"30:40".

District 2.

Calm and focused, Gao Wen was not affected. He did not care about the recent incident or Djokovic's ACE, but only focused on the point in front of him.

Tap tap tap.

With a stomping of his feet, his calves seemed to be stepping on springs, and his body rushed towards the forehand position, and he soared into the air with a big stride.

First shot, inside corner, T point, speed 185 kilometers per hour.

For the second consecutive serve, Djokovic showed his amazing point control ability and hit the T-spot in the second zone. The similar route, similar landing point and similar speed were almost copy and paste, but he created different effects in different serving areas, improving his serving condition at the critical moment.

Between the game and prediction, Gao Wen bought a little time this time, just a moment of conditioned reflex, but he had already gained the space to make a move.

Forehand, pull, collision.

Bang.

The tennis ball quickly shot out with a strong reaction force, flying along a straight line at a slight angle of fifteen degrees, with the focus on depth.

With the collision, Gawain consciously applied topspin to ensure the depth of the return ball, hoping to limit Djokovic's connection as much as possible.

It was deep, but still not enough, and there was still one step away from the baseline. At this time, the threat of Djokovic's serve could be seen, and there was basically no room for Gao Wen to operate. Therefore, Djokovic still won the opportunity to connect the attack in the second shot, and he quickly attacked with his forehand.

Slash, sweep.

Djokovic also took a big step and pushed the ball out with his forehand at the first opportunity, quickly pushing the tennis ball to the blind spot on the sideline on the forehand side of Gao Wen.

Gao Wen, this is exactly what he wanted.

Take a step forward to receive the serve at the forehand position, and in the next step continue to lean forward and move quickly sideways to the right.

In just a few long strides, Gao Wen has already gained space to swing the racket and time to hit the ball in the forehand position. Early on, one can see his forehand fully opened like a roc spreading its wings. With the inertia of the sprint run, his feet slightly leave the ground and become airborne. At first glance, it is the standard posture of Houyi shooting the sun.

Make an effort?

So, straight line or diagonal line?

Djokovic's alarm bells immediately rang. Based on past experience, Gawain should have broken the balance at this time and overturned the offense and defense with a forehand straight line.

With a push and a step, Djokovic rushed towards the backhand position.

Then, Gawain took action——

Strength? Correct.

Straight line? Wrong.

Slash? Wrong.

Gawain stretched out his whole body, and swept his forehand horizontally, but he did not increase the angle. Instead, he aimed at the wide space in the central area, and hammered at the middle of the court on Djokovic's backhand side with a small diagonal line at an incident angle of 30 degrees, intercepting the opponent's moving route.

Boom! Djokovic was caught off guard.

His moving feet are sprinting towards the left end of the court, but now he may collide head-on with the tennis ball if he takes two or three steps ahead.

If you keep moving forward at the same speed, you will go too far; if you slow down and stop, you may get into a "car accident".

The control of speed and footwork was instantly caught in the hurricane. Although Djokovic could definitely complete the shot, the quality was difficult to guarantee.

What to do? Djokovic being Djokovic, he didn’t slow down, but continued running, rushing past his head, switching from backhand to forehand, and then wrapping his forehand behind him.

It all depends on the feel.

But this is what Djokovic is best at. On the one hand, it is his body flexibility, which allows him to turn around and hit the ball even when he runs too far ahead; on the other hand, it is the baseline ball, and he can quickly wrap and push the ball in the moment of brief contact, and silently dissolve the tail force of his opponent's shot.

Light, simple, like a breeze.

Djokovic's body looked a little awkward, but his hitting action was extremely simple. He glanced at the diagonal line and used the force to complete the return.

The tennis ball flew lightly and nimbly toward the sideline of Gao Wen's backhand.

Moreover, the shallow area falls in the small triangle position at the bottom line of the serving area, which is equivalent to the level of serving from the outer corner of the second zone.

Wow! The whole audience was amazed. Djokovic's return showed exquisite control and brilliant ideas in a critical situation, which turned the situation around in an instant.

Is this a shift from defense to offense?

To be precise, this should be both offense and defense, neither absolutely passive nor absolutely active, but maintaining the threat of returning the ball in a strong collision.

The next second, Djokovic's body continued to move forward, and he used his left leg to make an emergency brake to control his body, quickly pulling his center of gravity back, and returning to the center of the court to defend.

At the same time, Djokovic stared at Gawain’s figure running across the court, turning into a blue whirlwind, leading the racket early with a two-handed backhand and setting up a turret.

Judging from past experience, especially from the last semi-final against Federer, Gawain should choose to use a two-handed backhand to force the ball and aim to hammer in a straight line in the blind spot.

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Djokovic immediately sprinted to the right, but just as he started, he watched the tennis ball coming towards him.

Literally, aim for the face.

For the second consecutive shot, instead of tearing the angle, Gao Wen aimed at the direction where Djokovic was moving, chose a midpoint, and hit the tennis ball hard and deep.

Moreover, this time Gao Wen obviously predicted Djokovic's diagonal shot choice and moved in advance, gaining a little time and space. The entire shot control was also more precise, and the two-handed backhand return hit directly on the baseline.

Linesman: In bounds.

Esdraki: Within the boundaries.

Generally speaking, in such a tense, anxious and thrilling confrontation, the referee will also make some gestures to confirm the linesman's decision and emphasize his position in front of the players to minimize controversy.

Huh.

Amidst the exclamations, Djokovic was killed unexpectedly for the second time in a row.

This time, Djokovic's starting speed was a little slower, so he simply slowed down, and let inertia and centrifugal force pull his body forward. Before his body squeezed the tennis ball, he hit the ball with his forehand, and awkwardly and urgently sent the tennis ball flying over the net.

However, the quality of the return ball was not satisfactory.

Djokovic's alarm bells were ringing.

--patience.

This was the biggest change in Gao Wen's two or three games. By controlling the depth of the return ball, he did not easily open the line, but continued to suppress through the layout of the return ball line. The layered impact was both squeezing and interference, continuously destroying Djokovic's intentions.

Originally, Djokovic is not a player with a strong desire to attack like Federer and Wawrinka. Once he is squeezed, his conditioned reflex is to wrap the tennis ball and push it back, then restrict his opponent through line layout, and wait for opportunities to counterattack.

So Djokovic's shots are getting more and more.

Now, Gawain just needs to remain patient and push Djokovic into his comfort zone little by little.

But is that all?

When it comes to game of strategy, the key is the variety and unpredictability of tactics. It is not a game of strategy if you only have one trick to conquer the world.

Gao Wen’s tactical strategy is naturally not that simple.

So, after two consecutive unexpected hits, is the next shot ready to be a killer?