Forehand? Or backhand?
Gambling, fifty-fifty odds.
Gawain guessed backhand.
The reason is very simple. From the perspective of inertia, Thiem continuously suppressed Gao Wen's backhand, which is in line with the continuity of the swing; from the perspective of routine, by continuously suppressing the backhand, even if he cannot directly form a winning point, Thiem can accumulate advantages and create more opportunities for the next shot of continuous attack.
Thiem, at his core, is still a player who follows the batting routine.
But Gao Wen was not sure, so he could only take a gamble.
In a flash, the secondary reaction was extremely fast. With a shake of his body, Gawain kicked off the ground and rushed out.
Tap! Tap, tap, tap! Moving in small steps at lightning speed, Gawain saw Tim's backhand fully extended: a roc spreading its wings.
Flowing like water.
As the arm opens, the entire backhand completes a sweeping swing, full and complete.
The bet was right! Diagonal, backhand, Gao Wen's bet was right! However, this was not worth celebrating at all, because Thiem's one-handed backhand was fully stretched and full of power, and the tennis ball was almost blown up.
With great force and weight, the tennis ball fell and exploded toward the left sideline of Gao Wen.
Not only was it a slant, but it was also a wide outside corner. Even if Gao Wen made the right bet, his feet would have been pulled out of the sideline and into the double-play area.
difficulty!
crisis!
thrilling!
Gawain's nerves were stretched to the limit, but he had no time to hesitate. He glanced at Tim's position from the corner of his eyes.
After Tim's backhand swing was fully stretched, his body's center of gravity continued to tilt toward the left, so... the straight line was open?
but!
Thiem's backhand attack was heavy and spinning, leaving almost no room for Gawain to counterattack.
If not, then create your own.
In just a moment, Gawain had completed the tactical layout, and his body was even one step ahead of him.
Push off the ground!
Sprint!
extend!
Gao Wen's entire upper body has been thrown out completely, his body is almost parallel to the ground, and he uses both hands to backhand and lead the racket out in advance.
His feet were still running wildly, his center of gravity had been thrown into the dryer, he was almost unable to stand steadily, his feet could break free from the restraints of gravity at any time, the slightest strong wind could carry him away, he was of no help at all.
But, there is also the upper body.
The arm swings in a small space, relying on the strength of the wrist, and then the whole person is thrown out completely -
Slash.
Make an effort.
Impact.
Yes, Gao Wen's choice of shot was not wrong, nor did he regret it at the last moment. Instead, he firmly and decisively hit the ball with his racket.
The collision of strength and strength completely increases the speed and thickness of the ball to a whole new level. The wrist is pushed clockwise along the direction of the big loop of the swing, and the rotation of the entire upper body is full and full.
Bang! The tennis ball flew across the court like an arrow from a bow.
Flat hit.
Make an effort.
Gao Wen completed the collision with a hard-court shot, and with his body stretched to the extreme, he hit a flat shot that tore the court apart with great force.
Comparable to a shock wave.
Across the court, Thiem could feel the layers of pressure coming at him, with speed and power, weight and mass, all reaching their extremes.
One could even see the rolling heat waves and billowing smoke rushing towards them head-on, and the vast momentum hit one's chest heavily.
But will Tim be afraid, timid, and back off?
Won't.
Of course not! Absolutely not! In fact, not only will Tim not back down, he will swim against the current.
Face the challenge head on.
He took small steps to adjust his center of gravity and find a comfortable force-generating posture. Then, he took a step forward and rushed forward, and Tim came forward.
In Thiem's normal strokes, he rarely takes the initiative to move forward, because his swing is relatively large, and requires a series of footwork adjustments to create space; if he takes the initiative to move forward, it is equivalent to compressing his own adjustment space, which is disadvantageous to him, so he does not do this.
Tim still relies more on pure strength to complete his bursts.
But this doesn't mean that Thiem won't step forward to save time.
As an all-around offensive and defensive player, Tim knows how the offense should be launched to exert more power, and stepping forward to gain time and increase the tempo is one of them.
When the time is right, Tim will do this, and then, the power, rhythm, and rotation will all be added together, and the offensive power will be fully released.
It can be called a killing weapon.
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For example, now.
Because he didn't need to move, Tim used his footwork to gain space for himself to step forward, and then -
One-handed backhand.
The heavy sword has no edge.
Great skill comes without effort.
There was nothing fancy, but the body was stretched to the extreme, the explosion was released to the extreme, and when the racket and the tennis ball collided, a dull sound could be heard: bang! In an instant, the contact between the tennis ball and the racket string compressed the tennis ball to the extreme, like a thin piece of paper, unable to even bear the weight of a drop of water; but the next second, this piece of thin paper had already flown out under the reaction force, and it became fuller little by little, as if it was blown.
The full power makes the tennis ball fly at the maximum speed and break through the air.
Huh! The whole audience was amazed——
Powerful and explosive, chic and relaxed, Thiem's backhand stroke may not be as elegant as Federer's, but it also shows the lines of an eagle, with a unique charm. It easily cuts off the breath of the audience. One by one, they stare with bated breath, looking in the direction of the racket's swing, looking for the flight trajectory of the tennis ball.
Then, I found——
Slash.
Diagonal.
Heavy artillery.
Thiem knew that Gawain was on the backhand side of the diagonal line, but he didn't care because he believed that his strength could suppress Gawain's counterattack.
Pure, simple, direct, perfect.
Here, Tim released all his strength, and his body flew out along with the swing of the racket, and one could even see him soaring into the air.
Over there, Gawain was taking small steps to adjust, concentrating and immersing himself, watching Tim's stroke intently, and then his muscles tensed up -
Here it comes.
This shot of the ball was actually a trap set by Gawain.
In the previous shot, Gawain deliberately chose to hit the ball diagonally and gave up hitting the straight line. The main reason was that his hitting action was not complete during the high-speed movement. It was very likely that he would be suppressed by Thiem's hitting force and unable to complete the line change. The racket head speed could not complete the shot smoothly, and naturally, the tennis ball might go out of the sideline.
So, Gawain set a trap because he believed that Thiem would not change his line, but would continue to increase his power and speed and attack the diagonal line again.
really!
Thiem's shot was exactly what Gawain expected.
But the question is, can Gawain handle it?
For Thiem, this shot was full of confidence. His continuous backhand attack, speed, rhythm, strength and so on have reached the extreme, showing his ideal perfect tennis, relying on absolute strength to form suppression and making a dignified frontal breakthrough.
Who can be sure that Gawain is not shooting himself in the foot? Will the trap that Gawain created not eventually become his own trap?
The tennis ball came, heavy and spinning, still a typical Thiem attack, the charm of the collision of power and rotation was fully displayed -
The energy is like Mars hitting the Earth, released comprehensively.