Before the game, in the preview of the quarter-finals, industry insiders and senior fans generally believed that:
Facing Brown, Gao Wen may encounter some challenges.
There are two reasons.
First, Gao Wen's own state is unstable.
Originally, everyone was looking for touch at the beginning of the season. Nadal and Ferrer were both out early, and Gao Wen was no exception. On the contrary, those players who have been in the Challenger League all the year round are used to running around, changing habits, and turmoil. It may be faster to enter the state when the season opens.
Moreover, Gao Wen adjusted his serving technique, and the number of double faults in the first two rounds remained high.
Second, Brown's nerve knife has a certain impact.
The sturdy serve, tough forehand, and unpredictable tactics really make Brown have the qualifications to become a "giant killer", especially when facing young players, because of lack of experience and lack of adaptability, Brown hits the ball unconstrainedly Choice is even more unpredictable.
However…
Gao Wen's response was very, very good!
Although Gao Wen still sent nine double faults in the whole game, the high turnover still showed the stumbling in the serve link, but no matter whether it was the first serve or the second serve, Gao Wen showed his strong layout ability, "in order to change Change", always be able to walk in front of Brown every time.
In the end, instead, Brown's shortcomings were exposed—
No plan.
To be precise, he has "Plan A", but not "Plan B"; moreover, "Plan A" is not a plan, it can only be regarded as a flash of inspiration. His own route and approach, sometimes, even he is not sure exactly how he intends to hit the ball.
Therefore, once the opponent's change is one step ahead, or "Plan A" hits a wall, Brown's subsequent shots will be scattered and disorganized—
mistake. mistake. Still a mistake.
Kong has strength, but Brown has no way to convert it into an effective shot. He either goes out of bounds or goes off the net. The tennis ball is turned into a squash.
This is the style of a typical "challenge player". There are only three tricks. Once the three tricks are contained, the game may plummet.
When the game entered the second set, Gao Wen broke serve early in the opening stage, and then the game entered the exhibition mode. Brown's shots were full of tricks, and the bursts of laughter burst out from the scene. It can be seen that the entertainment effect is very good, but For the overall situation of the game, it has no effect.
Straight sets!
The whole match took 58 minutes, and Gao Wen took the opponent lightly.
Victory is not unexpected, people are generally optimistic about Gao Wen's victory; but it is a small surprise that it is so easy and freehand.
On the contrary, people in the industry and senior fans believe that Djokovic should not be a problem to win against Karlovic.
On the whole, Karlovic’s game is the same as that of all serving cannon players, tie-break, tie-break, or tie-break. After entering the tie-break, uncertain factors are magnified, and the serving link can increase the winning rate; but at the same time, The strength background may also widen the gap, and the outcome has certain rules.
Perhaps, Djokovic and Karlovic also need to be entangled in the tie-break, but there is no doubt about the strength of the world's number one, and winning is a natural result.
However-
Eye-catching!
"6:7(2, "7:6(6, "6:4".
After losing a tie-break first, Karlovic saved a match point, pulled two sets in a row, reversed and won, and defeated Djokovic again after a lapse of seven years.
Unpopular!
Following Nadal's upset loss to the qualifying players, Djokovic also stopped in the quarterfinals and lost to Karlovic, and the top two seeds were both out.
Comparable to the unpopularity of Siberia.
But how is it possible?
In professional tennis, Djokovic and Murray are recognized as "serve return masters", and the ability of the two players to receive serve has been unanimously recognized.
It is precisely because of this that people generally think that Djokovic and Murray have no problem when facing a serving cannon. In stark contrast, every time Nadal encounters a serving cannon, professionals and senior fans We all need to sweat for him.
In fact, this is a stereotype with a slight deviation.
You can compare such a set of data. On the current historical list of the number of aces, the top four players are Karlovic, Isner, Federer and Querrey.
Leaving aside Federer who is among the Big Four for the time being, just talk about Karlovic, Isner and Querrey, the three typical serving cannons, and look at the results of the Big Four against them as of 2014 Record:
Federer has 22 wins and three losses, losing one game to Karlovic and two games to Isner.
Nadal, 16 wins and 0 losses, remains unbeaten.
Djokovic, 20 wins and 5 losses, lost one game to Karlovic, two games to Isner, and two games to Querrey.
Murray has 22 wins and two losses, and both losses came from Querrey.
In other words, Nadal is the only player who has maintained a complete victory, and Djokovic is the only player who has lost to all three serving cannons.
Of course, there is no absolute meaning in listing such data. After all, each player has a different style and the specific situation of each game is also different; , Roddick and other players' serving power are also very good.
Nevertheless, an important conclusion can still be drawn:
Tennis is a comprehensive sport, serving and receiving are just two links.
When facing the serve cannon, Nadal's performance was not as frightening as imagined; similarly, Djokovic's performance was not as relaxed and freehand as imagined.
Like now.
Facing Karlovic, Djokovic wasted a match point and was out in three sets.
How can it be?
But that's what happened. Against Karlovic in his career, Djokovic is now behind in his record, with one win and two losses.
At this point, people finally felt something real:
At the beginning of the season, every player is adjusting their status, even the Big Four. After the long offseason, they all need time and games to find their touch.
Take a look at Djokovic~www.mtlnovel.com~ The first two rounds of singles matches were bloodless, and the scores in both games were "6:2" and "6:1". At the same time, it also means that he has not been able to stay on the court for more time to adjust his state and find a strong confrontational feel.
Can't help but recall last year's Paris Masters final, it was exactly the same situation.
At that time, when I met Gao Wen, the bottom line was difficult to deal with, and he had both offense and defense; now when I meet Karlovic, the serve is strong, and he cuts the mess quickly. There is no way to play, and the uncertainty is magnified in this way.
In the end, the doubles were defeated in one day, the doubles and singles were eliminated successively, and the ground was covered with shattered glasses.
Once again, the eager expectations of the audience in Doha fell through again. No one thought that it was Djokovic who was the first to fall behind this time.
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