"…Hey, Yannick."
From across the court, Gawain's voice was heard. Sinner stopped and looked over.
"Don't think too much for now. How about we start with hitting the ball from the baseline?"
Gawain made a proposal, and Sinna nodded confusedly. Then he saw Gawain pointing to his head, signaling him to stay focused.
Sinner took a deep breath.
He knew he was nervous, but he didn't expect to be so nervous.
Standing in front of Gawain, Sinner hit the ball into the net repeatedly and couldn't even hit the most basic round of balls. The whole practice seemed very fragmented.
Even though all the audience around him were applauding and cheering for Sinner, Sinner did not relax because he knew that they were just encouraging the child.
From any angle, Sinner is just a kid, and he is skinny and weak, with a frail body. Even his batting movements seem unstable and he can be blown down by a strong wind. Standing in front of Gawain, no one has any expectations for Sinner, it is purely entertainment.
However, Sinner doesn’t think so.
He hopes he can perform well. After all, such opportunities don't come easily at any time.
It’s not for scoring or anything else, but I hope I can show my strength in front of my idol and keep working hard with Gao Wen as my goal.
Sinner was not satisfied with his performance.
Apparently, Gawain noticed it, too.
After being reminded, Sinner looked down at his palms and noticed that there was a thin layer of sweat on his palms.
call.
Take a deep breath, then exhale again, close your eyes and think about what Gao Wen just said: Focus. Hit the ball.
Because your muscles are stiff and your brain is in a fuzzy state, don't think about tactics, layout, techniques, etc. for the time being. Just treat it as baseline hitting practice.
He believes in himself.
Push off the ground!
Throw the ball!
Sinner, serve.
Sinner, who is only thirteen years old, is obviously still in the growth stage. His current height is limited, and coupled with his thin body, his lack of strength is foreseeable. This also affects the quality of his serve. There is almost no tail power. He is more focused on the landing point and speed, trying to bring up the rhythm of the round.
But for Gao Wen, he only had speed but no strength, and there was almost no suppression, so his serve return was very easy.
Of course, this wasn't a competition, or even a practice match, and Gao Wen had no intention of bullying the kids, so he didn't pursue perfection in returning the serve.
The ball returned to Sinner's backhand.
Sinner took a series of long strides, raised his backhand with both hands, and swung it across the ground, concentrating his attention, trying not to think about the line and the landing point, but to focus on hitting the tennis ball into the court and increasing the impact of his own shots. This time -
Success! After a while, the ball finally came to a stalemate.
Gao Wen soon noticed that Sinner's backhand was solid and stable enough, and had a certain impact, which was a little surprise.
If you analyze it carefully, there is a reason for this.
For most players, the forehand is often stronger than the backhand because it is easier to generate power with the forehand, while the backhand's grip limits the integrity of the swing.
But a small number of players are exceptions, such as Zverev, Medvedev, Sinner, etc. They are all typical players whose backhand is stronger than their forehand, and they have one thing in common -
The body is relatively thin and the strength is relatively weak.
Because of their height, in order to ensure flexibility of movement, they must sacrifice some strength training and not let their bodies become too clumsy; naturally, without the core strength support of the tennis waist, they will lack stability when exerting force on their forehands and will not be able to fully exert force.
Correspondingly, the two-handed backhand benefits from the support of the left hand, making the swing more stable and the power of the footwork and waist more consistent. This makes them not only more resistant to blows in the backhand position, but also allows them to attack with more force, becoming their strongest weapon.
Although Sinner is only thirteen years old and the impact of his height cannot be seen for the time being, it can be felt at this time that his backhand position and shots are more solid and stable. In addition to using the opponent's force to hit the ball, his sustained power output is also more outstanding and heavier, and his performance is outstanding.
Without Gawain exerting force and feeding the ball as much as possible, the back-and-forth round of balls became stagnant. Sinner led the offense at the baseline, and his shots while moving left and right were powerful, sweeping away the dullness of the previous series of mistakes and winning applause from the audience.
One comes and one goes.
You come, I go.
Sinner tried his best, attacking from all sides, attacking and defending at the same time.
But Gawain on the other side of the court still seemed to be strolling leisurely, moving and hitting the ball with ease, and did not feel too much impact.
Those who don't know the ins and outs of this might think that it's because Sinner is too young and therefore not threatening enough.
Real professionals and veteran fans can see that standing on the clay with both feet, Gao Wen's defensive abilities are displayed to the fullest, prediction, movement, wrapping, techniques, control, etc., making full use of the characteristics of the clay, and the entire defensive return method appears very diverse.
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It really was a good lesson for Sinner.
What is on display here is not the elegance of Gao Wen as a Grand Slam champion, but the depth and thickness of Gao Wen's tennis wisdom, which is truly eye-opening.
at last.
Sinner failed to score after a long attack, and instead handled a slightly deeper return from Gawain improperly. His racket swing was a little slow, and the racket head speed was not fully increased, so that his racket closing action obviously did not close the ball, and he directly hit the tennis ball away, ending this round.
Twenty-eight beats!
Roar! Roar, roar! The audience watching the excitement whistled and clapped their hands, cheering for the young Sinner.
The whole audience was boiling.
In a trance, it seemed as if Sinner was a top superstar.
On the sidelines of the court, Mark looked at his sweaty brother in disbelief, shock written all over his eyes.
Of course, Mark knew that in exhibition matches, especially those involving teenagers/children, the audience would always give applause and cheers to those children generously. Even mediocre performances could win applause, and no one would use strict standards to require them to excel.
However, when I really saw the audience applauding and whistling for Sinner, I was still shocked.
So much so that Mark stood there dumbfounded.
All along, Mark refused to admit that he was jealous of his brother——
Definitely not jealousy.
Since childhood, all of Yannick's parents' energy has been focused on him.
"Yannick is going skiing this weekend so we can't go to the amusement park", "Yannick is late for his tennis lesson can't you take care of yourself", "Mark I'm sorry we can't go to see your band perform because Yannick has a competition why don't you come with us"...
Yannick Yannick Yannick...
It's all Yannick. Their whole family has to revolve around Yannick. Mark can't feel his own existence, like a rootless duckweed.
Even though Mark kept telling himself over and over that there was no need to be jealous of his brother, he couldn't help feeling sad after being ignored so many times.
But today, Mark realized that there seemed to be some deviation in his thinking.