Chapter 1649: Courage
Murray's tactical intention was very clear. He was not going to choose forehand or backhand because he believed that Gawain's mobility should be able to cover both. Instead, he chose the middle point to create an unbalanced situation in which Gawain ran too far or did not get to the position in time, thereby destroying Gawain's hitting opportunities.
Even if Gao Wen can barely touch the ball, it is difficult to speak of quality if he is squeezed or even collided in his position.
Of course, the biggest possibility is that Gao Wen simply cannot touch the ball.
Murray has completely taken the initiative in the net attack.
Boom! Boom boom boom! Before he could catch his breath, the tennis ball had already hit him.
Gawain's footsteps had just passed the midpoint and were about to go over the top, but Murray's shot was heavy, fast, and deep, leaving Gawain no time to stop, turn, or start again. In such a hurry, everything was instinctive, and his brain had completely given up thinking and relied entirely on his sense of smell for tennis.
As soon as he stopped, his right hand reached back subconsciously, his body's center of gravity swayed backward, and he reflexively stretched out his racket to block the ball.
Bang! The sound of the ball hitting the ground was not crisp, but incredibly, it actually touched the ball.
Just a flick of the wrist, all based on inspiration.
There was no control at all, the tennis ball had already flown back -
The whole audience exclaimed.
This ball almost perfectly replicated the situation at game point in the twelfth inning.
Of course, the difference is obvious. In that point, Gawain hit the rebound and went to the net, while in this point, Murray went to the net and smashed the ball, forcing Gawain to reach out to intercept the ball while losing his balance, but he also hit a rebound in the end.
It seems familiar, yet completely different.
The tennis ball flew back shakily, but in fact, it was faster than expected.
Because Gawain just pushed and blocked, using the force of the ball, there was no rotation at all. The more powerful Murray's slam dunk was, the faster the tennis ball bounced back.
Murray, before he could even blink, already had to react.
Murray took a step forward and tried to get closer to the net to block the ball in advance, but then he realized that the flight trajectory of the tennis ball had actually torn the angle.
This also means that if Murray, who is standing in the center of the net, continues to move forward, he will lose his interception space and he must step back and move sideways.
Murray retreated, staring at the tennis ball, and ran wildly along the left side behind him at a 45-degree angle, raising his two-handed backhand early, ready to cut and complete the interception at any time.
On the other side, Gao Wen did not expect that his reflexive shot would be so effective, and he immediately went online -
Seize the opportunity.
Tap tap tap, Gao Wen is surfing the Internet.
Tap, tap, Murray is retreating.
In a flash, the offensive and defensive situation changed quietly.
Murray is taking steps, one, two, three...
Then, Murray found that Gao Wen's shot was so effective that it flew in a parabola, perfectly passed through his blocking space in front of the net, passed over his shoulder, and finally landed behind him.
Embarrassed, very, very embarrassed.
Murray, who had originally taken the absolute initiative, stumbled repeatedly and tried his best but still could not keep up with the speed of the tennis ball. He watched helplessly as the tennis ball fell one step behind him. He could not stretch his backhand at all, and it was an impossible task for him to touch the ball.
Da, da, da, da, da, da…
The tennis ball, like a naughty rabbit, jumps on the green grass, and in the blink of an eye it has drilled into the rabbit hole and disappeared into the green.
Two jumps, score! "4:3"——
After losing one serve point, Gao Wen tenaciously saved the second serve point and continued to lead in the tie-break.
Unbelievable!
Miraculous!
Amazing performance! Although Gawain's understanding of grass courts cannot be compared with Murray's, his amazing touch and bold shots still managed to amaze the audience.
Wow! Wow! Exclamations and praise surged in the center court, thunderous applause lasted for a long time, and the audience showed incredible expressions, looking at each other in bewilderment, doubting everything they had just seen, so much so that they needed the confirmation of strangers around them to find the truth.
On the court.
Gao Wen's attention was so focused that he didn't relax until the tennis ball bounced twice. However, even he couldn't believe it.
Pure luck.
Of course, touch plays an important role; but from Gao Wen's own point of view, if he had to do it again, he would not be able to replicate it, and luck still plays a big role.
Then, Gao Wen could see Murray standing there, his hands on his hips, with a blank expression on his face. He subconsciously looked towards his players' box, and his eyes clearly said:
How did he do it? But Murray didn't get the answer. He turned his head and looked across the court. At this time, he saw the surprise on Gawain's face. Then Gawain raised his hands to indicate that the ball just now was purely luck and expressed a simple apology. The sense of absurdity invaded Murray, and he couldn't help laughing.
Ridiculous and funny.
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Murray himself chuckled and looked towards the players' box again, "Damn tennis."
This time, Gawain could clearly hear Murray's foul language. A smile crept up his lips and brows. He then turned and walked to the baseline, throwing the tennis ball in his pocket to the ball boy across the court.
In the tie-break, the ball boys were very busy because the serve rights had to be exchanged every two points, so they also needed to transfer all the tennis balls every two points to ensure that the side that was about to serve next had enough balls to choose from.
These two points were all from Murray's serve.
The tie-break has entered the middle stage, but it is still impossible to tell who will win the set. Murray needs to focus on these two serve points.
The first one.
One serve, out of bounds.
And it was a bit outrageous. Murray himself took a look at the landing point, which was almost a step beyond the baseline of the serving area. This was a typical case of hitting the ball too late so that the ball could not be pressed, causing the parabola to completely go off track.
It can be seen at this point that this point almost copied the template of the game point in the twelfth game, and it more or less had some impact on Murray.
But this is normal. "Luck", this invisible and intangible thing, can influence the course of the game, which really makes people feel helpless.
Murray took a deep breath, focused his attention, and served his second serve.
Like Gawain's second serve, Murray's second serve is also an opportunity for Gawain. At this time, the game between the two players in the serve and receive stages becomes more intense, and both players are constantly adjusting their serve tactics.
In the previous point, Gawain's second serve was caught by Murray and he almost lost the point.
For this point, Murray will definitely carefully calculate his second serve.
Tap, tap—
Gawain continued to tap the beat with his feet, looking for the rhythm of the ball, staring at Murray intently.
Then, Murray served.
Get close and press backhand.
In this point, Gao Wen did not move in advance, because he knew that they were all playing a game with each other, so he did the opposite and put aside all distractions, entered the focused mode of receiving the serve, immersed in the game with the attitude of treating a first serve, and his body and brain reacted very promptly.
With a few small steps, the upper body leans back to the right, using this movement to create space, and then attacks with a backhand shot with both hands.
(End of this chapter)