Layout and countermeasures——
The confrontation between Nadal and Gawain began from the serve and receive. Although Nadal's serve was not fast, it was very effective; but Gawain was able to completely restrain Nadal through line control in the narrow space.
This can be seen from Nadal's response.
Although Gawain's return was not fast, Nadal moved into position immediately and hitting the ball was not a problem; but the key point was that Gawain's return had no speed, no power, and no rotation, and it hardly moved forward after landing in the midfield position. Nadal's habitual position of standing about one meter behind the baseline seemed... too far away, and there was a gap between him and tennis.
Naturally, the position of the hitting point is a bit strange, and it is not easy to exert force.
Nadal often needs to borrow strength to exert force on his backhand, but he couldn't borrow strength at this time, and he had to wait for the right time to shoot, so the whole rhythm was a bit strange.
Nadal waited a moment, then struck out with a two-handed backhand, but before striking, he deliberately waited a moment, feinted, delayed his shot, and then struck out again.
Straight line, deep area.
Nadal did not exert his full strength, but pushed the tennis ball behind Gawain. He saw Gawain moving towards the forehand position for defense after receiving the serve, so he deliberately waited for a while, waiting for Gawain to move out, and then pushed the ball back with a straight line.
This straight line does not fly along the sideline or aim at the blind spot at the baseline, but goes straight back along the route of Gao Wen's return ball. Therefore, the line is located just one step away from the center of the court, going straight back and forth.
The line still remains in the middle.
This position is a bit awkward. Gao Wen's footsteps just passed the midpoint of the baseline, and he had to pull back. He had to swing the racket quickly with both hands, and it was difficult to adjust his footsteps. The space between his body and the tennis ball was a bit awkward, so that the swing space was awkward, not too wide or too narrow. In addition, in this position, a rash attack might result in a mistake.
The return ball easily goes into the net or out of bounds.
This requires caution; but the key point is that if you are too careful and cautious, and the quality of the transition ball is not good enough, it may become an opportunity for Nadal.
Nadal would naturally not miss such an opportunity.
The control and game of returning the ball is full of traps.
At this moment, Gawain's on-the-spot handling showed his current strength and high confidence. Such a complex and ambiguous round was not a confrontation between strength and strength, nor a collision between speed and speed, but Gawain's lightning-fast shots were full of imagination.
He paused, bent his knees, squatted, controlled his center of gravity in a horse stance, and slapped the skateboard lightly with his hands against his body.
Slash.
Gao Wen did not choose to be conservative nor fall into a passive position. Instead, he seized this round to launch an attack, using a backhand skateboard to push the ball in a small diagonal line to pursue a landing point. He did not exert force or speed up, and the focus was on the line and the landing point.
The return ball is pushed to the shallow area of the sideline and pressed on the sideline. The position is only half a step forward from the small triangle at the bottom line of the serving area, and the angle is instantly torn apart.
Moreover, there was no force.
The whole shot was very light and simple, and the rhythm increased without exerting force, which also meant that there was no room for the opponent to use the force to his advantage.
The tennis ball flew out like a flash of lightning.
pretty!
The audience who witnessed this goal had to praise Gawain's handling of the ball, which was light and agile, and the collision of inspiration and skill created wonderful sparks.
Then Nadal fell into a passive position.
In the previous shot, Nadal was still planning, trying to contain Gawain's return.
In the next shot, Nadal was pushed into a passive position and ran at full speed.
Run, sprint.
Nadal rode across the court on his Hot Wheels, his speed instantly increasing to the extreme, but even with Nadal's defensive footwork, this ball was visibly passive. The flying and falling of the tennis ball could be clearly seen, and the space for returning the ball disappeared little by little.
Tap, tap, tap.
Nadal, completely focused, his eyes fixed.
In the blink of an eye, he rushed out of the singles line, took a big step forward, braked with his left foot, stretched his upper body infinitely forward, and then released the power without reservation with his forehand like a whip.
Speed up, swing, and hit.
Everything happened in an instant. Nadal's iconic crescent-shaped scimitar appeared out of nowhere. It only took one hit of the narrow space at the head of the racket to complete the impact. The energy released by the friction instantly pulled the tennis ball to fully rotate.
Whoosh. Whoosh whoosh whoosh. Whoosh!
The tennis ball spun at high speed like a boomerang.
The whole audience took a deep breath.
Nadal, as expected of Nadal, not only rushed to complete an extreme shot, but also relied entirely on his upper body strength to hit a straight line when there was no space to hit the ball and no leverage to use.
straight line!
In such a difficult situation and in such a round, Nadal was able to hit a straight line, and his forehand ability was once again fully demonstrated.
Extraordinary, breaking the rules, subverting the situation, reversing passivity, and even gaining the upper hand, this is Nadal.
Exclamation, everyone.
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Gawain was indeed caught off guard. Even though he was fully focused and did not relax at all, and even though he was watching Nadal's movements all the time, this stunning straight shot still broke everyone's expectations. The rolling waves of air came towards him, and his scalp went numb.
——Push off the ground, sprint, and run wildly.
Gawain immediately started to move sideways, but Nadal's exertion under extreme conditions increased his strength and speed, instantly pushing Gawain into an extremely passive position. His feet were barely in place, but he had no space to hit the ball. If he hesitated any longer, the hitting point would cross the horizontal line of his movement, and he would be in the dilemma of hitting the ball from behind.
He needs to take action.
However! Before he made his move, he caught a glimpse of a figure approaching from the corner of his eye.
It's Nadal.
Go online!
In such a passive, chaotic and bad situation, Nadal not only completed an incredible shot, but also controlled his feet to stop and turn quickly in a hurry, and immediately chose to go to the net to put pressure.
The entire transition between offense and defense was smooth, and the layout and game play were even more amazing. People still underestimated Nadal's strength on the hard court.
In an instant, Nadal regained the initiative and controlled the situation.
As soon as the ball was hit, Nadal took the initiative.
As soon as the ball was hit, Gao Wen took the initiative.
As soon as the ball was hit, Nadal took the initiative.
Every touch of the ball is crucial. The collision between conventional and unconventional, force and control is changing the situation all the time, truly interpreting the "ever-changing" situation. The confrontation between you and me enters an unprecedented state.
I couldn't help but hold my breath and stood there like a fool.
Gao Wen caught that figure out of the corner of his eye, but he had no time to adjust, not even to panic. He had to strike at the first possible moment, swinging his racket without stopping to meet the challenge.
Forehand, one block and one hook.
With his steps staggering and floating, he could only rely on his wrist to hook out a diagonal shot, but Gawain had no choice. He could only control the parabola as much as possible, flying close to the net to avoid leaving too much space and giving Nadal a chance to kill the ball in front of the net. This was the only thing he could control.
There's no way, everything happened too fast.
Tennis ball, flying wobbly.