Chapter 1605: Ball Quality Confrontation
"30:15."
The entire court was in complete silence, but the heart in the chest was still beating wildly. The ace return serve just now easily ignited the frenzy on Court No. 1, and the player couldn't help but look forward to more exciting encounters.
Puff. Puff.
Dimitrov simply tapped the ball twice and looked up at Gao Wen to confirm that his opponent was ready and also to confirm his opponent's position.
Then, serve——
Inner angle.
Continue to suppress Gao Wen's forehand.
A little unexpected.
Dimitrov was hit by Gawain on his forehand just now, but he was completely unmoved. Instead, he broke the routine and continued to suppress his forehand.
Dimitrov's experience can be seen from serving to tactical level.
"Ugh!"
Gao Wen's prediction was not accurate, so his steps were a little slow.
The only thing to be thankful for is that Dimitrov did not use all his strength in this serve, but controlled it slightly and finally got a landing point -
Very close to the T point.
Gao Wen rushed over with a series of cross steps, but there was no space to swing the racket. The tennis ball was almost in front of him, and it would be too late if he didn't hit the ball.
In a hurry, he simply gave up on leading the racket with his forehand, and picked up the tennis ball with a push, wrapping it with his wrist, trying his best to ensure that the return ball was within bounds.
Defensive serve reception has almost no tactics and completely gives the initiative to the opponent.
But Gao Wen had no choice. When the opponent's serve was hot, the receiver was extremely passive and could only push the tennis ball back reluctantly, hoping that there was a chance to continue this round.
Floating and swaying.
The tennis ball drew a parabola, but it had no depth or rotation. It seemed to have run out of power when it reached the midfield position of the opposite court.
Dimitrov stayed focused, followed up quickly, entered the baseline, stood half a step inside the baseline, and attacked directly with his forehand -
Although Dimitrov took the complete initiative and everything went according to his plan, he also needed to remain vigilant, because Gawain's return was shaky and powerless. If he was a little anxious, he might not be able to find the right hitting point and hit the ball directly away. His attack still needed to be meticulous.
Slash!
From top to bottom, Dimitrov hit a small diagonal shot, completing the shot entirely with a quick swing of the racket head.
Whoosh! The tennis ball turned into a streak of light, fast and sharp, like an arrow, breaking through the air.
Go to the net? Or not? Before hitting the ball, you need to think clearly about the next shot, especially when going to the net. If you think about whether to go to the net after hitting the ball, you will inevitably be a little slow. This slight difference may be magnified at the net, making it more difficult to handle the return ball later.
Dimitrov knew this.
Therefore, before hitting the ball, he had already glanced at the court with his peripheral vision and noticed Gawain's agile and light figure moving quickly towards his forehand, which also meant that Gawain had already predicted his own offensive routine.
Dimitrov did not hesitate or change the line of his shot on the spot. He continued to hit the ball diagonally to suppress the opponent, but correspondingly, he did not rush to the net.
After a series of small steps, Dimitrov returned to the baseline and moved his body center of gravity to the left backhand position.
At this moment, from across the court, one could see Gao Wen's right leg forcefully pushing off the ground to brake, and he used his forehand stroke to generate power along with the turning motion, and the stroke was so fast that he completed the shot with one whip.
The whole connection is light, tight and agile.
Slash!
Forehand!
Dimitrov was a little surprised. Apparently, Gao Wen aimed at the backhand for a high proportion of his shots, and this time choosing to attack from the forehand was a little unusual.
But Dimitrov did not panic.
Because his forehand diagonal attack creates a suppressive impact, it is reasonable for Gao Wen to choose a diagonal attack to reduce the difficulty of returning the ball when the hitting space is limited.
His steps were not disrupted.
Pause, brake.
Push to start.
In a blink of an eye, Dimitrov had already rushed back to the forehand position, the ball was coming, and it enlarged in his pupils——
Not quite the same.
In today's matches so far, Gawain's shots were mainly based on speed and power, and the whole rhythm was connected very quickly, making full use of the characteristics of the grass; while Dimitrov responded very calmly, frequently breaking the rhythm through cutting, and destroying the rhythm through returns from deep areas.
Overall, the confrontation between the two players continued with back and forth, and neither player gave in, and neither player was at a disadvantage.
But this time, Gawain did not exert any force. Although the rhythm was still closely connected, his strength was average and there was a sense of lightness. He relied on the swing of the racket head to push the tennis ball over. For Dimitrov, it was not difficult to get to the right position and return the ball. However, the details were different. The landing point was very deep.
In other words, Gao Wen did not choose to attack with force or speed, but instead squeezed the opponent from a deep point.
Dimitrov's footsteps, standing at the baseline, were completely squeezed.
Even though his footsteps were in place smoothly, his forehand was completely unsuccessful and he was forced to hit a rebound ball, pushing the tennis ball back with his forehand.
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Oops!
Dimitrov's alarm bells went off and he immediately realized that the situation was not good.
The parabola of his return ball was too high, and the landing point was obviously not deep enough, with no impact or squeezing, which also meant that Gao Wen could attack.
With one beat, a whip and a landing, Gawain had turned the situation around.
Push off the ground, start, and defend with the backhand.
The series of actions were completed in one go. Dimitrov was fully focused and his reaction was very fast. However, he had just started to move and took a step sideways when he realized:
Forehand.
Not a backhand, but a forehand.
Gao Wen aimed at Dimitrov's forehand attack for the second consecutive shot.
Sudden stop and turn.
One brake, two starts, and a sideways step.
Before he even had time to blink, Dimitrov was back in position, and then he felt a force of thunder coming towards him.
Fast and flat.
Gao Wen exerted force, not pure strength, but the speed of the racket head was fully driven at the moment of racket release, and finally the speed of the return ball was increased to a higher level.
The tennis ball rushed towards Dimitrov like a meteor; moreover, it continued to land deeper and deeper, approaching the baseline, with the impact force overwhelming him.
Ha! Dimitrov chuckled, and swung his racket with great swiftness. He pushed off the ground, turned his body, and swung his racket with his right hand to hit him head-on.
Beat speed with speed.
It was as easy and graceful as a sword being unsheathed. A flash of light streaked across the sky, and the tennis ball followed the same route and returned to Gawain's side.
Fast. In a word, fast.
From the previous shot to this one, Gawain and Dimitrov both sped up, and the intensity of the entire confrontation increased so suddenly that everyone on Court No. 1 held their breath.
From defense to offense, from offense to defense, a tough counterattack.
The two young players could feel the competition and confrontation in every shot. Intense sparks filled the court and neither of them gave in.
At this moment, you can see the tennis ball pulling a long light and shadow across the court, and the head-on confrontation of "forehand VS forehand" is staged without warning.
There is no doubt that Dimitrov performed very well, launching continuous counterattacks and putting pressure on Gao Wen again.
Gawain was about to fall into danger, but he suddenly realized: I'm here, just in time! (End of this chapter)