Match Point

Chapter 244: competitive sports

Latest URL: Spiritual Properties, 80.

Adding the 100% growth potential attribute points to the spiritual attribute, the peak value of this item will rise from 79 to a new level of 80.

This is also Gao Wen's first attribute to break through 80.

But why choose spiritual attributes?

According to conventional thinking, it is either physical attributes or technical attributes, especially the latter, because during this period of basic training, the time is relatively reduced, and the speed of improvement has slowed down, and there is still an urgent need to strengthen one's technical capabilities.

However, today's game against Kokinakis made Gawain have a slightly different idea—

How can a player give full play to his strength on the court?

Especially when the game is difficult, when the physical strength is declining, when the feeling is not good, when the opponent is performing exceptionally, when the mood is tense, and the like abound in tennis games, so how should we continue the game?

state of mind!

tenacity! Perseverance! focus! put in! bold! Be brave! Absolutely!

and so on and so forth.

In fact, professional players are also ordinary people. They may face fluctuations in physical strength and mentality. Fluctuations in competitive status are inevitable. Even the Big Four are no exception. Everyone has peaks and troughs in their status, let alone one It's the season, and there may be more than one fluctuation in a game.

Winning when you are in your best form is a matter of course; winning when you are in a bad state is the confidence.

That was the case against Kokkinakis.

At the end of the second set, Kokinakis had the upper hand physically and technically, as evidenced by his first break of Gao Wen's serve in the eighth game, but in the ensuing ninth game In the game, Kokinakis fluctuated because he was close to victory. Of course, it was also because Gao Wen exerted enough pressure to force Kokinakis to fluctuate, and the game situation was reversed.

During this period, willpower is really the key rather than physical condition and technical ability.

It is precisely because of this that Gao Wen deeply realized that his mental attributes are always top students, which is an important reason to ensure that he can fully display his own strength, and it is also the confidence for him to face those masters—

After all, he is now a freshman who has just won the title of "professional". Compared with the top 500 and top 300 professional players in the world, the gap in physical and technical aspects is still quite obvious. If the mental level is not enough If it is strong, it is very likely that confrontation will not be able to form.

So, without hesitation, Gao Wen superimposed this attribute point on the spiritual attribute.

For the first time, one of Gao Wen's attributes reached 80%.

Packing himself up, Gawain hummed a tune, left the players' lounge, and then went to Court No. 2, preparing to watch McDonald's game, only to find that the game on Court No. 4 had ended and the spectators were sparsely leaving. court.

After stopping for a while, Gao Wen turned his head and walked towards Court No. 4, where Geelong should have finished the game, and he could see the result of the game displayed on the scoreboard outside the court at a glance:

"4:6", "6:4", "6:3".

Geelong, lost the game.

Gao Wen was very, very surprised. Among the first-round opponents of the Bruins Three Musketeers, Geelong's opponent was actually the least threatening player.

Not because of the world rankings, but because he has been in the professional arena for many years but still rolls in the Challenger League. This is enough to show the upper limit of talent, so Jilong, who is more talented and capable, should of course be the upper hand.

He froze for a moment, then Gao Wen remembered what Tobias had said before.

To sum it up, for players on the professional tour, many people look down on those players who have been playing in the Challenger League all the year round.

But this is not the case. These players are unable to advance to the next level due to talent limitations, and are forced to take professional tennis as a job to support their lives. However, it does not mean that they have no strength and can occupy a place in the Challenger League all year round. , often have some impact, and they are very cunning, and they may capsize if you don't pay attention.

Not to mention the young players who have just participated in the challenge. Sometimes these challenge players pass the qualification test and enter the main match of the grand slam, and they can often be upset in the first and second rounds. Their strength is definitely not as unbearable as imagined .

Jilong's opponent is such a challenge veteran.

In terms of style and experience, I am afraid that it is really not that easy to be defeated. It can be seen from the score that all three games have an advantage of breaking serve.

Just as Kokinakis should have defeated Gawain for granted but failed to achieve it, Geelong did not "naturally" get a victory.

Then, Gao Wen saw Geelong approaching with a tennis racket on his back.

"Marcos!"

Gao Wen waved his hand and greeted Ji Long. He looked up and saw it. He smiled and walked over quickly. Gao Wen asked with concern.

"How does it feel?"

Jiron shrugged, "It's okay."

Gao Wen thought that Jilong didn't want to talk after losing, so he didn't ask any more questions, but he didn't expect that Jilong also broke the usual silence on a rare occasion, and added.

"The opponent taught me a good lesson. Professional games really cannot be taken lightly. I still have a lot to learn, especially the final set."

Simple words can hear a lot of content. Professional players like them know that tennis games are really changing rapidly; moreover, in a three-set battle, the content of each set is different, which will eventually lead to the outcome of the game. There may be far more than one key turning point.

Gillon noticed Gao Wen's eyes looking towards the court in front of him~lightnovelpub.net~ and immediately reacted, he also raised his jaw to signal, and the two walked towards the second court, and showed at the gate of the court Once you have your own player card, you can enter the stadium directly without buying a ticket.

Because the two sides were hitting the ball, in order not to distract the players' attention, Jilong and Gao Wen stood at the entrance of the spectator stand, discussing the game in a low voice—

Basically, it was Ji Long who was talking, Gao Wen occasionally responded, and after waiting for the end of the round, the two quickly walked in and found a seat to sit down.

The attendance rate of this game was significantly lower. About half of the seats were occupied, and the other half of the seats were empty.

However, a 50% attendance rate is already very rare for a challenge. No wonder the Binghamton challenge has been held for so many years.

Gawain glanced at the scoreboard. Macdonald's situation is also not good. The first two sets were tied, and it's time for the final set. But at present, McDonald is in a situation of chasing the score.

Unexpectedly, the first round of the three musketeers of the brown bears all went to the final set, and the battle was really fierce.