Chapter 1682: Ups and Downs
The air was almost stagnant.
The audience held their breath, their eyes following the tennis ball as it swayed back and forth.
One on the left and one on the right.
Back and forth.
My heart almost exploded.
Finally, Gawain pushed his body forward with a sliding step, and quickly whipped his forehand, relying on the strength of his wrist to draw a small arc to tear open the angle, and forcibly tore a gap in Federer's airtight blockage in front of the net, breaking through Federer's forehand extension, and breaking through the air in front of the racket.
Break the net and score.
Wow! Like a torrential rain, rolling heat waves vented down, and the center court completely lost its mind.
"Twenty-one!"
"After a full 21-shot rally, Gawain scored a forehand diagonal shot through the net to save the set point!"
"Take inventory! The first inventory!"
"God!"
"This was the round with the most shots in the first set. Such an amazing and brilliant way to save the first set point, Gawain lit up the All England Club. Even Federer applauded Gawain. Who can not like this young man?"
The first game has come to an end.
After a brief fluctuation in the opening stage, the two players immediately regained their focus and showed top control in their own serve games, making them impregnable.
Whether it was Gawain or Federer, they both tried to find flaws in their opponent's serve. However, both players played steadily and strongly, and it was obvious that they had made a lot of preparations for the difficulties of this game. The combinations of different tactics were dazzling, and the exchanges were exciting.
As a result, both players successfully held their serve all the way, and after Gao Wen held his second must-win serve in a row, the game went into a tiebreak.
"6:6".
In the tie-break, Federer served first, scored the first point with an ace, and showed his overflowing confidence, changing his tactics to match the tie-break.
From the moment he received the serve, Federer tried different imaginative techniques. If it was Gawain's serve, occasionally getting one or two points would seem to have had mediocre results; but in a tiebreak, every serve point was worth a thousand gold, so Federer was bold enough and crazy enough to try.
——“3:0”, small score.
Federer succeeded, not only with experience but also with strength. He broke two of Gawain's serves in a row, instantly widening the gap and establishing a sufficient advantage.
However, Gao Wen was not affected at all and remained focused. In the next point, he broke Federer's serve and fought back strongly.
——“4:2”.
The two sides exchanged venues. Although there was still a gap in the score, it was now just a serve point, and the whole situation seemed to have returned to a balance.
Everything is possible.
And then, Gawain saved another serve point, further narrowing the score to "4:3", and Federer's advantage was almost gone.
In fact, it is true.
"5:3", Federer served an ace and easily widened the score gap. He only had two points left to win the first set.
"5:4", Gao Wen caught Federer's second serve and attacked with his forehand for two consecutive shots to suppress the baseline, finally forcing Federer's forehand to slip.
The score returned to a balance. Both players broke their opponent's serve twice. The tie-break was still too close to be decided. The game was back to square one. The center court was already boiling. Such an ups and downs, such a close race was really a test of the heart.
The critical moment has arrived.
Federer once again showed his kingly style, without any hesitation. He created an opportunity for himself with a forehand skateboard shot when receiving the serve, and then in the next shot, he hit the ball with a one-handed backhand without warning to create an angle and find the shallow area of the diagonal serving area to land, winning the winning point powerfully and domineeringly.
Another mini break.
"6:4".
After taking stock, it turned out that they belonged to Federer, and two in a row.
So, what about Gawain?
After an extra-long round of twenty-one shots, he finally completed a forehand cross with a sliding split, and saved his second serve point in a defensive counterattack. While saving the set point, he once again narrowed the score, pushing the atmosphere to a new peak. The suspense of the first set was still unresolved.
incredible!
It was so full of ups and downs, so exciting, the entire center court dared not breathe, staring at the court quietly, and time stopped at this moment.
"6:5".
However, the initiative was still firmly in Federer's hands, because the next two points were both Federer's serve points.
District 2.
Inner corner!
Federer did the opposite and attacked with an inside corner to suppress his forehand, but Gawain barely managed to block it with his forehand and sent the tennis ball back to Federer's backhand.
Federer took full control, took small steps to adjust, turned sideways, flew into the air, and attacked with his forehand, shooting a sharp and elegant diagonal line.
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Go straight to Gao Wen's backhand bottom line big triangle blind spot.
This is also one of Federer's classic tactical routines. He sneak attacks the inner corner in the second zone, shifting the opponent's center of gravity toward the forehand, and then immediately turns sideways and hits a diagonal forehand, forcing the opponent to start again and rush to the backhand between sudden stops and turns. The back and forth transfer of center of gravity is very uncomfortable.
Not only is the connection tight, but the forehand hammer is also sharp and powerful, with both speed and strength.
In summary, Federer is determined to win——
After completing the sideways forehand attack, he still did not relax. He rushed forward and followed the ball to the net. This officially completed Federer's classic grass court trio of "serve, forehand, and net". In the past ten years, it has made great contributions to Federer's establishment of a grass court dynasty at Wimbledon.
Gao Wen stared intently, his breath sinking into his dantian.
The second start was very timely and fast, and it changed direction and moved towards the backhand position in a flash.
However.
Although the reaction speed is fast enough, the footwork is still a little lacking in accuracy. At the same time, from the peripheral vision, one can see Federer's block in front of the net is like a brick wall coming towards him, changing positions in the blink of an eye, which is comparable to the twin sisters appearing at the end of the corridor in "The Shining".
Obviously, Gao Wen no longer had space to hit the ball. His footsteps were not in place, so he could only rely on his upper body to reach the ball.
Gao Wen used both hands to hit the backhand, and simply gave up on leading the racket. He just used his wrist to flick the ball, and used the force of the ball to push inwards lightly and flexibly, and the tennis ball hit out.
straight line!
Although the way of hitting the ball is slightly different from Gao Wen's famous backhand straight line, the final effect is the same. Then you can see the tennis ball draw a thrilling arc and pass through the singles line of the court with great momentum.
"ah!"
Federer groaned, and had no time to adjust his feet. He almost jumped sideways and stretched out his forehand to barely intercept the attack.
If it were any other player, this straight shot through the net would almost be enough to score a point, but the person on the other side of the net was Federer, and his net skills were simply not on the same level. With a slight rub and wrap of his wrist, he pushed the tennis ball back with an indescribable touch, and it returned to the other side of the net.
Light and agile, like an elf.
Gawain, using his racket to support his body, pushed off the ground forcefully while staggering—
Tap, tap, tap.
In the blink of an eye, Gawain had already entered the baseline and rushed forward quickly along a straight line. Because Federer was unable to control the return line, the tennis ball fell into Gawain's backhand position again.
It’s not over yet, this point is still not over.
(End of this chapter)