Match Point: Chapter 1348 Triathlon

Dominic Thiem, a player with a special style, tennis is obviously synonymous with elegance and game, but he abruptly interprets the sense of burning and release of triathlon.

The most typical game that proves Tim's game style is not clay, but the 2020 US Open final—

"Tim VS Zverev Jr.".

For that duel, the pre-match expectations were rising steadily.

People are looking forward to a "contradictory battle". Tim's offense meets Zverev's defense. It should be able to achieve a classic, just like the legendary matchup of "Federer VS Nadal", and witness the first ever The "post-90s" singles Grand Slam champion is gearing up for the summit.

No matter how you look at it, this should be a strong collision recorded in history, and it may even open the next new chapter of men's tennis.

However…

Tim's honesty and Zverev's conservatism made all the sharpness disappear. The collision of the needle point turned into an endless fight, and the conflict turned into a bottom line fight. Any good round is purely a tug of war.

Even the narrator is drowsy, a kind of torture, and a kind of suffering.

"2:6", "4:6", "6:4", "6:3", "7:6(9.

In the end, the two players dedicated a five-set battle. Tim chased back two sets after losing two sets first, and broke Zverev's serve to win the crown when he was the first to break serve in the final set In the round, they dragged into the tie-break all the way, and after saving match points in a row, they successfully reached the championship.

Judging from the score alone, people must think that this should be an epic matchup; however, it is not the case.

After the game, the major professional media believed that this dull and suffocating tug-of-war was a torment for the players, the audience and the commentator; but no matter what, Tim still relied on his strong physique and tenacity. Will, having the last laugh, blazed a trail in the competition of the new generation—

Obviously, no one expected that Tim would become the first Grand Slam champion among players born in the 90s at the end of the circle; what is even more surprising is that it wasn't the French Open?

But ... this is competitive sports, anything is possible.

Perhaps, from the perspective of watching the game, from the perspective of competition, the US Open final between Tim and Zverev Jr. was not exciting, and the voices of complaints are no longer rare; The tenacity shown on the spiritual level is completely worthy of the final victory.

There's no room for any player, at any time, to let his guard down against Thiem.

Sight, back to the present, which is 2015.

At present, Tim has not completely transformed. His explosive progress should be in 2016. Whether it is the Grand Slam Masters or facing the top ten players in the world, he can feel the radical changes; but taking a step back, Tim advanced to the top 16 at the U.S. Open last year, and also reached the top 40 in the world rankings, which proves—

In terms of ability, Tim is very, very close to breaking through the critical point. The current troubles are more psychological, so his performance fluctuates.

This year, Tim went to the French Open for the second time in his career.

Tim made it to the second round for the first time last year, but it was a pity that he stopped; this year, to witness his progress and growth, Tim also hopes to break through last year's results and go further, carrying the momentum of being the champion of Nice last week, Thiem arrives at Roland Garros full of confidence.

What's more, there is more meaning in this second round match—

The opponent is Gao Wen, who is not only Tim's friend, but also the leader of the new generation, a well-deserved leader among the "post-90s" players.

After losing in Miami and coming to the clay court that he is best at, Tim believes that he has the ability to beat the top 20 in the world, and even the top 10 in the world, and now is the moment to prove this through practice.

If he goes all out, can he defeat Gao Wen; if he burns energy, can he go one step further?

For victory, Tim is full of desire; for battle, Tim's blood boils.

In fact, that's what Tim thinks and does—

nothing left.

Do your best.

In the first match, Gao Wen showed his sophistication and maturity as soon as he came up. Although he is younger than Tim and has less experience in the professional arena than Tim, but in the situation of big scenes, big games and big battles, Gao Wen's The handling was far better than Tim's, and the gap was quickly widened in the opening stage.

In the opening game, Gao Wen seized the gap when Tim did not gain a firm foothold. In the first 10 minutes, he scored 8 points, broke and secured, and took the lead.

"2:0".

Tim, indeed, was not fully prepared and fell behind in the start, but at this time, Tim also showed his tenacity and firmness, quickly restrained his mind, and gained a firm foothold in his second serve, even though Gao Wen After catching up to the tie, Tim did not send a break point and successfully secured the serve.

In the follow-up, Tim did not panic, devoted himself to the game, slowly adapted, and continued to look for opportunities to use his own strength to collide head-on to decide the outcome.

Tim's unreasonable game style of full attack and full defense, patted force, really brought Gao Wen a lot of trouble. If there is a slight gap in the quality of the ball returned, it will be hit by the wind and rain, and the heavy and spinning ball tail Jin is even more troublesome, to some extent, even more troublesome than Nadal—

After all, Nadal has been rolling on the tour for more than ten years. Although he still fights for every ball, he will not be so tight on every ball:

Against Tim, there was no room for breathing and adjustment. The confrontation and confrontation throughout the game caused the nerves to be tense and go all the way to the end.

The exhaustion on the mental level is even more serious than the physical strength.

However!

Gao Wen stood still.

In the first game, he faced six break points throughout the whole process, all of which were recovered smoothly, showing the demeanor of a Grand Slam champion, and maintained a break point advantage until the end.

"6:4".

Gao Wen played first.

But will Tim disarm and surrender?

of course not.

From the beginning, Tim was a conscientious player. No matter what difficulties he encountered, he would not give up easily. Even if his body protested, as long as his feet were still on the field, he would burn himself without reservation, and Fight hard until the last moment.

What's more, this is the Grand Slam, this is the French Open, Tim's dream holy place, even if he loses, he will try his best to show himself, then turn around and leave with his head held high.

The game entered the second set, and this set alone took a full eighty-three minutes ~www.mtlnovel.com~ almost catching up with the entire game on hard courts.

"6:7(5.

This time, Tim had the last laugh.

In the whole game, Tim got a total of eight break points and Gao Wen got a total of seven break points. Both players missed all of them. The break success rate was 0%——

Or to put it another way, the two players have a 100% success rate in saving break points, from which we can see the intensity of the game.

Among them, Gao Wen saved three set points in the "4:5" serving game and dragged the game into the tie-break with an unparalleled performance.

However, Tim still showed his "little prince of clay" demeanor at the critical moment, and won the tie-break with a better and more exciting performance.

With a big score, "1:1", the five-set best-of-three match has entered the three-set best-of-two mode. The suspense of winning or losing is still a huge mystery.