Chapter 164: Breaking the Balance

Attack in an all-out manner, be more proactive and more positive.

This is Gao Wen’s tactical strategy today.

Of course, he knew how difficult Sacramento was. If he attacked rashly, he would often get himself into trouble. But he also knew Sacramento's defensive ability. If he got caught up in Sacramento's game rhythm, he would get stuck in a quagmire and the situation would become even more difficult.

If Gao Wen wants to take the game into his own hands, then attacking is the inevitable choice.

But Gawain cannot attack like Thompson, Dominion, and Hanfman. First, he lacks strength, and second, he has no rules. He may become impatient if he fails to attack for a long time, and he will make mistakes first. Gawain needs to play his own offensive style.

Connection.

Simply put, don't expect to score the winning point with just one shot. It is obviously impossible to kill Saramento with just one shot. Instead, be prepared for multiple shots, but shorten the connection between shots, speed up the pace of the whole round, and compress Saramento's defensive return time. By accumulating advantages, finally cash in the winning point.

Among the "Big Four", Rafael Nadal is the best at this. He never expects to defeat his opponent with one shot and is always prepared to add one more shot.

Of course, Gao Wen is still young and lacks experience. Some deviations are inevitable in the process of tactical execution, and mistakes also affect the execution effect.

But Gao Wen did not waver. It was only the opening stage and there was still enough time for trial and error. If he wanted to implement his tactics in the subsequent games, he had to get into the game in the first half. Even if he made many mistakes, he could not retreat.

Bang! Sacramento served again, this time to the inside corner, clearly aiming for Gawain's forehand.

This time, Sacramento's serve was more concealed, and Gawain's prediction was not accurate. His steps started a little slow, and the hitting point was also a little late, causing Gawain to not dare to exert force. He could only use his forehand to drive the ball, and his control was obviously worse.

The tennis ball drew a small parabola and flew to the other side of the court.

Although the landing point was good, one step inside the baseline and slightly off Sacramento's backhand, there was basically no rotation or power, which meant that Sacramento could attack directly.

Chance!

To be precise, it should not be considered an opportunity, after all, the landing point is still quite deep, and it is difficult to exert full force.

Saramento also realized this and hesitated a little.

Offense is definitely not his strong point, and his backhand is even weaker.

Although Sacramento's backhand is very stable and his ability to withstand blows is particularly outstanding, his ability to actively exert force is very weak and he can hardly muster enough strength; moreover, Sacramento's forehand is not outstanding either, so he did not have this shot of attacking with his sideways forehand.

It can be seen from the second match against Gao Wen that Sacramento repeatedly took the initiative to attack, but made repeated mistakes, and even the inherent rhythm on the defensive end was disrupted.

What should I do? In a split second, with just a little hesitation, the tennis ball was already in front of me.

Saramento gritted his teeth, set up a turret with a two-handed backhand, led the racket in a small arc, made full use of the strength of his body, and stepped forward to apply pressure.

Pop.

Saramento did not exert his full strength, as the power came more from the inertia of his body's forward movement; and the two-handed backhand action was still mainly controlled, with a light hit on the diagonal line to ensure the safety factor of successfully crossing the net, and more importantly, the landing point had to be very shallow.

Small slash.

Large outside corner.

Sacramento responded with a small diagonal shot along the same return line as Gawain's just now, giving up the suppression of power and speed and compressing Gawain's return space with the landing point.

at the same time!

Tap, tap, tap! Quick steps! Enter the baseline! Full pressure! After Sacramento finished returning the ball, he sprinted towards the net.

Go online!

Going to the net is actually similar to playing badminton. When you get to the net, you make full use of your body coverage. On the one hand, you disrupt your opponent's route selection; on the other hand, you cover your opponent's return.

Before the millennium, professional tennis was clearly divided into "serve-and-volley players" and "baseline players", with Sampras being the typical representative of serve-and-volley.

In the early years, the quality of rackets had not yet developed, and in the beginning they were even made of wood. Excessive force might cause the racket to break. This also meant that the player's strength could not be converted 100%, and skill and strength were each leading the way, so net-type players were still very popular.

After the millennium, the quality of rackets has become better and better, and the overwhelming advantage of power has become more and more obvious. The difficulty of intercepting, controlling the court and defending for net players has increased steadily, and gradually become less and less.

Now, baseline players are the absolute mainstream, and "going online" is more like one of the auxiliary players in the arsenal.

Both Sacramento and Gao Wen are typical baseline players, and their net skills are very crude, which is obviously not their strong point.

However, Saramento's steps towards the net were very firm, hoping to use his forward momentum to create a visual effect and interfere with Gao Wen's judgment of the return space and line.

Tap, tap, tap! In a blink of an eye, Sacramento entered the serving area and exerted further pressure.

Whoosh.

Whoosh.

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At the same time, Gao Wen was also running at full speed. He realized his lack of control when he received the serve in the previous shot and fell into a passive position. His eyes were fixed on Saramento's every move, and his body's conditioned reflex was to move sideways to his left side to fill the gap in the backhand position.

run!

run!

Saramento's return was very off-center, the angle was completely off, and after landing, it even flew outside the doubles line.

But there is still a chance.

Because Sacramento's force was not completely unloaded, the tennis ball still bounced a certain height after landing; moreover, the landing point of the tennis ball was not as shallow as expected, and it was already out of the serving area, which also meant that Gao Wen did not need to step forward vertically, shortening the defensive distance.

run!

Gawain's speed has been increased to the extreme. The strong wind has turned everyone in his field of vision into a ball of light and shadow. He glanced lightly with the corner of his eye to observe the position of Saramento.

At a glance, you can see Sacramento pressing towards the net, and an obstacle suddenly appears in front of the net, interfering with the return line of the ball.

What to do? In the blink of an eye, Gawain's brain started working quickly, and his feet were already in place. He saw that the tennis ball had reached its highest point after bouncing and was beginning to fall.

Backspin? Gao Wen's hands were stretched to the extreme, and even his body weight was sent out. His upper body rushed out before his feet, and the racket became a part of his arm, extending further out.

Then, Gao Wen used the racket as a shovel and cut under the tennis ball. With his center of gravity already unbalanced, he relied solely on small movements of twisting his waist and turning his body to drive his upper body, straightening his arms, driving, pulling, and swinging.

Swish! In an instant, the backhand movement of both hands has reached the extreme speed, and it is swiped upward fiercely. The wrist twists, pulls, and pushes at the moment of the shot. Standing on one leg, all the weight of the body is concentrated on the left foot, making full use of the inertia of gravity to send it out in an all-round way.

Whoosh! The tennis ball was instantly infused with incredible power, and then, it forcibly changed its flight path, breaking its balance in an instant!

Fourth update.

(End of this chapter)