Serve, receive serve——
Federer grabbed the ball, but Gawain's serve was of excellent quality. Although Federer grabbed the ball, the quality was unsatisfactory and the return effect did not meet expectations.
Therefore, Gao Wen's second attack connection has been caught up.
In fact, the quality of Federer's serve reception is already very good, not that bad.
It has strength, speed and tail power. The ball is heavy and powerful enough, and is pushed to the middle, the unbiased middle, which limits the space for opening angles to the left and right. It is not easy to hit the ball. The only pity is the landing point. It is not able to be pushed deep enough, and it is not able to squeeze and suppress at the spatial level.
Gao Wen would not miss such an opportunity, but at the same time, he would not take it lightly.
Step forward, stand on the baseline, and hit a backhand with both hands.
There was no greed, no risk, no rush, just using the force of the opponent's opponent to hit the ball with a skateboard, mainly controlling the wrist, controlling the arc and the landing point, hitting a backlash, half pushing and half sweeping the ground, pushing it towards the big triangle at Federer's forehand baseline, and the space on the court suddenly opened up.
When playing against Djokovic and Murray, there are no loopholes on the court and the forehand and backhand must be fully opened; when playing against Federer and Nadal, the backhand is often the breakthrough point.
This seems to have become a consensus in professional tennis, but the point is, don't these giants realize this? Won't their tactics and strategies fight back?
The answer is of course no.
Therefore, how to take advantage of weaknesses and how to make tactical arrangements is a science.
Just like in this shot, Gawain could hit the ball with his forehand, but he gave up position and hit it with his backhand; Gawain could choose to hit the ball diagonally with his backhand, but he chose to hit it diagonally with his backhand.
One detail, two details, continuously breaking expectations and bringing surprises.
In fact, in a tennis match, it is only a brief moment, and even milliseconds may not be able to capture the details of the change, but Federer's starting speed was obviously restrained by Gawain's movements.
While waiting to start again and rush into position, the hitting point is behind.
The back hitting point means that it is more difficult to swing the racket, exert force, and control. Even if Federer tries to exert force, he needs to control it slightly, otherwise the return ball may go directly out of bounds, and the landing point control also needs to be cautious.
This slight deviation created space for Gao Wen's third attack connection.
Then we can see that Gawain's footsteps appeared at the diagonal position half a beat in advance, waiting for Federer's forehand diagonal accurately. He tried to exert force on the first shot but it was obviously a controlled shot. Instead, Gawain's footsteps were still on the baseline, grabbing the rising point to complete the change of line.
Chance--
Straight line, attack.
When hitting the ball, Gao Wen obviously exerted force. He did not control the landing point, but focused on strength and speed. He aimed at the straight line and shot at the first moment. By grabbing the rising point, he compressed the rhythm and created an advantage instantly.
Pop.
The sound of hitting the ball is clean and crisp.
Federer can be seen rushing over at lightning speed on the other side of the net, running with big strides, leaving a trail of afterimages behind him.
It was obvious at first glance that Federer saw through Gawain's hitting pattern, started moving ahead of time, gained a valuable opportunity for himself, and hit him with a one-handed backhand without any hesitation or hesitation, just raising his hand and hitting him.
Ah! Federer is on fire.
Ahhh! Federer's one-handed backhand speed was completely increased, the racket head was brushed up, and he hit the ball hard, from borrowing the force to exerting force, all the energy was released instantly.
Turn defense into offense!
Like Gawain, Federer only needs a short breathing space. With the slightest gap and the slightest difference in prediction, he can seize the opportunity to turn the situation around and launch a fatal counterattack.
Seize an opportunity that is not an opportunity, take advantage of a gap in passive defense, and then subvert the situation.
straight line.
Federer's one-handed backhand was graceful and powerful. His arm was fully stretched out, and he hit a straight line and pushed it straight back to Gao Wen's forehand position.
and!
The moment he finished exerting force, Federer had already rushed forward along the energy tail of the one-handed backhand shot, with his body center of gravity rising from the ground and rushing forward at full speed.
Go online.
Federer, at the net again.
At an unexpected moment, at an inopportune moment, Federer went to the net.
In fact, in Federer's opinion, Gawain should have gone to the net after his last shot, but Gawain obviously preferred to fight at the baseline and did not rashly go to the net, so Federer was not polite -
From strong to strong, Federer and Gawain both showed their strongest form, with both offense and defense. They remained strong in both offense and defense, and quickly improved their form in the strong collision to seize the opportunity to go further. The sparks of close combat instantly filled the entire O2 Arena.
Maybe it wasn't the best time, but Federer thought he could turn the tables.
This is indeed the case.
Federer used both hitting the ball and his footwork to not only break the situation, but also exerted pressure on both the mental and physical levels, pressing down on Gawain.
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Gao Wen, who attacked continuously in the first three shots, fell into a passive position without any warning.
Originally, Gawain's steps returned to the middle to defend, but the whole inertia was immediately broken by Federer. He stopped and turned quickly, and his steps were pulled back to the forehand, but he could feel the double pressure before he made a shot.
Federer's backhand straight line to the net was not a rash impulse. The quality of his shot was outstanding. The return ball landed close to the baseline and was heavy, which obviously squeezed Gao Wen's shot.
What to do? In a hurry, Gawain did not hesitate and attacked with his forehand immediately -
Rebound ball.
At the same time, the wrist has an obvious lifting action, pulling up the tennis ball with limited rebound height, and seeking a breakthrough along the diagonal direction . Moreover, it falls sharply over the net.
Fast, the key word is "fast". Since Federer has already pressed forward to block the net, he also compresses the speed to launch a counterattack, and the whole rhythm is obviously improved by two levels.
However, the flip side of increasing your tempo is hitting your own habitual path, where everything becomes an instinctive, subconscious action.
The secret of the diagonal line was discovered by Federer.
The Swiss king in front of the net moved in advance, and his forehand was fully stretched out, like a white crane spreading its wings, not only covering Gao Wen's net breaking line, but also touching it elegantly and lightly.
It’s not about reducing force, but about leveraging force.
One push and one block.
Federer blocked the tennis shot using volleyball blocking techniques.
Fast, or just one word.
Gao Wen is fast, and Federer is also fast. Tennis turns into badminton, smashing the ball directly without waiting for it to land. Federer chooses to push deep, pushing it to Gao Wen's backhand baseline, creating pressure with speed and compressing Gao Wen's return time.
The back-and-forth collisions clearly rose to a higher level, making it overwhelming. Both active and passive were still not strong. From shot selection to confidence in shooting, the two players maintained the quality of the rounds at an incredibly high level.
With a series of clang, clang, clang sounds of the ball hitting the ground, the line of sight has already followed the tennis ball back to the deep area of the baseline at Gawain's backhand position. Just as the rebounding tennis ball is about to break free from its restraints and embrace freedom, Gawain appears at the critical moment.
That light blue figure is like a breeze.
Light and agile.