Match point

Chapter 1746 like a duck in water
The game was over, in an almost grotesque but magical way.

Macdonald was a little worried about Geelong.

Not worried about Jilong being angry or anything, but worried about Jilong's self-confidence, losing 24 points in a row, which is far beyond the level of humiliation, it is purely a heavy blow, like a punch in the front, hit the bridge of the nose hard, piercing the heart The pain makes people forget their embarrassment.

Looking back at the struggles and sufferings Geelong has experienced in recent times, it is even more worrying.

No one could blame Geelong if he returned to the locker room and broke down, or turned around and left Toronto as if he were fleeing.

However, it did not.

Jilong didn't collapse or run away, not only did he not, but he chose to stay in Toronto for two more days to accompany Gao Wen in training.

In private, Geelong was comfortable with Macdonald.

"Shame, collapse, depression, discomfort, despair... all the emotions that should be felt and shouldn't be felt."

"But more, it's a relief."

"I was finally able to completely shake off the baggage of being a 'genius' and face the fact that I was worthless in the professional arena."

"It's not easy, but I should thank Gao Wen for finally waking me up."

MacDonald seemed to understand, but couldn't help thinking that he, as the captain of the Bruins, also lived in the shadow of Gawain. Did he realize this?
Or, aware of it but pretending it doesn't exist?
After the second round of the competition, Jilong stayed in Toronto for two more days, trained with Gao Wen, and watched the third round of Gao Wen's competition as a spectator——

Gilles-Muller from the Netherlands.

This is a typical serving cannon. Although he has never made a breakthrough in the Grand Slam record in his career, he can always create threats on grass and hard courts. He is also a late bloomer. He is currently ranked among the top [-] players in the world. At the peak of his career.

In the last tiebreaker of the final round, they beat the NO.15 seed Monfils in a thrilling manner, and won the chance to challenge Gao Wen.

It can be seen from the analysis on paper that against a player like Muller, serving and receiving play an important role. level of nerve testing.

however!
"6:2", "6:2".

Gao Wen took two straight sets and easily defeated his opponent.

Geelong knows it. Since the NCAA period, Gao Wen has his own experience against Cannon players, and the National Championship is even more helpful.

But after a year, I watched the match between Gao Wen and the typical cannon at close range again. It was the same but different, and I could clearly realize Gao Wen's growth and transformation——

Starting from the variety and variety of receiving and serving techniques, we can see Gao Wen's continuous attempts to break the balance of the confrontation; then to the tactical combination, rhythm control, shot timing, etc., fully exposing a series of shortcomings of cannon players, such as movement Slow footsteps, single hitting technique and so on.

The whole match was completely in Gao Wen's hands, it was the same as but different from the US championship match.

This is metamorphosis.

It is not only the growth of muscles, not only the improvement of strength and speed, but also the transformation of game intelligence and game temperament. No wonder the gap between them is getting wider and wider.

At this time, Ji Long also benefited a lot by reminiscing about the game between himself and Gao Wen.

Giron thought that despite the pain and suffering, he should watch the video of the last game repeatedly, especially the 24 points in the second half.

Geelong then left Toronto.

After turning into the professional arena, the pace of life is different. Sometimes, in order to make a living, Jilong needs to keep competing and traveling non-stop, and earn money from the challenge and hope competitions to maintain his life. Once he stops, his daily life may change. in trouble.

It is precisely because of this that once the state is not good, or if an injury occurs, life will be more difficult.

Helpless, bitter, but this is reality.

Toronto stopped in the second round and brought Geelong 45 points and [-] US dollars in prize money, which is even richer than what Geelong has gained in the past three months. This is what everyone is eager to pass the qualification test to compete in the Masters reasons, but now is not the time to rest.

Jilong needs training, summarization, and growth. He needs to absorb nutrients through the competition with Gao Wen, and then, looking forward to the near future, he will be able to participate in the qualifying matches of different levels of ATP events again, and win the opportunity to compete with the masters.

He needs to work on it.

Powerful!

When Gillon left, neither Gawain nor Macdonald made any fuss, there was no escort or farewell, it was calm, and as they grew up, they slowly began to get used to parting.

Even so, when Jilong took the subway to the airport, he still received a text message from Gao Wen.

"Looking forward to meeting next time."

Ji Long didn't realize it himself, read this text message carefully, over and over again, and then his blood began to boil quietly again.

Here, the smoke of the Rogers Cup is still in the air.

After defeating Geelong and Muller in a row, Gao Wen swaggered into the quarter-finals. After Wimbledon, he stayed away from the competition for a short month. After adjustment and adaptation, Gao Wen slowly entered the game state. The major media and professionals lamented:
Sure enough, as expected, in the hard court season in North America, Gao Wen once again shined brilliantly.

It's not that the clay-court and grass-court seasons are not good, but that Gao Wen is still the most familiar and adaptable on the hard court, and has the most outstanding strength.

Like a fish in water!

After all, Gao Wen grew up on a hard court, and it was a North American hard court. During the NCAA period, he played on different types of courts with different styles. He has a lot of experience in the North American competition environment and court conditions. Go back to your own back garden.

In this year's US Open series, from Toronto to Cincinnati, Gao Wen should be a strong opponent for the championship.

At this time, no one has forgotten that in the North American hard-court season in the spring of the first half of the year, Gao Wen won the Sunshine Double Championship, and if Paris was added, he won three consecutive Hard-court Masters championships. It is conceivable that in the summer, this Nothing will change at all, and the next event should be even more exciting.

What's more, there are off-court tidbits embellishing the world's number one battle. Every game is very important and no one should miss it.

However, objectively speaking, Geelong and Muller are not considered top players. Neither player has entered the top [-] in the world rankings. Relax a little, there's no need to overdo it.

Give Gao Wen some time and some space.

Returning to the arena after a month, Gao Wen also experienced a short period of adjustment and adaptation, and slowly regained his peak state——

The fourth round, the quarterfinals, is the first real test, the touchstone to test Gao Wen's state and ability in this North American summer hard court season.

Next, Gao Wen will face off against Tsonga.

Great attention!

The crowd is boiling!

(End of this chapter)