"6:5".
The O2 Stadium, everything is quiet, watching with bated breath -
In the entire stadium, the only sound was the muffled sound of Djokovic bouncing the ball. The surge of adrenaline burned in his blood vessels. He subconsciously clenched his fists, feeling the heat and wetness on his fingertips. Then he realized that his palms were soaked with sweat, but he was still out of breath.
The situation is as tense as ever, just like every previous "Gaode Judgment". The outcome of the battle will never be known until the last moment.
Especially when you realize the importance of this point, which not only determines the outcome of a game, but also plays a watershed role in the era of giants, the mixed emotions of tension and excitement, uneasiness and excitement make people's mouths dry, their hearts beat faster, and there is a roar on their eardrums.
Djokovic needs to seize this serve opportunity, otherwise...
After a full eighteen rallies, Djokovic finally served.
District 2.
Inner angle.
Gao Wen, not surprised.
Like him, Djokovic also consciously broke through from Gawain's forehand. Although Djokovic's return distribution points were still more even, in the critical moment of the shot, Djokovic tended to build an advantage by exerting pressure from the forehand, and the tactics of the two players collided head-on.
The key point is that even if Gao Wen is mentally prepared, Djokovic's serve quality is good enough to still suppress him.
Everything depends on on-the-spot reaction.
Gao Wen kicked the ground and flew out, hitting the opponent with his forehand.
Fortunately, after continuous hammering on the forehand, he has found the feel for receiving the serve. In a flash, he wrapped the tennis ball and pushed it into the deep area in a straight line. Although Djokovic's serve was of such excellent quality that Gao Wen had no way to exert force, the depth was maintained well.
Bang. Bang.
After two solid hitting sounds, one after the other, the tennis ball had returned to Djokovic, in less than half a step, at a very fast speed.
Djokovic did not fully recover his standing position, his feet could not be adjusted, and he naturally could not swing his racket, so he had to shoot subconsciously.
With his upper body slightly leaning back and a forehand skate, Djokovic made the right choice in a split second and attacked with a forehand diagonal shot.
Middle road, small diagonal line, aiming at the sideline, continue to suppress the forehand, continue to tear open the angle, do not give Gao Wen any breathing time, must move quickly -
Chasing the ball.
For Gao Wen, getting his footwork in place was not a problem, but the connection between the three shots was very tight and smooth, and Gao Wen had no way to adjust.
Naturally, the swing action tends to fall into inertia.
Simply put, if Gao Wen wants to change the line, he will not have enough space to swing the racket. Most likely, he will habitually choose to hit the diagonal line.
The alarm is sounded.
Before Gawain even finished the shot, his concentration was already tense, and he glanced at Djokovic from the corner of his eye.
No internet access.
Gao Wen originally thought that Djokovic might go all out at a crucial moment in a crucial score, so he would need to remain alert when returning the ball.
But now it seems that Djokovic did not act according to Gawain's prediction, which means that Gawain is temporarily unable to grasp the situation.
Push off the ground, swing the racket, and hit.
It was a diagonal line, of course. Gawain did not risk changing the line forcibly. Changing the line with such a slim chance was basically equivalent to blindly doing it, which was not Gawain's style. He chose to use the power of Djokovic's skateboard to cleverly use the force and also skate back.
However, this skateboard forehand shot did not create an angle, but instead focused on the depth, aiming at the blind spot in the big triangle at the baseline.
While hitting the ball, Gao Wen adjusted himself, and after a quick stop and turn, he pulled to the left, quickly returning to his position, looking for a defensive position.
At this moment, Gawain noticed a detail -
Djokovic's position.
Players like Djokovic and Nadal do not mind stepping back to create space for defense, because their defensive ability is indeed outstanding. Even if they lose their position and fall into the dilemma of passive defense, they can use defense to contain their opponents and find a gap to turn defense into offense.
So, starting from the tenth game, Gao Wen has been using deep shots to push Djokovic back.
But this time, Djokovic did not do so.
What does this mean?
The alarm is further sounded.
Gao Wen was highly focused. He moved and observed at the same time, taking in every movement on the court and catching Djokovic's hitting action at the first moment.
One step forward, one grab at the point.
Forehand attack.
Racket head speed increases instantly.
straight line!
Djokovic launched the attack without hesitation. Compared with the light and relaxed skateboard shot, the power, speed and rhythm of this shot were comprehensively improved.
Moreover, it was not a wrap-around shot, but a flat shot, a powerful flat shot with full force released. The continuous attack of hard bridge and hard horse showed the ability of the world's best.
Bang! Along with the sound of the ball hitting the ground, Gao Wen's steps towards the backhand position also accelerated.
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Here, Gawain was moving sideways quickly.
On the other side, Djokovic was also making rapid progress.
At the first moment, Gao Wen caught Djokovic's figure stepping up and applying pressure along with the stroke.
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Sure enough, Djokovic went to the net.
Now, all doubts have been explained. The alarm has been sounded and the situation has been turned upside down in a flash.
The situation is completely different.
Fortunately, Gawain sounded the alarm early and was fully focused. As he moved across the field on his Hot Wheels, he had a clear view of the situation.
Tap, tap, tap.
—Tennis ball, straight, fast, heavy and flat.
——Djokovic has approached the net, his energy concentrated on his dantian, and he has blocked all the routes in front of the net.
Although Gawain was on full alert and reacted promptly, everything happened too quickly. The turbulent changes and surging pressure were all compressed into less than a second. The layers of impact and pressure had already swallowed up Gawain with their fangs and claws, and overwhelming darkness descended.
…What to do? Push off the ground, sprint, run.
However, it is still not enough.
Djokovic's straight horizontal shot contained a lot of mystery. There was almost no rebound height after landing. He made full use of the characteristics of the indoor hard court and brought the flat shot to the extreme. Layer upon layer of pressure completely trapped Gao Wen and did not even leave Gao Wen much breathing space.
Stumbling and stumbling.
Gao Wen realized that his options were very limited, he had little room to swing his racket, and more importantly, he could not hesitate now.
then.
Use both hands to hit the ball backhand, one block, one pick, and one rub.
In the blink of an eye, Gawain inserted the racket into the gap between the tennis ball and the ground, and used his forearm and wrist to create upward spin in the narrow space, creating as much time and space for friction as possible, feeling the sparks of friction between the tennis ball and the racket strings, and the rotation was already initiated.
High ball.
The tennis ball flew high and high, and like a rainbow parabola, it dived into the lights all over the sky and the ground in a thrilling manner.
However--
A parabola shows height but not distance.
Oops!