Chapter 802 Advancing to the Finals

Ivo Karlovic is 211cm tall and weighs 104kg.

At any time, in any venue, in any event, against Karlovic, the historical record holder for the number of ACEs, players must be prepared to fight hard:

Because whether you win or lose, the process will never be easy.

For a long time, this giant has been the number one altitude in professional tennis. His innate advantages in physical condition have been brought into full play. Such tricky angles further enhance the power.

Looking at Karlovic's game, ACE runs throughout, not to mention grass, even on clay courts, the power of other cannons will be forced to reduce the speed and strength of the serve due to the increased weight of tennis **** stained with clay and the friction of clay itself. , but Karlovic was still able to bomb out a bunch of ACEs.

Objectively speaking, the total number of ACEs can be accumulated over time. Karlovic turned professional in 2000 and is much older than Isner and Querrey. In the historical overall list, Karlovic can maintain the championship, it seems not surprising.

However, ATP also counts a number of different data:

The matchup with the largest number of ACEs in a single game, among the top ten in history, Karlovic occupies five places.

As of 2014, as of 2014, Karlovic has three seasons of ACEs and Isner has two.

From this, you can imagine Karlovic's game, ACE, ACE, or ACE.

This also means that opportunities are very, very few, and they are fleeting; at the same time, you can't show your flaws. Once there is a problem with your serve, and if you make a mistake and ruin your serve, then it is very likely that you will directly ruin the entire set and even the entire game. In the first game, it was difficult to reach the sky because of the reverse break.

It is a severe test of physical strength and energy.

Gao Wen will not take it lightly.

Of course, Gawain has his own experience and methods in the face of powerful cannon players, and has a good winning rate. He has played against Isner and Raonic successively.

But if you complacently underestimate your opponent because of this, thinking that you have the chance to win, Karlovic may be a better player to deal with than Djokovic, then you will not be far from losing.

It's not because Gao Wen firmly remembers that "pride makes people regress", but because Gao Wen firmly remembers that Karlovic just defeated Djokovic in the last round.

Everyone said that Djokovic was out of form; but he knew that even if he was out of form, it would not be easy for any player to beat Djokovic.

This also shows that Karlovic is in good condition. Just look at the first two rounds of Karlovic's matches. In addition to serving, his forehand also played well.

He needs to give it his all.

really.

Three tiebreakers!

In the whole game, Gao Wen only got four break points in Karlovic's 18 serve games:

Three of the break points were all easily resolved by the serve, two ACEs and one serve scored directly; only one break point was a second serve, but Karlovic still used a forehand winning point to save.

Watertight.

As expected before the game, facing Karlovic, the chances may be very few, and they will be fleeting in the blink of an eye. In the end, it is still necessary to decide the winner through the tie-break.

Entering the tie-break means that anything is possible, and besides strength and concentration, a little bit of luck may be required.

At the critical moment, it is still a test of concentration, because the opportunity is fleeting, and one shot, one choice and one mistake may change the overall situation.

Gao Wen lost the first one, but won the second and third ones, with only one point advantage in each set.

With a total score of "2:1", Gao Wen won and advanced to the final.

In the end, Gao Wen sent seven double faults and five ACEs. The adjustment and struggle of the serving link continued, while Karlovic sent one double fault and thirty ACEs. It took two and a half hours to be accurate. Said, it should be one hundred and fifty-three minutes, and the young and energetic Gao Wen had the last laugh.

Double matches in one day, and finally double wins in one day.

The previous doubles final was played for an hour and a half, followed by the singles for another two and a half hours. The intensity was comparable to a Grand Slam event with five sets and three wins.

Moreover, the local sun in Doha is scorching and the sun is shining brightly. The outdoor temperature is 33 degrees Celsius, and the body temperature is as high as 38 degrees Celsius. Sweat seeps out, not to mention the fierce competition?

At the moment when the match point was fulfilled, Gao Wen looked like he was fished out of the water. He was sweating profusely, his face was flushed, his arms were slick with oil, and his jersey looked like it could squeeze out a kilogram of sweat. Even his shorts It was already drenched inside and out, and the whole body was steaming with hot air.

However, there was no fatigue at all between the brows, and he was even able to jump high and clenched his fists passionately to celebrate this victory.

The physical training during the offseason has achieved initial results. Through actual combat training, the harder you play, the harder you work, the more energetic you are, and you will rush towards the new season step by step.

With light footsteps, running and jumping, Gao Wen happily came to the net all the way, and shook hands with Karlovic to thank him.

Karlovic has a different look, exhausted, just one game, and the stubble has been scrambling to the outside, his whole jaw is covered with a deep blue shadow, which is the same as two and a half hours ago. In contrast, it seems that there are two people at all.

"Looks like we just took a trip into the world of Harry Potter."

Gao Wen stroked his chin, and half-jokingly said to Karlovich—magic, this should be the only reasonable explanation.

The giant touched his chin naively, and couldn't help laughing.

Seeing Gao Wen, who was still in high spirits, who continued to fight under the sun for three hours without any problems, Karlovich nodded slightly.

"Good luck in the final!"

"Thanks."

Despite the hard work, the hardships, and the length of time, we finally won the final victory.

This also means that ~lightnovelpub.net~ Gao Wen won another opportunity for himself to continue playing a game, hone himself, and continue to adjust and absorb the success of the offseason.

That's the thing to celebrate the most.

In the singles final, Gao Wen will face the third seed Berdych.

In the last game of the day on Saturday, Berdych played well and faced little challenge, defeating Seppi easily in straight sets.

The final score, "6:2", "6:3".

After Nadal, the second seed in the second half, was upset, Berdych withstood the pressure and advanced to the final smoothly.

Perhaps, the much-anticipated duel did not happen, but now it seems that the final lineup of "No. 3 Seed VS New Ke US Open Champion" is not bad.

Although it is less topical, strictly speaking, Berdych, Nadal and Federer are players of the same era, while Gao Wen is still a new generation, so this can also be regarded as the new generation's attack on the existing top players a duel.

What's more, for Berdych, this is a battle of revenge, and the fans are also curious about the result of the game.

(end of this chapter)