Belushi had just made a shot, and the moment he touched the ball, he realized that the situation was not good. Gao Wen's hidden trap put him in a passive position.
The hitting point, timing, position, height, etc. are all wrong. Naturally, the line and trajectory of the return ball also have problems.
One shot! Just one shot! Gao Wen had already disrupted the balance of the confrontation, causing the situation to fall into chaos, and this shot was a transition ball, not a strong attack.
The changes can be seen at this time. After getting rid of the influence of the ankle sprain, Gao Wen regained his rationality and calmness. The entire batting layout also became clear. Even a seemingly simple shot can create different effects.
This also proves once again that tennis has never been just about power and speed.
In a hurry, Belucic immediately moved to his left side, preparing to return to defense, but he could see a figure on the opposite side of the court in his sight. His light, agile, and lightning-fast movements had no effect on him at all, and he even arrived in time a beat in advance.
Forehand, fully stretched out -
The right leg, as the supporting leg, stands very stably and firmly. Previously, due to concerns about the ankle, the forehand shot was obviously made with less force, but now there is not much impact.
At this moment.
Not only did Gao Wen not slow down, but he sped up. His forehand shot was firm and decisive. Before Belushi could even blink, his racket had already hit the tennis ball hard.
Bang! With a roar, a wave of air surged across Arthur Ashe Stadium.
……straight line.
It was actually a straight line! Gao Wen did not choose to turn the ball back, but aimed at the big triangle on the baseline opposite the straight line. With the swing of the racket, he turned at high speed and then jumped lightly, adding strength, weight and speed.
Tennis, compressed to the extreme, moving at full speed.
Ride the waves!
Keep going forward!
And Bellusic was moving towards his forehand, just in time, and the prediction was accurate, so this means-
The round is not over yet? No.
it's over.
Belucic was moving towards the left, but he was still a little hesitant after reaching the midfield, because Gawain had chosen to return the ball in the same route in his last shot. He was a little hesitant, so he paused and adjusted his moving steps for a moment. When he realized the direction of Gawain's shot, he started moving immediately, pushing his speed to the extreme in an instant, and threw the whole person out.
However.
A little bit slower, but still a little bit slower after all.
Gawain's straight shot was like a cannonball, penetrating Belučić's defense. From slow to fast, from transition to attack, from trap to shot, the whole transition rhythm was absolutely amazing, undoubtedly showing the style of the world's second.
To an outsider, this shot seems ordinary and Gawain scores easily; but to an insider, this shot is the real inner strength.
This is precisely the difference between ordinary excellent players and absolutely top players.
Insurmountable.
"40:AD".
The break point is coming.
...buzz buzz buzz.
Arthur Ashe Stadium was in a state of confusion. Outsiders could only watch the excitement and had no idea what was happening on the stadium.
Yet, this is what happened.
Belucic missed two game points and instead lost three points in a row to give away a break point.
Even if you know nothing about tennis, you can feel the crisis approaching at this moment.
Belušić is a bit tight-fisted, but the player’s greatest strength is his stability, he will not be easily shaken or collapsed.
On break point, the serve went in.
Moreover, the left-handed player's signature weapon, the second zone outside corner, made his debut.
Although he was caught by Gao Wen in the outside corner of the second zone last time, Belushi did not waver and was very determined. He aimed at the outside corner and shot.
At this time, Belushi has also taken out his trump card.
The speed of the ball was not fast, about 180 kilometers per hour, with strong topspin and sidespin, but this time the landing point had to be very accurate, hitting half the outside edge of the sideline.
Everyone at the scene gasped, thinking the ball had gone out of bounds.
But Gao Wen did not waver. His intuitive judgment was that he should cross the line accurately, and he pulled his feet out at the first moment without any hesitation.
Such an outside corner serve is still an unsolvable problem even if one's judgment is accurate, unless the opponent fails to control the outside corner serve well. But this time Belucic's serve was indeed excellent. It was still spinning strongly outwards after landing, and it had a strong topspin, bouncing high and spinning.
Gawain was highly focused.
While moving his feet, his eyes were still observing the rotation and parabola of the tennis ball. In a blink of an eye, his body had been pulled out of the singles line and was quickly approaching the doubles line. However, he still needed to keep moving forward, as the hitting point was already diagonally above his head.
This also means that Gao Wen has very little space left to hit the ball and swing the racket.
Belushi gave Gawain a difficult problem.
But see.
Gawain kicked his foot, supported his body with his left leg, and changed his two-handed backhand into a one-handed backhand. The more critical the moment, the more focused and calm he became. In the rolling heat waves all over the sky and the ground, he chopped down from top to bottom with his backhand.
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Cutting.
Gao Wen did not choose to force a hit, but chose to cut.
The tennis ball was heavy and thick. The sticky, hot air pulled it downwards quickly, and it fell rapidly in a straight line from the upper left side of Gawain's head.
change.
Rotate.
High speed rotation.
With an incident angle of five degrees, the ball flew along a small diagonal line toward the big triangle on the right baseline of Belučić, and finally created a straight line hitting effect.
Huh.
The whole stadium was silent. From the serve that seemed to be out of bounds to Gao Wen's wild imagination, the tense atmosphere made everyone hold their breath at the same time.
Belushi's movement was a bit heavy.
Weather factors are partly to blame, but the main reason is accidents.
He was guessing at Gawain's batting route, but he had never guessed this one.
The straight line once again tore out a passage with the force of splitting Mount Hua, subverting Belushi's prediction.
Belucic's steps staggered into place, but he had already missed the hitting point, and his stance, racket swing and other movements all seemed awkward.
He barely blocked the shot with a two-handed backhand, rebounded the ball, and retrieved the tennis ball.
However, the racket face was not controlled stably and the parabola could not be suppressed.
Slowly, the flying curve of the tennis ball rises up——
The only thing to be thankful for was that on the other side of the court, Gao Wen was in an even more embarrassing state. His entire body rushed out of the doubles line, his center of gravity was thrown out, and after a sudden stop and turn, he pulled his body back and returned to the court again.
This back and forth control took up a lot of time. Even though Belučić's return ball went up, Gawain had already missed the chance to get to the net.
Between adding and subtracting, Gawain and Belucic barely maintained their offensive and defensive balance, and neither of them was able to gain the upper hand. But from this situation, as the passive party receiving the serve, Gawain had already turned the situation around for himself and was back to the same starting line in the round confrontation.
and!
Gao Wen was not prepared to be conservative. A gleam of determination flashed in his eyes. He took small steps continuously and opened up his forehand early.
Draw the bow, accumulate strength, and step forward.
His eyes were fixed on the tennis ball without moving, and he pressed down with his forehand in the direction of his body's movement.
Attack!