Deyo's debut started the journey of 25 crowns with a new look, and Mei was reversed in the deciding set and lost to the big manlet

While Djokovic easily won his French Open debut in less than two hours, former world No. 1 Dmitry Medvedev had just experienced the "dark eight minutes", he missed a 5-3 lead in the deciding set, and was finally eliminated by Norrie in four consecutive games to win 7-5, which was also the biggest upset on the third day of the French Open!

Novak Djokovic, who has just won his 100th title in Geneva, is 38 years old, and before the first round of the French Open, many fans are worried about whether such a tight schedule will not overwhelm the veteran's fitness, thus affecting his form. However, Djokovic responded with strength in this game what is called "the older you are, the more demonic"!

In this match with McDonald, Djokovic's performance can be called a "dimensionality reduction blow". In the space of 1 hour and 48 minutes, Djokovic delivered nine aces, while his 87 per cent first-serve and 71-71 per cent second-serve win rate kept his opponent in no trouble on his serve. In addition, the post-match technical statistics show that Djokovic has a 76% win rate in rounds where the baseline is more than five beats, compared to 34% of his opponents.

Obviously, Djokovic is "like two people" from his previous days in Monte Carlo and Madrid. His opponent McDonald also knew this, and he admitted after the game, "In this game, it was like he was playing a three-dimensional chess game, and I could only play checkers." And the French "Team Newspaper" also gave Djokovic a high evaluation after the game, "The terrible thing about Djokovic is that he can always attack in the most unexpected dimensions of the opponent." ”

It is worth mentioning that in this game, perhaps inspired by the 100th title, Djokovic showed a new look. According to the official data released by the ATP after the match, Djokovic's tactical system showed three major evolutions in this game: one is that the hitting point of the forehand spin is advanced by 0.2 seconds on average, and the second is that the proportion of Djokovic who completes the shot in the sliding step has increased to 43%, which also means that he can make 1-2 more shot choices than his opponent in the same hitting rhythm; The third is a 5-degree reduction in the head-stabilizing angle when volleying at the net – millimeter-level adjustments that have allowed him to move clay to a career-high efficiency.

In response, the Times column commented on Djokovic's change of style: "It's like an F1 driver deliberately retaining 5% of tyre wear in a corner just to strike the fatal blow in the final three laps. ”

Obviously, such Djokovic deserves more expectations from many fans, and of course, it has also made many people see the persistence and determination of the veteran, even if he has entered the end of his career, Djokovic is still trying to find a technical breakthrough to help him achieve his dream.

According to the draw, Djokovic's second-round opponent will be France's Moutai, who beat Tabil 6-3 7-6(6) 6-3 in the evening match. As for Djokovic, although Mutai may be a relatively comfortable opponent in this match, given the uproar of the crowd at the French Open, Djokovic may have to fight the crowd more. However, I believe that Djokovic still has a chance to reach a deeper round at the French Open this year.

With Djokovic out of the way, let's talk about Medvedev. If Djokovic's plot is more of a "surprise", then Medvedev's plot goes to the other extreme.

In the match against his man, Norrie, the Russian dropped two sets at one point, but after controlling the error rate, Medvedev not only won two sets in a row, but also took a 5-3 lead in the deciding set. Just when everyone thought that the Russians would win the game in one go, Medvedev, who won the game with a serve, suddenly suffered a "system collapse": 4 double faults, 2 backhand hangings, and 1 high-pressure smash out of bounds, and finally reversed 5-7. According to the official data released by the ATP after the match, Medvedev's heart rate soared from 128bpm to 172bpm in these 8 minutes, which is hard not to believe that this is a complete "psychological breakdown".

And this defeat is hard not to remind people of his experience when he lost to Lerchan in the first round of the Australian Open earlier this year. At that time, he also lost two sets first, then chased the deciding set and once got the advantage and was infinitely close to victory, but the "psychological fluctuations" at the critical moment caused Medvedev to finally lose the good game. And all of this is just like Norrie's reflection after the game: "When I realized that his second serve had suddenly slowed down a lot, I knew my chance had come...... Today I didn't win with any technique, but at a certain moment, I believed in miracles more than my opponent. ”

In this regard, some netizens pointed out sharply: "Medvedev's biggest problem now is not what technology, but cognitive overload at critical moments - when it is necessary to simplify tactics, he hesitates for 0.5 seconds in the choice of second shot, but in fact, he should believe in himself more and be more determined!" Former French Open champion Kuerten's comment was even more pointed: "This is the essential gap between Medvedev and the giants: they may have similar skills, but they lack the ability to simplify complex problems on the edge of a cliff." ”(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)