Murray, will you surrender?
The answer could not be simpler, definitely not.
So, at the beginning of the second set, Murray took advantage of Gao Wen's lack of experience in the game—
At the end of the first set, Gao Wen fought very fiercely. Although he won the victory in the end, it is inevitable that he needs to adjust the break between sets, and there will be some fluctuations in physical strength and mentality. This is an inevitable phenomenon.
Veterans with rich experience in the game will choose a way that suits them during breaks, refocus their attention, and try to avoid fluctuations at the beginning of a new set as much as possible. these details.
Murray, speed up suddenly.
The entire batting rhythm and power improved instantly, and even the line and landing point changed the tactical intention, showing an aggressive and oppressive posture.
"2:0".
Murray first broke Gao Wen's serve, then secured his serve, and successfully seized the opportunity at the opening stage of the second set.
But the advantage of Gao Wen is that he is not chaotic in the face of danger. When encountering difficulties and problems, he first establishes his own foothold, and then finds a solution to the problem to open up the situation.
The first task is to find the scoring method in one's own serve, make changes according to Murray's tactical adjustment, and bring the game back to the rhythm and track that he is familiar with. At least in his own serve, he must regain the initiative , and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack—
It took Gao Wen three rounds to find an opportunity in the middle of the game, and seized the gap where Murray's serve fluctuated, and instantly improved his state.
"3:3".
After breaking Murray's serve, the two sides returned to the same starting line.
This time the serve was broken, making Murray lose control of his emotions for a while.
All the first serve in this round was missed, which undoubtedly gave up the opportunity for the opponent to attack the second serve. He was dissatisfied with his own performance, very, very dissatisfied, so he continued to get angry at himself, thinking about it all the way, and even continued for a whole game.
Afterwards, the game entered a stable stage, and both sides kept their serve. It was not until the end of the set that there was another disturbance. Murray took the lead and broke Gao Wen's serve for the second time in this set; however, Gao Wen gritted his teeth, and then In Murray's serve to win the game, he saved a set point and reversed the break.
"6:6".
The second set entered the tie-break.
In the tie-break, Murray's sophistication and maturity in interpreting the game were vividly displayed. He noticed that Gao Wen was seriously exhausted in breaking his own serve to win the game, so he consciously stuck in a multi-shot tug-of-war in the tie-break. Gao Wen was further plunged into an anaerobic state, and his physical strength was exhausted rapidly.
Then, the gap was widened in an instant—
This is precisely the game Murray is most familiar with, favorite and best at. He completes the layout through a long round of tug-of-war, establishes enough advantages and finally executes the fatal blow.
"7:3".
Gao Wen hardly had any chances. Murray took the lead all the way, and won the tie-break steadily and steadily, tying the big score, and the game entered the final set.
"ah!"
After taking the count with a backhand slash to form the winning point, Murray roared passionately, which was a kind of catharsis and a kind of release.
Murray could clearly feel the unbelievable pressure brought by the impact from Gao Wen. From the first set to the second set, it was always tight.
The physical problems that Gao Wen himself faced were only part of the reason. The real key factor was that the handling of the key **** was a bit rough and simple, lacking a little spark of inspiration.
However, in a master duel, it is precisely this "little" inspiration that determines the outcome, and a "little" luck can also be added.
As a result, Murray still firmly grasped the context of the game and always maintained an advantage. The confrontation in the tie-break was the epitome of the entire second set.
Even so, Gao Wen did not give up. He did not play negatively, did not slack off, and still clung to the situation. Twice, when he was the first to be broken, he counterattacked strongly, and instantly erupted with amazing energy to form a counterattack, killing Murray. It was extremely embarrassing, and finally formed a stalemate in the second set.
It is precisely because of this that Murray has never been able to release his emotions—
He obviously had the initiative, but was pushed off track by Gao Wen's outstanding performance time and time again, entangled back and forth, and finally won the second set victory in a thrilling way through the speed-up of the tie-break.
The suppressed and suppressed emotions cannot be vented, and they are even on the verge of an outbreak of crisis.
It's aggrieved, embarrassed, and even more embarrassing.
There was a trace of anger in Murray's eyes, dissatisfaction with himself, retaliation against Gao Wen, and burning fighting spirit—
Everything turned into Murray's iconic roar, dubbed by fans as the "zombie roar", and exploded in Valencia's center court.
So, what about Gao Wen?
On the other side of the court, Gao Wen's expression was slightly regretful. In the tie-break, he really did not keep up with Murray's rhythm and never created a chance.
However, the second set does not mean a harvest; moreover, the final set came at just the right time. Fighting against a top player like Murray is undoubtedly the best opportunity to adjust the state and the best opportunity to learn and grow. Otherwise, how could daily training be possible? Find a player of this level to go all out for a duel?
In the final set, it was another chance to pluck wool... no, it was a chance to hone myself.
The reason why the year-end finals are so attractive, apart from glory, points, and bonuses, what really makes Gao Wen's blood boil is the opportunity to face off against the best players of the season; In Rencia, Gao Wen was standing opposite Murray, so he couldn't miss it.
Then, Gao Wen heard Murray's emotional roar.
Turning his head, Gawain could see Murray clenched his fists like a waking lion, opened his mouth wide, radiating passion, and a powerful momentum came towards him.
Gawain slightly raised his chin, his eyes were burning, full of confidence, he bravely met Murray's eyes, and the corner of his mouth smiled lightly:
Let the storm be more violent.
The entire center court can deeply feel the continuous burst of burning smoke—
Can't wait!
However, the final set was not as exciting as expected.
After going through the first two strong confrontations, the consumption of physical strength and energy is very obvious. Both players are no exception. This also means that they are all facing the test of physical strength fluctuations and underestimation of physical strength. compared to the beginning.
In the first half of the final set, the game was a bit chaotic and loose.
The decline in confrontation caused by the decline in physical strength is either an active attack error, or a meaningless long see-saw round of invalid shots. This kind of game is even more boring and boring than the practice game. Don’t look at the score very tightly. , but there are not many wonderful rounds.
In the first half, the two players exchanged a serve, and they kept a tie and did not open up. In the second half, the game became exciting again. There were some wonderful duels when they saved each other's break points, but there were no more breaks. As a result, the final set also entered the tie-break again.
In such a way, to draw an end to this final, it also once again makes people feel the fierce competition in the year-end finals.