Chapter 19: The stalemate is

“40:0”.

In Gao Wen's serve, Jilong didn't find any chance and the whole game was firmly under Gao Wen's control.

However, the serve game is not over yet.

Jilong jumped lightly on the spot, trying to sort out his thoughts.

All the three-pointers just now were completed within three shots, which means that the outcome was decided before the confrontation had time to unfold. It can be clearly felt that Gao Wen was grasping the first three boards and making full use of the advantage of serving to occupy the commanding heights. The subsequent offensive connection was very fast, leaving not much room for Jilong to counterattack.

Although Gawain's serve was not powerful, the hidden changes continued to interfere with Jilong's judgment, suppressing Jilong's rotation space for the first touch of the ball as much as possible.

So, what Jilong needs to do is to at least complete the return ball accurately, and then slow down the rhythm of the confrontation as much as possible, and enter the round-ball mode that he is familiar with and accustomed to. Only in this way can Jilong give full play to his strengths and advantages and form a confrontation.

Bang! Gao Wen served again, this time choosing the inside corner. Jilong's advance judgment was accurately interpreted. He pushed off the ground and flew up, and his two-handed backhand was already in place. The power of the whole body was applied to the swing of the arm. There was no friction on the racket face, and the tennis ball was directly hit back by using the force of the force.

This was a short, flat and quick return. Jilong did not open up the angle or seek depth, but used a light hit to ensure that he could complete the return and return to the court. It was a relatively safe and simple way to return the ball, extending the round as much as possible, and then -

He succeeded.

Whoosh! The return ball was deep enough and fast enough to go to the baseline on the other side of the court. Although it did not open up the angle, it still successfully contained Gao Wen's space for serving and attacking.

However, Gawain's serve still slightly suppressed Jilong's return serve. Jilong was not able to suppress it completely. In addition, Jilong's own return ball added some rotation insurance - to avoid going out of bounds, the return ball landed in the gap between the baseline and the serving area, which still left Gawain room to return.

Gao Wen glanced at Jilong's position with the corner of his eye. Because he received the serve in the inside corner, his body was fully stretched out and his center of gravity was out of place, so there was a gap in the forehand position behind him. At this time, Jilong was also moving his feet quickly on the spot to control his center of gravity, ready to start again at any time.

So, he took small steps to adjust, attacked with his forehand, and quickly attacked diagonally across the court, trying to create a larger angle and hit a return ball.

But Jilong was already prepared. He took small steps to adjust his center of gravity. His accurate prediction allowed him to get to the position in time. His second start speed was very fast. His overall game state was improving rapidly. He also used his forehand to grab the hitting point and completed the shot. Although he did not create an angle, the ball was received very solidly this time and the quality of the return ball was improved.

At this point, it was no longer easy for Gawain to easily find an angle and score quickly.

Because forehand power is not Gawain's strong point, his forehand does not have the ability to kill with one blow. Taking risks in attacking may expose his own gaps. In a flash, Gawain made a judgment and did not continue to attack recklessly, but remained patient in maneuvering.

As a result, the confrontation turned into a round ball. Gao Wen was unable to solve the problem in the first three shots. The two players began to hit the ball in a square pattern with their forehands and backhands, diagonal lines, straight lines, diagonal lines, and the entire hitting line became square. No one could gain the advantage.

Both players were observing and calculating, trying to disrupt their opponents' steps or predictions by arranging the return line, thereby creating gaps.

But how easy is that? Although Jilong is the second singles player and Gao Wen is not even the sixth singles player, Jilong is not an absolute strong player with overwhelming strength, which also means that in the back-and-forth confrontation, it is difficult for anyone to easily score the winning point.

Moreover, Jilong found that Gao Wen worked particularly hard and was very dedicated today. His attention was highly concentrated, and the quality of his defensive returns was deeper and heavier, which to a great extent limited Jilong's chances of grabbing the rising point and attacking.

On at least two occasions, Jilong was close to scoring the winning point, but Gao Wen successfully completed a thrilling save by running hard, covering every corner of the court, and ensuring that the return ball reached near the baseline, thus curbing Jilong's chances of going to the net and playing half-court ball.

Oh! Wow! The spectators on the sidelines of the court let out low exclamations.

It was just a practice match, but Gao Wen worked so hard as if he was injected with chicken blood. He saved all those extreme catches that "it doesn't matter if you give up", and the whole confrontation suddenly became exciting.

No one expected that Gawain could form a stalemate with Jilong and not lose the upper hand in both offense and defense. It was truly eye-opening.

Moreover, Giron, who has been leading the offense continuously, will become a little exhausted. After all, he is the one who is exerting force continuously, but he does not have the ability to exert force continuously like Thompson. He will fail again and again and finally run out of energy. Giron's offense must find gaps to create threats.

After a back and forth battle, it was Jilong that took the lead again.

He knew that he had to create an opportunity before Gawain and make full use of his forehand advantage to end the point. Otherwise, Gawain's excellent mobility would always cover the entire court, and his forehand would lack stamina. A decline in the quality of his return could be the key to Gawain turning the tide.

That was the result Jilong didn't want to see.

So, when Gao Wen returned the tennis ball to Jilong's backhand position again, the speed of the incoming ball was a little slower and the bounce was a little higher, leaving Jilong some time. He did not hesitate and made a prompt decision to make three or four consecutive lateral small steps, quickly returning the ball from his backhand position and forcing a sideways turn to the forehand position.

Push off the ground! Step forward! Jilong pressed forward with his entire body, seized the rising point of the tennis ball's bounce, jumped into the air, swung his forehand directly, and used the full force of his body weight to press down hard.

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Bang! The solid sound of the ball hitting the racket accurately landed on the sweet spot, grabbing the rising point of the tennis ball with the advantage of speed and rhythm, and completing the hit directly without giving the tennis ball enough time to rebound. Before Gao Wen's footsteps were adjusted, Jilong's counterattack had already pushed the tennis ball out.

Then, the tennis ball dragged a long tail like a rocket and flew towards the diagonal area with a sudden acceleration! Whoosh!

whoosh!

Breaking through the air! Like an angry bird, spreading its wings and igniting! It can be seen that Jilong's state has directly improved to a higher level. He accumulated all his energy in one shot, trying to complete a fatal blow, and ended the confrontation of this point cleanly and neatly through this shot.

Oops!

Danger!

(End of this chapter)