"Match Point(
"pretty!"
Zhan Jun clenched his fists in celebration, but his voice remained calm, and he continued to explain conscientiously.
"In the first game, both players were in the testing stage, but it was obvious that Gao Wen was more daring to shoot and attack boldly. The whole line selection was very risky."
On the break point, facing the half-high ball from the bottom line, Gao Wen chose a backhand straight line to grab the point. This was really unexpected and broke the rules, so that all of Djokovic's fake moves fell through, and he didn't even get a chance to defend .
"But the rewards for taking the risk are also huge."
"Gao Wen took the lead in breaking serve in the semi-final against the top seed."
As he spoke, Zhan Jun couldn't help his blood boil.
"Next is Gao Wen's serve. Obviously, he needs to be very, very careful. One of the most powerful abilities of the Big Four is to improve their state when they are behind. They can often break serve immediately after being broken. From score to psychology Put pressure on the opponent on two levels."
"Also, Djokovic is one of the best receivers in the world, which is a serious test for Gawain's ability to serve."
gurgling.
The stadium was boiling, and more than 80% of the fans at the Arthur Ashe Stadium supported Djokovic.
Obviously, the Big Four still have unparalleled popularity in professional tennis. Although everyone always ridicules Djokovic's "global away game", it is also relative to Federer and Nadal. In front of other players, Djokovic Veitch still has an absolute advantage in approval ratings.
At this moment, even if the Chinese fans are all in a group, it is difficult to make their voices on the Arthur Ashe Stadium, just like the shivering chicks in the strong wind and rain, compressed in Arthur Ashe In the corner of the wide space of the stadium, the flag was waved hoarsely but unwaveringly.
Just at the beginning, you can already feel the extraordinary atmosphere of the semi-finals.
But the two players on the court were very calm.
Gao Wen just clenched his fists in celebration, turned around and immediately calmed down.
Djokovic didn't have any special expression on his face. He seemed to be thinking about the shot in the first game just now, and then he was already in position and ready to receive the serve.
The match has only just begun, and both break and reverse breaks are possible.
In the last life, Kei Nishikori defeated Djokovic in four sets in the semi-finals and continued to make history and entered the final. So, how did Kei Nishikori win that game?
The premise is that Kei Nishikori was really not afraid of Djokovic's hitting style at his peak.
Then in that game, first of all, Kei Nishikori himself was in good condition and felt very hot; in contrast, Djokovic was obviously soft-handed, and he did not dare to attack at critical moments. A journalist asked:
Is it because Djokovic's wife is in labor, which disturbs Djokovic's mind and makes him less focused?
In fact, looking at Djokovic's games before the semi-finals, he only lost one set when facing Murray, and won all other games easily in straight sets. It can be seen that even if his state is not at his best But still not bad.
Therefore, Djokovic's conservatism at critical moments is more due to the influence of his own hitting style. The instability of the forehand attack is magnified, so that he begins to worry that he may go off the net when he takes the initiative to attack, and he naturally becomes conservative. stand up.
The key to exposing the instability of Djokovic's forehand attack lies in Kei Nishikori's performance, which brings us to the second point:
Secondly, Kei Nishikori's pre-match tactics were very clever, daring to shoot, dare to attack, and dare to take risks.
How Wawrinka beat Djokovic at Australian Open It is because Wawrinka's violent shot dared to hit Djokovic's forehand—
Many technical characteristics of Djokovic and Zverev Jr. are somewhat similar:
The backhand is very stable. Although the backhand is weak in attack, it is very difficult for the opponent to open the situation from the backhand. The forehand is strong in attack, but due to the limitation of its own strength, the forehand is also unstable.
Of course, Gao Wen is also somewhat similar.
However, Gao Wen's backhand can be both offensive and defensive, and his offensive firepower is definitely not weak, and his attack methods are varied and changeable. He can even occasionally transform into a one-handed backhand to create some opportunities. This is also an important detail that distinguishes him from the above two players.
Wawrinka was able to defeat Djokovic because he used an unreasonable attack to tear through Djokovic's forehand defense. In fact, many young players later did this, including Karen-Khachanov ), Dimitrov, Tsitsipas, etc.
The same is true for Kei Nishikori, but he did not tear apart Djokovic's line of defense with continuous impact of power, but achieved the goal with airtight rhythm pressure.
The full-court pressure forced Djokovic's forehand not to risk hitting the ball at critical moments.
Tennis is always a contest where the east wind overwhelms the west wind or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. Judging from the results, people can see that Djokovic was not decisive enough at critical moments, but from the perspective of the process, Kei Nishikori's full-court pressing is the breakthrough The key to the balance between the two sides, UU Reading www. uukanshu. The suppression and counter-suppression between the two players runs through.
Compared with Wawrinka's way of winning, Kei Nishikori's way is more suitable for Gao Wen, but Gao Wen also has his own style of play, drawing experience and lessons from the victories of Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori, especially Sampra Si's sharp analysis as an experienced person gave Gao Wen a professional perspective.
Therefore, in the first game, Gao Wen played very actively and proactively, showing strong fighting spirit from the first shot of receiving the serve.
Moreover, Gao Wen knew that Djokovic's prediction has always been one of the top players in the tour. Once the shot line enters a routine, Djokovic can always find a way to predict in advance, and then Create opportunities for your own early hits.
Just look at the games of the Big Four, because they have played against each other too many times, and they are almost familiar with the batting routines, but they have been trying to break each other's predictions, and the spiritual and tactical contests have risen to a whole new level. .
In this game, Gao Wen has also made sufficient preparations in the selection of the batting line.
At this point, we can see a key point—
Djokovic is the number one in the world, and all players can study him through countless game videos, but Gao Wen suddenly popped out from the cracks of the stone, everything is strange and fresh, so Gao Wen's understanding of Djokovic The return line is well understood, but Djokovic does not.
Naturally, the difference can be seen in the preparation stage.
Of course, the most important thing is to move from the theory on paper to the actual stage of execution. Judging from the results, Gao Wen played very well in the first game and broke serve first. No idea, Gao Wen is ready to challenge Djokovic.
Next, let's look at the response of the world's number one.