"Match Point(
Snapped. Snapped. Snapped.
The entire Arthur-Ashe stadium fell into a strange silence, everyone remained silent, and even the sound of breathing couldn't help but soften, which also made the sound of bubbling blood more vivid, as if an explosion was brewing The volcano, the magma is bubbling and boiling.
Then, only the sound of Gao Wen hitting the ball echoed.
In the coin guessing session, Gao Wen guessed heads, and he chose to serve first—
The strategy is slightly different from the semi-finals.
First of all, Cilic is a master serve, even if he is not as good as Isner, but Cilic's baseline skills are more solid and more resistant to attack, which also means that he can make full use of his serve advantage.
Secondly, looking back at this game in the previous life, Kei Nishikori played substandardly under pressure, made too many offensive mistakes, and his defensive completion rate dropped significantly. Guy failed to put enough pressure on Cilic, but instead allowed Cilic to establish an advantage by serving to win many simple points, further relieving Cilic's pressure.
So, in the end, the game was one-sided, with three "6:3", Cilic easily swept Kei Nishikori to the championship—
You know, before this final, Kei Nishikori had won three consecutive victories against Cilic, two of which happened in 2014.
Of course, leaving aside the finals of the previous life, it can be seen from the two games in which Cilic eliminated Berdych and Federer in three sets that Cilic is currently in an excellent state:
Focus on serving as the core to establish their own offensive advantages, while defending relies on solid bottom line basic skills to deal with, and indeed has a good competitiveness.
Before the game, Sampras and Gao Wen analyzed Cilic's technical characteristics and game state in detail, and finally discussed and formulated the game's tactical layout.
At the beginning, Gao Wen needs to seize the initiative, and unlike any previous game, Gao Wen needs to be more active:
The final is the first time for both players, and they both need to adapt and adjust; and the situation between Gao Wen and Kei Nishikori is slightly different in that Cilic also plays the role of challenger to Kei Nishikori, but Siri Qi was the one being challenged against Gao Wen, so there must have been a subtle change in his mentality, and with the addition of the final bonus, it would definitely be further magnified.
Gao Wen needs to make full use of this, and take the lead in launching the offensive during the adaptation period in the opening stage.
Therefore, Gao Wen asked for the right to serve at the beginning.
Of course, a plan is a plan, and a strategy is a strategy. Under the tremendous pressure of the finals, whether Gao Wen can perform, how much he can perform, to what extent he can implement the plan, and whether the plan will encounter accidents are all unknowns. Horses, you only know when you come out for a walk.
Snapped. Snapped. Snapped.
Gao Wen slowly adjusted his breathing, cleared his mind and focused on the game. For him, the most important thing in the game is concentration. He needs to think and invest.
Most of all, he needs to fight.
Throw the ball! Kick off! Turn! swing! hit the ball!
The entire technical movement was completed in one go, and then you can see the tennis ball turning into a streamer and rushing out, hitting the inner corner of the opposite teeing area accurately.
After landing, he jumped out quickly, and with a strong external spin, he flew further towards the left side of the Cilic Stadium, as if he could see the small vortexes spinning around the tennis ball, and the gorgeous sunlight became hazy in an instant , and then the tennis ball has disappeared into the halo.
boom!
ACE.
Cilic stretched his body completely, but his reaction speed was still a little slower. He didn't touch the tennis ball at all, and the first point was over.
Cilic tilted his head, a little surprised, because Gawain is obviously not a good serve player, but he didn't think deeply, turned around and walked to the other side of the court:
Maybe it's just luck.
However, ESPN commentator Sofar was keenly aware of the abnormality.
Sofar understands Gao Wen. Gao Wen is not a great serve player, but it does not mean that Gao Wen's serve is not strong. In fact, Gao Wen is used to establishing an advantage in serving through changes in placement, rotation and strength. Simply put, serving is not a scoring weapon. , but it is an integral part of the tactical system.
Therefore, if you look at the technical statistics alone, the number of Gao Wen's ACEs is not many, but the moment of appearance is always very critical.
This year's US Open, in the six games so far, Raonic has the most ACEs with 103; Cilic is second with 80.
And what about Gao Wen? 30 notes.
It is a pity that this number did not rank among the top 20 men's ACE ball list; and in terms of horizontal comparison, Serena Williams issued a total of 35 ACEs, Wozniacki 24 and Peng Shuai 22, so By comparison, we can see Gao Wen's game style and strategy.
However, upon careful observation, Gawain's first ACE was very aggressive and strategic—
In the inner corner of the first area, it suppressed Cilic's backhand, and it was not a simple flat hit, but also with a side spin and an outward spin, which did not give Cilic a chance to hit the ball at all.
In other words, Gao Wen aimed for the ace ball, and he showed his unique skills in the opening stage, and quickly entered the state.
Is this... is it too hasty? After all, no one in a marathon will sprint with all their strength from the very beginning, and those who sprint hard at the starting line are often cannon fodder.
But Sofar knew Gawain, he wasn't the reckless type, so that meant it was a tactic?
Other commentators still lack understanding of Gao Wen~www.mtlnovel.com~ But Sofar has watched Gao Wen's game all the way from the NCAA game, and he has a clearer and deeper understanding of Gao Wen's game. He thinks that Gao Wen should understand this There are more preparations for the finals.
I'm looking forward to it a little bit.
An ACE is really not enough to attract everyone's attention. It is estimated that Sofar is the only one whose thoughts are raging, and the game on the court is still going on.
Then it gradually became apparent that Gao Wen was indeed very proactive in the first serve.
In the second point, Cilic pressed the backhand serve from a close body, forcing Cilic to return the ball shallowly. Gao Wen immediately entered the midfield and hammered the forehand to form the winning point.
In the third point, the ball was served from the big outer corner, followed by a backhand with a small slash to press the dead corner of the big triangle on the bottom line. Cilic tried his best to touch the tennis ball but failed to return the ball. The racket directly hit the tennis ball into the audience stands.
In the fourth point, he hit the serve from close range, squeezed to Cilic's position, and barely hit a forehand, but the center of gravity did not have time to hit the ball straight and the ball went off the net.
The "love-game" kept his serve, and the whole game progressed very quickly. They all ended the battle in the first three shots, and it took only two minutes for Gao Wen to hold his first serve—
Regardless of whether you know enough about Gao Wen or not, I am afraid that everyone can feel at this time that Gao Wen entered the state very quickly at the beginning, so that Cilic's slow heat was magnified, and it seemed that he had not had time to finish his shot. It has ended.
So, what does this really mean?
Of course, it is also possible that nothing counts. After all, both players are newcomers to the Grand Slam finals. I don't know how Gao Wen's serve is.