Indian Wells is really a place of salvation for girls in the difficult situation of losing streak! After Zheng Qinwen ended his three-game losing streak here in the new season, Gauff finally turned over here.
Gauff won the United Cup, reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, and debuted in the Middle East season, and many people once had high hopes, and some people bluntly said that even if the American girl can't win the championship in Doha and Dubai, it should be no problem to get at least two quarterfinals. Unexpectedly, Gauff encountered a round of tours in Doha and Dubai, causing an uproar in public opinion!
After appearing in Indian Wells, seeing that Gauff's debut opponent was the Japanese girl Uchijima Moexia, almost everyone thought that God sent such an opponent to the American girl, which was not just as simple as making her easily end the embarrassment of three consecutive defeats, "The first sister of Japan is simply here to feed Fumei." ”
Some people even bluntly said that if Gauff played against Uchijima Moe Xia and did not perform a sweep, it would really blind her title as a top player.
But the final result shows that Gauff really lives up to the expectations of those who look up to her.
In this game against Uchijima Moexia, if in terms of ranking and strength, it is indeed difficult for the Japanese girl to shake Gauff, but after the two really fought, the outside world really underestimated Uchijima Moexia.
The reason why this game attracted attention was because Gauff, who suffered three consecutive defeats, showed a strong desire to win from the beginning of the game, and directly wrote the purpose of ending the embarrassing losing streak on his face. Whether it is serving or attacking from the baseline, he is quite strong. Even though Uchijima Moe Natsu was very tenacious and chose to beat Gauff to the death, the American girl still took the lead 6-4.
At that time, after seeing Gauff beat Uchijima Moe Xia in all aspects, many people speculated that the American girl's victory in two sets was no suspense.
But after the start of the second set of the competition, Uchijima Moe Xia improved her state and told everyone with practical actions that the title of the current Japanese first sister is really not for nothing, and there are indeed two brushes.
The Japanese girl took advantage of Gauff's fluctuation in the second set and successfully seized the opportunity to pull one back 6-3 to tie the big score.
Gauff in the deciding set did not let everyone see her domineering performance after waking up from a dream, but unexpectedly fell into a bitter battle, and the two fought until the tie-break.
From being optimistic about sweeping Uchijima Moe Xia before the game, to being tightly dragged by the Japanese girl, and also advancing the tiebreaker to the suspenseful tiebreaker, for the final result, fans and netizens in the live broadcast room no longer dare to rashly make predictions.
What is gratifying is that at the critical moment of the tie-break, Gauff finally showed the strength of his Grand Slam championship and won the deciding set without danger, thus narrowly defeating Uchijima Moe Xia with a big score of 2-1, which really shocked everyone in a cold sweat.
Why did Gauff obviously take away the victory in two sets, but played the game like this, is it possessed by the god of war of Uchijima Moexia? No, it's because the American girl herself made too many mistakes.
Gauff made 21 double faults in the whole game, and the unforced errors reached a surprising 74, and the American girl was able to win, in the eyes of many people, it was still hard enough at the critical moment, and there was also a certain element of luck, because if the opponent was replaced by an opponent who was slightly stronger than the Uchijima Moexia, "With Fumei's spicy performance, there is a high probability that it will usher in four consecutive defeats." ”
After the match, Gauff was also very dissatisfied when talking about his performance, emphasizing that he played like a person who had just learned tennis. The American girl also expressed her apologies for the 21 double faults that were hotly discussed by the outside world, "I didn't mean to make 21 double faults, but I involuntarily caused such a result during the game." ”
From this sentence of the American girl, it is not difficult to see how helpless and tormented Gauff was in the face of such a special dilemma at that time. Fortunately, she survived when she needed to prove herself the most, otherwise the biggest upset in the Indian Wells women's singles tournament would have been born.
In addition, Gauff's subsequent words amused fans and netizens, "I really didn't expect that I could still rank third in the world with such a bad performance today, and today's game once made me doubt my life." ”
It's really rare to hear words like Gauff laughing at herself, so many people also praise the American girl for being a very real person, and she doesn't find other reasons or excuses when she doesn't perform well, but just talks about things, which also makes many people express their fandom for her.
In order not to let this happen to him again, Gauff has made it clear, "I have to find a way not to double fault next, otherwise I'm really sorry for the fans and I'm sorry for my ranking." ”
Although Gauff didn't put up a satisfactory performance against Moe Natsu Uchijima, the American still set a remarkable record: becoming the first player since 2009 to win more than 100 WTA1000 and Grand Slam matches before the age of 21, with the American currently standing at 136 wins.(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)