In the university days of Match Point 1565, he adjusted his footsteps and sped up—
ACE, ACE, ACE, ACE.
After hitting four ACEs in a row, it only took 43 seconds to win his own serve, and he won the third set neatly.
Starting from "0:30" in the last serving game of Istomin, relying on a lucky ball from a landmine to kick off the curtain, Gao Wen keenly grasped the subtle mentality fluctuations of the game, won eight points in a row, and took them away in waves. third set.
Especially serving to win the game, Gao Wen played a typical lawn tennis game, relying on a strong and precise serve to break the balance and easily complete the serve.
The first stocktaking was successfully fulfilled, with no twists and turns, no accidents, straight to the finish line, but Gao Wen didn't celebrate wildly, and behaved very calmly. He just clenched his fists and looked at the player's box resolutely. The belief in victory in his eyes was raging. Burning and blooming with brilliant light.
Instead, in the player's box, Sampras and Agassi stood up and waved their fists in celebration, cheering for Gao Wen—
At the most critical and important moment, Gao Wen calmed down, recovered his serve, and won the victory with the most concise and powerful posture.
This game is very important.
Just look at Istomin.
Istomin is ready to fight, he is ready to fight back. In today's match, he is the one who has the upper hand. Even in Gao Wen's serve, he is still able to contend.
This is his confidence and his confidence.
However, Gawain never gave him a chance—
Forty-three seconds.
Came in after the break, didn't do anything, just four serves, ping-pong-pong, and the third set was over.
They have to return to the players' rest area again and continue to rest between sets.
If it is normal, the players would definitely welcome the inter-set break with their hands and feet up. After two hours of hard work under the scorching sun, they all need rest time, and more rest time to replenish water and energy.
But now, Istomin has some doubts about life, because he needs to readjust his mentality and emotions. All the tactics and psychological barriers he just established must be overthrown and start over. Everything.
"…what happened?"
Istomin sat on the chair, his eyesight was out of focus, as if he was looking for Ant-Man in the green grass, and he fell into endless nothingness when he looked at it.
For Gao Wen, it was very important to win the third set, which was a necessary condition for the game to continue; at the same time, it was equally important to create psychological disturbances in such a way, because it was the basis for turning the situation around in subsequent games.
As former professional players and current professional coaches, both Sampras and Agassi knew this clearly, so neither of them could control themselves. They stood with fists and gave Gao Wen the best affirmation with practical actions.
"6:3", "6:4", "5:7".
With a big score of "2:1", Istomin is still in the lead. For Gao Wen, the crisis is still not resolved, and the next fourth set is still desperate.
But the mentality and the situation have changed dramatically. The game and the first three sets are no longer the same. The fourth set can be regarded as a brand new beginning.
time flies.
In a blink of an eye, the fourth set began, and Istomin took the lead to serve.
But tennis matches are like this. A brand new set is fair to both parties. Gao Wen is adjusting, and Istomin is also adjusting.
Perhaps Istomin is not a top player, and the highest world ranking in his career has never been able to enter the top 30, but don't forget that since Istomin can beat Djokovic in a five-set match at Melbourne Park, this is already Proof that he is tenacious and tenacious and will not collapse easily.
In fact, it is true.
Although Istomin has his own shortcomings in terms of technology and talent, his psychological tenacity has always been an important weapon for him.
On that side, Istomin was also aware of the crisis, and used the intermission time to regain his calm, clear his mind, and start anew.
The fourth set was a brand new situation. Istomin was also eager to gain a firm foothold and establish an advantage again. After all, he took the lead in this set. As long as he can keep serving, the pressure will always be on Gao Wen. At the critical moment, maybe he can find another opportunity.
You competed for each other and refused to give in to each other. Therefore, Istomin fell into a tug-of-war in the first serve game of the fourth set.
Take the lead and split equally.
Divide evenly, take the lead.
Both players maintained a high degree of concentration, and the confrontation between you and me went up to a new level. It was not like the fourth set at all, but more like the first set.
Istomin missed five game points, Gao Wen missed three break points, and the two players went back and forth extremely stalemate. In the end, it took 14 minutes and 17 seconds. The first set point was cashed out, and the serve was successfully secured, stopping the short trough of losing three games in a row.
The last point was actually Gao Wen's forehand out of bounds, ending the round with a mistake—
Gao Wen laughed out of anger.
The anger in his bones was boiling. Gao Wen was not satisfied with his performance. Although it had improved compared to the previous three games, it was still not enough. That kind of dissatisfaction turned into anger bit by bit, it was too absurd and too aggrieved It was so depressed that Gao Wen couldn't hold back and just laughed like this.
I can't believe it!
Gao Wen looked up at his player's box, his smile was in full bloom under the sun, but Sampras didn't feel any joy and happiness at all~www.mtlnovel.com~ A cold chill quickly rose, obviously The temperature was so hot that he was almost on the verge of heatstroke, but he shivered uncontrollably.
However, as a coach, Sampras could not speak or act at this time, because in tennis matches, coaches are forbidden to give guidance outside the court. The only thing Si can do is to put his hands on his chest and keep a cold face.
-calm!
This is the only guidance that Sampras can give Gao Wen. Now Gao Wen needs to calm down and not act too hastily.
Although it is a good idea to try to take the lead at the beginning of the fourth set and continue the momentum of the third set, since Istomin has gained a firm foothold and withstood Gawain's stormy attack, it will take Admittedly, the impact on Istomin in the third set was not as severe as expected.
Therefore, Gao Wen needs to re-layout, especially when Gao Wen is still looking for the ball feel, patience becomes more and more important.
Gao Wen curled his lips, looked down at his racket, and his violently heaving chest calmed down a little.
In fact, another reason why Gao Wen was so urgent was because of his extreme physical strength.
Originally, Gao Wen hoped to complete the break before reaching the peak of his physical strength, so that he could focus on his serve, win the fourth set steadily, and then concentrate his energy to decide the winner in the final set; but now, he failed to start successfully. It also means that he needs to re-arrange.
However, it doesn't matter, let them be patient and start to deal with it, to see if the Tao is one foot taller or the devil is one foot taller—
anger?
No problem, anger is the best fuel, turn it into motivation.