Chapter 788

Doubles match, second round.

Although the combination of Nadal and Gao Wen unfortunately missed the opportunity to confront the top seed, there is no doubt that the game was difficult. Both players are still adjusting their best state and game feeling, and have experienced a bayonet. Hard work:

"2:6", "6:3".

In the first two sets, the two sides each played the next set, and the big score was a "1:1" draw. According to the rules, the final set will be entered next, but there will be no more complete set, but directly enter the tie-break—

The rules are the same as the tie-break, except that the first team to score ten points wins.

"10:6".

The combination of Nadal and Gao Wen performed well in the tiebreaker, leading all the way, winning another game, and advancing to the third round.

With the game over, Gawain had no time to celebrate and relax.

Non-Grand Slam events, from the Masters to the 250 points competition, are the same, and the schedule is only one week. If you sign up for both singles and doubles, it means you have to face the test of a one-day doubles match.

As the organizers, they will try their best to stagger the two games of those two-day double-match players, hoping that the players can get more time to breathe and recover; but the schedule is the schedule, sometimes they can be staggered, sometimes not, In the final analysis, a one-day double match is a severe test in itself.

Whether physical strength or energy, this is another level of challenge.

And, one thing is very important.

Women's competitions are all best-of-three sets, and the Grand Slam and Tour are the same; men's competitions are different, the Grand Slam is still a best-of-five-set system, and the gap in challenge specifications is in front of you.

It is precisely because of this that there are not a few female players who participate in singles and doubles at the same time, and there are even many singles and doubles Grand Slam champions at the same time.

But for male players, most of them are still at the level of 500-point competition and 250-point competition. Once they reach the Masters level, the number will drop significantly, and it is almost impossible to see it in the Grand Slam.

Last time in the Imperial Capital, Gao Wen and Tim's partner lost in the second round, and the impact on the singles was very limited—

Of course, the road to promotion for the singles of the two did not last for too long.

This time in Doha, Gawain and Nadal have advanced to the third round of the doubles match, and the second round of the singles match is also underway. Double matches in one day are inevitable.

So, after winning the doubles, Gao Wen returned to the locker room. After a brief wash, he had to return to the training ground immediately for restorative training to prepare for the upcoming singles match.

"Gao Wen..."

In the locker room, Nadal called Gao Wen who was about to leave in a hurry, his eyes were very sincere, but he said directly without beating around the bush.

"If necessary, we can withdraw from the doubles competition, I can understand, 100 percent, you don't have to worry about hurting my thoughts."

Sincerely, sincerely.

They all know how challenging it is to juggle both singles and doubles; at the end of the day, they are all singles players, challenging doubles is also preparing for singles, and naturally, abandoning doubles in order to ensure singles competition is not uncommon on the tour.

But the question is, how should I inform my doubles partner?

Especially when one of the players is thriving in singles, and the other player has finished singles and can only hope for doubles.

In the tour, there are countless golden doubles partners who parted ways because of this situation.

Yesterday, in the first round of the singles match, Nadal lost to a qualifying player in an upset.

Although Nadal easily won the first set "6:1", it can still be clearly seen that the influence of long-term battles and recovering from a serious illness is everywhere, and the quality of the follow-up games declined significantly. Round trip.

The dream of "Djokovic VS Nadal" was shattered.

Neither Nadal nor Gao Wen expected that they won the second round of the doubles and continued to move forward, so the problem of advancing on both lines was in front of them.

So, Nadal had such a remark.

Gao Wen didn't greet Nadal politely, nor did he make excuses. Instead, he showed a smile to Nadal and said sincerely.

"Okay, I'll speak up if necessary."

Honest, frank, prudent, sincere.

Gawain's way of responding made Nadal show a big smile, and patted Gawain on the shoulder.

"Everything went well in the game, so I won't cheer for you, otherwise Fernando will be sad."

In private, Nadal occasionally makes a little innocuous joke—

Fernando Verdasco was Gao Wen's opponent in the second round of singles.

In the past two years, Verdasco's competitive state has not been stable. The impact of wrist injuries is one aspect, while the increasing age is another aspect. In any case, he has been thirty-two years old since the beginning of the year , indeed need to face more challenges.

Despite this, Verdasco still maintains a good competitiveness. It is currently ranked 33rd in the world, which should not be underestimated.

In this game, double faults were still the main problem that plagued Gao Wen. In his first two serve games, he made three double faults, which was really a struggle.

But it can be seen that Gao Wen's attention is well maintained, and he is always focused on the game. No matter whether he scores or loses, his brain is running at high speed.

On the other hand, Verdasco, faced with Gao Wen's flexible and changeable style of play, tried hard to put pressure through a strong forehand attack, but at the beginning of the season, his hands were flat and his turnovers were high, which also made the bottom line of both sides The round ball has never been deadlocked, and the content of the game is very fragmented.

"6:2", "6:3".

Gao Wen beat his opponent in two straight sets, striding forward to the third round of the singles, and the two-line battle once again played a triumphant song.

Looking at the whole game, the two sets of data are very interesting.

Gao Wen once again sent eight double faults, which was still high, and because of the confusion of the serve, he sent ten break points; The success rate of breaking serve was zero, and the distance between the two sides was widened.

The comparison of the two sets of data~lightnovelpub.net~ directly demonstrated Gao Wen's ability to handle key points, especially double faults did not appear on break points.

In any case, the most important thing is to win again, which also means that he can spend more time on the court.

Immediately afterwards, on the third match day, the main event in Doha finally appeared—

In the bustling area, you can see the noisy scene of long queues in the center court early on. It is really too rare for the first matchup of a full-day game to cause such an upsurge.

According to common sense, the bigger and more important the game, the later, all events are arranged in this way; and the first game of the day is often deserted.

However, today is different. The audience arrived at the stadium one by two happily, and lined up to enter the stadium full of expectations. Is it a game for local players?

it's not true.

Looking at the schedule, the answer will be revealed—

In the third round of doubles, it is a match for the top four seats, and the opponents are:

"Gowin/Nadal VS Djokovic/Krajinovic".

(end of this chapter)