Chapter 1150 Game Wisdom
If you look closely, you can notice that there are still two familiar faces standing on the court, but the content of the game has undergone some subtle changes.
The layman watches the excitement while the expert watches the details. Obviously, the confrontation between these two players is escalating, moving away from the basic and instinctive confrontation and engaging in a game of chess.
Snap. Snap. Snap.
Djokovic was bouncing the ball, fourteen times, fifteen times, sixteen times, but he still didn't stop, as if he was ready to keep bouncing the ball until the end of time.
But no one cared.
The audience held their breath and stared. No one broke the stagnation of the air, because the second set had come to the most critical moment.
"5:4".
Gawain is ahead.
Now, it was Djokovic's must-win serve game in the second set, but he lost three points in a row when leading 40:15.
So, a break point and a set point were given.
This trend was a little surprising. I thought the second set might need to be decided by a tiebreak, but the result was a tiebreak.
Moreover, Djokovic wasted two consecutive game points.
There were two game points, both of which were caused by a first serve that missed and a second serve that was caught. Gao Wen scored the winning points through the first three shots of the attack. In the point that was lost when the score was tied, although the first serve went in, the quality was average and he was unable to establish an advantage. Through a fight, he forced Djokovic to return the ball out of bounds.
Therefore, it is understandable that Djokovic bounced the ball a little longer:
Everyone knows that the quality of a shot is very important.
Seventeen.
Eighteen times.
And then, finally—
Push off the ground! Throw the ball! Djokovic's entire hitting action was fully stretched out, improving his condition at the critical moment and finally regaining the quality of his serve.
190 kilometers per hour.
Maybe the speed was not fast, but the angle was tricky. Djokovic asked for a serve at the inner corner T point, and the serve landed accurately on the T point.
Zone 2, sneak attack on the inside corner.
However, the tactical intention was not to suppress Gawain’s forehand – although the inside corner was indeed intended to counter Gawain’s forehand, the real purpose was to break the pattern.
Generally speaking, the outside corner of the second zone, suppressing the backhand, and moving the opponent out of the sideline through the large outside corner is a very classic set of second-zone serving tactics. This is Nadal's specialty, but it is not Nadal's unique skill. Almost all players will practice this set of serving and attacking.
Djokovic, too, is very good at it.
However, Djokovic showed the big heart of the world No. 1 at the critical moment, breaking the rules and attacking the inside corner.
Gao Wen was indeed unable to predict it, especially as Djokovic increased the concealment of his serve and failed to catch any signals at all.
The steps were kept light, as if on a spring. With a slight step, the body rushed out, spreading its wings like a roc.
Forehand, in the extreme state, the body has lost its center of gravity, the footsteps are not stable at all, and it barely pushes the ball away -
Buzz.
My wrist felt numb, as if it was electrified. I could feel the friction of the tennis ball between the strings. I touched the ball. Success.
Then the tennis ball flew out.
The parabola was out of control, everything happened too fast; but fortunately, in order to pursue the angle and landing point, the speed and power of Djokovic's serve were not fully improved, so he was unable to create more impact.
Once Gao Wen completes the touch, the parabola will not be too outrageous if it is out of control.
At least, it didn't become an anti-aircraft gun.
This can be seen from the height of the tennis ball when it passes over the net, which is at least 1.5 meters. The parabola is very full, but the falling curve is also very clear.
It fell between the service area and the baseline, neither deep nor shallow, a non-threatening half-court ball. There was no doubt that this was Djokovic's chance.
but!
detail.
The more intense the confrontation, the more important the details are.
Middle road.
Gao Wen barely hit the ball in a hurry and had no way to control the tennis ball, but he still controlled the line and the tennis ball fell in the central area.
To be precise, it is about one and a half steps away from the midpoint of the court towards the backhand area. It should be said that it is closer to the middle point of Djokovic's backhand area. Despite this, it is still considered the central area, without tearing the angle apart and compressing Djokovic's offensive space for the next shot.
Djokovic will not miss the opportunity.
Attack, there is no doubt about it.
Djokovic immediately entered the baseline and turned sideways to hit the ball with his forehand, which was supposed to be a backhand shot.
Forehand backslash.
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"ah!"
Djokovic roared as he exerted force.
The reason can be seen with the naked eye. Djokovic tried to grab the rhythm of the first shot and stepped into the midcourt to complete the shot. However, the rebound height of Gawain's return ball was slightly higher than expected, so Djokovic had to hit the ball at the shoulder position, which directly caused the upper body swing action to be squeezed. A backward jump action dissipated the impact force and completed the shot.
Moreover, because of the landing point of the return ball, the angle of the backlash was limited. In order to avoid hitting the ball out of bounds, Djokovic had to increase some control, so that he could not completely let go of his hands and feet and exert his full strength. The swing action that already felt squeezed had to make partial adjustments. The tactical intention of the sideways forehand was completely restricted, and instead put himself in a passive position.
The result is——
The angle was not torn at all. Gao Wen only needed to make a lateral step on the spot to quickly get into position and complete the adjustment.
With both hands, hit the ball very firmly and steadily in a straight line: straight ahead.
The tennis ball went straight back from the middle of Gawain's backhand half to the middle of Djokovic's forehand half.
In fact, the hitting line is still controlled in the central area, without tearing the angle apart, which also means that Gao Wen's hitting does not require any risk.
So, was this a transition shot? How could it be possible!
In the past, this was undoubtedly an offensive opportunity. Gao Wen's backhand could easily aim at the two blind spots at the baseline and launch an attack in a sweeping manner, pushing Djokovic into trouble. This was also the focus of Gao Wen's double kill of the world's number one this year.
But at this time, Gawain chose such a route, which is not only ordinary, but also mediocre, and does not seem to pose any threat. Is this really a good thing?
Obviously, the onlookers didn't see the point of this shot, not even Djokovic.
If Gawain aimed at the blind spot at Djokovic's forehand baseline, Djokovic's steps would definitely be flustered at this time, but now, he has enough time to make adjustments.
A series of smooth steps have been adjusted and smoothly in place. The forehand stretches out like a white crane spreading its wings, and sweeps across with one stroke -
The batting action, following his own moving direction and sprint inertia, fully increased his strength and speed. The awareness of active attack was the key to this game, so he launched a sweeping attack without hesitation.
Forehand crosscourt.
Across the field.
Aiming at the blind corner of Gao Wen's forehand baseline and the sideline to hammer, even if it is not a winning point, it can seriously injure Gao Wen and create opportunities for subsequent shots.
However……
"Out of bounds!"
The linesman watched Djokovic's forehand crosscourt shot and made a firm out-of-bounds gesture, indicating that it was an out-of-bounds ball.
What...what happened?
(End of this chapter)