Match Point: Chapter 1293 Clay first crown

Kick off the ground, step up, grab a step, and attack with a strong forehand—

In the previous shot, the forehand quickly took a slash and repeated the landing point, forcing Kei Nishikori to take a forehand, and the parabola was obviously out of control.

With this shot, Gao Wen didn't wait any longer, he took a big step into the bottom line, raised the batting rhythm, and hit the ball with a strong topspin on his forehand.

straight line!

The tennis ball had just been shot, and Gao Wen didn't wait any longer. Following the inertia of the hitting action, he rushed forward and quickly hit the net to continue to exert pressure.

The tall body of 193 cm, like a wall, tightly blocks the hitting line. On the surface, it looks like it is going to block the diagonal line, but from the stability of the center of gravity, it should be ready to block the straight line. Pay attention Concentrate completely on the opposite side, watching Kei Nishikori's defensive movement.

On the opposite side of the court, Kei Nishikori's second start was very fast and timely. He ran with all his strength, and his nimble and light footsteps completely inherited Hewitt's hare mantle. To the extreme, the body is also extended to the extreme.

However-

slow.

After all, it is still slow.

The kicking force of the calf is insufficient, and the starting speed of the sudden stop and quick turn cannot keep up, even if there is a super big sliding step at the last moment, trying to cut the ball.

It's a pity that it's still a little lacking. I watched the tennis ball jump out from the front of my racket head, missed it, and witnessed the achievement of the winning point.

it's over.

The game is over.

The final score of the game is "6:2", "5:7", "6:3".

As the score shows, the final set ushered in a turning point after Kei Nishikori's "3:0"—

In the fourth game, Gao Wen served.

In this round, Kei Nishikori had won two break points and had the opportunity to further expand the score, taking the lead with double break points in the final set.

However, at the critical moment, Gao Wen showed the big heart of a Grand Slam champion, not only the improvement in strength and speed, but also the sudden improvement of the layout, and the improvement of the entire baseline hitting state once again broke the balance and broke Nishikori. Kei's inertia caught Nishikori by surprise.

As a result, you come and go, one ebbs and another, and the situation of confrontation between the strong and the strong changes again.

After Gao Wen seized the opportunity of the second game point and successfully kept serve, the direction of the final set also tilted in another direction—

Comparable to landslides.

Kei Nishikori's physical strength was extremely strong, and after procrastinating and procrastinating, he finally squeezed out the last bit of energy in his body and encountered physical and mental backlash.

The entire batting feel and game state ushered in a collapse.

Moreover, instead of slowly collapsing bit by bit, it collapsed vigorously. Kei Nishikori didn't even have much strength to walk. When he moved the receiving position between points and points, he almost had to Standing unsteadily, a short distance needs to be rested to be able to finish.

It all happened so fast, it was like a car with brakes failing, going into downhill mode and losing control.

Until the end of the race, Kei Nishikori finally regained some strength and tried to fight, but Gao Wen, who was fully speeding up, did not leave any chance.

On the first match point of the deciding set, which was also the third match point of the entire game, Gao Wen simply cashed in the winning point—

At this time, 33 minutes had passed since the last match point, but in the end, Gao Wen won the victory without any risk.

The second half of the game was full of ups and downs and twists and turns—

First, Kei Nishikori stood on the edge of the cliff and tried his best to turn the tide. He played six consecutive rounds to reverse the situation, sent an invisible egg, and established a lead in the final set. It seemed that he had won the game.

Then he entered Gao Wen's performance time, once again showing his calmness and wisdom as the leader of the younger generation, regaining control of the rhythm of the game, resisting the opponent's counterattack at the end of the game and playing six consecutive rounds, also sending out an invisible egg, winning the game in one go Get it in your pocket, and be the one who laughs the sweetest at the end.

Big ups and downs, big openings and closings, such a roller coaster game is not common in men's events, and it really made the Barcelona audience hooked.

Bizarre plot, standard ending—

This sounds really familiar, just like the whole event in Barcelona this year. The process was unpopular and accidents followed one after another. However, the ending returned to the usual routine. If there were no people watching the event, they might still think that Another boring week.

In the end, Gao Wen, the number one seed in the competition, withstood the impact and test of consecutive upsets and became the champion, which once again aroused heated discussions.

After winning the doubles championship in Monte Carlo last week, Gao Wen immediately won the singles championship in Barcelona and won the clay court championship for the first time in his career. He not only continued his upward momentum, but also extended his good hard court status to the clay court; And shut up all the controversies.

Of course, those sunspots, as long as they want, can always find a reason to attack, and they will never stop—

For example, Nadal was upset, for example, Djokovic and Federer did not come to Barcelona, ​​for example, when Gao Wen won the championship, he encountered Kei Nishikori, a top ten player in the world...

and so on and so forth.

but!

A champion is a champion! Those trophies, those experiences, those memories, those games are all real.

Entering the clay court season, after a short period of adjustment and adaptation, and facing challenges and impacts, Gao Wen still continued his good momentum this season, continued to improve, continue to rise, and continue to fight; then, he proved with a doubles championship and a singles championship:

Even on clay, he is equally competitive.

Those controversies, those attacks, and those turmoil can finally calm down for a while, and the whining and whining of a small number of sunspots can be completely ignored.

After all the races in Barcelona were over, Gao Wen set off for Madrid and had a week of rest and adjustments.

Although he still trains on clay every day, the intensity has been slightly lowered by a level to recharge his batteries for the next two consecutive Masters.

For top players, proper rest and energy accumulation are very important—

At the beginning of the year, Murray gave up the warm-up match of the Australian season, airborne Melbourne, and finally reached the semi-finals all the way. This is direct proof.

Coincidentally~www.mtlnovel.com~ This time, Djokovic also announced his withdrawal from the competition for the Madrid Masters.

It was not because of injuries, but after Monte Carlo became the champion, he felt that he needed some time to adjust physically and mentally, so he chose to stay in Monte Carlo to relax and build up energy for the subsequent clay season. This is a very necessary rhythm adjustment.

At the same time, Djokovic said that the schedule of the Rome Masters remains unchanged, and the French Open is still his biggest goal this season.

After being runner-up at Roland Garros for two consecutive years, the world No. 1 is still enthusiastically looking forward to completing an important piece of the puzzle in his career and chasing the grand slam. For this, he needs to show his 100% state. This is the temporary adjustment of the schedule.

Undoubtedly, this was a small accident that sparked a heated discussion—

The physical and mental test of the clay court season is indeed extraordinary.