the footsteps of the opposing player. Because the space for rebounding is too narrow and crowded, there is almost no room for swing adjustment, so it is difficult for the player to control the surface of the racket, and often occurs Very outrageous mistake.

This return, that is, Federer can hit a fairy ball with a magical touch, other players often cannot handle it, but even Federer himself can hardly guarantee the success rate.

For the hitting side, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray all had this shot when they faced Federer who forced the net.

Now Gao Wen is using this method to break the situation.

boom!
Gao Wen's forehand shot was very solid, and the whole movement of using force to hit the ball was very subtle and coherent, fully countering all the power of Kyrgios' forehand shot casually.

boom!
Sure enough, the tennis ball hit Kyrgios on the way forward, just near the footsteps, and Kyrgios' forward footsteps still did not stop, and he was about to run over his head——

I ran to the front of the tennis ball.

But at this moment, I saw that Kyrgios was not in a hurry, still walking in the garden, with his legs spread apart, jumping high like an NBA slam dunk contest, letting the tennis ball fly past his crotch, falling into the sky. The point has come behind him, and then the racket is stretched from the back to the back, and it is gently blocked and pushed from the crotch.

It's such a juggling action, but it's miraculously accurate to hit the tennis ball.

boom.

The tennis ball draws a short arc, crosses the net, and lands in the teeing area.

Gao Wen was about to start it immediately, but Kyrgios actually took off most of the power to return the ball in such an awkward and weird movement, and the tennis ball just fell lightly like this, leaving no time for Gao Wen to sprint, and it was gone in a blink of an eye. It had already jumped twice, and Gao Wen's footsteps that had just started were abruptly stopped.

Whoa!
The audience, thunderous applause!
(End of this chapter)