Chapter 1656: One Step Ahead

call.

Murray took a calm breath and adjusted his rhythm. He was not disturbed by the first serve error at all. He was ready to continue serving.

Bend your knees, push off the ground, and throw the ball.

Swing!

Two shots fired.

This was a slow serve. Murray tried to find a point to press his forehand close to the opponent and suppress Gao Wen through rotation, because he knew that Gao Wen had not yet fully understood the bouncing rules of the grass. When he served his forehand, he would tend to wrap more. In this way, he would have more space for subsequent offensive connection.

The tactical intention is very clear.

However! This was the umpteenth time Murray had executed this move in a crucial score. Gawain finally made an accurate prediction, grasped the tactical context, and reacted a little earlier.

Just a little bit.

In fact, Murray is right. Gawain is still exploring the rules of grass bounce. If his forehand attack is too fast, the hitting point is likely to deviate, so he tends to increase the wrapping to avoid unnecessary simple mistakes. But at the same time, Gawain has been looking for different changes.

For example, take the initiative.

A slight advance movement gave Gao Wen enough space to step back and gain space to swing the racket through the movement of his feet.

As a result, the forehand swing is smoother and fuller, and even with the added wrapping to ensure safety, the forehand shot can have more possibilities.

Then.

Forehand, the racket is already raised.

The cross step is still retreating. In order to get the accurate hitting point, the whole person flies into the air. The height is limited, but the body still breaks free from the constraints of gravity. Both feet leave the ground, the body leans back, with a turn and a push, the forehand is pushed out violently with the force of the cross legs in the air.

"ah!"

Make an effort.

Attack.

At the same time, lean back, turn sideways, turn your forearms outward, and flick your wrists.

"ah!"

Power, explosion.

Sideways forehand diagonal line!

Gao Wen, when facing the second serve, chose to take a risky attempt, a bold and crazy choice, trying to break the stalemate in this game.

Failed? Then go back to the tiebreaker and start over.

"Ahhh!"

The tennis ball was compressed to the extreme by the solid and surging force, and turned into a streak of light, and quickly shot out along a diagonal line.

Fast and urgent, aggressive and heavy.

The tennis ball was sent back the same way it came by hitting the wall.

call out.

The tennis ball fell into Murray's left service area, bounced, flew, opened up an angle, and rushed out with a gust of wind.

Ahead——

Murray had already jumped into the air, stretching his body to the extreme in a diving header posture, switching from a two-handed backhand to a one-handed backhand, trying to extend the coverage area.

White, green, and purple collide in the crystal clear gold, clear and clean, carefully outlining the tranquility of early summer with a gentle breeze.

Before he could even blink, the tennis ball broke free and shot out from right in front of the end of Murray's racket.

Wind, there is only wind in the world ahead, open your arms and embrace freedom.

Receive serve ACE.

Huff, huff.

Gawain was breathing heavily, his burning blood boiling in his mind.

Huff, huff.

Murray was also breathing heavily. After staggering to maintain his steps, he did not roar or roar. Instead, he looked up at the sky with disappointment on his face. He raised his hand to push down the brim of his hat to hide his disappointment and regret. However, the depression emanating from his whole body could not be concealed at all.

Huff, huff.

The entire audience was breathing heavily. The tension, excitement, and anxiety were burning in everyone's blood vessels. They couldn't breathe at all and had forgotten to breathe. It was not until now that they felt the energy of their hearts exploding that they finally breathed again. The surging emotions detonated a tsunami.

—Gawain, broken hair.

“Incredible!”

“This, this is simply incredible.”

Xu Yang was ultimately unable to maintain his usual calm and steady state. His mind was buzzing with emotion and excitement.

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"In the deciding set, Gao Wen broke serve first!"

"It was a nearly ten-minute game. In the end, Gao Wen seized the fourth break point and converted an ace on return to break the serve and take the lead."

"Dear audience, this is the first time that Gao Wen has taken the lead in the entire game."

“Huh!”

Realizing this, all the sounds that Xu Yang was about to make disappeared deep in his throat. His eyes were filled with admiration and astonishment, and he couldn't calm down at all.

Murray's disappointment and frustration came from the fact that he was broken and ultimately failed to withstand the impact of Gawain, losing his serve at the beginning of the deciding set. It also came from the way he was broken. First, he lost the third game point by mistake, and then his serve was accurately caught by the opponent.

Damn.

In fact, objectively speaking, this is a game. Players will make mistakes and errors. This is normal in the back-and-forth competition. It is not just Gawain and Murray, but all players are like this; but Murray is very strict with himself and it is difficult for him to accept such mistakes.

The bustling thoughts filled my head in an instant and it almost made it explode.

However, Murray eventually regained his composure.

As one of the Big Four, Murray has experienced countless difficulties in his career, including the bad situation of being broken first in the deciding set.

If you think about it from a happy perspective, this is at least much easier than being behind by a large score of "0:2" and then expecting a comeback by winning three sets in a row.

What he needs to do now is to adjust his mentality and tactics, while recovering his physical strength and looking for opportunities. He is tired, and so is Gawain, they are the same; and, just like in a marathon race, the leader is responsible for adjusting the pace but it is also a burden and consumes more physical energy.

The game isn't over yet.

But is it really that easy?

Don't forget that there was only one break in the first three sets, and the player who completed the break won; there was no break in the fourth set, and the final result was decided by a tiebreak; now in the deciding set, although the influence of mentality and physical fitness is magnified, breaking is still not that easy.

——After “30:30”, Gao Wen scored two points in a row. After breaking Murray’s serve, he successfully kept his serve and realized the advantage of breaking first.

“3:0”.

Judging from the score, there seemed to be no suspense in the deciding set, the gap was immediately widened, and it continued all the way.

After returning from the break, Murray successfully held his serve. Despite a tie break test, he did not face a break point this time.

It is obvious that Gao Wen also has to adjust his tactics and distribute his physical strength. It is impossible for him to try his best in every game, so the intensity of the tug of war is slightly reduced. The experienced Murray seized the opportunity keenly, and after a small thrill, he was still very steady and solid in holding his serve.

His gaze returned to Gawain's side.

Save energy in Murray's serve, just give it a try, if there is a chance, go one step further, if not, don't force it. This also allows Gao Wen to put more focus and energy on his own serve, and perform stably and efficiently. As long as he can keep his serve stable, then as the game progresses, the pressure on Murray will become greater and greater.

Perhaps, Gawain will be able to find an opportunity in Murray's serve and further expand his advantage? (End of this chapter)