Match point

Chapter 942
"40:40".

a district.

One shot, inside corner.

Gao Wen, chose to suppress Djokovic's backhand.

However, the serve at 192 kilometers per hour was not difficult for Djokovic who accurately predicted the serve line. The backhand hit a backslash in the deep zone, which suppressed Gao Wen and disrupted Gao Wen's end. After serving the ball, he didn't have time to recover, forming a forehand suppression.

Gao Wen was in a panic.

Djokovic, aggressive --

Backhand, slash flat.

Backhand, straight dead end.

For three consecutive shots, Djokovic showed unbelievable control and attack power in the backhand position, pressing every step of the way. His footsteps have directly entered the bottom line. The attack of the wind and rain, every shot is faster than every shot, suddenly speeding up!
That's what Djokovic is capable of.

Gao Wen ran all over the field.

However, even in an extremely passive situation, Gao Wen also showed a fully recovering defensive state, controlling the return of the ball for three consecutive shots.

One!Stretch!
Gao Wen even seized the opportunity to hit the ball with his forehand in the limited hitting space, facing the straight line against the straight line, and sent the tennis ball back to Djokovic's backhand again.

Backhand, slash big diagonally.

Djokovic launched a bombing attack with heavy hands, aimed at Gao Wen's backhand space, and was about to score the winning point——

but!

Gawain rushed over flattered.

Although it was a little bit reluctant, the fast-moving footsteps were still catching up with all their strength. Seeing that they were almost catching up, the hearts of the audience all soared high, almost bursting.

Just now.

Gao Wen raised his right hand high, his feet were still running, but he had voluntarily given up hitting the ball, signaling to the referee:

"Eagle Eye Challenge."

After making the signal, Gao Wen turned his head to look at the line judge, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, as if he was saying something.

Why is there no call for such an obvious out-of-bounds?
The lineman, with a blank face, stood there very seriously, refusing to respond, and kept his hands together, indicating that this was within bounds.

heh!
exclamation.

Ah!
cheers.

The audience stands did not react, some fans thought that Djokovic had scored, they couldn't wait to cheer, and the extremely tense air was boiling.

"High, Hawkeye challenge, left sideline on right field."

The referee has accepted the request and made a broadcast, asking the official to broadcast the result of the Hawkeye challenge.

In the live broadcast room, both Zhang Sheng and Wu Wensheng were a little surprised.

"This ball, Gao Wen thought it was out of bounds, so he voluntarily gave up hitting the ball. If Hawkeye's challenge fails, then the point will be awarded directly to Djokovic."

"Judging from the slow-motion playback, the camera angle is slightly blocked by Gao Wen's movement, so I can't see clearly. It is indeed a suspected out-of-bounds shot, but we are not sure whether Gao Wen's position can be seen more clearly. .”

"For players, if they are not sure that they are out of bounds, they will not take the initiative to give up the shot. Gao Wen's eyes are very firm, and he believes that it is indeed out of bounds."

"But there is no doubt that this is a very risky challenge."

Rod Laver Stadium, the scene is a bit chaotic.

But the duration was very short, and soon someone shouted the name of "Novak", and then started to clap and high-five in unison, cheering for Djokovic.

clap clap.

clap clap clap!
Gradually rising and gradually bursting cheers, the audience roared, as if the player facing difficulties and at risk at this moment was Djokovic.

The air is burning again.

At the scene, the Eagle Eye system seemed to have a slight malfunction, and the buffer time was a bit long. After waiting for about ten seconds, just when the audience's patience was about to be exhausted, the big screen finally displayed the result——

Slowly, slowly, slow motion playback.

The audience was silent, staring with bated breath.

Tennis ball, off the sideline.

Out of bounds!

Strictly speaking, it wasn't a slight difference, but it was about half a ball out of bounds, which was quite obvious. No wonder Gao Wen was so determined.

This also means that Gao Wen succeeded in the challenge, so this point belongs to Gao Wen.

"AD: 40".

"Oh……"

Audiences in Australia and Serbia could hardly believe their eyes and hugged their heads.

"incredible!"

"It's unbelievable!"

"Gao Wen, in the passive situation of '0:40', he gritted his teeth and came back four points. With an unparalleled performance, he won the game point of this round."

"It's not easy, it's really not easy."

In the live broadcast room, Zhang Sheng and Wu Wensheng were almost out of breath.

"Come on, Novak! Win this game!"

"Novak, come on!"

"Ho ho ho, Novak."

The fans at the scene once again cheered for Djokovic, and the bustling shouts surged from different corners of the Rod Laver Stadium.

Because the audience can't wait to see Djokovic defeat Gawain, because the audience realizes that this round may be very important and must contain Gawain's counterattack momentum, and because the audience simply doesn't want to see Gawain Revive and turn the game around again—

They can't take it.

A full more than 30 seconds.

Looking around, fans can be seen screaming and screaming in every corner of the stadium, and the atmosphere is getting more and more intense.

Gao Wen was a little helpless, but he didn't say anything more. It was not the first time this happened in Melbourne Park this year. He turned and walked to the side, picked up a towel, wiped off his sweat, calmed himself down a bit, and kept his focus , to avoid being affected as much as possible.

No one expected that this move actually made the Australian audience climax collectively——

It was as if they disliked Gao Wen and deliberately delayed the game.

"Siuuuu..."

Boos, everywhere.

Gao Wen's head was full of question marks.

Then, there was another shout from the audience seats, "Cheaters!"

This was condemning Gao Wen's Hawkeye challenge just now.

They seemed to stubbornly believe that Gao Wen simply saw that he would not be able to complete the catch, so he chose to challenge Hawkeye to try his luck. This is an unsportsmanlike behavior and must be condemned.

A wave of unrest, a wave of up again.

Immediately afterwards, someone in the audience seat pointed the finger at the referee, "Get out! If you don't know how to officiate the game, don't sit here."

Then, "Cheaters!" Someone in the audience shouted at the referee.

reason?

The referee for tonight's final is a gold medal referee from the United States, Jake-Garner (Jake-Garner), a senior gold medal referee with rich experience and a bright resume.

From the Davis Cup to the Olympic finals to the Grand Slam finals, he can be seen in everything. This year's Australian Open is his No. 15 referee for the Grand Slam finals.

Interestingly, this is also the second consecutive Grand Slam final he has officiated --

Yes, last year's US Open final was also enforced by him.

so?
When the audience had opinions on the penalty, they naturally wondered whether Garner was partial to Gao Wen?
Of course, this is absolutely impossible. Except for the ATP, no one knows the referees for the finals, and the selection of referees for each Grand Slam final is very cautious and rigorous.

ATP has a strict scoring mechanism and a supervisory committee, which is measured according to the performance of each referee in all law enforcement matches of this Grand Slam tournament, and finally announces the candidates for law enforcement referees on the day of the finals. A referee who can enforce the finals must be the best referee in this year's Grand Slam.

Black box operation?

Absolutely impossible.

However, in competitive sports, when impulse destroys reason and emotion destroys order, then everything is possible, just like a fire detonating a gas station.

That sentence immediately received many responses, and the overwhelming boos and roars of the Australian audience poured down like a torrential rain.

The scene got a little out of control.

(End of this chapter)