Chapter 1464 A glimmer of hope
Zone 2, second serve—
Wawrinka, fight for serve.
After being interrupted twice in a row, Wawrinka's stubborn temper came out. Anyway, he had the match point, even if he lost this point it would only be a tie, and he had a way out; moreover, Wawrinka had absolute confidence in his feel and his condition, so why didn't he choose to give it a try?
Therefore, Wawrinka directly treated the second serve as the first serve and chose to fight for the serve.
He worked hard.
A second serve at a speed of 195 kilometers per hour penetrated into the outside corner, tearing open the angle, suppressing Gao Wen's backhand quickly and heavily, like a cannon attack.
Boom! Heavy artillery, attack! Passive, passive, passive, every cell in Gao Wen's body was sounding the alarm, and the second consecutive serve was an extraordinary accident.
This time, it was completely different from last time——
But what is the same is that Gao Wen made accurate predictions and responded promptly.
With one big stride, his feet are already in place quickly; at the same time, he leads the racket with both hands backhand early and heads towards the incoming ball position as soon as possible.
Obviously, Gao Wen had predicted Wawrinka's serve choice in advance, suppressing the backhand from the outside corner and combining it with a sideways forehand attack. This is a classic tactical routine. Judging from Wawrinka's forehand attack status today, he is not afraid of exposing his tactical intentions at all and has absolute confidence.
Here, Gawain had already predicted and prepared for counterattack. If he attacked in a straight line, he could disrupt Wawrinka's sideways attack and gain a chance to break the game, but it was very difficult. However, what Gawain did not expect was that Wawrinka actually chose to serve and fight.
Originally, as the receiver, he was at a disadvantage. Now Wawrinka's successful fight further disrupted the situation, and Gao Wen immediately fell into a passive position.
Desperate situation!
However, Gawain was not panicked or nervous at all. Even though he was hanging on the edge of the cliff, his mind remained calm and clear, and he immediately followed up with the hitting action. Any slight hesitation or delay when receiving the serve could lead to a huge deviation that he could not afford.
Backhand!
Impact!
The left leg pushes the ground to support the forward force of the body, and the reaction force completes the push through the turning movement, and both hands backhand hit forward without hesitation.
Then, Gawain could feel the pressure piled up on him——
extrusion.
Wawrinka's "second serve" has the same speed and power as the first serve; but Gawain still treats it as a second serve, so the time and space for swinging the racket are squeezed head-on. Not only can he not swing the racket completely, but he also does not have enough time to increase the racket head speed. If he continues to force the serve in a straight line, it is likely to go out of bounds, and may even fly directly out of the doubles sideline.
A straight line is no longer possible.
Even the middle lane may grow directly out of the baseline due to lack of control.
This also means that the diagonal line is the only option, but this is equivalent to falling into Wawrinka's trap, and everything falls into Wawrinka's rhythm.
What to do? In a split second, without any time to get nervous or scared, Gawain's hands had already completed the delivery -
Slash.
Since Wawrinka has set a trap, Gawain will follow his wishes and let him get what he wants; however, Wawrinka must be careful when making a wish.
Swing the racket.
Dump it quickly.
Around the head.
At this moment, Djokovic and Murray in front of the TV noticed at the first time that Gawain's two-handed backhand swing action had obviously been adjusted: it was more exaggerated and extended than usual. Generally, the ending action of the backhand swing is near the right shoulder, but now Gawain continues to go around the neck and return to the back of the head. Although the speed of the racket head cannot keep up in the front, he relies on the continued swing action to completely open the angle and increase the power.
It's like a home run.
So, what does this mean?
Djokovic and Murray are both masters of tactical layout. As a bystander, stay calm, take in the overall situation, and you will understand it immediately:
Obviously, Gawain seized on Wawrinka's sideways forehand attack intention and deliberately used a larger diagonal line to force Wawrinka to make more room when he turned sideways.
In this way, firstly, the entire right side of the court is cleared, and there is all open space; secondly, after Wawrinka moves sideways to the doubles line area, the space for hitting a straight line is compressed. Because the straight line distance is too short, a little too much force may directly hit the tennis ball out of the baseline, so it is highly likely that he will hit the diagonal line with his forehand while turning sideways.
Wawrinka's playing style has always been straightforward and clean. In the ever-changing moments, he often follows his instinct to complete the shot. Even if he sees these traps, he may not avoid them. Therefore, Gawain seized this point and actively sent the return ball to the goal.
——Sure enough! Wawrinka turned sideways, flew into the air, and attacked diagonally with a forehand sweep.
Bang! The heavy shot almost shattered the tennis ball, and a roar erupted above the eardrum, as if a supersonic plane took off in front of him.
Wow! The whole audience took a deep breath, because Wawrinka's attack was so violent and strong, and the heat wave rushed over them, as if their hearts were about to explode.
However.
On the other side of the court, Gao Wen was waiting calmly and steadily, without any panic from receiving the serve just now. He took small steps to adjust himself and waited for the ball.
Caught in the act!
In the previous shot, Wawrinka completed a thunderous attack; then, Wawrinka realized that he had fallen into the tiger's mouth and actually sent the tennis ball into Gawain's arms. Alarm bells rang all over his body, and he stepped forward and rushed to his right side to defend without having time to adjust.
Trample!
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Trample!
The sound of the sprinting footsteps was so clear that one could even feel the friction of the sand. The entire Philippe Chatrier Stadium held its breath.
Right side, sprint.
Wawrinka was moving, but in the next second, he was shocked.
Small ball.
Gao Wen did not choose the conventional backhand straight line attack in the backhand position, but changed his grip at the moment of shooting to cutting.
Offload. Control. Backspin.
The strings were buzzing as they were hit by the powerful tennis ball. One could even see each string vibrating, but one could accurately feel the friction changing the rotation of the tennis ball, swallowing up the power of the tennis ball. Layer after layer of tiny fluff quickly emerged, and finally turned into a streak of light and disappeared.
It's amazing to make light of a heavy task.
The tennis ball flew over the net as light as a swallow and fell in a straight line towards Wawrinka's right serving area.
Pah. Landing.
Then, rebound and rotate.
It can be seen from the sight that Wawrinka is running at full speed, but his steps are a little clumsy, so that he forced a split and rushed out at the last moment.
He leaned forward and stretched his body as far as he could. His right hand cut into the narrow space between the tennis ball and the ground, a little bit, then a little bit, and again, extending to the extreme. There was only one thought in his mind. He stared at the tennis ball intently, burning his little universe, just to fight for the last glimmer of life.
Then, the tennis ball landed lightly on the racket string.
Here we are! With a light flick and a shallow wave, the body has no strength left, relying entirely on the wrist, drawing a thrilling rainbow arc in the diagonal direction.
Treat others as you would like to be treated.
"Small ball vs. small ball"! Wawrinka almost lost his balance, but he made an incredible route, sticking to the net, from his side of the court to the other side.
incredible!
Unmatched!
However, on the other side of the court, that figure was also running wildly, and a blue afterimage could be caught in the peripheral vision, like lightning.
(End of this chapter)