It is true that Zverev is not afraid of backspin balls, but the point is that tennis is not black and white, and the same backspin ball also hides many details.
Just like this return ball in front of me——
In the previous ball, Gawain chose to hit the ball lightly, with topspin, along a straight line, but the landing point was a little shallow, so Zverev moved his feet slightly forward, almost stretching his body to reach the ball.
For this ball, Gawain chose to exert force and combine it with backspin, also along a straight line, but the landing point was already close to the baseline, so the whole squeezing and impact were completely different. At the same time, the backspin ball also drilled into the ground, so that Zverev's position was squeezed. He was tall and strong, and couldn't squat down at all.
In other words, Gawain took advantage of Zverev's physical condition and set a trap.
This is the power of layout and the precision of control. It does not require big moves, but it inadvertently pushes Zverev into the abyss.
Ah! Zverev's strength from deep in his dantian burst out, and he drew the racket early with his forehand, but he soon realized that his footsteps were being squeezed, and even if he drew the racket early, it was still too late.
This is the real hidden needle in cotton wool, which has pushed Zverev into a desperate situation without making a sound.
His steps became disorderly, and he hurriedly raised his forehand to hit the ball, trying to pull up the backspin ball from bottom to top, but his body center of gravity was directly overturned, and he staggered backwards.
Oops!
Oops, oops, oops!
Zverev quickly adjusted his steps, and there was no time to think -
It was clearly a head-on collision, but why did he fall into a passive position? Not to mention exerting force, in the end he could only rely on the feel of his hand to hit the tennis ball back. He was facing a crisis before he could even realize it.
Because he needed to focus on Gawain's next shot.
With continuous small steps to adjust and the center of gravity of the body leaning to the left, the entire backhand court has been cleared. Gawain only needs one shot to push Zverev further into the abyss.
Left side?
really!
Zverev was delighted: I guessed it right.
It can be seen from the sight that after Gao Wen made continuous adjustments, he turned sideways and hit a backhand forehand shot, pushing the tennis ball over lightly and nimbly.
Zverev is moving in the right direction.
But just as he took a step forward, Zverev realized that Gawain's shots were not very accurate.
It seems that in order to compress the rhythm, Gao Wen increased the speed of his sideways forehand shots, so the line and landing point were not pursued to the extreme.
Gao Wen returned a backhand diagonal shot from the middle, but the angle was not completely torn apart.
Zverev, who was originally preparing to sprint with all his strength, had to brake suddenly and stop in the middle near the left half of the court.
Chance!
Zverev's eyes lit up, the chance to reverse the situation was right in front of him. He quickly led the racket with both hands backhand, obviously pressing his body forward, preparing to exert force.
Ahaha!
Seeing where the incoming ball was going to land, Zverev became more active and more eager, because Gawain's return ball didn't land too deep and there was no squeezing effect at all.
Zverev's two-handed backhand was more aware of the situation, and he obviously increased his speed and strength, preparing to push deep into the middle to squeeze out Gao Wen.
Bang! There was a crisp sound when the racket strings hit the tennis ball, solid and accurate. He braked suddenly during high-speed movement to control his steps and complete the attack. From these details, we can see Zverev's physical talent. He has turned the situation around and was about to continue the stalemate.
"Out of bounds!"
The baseline referee called out again.
Zverev's swing remained in mid-air and he was stunned.
How is that possible?
This was the second time in this game that his shot was called out, but how could it be possible? He had given up three break points the first time, so would he give up his serve the second time?
No! Impossible! Zverev raised his right hand and chose the Hawkeye challenge.
After announcing the challenge, Zverev turned to look for his player box, but this was not an easy task because there were too many boxes in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
For a moment, he was a little confused, spreading his hands, his eyes full of confusion.
He doesn't understand.
"Zverev chose Hawkeye to challenge, left court, baseline, initially ruled - out of bounds."
The referee's voice came, but was drowned out in an instant.
The entire Arthur Ashe Stadium seemed noisy and boring to watch. In fact, this game was still not good to watch. Zverev made too many mistakes, and the confrontation and tug-of-war did not reach a stalemate; but the waves finally appeared, and the balance of the game seemed to be finally broken.
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Then, one by one, everyone couldn't control themselves and started to make a noise, discussing whether the ball was in bounds or out of bounds.
The picture quickly appeared on the big screen.
Out of bounds.
Moreover, the deviation was not just a little bit, the ball went out of bounds completely, which was very obviously out of bounds. There was no point in challenging it with Hawkeye at all.
Boo! The audience booed and immediately started to criticize Zverev. The results of the two Hawkeye challenges in this game were very obvious and outrageous. The referee's decision was accurate and there was no controversy or confusion. Zverev's Hawkeye challenge seemed petty.
So, he didn't trust the referee? Boo! The audience, who had finally caught some waves, could no longer hold back their emotions and booed one after another. But from the smiles on their faces, it was clear that they were just joining in the fun and were not really booing Zverev.
But for Zverev, it makes no difference.
"2:3".
Gawain, ahead.
Although Zverev saved two break points, he was unable to escape the third and gave away his serve with a mistake.
But what is going on?
Not only Zverev, but also the audience at Arthur Ashe Stadium were full of questions: Why did the situation suddenly change after the first four games were so uneventful? "... Zverev was just too excited."
"In competitive sports, not being excited enough is a bad thing, and being too excited is also a bad thing."
"The two mistakes at '0:30' and '30:40' in this round are actually the same reason."
"Zverev was too excited. He wanted to exert too much force, put too much pressure, and control the situation too much. Instead, he failed to suppress the trajectory of the return ball. Both times he went out of bounds, he used too much force. It was basically the same mistake that ruined his serve twice."
"You can tell from Gao Wen's control of the ball's landing point that he also noticed this."
"So, Gawain's shots were a combination of deep and shallow, alternating between light and heavy, and even deliberately leaving some flaws. Zverev was anxious to seize the opportunity and reverse the situation with a beautiful attack, but the entire shot control was obviously excessive, and coupled with Gawain's conscious guidance, the return balls kept going out of bounds."
"In the technical statistics, these two points were unforced errors by Zverev, but personally, they were errors caused by Gawain after he set a trap."
"Zverev needs to calm down now, otherwise the match will soon fall into the rhythm that Gawain is familiar with."