Chapter 162: Full Fire
"Competition, Gawain."
In the first game, it took less than two minutes for the referee to announce the score, declaring that Gao Wen successfully held his serve, and the Bruins fans cheered.
Sofar also made a brief comment as soon as possible.
"From the beginning, Gao Wen got into the game very quickly. He served well today. He only had one second serve in the first game, and all the others were first serves. He served out a love game and successfully saved his first serve game."
Sampras nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"Yes, we can tell from the tactical combination that Gao Wen is fully prepared for the game."
"The placement of the four serves was very well thought out."
"I mainly serve close to the opponent without deliberately creating an angle, because Gao Wen knows Sacramento's prediction and touch, and he can usually receive the serve back. So instead of taking risks to pursue an angle, it is better to set a trap to lure the enemy deeper."
Sofar agreed with Sampras's "trap" statement and kept nodding, but did not interrupt Sampras's comments.
"The close serve squeezes Saramento's return options through the change of rotation, and the first shot attack that follows can show Gao Wen's layout."
"He has a full understanding of Saramento's regular return routes and has made adequate preparations in advance. As a result, the offensive connection is very fast, and the landing point of the attack is also very particular, further compressing Saramento's return space."
"Pressure accumulates little by little."
"So, Sacramento's return went into the net once and out of bounds once, and Gao Wen scored twice on offense, and the four points in the first game were over in the blink of an eye."
According to common sense, the playing styles of Gawain and Sacramento are not the unreasonable type. Because of their excellent defense, the games tend to be stalemate, but the first game was an exception: Gawain's offense was very sharp and full of firepower; Sacramento's defense was dull and silent, and they lost the ball continuously.
Compared with the "love-game" serve, what is more important is that there is no entanglement on every point, and the battle is basically ended within three shots.
The third match between these two players presents a new look. "For ordinary viewers, they may think that Sacramento has not yet entered the state and is slow to warm up. The mistakes in the first game are understandable, but in my opinion, Gao Wen has already started the layout from the serve stage, and the offensive connection is smooth and neat, forcing Sacramento to react in time, which led to the mistakes."
"Of course, it's only the first game now, there's no need to draw conclusions too early. Both sides haven't warmed up yet. We should wait and see how Sacramento serves next."
Sampras' comments came to a temporary end. Without Sofar's ridicule or explanation, the audience could already feel Sampras' appreciation for Gawain.
So, is Sampras' professional judgment correct?
The game continues.
Bang! Sacramento was clearly well prepared for today's match. He aimed his first serve at Gao Wen's forehand, but the angle was not completely widened, but slightly pressed inward. It was not a close serve, but it squeezed Gao Wen's position.
reason?
It's very simple. Gao Wen is tall and strong. If Sacramento's serve is at a wide angle but lacks speed and power, Gao Wen can fly out with a push of the ground, spreading his wings like a roc, covering a very wide area. He can skillfully use his wrist to gain leverage and hit a very tricky return.
So, the right choice for Sacramento is:
Or, you can try to use a wide outside angle to completely tear open the angle and break Gao Wen's body balance.
Or, don't try to increase the angle intentionally, but instead squeeze some space for swinging the racket.
After two duels, Gawain became more familiar with Saramento, and similarly, Saramento became more familiar with Gawain, and the tactics were adjusted in details.
Judging from the results, Sacramento's serving tactics are somewhat similar to Gao Wen's, but the principles are different and the methods are not exactly the same.
It can be clearly noticed that Sacramento's serve is flatter and faster, but has less spin and, naturally, less power.
Gawain moved sideways to the right. Although he was not able to fully stretch out his forehand shot, he could clearly feel that the power was fuller and more sufficient from the pull of his wrist and the swing of his forearm. He easily pulled the tennis ball out of a moon bridge and flew to the other side of the court.
It can be seen from the side that the parabola is not exaggerated, but the rotation is very strong and the forward force is very fierce.
The landing point is very deep.
Although it was not as exaggerated as pressing to the baseline, that is, it was just one step away from the baseline, leaving Saramento some space to hit the ball; but the forward force after landing and rebounding was quick and fierce, drilling towards Saramento's chest, and the rotation kept destroying Saramento's judgment.
To the audience, Gao Wen's return ball landed in the middle in a standard manner, without tearing the angle or pressing the bottom line, and the return ball did not seem difficult.
However, Saramento was in a dilemma. He couldn't stretch his forehand and his feet couldn't reach his backhand. This awkward position made him unable to move his body. Moreover, hitting the ball in the middle was too regular. He didn't know which line he should choose for his return. If he rashly changed the angle, the ball might go out of bounds.
Ambiguous, vague, and too many choices.
Tennis is like this. Sometimes, too many choices are a bad thing, because within a millisecond, the brain needs to make multiple choices, which affects the accuracy of the shot; but if there is no choice, you can burn your boats, be more determined and decisive, and perhaps even hit a difficult winning point.
In a split second, Sacramento still wrapped the tennis ball with a soft touch and pushed it towards the deep middle area.
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Copy and paste, throw the same problem back to Gao Wen.
However, the problem lies in the stamina! Sacramento clearly felt the stamina of Gao Wen's return, which was more powerful than the previous two encounters, just like a devil pepper, which made people spit fire.
Humph! The moment he hit the ball, Sacramento realized that he was squeezed, and his entire hand was obviously unable to fully wrap around the tennis ball, and the quality of his return ball dropped.
whoosh.
The tennis ball flew back smoothly, also to the middle, but -
The parabola was high and floating, and it was obvious that the swing of the racket failed to suppress the tennis ball, and the mark of failed control could be seen; moreover, the landing point was too shallow. It should have been pressed near the baseline to compress Gao Wen's return space, but now it was two big steps away from the baseline.
The effect is far from enough.
Not only did he not put pressure on Gao Wen, but Gao Wen also moved forward very timely.
One step! Two steps!
Gawain seized the opportunity and immediately went to the baseline as soon as he smelled the chance. His attack was still smooth. Then he opened his arms like a white crane spreading its wings, making full use of his height advantage and hitting the ball downwards from a high point. Without any rotation, he exerted full force and the tennis ball was hit hard.
Bang! The tennis ball flew diagonally towards Sacramento's forehand. From this shot, we can see the improvement in Gawain's power: fast, heavy, and deep!
The overall quality of the shot is incomparable.
Second update.
(End of this chapter)