Match point

Chapter 893 Open the gap
"6:2", "6:1".

Gao Wen played two sets first, and the big score was "2:0", which was eye-popping.

Leaving aside the Australian and Spanish fans who were eagerly looking forward to Nadal defeating Gawain, even the neutral fans had boldly predicted the possibility of Gawain beating Nadal in straight sets, but absolutely never expected such a score——

From the end of the first set to the middle of the second set, Gao Wen played six consecutive rounds and sent out an invisible donut.

Moreover, in the fifth game of the second set, Gao Wen also got a break point. Once he broke serve, he would serve to win the game.

but!

Nadal cut the ball with a very sudden and unexpected forehand, which completely broke Gawain's expectations, saved the break point, and then took advantage of the trend to keep the serve.

Avoid the fate of being wound up in the second set.

However, this still failed to stop Gao Wen, and then, Gao Wen broke again, and finally fixed the score of the second set at "6:1".

As Zhang Sheng expected, Nadal was not in his best condition, far from being slow. The failure of the forehand made Nadal passive.

In fact, this duel is reminiscent of the confrontation between Gao Wen and Nadal at the Imperial Capital Open last year.

At that time, Gao Wen was not in good condition, and he didn't dare to hit the ball towards the corner. If he took a little risk, he would go out of bounds or make a mistake. This also forced him to retreat, focus on control, and start maneuvering.

Of course, relying on solid baseline hitting ability and excellent defensive ability, such hitting can still continue the round.

The problem is that there is no way to suppress or even score, and the edges and corners of the entire game disappear.

This is definitely not Gao Wen's best style of play.

The imperial capital lost to Nadal, and the magical capital lost to Simon. These two games, in the final analysis, are the same routine.

In the imperial capital, Nadal was also in a bad state. In the first round of his comeback from injury, the entire batting feel was adjusted, but facing Gao Wen, Nadal showed his seasoned place, more diverse and richer. Hitting routines that act as tiebreakers during long multi-shot rounds.

In that game, although Nadal had the last laugh, it was very hard to win.

At this time, Nadal is like Gao Wen in the imperial capital.

There is still no problem with hitting the ball; moreover, Nadal is Nadal after all, and he will never disarm. In the predicament of poor state, he can always think of a way to continue the round and continue the round, even in a stalemate. Zhong Qi relentlessly looked for the gap to break the game.

Even a small gap may become an opportunity for Nadal to come back.

The competition is not one-sided.

From the first set to the second set, Gao Wen and Nadal entangled for a full 93 minutes, and the time spent in the two games has basically caught up with Gao Wen's previous two rounds of full-court matches.

Very sticky!

It can be seen from this that even Nadal, who is in poor condition, is still tough.

So, what happened to the score?

key points.

Every time at critical moments, Gao Wen, who is in better and better condition, dares to lay out, dare to take action, dare to attack, and dare to break the situation. This courage and firmness has become the key to breaking the balance.

One piece of data is enough:
Break success rate.

In the two sets, Gao Wen scored a total of 38.5 break points and broke Nadal's five serve games back and forth, with a break success rate of [-]%.

Nadal got a total of ten break points, but none of them were able to cash in. The break success rate was 0%, which was very, very bleak.

Federer, for a long time, has been dubbed the "leakage/point king" by fans, mainly because his ability to seize opportunities in games has declined significantly after falling into a career trough due to injuries and age in 2013——

At the critical moment, the state should be improved, but instead the focus is broken. He gets more than a dozen break points in a game, but he can only cash in one or two of them. This also means that in the duel between masters, Federer lost the control of the opportunity .

Today's Nadal reminds people of Federer.

It should be noted that seven break points were missed in the second game of the first set. From this perspective, that game was indeed a turning point.

Apparently, Gao Wen noticed the subtle changes in the atmosphere of the game, so he clenched his breath and secured the serve, which directly changed the momentum of both sides.

The gap is opened up directly like this.

Anxiety and irritability permeated the entire Rod Laver Stadium——

Except for Huaxia fans.

For Australian and Spanish fans, this is definitely a nightmare. They sincerely hope that Nadal can beat Gawain.

For neutral fans, this is also a nightmare. The matchup on the ninth match day made people drowsy, and everyone was looking forward to this matchup.

As a result, this is it?
If you don't watch the process and only watch the score, I'm afraid there will be too many dislocated jaws; but even after watching the process, I still can't believe it.

but!

Nadal is no Kyrgios.

The most precious quality of the Spanish god of war is never giving up and fighting to the end——

Even if there is no hope, even if there is no other way, he will fight to the last moment and burn all his energy.

Nadal refuses to give up the victory by himself. If the opponent wants to win, there is no problem, but the opponent must go all out to win the victory. He will never surrender; because only in this way, when he turns and leaves the court, can he No regrets will be left.

This is Nadal's game philosophy.

A little clumsy, but always sparkling.

If it was any other player, after losing the first two sets by a big score, the will to fight in the third set should be sluggish. Even if they didn't go offline directly, they might be offline for a while.

However, Nadal is not.

In the third set, Nadal made a comeback.

After two fierce battles, it can be clearly felt that Nadal's state is coming back bit by bit. Maybe it's not a rocket rising, but it is indeed picking up——

There is no need to be surprised or surprised. As mentioned before, this bull is like this. He found his state through arduous competitions. At his peak, he led the best five-set winning percentage in history, and his fighting heart was always beating.

Then, Nadal broke serve.

The No. 13 break point in the whole game, Nadal finally grasped it, and completed an incredible defensive counterattack with a signature forehand outside-in. In the extremely passive desperate situation, he realized the opportunity. It is the first time since the start of the match today. Complete the break.

The audience, a sensation!
The air was almost on fire, and everyone could deeply feel that the god of war blew the horn of counterattack again, and the game was still not over.

Immediately afterwards, Nadal saved two break points, kept his serve in a thrilling manner, realized the advantage of the break, surpassed the game for the first time, and took the lead.

"2:3".

In the third set, Gao Wen took the lead to serve, but now Nadal relied on a break advantage to take the lead, and the dawn of hope appeared.

Strictly speaking, it is normal for Nadal to take the lead, but today Nadal's condition is really not good, and at the same time, Gao Wen's touch is really hot, so that Nadal is completely in trouble, playing very hard, all signs have proved once again, The Australian Open and Nadal are indeed at odds.

But anyway, for now, Nadal has finally taken the lead, temporarily.

(End of this chapter)