Latest website: When Tobias left and returned, Gao Wen had already finished the post-match physical therapy massage, took a bath and relaxed, and was watching the live broadcast of the game in the players' lounge.
Players often go to the stadium to watch the game when there is no game; but they have no time on the game day, and they often glance at the live broadcast through the global signal on the big screen in the player lounge, and at the same time, they can also look at the scoreboard to follow The situation in other stadiums.
Originally, Gao Wen was going to return to the player hotel, but he accidentally glanced at the screen and stopped in his tracks—
It would be a lie to say that he is not interested in his opponent in the next round at all; what's more, one of them is Raonic.
According to the memory of the previous life, after Zhang Depei was hired as a coach in early 2014, Kei Nishikori completed a rebirth in just six months. In August 2015 came a career-high No. 4.
During this period of time, Kei Nishikori not only possessed stability, but also had a particularly good shot feeling, and the entire competitive state reached a natural height.
In the original historical trajectory, this US Open has indeed witnessed history. Kei Nishikori defeated Raonic, Wawrinka, and Djokovic, three of the top ten players in the world, to reach the finals. In the final, he lost to Cilic with three "6:3" and missed his first Grand Slam title.
But Kei Nishikori still made history, becoming the first male player in Asia to reach the Grand Slam final, and refreshing the highest ranking of Asian male players, etc.—As for Zhang Depei, he is Chinese American.
There is no doubt that Kei Nishikori is really hot.
However, Raonic is also in hot form this year, in a state of rapid growth and strong rise. The collision between him and Kei Nishikori should be 50-50.
As of 2014, Raonic and Kei Nishikori have played against each other three times, two of which happened this year. The two sides met for the first time in 2012 when Kei Nishikori had the last laugh. This year, Kei Nishikori won two tie-breaks at the Madrid Masters, but then Raonic won four sets at Wimbledon.
Interestingly, the three matches between the two players all took place in the 16-to-8 match, and the fourth match at the US Open is no exception.
Time and space change, Gao Wen, a little butterfly from the Amazon, changed history, but he didn't know how far this butterfly effect storm could radiate. Last week, Gao Wen tried to encourage Bellis, but unfortunately he failed; then What about the game between Raonic and Kei Nishikori this week?
The first game at night at the Arthur Ashe Stadium was very tense. Azarenka and Krunic played three sets. In the end, Azarenka narrowly won the final set "6:4", so that the second game opened. It was almost nine o'clock in the evening local time.
At present, the match between Raonic and Kei Nishikori is just in the first set.
The game between the two sides was very anxious—
Kei Nishikori is a player with a very strong ability to break serve. Even in the face of the Big Four, he can always break serve. Breaking serve has never been a problem, so he is not afraid to face big players. He faced Rao for the first time in 2012. In Nich's game, Kei Nishikori sent a donut directly in the final set.
However, Kei Nishikori’s serving ability is very poor. The innate limitations of height and strength make him have no advantage in serving. Even at the peak of his state, keeping his serve is his biggest problem. He always struggles with his serve. .
So Kei Nishikori's game is not about whether he can break serve, but whether he can keep serve.
However, facing Raonic, he is no longer a rookie in 2012. His serve is stable, his routines are diverse, and his offensive combination is more reasonable, which also makes Raonic's serve very stable; The ability is slightly inferior, and the handling of the opponent's serve is not careful enough, and often misses opportunities.
So the two players were staggered in this way, so the two matches in 2014 were very anxious.
It is still a tie, "3:3".
Standing in front of the screen, Gao Wen was watching the two players hit the ball, he was so serious and absorbed that he didn't notice the appearance of Tobias.
"...how is the battle going?"
Tobias asked a question, and Gawain finally realized it.
"Still anxious."
In the first set, both sides were testing and mobilizing, and at the same time, their physical strength and energy were at their best, so the competition must be very intense; but because the opening stage is easy to slow down, the state is not mobilized, so we need to see who can mobilize first After all, the confrontation at the end of the game tends to be more tense.
Tobias didn't ask too much, and watched the TV screen intently with Gao Wen. He didn't speak to break the silence until Raonic secured his serve and entered the break again.
"Milos' serve is indeed very good. If you play against him, this should be the third time you have faced a heavy serve this year?"
Isner, Kyrgios, Raonic.
Gao Wen subconsciously replied, "In terms of serving, Milos is actually slightly inferior to John. In terms of hard serve, John is indeed capable of becoming the best in history, but Milos' offense is even better, especially this year. Rhythm, line selection have made great progress."
So Raonic's overall performance is better than Isner's because his overall ability is more competitive.
But after speaking, Gawain realized that Tobias should not be interested in these things.
"You obviously didn't come here to ask these questions, did you?"
Tobias raised his eyebrows and smiled, "How can you be sure? Anyway, Milos may be your opponent in the next round. It's normal for me to care. To be honest, if it's against Milos , you should have a better chance of winning, right?"
From an objective standpoint and analyzing on paper from the perspective of the style of play, Gawain can indeed have a slight advantage against Raonic.
Heavy artillery type power player, UU reading www.uukanshu. com In this year's US Open, Gawain has already faced three opponents, including Isner, Kyrgios and Wawrinka. Among them, Wawrinka's heavy artillery firepower is slightly inferior, but in terms of strength confrontation and strong attack, he But it is the strongest among the three players.
There is such an inertial cognition in the competition of tennis. If you keep meeting the same type of players on the road to promotion, the speed of using the style of play will naturally become faster and easier; Players may need to spend more time and energy to adjust.
To put it simply, the players that Gao Wen has encountered so far are mainly heavy artillery, and Burley is a bottom-line stalemate player, but the difference in ability is relatively obvious. So, if Gao Wen continues to face Raonic, he will be able to adapt more. Because the overall game rhythm is very similar; but if Gao Wen meets Kei Nishikori, he may encounter more challenges—
Because Kei Nishikori's round ball entanglement ability is stronger, he may often need to play more shots, which also means that Gao Wen needs to find the feeling of multi-shot tug-of-war, which is obviously different from the previous straight-forward games.
Moreover, the style of the ball is also on the one hand.
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