Chapter 17: Chess Game
Snap. Snap. Snap.
The sound of tennis rackets hitting the ground follows a rhythmic rhythm in the empty court. The breeze blowing on your face seems to be in tune with the rhythm. The golden sunlight shines through the cloudless blue sky. You can feel the slightly hot heat on your skin, and the air slows down as well.
Bend your knees! Push off the ground! Throw the ball!
Gawain's body was like a drawn bow, his fully stretched arms outlining elegant lines, power flowing from the soles of his feet all the way to his shoulders and arms, his tennis racket hammering down from a height like Thor's hammer, and one could almost see the swinging of his arms stirring up a billowing wave of air.
Standing on the sidelines, Coach Martin observed carefully and could tell at a glance that Gao Wen's leg movements still did not fully exert force.
Why is tennis a sport that needs to be cultivated from childhood? Because the force action requirements are very strict, from serving to forehand to backhand and movement, each technical link requires a sense of accumulation over time. If it is not correct, even if the physical talent is excellent, it cannot be transformed into strength.
Considering Gao Wen's height, even if his strength is relatively weak, the downward pressure advantage of his height can bring out enough angles and speed, and the power of his serve should be more than that. The main reason is that his technical movements for serving are not in place - his legs do not push the ground sufficiently and the power is not released at all.
This also wastes the height advantage.
Martin was thinking about how to correct Gawain's serving action. Even without strength training, he could improve the power of his serve. Then, in a flash, Gawain had already served the ball.
Whoosh! A parabola flew high over the net and toward the outer corner of the service area. It was not very fast and did not seem to have much power, but after landing, it spun very fast and continued to pull outward. The high-speed spinning tennis ball rushed toward the outside of the doubles line.
Actually!
Jilong's prediction was wrong. He thought it was a flat serve but it turned out to be an outward spin serve, and he thought it was an inner corner serve but it turned out to be an outer corner serve. Although he was always jumping and moving his feet in the same place, his center of gravity adjustment was still a little slow.
Jilong immediately pulled the racket sideways to his forehand position, and his right hand racket, stretched to the extreme, barely touched the tennis ball. His reaction speed was already amazing, but the strong rotation still prevented the racket face from forming an effective hit.
Snap! The tennis ball flew high into the golden sunshine, and then fell back into the court in Jilong.
“15:0”.
Gawain scores.
Coach Martin showed a hint of admiration in his eyes. Although Gao Wen lacked strength, his serve was very varied. At the moment of contact and release, Gao Wen changed the force of his wrist and racket face. It seemed that it should be a flat serve, but it created a strong outward spin serve.
Gillon did not make the correct judgment, and similarly, Martin did not notice Gawain's hidden changes.
Martin thought that it was quite interesting. It seemed that Gao Wen had indeed been studying and practicing after the end of the autumn season. These playing methods were not seen in the previous four months. It was unknown to what extent Gao Wen had studied them.
In the eyes of many people, tennis is a hard power sport. The suppression of absolute strength such as power, speed and rotation is often irreversible.
Gao Wen once thought so, but in his previous life, after leaving tennis, he watched tennis matches as a spectator, especially the duels between top players. He gradually felt that tennis should be a game of suppression and counterattack. It is not only about playing to one's strengths, but also a contest of mind and spirit.
From tactical arrangements and combinations to grasping the timing of the game, to prediction and calculation, and finally to maintaining momentum and tenacity of will, the game on the spiritual level even occupies a more important position to some extent - of course, the premise is that one's own body and skills can support one's own tactical layout.
Just like a chess game.
The advantages of absolute strength and absolute speed are unquestionable, but they are not irreversible. This is the charm of tennis.
Gao Wen never thought that he would be able to stand on the court again. His understanding and reading of tennis has undergone earth-shaking changes. Now is the opportunity to see if his tennis can really usher in a complete transformation.
Jilong was a little annoyed, mainly because of his own prediction errors. He had completely misjudged the position of Gao Wen's serve. He needed to concentrate himself.
Patting his forehead, Jilong returned to the other side of the court, ready to receive the serve in the first area.
The rules of serving are the same in tennis and table tennis:
When serving for the first time, stand on the right side of the court, which is called "zone one" or "zone two". When serving, you need to serve to the diagonal serving zone, which also means that the receiver stands in zone two.
The second serve comes to the left side of the court, which is called the "second zone" or the "first zone". Correspondingly, the receiver returns to the first zone to face the serve.
And so on.
Every serve and receive requires constant movement back and forth between zone one and zone two.
In the serve and receive phase, if the serve is not touched by the opponent and becomes a dead ball directly, it is called an "ACE"; if the serve goes into the net, out of bounds, etc. after being touched by the opponent, it is called a "direct serve score", or "direct serve score" for short.
Whether it is the former or the latter, this shows the importance of serving, and you can score directly without any confrontation.
Jilong's attention was completely focused, staring at Gao Wen's racket and tossed ball - based on the difference in the tossed ball position and racket angle, he could often predict the landing point of the serve; at the same time, just like in table tennis, he had to stare at the ball and pay attention to its rotation to seize the initiative when receiving the serve.
Push off the ground!
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Push off the ground!
Jilong jumped lightly on the spot to keep his center of gravity active, and then he could see the tennis ball flying quickly towards the middle of the service area.
Flat serve?
Gao Wen is limited by his strength. When he hits the serve with all his strength, the speed of the ball is not fast, which is just the average level of NCAA men's tennis. He does not take advantage of his height at all. For Jilong, receiving the serve is not too challenging.
Push off the ground!
move!
Jilong made some space and prepared to catch the ball with his forehand, but he didn't expect -
Oops!
After the tennis ball landed on the ground, it formed a fast topspin. The seemingly slow speed of the ball actually accelerated after it bounced off the ground and went towards Jilong's position. Before he could completely dodge, the tennis ball was already in front of him, getting bigger and bigger.
Jilong barely turned half of his body to the side, and before his right arm could fully stretch out, his racket had already felt the forward force of the tennis ball. As a last resort, he used the strength of his upper body to forcefully turn and push, knocking the tennis ball back with the racket, and narrowly completing the catch.
Damn it!
Another wrong judgement! (End of this chapter)