Chapter 143: Not far behind

Step!

Jump!

From the moment he was about to receive the serve, Gawain was ready to gamble—

If he guessed wrong, then Kerbert would score another ace, but serving is Kerbert's strong point and it wouldn't have much impact; but if he guessed right, then Gawain would be able to seize the initiative in receiving the serve and buy himself enough time to complete the racket swing.

Then... it came! Gawain kept his attention focused, his eyes fixed on the tennis ball. He could clearly see that Kerbert's serve was still strong, a powerful flat serve without any rotation, fast and heavy. Judging from a rough glance, the speed should be above 190 kilometers per hour, and the first serve performance was still very stable.

Forehand!

In the early stages of the match, both sides had limited understanding of each other and could only advance based on tactics developed based on pre-match research. Faced with a "30:30" situation, Kerbert naturally chose to break through Gawain's relatively weak forehand again, and this time he slightly opened up the outside corner.

However, Gao Wen's early movement still bought himself time and space.

With his tall and strong figure, a sideways stride is just a big step, and his whole body is fully stretched out, like an eagle spreading its wings and soaring into the sky. The racket becomes an extension of his arm, and driven by the rotation of the upper body, his forearms dance like whips.

Whoosh!

At the moment the racket touches the ball, the power of the forearm muscles burst out without reservation, the wrist is deliberately pushed forward, and all the power of the body leaning forward is poured into the racket, completely giving up the control of rotation, and completing the pushing action in a straight line with a flat strike.

The muscles are burning, and I can feel the full force of power being delivered. With a roar erupting from deep in my dantian, the racket-sending action is completed.

Bang! The tennis ball hit the racket hard, like hitting a wall. There was no friction or pause, and it bounced back immediately.

Boom! It set off a storm and rushed back in a mighty way, leaving a long, long mustard yellow tail. It seemed that the tennis ball was still in Gawain's half, but the bullet had already entered Kilbert's half, and a residual image outlined a thrilling full parabola.

Slash!

Gawain gave up the risky straight line and did not force a change of line when receiving the serve. Instead, he followed the inertia of his body's force movement and completed a diagonal attack, doubling the power and speed of Kerbert's force on the tennis ball and slammed it back hard.

So majestic!

vigorous!

Kerbert had just finished serving, but as a big man over two meters tall, he was obviously a little clumsy and his turning was not flexible. He had just finished returning to his position and had no time to adjust his steps when Gawain's return ball came at him like a cannonball, and his body's conditioned reflexes could not keep up with the speed.

In fact, Gawain's diagonal return was aimed at the position where Kerbert was, "forehand VS forehand", that is, there was no open space.

However, Kerbert's feet were nailed to the spot, and he watched the tennis ball bounce off the ground one step behind him.

However, he was unable to make any effective movement. He just stretched out the racket awkwardly, but the sound of the tennis ball hitting the backboard was heard.

Bang! "30:40", followed by the referee's voice announcing the score.

Wow! The audience exclaimed—

This was a serve from Kerbert, and the serve was at 190 kilometers per hour, so its power should not be underestimated. However, Gawain caught the serve and completed an ace in the return serve? This is really incredible and unbelievable! Even though I saw it with my own eyes, I still couldn't react.

Because, it’s too fast!

The speed of the ball is really too fast!

Kerbert served fast, but Gawain returned even faster! Kerbert performed strongly, but Gawain was no less impressive! A wall-like return completed this wonderful serve ace, and exclamations broke out involuntarily, and the air in the court began to boil.

The exclamations from the crowd made Kerbert feel like a fool.

He subconsciously raised his head and could see Gawain clenching his teeth and looking at him sharply. Even across the entire stadium, he could feel the determination and resolve in his eyes, and that firm belief sparkled brightly in the sun.

However, Gawain still did not celebrate. He just looked at Cobert deeply, his eyes lightly passed over Cobert, and then he walked to the other side of the court again.

Like a ruthless scoring machine.

Shit! Gawain did it on purpose, didn't he? Gawain must have done it on purpose! Otherwise, why didn't anyone react in front of him, but he looked over at this moment? Boom! In an instant, a nameless fire ignited in Kerbert's chest. He didn't like Gawain's eyes, and he didn't like Gawain's way of expression even more. It was as if everything was so simple and easy. That nonchalant attitude made his efforts and anger seem even more stupid.

“Damn it!”

Cobert's mind was a little confused and his anger was burning.

"…The game situation changed a little too quickly. Kerbert had already lost three points in a row and instead gave away a break point."

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Sofar was a bystander and could see the huge change in the situation at a glance. An accident, a carelessness, a gamble, and the comparison of advantages and disadvantages was reversed in the blink of an eye. Kebert, who was in high spirits at the beginning, was restrained by his own urgency.

In fact, whether it was Kerbert's mistake in the previous point or Gawain's ace in the return serve in this point, they were all accidental and difficult to connect into a chain. There was no need to pay too much attention to it, because it was obviously not the norm in the game; but the problem was that Kerbert really wanted to suppress Gawain in the momentum battle at the opening stage, and this urgency pushed him to continue to be strong.

In this way, "more haste, less speed" will occur.

"Kerbert needs to slow down his game a bit, collect his thoughts and take a breath."

"Even if he didn't have time to think about the three points just now, he should have thought about the layout of the next serve. He needs a little breathing time. If he rushes into the next point, it will be disadvantageous to him because his brain can't work now and the situation is not optimistic."

In Sofar's opinion, Kerbert needs to realize one thing, that is, the opponent on the other side of the court is the "master of momentum battle", and cleverly using the game situation to put pressure on the opponent is precisely the most overlooked weapon in Gawain's arsenal. Kerbert needs to be wary of Gawain's counterattack, so he needs to calm down.

Sofar gave his opinion, but apparently, Kerbert couldn't hear it.

There was only one thought in Kerbert's mind now: ACE, ACE, ACE.

He didn't know what happened, the game seemed to be going according to his ideas, but he was inexplicably faced with a break point, and he couldn't figure it out; but it didn't matter, he only needed an ACE to resolve the crisis, tie the situation, and regain the upper hand.

ACE, he will send out ACE! 　The third update.

(End of this chapter)