"6:4".
The final, the first set victory, belonged to Djokovic.
In fact, the score can't reflect the anxiety of the game process at all. Perhaps some clues can be glimpsed from the 57 minutes of the game.
In this game, Gao Wen was the first to break serve.
In the opening stage, Gao Wen took advantage of Djokovic's habitual slowness, broke serve first, and then kept serve, turning into a lead in the score.
However, entering the set, Djokovic found his way to reverse the situation and even broke and secured. He once won four games in a row, and finally saved a break point in the serve-winning game. In the third inventory, the next set is the first to take a victory step.
Mutual exchange.
Strong confrontation.
The long-round multi-shot see-saw was staged repeatedly, and the wonderful strikes that applauded endlessly. This final is definitely worth the price of admission, and the trip is worthwhile.
A game takes fifty-seven minutes, which is the most intuitive data, enough to explain many problems.
So, what happened?
When he broke serve first, how could Gao Wen lose four games in a row, giving up the advantage and also losing the first set victory? What's going on?
Frequent mistakes? Status decline? Too hasty? Mental fluctuations? Stamina dropped?
No, no, not at all.
There is only one reason:
Djokovic.
It wasn't that Gao Wen didn't play well, but that Djokovic played too well. Obviously, the world's number one pair won this match with a fierce force and was determined to win.
Before the start of the game, Sampras and Agassi had foreseen that Djokovic would inevitably make changes at the tactical level to break the balance of the confrontation.
Just look at the duels between the Big Four. They have met each other too many times, ranging from twenty times to more than forty times.
Tennis is not a team event, but an individual sport, which also means that there is no room for adjustment in terms of "participating lineup", it is the same every time:
It was the same face last time, and it was the same face this time, exactly the same.
Naturally, when the number of encounters between the two players reaches a certain level, there are basically no secrets at all, just like an open book, everything is open, especially after the player's style and skills mature, weapons Curry's inventory is also clear at a glance.
Strengths and weaknesses, strengths and weaknesses are all well understood, and even the opponent may know all of his own skills better than himself.
In such a situation, what should the player do?
Just trust your improvisation?
of course not.
If they just stand still, the Big Four will not be able to become the Big Four, they will not be able to maintain a competitive state in the peak duel, and they will not be able to maintain a strong competitiveness in the aftermath. Ten years of time is enough to wash them down from the top of the pyramid. , A new generation replaces the old.
But they did not, not only were they not eliminated, but they also further consolidated their strong position and created an era.
On the one hand, we should constantly improve ourselves, enrich ourselves, make up for our shortcomings, become more comprehensive and stronger as much as possible, and maintain the pace of progress.
To put it simply, in the duel between the Big Four, every confrontation must come up with a little change or something new, otherwise the game may be very difficult.
Perhaps, on the whole, Gao Wen has not reached the level of the Big Four for the time being. It has nothing to do with the quality and quantity of champions, but has to do with the peak length of his career. Has tied Murray, but is still not a giant.
However, for Djokovic, the record of one win and four losses has already explained too much, and he must show an attitude towards top players.
Therefore, changes at the tactical level, which are foreseeable, are also the key to breaking the balance of the game—
Djokovic, once again showed the background of the world's number one.
Entering 2015, Djokovic encountered Gawain twice in Melbourne and Indian Wells respectively, and his tactics have been adjusted to a certain extent.
However, from the perspective of the overall tactical framework, the core of continuously suppressing Gao Wen's backhand, or breaking through Gao Wen's backhand, has not changed.
There are two reasons.
First, Djokovic has "the world's number one double reverse", which is by no means in vain. Whether facing Federer or Nadal, he has enough confidence. From 2010 to 2011, Djokovic Being able to win a wave of seven consecutive victories against Nadal, the two-handed backhand is a great contribution.
Second, Djokovic has never adjusted his mentality. He still regards Gao Wen as a rising star, a challenger, and a strong rising new wave, rather than a powerful enemy on an equal footing with the giants. He uses "backhand VS backhand" as a tactical cut , There is more or less a kind of stubbornness to make a positive breakthrough.
That is to say, "This young man is outstanding, but he is not strong enough to force me to change my strategy and formulate targeted tactics. Just relying on my basic tactical literacy to make detailed adjustments is enough. I believe that I can make a positive breakthrough. After all, there are countless generosity. Big waves are coming."
Strictly speaking, it is not contempt or contempt, but it has not been given real attention.
In fact, Djokovic's idea is not completely wrong—
Melbourne won two sets first, and had three consecutive break points in the third set. As long as one is fulfilled, the ending may be different.
In Indian Wells, even though they lost one set first, they also turned the tide in the second set, and there may not be no chances in the third set.
Unfortunately... a loss is a loss.
Although the victory is within reach, if the match point is not fulfilled, then it is a failure. The world of competitive sports is so simple and so cruel.
Therefore, Djokovic adjusted his tactics. In the six meetings between the two players, he made an adjustment to the tactical framework for the first time, which also means:
Gao Wen finally got the real attention of Djokovic.
Of course, difficulties still exist objectively.
First of all, from Indian Wells to Miami, the time distance is too short, and it is not easy to adjust the tactical framework. The entire tactical thinking may also lack consideration, and there are inevitably some flaws.
Secondly, the two events lasted for four weeks. Gao Wen is still young and vigorous, and his state recovery and physical reserve are better~www.mtlnovel.com~ Djokovic needs to maintain his batting success rate while adjusting his tactics. In addition, you also need to face a physical fitness test, which is difficult to imagine.
but.
After the unforgettable defeat at Indian Wells, Djokovic has adjusted his mentality and corrected his attitude—
Gao Wen's rise has become unstoppable, not only now, but also for the next season and even more seasons to come.
He should not take the victory or loss of a game as a diversion, but should take a longer-term view.
If you can win this final in Miami, it will be the best, but there is no need to be too happy, because there are still many duels in the future; if you fail, there is no need to be disappointed, because this is the first step to try and change The first step, the blueprint, has just been laid out.
Djokovic thought this way, he did the same thing, and then things got a little different.
(end of this chapter)