Chapter 282: Advance to the Final (Part I)!
With the first two sets lost so much and the lack of any possibility of changing the situation on the court, Busta was actually in a semi-abandonment state in the third set.
The reason why he said that he gave up was because the first two sets took too little time, and he really didn't use too much physical strength. So far, Busta has been able to keep his running on the pitch active.
However, his back-and-forth from the baseline seemed useless in the face of Pancic's various tactical combinations and tricky return lines. On the contrary, in the eyes of the audience, there was a trace of sympathy for Busta.
"If I were him, I would have given up defending a long time ago. Anyway, under Pancic's transfer, all this is just useless. An American audience member said sympathetically to the female companion on the side.
In fact, Busta has long given up on this game on a psychological level. After so many years in the tennis world, he still doesn't know that when it comes to this situation, it is God's manifestation, and it is difficult to reverse the final result.
The reason why he is still willing to persevere in running back and forth to save the ball is because he is still physically fit, and secondly, it is completely because of the quality of professional players. Taking the initiative to surrender before the game is over is not only disrespectful to one's own efforts, but also disrespectful to one's opponent. If he really does this, he will definitely be criticized by the media and fans in his home country when he returns to Spain.
Busta's psyche has given up, but the body is still holding on, and the singular state reached its peak in the last service game of the game. After falling behind 0:5 and having no way out, he completely unloaded his mental baggage and decided to let go of his hands and feet and play a few rounds with the other party.
In this game, Busta seems to want to burn all his remaining energy at once, turning on the deadly save mode. In the third set, the match looked scorching for the first time after five games of one-sided play.
In the first point of the sixth game, the two sides played the longest round of the game so far. After Pancic struggled with the opponent for more than 20 beats, he disrupted Busta's hitting rhythm with a sudden small ball in front of the net, so that the opponent came to the tennis ball and could not make a mistake to win this point.
In this long round of stalemate, Panšić made several exquisite line changes to amaze the crowd on the sidelines, but Busta saved these balls with a bullish spirit that he didn't care about. Such a wonderful defense naturally made the spectators on the sidelines very enjoyable, and the spectator seats, which had been cold for a long time after the game was one-sided, actually became lively again at the end of the game.
Of course, there is the same psychology among viewers all over the world, that is, although they worship the strong, it is easier to sympathize with the weak when the game is one-sided. The more than 20,000 spectators in Arthur Ashe Stadium are clearly in this state of mind, and the vast majority of the audience has begun to cheer for Busta frantically.
With the blessing of this energetic atmosphere, Busta became even more excited. In the second point, the two sides played a long shot of 20 rounds again, only this time, Busta sneaked into the bottom corner with a straight forehand and scored directly.
In fact, it is still possible to save this ball if he goes all out, but considering that he may be injured if he is forced into place, and the quality of the return ball will not be too high even if he saves it, with Busta's current level of chicken blood, the next shot is more than lucky, and under the trade-off, Pancich also gave up saving the ball.
Chasing the score to 15 draws encouraged Busta. The audience burst into long-lasting applause for this wonderful score. Viewers who just turned on the TV and didn't know the score, if they saw Busta cheering now, they might think that the leading side was the Spaniards.
Of course, the viewers who know the ball still know that this is just a return to the light of Busta, and it is absolutely impossible to really think that Busta has blown the horn of counterattack since then. At least Pan Xiqi, who is extremely calm, will definitely not give the other party the slightest chance to turn the tables.
In the next two points, Panci changed his strategy, no longer playing a protracted battle with his opponent, but strengthening the offensive return at the same time, he took the initiative to come to the net, wanting to speed up the pace of the game. Sure enough, in the face of Pansiqi's previously tried and tested oppressive style of play in the frontcourt, Busta still didn't seem to have much to deal with, and it seemed that he couldn't stop Pansiqi's progress in the next game with only one momentum and no physical running.
Two brilliant volleys in front of the net in a row brought the score to 40:15 in the sixth game of the third set, thus taking two match points for the first time in the game. With just one more point, Panci could make history and reach the final of the US Open for the first time in his career.
Before Busta's serve, the crowd began to applaud rhythmically as usual. When a tennis match is played at the match point, the spectators will create a special cheer to show the difference and importance of the next point.
Although the audience was excited, most of them were just infected by the atmosphere and unconsciously joined in. The mood of the hundreds of millions of Chinese fans who stay in front of the TV late at night is very different. According to the statistics of relevant CCTV agencies, the men's singles semifinals that started in the early morning in China, due to the participation of Pan Xiqi, attracted a record of nearly 50 million Chinese viewers to stay up all night and wait.
Although the number of viewers is only half of the number of viewers when Sister Na won the French Open, you must know that the time of Sister Na's competition at that time was 8 o'clock in the evening in China, which is the prime viewing time of the day, far from being comparable to the current period. Therefore, the fact that Pansiqi was able to gain such a large audience is to some extent another new peak in the Chinese tennis world. It is foreseeable that once Panci reaches the final against the world's No. 1 natto, the number of viewers will definitely more than double.
Although after the previous match, the Chinese audience was already convinced of Panci's victory. But when they really saw that Pan Xiqi was only one step away from the finals, the hearts of the majority of Chinese audiences still unconsciously began to get nervous. Many viewers who are familiar with and love Chinese tennis know what this small point means for Chinese tennis.
"Viewers, you're tuned in to the first semi-finals of the 2017 US Open Men's Singles. China's Pancici has already taken the lead in two match points against Spain's No. 13 seed Busta. Next, it's time to witness the miracle! The voice of the CCTV commentary even trembled slightly because he was too excited. At this time, Zheng Jie on the side was also holding her breath, staring at Pan Xiqi on the screen without blinking.
The next moment, in the attention of fans all over the world, the first match point battle began!
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