It started with Ace and ended with Ace. Like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, the game was over.

"Love-game", Djokovic easily held his first serve with four straight points, started smoothly, and showed his top competitive status.

In the first game, Djokovic did not scream or clench his fists. He was calm and collected throughout the whole process. He exuded a kind of confidence from the inside out. His calm eyes exuded a dark light, and he embraced everyone. All emotions are gathered together, and you truly enter a state of mindlessness.

People who are familiar with Djokovic can see that he is already prepared.

Djokovic is not just here for victory. He believes that he can win. Even if the head-to-head record is not advantageous, his confidence has not been shaken at all.

This is a kind of belief and a kind of determination. After all the sharp edges are restrained and settled, they turn into a courageous and unstoppable posture.

From Federer Nadal to Murray Wawrinka to Gawain in front of him, Djokovic will not be afraid of any challenge.

"1:0".

On the opposite side of the court, Gawain could clearly feel the pressure of the aura coming towards him, an invisible strength, like the sea, all-encompassing. Even if there were no stormy waves, the calm ocean could easily swallow up all the impacts and bumps, and then Disappeared without a trace.

This is Djokovic's ability.

Over the years, as Djokovic's playing style gradually matured and improved, his baseline skills entered a new level of proficiency. A joke from Andy Roddick spread widely on social networks:

"...First, he'll take away your legs."

Like the vast ocean, Djokovic has brought his talent for baseline hitting ability to a whole new level through the perfect combination of anticipation, movement and dribbling. He has truly entered another realm, with soldiers to cover up the water and earth. Its atmosphere is all-encompassing and devouring, making every opponent fearful.

The Djokovic in front of him gave Gao Wen such a feeling.

But is Djokovic invincible?

Not really.

Leaving aside old rivals Federer and Nadal, a group of young players have also emerged who are looking for their own breakthroughs in different ways:

From the bottom line tug-of-war between Medvedev and Zverev, to Tsitsipas’ clever layout, to Thiem, Carlos Alcaraz and Holger-Rune violent attacks, each forming wonderful confrontations with their own characteristics.

Gawain also has his own thoughts.

If Djokovic is the ocean, then Gawain is the breeze—

It seems invisible, but in fact it is more changeable, freer and more wanton.

Judging from the first game, Djokovic's tactical combination has been slightly adjusted, both for Gawain and the O2 Stadium. He cleverly used the fast indoor hard court to improve the accuracy of his serve. At the same time, it also increases the speed of the serve and increases the power of your serve.

There were two Aces among the four points in the game. Djokovic's entire game was very "clean".

In other words, Djokovic will still increase his dominance in the first three shots. More importantly, he will save energy in his own serve, and then put more energy and energy into Gawain's serve. Entanglement and game.

So, what about Gawain?

Turning around, Gawain immediately responded.

In fact, there was no earth-shaking change in the combination of skills and tactics. After all, from the imperial capital to the magical capital and then to Paris, there was really no need to drastically change the strategy after multiple encounters in a short period of time. What's more, Gawain still had the upper hand.

But change also exists objectively.

Sampras and Agassi watched the videos of all three of Djokovic's group stage games, and they noticed that Djokovic's forehand was not stable, not only in the game against Federer, but also against Federer. The same goes for Leal and Berdych.

The fundamental reason is that Djokovic is trying to improve the offensive power of his forehand.

Looking back at the origins, it was because of the defeat in the final in New York that it was an obvious blow to Djokovic, and he realized that he needed to adjust.

The result of the discussion between Djokovic and his team is that the main thing is to improve their control of the game from the two aspects of serve and forehand.

Now looking back at the final at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Djokovic’s strategy in the first set was actually correct. He created an impact by suppressing the first three shots and boldly attacking to break the deadlock. Disrupting Gawain's rhythm of the round instead created a series of opportunities.

But the problem is that Djokovic was too hasty.

Djokovic himself is not the type of strong attack. The continuous output of the game not only consumes a lot of money but also disrupts his own rhythm.

Therefore, how to grasp the balance between the bottom line and the forced shot has become a new topic for Djokovic.

After three games in the Imperial Capital, Magic City, Paris and Gaowen, as well as three games in the group stage of the year-end finals, he has found some feeling. Although his forehand attack is still not stable, he often suffers from grabbing the hitting point or forcing the ball. I made mistakes while exerting my strength, but slowly got back on track.

Therefore, Sampras believed that Gauvin needed to disrupt Djokovic’s forehand stability again—

Start by serving the ball to the net.

"…Oh, God."

"On the second serve to the net in a service game, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com From the tactical choice of serving to the connection of steps to the net, Gao Wen's layout completely had the upper hand."

"'Love-game', Gao Wen responded with one, winning four points in a row to keep serve."

"Obviously, this is something Djokovic didn't expect."

"Now, Djokovic is the same as us. We all need to think about a question. What role does the tactic of serving and netting play in Gao Wen's game today?"

"The focus is not on serving and netting. Djokovic is not afraid of serving and netting players at all. Don't forget, he is currently the best player in the world in receiving serve. The focus should be on tactical arrangement. Gawain is a A dangerous opponent, serving and netting is a tactic in itself.”

"Ho **** ho, it looks good, it looks so good."

"The game has just begun. The two players played very proactively in their own service games. They could not see the tactics at all. Before they had time to test, the two games were over. The atmosphere of the entire game became more and more tense. This also means that Now, in the next third game, we will continue to test."

McEnroe is indeed a professional. As a commentator, he can see the key at a glance.

Gao Wen concealed his true intention of targeting Djokovic's forehand with sudden tactics of serve and net. When everyone was confused by the serve and net tactics, Gao Wen took advantage of Djokovic's forehand three times. The situation of breaking through and scoring points has temporarily become a blind spot.

On that side, Djokovic was full of confidence.

In this case, Gawain was no less generous.

Sure enough, this game lived up to expectations. In just two games, less than three minutes, it was rich in content, and calculations and games were in full swing.

So, what about the third game?