Chapter 1960: Battle without oxygen
- Opportunity!
Seeing that Gawain had two consecutive forehand slices, gaining some breathing time to adjust from the chaos of the previous point and the unexpected serve in this point, Djokovic did not hesitate to take the lead in attacking.
After all, it was Gawain's match point and Djokovic had no choice.
"ah!"
Djokovic was also at the end of his strength. The physical limit that had been delayed again and again finally began to explode. The confrontation in the previous point had an even greater impact on him than Gawain, but he had no way out. He had to try to seize the opportunity when he saw it, otherwise the situation would be even worse.
So, Djokovic once again made a concerted effort, squeezing the last bit of energy from his body.
"Ugh!"
Djokovic, come on.
Here, use both hands to hit a straight backhand shot, aiming for a big triangle hammer shot at the baseline.
Over there, forehand cutting, diagonal, pushing into the gap.
Here, forehand diagonal "inside-out", continuous attack.
There, forehand cutting, middle, pushing deep area.
Here, he turns sideways and hits a forehand backhand diagonal shot, exerting continuous force and aiming to hammer the sideline.
Over there, he crossed the court, hit the ball backhand with both hands, continued to cut, and continued to move middle.
The situation is subtle and strange.
Djokovic has been exerting force and Gao Wen has been cutting.
Djokovic has been speeding up, while Gawain has been slowing down.
The positions of the two players... seemed to be swapped, and not just swapped positions. The tension of the entire round of confrontation was always present. In completely different ways, Djokovic was trying to break the deadlock, while Gawain was trying to lay out a plan, and the two players were entangled in a tit-for-tat confrontation.
but!
Gawain's five consecutive slices were so bizarre and amazing that the Arthur Ashe Stadium was stunned and unable to react for a moment.
and!
Gawain succeeded, and when he cut for the fifth consecutive shot, Djokovic finally ran out of energy.
Don't forget that Djokovic is not the type who is good at taking the initiative. He continued to attack with all his strength, but gradually became exhausted.
At this time, facing Gawain's cut again, Djokovic finally couldn't hold on anymore. He turned his body sideways and barely made a forehand shot, pushing it along a straight line to the deep area, trying to use such a transition ball to limit Gawain; but it was a different scene for Gawain.
Chance!
With a series of small steps, Gao Wen successfully got into position and used the force to hammer with his forehand without hesitation.
Push flat.
Make an effort.
straight line.
Gao Wen did not change the route, but followed Djokovic's route and pushed the ball back in a straight line in the middle of his right half of the court.
Be straightforward.
Hit the wall head-on.
"Straight Line VS Straight Line 2.0".
"Forehand VS Backhand 3.0".
"Straight Line VS Straight Line 4.0".
Again! Again and again! In fact, the line has always been on the same track, that is, Gawain's forehand and Djokovic's backhand are in confrontation. Even the hitting line has not changed much, that is, the middle of Gawain's right half court and the middle of Djokovic's left half court, just like a canal channel.
However, the two players were constantly changing, with depth, rotation, rhythm, etc., on the same line, entangled with their opponents and forming a confrontation.
Looks simple, but actually tense——
Round, entangled again.
A subtle stalemate, like a slow cooker over low heat, slowly built up the atmosphere at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and then the entire stadium entered an anaerobic state together.
After ten rounds, Djokovic hit a two-handed backhand diagonal shot, and Gawain hit a two-handed backhand diagonal moon shot to narrowly control the baseline and resolve the crisis.
In the seventeenth round, Gawain hit a two-handed backhand diagonal shot to create an angle again, and Djokovic slid and split to save the ball with a diagonal shot in the dead corner to complete the counterattack.
The stalemate continued, with both players looking for opportunities, but their opponents always fought back with superior skills, further leading to a stalemate.
Arthur Ashe Stadium fell into a blank, all thoughts and ideas were wiped out, and it watched the flying tennis ball like a robot.
In the 29th round, Djokovic took the lead in opening the angle with his forehand, but Gawain opened the angle further with his forehand and continued to hammer with force, with a forehand explosion that sped up instantly and became difficult instantly. His three consecutive attacks were continuous and layered, like waves that hit him on the head.
Djokovic was on the verge of collapse, but he relied on the force of the ball to complete an incredible change of direction, breaking free from the suppression and turning the situation around.
The whole audience exclaimed.
In the 43rd round, Djokovic launched a surprise attack from the backhand position, aiming at the two endpoints of Gao Wen's baseline and launching a full-scale attack. He hit the dead corner at the left end and the dead corner at the right end, relying entirely on controlling the line and landing point of the ball, forcing Gao Wen to run all over the court. The attack one shot after another made Gao Wen embarrassed.
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Gawain was running back and forth around the baseline like an ant, his staggering steps almost unable to support him, but he relied on a backhand cut in a straight line to press the dead corner of the baseline, restricting Djokovic's forehand swing, so that the quality of his return ball declined and he regained some breathing space.
The whole audience was dumbfounded.
incredible!
Unbelievable!
The two players have completely entered an anaerobic state. Before each attack, they not only need to plan, but also need to accumulate strength. The round is completely stuck in a quagmire; but the key point is that when one side launches an attack, the other side can always keep up with the rhythm to resolve the crisis, once again pushing the confrontation to a new level.
Moreover, this is match point.
Match point!
On the match point, the duel between the world's number one and the world's number two easily lasted for more than forty shots. These were not the forty shots of feeding the ball to each other in the practice match, but forty shots of calculation and game, attack and defense. This was the real Huashan Sword Contest, and both players had performed to the extreme.
It was so intense, really so intense, that the entire Arthur Ashe Stadium was almost melting.
The stalemate continues.
Huh! There was a cry of surprise, as Gawain used both hands to backhand and launch another surprise attack.
Huh! The exclamation rose, because Gawain directly turned sideways and attacked with a forehand to open up the angle.
Wow! Djokovic was stunned. He hit a magical forehand shot. Under the condition of rebound, he made a circle and incredibly sent the tennis ball back to the dead corner of the baseline of Gao Wen's forehand position.
Press line.
In this round, I don’t know how many times I have crossed the line, and as the round progresses, the thrill and excitement increase exponentially.
In the previous second, Gawain was still attacking continuously, and in the next second, Djokovic's return put Gawain in a passive position.
Gao Wen had no time to retreat and refused to retreat. He barely hit the ball with his forehand at his feet, using the pull to rub the tennis ball, but he could not control the depth of the return ball.
Djokovic did not hesitate to attack directly, jumped into the air, hammered with his forehand, aimed at Gao Wen's forehand baseline big triangle and hit it repeatedly.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Even after so many shots, even after entering a completely anaerobic state, Djokovic still burst out with energy instantly.
Gao Wen was in a very awkward situation. He had no time to retreat. He stopped and turned suddenly, and then returned to his forehand, ready to defend. He hit a low rebound ball near his feet for the second time in a row, but the situation was completely different. The force came at him in layers.
The center of gravity that had not yet stabilized and the slightly trembling knees could not withstand the impact of the force and air waves, and it seemed that he was about to be directly overturned -
My steps are unsteady.
(End of this chapter)