Chapter 256 Young and vigorous

"40:15", Stakhovsky's serve.

Logically speaking, this round was Stakhovsky's to win, and Gawain's effort obviously failed to impact Stakhovsky.

But Gao Wen didn't think so. Exerting force was not only for breaking the serve, but also for finding a way to break the game. He needed to keep trying unswervingly to lay the foundation for subsequent games. Moreover, facing a master of Stakhovsky's level, Gao Wen had to go all out.

One shot, inside corner.

Gao Wen observed Stakhovsky's serving action very carefully. Every player has his own special movement habits, and these habits can often become the basis for prediction, such as tossing the ball slightly higher or lower, in front of or behind the body, and hitting the ball earlier or later. This can distinguish the difference between the first serve and the second serve, and the inside corner and the outside corner.

Only a very few players are able to conceal their serve action, making it impossible for their opponents to judge.

However, even if you understand these, you cannot always make accurate judgments. This is mainly because the tennis court is relatively large, the distance is far enough, there is interference from the sun, and tennis balls are so small, so it is difficult to make accurate judgments just by using the naked eye.

It is precisely because of this that Gao Wen needs to observe constantly and continuously.

As soon as the brain determined the "inside angle", the body's conditioned reflex reacted and the whole person rushed out directly. However, the speed of the incoming ball was faster than expected, and there was not enough space to swing the racket. So Gao Wen used both hands to backhand it, without any lead-in action, but just used the wrist action to hit it back.

Click.

Use the opponent's force to counter attack.

Because Gao Wen gave up the racket-leading action and just pushed the ball forward, the rhythm of returning the ball was very fast, which compressed the flying time of the tennis ball in the air.

Bang.

Bang! The tennis ball bounced back quickly, and although it didn't have a wide angle, it hit Stakhovsky against the wall.

Although the landing point was not deep, the bounce was also very low. After jumping up, it flew directly towards Stakhovsky at a low altitude with almost no rebound arc.

Stakhovsky was forced to take a step back, and he staggered and reached the ball below his knees with his forehand, barely completing the return by bouncing it; and in order to prevent the return ball from going into the net, Stakhovsky had to lift his wrist slightly to increase the arc of the return ball.

whoosh.

The tennis ball traces a parabola.

Tap tap tap.

You can immediately see Gao Wen's footsteps have reached the baseline and he is rushing forward with all his strength - there is an unexpected effect on the serve, but his attention is highly focused. He immediately realizes that he needs to follow up on the connection and complete the next attack. His mind moves as his feet quickly follow.

Land and bounce.

Gao Wen's attention was completely locked on the tennis ball. When he saw it falling near the service line, he took small steps to adjust and wait for the ball to bounce off the ground. He raised his right hand high, ready to hit the ball.

but!

Gao Wen did not shoot immediately. Instead, he paused deliberately, watching Stakhovsky subconsciously run back to his backhand to defend. Then Gao Wen took two small steps to adjust again, and took a forehand second shot. At the moment of shooting, he made a skateboarding movement with his wrist. He did not use all his strength, but just swung it lightly.

Bang! The tennis ball flew into the wide open space on Stakhovsky's forehand.

Stakhovsky ran in the wrong direction but it was too late for him to change his body inertia. He could only stop regretfully and watch the tennis ball fall to the ground to score the winning point.

Gao Wen stopped in front of the net, clenched his fist and roared -

He did it on purpose, using this method to show the youthfulness and vitality.

In this shot, due to an accident, Stakhovsky's return gave Gawain enough time, so Gawain used a fake move to deceive Stakhovsky, making Stakhovsky move ahead of his habit after predicting the situation, and then Gawain could calmly choose another route.

Anticipation means moving in advance. In a very fast back-and-forth stroke, this little bit of advance can gain a little initiative. However, once the speed of the batting round slows down, moving in advance means losing the center of gravity, which will ruin all your advantages.

This was the case with Stakhovsky at this moment; but Gawain's batting was not that simple either.

Delayed shots often lead to missed hitting points, especially when seeing a huge gap, one tends to get anxious and may make very outrageous mistakes when shooting. Therefore, Gao Wen has been using small steps to adjust his position, being more careful and focused when shooting, and reducing force to ensure the success rate.

Sure enough, score.

"40:30".

The situation in this game changed subtly. Although Stakhovsky still had a game point, there was only one.

One shot, outside corner.

Stakhovsky obviously started to fight for his serve, trying to suppress Gao Wen's return with a first serve, but the angle was too big and it went directly out of bounds.

Stakhovsky didn't have time to feel regretful. He adjusted himself slightly, took a deep breath and started his second serve.

Inside corner? Outside corner? Close range?

Gawain's mind started to work quickly.

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Second serve, outside corner.

Stakhovsky still suppressed Gao Wen's backhand, and used a wide outside angle to limit Gao Wen's swing options.

In such a situation, the rotation and angle limit the space for hitting the ball. It is often difficult for Gawain to hit a straight line, and a diagonal line is a high probability event. This also means that even if Gawain completes the return, Stakhovsky can be prepared in advance.

Then--

Ah! Gawain was trying to catch the ball, but he didn't have enough time to stretch his backhand. Without his footsteps in place, his upper body stretched to the extreme and he could barely reach the tennis ball. However, Gawain's brain remained calm because Stakhovsky's second serve pursued the extreme angle, so the speed and power were very ordinary, which meant that Gawain still had room to return the ball.

Chi.

Gawain held the racket with both hands and chopped it down hard, trying to increase the friction as much as possible in the limited time, and then used his wrist to hook and lift lightly and softly.

You can see the tennis ball drawing a thin and shallow arc and flying past.

Slash?

Yes, as Stahovsky expected, Gawain had no choice but to return a slash, but there are many kinds of slashes:

The oblique line that lands on the small triangle at the bottom line, the large diagonal oblique line that lands on the side line, and so on.

Gao Wen's diagonal line is a shallow diagonal line that falls in the serving area. It is different from the serve that bounces high after landing. Instead, it has the effect of a small ball after the force is removed. There is no force after landing, and the rebound height and rotation are very average.

Ah! Ah! This time it was Stakhovsky's turn to be flustered. He had never expected that Gawain would return the serve with a small ball effect.

If the previous return of serve was an accident, then this return of serve was a carefully designed effect. It took only one shot to reverse the disadvantage and push Stakhovsky into the abyss.

Second update.

(End of this chapter)