Wow!

The whole audience stood up and applauded. The entire Philippe Chatrier Stadium was in a frenzy. As far as the eye could see, there was a rolling heat wave. The heat and madness of midsummer were fully displayed at this moment.

On the court, Gawain did not celebrate again, but just——

make a fist.

Smile.

Bright eyes.

One can deeply feel the belief in victory and the high morale shining brightly. Even in the face of multiple inventory points and even in desperate situations, he is still fighting, struggling and burning, and the game is still going on.

In the past two points, the two sides did not fall into a long round of multi-shot tug-of-war, because of Gawain's overall layout and his courage to imagine. He was ahead of Nadal on the tactical level twice in a row and executed perfectly, converting the advantage into points. His form is indeed at its best.

On the edge of the cliff, Gao Wen's interpretation of the game, his arrangement of tactics, and his breaking of routines truly demonstrated the style of a Grand Slam champion.

The game is getting more and more exciting.

"AD:40".

This was only the second game point that Gao Wen got in his serve game. Overall, Nadal was still the stronger side, but it was unknown how the two players would play in the next point.

Close your eyes, and you can seem to hear the heartbeats of the audience playing a magnificent and exciting symphony. The whole world is surging along, and the rolling heat waves that spread throughout the venue make your blood burn.

Back to District 2——

What about this time? Is Gawain going to continue to suppress Nadal's forehand?

One shot...

Lower the net.

Oh! The whole audience sighed in regret. Although the fans supporting Nadal still had the absolute upper hand, the audience in Paris was looking forward to a wonderful match. They didn't want the second set to end like this, so the audience felt sorry for Gawain sincerely.

In the last serve, Gawain was preparing to attack the inner corner, which is Nadal's backhand. It is obvious that his serving tactics have been constantly adjusted and changed.

Unfortunately, the first shot went into the net, and the next two shots will inevitably face impact.

However, Nadal did not move forward and maintained his original position after receiving the second serve. This is very common in Nadal's games. Some commentators think that Nadal is too conservative, but others think that Nadal is making full use of the court with his own understanding and analysis.

After all, the person in front of him is the King of Roland Garros.

So, how will Gao Wen choose his next serve?

After the first serve strategy of sneaking into the inner corner was exposed, the layout of the second serve tactics became crucial; but judging from Gao Wen's actions, there was no hesitation at all -

Obviously, he had figured it all out.

Push off the ground.

Toss the ball.

Swing the racket.

...outer corner.

It was the outside corner again, the same tactic as the break point just now, but this time Nadal was prepared.

With one step and one push off the ground, the forehand is ready to hit the ball.

But wait—

The serve is a bit slow.

Of course, the second serve is slow to begin with, and Nadal was mentally prepared, but the second serve here was much slower than expected.

135 kilometers per hour.

This is even slower than a female player's second serve! Nadal immediately realized Gawain's intention, which was bold and resolute.

When Nadal's serve receiving position is four or five meters away from the baseline, he can buy himself reaction time and space to swing his racket when facing a powerful serve; naturally, it may be more troublesome when facing a reduced-power serve.

It's not that he can't receive the serve, but when the serve reaches Nadal's position, there is almost no power and rotation. He must rely entirely on Nadal's own active force to complete the shot, which is very difficult:

Firstly, the distance and space from the hitting position to the opposite side of the court have changed, making it more difficult to control the parabola. If you are not careful, the ball may go into the net, or it may be a moon ball, giving the opponent a chance to attack.

Secondly, when the tennis ball reaches the standing position, it is already in the process of falling rapidly. When returning the ball, strict requirements are placed on rotation and force control, and the intensity and difficulty of the force are increased by a whole level.

It is precisely because of this that when Kyrgios played against Nadal later, he was not used to Nadal's receiving position and deliberately chose to "serve from behind" -

An underhand serve is a serve in which the tennis ball is thrown directly downward without tossing the ball, and the racket is pulled in an arc from bottom to top. It is very similar to the underhand serve in badminton, but in tennis matches, only amateurs serve in this way.

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Although the rules of tennis do not prohibit underhand serve, because it is a technique used by amateur players who cannot toss the ball, its use in professional competitions often carries the meaning of teasing opponents and using any means to win the game, which has caused a lot of controversy.

Kyrgios is a typical serving expert, and his serving ability ranks among the top five in ATP, so he uses the underhand serve purely to tease his opponent, showing his disrespect for his opponent and the game everywhere.

Later, there was widespread discussion on whether the underhand serve should be used, with opponents being the majority, but there were also a few supporters.

In fact, the serve has no power, which is basically equivalent to giving up your serve advantage. Once the opponent sees through it, he can kill you with one shot. You want to tease your opponent but end up putting yourself in trouble. It is best not to use it lightly, otherwise you will just shoot yourself in the foot.

Another bad boy in tennis, Bublik, tried six underhand serves in one game against Tiafoe in the third round of Wimbledon in 2022. This shocked everyone, and even Kyrgios admitted defeat when he learned about it.

The focus returns to Nadal.

From a tactical perspective, the purpose of underhand serve and reduced-power serve is the same, which is to take advantage of Nadal's position and destroy the power of Nadal's return serve, but the difference is that underhand serve is a conspiracy, while reduced-power serve is an open conspiracy.

Nadal noticed that Gawain's serve was losing power, and immediately realized Gawain's tactical intention and adjusted his steps.

Take small steps, continuously, to find the most appropriate hitting point.

Then, the iconic forehand head shot appeared again, and the strong return ball with active force in one shot increased the power and rotation of the entire return serve to the extreme.

"ah!"

A roar came from deep in his dantian, and Nadal's forehand was completely swung out.

pity.

Nadal is nearly five meters away from the baseline. For reference, the distance from the baseline to the net is 23.77 meters. His position is equivalent to extending the court by one-fifth. The entire hitting point and force point are completely different.

As for Gao Wen's serve, he was unable to gain any strength, and his active force had to take into account rotation and arc. Even if he exerted full strength, the landing point of the return ball was still too shallow.

Originally, this return ball should have been controlled to land near the baseline, but the actual landing point was only half a step beyond the serving baseline, and the effect was far from expected.

However, Nadal also knew that this was the risk he would face if he chose to step back, so he was not upset or distracted. After hitting the forehand, he immediately started again, kicked his left leg, and moved his body quickly to find his defensive position.

Nadal believed that Gawain would definitely attack. The key was, diagonal? Or straight?