Chapter 1245 Super Topspin

Match point.

Zone 2, one shot.

Bob chose the most classic and common "outside corner pressure backhand" routine. This tactic can be fully utilized whether in singles or doubles.

Moreover, on the edge of the cliff, Bob also used his best ability, hitting the ball with great force. The quality was very good and it created a powerful impact.

Speed: 205 kilometers per hour.

Some people may say that the speed of just over 200 kilometers per hour is nothing compared to the serving cannons of Isner and Raonic. Their serving speed is often over 220 kilometers per hour, fast and heavy, which is really tricky. Bob's serve is really not even on the list.

This is obviously a sarcasm.

The people who said these things did not realize that a speed of over 200 kilometers per hour is a major threat. In singles matches, there are far fewer players who can serve at a speed of over 200 kilometers per hour than imagined. Among the Big Four, only Federer's average serve speed can reach such a level, and Federer does not often maintain such a strong serve posture.

At the same time, this is a doubles match. In addition to Bob's serve pressure, there is also Mike's pressure at the net, which puts further pressure on the receiving side. In particular, Mike is good at layout, changes, and net. From a technical and tactical level, he is the brain of the Bryan brothers.

It is also because of this that Bob's serve can often create greater threats.

Just like now.

Gao Wen was under tremendous pressure.

He had prepared himself mentally that Bob would definitely go all out at match point, but the actual situation was beyond his expectations and Bob really went all out.

At the same time, from the peripheral vision, one can see Mike taking small steps to keep his center of gravity flexible. He is ready to grab the net at any time.

Pressure piles up.

But see——

Gawain, take your time.

In fact, if you observe carefully, you can notice that Gao Wen's position when receiving the serve is half a step back than usual.

Half a step, not obvious, and would not be noticed without careful observation.

However, this half step gave Gao Wen more time to receive the serve, especially on clay.

This is not all.

Push off the ground.

Retreat.

Move sideways.

The moment Bob served, Gawain took half a step back again. Although Gawain was not sure whether Bob's first serve could enter the zone, nor was he sure where Bob's serve would land, Gawain had made sufficient mental preparations. By moving his feet back and imitating Nadal's approach, he sought more space to hit the ball.

Half step.

Another half step.

Cumulatively, Gao Wen's serve receiving position was a full step back from the initial start. Obviously, this was a long-planned serve receiving tactic.

Therefore, Gao Wen's position was about three meters away from the baseline.

Compared to Nadal, it's nothing.

When Nadal played on the Roland Garros center court, he would often receive the serve at a distance of four or even five meters; later, Thiem imitated Nadal and also received the serve at a distance of about four meters on clay.

On television broadcasts, when they appear at the bottom of the screen, they may be almost invisible.

Distance is space and also time.

Gawain's retreat earned him enough space.

Lateral movement.

One step. Two steps.

And then… three steps.

Bob's serve landed accurately in the small triangle area, and the wide outside corner serve directly pulled Gao Wen's feet to the vicinity of the doubles line, making full use of the court space.

But Gao Wen still got into position smoothly, setting up his two-handed backhand early, ready to face the challenge.

The problem is that stepping back wins space and time for hitting the ball, but it also means that it is more difficult to exert force and control the parabola.

Gawain glanced at the positions of Mike and Bob and quickly threw a backhand shot with both hands.

Flat hit?

No.

Topspin.

Gao Wen knew clearly that his position made it more difficult for him to exert force, so he simply gave up exerting force and used both hands to hit a backhand to produce a strong topspin.

The swing speed is not fast, but the contact between the racket string and the tennis ball is very sufficient. The strong friction mobilizes the tennis ball and makes it rotate at high speed.

change.

Turn around, turn around.

at the same time--

straight line.

It's actually a straight line.

At this time, Gao Wen's serve receiving tactics were finally revealed. As Gao Wen's habit, he once again showed his courage to break the deadlock at the critical moment.

Unexpectedly.

It can be seen that Bob's outside corner flat serve did not go beyond Gawain's judgment. Even though Gawain was not prepared in advance, he was not surprised at all. He relied on retreating to create space to win the space for swinging the racket, but did not exert force blindly. Instead, he made full use of the space to rub the topspin.

And, change the line accordingly.

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After creating space, Gao Wen was still very busy. There were many details hidden in his hitting action, and then, the super topspin shot flew out in a straight line.

Stunning!

Accident!

Use softness to overcome hardness.

No one expected that Gawain would fight back in this way in the face of Bob's powerful serve.

In front of the net, Mike was a little flustered.

In fact, if we reconstruct the entire tactic, Mike also vaguely anticipated the possibility of Gawain challenging the straight line——

Throughout the game, both sides mainly received the serve diagonally, but at critical moments, Gao Wen did occasionally challenge the straight line, sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing, with an average success rate.

So, Mike was also wary of this shot.

Standing in front of the net, Mike made a fake move to volley the ball, trying to divert the attention of Gawain and Dimitrov, but his center of gravity remained flexible and he had no problem moving laterally to the left and right.

So, the moment Gao Wen hit the ball, Mike moved to his right.

straight line.

Although Mike was a little embarrassed, he still managed to move smoothly to the straight gap. In the tactical game between the two sides, Mike did not lose the upper hand.

Unfortunately, Mike missed one thing in his calculations: rotation.

Gawain's strong topspin brought about a turbulent friction. Mike's body had already been fully extended. He blocked it with his forehand, and then he felt the impact of the violent rotation.

Shot control obviously suffers.

Mike tried his best to press down, but he still couldn't fully digest Gao Wen's rotation.

Red soil.

Damn red dirt.

Obviously, Gao Wen made full use of the bounce of the clay, even taking Bob's serve into account, and then transformed the friction characteristics of the clay into rotation.

When Mike hit the ball, the spin had not been fully released, but after the ball left the racket, the spin continued to be released and the parabola rose high.

Oops!

Mike's heart suddenly contracted as he watched the upward arc of the tennis ball.

Alarm bells were ringing.

But before he could exclaim, Mike saw Dimitrov moving in small steps and appearing on the flight path of the tennis ball at the first moment.

Chain strategy.

In this shot, Gawain actually used a series of tricks. The Bryan brothers were plotting against them, but weren't they also plotting against the Bryan brothers ?

Take off.

leap.

Dimitrov, dressed in white, looked free and easy. With a pause and a burst, his body was already in the air, and he blocked the ball with a backhand shot with one hand.

(End of this chapter)