Chapter 145: Momentum Struggle

"...Too hasty, no, too hasty, it will cause me to spin."

As soon as Sofar saw Kerbert's shot, he realized that the situation was not good - Gawain's forehand cut was so sudden that it was obvious that there was something fishy, ​​but Kerbert's handling was still too hasty and too rough. The handling of the backspin ball was very sloppy, his center of gravity did not squat at all, and his hand skills were also a little lacking.

really!

"Beautiful! Gao Wen's second attack was very fast. He immediately entered the baseline and made a half-court downward attack. He directly hit the open space of Kerbert. There was no problem. Kerbert had no time to return to his position."

"Break!"

"On the break point, Gawain and Kerbert had their first round of the match. Gawain broke the balance with a change of rhythm, and then won the break point with a winning point, breaking Kerbert's serve first."

“The first game in the opening stage was very rich in content.”

Roar, roar, roar! Ahhhh! The fans of the Brown Bears and the neutral fans all raised their arms and cheered. The whole stadium was filled with the heat of cheers and shouts. Everyone was applauding Gao Wen's layout and attack for the last point. Although the confrontation was not long, Gao Wen's performance was indeed wonderful, and his powerful roar instantly ignited the scene.

But obviously, Kerbert doesn't think so.

This damn luck.

Then, Cobert saw Gawain clenching his fists and roaring. The suppression from his full aura made him feel deeply humiliated, and a surge of anger rose to his head.

So, he is the clown? Damn it!

Kerbert was almost furious. He raised his hand and smashed the racket to the ground, then kicked it away. However, this still did not calm his anger. He stood there with his hands on his hips, swearing a series of foul language.

The irritable emotions were finally vented out along with the swear words. After regaining some rationality, Kerbert bent down again and picked up the racket.

Luck, everything that just happened was just good luck to the guy on the opposite side.

He will turn the situation around, he will crush his opponent with a barrage of attacks, he will pin his opponent to the ground with one blow after another, and he will win.

A surge of thoughts raced through his mind, causing his breathing to quicken, but Kerbert still strode to his seat, drank a sip of water, wiped his sweat, and then changed places.

Compared to Kerbert, Gawain, who broke the serve first, seemed much calmer.

After a brief celebration, Gawain regained his composure, walked to his seat, wiped the sweat off his face, and prepared to change venues.

Gawain knew that the opening match would be a battle of momentum. How could he not know that? He could feel the boiling blood of Kerbert across the stadium; but Gawain also knew how to seize the advantage of this battle of momentum.

Yelling at Kerbert is the simplest and most brutal way.

The smart approach is to remain calm and dismissive, then make full use of your opponent's eagerness to put pressure on you, seize the initiative at the tactical level, and then quietly wait for the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow, thus cooling down your opponent's enthusiasm like a wake-up call.

Therefore, Gawain's brain was constantly turning, calmly observing the entire situation. Even though he was the first to break, his mind still did not stop -

Strictly speaking, the first three and four games were all testing stages and had nothing to do with the score. He needed to control the situation well.

After successfully breaking the serve, Gao Wen had actually already started to think about his own serve.

So, when changing courts, Gawain remained highly focused, thinking about how to arrange his serve, and did not notice that Kerbert's angry eyes were circling around him all the time, and he trotted towards the other half of the court.

Kerbert: ...Fuck!

Then, both parties were in position.

For Gawain, he was always testing in Kerbert's serve, and the whole shot seemed risky. It didn't matter if he lost points or made mistakes. He needed to try and error, and to some extent, he was deliberately disrupting Kerbert's game rhythm. But in his own serve, he needed to follow the plan.

Kerbert's technical characteristics are relatively common, with a strong forehand and a weak backhand, and good footwork - but his height is still too high, which affects his mobility. His playing style is power-based, basically based on flat shots, without much rotation, and his technical details are also relatively rough.

At first glance, this description seems to fit the characteristics of most tennis players, but when it comes to specific matches, the details for each player are still different.

In Gao Wen's own serve game, he played much more actively and proactively.

Serving does not require speed but angle. It is either to suppress Kerbert's backhand or to get close to his backhand, and strive to prevent Kerbert from having the opportunity to attack when he touches the ball for the first time. Then when entering the round, try to mobilize Kerbert as much as possible and let Kerbert hit the ball while moving at high speed, so the quality of the shot will drop a lot.

Of course, the tactical arrangement is not complicated. The difficulty lies in how to execute it. After all, Kerbert is not a rag doll that can be manipulated at will.

……Bang!

The return just now was a little careless, the angle and depth were a little off. He originally tried to suppress the deep area in the middle and backhand, but with several small steps, Kerbert had already flashed to the forehand position, forced a sideways forehand, and with a big windmill swing, he hit the tennis ball over.

Like heavy artillery!

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This is the case when facing a power player like Kerbert. A mistake of one or two beats may put you in a passive position.

Ah! Gawain realized something was wrong when he saw Kerbert's footsteps: sideways forehand! But now the whole court has been given to Kerbert to attack, which route will he choose? Diagonal!

Obviously, the diagonal space is more spacious, and it is easier for Kerbert to complete the turning force.

Almost at the moment he realized the crisis, Gawain moved sideways to his left, and then he could see the tennis ball rushing towards him like a torpedo.

By moving ahead, Gawain managed to buy himself a little time, but it was still not enough.

Kerbert's forehand was full of force, fast and heavy, and the suppression was very strong.

Although this position is the backhand straight line position that Gao Wen is best at, it is not applicable at this time. The risk of changing the line is too great, and Gao Wen’s current ability is not enough.

Why is it always said that changing the line is difficult? First of all, changing the line requires changing the flight trajectory of the tennis ball, and the entire control needs to be improved, and even the hitting rhythm and hitting method need to be changed.

Secondly, if the line changes, the length of the tennis ball's flight path needs to change, especially when a diagonal line becomes a straight line, the entire line will be shortened a lot; at the same time, the height of the net is also different. The center height of the tennis net is three feet (0.914 meters) and the height on both sides is three feet six inches (1.067 meters), a deviation of about fifteen centimeters. This also means that when the line changes, the height over the net needs to be adjusted.

That’s why changing lanes is very, very challenging.

At this time, the attack by Culbert with all his strength had suppressed Gawain's space to return the ball, and his current ability was not enough to change the line.

crisis!

The fifth update.

(End of this chapter)