Match point

Chapter 1087 It's Time

"Crack! Gawain!"

"Crack! Gawain!"

again.

twice.

Slowly, after Emma Sosa yelled, it seemed that it was not as bad as she imagined. She relaxed a little bit and became bolder. Louder and more cheerful, the party atmosphere finally pervades.

Emma looked at Sosa, and Sosa looked at Emma, ​​with a sincere smile in full bloom in the middle of the desert in Indian Wells.

They finally began to enjoy the game.

This wonderful dream is gradually becoming reality.

"6:1".

In the third round of Indian Wells' match for the top [-], Gao Wen took the first set.

But will Kohlschreiber surrender?

the answer is negative.

Kohlschreiber, 33 years old, has been a banner of German tennis since the new century. Although he has never been able to break through that layer of window paper in his career, he has been playing for more than ten years before the rise of Zverev Jr. They are all the first brothers in Germany, and the world rankings have always been stable.

Currently, the world ranks 26, having reached the highest ranking of 2012 in [-].

Although he is only 178 cm tall, Kohlschreiber is a symbol of toughness, excellent forehand, flexible footwork and comprehensive bottom line skills, which is undoubtedly a solid foundation for the world ranking to remain in the top [-]. The violent SLR comparable to Wawrinka is the finishing touch.

Perhaps, Kohlschreiber has never been able to reach the semi-finals in the Grand Slam, but his impact is beyond doubt——

In the French Open in 2009 and Indian Wells in 2019, he defeated Djokovic twice.

Halle beat Nadal in 2012.

In Monte Carlo in 2010, beat Murray.

Of course, in terms of overall record, Kohlschreiber is still far behind:
Lost to Nadal [-] times, Djokovic [-] times, Murray [-] times.

However, Kohlschreiber's comprehensiveness and solidity still have a strong impact. The four victories against the Big Four have covered everything from hard courts to clay courts to grass courts.

This is the best proof.

The only regret is that when Kohlschreiber faced Federer, he lost all fourteen games in his career without a single victory.

Perhaps, in the ATP arena, a blue-collar player like Kohlschreiber does not have any starlight, because he has never had a bright moment, but the fact is:
Any time, any venue, it's a challenge against Kohlschreiber. Although the upper limit is not high, the lower limit is high, and that's why.

Today, Gao Wen's opponent in the second singles match in Indian Wells was the German veteran.

In the first set, a large score was lost; but in the second set, Kohlschreiber was completely unmoved, still working hard and constantly adjusting his state.

In the middle of the set, Kohlschreiber seized the opportunity of Gao Wen's quality decline and continued to attack. His backhand played like a god, and he hit two amazing returns in a row, and relied on Gao Wen's backhand to grow. Bottom line, take the lead in breaking serve and taking the lead.

"3:4".

However, in the second set, Gao Wen served first, so the score gap did not widen, and the situation did not look serious.

Gawain was not surprised by this—

To be precise, Gao Wen was looking forward to such a situation.

After arriving in Indian Wells, Gao Wen has been adjusting his state. Environmental factors are one thing, but the rhythm difference between losing to Federer and beating Venus is another. Deviations, all of these need to be adjusted slowly.

Just relying on practice is not enough. Gao Wen needs to feel the pressure and impact of the game, and mobilize his state bit by bit through actual combat.

Otherwise, when entering the deep rounds behind and facing the top players in the world, these details are often the key to winning or losing.

Falling behind means an increase in the intensity of confrontation, and it also means a full mobilization of the state.

Gao Wen needed such a test.

It can be said that it came just in time.

In the serve game that was just broken by Kohlschreiber, the decline in the quality of the serve was the starting point, but the real problem still lies in the fluctuation of the ball quality——

Placement, spin, power, etc., there is no backhand that can effectively suppress Kohlschreiber.

In terms of backhand, Kohlschreiber and Wawrinka are the same way. Although the overall strength is slightly inferior, especially the ability to change lines, there is no doubt about their explosive power.

Kohlschreiber is a player with excellent instant explosive ability, which is also the key to his ability to beat Djokovic twice.

Therefore, against Kohlschreiber, the importance of line and placement distribution is highlighted, because it is necessary to suppress the chance of his explosive attack.

This is also the ability that Federer is best at. Not only can he withstand the impact of Kohlschreiber in a strong confrontation, but he can also hide changes in a subtle way.

As of 2015, Kohlschreiber and Federer have met a total of eleven times, but they only grabbed a set on the grass court twice, and the gap is obvious.

At the same time, it can also be seen from the side that Kohlschreiber's instant explosive power can indeed release huge energy on the grass.

In the previous round, Gao Wen had just suffered a break.

In the next round, Gao Wen immediately made adjustments.

A short [-]-second break between rounds is enough.

In Kohlschreiber's serve game, Gao Wen made adjustments from receiving the serve, starting with spin and speed, and carefully adjusted the rhythm.

At the same time, more requirements are placed on the landing point of the return ball, not blindly pursuing the suppression of the deep zone, because in this case, the lack of change is Kohlschreiber's favorite batting rhythm, and secondly, it is easy to continue to suppress the deep zone It is obviously unreasonable to become more and more extreme and lead to your own mistakes.

Combination of depth and light, rotation change——

The deep zone is matched with topspin, and the shallow zone is matched with backspin; or, the deep zone is matched with backspin, and the shallow zone is matched with topspin, and the whole hitting rhythm keeps changing.

From landing point to rotation to speed, speed up in all directions. At this time, you can deeply feel Lu Qian's powerful ability in layout and control.

Of course, in terms of feel, it still needs to be adjusted. Compared with the peak of the Australian Open, the overall accuracy and control are still far behind, and mistakes are inevitable.

Back and forth, the four times were evenly divided, and the stalemate lasted for nearly 7 minutes.

In the end, Gao Wen finally cashed in on the third break point, broke back quickly, and the two sides returned to the same starting line.

However, Kohlschreiber also showed the demeanor of the tour veteran, and then launched a fierce attack on Gawain's serve, and the two sides fought.

Gao Wen fell, and Kohlschreiber broke serve for the second time in a row. Next, the German veteran is about to usher in his own serve to win the game.

and!

Kohlschreiber got a set point on his serve.

At the critical moment, Gao Wen once again showed his big heart.

kick the ground!

Swing!

Push!
When Gao Wen's two-handed backhand was squeezed by the close-up serve, he let go of his upper body, swung his forearm quickly, and forcefully hit back.

The return, fast and deep, countered and squeezed Kohlschreiber, so that Kohlschreiber didn't get out of his way in time and hurriedly hit the forehand around the foot. A bouncing ball, the parabola is not controlled, and the tennis ball has already flew back high.

In the next second, Gao Wen went online!
(End of this chapter)