Match Point

Chapter 1688: 1 step away

"Peak Showdown" is well-deserved!

Moreover, unlike the internal confrontation of the Big Four, the rise of Gao Wen added a different color to the peak collision, just like Wawrinka vs. Djokovic.

The strong duel continued from the first set all the way, and continued in the third set.

However, the game situation at this time is slightly different.

After two high-quality matches of hand-to-hand combat, the physical fitness of the two players faced a severe test, and one after the other ushered in the extreme of physical fitness.

In a physical dilemma, offense is more difficult than defense. This also means that both players need to show a variety of offensive methods to open up the situation, and the content of the game will be further enriched. The collision between you and me is full of skills and inspiration. , to show the charm of tennis in addition to strength and speed.

Eye-opener!

Sure enough, as the Grand Slam came to the second half, the audience was looking forward to such a duel——

This game satisfies all people's fantasies and expectations.

The score, from the stalemate at the beginning to the middle, and then continued to the back, the biggest difference from the first two sets is that break points began to appear.

This is true of both Gao Wen's serve and Federer's serve. With the decline in physical fitness, the oppressive impact of serving and offense has also loosened. The opportunities to find opportunities through defense and reverse the situation have also begun to increase. Hair is no longer easy.

As a result, the two players staged a good show to save break points respectively. Key scores abound, and what they play is heartbeat.

However!

Neither of them was able to break serve, or looking at it from another perspective, both players showed top level in their serve games, concentrated more energy and energy, resolved time and time again in crisis situations, and finally kept serve and won the second round The balance of power in the three sets continued all the way, keeping suspense.

until the end of the plate.

Just when everyone thought that the third set might also enter the tie-break again, Federer was still superior, reappearing the king's true colors.

In the ninth game, in Gao Wen's serve game, he seized the fourth break point and completed a key break with a signature forehand slash attack winning point.

In the tenth game, Federer saved two break points in his serve win and cashed in ACE on the third set point, making it difficult to keep his serve.

In the end, Federer won the third set and overtook the big score with an incredible performance, "2:1".

Three sets of scores, "6:7 (6, "6:4", "6:4".

Leaving aside the scores, looking back at each game in detail, in fact, the difference in the end is two points, that is to say, the difference is very small, very, very small. In entanglement and confrontation, grasp the slight advantage to transform into victory.

Intense, sticky, stimulating.

The air in the center court was so tense and hot that it was almost impossible to breathe.

Although Gao Wen's performance has far exceeded expectations and forced the seven-time champion into such a difficult situation, in the final analysis, Federer is still superior-

Including the first set, Federer has already fully demonstrated his control over the grass-court events. A narrow victory in one set may be just an accident, and a narrow victory in two sets may be a bit of luck, but three consecutive sets that are so close are a manifestation of absolute strength.

If it wasn't for Gao Wen fighting for a chance in the desperate situation in the first set, maybe the game would have ended "3:0" now.

But having said that, it is normal for such a situation to result in such a situation. After all, Federer is standing on the opposite side of the net.

Compared with Djokovic in Melbourne Park and Nadal in Roland Garros, Federer in Wimbledon is the starting point of the golden age.

This is not to say that Federer at Wimbledon is the strongest in the universe—in fact, among the three challenges, Federer has been broken the most times; it is a symbolic meaning that has gradually evolved into a representative of the ATP in the past ten years After all, the meaning is extraordinary, and the pressure is naturally different.

With such performance, Gao Wen has already proved himself, no matter what the outcome, he can face it calmly with his head held high.

However, Gao Wen didn't think so.

Of course, he understands this idea. On the grass, the gap between himself and Federer is indeed obvious, just like the clay. Roland Garros tried his best to beat a **** Nadal, and now he is facing Federer who is close to his peak on the grass. , he did lack some heat.

Maybe next year, maybe the year after... Maybe he will make a comeback in the future, the situation will be different, he still needs time to grow.

He understands, and he also accepts this reality. In fact, he is still looking forward to it, because he still has room to grow, because there are more challenges ahead; however, this does not mean that he will be satisfied with this.

In the current game, with such a level of fighting and fighting, and such a stalemate, everyone said that he should be satisfied, he should be proud, and he should accept all the results calmly. In fact, the subtext is to make him bow his head and admit defeat. Right?

He refuses.

He believes that he can still fight, he believes that he can still improve, and he believes that this game is still more than that.

He is not prepared to be content with "driving Federer into this situation".

It's not because he is unwilling, but because the fighting spirit in his blood is still burning. He is still enjoying the game, even if every aspect shows:

The game is coming to an end.

"5:4".

In the fourth set, in the fifth game, Gao Wen's serve fluctuated significantly, and he failed to make a serve in a row. In the end, he was caught by Federer, and the third break point was cashed out, and he once again established an advantage.

After that, the two players both kept their serve all the way without too many disturbances.

In the ninth game, Gao Wen withstood the pressure and scored four straight points to keep his serve. However, objectively speaking, Federer did not exert too much pressure because he needed to preserve his energy and focus when his physical strength declined. , focus on your own serve—

Next, it was Federer's serve to win the game.

Obviously, Federer is ready to win the game through his serve.

The situation is firmly in Federer's hands.

A piece of data ~lightnovelpub.net~ Even though Gao Wen won the first set of the match, so far, Gao Wen has won a total of eight break points and none of them have been cashed in. The break success rate is 0%.

In other words, Gawain has never broken any of Federer's serve. In this year's Wimbledon, the only time Federer broke serve was still in the second set against Simon; With strong self-confidence, keeping hair will become a habit.

Because of this, from all perspectives, there was no suspense in the game, and the commentators had already started to make concluding remarks for Gao Wen.

Federer is only one step away from victory.

Perhaps, only Gao Wen was an exception.

Even Sampras has relaxed, he is already satisfied, and has no more demands on Gao Wen.

However, there was a bump on Sampras' shoulder, and he turned his head reflexively, and saw Agassi's bright bald head at a glance.

"No, the game is not over," Agassi said.