Chapter 1694: Courageous Attack

Close Combat Forehand——

After serving, Federer focused on Gawain, his steps back, his upper body leaning back, his forehand slide, the entire hitting action and route choice were all within Federer's prediction, and his serving tactics worked; this also meant that the subsequent offensive connection could follow up immediately.

Without hesitation, Federer took a series of small steps and moved sideways. He completed the backhand lead early with one hand and prepared to hammer hard from the front.

However! The quality of this ball...

Federer was shocked. Although all of Gawain's reactions were predicted, Federer missed one point: this was the match point.

On the match point, Gawain was more decisive, tougher and more resolute. The quality of his forehand shots was improved to a higher level, and one could almost feel the quality of the first set. This also meant that, in stark contrast to the decline in physical strength in the third and fourth sets, Federer's positioning and swing were squeezed.

The ball was still hit smoothly, with no problem on the hitting point and the timing of the shot, but the space for the one-handed backhand swing was obviously squeezed from the front, so that Federer's racket head speed was not fully up, and when he swung outward at the end, the power could not be completely suppressed.

Parabola, not suppressed.

Federer had just made a move when he immediately realized the consequences of this slight error and quickly moved towards the midpoint of the baseline.

Back to defense.

Federer's return ball went back to Gawain's backhand, ready to hit Gawain's back, creating pressure; but now, the parabola was rising, and the speed and bounce left room. Judging from Gawain's habit and style of handling key points, he was very likely to launch an attack directly.

So Federer returned to defense immediately.

A slight error is still within an acceptable range. Federer still holds the initiative and keeps his eyes firmly fixed on Gawain. Judging from the parabola and landing point of the return ball and Gawain's position, Gawain is likely to need to handle the ball above his shoulder, and a diagonal shot is a high probability event.

Federer did not move in advance because he knew that Gawain might attack in a straight line, and he needed to remain patient and observe Gawain's hitting action.

Then restart.

From the perspective, Gao Wen's position was indeed squeezed, but he still did not retreat, and he reached the position in the blink of an eye.

Push off the ground and jump.

Gawain jumped into the air like a rocket, not paying any attention to Federer's position, and his move was extremely resolute and decisive.

Make full use of the jumping posture, add all the body weight and hitting power, and use a two-handed backhand to complete the attack of Thor's hammer.

Slash.

Boom! Rocket launcher, fire.

When Federer noticed Gawain's jump, the alarm bells had already sounded.

He was worried that he might make a mistake in prediction and move to defend his backhand in advance, but Gawain would hit a straight line to attack his forehand. However, such hesitation made him miss the opportunity in the face of Gawain's decisiveness and he fell into a disadvantage again. Gawain used the pressure of jumping to hit the ball to instantly break the balance between offense and defense.

At this point, Federer made a decisive move, but his steps...

But it was too late.

Whoosh! The tennis ball turned into a streak of light and rushed towards him. Although Federer had predicted it in advance, although Federer moved very fast, and although Federer tried his best to get to the right position, his backhand shot was still lacking a little bit, just a little bit.

Gawain's shots were like a storm, forcefully and powerfully breaking through Federer's baseline defense and tearing open a hole.

Land and fly.

Score!

"40:40".

Fast! Everything happened too fast, so fast that I didn't even have time to blink. In just four beats, the point had already decided the outcome.

The winning point belongs to Gawain——

Under the sun, Gawain was sweating profusely, panting, his chest heaving, but his burning fighting spirit was so bright and brilliant, sweeping the entire stadium with such overwhelming momentum that the center court bowed in worship and fell into endless silence.

Strong, tough, and tough.

One match point, two match points, in the blink of an eye, Federer's two match points had disappeared, and Federer, who was habitually soft-handed at critical moments, appeared again; but more importantly, Gawain, who dared to attack and break through, seized the opportunity and saved two consecutive match points again.

Buzz——

There was a roar in my head, the tide was rising and falling, and the passion was surging.

No one can resist such a moment, no one.

The atmosphere in the center court was already tense to the extreme. For Federer's fans, this was a nightmare. Victory seemed within reach, but now two match points disappeared with a "poof". Both sides were back to the same starting line, and no one could predict what would happen next.

Plop. Plop. Plop.

For a moment it was difficult to tell whether it was the sound of a beating heart or the pulse of center court.

Then.

ACE!

--"ah!"

Federer also roared out, his emotions exploding, directly igniting the entire stadium. The tension and excitement in the air were so strong that they turned into gasoline.

In this game, Federer's serve was indeed a little conservative. Even in his first serve, he mainly relied on reducing force and control. He did not even have a serve on the second match point, so this also gave Gao Wen a chance.

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Tennis is like a seesaw. As you move back and forth, the strong and the weak keep changing. Even if the two sides are evenly matched and maintain a delicate stalemate, one side is waiting to break the balance.

Now, at the most critical moment, Federer finally got his first serve back and got an ace.

This was also Federer's ability during his peak period, using his serve to easily resolve crises.

Not only did it resolve the score dilemma, but it also easily blocked and fought back the opponent's struggle and efforts.

As you can imagine, pressure will begin to grow invisibly, and the opponent will inevitably feel aggrieved and helpless. Therefore, at the critical moment in a stalemate, being able to easily solve the problem with serve and being able to serve an ACE when you want is undoubtedly a kind of ability.

Federer had this ability in his prime, and the same was true at Wimbledon this year.

No wonder Federer has only lost one serve game at the All England Club so far this year.

"AD:40".

An ace made Gao Wen's efforts go to waste and won Federer the third match point.

Federer himself knew how important this ace was, so he roared out, venting all his pent-up frustration and dissatisfaction.

The fans inside and outside the center court, and the viewers inside and outside the TV, were all in a frenzy, especially Federer's fans.

Match point, and match point again.

result!

One shot, and it went into the net again.

Federer was a little annoyed and growled to himself. He pushed back the tennis ball thrown by the ball boy and asked for the ball again.

The tense and anxious atmosphere objectively affected Federer.

On the other side of the court, Gao Wen remained focused and calm, with a look of mission accomplished in his eyes.

Second serve.

Federer, serve.

Outer corner of zone 2!

Federer reduced the power of his second serve and aimed for an ultimate landing point in the small triangle of the service area; and, this time, he got it.

(End of this chapter)