"Focus. Stay focused."

Gawain was wiping his sweat, burying his cheek in the towel, taking a deep breath, feeling the madness of the adrenaline burning, and regaining his concentration.

In the first place, a decline in physical strength can easily lead to fluctuations in concentration.

In the last game, he finally broke the serve for the first time in the whole match. His emotions were too excited and his concentration was further dispersed, which was obviously not a good thing.

really--

"30:30".

In his serve-winning game, Gao Wen felt the pressure again.

Moreover, unlike before, the two points lost were due to the decline in the quality of his own return. Nadal seized the opportunity and cashed in immediately.

Admittedly, it was a dream opportunity to play against Nadal in Philippe Chatrier, and now he even had the chance to win a set and get back to the same starting line. It was a normal reaction to have a surge of emotions and a lot of thoughts.

But at the same time, we should also realize that before victory is truly achieved, it still does not belong to us. Any slight delusion may cause the victory that is within reach to fly to the opponent's side.

calm.

Keep your body excited and your mind calm.

call……

After letting out a long breath, Gao Wen began to conceive the subsequent tactics.

Zone 1.

Gao Wen took a look at Nadal's position and prepared to serve.

Outside corner, suppressing the backhand.

This is a sneak attack, not based on a large angle, but mainly on a flat shot in the deep zone, with the first serve speed rising to 185 kilometers.

Although it is not fast, it has reached the average ball speed. In the physical dilemma, the pressure and impact brought by such a serve is enough.

Nadal, a little bit unexpected.

This time Nadal's position was not far back, although it was not far forward either. He was about two meters away from the baseline, which is a normal position on a clay court. As a result, Gawain served a deep ball to the line, creating a squeeze.

Nadal tried to attack.

But Nadal's two-handed backhand needs a complete swing to accumulate power, otherwise it will only be stable and solid. Gao Wen also aimed at this point and used the line serve to compress the backhand swing space.

However! Nadal still relied on the power of his rotation to hit a diagonal backhand shot with both hands. The power and speed were slightly lacking, but the landing point was very good -

When Nadal's forehand is not in good condition, he can often rely on his backhand to open up the situation. Although it lacks some sharpness, it is solid and steady enough to also open up the situation, especially on hard courts.

The same is true at this time.

Whoosh! Bang! Nadal's backhand shot accurately found the blind spot of Gao Wen's forehand bottom line triangle. It was deep and tricky, instantly pushing Gao Wen into a passive position. His performance of receiving the serve with little effort was really wonderful.

pity!

Although the landing point was excellent, the shortcomings of the shot after being squeezed in the backhand position were still magnified. The lack of speed, power and rotation failed to bring enough impact and suppression, at least not enough for Gao Wen.

Gao Wen took a step forward without any detailed adjustment of his steps. He reached forward with his forehand and hit a rebound ball. At the same time, he relied on the strength of his forearm and upper limbs to complete the roll.

Arc, the long sword is unsheathed.

Just one touch of the ball showed Gao Wen's top-notch wrist wrapping and line-changing abilities, and then the tennis ball flew straight along the sideline.

Across the field!

It fell vertically from the blind corner of Gao Wen's forehand to the blind corner of Nadal's forehand.

Like a shooting star.

Across the court, Nadal was in the middle of a boiling excitement, with sweat and hairband flying all over the place. He rushed forward with big strides and then adjusted his steps in small steps. He had already arrived at the target in a flash, and then he had already set up his forehand.

Gawain's return ball had a strong topspin, equivalent to a moon ball. It landed deep in the baseline and bounced high. When waiting for Nadal to arrive, the hitting position was basically near his head, which was a very difficult hitting point to exert force.

Normally, Nadal is used to using his signature topspin to create such awkward hitting positions; naturally, Nadal has his own interpretation of dealing with such shots, which is unique in the ATP.

Nadal, like a white crane spreading its wings and a golden rooster standing on one leg, raised his right hand high to embrace the commanding heights of tennis, then gave up the conventional swing trajectory and chose a slam dunk posture from top to bottom, completing the violent downward pressure.

This way of hitting the ball looks difficult, and it is even more difficult to execute.

There are two biggest difficulties.

First, it relies entirely on the strength of the forearms and arms, and the body cannot provide any strength support, but the current situation of ATP is obviously not that everyone has strong arms.

Secondly, the precise interpretation of rotation, how to complete the shot at the high point of the parabola, and how to control the return parabola. There are rotation traps everywhere. If you are not careful, a slam dunk may fly directly onto the audience stands. The shot is very, very outrageous and simply unbelievable.

All in all, only Nadal could have done it.

Occasionally, Federer can do it, but Federer relies on the cleverness of his wrist, showing his unparalleled talent for touch, purely based on skill.

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Nadal, like the bull logo, once again demonstrated the beauty of strength and curves.

Here, Gawain saw that Nadal was about to get into position, so he started to move his defensive steps towards the empty space on his left backhand. Because such a shot is very difficult, it is often more likely to choose a diagonal line. If he chooses a straight line, the difficulty will double.

What's more, there was a large gap on Gao Wen's backhand at this time, so his first priority was naturally to defend the left side.

However--

Oops.

Nadal chose the straight line.

"Straight line VS straight line".

It seemed like a simple shot, but the actual difficulty was far beyond imagination. Nadal still completed it successfully, with a slam dunk, and the tennis ball rushed towards him in a straight line.

A pause.

A kick and a rush.

At this point, Gao Wen could no longer care about anything else and could only use the hard braking method on hard ground, relying entirely on the power of his left leg to complete the second start.

Step! One step, two steps, and Gawain was back in the straight line.

Although Gawain was fast enough, Nadal's shots were still slightly faster.

While waiting for Gao Wen to arrive, the tennis ball had already started to fall for the second time, and the entire parabola was falling rapidly, and the weight of gravity could be clearly seen.

At this time, Nadal's signature topspin shot must be used to pull the ball up, but Gawain is not so good at this shot technique. He cannot complete the entire swing smoothly. The contact time between the racket and the tennis ball is not enough. If he forces the ball to be pulled up, he cannot achieve the effect of Nadal's shot, and in the end the tennis ball may not be able to fly over the net and land on his side of the court.

So what should non-Nadal players do? Cut.

This is the only choice -

Look, Nadal made an unconventional shot, turning from defense to offense, and then forced Gawain to choose a forehand slice. The situation of the confrontation between the two people changed subtly again.

Although Gawain cut a diagonal shot to buy himself as much time as possible for defense, Nadal's accurate prediction allowed him to reach his backhand position one step ahead and wait there to greet the tennis ball with his two-handed backhand already raised. This time he was finally able to complete a full swing and exert full force.

Danger!

Gao Wen's muscles tensed up, but at the moment when he was about to move, his pupils shrank, and he caught the small detail of Nadal's change in grip.

Oops! Oops! Oops! Oops!