Chapter 18 Serve and attack

Damn it!

Alarm bells were ringing in Jilong's mind and his judgment was wrong again. His judgment on rotation and force was not accurate enough, and he was in a panic at the last moment.

The ball was obviously not going fast, but it contained hidden tricks. Jilong's judgment was inaccurate and his reaction was not timely. He was at a disadvantage before he even touched the ball. This was not a good thing.

But there was no time to think now, because it was a close serve, and without any advance judgment, his feet could not create enough space. He barely turned his body sideways and used the strength of his upper limbs to complete the shot in a stiff state. Then the next second, Jilong was ready to return to his position.

However--

Too slow! Jilong had just adjusted his center of gravity and barely managed to stand on his feet. Before he could even start his small steps, he could already see Gawain's tall body pressing forward quickly, spreading his wings like Batman, and his tall body covering the front court.

Tap, tap, tap! In just three or five steps, Gao Wen had already entered the serving area, his feet moving forward, forming a tight pressure in the front court.

Jilong's return was squeezed and he couldn't complete the return action. Naturally, the tennis ball that flew back had no quality, was high and floating, and wobbled over the net and fell towards the center of the court.

Gao Wen's timely follow-up and close connection have completely blocked the line in front of the net. A forehand covering and pressing shot, a volley without waiting for the tennis ball to hit the ground, quickly and cleanly covered the tennis ball.

Bang! The tennis ball hit the empty space behind the service line and before the baseline, landed in the gap of Jilong's forehand, and flew towards the audience stands with a whoosh.

Jilong stood in place, and hadn't even fully adjusted his center of gravity, so naturally he was unable to react. He could only watch the tennis ball fly out.

"30:0".

The opening of the mini duel was a bit unexpected. Gao Wen, who was often considered to have a "weak serve", used changes in rotation to disrupt Jilong's predictions twice in a row. He scored two points in just three touches of the ball, and Jilong was not even able to launch an effective counterattack.

huff.

huff.

Jilong's breathing was a little disordered. It was more because he was restless than tired from exercise - his prediction of receiving serves was wrong for two consecutive times. Although Gao Wen did not serve an ace, the advantage he established through serving was enough to score and quickly end the battle.

This is clearly not the style of play that Geelong is used to.

Concentrate! Jilong patted his forehead and reminded himself again that Gao Wen seemed to be particularly active today, and he had to get into the state as soon as possible.

Bang! Forehand outside corner serve!

Flat serve!

Correct judgment!

When receiving the serve for the third time, Jilong finally made the correct prediction. He took small steps to adjust his body in the first place, moved sideways to his right hand, fully extended his right hand holding the racket, hit the ball with his forearm quickly, turned his waist smoothly, and poured all the strength of his upper limbs into the racket to complete the swing.

Bang! Hit the ball right!

Jilong made full use of his skill of using the opponent's force to play against the ball, concentrating all the power of Gao Wenping's serve on the tennis ball, and returned it at a faster speed. With a light pull of his rapidly vibrating forearm, the tennis ball rushed forward with all his strength in the diagonal direction.

The diagonal line is actually Gao Wen's forehand! The problem is that Gao Wen serves from the first zone. After serving, he needs to return to his position and adjust. The direction of his body's center of gravity often stops in the middle for a moment. If he fails to make a timely judgment, his position will be half a beat slower, and the forehand area can be regarded as a return ball.

Apparently, Jilong tried to disrupt Gawain’s center of gravity by turning back to land.

but!

Gao Wen also made preparations in advance. After serving, he adjusted his steps and immediately moved sideways to his right hand, staring at Jilong's movements intently. His burning focus shifted from Jilong's forehand to the high-speed flying tennis ball. In the area between the doubles lines, he successfully predicted the landing point of the tennis ball.

Step forward!

Lean in! Press!

The power is transferred from the soles of the feet through the knees to the waist. With a turn and push, the back and arm muscles are completely tensed, and the racket is swung faster.

Touch the ball!

dessert!

shock!

At the moment when the racket pushes the tennis ball, the forearm speeds up, the speed of the racket retracting is significantly improved, the speed of the racket head rises to a higher level, and the hitting action is completed with a closing-door-style retracting. The tennis ball that was flying diagonally and quickly is forcibly changed into a straight line, and the speed is increased again to a higher level.

whoosh.

Bang.

The tennis ball hits the deep straight line area directly.

state.

The tennis ball hit the backboard at the back of the court with a hollow sound.

When Jilong realized that Gao Wen tried to change his line and hit the straight line, his footsteps were already slow, and he had to cross the entire half court to chase the tennis ball.

In any ball sport, chasing the ball without anticipation is impossible at human speed.

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The same is true now.

Before Jilong had time to run across half the court, the tennis ball had already landed, bounced, bounced twice, and became a dead ball.

huff.

huff.

Jilong was breathing heavily, with a bright gleam in his eyes.

It was not so much that there was a problem with his prediction, but rather that none of his next moves escaped Gao Wen's calculations. It was like in a chess game, when his next move and the next one after that all fell into his opponent's expectations, his opponent would be able to complete the layout five steps in advance and gain the upper hand little by little.

In the first three points of the game, Gao Wen completely took the initiative. His two serves and one forehand were not difficult or high-risk shots - they could even be said to be easy and simple. However, Jilong's counterattacks ran directly into the opponent's arms and failed to create any waves.

Before he had time to adjust his breathing, he had already lost three points.

This is the greatest charm of tennis. No matter how strong you are, in your own serving game, because you have the advantage of serving, the player can take the initiative.

Especially in men's competitions, unlike the relatively soft serve of women, men's serve can often establish more advantages through speed, power and rotation, and the tactical layout of the first three shots can be fully utilized.

"40:0".

In a blink of an eye, Gao Wen had already scored two points again, and both times were by serving and attacking. He established an advantage through changes in his serve, and the subsequent attack connection in the second shot was very good. Then Gao Wen had already got the game point in his own serve, and three in a row; in contrast, Jilong did not get a single point and seemed a little slow to warm up.

A little surprised.

However, it is not uncommon in tennis matches. On the contrary, it should be said to be a normal phenomenon. Just like in table tennis, in a close combat, there are countless possibilities for each point. Winning four points in a row or losing four points in a row cannot be said to be a surprise. People including McDonald are waiting to see how Giron responds.

Gurgling.

Gurgling.

The atmosphere on the court has subtly changed. The other players are staring at the court excitedly, and it seems that the air is boiling as well.

(End of this chapter)