Chapter 1689 One Step Away

"Peak showdown" is well-deserved!

Moreover, unlike the internal duel between the Big Four, the rise of Gawain adds a different color to the peak collision, just like Wawrinka versus Djokovic.

The strong showdown continued from the first set and continued in the third set.

However, the game situation at this time is slightly different.

After two high-quality matches in close combat, both players faced severe physical challenges, and reached their physical peak one after the other.

In a physical dilemma, offense is more difficult than defense. This also means that both players need to show a variety of offensive methods to open up the situation. The content of the game will be further enriched. The collision between you and me is full of skills and inspiration. , showing the charm of tennis in addition to power and speed.

Eye-opener!

Sure enough, as the Grand Slam tournament enters the second half, the audience is looking forward to such a duel——

This game satisfies all people's fantasies and expectations.

The score was stalemate from the beginning to the middle, and then continued to the back. The biggest difference from the first two sets was that break points began to appear.

Gawain's serve and Federer's serve are all like this. With the decline in physical fitness, the pressure and impact of serving and offense have also loosened. The opportunities to find opportunities through defense and reverse the situation have also begun to increase. Naturally, the protection of the serve Hair is no longer easy.

As a result, the two players performed great performances to save break points. Key scores abounded, and the game was heart-pounding.

However!

No one was able to break serve, or looking at it from another perspective, both players showed their top level in their own service games, concentrated more energy and energy, resolved crisis situations again and again, and finally kept serve and won the third game. The balance of power continued throughout the three sets, maintaining suspense.

Until the end of the plate.

Just when everyone thought that the third set might also enter a tie-break again, Federer was still one step ahead and reappeared as the king.

In the ninth game, in Gao Wen's serving game, he seized the fourth break point and completed the key break with an iconic forehand slash to attack the winning point.

In the tenth game, Federer saved two break points in his own serve to win the set and cashed in an ace on the third set point, struggling to hold serve.

In the end, Federer won the third set again and overtook the big score with an incredible performance, "2:1".

Three sets of scores, "".

Leaving aside the score, looking back at each game carefully, in fact, the difference was two points in the end. In other words, the gap was very weak, very, very weak. Both players grasped the key and details, and they were chasing after each other. In the entanglement and confrontation, grasp the weak advantage and transform it into victory.

Intense, sticky and exciting.

The air in Center Court was so tight and hot that it was almost impossible to breathe.

Although Gawain's performance has far exceeded expectations, forcing the seven-time tournament champion into such an embarrassing situation, in the final analysis, Federer is still superior -

Including the first set, Federer has actually demonstrated his control over grass-court events. The narrow victory in one set may be just an accident, and the narrow victory in two sets may be a bit lucky, but being so close in three consecutive sets is a manifestation of absolute strength.

If Gawain hadn't fought for a glimmer of hope in the desperate situation in the first set, perhaps the game would have ended at "3:0" by now.

But having said that, this situation and this result are only normal. After all, it is Federer who is standing on the opposite side of the net.

Compared with Djokovic at Melbourne Park and Nadal at Roland Garros, Federer at Wimbledon is the starting point of the golden age.

This is not to say that Federer at Wimbledon is the strongest in the universe - in fact, among the three challenges, Federer has been defeated the most times; but it is a symbolic meaning that has gradually evolved into the ATP's status in the past ten years. Representation, the meaning is extraordinary after all, and the pressure is naturally different.

With such performance, Gawain has proven himself that no matter what the outcome, he can face it calmly with his head held high.

However, Gawain doesn't think so.

Of course, he understands this idea. On grass, the gap between himself and Federer is indeed obvious. Just like on clay, Roland Garros tried his best to defeat a disabled Nadal, and now faces Federer who is close to his peak condition on grass. , he does lack some fire.

Maybe next year, maybe the year after... maybe when he comes back in the future, the situation will be different. He still needs time to grow.

He understands and accepts this reality. In fact, he is looking forward to it because he still has room to grow and there are more challenges ahead; however, this does not mean that he will be satisfied with this.

In the game before him, he fought to such an extent, fought so hard, and maintained such a stalemate. Everyone said that he should be satisfied, he should be proud, and he should accept all the results calmly. In fact, the subtext is for him to surrender and admit defeat. Right?

He refused.

He believes that he can still fight hard, he believes that he can still improve, and he believes that the game in front of him is still more than that.

He was not prepared to settle for "pushing Federer into this situation."

Not because he was unwilling, but because the fighting spirit in his blood was still burning. He was still enjoying the game, even though every aspect showed:

The game is nearing its end.

"5:4".

In the fourth and fifth game of the fourth set, Gao Wen's serve fluctuated significantly and he failed to score a single serve in a row. As a result, he was caught by Federer. He cashed in on his third break point and once again established an advantage.

After that, the two players both maintained serve all the way without too many disturbances.

In the ninth game, Gao Wen withstood the pressure and scored four straight points to maintain his serve with no way out. But objectively speaking, Federer did not exert too much pressure because he needed to preserve his physical fitness and stay focused when his physical strength declined. , focus on your own serve——

Next, it was Federer's serve that won the game.

Clearly, Federer was ready to win the game on his serve.

The situation is firmly in Federer's hands.

According to one statistic, although Gao Wen won the first set of this game, so far in the whole game, Gao Wen has received a total of eight break points and failed to cash in any, with a break success rate of 0%.

In other words, Gao Wen never broke any of Federer's serve. At this year's Wimbledon, Federer's only break was still in the second set of the last match against Simon. It can be imagined that Federer was very concerned about his own serve. With strong self-confidence, maintaining your hair will become a habit.

Because of this, from all aspects, there is no suspense in the game, and the commentators have already begun to make concluding remarks for Gawain.

Federer is only one step away from victory.

Perhaps, only Gawain is the exception.

Even Sampras has relaxed, he is satisfied and has no more requirements for Gawain.

However, there was a bump on Sampras's shoulder. He turned his head reflexively and saw Agassi's bright bald head at a glance.

"No, the game is not over yet," Agassi said.