Match Point: Chapter 641 travel light

"Match Point(

In 2020, in the fourth round of the US Open, Djokovic, the "world number one", was directly sentenced to lose the game in a shameful way; After causing mass infection, it once again fell into the whirlpool of public opinion controversy.

After that game, all the focus was on Djokovic, which also made the world's No. 1 the target of criticism.

However, this is clearly not how Busta would like to be remembered.

In fact, Busta, who was born in 1991, has always been a representative of the new generation of Spain, but he is also a bit special, not a traditional clay court master, and he is also a bit different from Fey Lopez who is good at grass courts. He is a typical player. The fast hard-court master of —

His best result at the French Open was only the second round, and at Wimbledon he was hard to come by; however, at the Australian Open, he reached the fourth round twice; Into the semi-finals, to prove their hard court strength.

Once, it happened in 2017. In that year, his world ranking also entered the top ten for the first time.

Once, in 2020, after eliminating Djokovic to advance to the quarterfinals, he fought hard to eliminate Shapovalov and came to the semifinals. In the semifinal match against Zverev Jr., Booth Tajikistan lost a good game with a big score of "2:0", and was knocked out by the opponent in three sets.

Among the new generation of players born after 1990, Busta is far less popular than Raonic, Dimitrov, Tim, etc., but in fact, his overall stability is He has always been the best. After entering the top ten in the world in 2017, he has been firmly in the forefront of the world.

Except in 2019, due to injuries, the world ranking briefly fell to around 50. At other times, his ranking has been stable within the top 20.

Later, in the 2021 Olympic Games, which was postponed for one year, Busta faced the Serbian king Djokovic again in the tennis men's singles bronze medal match. The ability to beat Djokovic with a real gun.

Looking back, back to 2014, this year was a bottleneck for Busta. After he turned professional in 2009, he has been steadily rising, but this year, after he reached the top 50 in the world ranking, he has not been able to Breakthrough, when facing top players, there is no way to break through, and the performance in major events is always disappointing.

But it is undeniable that Busta's style of playing on hard courts is very solid.

The characteristics of Busta are solid basic skills, balanced forehand and backhand, both offense and defense, and the ability to change lines is very good, and he dares to attack when opportunities arise. It is really difficult to deal with; The results are still unable to break through or related to technology.

On the one hand, the offense is a little impatient and dares to take risks, but the success rate is not stable.

On the other hand, the defense is relatively weak, only passive defense, which also means that it is difficult to find opportunities to switch from defense to offense after falling into defense, which also forces him to take the lead in attacking first, and as a result, it is easy to cause offensive mistakes due to his mentality.

To put it simply, Busta at this stage has basic skills and abilities, but his characteristics are not outstanding enough, so that he has doubts about his scoring methods and game characteristics. A necessary stage in the growth process of every player.

The game against Busta was a turning point for Gao Wen at this stage.

First of all, the opponent is young enough, without age constraints, and realizes that Gao Wen is the champion of the new US Open, so he dares to fight and fight hard. The whole posture is very low and full of impact.

Secondly, the opponent's ability to hit the ball on fast and hard courts is really good. The control and touch of the entire flat shot are very good, even higher than that of Gao Wen.

When I came to Valencia, although Gao Wen's condition and touch are still recovering, this can no longer be an excuse, because the systematic training has started, and because the adjustments have been slowly completed after the three weeks of competition, it is indeed time to return to the track .

Otherwise, the following Paris Masters may be very difficult, and the competition for the year-end finals is even more impossible.

Therefore, in the face of Busta's impact, Gao Wen needs to show an even better performance.

Before the game, Sampras and Pelt both attached great importance to this encounter. Busta is the best opponent for training in the game. He is strong enough but not too strong. If Gao Wen can grit his teeth and charge Passing this level will be very helpful for the next two weeks of competition.

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

Gawain did it.

Busta has indeed shown his natural touch on fast and hard courts. The handling of the entire shot, the judgment of timing, and the quality of the return are all excellent. Coupled with the **** of a stable serve, this also makes his serve The situation was stable, and Gao Wen was not given too many opportunities.

However, Gao Wen still grasped it.

In the first set, on the first break point of the game, Gao Wen used a sudden and risky return attack to attack Busta's backhand, followed by two consecutive forehand shots in the deep zone to suppress the attack , and finally used the forehand to grab the rising point in a straight line and seized the break point~www.mtlnovel.com~ In the second set, in the opening stage, he seized the situation where Busta was eager for success, and with tenacious and unyielding defense continued to resist He got Busta to attack with three shots, and then used his iconic backhand straight line to complete the one shot that turned from defense to offense, forcing Busta to raise the ball high, and finally won it with high pressure in front of the net.

In the whole game, Gao Wen only sent out one break point, which was successfully saved; Busta sent out three break points, Gao Wen grasped two, and broke one serve in each set, stably holding the whole game in an efficient manner. Victory in the bag.

Undoubtedly, this was a very, very close match. It was an indoor hard-court match, but it lasted a full 83 minutes. The confrontation between you and me was very fierce, but Gao Wen still gritted his teeth and won the match—

The most commendable thing is that Gao Wen, who dared to act and take risks at the critical moment, is back.

On Gao Wen's road to the top of the U.S. Open, his big heart at the critical moment undoubtedly played an important role. In the game where the bayonet hits the red, he can always improve the key points, stay focused, and seize the opportunity.

In the words of tennis commentator Sofar, "This is the potential of a superstar."

However, in the past few weeks of the game, poor form and mediocre hands have tied Gao Wen's hands and feet. The risk of key points always ends in mistakes. Slowly, when facing key points again, he dare not make a shot up.

Although Gao Wen adjusted his game strategy and won a few games, and even made it to the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters, Sampras was not satisfied with the game, and neither was Gao Wen himself—

This way of playing has lost Gao Wen's own playing style. If this continues, Gao Wen's sharpness and edges will soon be smoothed out. In the long run, this is not a good thing.

Fortunately, "that" Gawain finally came back.