"Game, high."

Following the referee's voice, Gao Wen took out the tennis ball from his pocket and threw it across the net, ending his serve and preparing to receive the serve.

Like Federer, Gao Wen also continued his excellent form in London, successfully holding his serve in the first service game by losing only one point.

"1:1".

At the beginning, the two teams were evenly matched, and both games were over in less than four minutes. The whole game was very fast-paced and mainly revolved around the first three shots.

It is clear at a glance that both players have prepared well for this game.

In the third game, Federer continued to serve.

Gao Wen slightly adjusted his serving position, taking a small half step forward towards the baseline to increase the pressure on receiving the serve and appear more aggressive.

What tactics is this? Gawain is still Gawain. This is a test, but also a kind of pressure. He knows that Federer's serve often plays an important role on grass and indoor hard courts. He was able to beat Federer in New York, and breaking the serve was the key; Federer was able to beat Djokovic in the group stage, and the serve was also the key, and today was no exception.

Therefore, Gawain needs to start with his serve and must not retreat or be afraid. From the start, Federer also adjusted his serve today, and the speed and landing point distribution have been designed. It is obviously unrealistic to find a solution by relying solely on one serve, but Gawain needs to take the initiative to break the balance in order to create opportunities.

The move of positioning in advance was learned from Federer. Although Gawain would not choose a move like "SABR", he needs to create pressure from the action of receiving the serve and exert pressure on the psychological level.

Of course, generally speaking, when receiving a serve on hard ground, the position is often not too advanced, because the speed is too fast. Positioning early means compressing the reaction time of the receiver. If facing a long serve, the receiver often pushes back the position to gain reaction time.

But don't forget that Agassi, recognized by professionals as a legendary serve-receiving master, is now on Gawain's team. From Wimbledon to New York, the shift in the advantage between Gawain and Federer in serve and receive is not just a change of venue.

Everything is a plan and a strategy——

Follow the steps.

then.

With the lack of excitement in the first two games, Gao Wen took the lead in making changes in the third game, which was, as always, in line with Gao Wen's usual style.

Test, observe, adjust, and then get into the state.

Gao Wen, highly focused.

In fact, the serving position is related to the reaction speed. If the serving position is advanced, it means that the reaction speed must be fast and respond immediately; if the position is close to the mouth, more reaction space can be won.

Now is the early stage of the game, he is full of physical strength and high spirits, he can make more attempts, position himself in advance and speed up the whole rhythm.

He bent his knees, lowered his center of gravity slightly, stared at Federer intently, spun the racket rapidly in his palm, and then launched the attack immediately.

Inner corner!

With a push of his calf, Gao Wen jumped out. The difference in details was that before he took a step, he had already hit the ball out with both hands backhandedly, relying entirely on the strength of his upper limbs to use the force of his upper limbs to hit forward.

Bang! Very strong and very solid.

The force and speed came at him head-on. Even though Gawain started at a very fast speed, the space for swinging the racket was limited. He didn't have time to pull away, and the reaction force had already knocked the tennis ball away.

Federer's first serve was strong, fast and heavy enough to completely overwhelm Gao Wen.

Well.

Gawain groaned.

However, he did not retreat. His entire posture for the serve was very firm and decisive. His backhand swing was crisp and neat, and he pushed the ball straight forward, facing the opponent head-on with a home run posture and exerting force.

Ah! However, the entire contact time with the ball was still too short, and the force was not fully exerted.

The tennis ball drew a low parabola and hit back straight away.

Almost at the same time, with the speed of light being the only way to tell the difference, Gawain saw Federer coming to the net, very suddenly and very firmly.

This is a serve and volley.

Federer is still experienced.

He saw Gao Wen's early positioning and knew Gao Wen's intention to receive the serve with his fist, so he also used his strong point of serving and volleying to further subvert the rhythm. The whole tactical thinking was very clear.

Federer chose the inner corner because he knew that Gawain would often choose to return to the deep straight line when in a passive situation, thereby limiting the opponent's second-shot offensive connection.

In the previous game, Djokovic chose to force a sideways forehand attack to deal with Gawain's shot. Federer should have studied Gawain's strategy, so he chose to serve and volley to break this shot.

Calculation and gambling, this was the first head-on collision between the two players in this game.

And Federer... was right. He was confident enough in his serve. He knew that his serve could suppress Gawain in the inner corner, so Gawain's return line was completely within Federer's layout.

Gawain's return serve flew in a straight line to the middle of the court opposite the net, but it landed squarely in the arms of Federer who was serving and netting.

Federer, who had been prepared for a long time, took advantage of the gap when Gawain had not yet stood firmly after receiving the serve, turned his body sideways, and used a one-handed backhand to push the ball toward Gawain's backhand deep in the baseline, trying to push the tennis ball behind Gawain.

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Even if Gao Wen catches up, there is little space left for him to swing the racket for the backhand ball behind him.

Step by step, Federer pushed Gawain into a desperate situation.

So, what about Gawain?

From the moment he noticed Federer serving and volleying from the corner of his eye, Gawain's brain started working in full swing, observing, predicting, and making decisions. His body had already tilted in advance before his center of gravity adjusted back to its original position.

Backhand.

Calm down and think rationally, pushing deep into the backhand area is indeed the best option.

Federer's shots are always inspired, wonderful and just right, and he can cause the greatest damage in the simplest way.

So Federer's tennis is always graceful and looks completely effortless.

On the first step, Federer accurately predicted Gawain's reaction.

On the next step, Gao Wen accurately analyzed Federer's layout.

When masters compete, all that is tested are the details. Even though the match has just begun and this is only the third game, sparks and tension are already quietly spreading.

So, Gao Wen continued to lean to the left along his serve receiving movement, using his body weight and gravity to complete a simple push of the center of gravity, but his steps were half a beat slower and he stumbled over.

Passive, indeed passive, but Gawain's attention was further focused -

Standing on the edge of the cliff, with no other choice but to burn your boats and fight with your back against the wall, you will naturally have no distractions and enter a whole new realm.

Push off the ground, stride across the court.

Here it comes.

Gao Wen's eyes were fixed on the flight trajectory of the tennis ball. He quickly determined the position between his footsteps and the landing point of the tennis ball, and then he realized that the hitting position of his shot should be behind him, which was extremely difficult to handle.

He scanned the position of the figure in front of the net with his peripheral vision. He was still standing in the middle and close to the net, but his whole posture was different.

That is Federer, the tennis king whose skills at the net are unparalleled in the world.