Chapter 101: Resolute and Courageous
Chi.
The sound of Gao Wen hitting the ball was not crisp. His right hand went around his head in a large circle, trying to increase the rotation of the tennis ball as much as possible at the moment of racket release, and to make the angle of the return ball thinner and thinner. His eyes followed the high-speed rotation of the tennis ball and looked towards the other side of the net.
Chance!
Noticing Sacramento's position, Gao Wen immediately realized that the opportunity had appeared, and he crossed the baseline and entered the court without hesitation.
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
Gao Wen's footsteps had already reached the serving area, and he stared intently at Saramento's return.
This is a vegetable ball.
Because Sacramento was barely able to scoop the tennis ball back with his body at the last moment, the return was almost at the level of a beginner's batting practice, with no rotation, no power, and no landing point, a three-no product.
However, we still cannot take it lightly.
The easier it is to hit the ball, the easier it is to make a mistake. When practicing, you may succeed in hitting the ball a hundred times out of a hundred times. Because of this ease and simplicity, it is easy to relax your nerves and think that you can hit it successfully easily. In turn, you may relax in terms of hand control and concentration, which leads to mistakes.
Practice and competition, these are two different things.
At this moment, Gao Wen, who was in trouble in the serve-winning game because of his own urgency, did not allow himself to make simple mistakes again.
Therefore, the mind remains highly concentrated.
Step forward, adjust, swing the racket, and strike.
Snap. Bang.
The tennis ball hit the racket and was hit hard before it had time to stop. A quick, accurate and fierce smash directly hit the tennis ball into the huge gap on the opposite court. In the blink of an eye, the tennis ball disappeared and hit the rear barrier like a meteor.
"pretty!"
In the live broadcast room, Sampras could no longer contain his excitement and stood up and applauded. He didn't even need any more words, just expressed his emotions with applause.
Sofar was also excited, and the corners of his mouth rose, but he still maintained a bit of rationality and completed his job diligently.
"Another 18-beat tug-of-war."
“This time, Gawain took the lead in making changes.”
"In fact, this return by Sacramento was intended to lure Gao Wen to attack, giving him a chance to hit the forehand, and Sacramento had already prepared for defense. But Gao Wen did not miss the opportunity, but chose to hit the ball in an unexpected way."
"The forehand did not exert force, but pulled out a full rotation, a light hit, and returned an angle comparable to a wide outside corner serve, thin and light, completely breaking Sacramento's expectations. Between calculation and counter-calculation, the situation was overturned, and then Gao Wen followed up again to complete the last shot to win the point."
“Very, very good.”
"Facing the break point, Gao Wen's boldness and courage at the crucial moment were impressive."
Sofar explained to the audience the brilliance and depth of this shot. As he spoke, he himself could not help but get excited and applauded Gawain.
At this time, Sampras had sat down again with a satisfied smile on his face, and one could feel the joy from the bottom of his heart.
"He made a similar attempt in Sacramento's last service game in the first set, but was returned by Gawain for a winner; and Gawain made the same attempt at the end of the second set and was successful."
"Gao Wen has indeed shown very promising potential in terms of his understanding of the game, his grasp of opportunities, his anticipation of incoming balls, and more importantly, his ability to make shots at critical moments."
Simply put, it is spirituality. The way of hitting the ball, the point of hitting the ball, the line of hitting the ball, all of these are the wisdom of the brain, and also the talent of tennis. Really watching such a game is really a kind of pleasure to the eyes and makes people feel relaxed physically and mentally.
No wonder Sampras was so overwhelmed just now.
Sofar could fully understand, with a smile in his eyes, "Gao Wen saved a break point, and the two sides returned to a tie. The next point is still a crucial one."
The game remains evenly matched and the suspense remains.
The next point, will it be Sacramento's second break point or Gao Wen's first match point? Serve, return.
In a blink of an eye, the two sides had once again entered a round of ball. The first three shots could not determine the winner, and Sacramento's defensive performance remained solid.
But this time, Gao Wen did not wait for a tug-of-war to develop. He took the initiative to make changes on the fourth beat.
One pushes off the ground, the other steps forward.
Facing Saramento's standard backhand return from the center, Gao Wen took advantage of the time difference, suddenly stepped into the baseline, and completed a solid backhand swing with both hands, seizing the rising point after the tennis ball hit the ground and rebounded, and then he made a lifting and pulling shot.
straight line!
The two-handed backhand straight line appears again!
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Sacramento remained alert the entire time, defending against Gawain's straight backhand shot; moreover, the shot was changing direction in the middle, and the angle was not completely torn, which also gave Sacramento time to defend.
However……
"ah!"
A cry of surprise burst out from Sacramento's chest: It was too fast, the whole connection was too fast.
The step that Gao Wen took when he entered the baseline and moved forward grabbed half a beat and hit the rising point of the tennis ball in advance. It was this step that raised the rhythm of the entire return to a whole level, with speed and power fully bursting out, while also compressing Saramento's defensive time.
Even though Sacramento was alert at all times, his feet were still a little slow in chasing the tennis ball.
bass.
Saramento's footsteps had just arrived, and there was no time to make adjustments. He had already blocked with his forehand, relying on the strength of his forearm and wrist to pull it up slightly, trying to add some rotation, and then controlled the landing point to be deeper, suppressing Gawain's next attack.
But the effect is very limited.
Sacramento held his breath and watched the tennis ball fly back. The parabola was still not full enough, and the speed did not slow down. It just flew back flatly. This made every cell in Sacramento's body sound an alarm. He adjusted his center of gravity with small steps and subconsciously filled the gap in his backhand.
The next second, Sacramento saw Gao Wen's continuous and delicate adjustments of his footwork. He raised the racket high with his forehand and made a pull-up shot with a covering tape. At the moment of the shot, he buckled his wrist inward to increase the angle of the shot, and then the tennis ball hit back like a meteor.
Repeat route!
Return ball! Gao Wen hit the diagonal ball again! Sacramento had to retreat in a panic after moving his center of gravity in advance, and stretched out his forehand to try to hit the rebound ball again, but...
Too fast! Really too fast! From the step up on the previous shot to the inward hook on this shot, the handling of details raised the rhythm of the entire return to a higher level. After Saramento fell into a passive position, he was completely disrupted. Although his right hand had extended the racket, he still couldn't touch the ball.
Whoosh! The tennis ball flew past the corner of Sacramento's eye, scoring another winning point.
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(End of this chapter)