Match point

Chapter 950

Set points, "2:2".

Bureau score, "2:2".

Small score, "40: AD".

Time, 04:40.

The game has been going on for four hours and 10 minutes.

Local time in Melbourne, it was 10:[-] in the middle of the night, [-] minutes before midnight. Judging from all signs, it should be impossible to end the game "within today". They will accompany each other across midnight and enjoy this game that may be recorded in history.

Although it was close to midnight, the temperature at the scene was still rising, and Rod Laver Stadium was like an active volcano.

After entering the final set, the two players adjusted a little bit, and the start was stable, neither of them encountered any challenge in the serve game, and they easily kept their serve.

In the fifth game, Djokovic was the first to fluctuate and sent a break point. Although he saved it with a serve attack, he sent a second one immediately after.

A small detail, Djokovic's forehand and backhand returns were obviously much more conservative, and he began to lob the ball continuously, entering the bottom line seesaw mode.

On the one hand, this is Djokovic's best and favorite round rhythm. While consuming Gao Wen's physical strength and energy, it can also consume young people's patience and will.

On the other hand, this also shows that Djokovic's entire tactical strategy has undergone a fundamental change. The more aggressive and aggressive style of play in the first three sets no longer exists. He has entered the stage of "playing Tai Chi" and throwing all risks to the Gao Wen himself sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. This was also a brand new tactic after the world number one readjusted after the fourth set.

In terms of experience, whether it is a Grand Slam final or a tournament, Djokovic is several ranks higher than Gao Wen. It can be seen from this moment that Gao Wen still went all out in the fourth set. Djokovic has already begun to lay out for the final set.

There is no doubt that Djokovic's "strength" is slightly different from that of ordinary players, and the situation presented is also different.

However, the actual situation is slightly different from Djokovic's expectations, because Gao Wen's hot state and feel have not declined, not only not, but he still maintains a high-frequency and high-intensity state, and continues to exert pressure.

Now the focus of the game has quietly shifted, mainly depending on Gao Wen——

First, how long can Gao Wen's concentration and impact last? From the second half of the third set to the fifth set, there will be a period of weakness and respite.

Second, when will the new round of extreme physical strength come?Can it last until the end of the final set, or is Djokovic the first to turn the situation around?
Every game, every point... all are contests, and the stalemate of the game has reached an unprecedented height.

At this moment, Gao Wen got the second break point of the round.

Moreover, Gao Wen understood that this was the final set, and it was different from the fourth set. It was absolutely impossible for Djokovic to let go, so every chance was even more rare——

The ability to seize opportunities and grasp the key points is often the point of victory or defeat in a head-to-head contest between top players.

One shot, out of bounds.

Djokovic's first serve was still unstable; moreover, this time the serve went out of bounds very outrageously. Even a thousand-degree myopia took off his glasses and he knew that the landing point and the line were off track.

"Come on! Novak!"

"Noel, come on! Noel!"

The cheers rang out sparsely, but were quickly stopped by the audience, "Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

Are those fans really undercover?

At such a critical moment, there was a sound between Djokovic's first and second serve, disrupting the rhythm of the serve, damn it!

In a blink of an eye, the stadium became quiet, and you could even hear the gentle breeze blowing at night. For a very, very short moment, goosebumps rushed out of their heads, as if they couldn't wait to see this unbelievable game. showdown.

Who would have thought that Gao Wen could drag Djokovic to the fifth set?

However, all this is happening before our eyes.

Snapped.Snapped.Snapped.

Djokovic is shooting the ball. It seems that if no one reminds him, he can continue to shoot like this forever and never stop.

at last!

Djokovic dropped the ball.

Second serve.

Press the forehand close.

It's no surprise.

Gao Wen accurately predicted, because he knew that Djokovic was trying to see the ball in the round, which was completely different from the serve rush and even serve to the net in the first two sets.

Serving speed, 134 kilometers per hour.

slow.

Literally slow.

However, this serve, Djokovic obviously calculated that the entire topspin was fully pulled up, which was not at all like Djokovic's serve, but it was similar to Nadal's second serve strategy.

Topspin, not only turning, but also drilling. After landing, it drilled towards Gawain's face. Judging from the flight trajectory, it almost jumped above his head.

Ingenious indeed.

In this way, even if Gao Wen accurately predicted the serving route and landing point, he would have no way to attack and might even fall into a passive position.

For the second serve, the tactical intention to limit the offense is fully demonstrated.

Gao Wen didn't panic.

Moved laterally to the left side of two consecutive cross-changes to make room, without any hesitation, raised the forehand and hit.

Hitting the ball at a slanted position above the head, there is no way to exert force at all, and even the swing movement is irregular, but Gao Wen's hitting is very clever.

Gently flick the wrist to make full use of the high point of the ball—for reference, Gawain is 193 centimeters, which means that the point of the ball is already higher than two meters. Then, the forearm pushes forward.

There is no need to exert force at all, a light hit with cutting, but it creates a strong backspin effect, going straight, and completes the shot in a way of hitting the wall.

Basically, where the tennis ball came from, it will go back the same way and go back to where it went.

state.

Even the sound of hitting the ball is not very crisp.

However, the effect of returning the ball is very good, because Gao Wen's returning the ball landed in Djokovic's position, basically under the feet, very close to the baseline.

Djokovic predicted the return route, but he didn't predict the way of returning the ball. Moreover, he couldn't exert force, and he couldn't borrow strength by using force. He could only barely hit the tennis ball back by bouncing the ball. , There is no control at all, but the quality of the ball is lost.

Djokovic, serve cleverly.

Gao Wen, the return serve is wonderful.

From here, we can see the different game content that Agassi brought to Gao Wen after he joined the coaching team.

Danger!

Dangerous Dangerous Dangerous.

Djokovic saw the arc of his return and immediately sounded the alarm, and his footsteps quickly moved laterally towards his forehand immediately.

Because Gao Wen's forehand had already been raised without hesitation, without pause or panting, he attacked with all his strength, sweeping diagonally diagonally.

boom!
Djokovic was in a bit of a panic. Even though he moved ahead of time, Gawain's landing point was very beautiful, hitting within the triangle area of ​​the bottom line; at the same time, both speed and strength forced Djokovic to do something. Make a split action, and return the tennis ball with the forehand again.

Slash!

Gao Wen's footsteps were very fast, he stepped forward in small steps, almost moving on the baseline, and hit the forehand across the court again, launching a bombardment.

Slash!

Another slash!

Very, very rarely, Gawain and Djokovic faced off in the forehand position, and it was still a state of Gawain attacking and Djokovic defending.

but!

That's it!
Gao Wen was about to strike repeatedly and caught Djokovic by surprise, but he did not expect that Djokovic would accurately predict it instead.

With one brake and one step, Djokovic has already found the hitting point, and immediately swept his forehand like a big windmill, turning defense into offense!
(End of this chapter)