"ah!"
In front of the TV, Plan could no longer control his emotions. He clenched his fists, raised his arms, and shouted, jumping high. Every cell in his body was burning.
On TV, Gawain also let loose. He clenched his right fist and roared like a lion, venting his mighty voice layer by layer towards the other side of the court.
The entire Philippe Chatrier Stadium went crazy.
From offense to defense, and from defense to offense, in this point, both Gawain and Thiem demonstrated their abilities and talents to the extreme; moreover, every shot was like walking on a high-altitude rope, shaky and thrilling, but all fell within bounds.
Thrilling and exciting.
Wonderful and explosive.
In the end, Gao Wen scored the winning point and saved the game again. The tie-break was tied at 10:10 and the game was in a stalemate.
Plan felt his scalp tingling. He clasped his fingers together and stood stiffly in front of the TV like a mummy, his heart almost jumping out of his chest.
Buzz buzz buzz...
The heat waves of the Philippe Chatrier Stadium were lingering under the sun, and the audience was already in a frenzy. The referee had to remind the audience three times before they finally regained their sanity and sat down again, waiting for the game to continue.
Those spectators who left the stadium are now regretting their decision to the point of grief.
But there is no medicine for regret in the world. They can only continue to stand in the corridor behind the audience stands and wait, anxiously and excitedly.
Then, more and more spectators flocked to the Philippe Chatrier Stadium. The youth storm duel between "Gawain VS Thiem" has far exceeded expectations. Admiration and surprise are spreading throughout the Roland Garros.
For the arrogant French audience, they don’t care about Gawain and Thiem, nor do they care about the youth storm craze, and even less about the “Big Four vs. Challengers”. In their view, those are just bubbles on social networks; but they have no way to refuse a duel that is so wonderful that it is breathtaking.
No one wants to miss out.
As a result, a bustling crowd of people approached the center court of Roland Garros from all directions.
The tide rises and falls.
Meanwhile, the game continues.
Compared to the audience's loss of control, both Gawain and Thiem remained absolutely calm and their attention was completely focused on the game.
The tiebreak has entered the most critical and stalemate stage. Any distraction or slackness may directly hand over the entire victory.
They don't have the time or the energy to think too much.
Next, it was Gao Wen's serve again.
Area 1.
Snap. Snap.
Gawain hit the ball twice more. The stalemate in the previous round lasted too long, and his physical strength and energy were greatly consumed. Standing under the scorching sun, he was sweating profusely and breathing rapidly. He needed to adjust his breathing and organize his thoughts.
I looked up at Tim's position.
It is still about two meters away from the baseline, slightly closer to the backhand.
Different players have different considerations for such a position. In Thiem's case, it is because he is confident enough in his forehand and footwork. Even if Gawain chooses to suppress his forehand in the outside corner, he believes that he can complete a high-quality return. Relatively speaking, the backhand needs more protection.
Some players may set traps through deceptive positioning and release smoke bombs during the serve and receive stages, but an honest man like Thiem will not do that.
Thoughts surged in Gawain's mind.
Push off the ground.
Toss the ball.
Swing the racket.
——Outer corner.
In the first zone, Gao Wen chose the outside corner to face Thiem's forehand head-on; and this time, his first serve went in.
After four consecutive missed shots, this time the shot finally made it into the zone.
196 kilometers per hour.
The quality is very good. It not only has speed and power, but the landing point and line are also in line with Gao Wen's conception.
Then you can see that Thiem's feet were pulled to the sideline, and he arrived successfully with two big strides, sweeping with his forehand to attack.
In fact, this was a serve from Gawain, and it was of excellent quality, not an offensive opportunity; but Thiem played very actively and aggressively in the tiebreak, and even at the risk of making a mistake in the first serve, he would boldly attack when receiving the first serve, just to create an impact and then form a sense of pressure -
The effect is excellent.
Gao Wen missed four consecutive first serves because he tried to increase the power of his first serve, but the stalemate in the tiebreak and the sharp drop in physical strength resulted in insufficient control and he was unable to enter the zone.
Of course, Thiem already has this ability, and can forcefully attack with both forehand and backhand; moreover, his strong topspin can reduce the risk.
This time, it is no exception: diagonal, deep, and powerful.
With a roar of power, Thiem aimed at the large triangle area of Gavin's forehand baseline and tried to suppress Gavin's second-shot attack connection.
From the effect point of view, there are good and bad:
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The advantage is that the landing point is deep enough, only about half a step away from the baseline and the sideline, and the entire return ball line and landing point control are very good.
The disadvantage is that the parabola is not completely suppressed, because Gawain chose to hit the ball flat when serving - this was obviously a premeditated serve. In order to grab the serve, Thiem had to pay attention to the height over the net and avoid it falling into the net, so a lot of friction was added. The parabola with strong topspin was obviously too high, and the flying time in the air was relatively long, which gave Gawain time to react.
Despite this, Thiem's return was strong, heavy, spinning and deep enough, and the quality was quite good.
Here, Gawain remained calm—
It cannot be said that he anticipated Thiem's return 100%, but the fact is that Thiem's reaction did not exceed the range of his expectations.
Not surprising.
Gawain's mind was very clear. Even though the air was burning, the score was deadlocked, and everything was boiling, his brain was clear.
While taking small steps to adjust, he observed Tim's position with his peripheral vision.
While multitasking, Gao Wen had already reached the baseline and was basically standing on it. Not only did he not retreat, but he even moved forward a little.
From his position, it was clear that Gao Wen was ready to hit the rebound ball, releasing all his rotation and attacking vigorously.
Thiem immediately noticed Gao Wen's outstretched forehand, and the graceful racket-pulling action perfectly blended the power of his feet and body.
alarm!
Thiem knew Gawain's ability. Whether it was a straight line or a diagonal line, he could exert strong force with his forehand. However, his return also caused trouble because of the strong topspin. Gawain had to be careful to follow the rotation pattern when returning the ball, otherwise he might hit the tennis ball directly into the air or out of bounds.
So--
Slash!
Tim immediately made a judgment and did not move to his left side. Instead, he stayed on the left side and took small steps to adjust his position, ready to meet Gawain's attack.
However, at this moment, Tim's pupils shrank.
But see!
As Gao Wen was preparing to hit the ball with his forehand, he changed his grip on the racket at the last moment and gently moved it down. The flexibility of his wrist perfectly wrapped around the rotation of the tennis ball and completely unloaded the force.
A stroke.
One pick.
Tennis is like a dancing butterfly.
Small ball!
It’s actually a small ball!