Match point

Chapter 392
"……pretty!"

"Gao Wen didn't expect this shot line. In the fourth set, Wawrinka finally used a violent backhand slash to form the winning point and successfully cashed in the victory of the first set."

"Facing the biggest dark horse of this tournament, Gawain, Wawrinka went to the first set with a score of '6:1'. This is also the set with the most disparity in the score gap of Gawain in this year's US Open..."

Thirty-three minutes into the game, the first set was already decided. Wawrinka, who served first, broke Gawain's two serve games in one go, pocketed the victory with a huge score advantage, and took the lead.

The whole process of the game was really too fast!
Such a situation is probably something that most audiences do not want to see; at the same time, it is also something that most people did not expect——

In the first three rounds, Gao Wen showed superb layout ability in his serve. From the choice of serve to the connection of offense to the handling of accidents, he was not only solid but also smart and full of tenacity. Only lost five serve games.

However, facing Wawrinka, he lost two serve games in the first set, and almost swallowed a donut, and lost the first set in a frustrated way. Is the dark horse's color gradually fading?
Thinking about it seriously, it doesn't seem so surprising——

Isner has an ankle injury, Burley's record at the US Open has been poor, and Kyrgios is still a rookie who has just emerged and still lacks stability.

In other words, the three upset victories were not convincing, and against Burley, Gawain narrowly won in five sets.

Now facing the No. [-] seed Wawrinka, the true level is also revealed. I am afraid that this game may disappoint the audience again.

buzzing.

There was some commotion at the Louis Armstrong Stadium, a small number of spectators began to lose their attention, and a small number of spectators simply left the stadium. The previous Bouchard game was not satisfactory, including Djokovic’s game. An easy victory without a confrontation is very, very disappointing to the audience who bought the pass for today's game in this stadium.

I am afraid that the representatives of Nike, Adidas and other brands are also congratulating themselves for their decision——

In fact, the outcome of the game will not affect their intention to sign Gao Wen. The reason why they chose this game to watch the match is because they are not optimistic that Gao Wen can pass the level of Wawrinka. It is a probabilistic event, so this is very likely to be their last chance to watch Gao Wen's mental outlook up close.

Therefore, they all arrived at the scene in unison.

Judging from the progress of the first set, Gao Wen's inexperience and immaturity were fully exposed, the entire score gap was instantly widened, and Wawrinka had an obvious advantage.

However, Wawrinka has been in a mediocre state throughout the North American season, and there will definitely be ups and downs in the follow-up. Such violent fluctuations occurred many times in the first two rounds, so it should be seen whether Gao Wen can seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

The brand representatives remained calm, but their attention was inevitably a little distracted, and the tense nerves might be difficult to collapse in a short time.

The Louis-Armstrong Stadium is a bit...noisy, like a traditional seafood market, with cries and discussions mixed with the smell of fish, all of a sudden the sense of sight, hearing, smell and even touch are all disrupted, dizzy, just I don't even know where to focus.

So what do the pros think?

"Don't worry, I believe the second set will be different." Agassi comforted Jiang Yanyun politely, because he could deeply feel the worry and frustration emanating from Jiang Yanyun——

In fact, after the competition started, Jiang Yanyun's attention gradually shifted to the arena. Compared with his idol, Gao Wen's competition was still slightly better.

Jiang Yanyun's heart was still tensely curled up into a ball, a little out of breath, but he still tried his best to keep calm, "Are you serious?"

Agassi nodded slightly, "Gavin is very smart, he has been adjusting and testing all the time, he probably has never encountered a player with a one-handed backhand like Stan, but it is not surprising, even in the entire tour, there are not many players." SLR players can come and go as easily as Stan to attack."

"Stan's one-handed backhand, the most powerful is a tearing shot, which is not only sudden, but also solid, and the most important thing is that it has strong control and explosive power. Even Rafa and Roger are very hurt. Mind, this beat is almost unpredictable, it can only be suppressed and controlled."

"This is also the tactic that Gao Wen insisted on implementing in the first set."

In the entire tour, there are very few players with one-handed backhands, and even fewer of them can occupy a place in the top [-] in the world. Federer, Dimitrov, Tim, Wawrinka, Tsitsipas... …weakness of strength and instability of support are evident.

And Wawrinka is the only player who is unreasonable and directly exerts force.

In fact, the later Tim can also do it, but Tim’s swing movement is relatively large, and he needs more support to adjust his footsteps to complete his power movements. As for the backhand, he was unable to exert force and was forced to cut the ball back.

Facing other players, there is no problem with cutting, but facing Nadal, especially Nadal on clay, it is almost the end of meat buns beating dogs.

Wawrinka does not have such troubles, he can even forcefully exert force in a very awkward state, and his backhand attack is to some extent more powerful than the forehand.

It’s not that Wawrinka’s backhand is better than the forehand, but because the biggest advantage of the one-handed backhand is the concealment of the shot. One-handed backhand can completely hide one’s own hitting method and intention, which also makes the backhand hit easier. Sudden, this feature is fully demonstrated in Wawrinka's backhand assault attack——

Unpredictable!

And it is more impactful than Kyrgios' forehand. Wawrinka's one-handed backhand can tear out some unimaginable lines and angles. Even if the player predicts accurately, he can't catch up at all. All the points are available, that is to say, if Wawrinka plays God mode, he will indeed sweep the army.

With impact and suddenness, the one-handed backhand does play an important role in Wawrinka's game. It can even be said that he is one of the few players whose backhand is stronger than the forehand.

In the tour, there are almost no players of the same type as Wawrinka. For Gao Wen, who lacks game experience, it is even more troublesome. He needs to spend a lot of time to adapt to Wawrinka's offensive routines.

Agassi's tone of speech was very polite, but the in-depth analysis was not at all polite, but maintained his professionalism. He watched the first game with real swords and guns, cut in from a unique perspective, and he could see Gawain's tactics clearly at a glance. intention--

The first set was obviously not that simple.

(End of this chapter)