Chapter 1650: Youthful and vigorous

Leaning back.

Swing the racket.

Step back.

Three actions, done in one go.

Gao Wen was highly focused, very, very concentrated, because he knew that in the tie-break, if he didn't give it a try, he would never have another chance, especially when it came to Murray's serve. He couldn't be conservative or hesitate, he had to act decisively, even if it meant risking mistakes.

As you lean back and bend down, your right leg moves back, your center of gravity lowers, your feet stand firmly, and at the same time you turn your body to push the racket out.

"Well!"

With a muffled groan, Gawain completed the power in an extremely awkward position, catching Murray's relatively weak second serve, and risked changing the line with a two-handed backhand.

straight line!

In fact, with both hands and body squeezed, any movement is very difficult, and it is very common to lose control of the ball. But this time, Gao Wen still took a risk. Following the direction of the rotation, even his forearms could not be stretched out, and he relied entirely on a slight glance of his wrist.

Finally, be bold and try to hit a straight line.

No transition, no conservatism, still seize the second serve opportunity to launch an attack.

You can clearly feel the force of the elbow pushing towards the waist, and the power deep in the dantian explodes, and the muscles of the body are tensed to the extreme.

The tennis ball flew out, drawing a straight line.

The power was not great and the speed was average, but the entire connection rhythm was tight and the flying parabola was also suppressed, so the tennis ball crossed the court lightly and quickly.

Like a hummingbird.

There was no sound of breaking through the air, no momentum of galloping. It seemed light, and no one could detect its strength and speed, but it was rushing towards us in the blink of an eye.

whoosh.

Murray is in a mess, very, very messy.

From adjusting the serve to starting to prepare for defense and then breaking the balance to rush towards the forehand, the three actions were disrupted, torn apart and stuffed into an airtight rhythm. The tense nerves were repeatedly stretched between reaction, reaction, and reaction. The muscle strength burst out continuously, and the lungs, which were like bellows, began to burn.

Huff, huff, huff, huff.

Murray's second reaction was already very good, but Gawain's attempt to break the balance still pushed Murray into an extremely passive position.

In a straight line, it enters the boundary and falls into the deep zone, which is only two balls away from the baseline. Although the power and speed are average, it is basically a light hit with controlled landing point, but the power generated by the combination of rhythm, landing point and line still forms an impact, and it rushes forward with fangs and claws.

Murray, with his steps staggering, stretched his body to the limit, his forehand fully extended, barely completing the touch at the end of the racket.

One knock.

That's all. Murray tried to slice, but there was no room to cut. The racket strings hit the ball and the tennis ball flew out.

Gently and high, the tennis ball flew towards the sky, drawing a parabola and finally creating the effect of a lob.

There was no other way. Murray had to choose to pull up the parabola to buy himself time and space for defense and subsequent response.

Serve, receive serve.

It can be seen from the previous point and this point that this has become the focus of fierce competition between the two players, and they may be in trouble once they serve the second serve.

“…Ah. Aaaaah!”

From low to high, Murray also released energy. On the surface, it seemed that he did not need to exert any effort, but in fact, sudden stops and turns, emergency braking, second starts, etc., required frequent exertion of leg strength. Murray had to mobilize all the energy in his body to fight for a chance of survival.

The sight, as the tennis ball continues to rise——

The audience stared in amazement.

Murray was watching the ball, and so was Gawain.

So, everyone in the audience raised their heads and watched the tennis ball disappear into a ball of sunlight, which was a bit dazzling.

The sunlight shines into the eyes, creating ripples, but for the players, this is a bad sign because it is easy to lose the position of the tennis ball.

Gao Wen's body was squeezed and he lost his balance. After taking a series of small steps to adjust, his footsteps hesitated for a moment at the baseline.

Then.

Go online.

Although the connection of this shot was a little slow and could not be completed immediately - for Gao Wen, all this was a sudden accident; but after Gao Wen decided to go to the net, his steps were very determined, holding the racket with both hands, sprinting at full speed, and his upper body showed an unstoppable sense of pressure.

Tap, tap.

go ahead.

pause.

Retreat.

Adjustment.

Gao Wen was moving his feet, trying to avoid the sunlight, find the position of the tennis ball, and then constantly adjusting his position according to where the tennis ball landed.

Originally, his footsteps were close to the serving area, but then he stepped back again, subconsciously looking at the court with the corner of his eyes: the position was a bit awkward.

I have to say that Murray's handling of this shot was not only smart but also delicate.

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Perhaps, it was not perfect, because the most perfect way to handle the ball was to pick the tennis ball to the baseline on Gawain's side, and after Gawain's footsteps were pressed to the baseline, Murray could then launch a confrontation or even a counterattack, which was a shot of defense instead of offense; but in the end, the tennis ball did not reach such a level, and fell in the midfield.

High pressure in the midfield is even more difficult than high pressure at the baseline. It is the most ambiguous, vague and difficult position.

Because this requires players to have a clear and accurate understanding of the three-dimensional space of the entire court, the opponent's position, and their own next shot position - the tactical layout of continuing to attack at the net or retreating to the baseline to defend, etc., and it is often impossible to take everything into account in a lightning-fast game.

As a result, high pressure in the midfield will often result in outrageous mistakes, with the ball going directly out of the air or hitting the net. Even players as good at high pressure as Federer and Nadal have made mistakes.

Therefore, if the player is not confident enough, he or she may choose to hit the ball lightly or cut sideways with high pressure, pursue a landing point, hit the tennis ball over, and then start the round from the beginning. This is also very common.

It's not perfect because Murray still needs to face Gawain's high pressure in the midfield, but in extreme difficulties, Murray's handling is already advanced.

So, how should Gawain handle this?

At this moment, Gao Wen was observing the space of the entire court: his own position, Murray's position, and the position of the tennis ball. It was not just a flat map, but a three-dimensional map, as well as the subsequent tactical layout.

Small steps, small steps, Gao Wen kept using small steps to adjust his position. He glanced at Murray who kept swaying left and right trying to interfere with his vision and judgment.

It was obvious that Murray had not decided which side to defend.

So, Gawain simply stopped waiting.

Jump from the spot.

Pulling onions in dry land.

High pressure in the midfield, the whole body is fully stretched out, as if flapping wings to fly high, the whistling wind fills the jersey and shorts, the cuffs and trouser legs are swollen, the sun shines down from all over the sky, and the surface of the skin can clearly feel the faint temperature getting hotter and hotter. For such a brief second——

He seemed to be free from the constraints of gravity.

Then, the waist and abdominal muscles suddenly exert force, and the hands and legs exert force towards the waist and abdomen at the same time, the body folds up, and all the force is released instantly.

Press down, hit, and slam.

Bang! He accurately found the position of the rapidly falling tennis ball in the air, and the power exploded, and a burst of explosion sounded in his ears.

Next second.

boom.

Bang.

Pop.

The sounds are connected in a chain, completed in one go, and in one step.

Then, the whole world became quiet, even the sound of the wind disappeared.

"'5:3', high lead."

(End of this chapter)