Match point

Chapter 594 Key Ability
Is it slippery or not?

Scheming?

Elusive?

If Gao Wen knew how Johansen felt at this moment, he would definitely say "overrated". His current level of ability is far from reaching such a high level.

The overall trend of this game is always changing, not because Gao Wen's strength has been able to easily suppress Johansen, so the game is free and unconstrained, but because he has been experimenting, rehearsing, trying, and groping. Most importantly, he Still learning and still growing:
In front of you, is a whole new world.

Obviously, reaching the top of the Grand Slam championship is an unimaginable honor, but that is not the whole story. There is much, much more to be learned on the road to professional tennis.

You can see a little from the score.

After breaking Johansen's serve and taking a "2:3" lead, Gao Wen didn't try his best to widen the score gap, and the game didn't show a one-sided situation.

Johansen's performance is remarkable, and the most important thing is stability. Although he has been forced out of his comfort zone by Gao Wen and the hitting is very uncomfortable, he still gritted his teeth and withstood the test.

At the same time, Johansen was still trying to create some disturbances in Gao Wen's serve to turn the situation around, and several times of hands-and-foot fights really made Gao Wen break out in a cold sweat.

then.

Gao Wen saved two break points, and Johansen also saved four break points. The two players showed a strong resistance and confrontation that were evenly matched, and continued the momentum of keeping each other's serve. Break advantage, next set first:
"4:6".

After securing the serve and winning the first set, Gao Wen did not celebrate. Obviously, his advantage was not great, and Johansen didn't seem to be breaking down, which meant that the second set still had a lot of trouble. Fighting the dragon, he needs to concentrate and consider the follow-up tactics.

When he returned to the players' rest area, Gao Wen noticed that Johansen's face was full of confusion and inquiry, and he kept looking up and down at himself. His eyes seemed... as if he was studying "a hundred thousand whys". Pupils It seems that you can clearly see the appearance of question marks.

Gao Wen didn't understand why, so he took the initiative to look over.

Johnson didn't say anything, looked away, turned his head and muttered "why" in a low voice, and the slurred words couldn't be distinguished.

Gao Wen couldn't laugh or cry, and a question mark popped up. The live broadcast camera seemed to have noticed the small exchange between Gao Wen and Johansen, and immediately focused on Gao Wen with a close-up.

Gao Wen's eyes widened, and he looked at the camera innocently.

The audience was able to see Gao Wen's expression on the big screen at the first moment, which caused a burst of low laughter, and the tense atmosphere eased a lot.

The second set will start soon.

In the opening stage, the two players were still biting each other very tightly. In fact, Gao Wen found some opportunities and got three break points, but all of them were missed. One point was that Johansen performed really well, so there was nothing to say; However, on the other two break points, Gao Wen was dissatisfied with his performance.

Strictly speaking, the performance at the break point is the key point. At this moment, the quality of the state and the hand feel can be seen the most.

Later in his career, Federer was dubbed the "King of Missing Points" by fans, because he often lost the chain on break points, unable to improve his state at critical moments according to his own needs, and sometimes even missed more than 20 break points in a game and lost the victory. This was absolutely impossible for Federer at his peak.

It can be said that the performance of key break point points is to a large extent the best manifestation of current strength. After all, the suspense between the top ten and top twenty players in the world is often the deciding factor. For the performance of the key points in each set, the relationship between victory and defeat is often just a gap of one or two points.

From the end of the first set to the beginning of the second set, Gao Wen had missed seven break points. From this, it can be seen that he is still far from his best state at the US Open—of course, John Sen's performance is also very good; but it is also true that Gao Wen's own state needs to be improved and adjusted.

However, at the really critical moment, Gao Wen still showed his current strength.

In the second set, Johansen still took the lead to serve, so after the "4:4" draw, Johansen's serve will follow. As long as he can keep his serve, the pressure will be all on Gao Wen, because Gao Wen needs to face The must-have serve against the edge of the cliff.

However, it was in this game that Gao Wen launched a powerful attack, took the lead in improving his state, broke the deadlock, and seized the opportunity of Johansen's slightly conservative hitting. : 15" lead, got two consecutive break points.

Moreover, on the first break point, Gao Wen took the risk of attacking from the receiving link——

This is also a tactic that was rarely used before.

Although at the U.S. Open, Gao Wen often rushed to catch the serve, but after entering the Asian season, because of his mediocre hand feeling, he tended to be more conservative when receiving the serve; Score, but to deter opponents.

The same is true this time. The return and attack of this break point is mainly to prepare for the next break point.

It is precisely because of the relaxed state of mind that the quality of the final attack was good. It was pressed against Johansen's backhand position near the feet. Johansen's footsteps just after serving the ball did not have time to fully return to the position, and the backhand subconsciously blocked a shot. Usually, this also gave Gao Wen the opportunity to enter the bottom line and connect the attack.

Johnson immediately realized that the situation was not good. His first reaction was to hold the racket tightly with both hands and continue to jump on the spot, keeping the center of gravity active and light. Gao Wen.

Gao Wen stepped into the bottom line, stepped out of the way slightly, and backhanded with both hands, ready to attack.

In the audience, the air was tense, and they couldn't help but hold their breath.

The alarm bells were ringing all over Johansen's body, and his muscles were so tense that they were almost about to burst.

However, Gao Wen raised it heavily and put it down lightly. At the moment of the shot, the backhand of both hands changed from a pump to a slice, and he actually put a small ball in front of the net.

Actually!

Johansen didn't expect it at all. During the lateral movement, he quickly turned around and rushed to the front of the net. He had already adjusted his speed to the extreme, but it was still too late to start, and moving was not his strong point in the first place. , running at full speed and still not being able to catch up.

Watching the tennis ball jump twice, three times and four times in front of my eyes...

Johansen looked up at the sky with a gloomy face, and then sneaked a glance at Gawain out of the corner of his eye.

Gao Wen raised his jaw slightly, watched the trajectory of the tennis ball, and curled his lips slightly, as if he was not satisfied with the quality of the ball. If it wasn't for Johansen's lack of mobility, the ball would have been placed too long this time. If Nadal catches up directly, he can even kill him with a single slap.

Johansen seemed to sense Gawain's dissatisfaction, and couldn't help but feel a choke in his chest:
He meows.

(End of this chapter)