Heavy and heavy.
Rushing and turning.
Thiem did not pursue the ultimate landing point in the blind spot, but kept aiming at the baseline and hammering, trying to use such heavy and deep shots to squeeze Gawain's position, forcing Gawain to continue to retreat. The further back he stood, the more difficult it became to defend. This is a typical oppressive offensive style of play.
Moreover, Thiem's shots are heavy and spinning, especially his forehand shots, which have an average speed of 4,000 rpm and land on the baseline with full power.
It was so powerful, like a meteorite falling to the earth, wrapped in a halo of blazing flames, and crashed towards Gawain with a weight as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Gao Wen's entire consciousness was very clear: he could not retreat.
Once you step back, you become passive.
With one step and one stand, the footsteps are already stable. With the posture of a horse stance, the center of gravity is lowered, and the whole person sinks down to grab a rising point for the rebounding ball -
Try to avoid trying to hit the tennis ball after it rises. Instead, compress the time and space of hitting the ball, grab a rhythm, and push the pressure back.
At this time, careful fans can notice that Gao Wen was very proactive and strong at the beginning of the tie-break, and he forced two consecutive attacks.
On the surface, Gawain entered the rhythm that Thiem liked, getting faster and faster, with big and wide swings; but in essence, it was actually Gawain who was controlling the rhythm, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, and different hitting techniques were constantly changing the pattern, trying to disrupt Thiem's position.
The key point now is whether Tim can suppress Gawain by using his strength to defeat his opponent, or whether Gawain can break the balance of rhythm.
All eyes were on Gawain: the bounce, the collision, the change of direction.
Every shot he made was a moment to show Gao Wen's top-level ability.
He squatted and sunk, making full use of the sinking center of gravity to create a wall-hitting effect, transferring all the power of Tim's violent hitting along the body into the ground, and then transformed it into the reaction force of his own hitting. With almost no racket-leading action, he purely used the quick swing of his forearm, and then relied on the wrapping and toughness of his wrist to complete the hitting, using the force to change the line.
The situation changes suddenly.
Thiem's forehand attack hit the ball with great force and vigor, but Gawain lowered his center of gravity and chose to bounce the ball, and he actually attacked with his forehand again.
straight line.
Deep area.
Treat others as they would have you treat them as you would have them treat you.
On the surface, Gao Wen's strokes seemed to be casual and easy, but in fact, this shot that used the opponent's force to change the line was an absolutely high-level shot, which fully demonstrated his talent, ability, touch, etc., and it was precisely the embodiment of Gao Wen's ability to rank among the top players.
Faced with Thiem's violent shots and the impact of fast-paced compression, Gao Wen completed the counterattack by lowering his center of gravity, and then counterattacked on the spot.
Tough, sharp, and cool.
"Wow!"
The professionals in the live commentary booth exclaimed in amazement, amazed at the solidity and power of Thiem's shots, and even more amazed at the cleverness and tenacity of Gawain's returns. The back-and-forth shots showed the power and flexibility of tennis to the fullest, and then -
Gao Wen pushed the pressure back again.
Tim, a little embarrassed, stopped and turned abruptly for the second time, then sprinted back from the right side to the left side.
However, Thiem's powerful shot still squeezed Gawain, just like Gawain's serve squeezed Thiem's receive. The racket head speed was not able to be fully increased, so the parabola of the return ball was not compressed, and the entire flight trajectory was too full, so the speed and power dropped.
Gao Wen's return ball landed deep enough and hit the baseline accurately, but it bounced very high, and the strong rotation left enough space for the ball to be hit.
A little time, a little space, Gawain's return left a little room, and then Tim seized this gap with all his heart.
combustion!
release!
Tim, riding his hot wheel, rushed over, already setting up a one-handed backhand—
This is a difficult shot.
Because when Tim's footsteps were in place, the rotation of the return ball had been fully released, and the strong topspin made the tennis ball fly to a position near his head.
If it is Gao Wen, he can only barely hit the ball with a two-handed backhand at this position. It is very difficult to actively exert force, and it is also difficult to control the arc of the return ball within the ideal range; but a one-handed backhand has a slight advantage.
Thiem leaped up to increase his physical hitting height, and with one-handed backhand, he once again accomplished an incredible effort.
Although the force was not complete, Thiem still used one-handed backhand to draw a straight line——
Back kick.
With just a flick of the wrist, the tennis ball flew back incredibly.
Oh! The whole audience exclaimed in amazement, and the buzzing and vibrating trivial sounds spread out in the rolling heat waves, creating ripples, and the whole world was on fire.
Whether it was Gawain's forehand change of line or Thiem's backhand straight line, these were all top-notch advanced balls, and the difficulty was far beyond imagination. However, both players completed the shots gracefully and easily, and the wonderful duel between them released the charm of tennis without reservation.
At this point, you can see the tennis ball rushing towards Gao Wen's forehand baseline again -
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In the previous shot, after Gao Wen finished hitting the ball, he was ready to move towards his backhand position because the entire left side of the court was open.
The next second, he stopped and turned suddenly, and his feet returned to his forehand position, facing Tim's return. His feet and breathing were a little disordered at this moment.
Ultimately, his footwork control is not as skillful and easy as Thiem's. Although Gao Wen has made obvious progress, his basic skills are still not solid enough.
After a pause, Gao Wen quickly swung his forehand.
Hit lightly.
skateboard.
An unexpected choice.
Gawain did not choose to attack continuously, because what he has been avoiding is being caught up in Tim's rhythm. If the rhythm intensity continues to increase, then Tim's powerful ball quality advantage will break the balance step by step, causing Gawain to fall into trouble, which he needs to break now.
With a forehand hit on the skateboard, the tennis ball rushed out along a wide diagonal line.
The ball landed at a shallow and off-center point in the small triangle at the bottom line of the serving area. It fell to the ground, bounced, and then jumped out, and the angle was immediately torn apart.
Gao Wen expanded the horizontal space of the court infinitely. The landing point was still within the boundary, but the space in the doubles area was also included in the coverage of the shot; and the badminton round of strong collisions between the two sides suddenly slowed down, and the power and rotation were all weakened and eliminated.
The rhythm of the entire round was like being thrown into a spin dryer, the world spinning so fast that it was dizzying.
Stunning!
It’s really amazing!
It feels like...boxing meets Tai Chi.
Thiem launched a series of powerful punches, showing the beauty of his strength to the fullest. However, Gawain was in a passive situation, but his effortless shot turned the steel into something soft as silk. It looked simple but was actually flexible. The whole rhythm, intensity and situation eased up in an instant, which was absolutely incredible.
It turns out that tennis is such a sport; it turns out that different styles can be seen just from hitting the ball from the baseline; it turns out that tennis can evolve into such completely different colors.
The whole audience was dumbfounded.
In an instant, it seemed as if they had forgotten to scream and applaud, and even forgot to breathe.