Match point

Chapter 874

"6:1".

With a gust of wind and clouds, Gao Wen won the third set without any suspense. It didn't even take much, one match point was enough.

In the focus of the fourth round, Gao Wen defeated Kyrgios in three straight sets, advanced to the next round with his head held high, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam for the second time in his career.

Everyone, hold your breath.

It's not that the audience is unwilling to react, but that the brain freezes for a short time, and they don't know what to do for a while:
Just... that's it?
So far, at the 2015 Australian Open, Gao Wen defeated four Australian players in a row to advance to the quarterfinals, playing the role of the host serial killer all the way.

Moreover, in the four games, without losing a set, the perfect performance, whether it was the highly anticipated Koginakis, or the budding Tomic and Kyrgios, none of them were able to grab a set from Gawain. Only Kyrgios played a tie-break, and all other points were spent.

The gap, the disparity.

The home fans have always believed that they have a chance; but it is only now that they suddenly realize that the so-called chance is always a hypothesis and never existed.

The bloody reality was before his eyes.

Because it was too cruel and too real, so that the away fans couldn't bear it, and the Huaxia fans widened their eyes one by two in amazement:
Is this a win?

“6：3”、“7：6（3）”、“6：1”。

The whole game took one hour and 47 minutes, and the final score was "3:0".

"...the game was definitely not as easy as the score seemed. It was a very rich and solid game."

In the commentary seat, Zhang Sheng was still agitated, but he controlled it very well and continued his commentary conscientiously.

"In the whole game, Kyrgios was always a very dangerous opponent, very, very dangerous, especially in the first two sets, he showed his impact."

"Rhythm control, power explosion, strong confrontation, Kyrgios is indeed outstanding talent, from his game, we can see the shadow of Safin."

"Violent, tough, sharp, crisp, and hot-tempered at the same time."

"Temper may be the key to victory, but it may also be the fuse of failure."

"Of course, Safin is a very charismatic player, and Kyrgios is still an impulsive and passionate teenager. If he wants to grow into a Grand Slam champion like Safin, Kyrgios still has a long way to go. The road needs to move forward."

"Sight, come back to this game."

"At the end of the first set and the middle and back of the second set, you can clearly see Gao Wen's growth and transformation, tactical execution, opportunity grasping, line layout, etc. Gao Wen has initially shown the top player's ability Ability, Gao Wen's performance is dominant in key rounds and key points."

"That is to say, in general scores, Kyrgios can always show his ability; but at critical moments, Gao Wen can choke Kyrgios by the throat."

"For ordinary viewers, in Kyrgios' serve win in the second set, a net wipe and a misjudgment may be considered a turning point in the game. Obviously, the impact on Kyrgios is obvious."

"However, in my opinion, what really matters is Gao Wen's serve after '5:2'."

"At that time, Gao Wen was indeed facing a physical test. He knew that he needed to get through it, wait for the time for his physical strength to recover, and then return to a balanced state. Therefore, the performance of that serve was a kind of deployment."

"In that game, the score once came to '30:30', but Gao Wen gritted his teeth, stabilized the situation with two consecutive forehand winners, and kept the serve, which also blew the counterattack in the next game horn."

"This year's Melbourne Park, in four games, Gao Wen played better and better. Compared with the impact and competitiveness of Flushing last year, now Gao Wen has initially shown his dominance, beating the four host players without losing a set. Among them are two superstars in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam."

"Such a performance is really convincing."

"In the next round, Gao Wen is about to face the winner of Nadal and Anderson. No matter who the opponent is, it is probably the most severe challenge of this year's Australian Open. Today's game is a good way to mobilize Gao Wen's state , this is a good thing."

"But at this moment, let's enjoy the victory and enjoy another historical moment."

Eloquent, in one go.

As he spoke, Zhang Sheng's voice became uncontrollably brisk. It was a bit surprising to see such an appearance in the eyes of his commentator partner Wu Wensheng——

Their partner combination has always been known for its rationality and objectivity, even when commenting on Chinese players' games, it is rare to see them lose control.

But at this time, Wu Wensheng was completely able to understand.

"Last year at the U.S. Open, two teachers, Hu Litao and Zhan Jun, witnessed the birth of a miracle. They were so excited that they couldn't speak. Now we also experience this feeling."

From the US Open to the Australian Open, although the miracle has not happened for the first time, but the mood is still the same——

Because this time, they gradually began to firmly believe that miracles are not fleeting meteors, but rising stars.

What's more, Zhang Ze also ushered in his first Grand Slam victory. Perhaps under the influence of Gao Wen, the future of Chinese tennis has just begun.

Wu Wensheng's smile also rose.

"Congratulations to Gao Wen, after Roger Federer, another male player in the Open era who was able to break into the quarter-finals of two Grand Slams before the age of 20."

From Raonic, Tomic, to Janowitz, Kyrgios, to Dimitrov...

The younger generation born after 1990 has sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain. Who would have thought that Gao Wen from China would be the first to accomplish such a feat.

Moreover, with such a strong and outstanding performance, even if he did not encounter any seeded players in the four rounds, it would not cause controversy——

Indeed, Gao Wen's signing luck seems to be good, and he has not encountered a seed player; but strictly speaking, Gao Wen's signing luck may be the worst one at this year's Australian Open, facing the host players for four consecutive rounds, which is no one.

In four games and four away games, Gao Wen not only won all of them, but also won them all beautifully, lighting up the summer in the southern hemisphere with his absolutely strong performance.

No wonder the Los Angeles Times called Gawain "Wonder Boy."

A full 12 years after the "Big Four" united to dominate men's professional tennis, it seems finally ushered in a new atmosphere.

Throughout the Margaret Court Stadium, shock, astonishment, surprise, joy, happiness, surprise, all kinds of emotions were intricately intertwined.

The sunshine in Melbourne is more dazzling than ever.

Kyrgios stared blankly at Gawain across the court.

Today's Gao Wen seemed to be doing it on purpose, and patted the hem of his clothes lightly again——

Wave your sleeves, don't take away a cloud.

There was no clenched fist, no shouting, no wanton cheering, it looked so relaxed and so chic, even the profuse sweating looked like signs of enjoyment.

Bathed in the golden sunlight, the shallow smile is like the clouds of airplanes slowly passing across the blue sky in the midsummer afternoon.

(End of this chapter)