Back and forth, back and forth——
It is purely a basic batting warm-up, without any techniques or tricks, just like warming up before a game, the main purpose is to warm up the muscles.
This is very basic for any tennis player, yet the training ground gradually became lively.
One, two, three, four, and then evolved into groups. After hearing the rumor, the crowds came to watch and soon surrounded the training ground in three layers. Even if it was just the most basic and simplest batting warm-up, it was equally attractive and no one wanted to miss it.
This is Gao Wen's current appeal. His charm and style are becoming a new banner for tennis, opening up a different world.
It was obvious that many people came with paper and pens or large tennis balls, and some came wearing the latest Nike jersey that Gavankar wore for Wimbledon, and it was obvious that they were ready to ask for autographs. The scene was bustling with people who could not wait to raise their phones to take photos and videos.
Lively, crowded, crazy.
Who could have thought that just a single appearance, not even coming for training, would cause such a storm on the Westwood campus.
However, Gowen and MacDonald were so focused that they were not affected.
In fact, in the middle part, McDonald was a little distracted and his hitting was obviously out of control, but Gawain quickly formed an oppressive reminder through the control of strength and landing point, and drew McDonald's attention back. The two of them devoted themselves wholeheartedly to warming up and continued to hit the ball.
Gawain is serious about games.
In his opinion, McDonald's only problem is that he is too serious and too earnest. He no longer enjoys and immerses himself in the game. Tennis has become a burden. It's not that he doesn't think but his mind is overloaded with thoughts. This naturally leads to a series of chain reactions and he can't play in good form.
Not to mention the U.S. Championship, even in the training shot just now, McDonald's prediction was a mess.
Now, they just need a little "game" attitude.
After a short warm-up, Gao Wen began to control the line——
Left side. Right side.
Left side. Right side.
The entire route has not changed, it is just a shift from left to right, with some changes in details:
Firstly, the landing point slowly approaches the sideline; secondly, the batting technique keeps changing, including smash, slice, topspin, backspin, slide, and lob. Anyway, every shot is constantly changing.
At the beginning, McDonald was still confused. He thought that Gawain was just here to exercise. Obviously, this was not a formal training. Naturally, he controlled the ball a little bit and kept returning to the middle. He did not mobilize Gawain, which was basically equivalent to feeding the ball -
As a result, Gawain's batting control became more fluid.
Slowly, slowly, McDonald began to fall into a passive position. When he reacted, he tried to reverse the situation by returning the ball, but found that his footsteps and shots could not keep up, and it was difficult to change the line. In the end, the ball returned to the middle area.
Becoming more and more passive.
The situation was completely under Gawain's control.
However, MacDonald was not aware of the anomaly.
Martin, I noticed that a bystander can see more clearly.
Gao Wen's batting technique has been changing, but his line has not. First left, then right, left and right, and left and right, he has never broken the routine.
Is it because Gao Wen doesn't have the ability to change lanes? Obviously not.
It was because Gawain was training and warming up, and was mobilizing McDonald purposefully.
Martin couldn't help but think of the discussion he and Gawain had just had about MacDonald.
Because of the confusion of thoughts, there was no prediction, so he just chased the ball, the whole hitting point became more and more delayed, and it became more and more difficult to shoot. In the end, he was just torturing himself, but he could not turn the situation around. The so-called defense was ineffective defense, waiting in vain for the opponent to make a mistake.
Now, Gao Wen returns to the most basic hitting route in tennis training through control and layout:
running back and forth left and right.
There was no change, just back and forth, back and forth, at both ends of the court.
Players have already developed physical memories of the baseline run back and forth. Each sudden stop, turn, and second start is a conditioned reflex. The brain does not need to predict or plan, it becomes purely an instinct. In this way, they can temporarily put aside the messy thoughts in their minds and focus on hitting the ball.
Although he was still chasing the ball, the overall rhythm and smoothness of the connection were significantly improved. It should have been becoming more and more passive and difficult, but Martin could clearly see that McDonald's hitting quality was slowly rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Although he still cannot escape Gawain's control, the balance of confrontation is slowly returning to equilibrium.
Immediate results!
Martin, eyes full of surprise.
It’s not that Martin didn’t think of this, but the communication between players is slightly different. Moreover, Gawain and McDonald are friends and are more familiar with each other’s personalities. Gawain only used a warm-up training to drag McDonald into a simple rhythm.
Everything returns to the starting point.
McDonald's batting quality, speed, power, ball quality, etc. are all eye-catching.
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Both Martin and Gawain knew that McDonald was a player with solid basic skills. Maybe he was not the best in terms of speed or strength, but his shots were very "honest". His impact and pressure could guarantee a certain quality, and he maintained a balance on both offense and defense.
When the game gets into McDonald's rhythm, his hitting can cause a lot of damage.
Bang! Snap! The tennis ball, back and forth across the court—
McDonald didn't understand what was happening, but he was slowly getting into the game, and even though he was constantly moving between the two ends of the baseline, his shots were becoming smoother and smoother.
Gradually, Gao Wen was able to feel the pressure, and by moving his arms left and right, his strength and speed control at the moment of attack also gradually improved.
Tap, tap, tap.
McDonald's speed has been increased to the extreme. From backhand to forehand, with the body fully extended, he used the power of the sprint to completely throw his body out. He swung his forehand at the extreme position, and the speed of the racket head was increased to a new level, hitting the tennis ball back.
Huh! At the scene, one could clearly hear a cry of surprise.
For training purposes, the quality of the shots in this round was truly eye-opening.
The tennis ball was pushed towards the other side of the court like a rocket, and then McDonald controlled his steps and rushed to the backhand position again. This had formed a conditioned reflex, and his body control was perfect, and the second start was completed quickly.
In his sight, McDonald saw that his return ball had a strong impact and obviously squeezed Gao Wen.
Unfortunately, the return ball still landed in the middle.
Then you can see Gao Wen leaning his upper body back slightly, and using a difficult forehand technique of half rebound and half pull, his forearm and wrist quickly lifted and swung.
Understated and effortless.
Totally effortless.
But the tennis ball came towards McDonald's backhand like a meteor, and then disappeared.
McDonald's speed has been increased to the extreme, but he could only see the tennis ball fall into the blind spot of the big triangle at the backhand baseline. He had no chance at all.
One round, period.