Chapter 257: Perseverance

The return of the serve actually creates a small ball effect? ​​Ingenious! Cunning! Unexpected!

Tap tap tap.

Tap tap tap.

Stakhovsky's lateral steps turned to rush forward, the wind was howling, his lungs were burning, and his whole body was running at the maximum speed. He finally caught up with the ball, but the tennis ball was falling very fast, with some side spin, and it bounced off the ground and then jumped out.

Damn it!

Stakhovsky had no time to hesitate. He used both hands to backhand and gently scooped the tennis ball over the net, hooking a small diagonal line in front of the net -

Hit the ball back with the ball.

However, from the corner of his eye, he could already see Gao Wen's figure appearing near the serving line.

It can be clearly seen that Stakhovsky's hasty return of the ball was obviously not of good quality. The bounce and rotation of the ball after it landed were beyond expectations, giving Gao Wen enough time to complete the shot.

With a big sideways stride, Gao Wen completely lowered his center of gravity, and cut into the space between the tennis ball and the court with both hands. Using the power of his wrist alone, he lunged forward and quickly snatched the tennis ball before it fell under the net.

Pop.

Bang! The tennis ball fell quickly, landed directly in Stakhovsky's half of the court, and then rushed forward.

Everything happened so fast!

Stakhovsky was still running as fast as he could, trying to save the ball, but it was too late. The tennis ball had already bounced twice, and he could only sigh to the sky.

For the second time in a row, he failed to get a chance to defend the ball, allowing Gao Wen to score the winning point directly. This change was really frustrating.

"Equal!"

The referee has announced the score. Stakhovsky had two game points just now, but they were all wasted in the blink of an eye.

Just now, Gao Wen scored two winning points in five shots, but he did not hit the ball with all his strength. Instead, he changed the rhythm of the ball in terms of connection, rotation, wrist and other details. He fought for the opportunity to turn the tide in the weak situation of receiving the serve and scored the winning point.

After Gao Wen completed the return of the small ball in front of the net, he jumped high, clenched his fists, and his determined eyes burst into bright light.

Even though Stakhovsky had already turned and walked towards the baseline, Gawain continued to roar to encourage himself, making noise to disturb his opponent, and gradually building up momentum pressure.

When playing against Federer, Stakhovsky was the attacker without pressure, but when playing against Gawain, Stakhovsky was the challenged one who had to bear the impact.

Mentality is two different things.

Then, the game came to a tie.

At critical moments, Stakhovsky needs to serve to control the situation and gain more initiative for himself; but the more he needs to serve, the less he has it, and this is the gap between Stakhovsky and top players.

To be honest, Stakhovsky is a player who works hard and steadily. His baseline shots are very solid and his basic skills are no problem, but his absolute strength is still a little inferior. His shot line combination lacks some inspiration and his shot changes are not enough. Therefore, his lower limit is relatively high. He can guarantee basic performance when facing weaker players, but his upper limit is relatively low. He has few ways to deal with masters.

As for the victory over Federer last year, it was indeed the result of a combination of multiple factors.

It is precisely because of this that Gao Wen dared to change and break the framework, thus breaking the balance.

Second serve, close serve, backhand.

Stakhovsky was experienced enough. When he made a first serve error, he did not take too many risks and used close serve to limit Gao Wen's return.

Although the second serve was slow, Stakhovsky added a lot of spin and successfully suppressed Gawain's swing trajectory. Before the entire backhand swing action could be stretched out, the tennis ball had already landed on the racket and bounced out.

There is absolutely no control.

The tennis ball flew over wobbly, but fortunately it did not go out of bounds and landed on the court.

Stakhovsky immediately realized the opportunity and rushed to the baseline in two steps. He stared at the tennis ball and immediately found that it was spinning very strongly. On the one hand, his own serve had a strong rotation, and on the other hand, Gao Wen's knock added uncertain rotation, causing the rotation of the tennis ball to be very irregular.

Stakhovsky was on high alert.

However, his footwork adjustment was still a little rough, and he relied more on the strength of his upper body to pull up and complete the shot.

With a forehand swing and full force, the tennis ball flew diagonally.

Boom! Whoosh! The tennis ball turned into a streak of mustard yellow light and rushed over like a rocket.

Huh.

The whole audience couldn't help but hold their breath, but what was even more amazing was that in the next second, Gawain could be seen running at full speed and about to arrive.

Prediction.

Gao Wen also predicted Stakhovsky's shot in advance.

Stakhovsky's hitting line does not break the routine. If possible, he still habitually chooses to hit the ball with his forehand. Moreover, he habitually hits the ball diagonally and makes relatively few attempts to change the line.

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Especially when the ball at the net has a particularly strong rotation, the possibility of a forehand diagonal shot is almost more than 90%.

Therefore, after Gao Wen returned the serve, even though he realized that Stakhovsky's shot might be very fierce, he had no intention of giving up. His feet continued to jump on the spot to keep his center of gravity active. His body had already completed the start preparation early, and after seeing the trajectory of the tennis ball falling to the ground and rotating, he immediately started a lateral sprint.

Tap tap tap.

Ride the waves!

When he reached the position, there was still a little room left, and he glanced at Stakhovsky in front of the net with his peripheral vision:

Move sideways to fill in forehand.

Stakhovsky was obviously worried that almost the entire forehand position had been opened, and Gawain would be able to easily penetrate his defense at that time. Naturally, he tried to cover his own gap as a conditioned reflex.

Gao Wen made a judgment immediately.

Lead the racket early in the forehand and prepare for hitting the ball. When the racket reaches a parallel position with you, the muscles in your forearm will obviously contract and push forward with more force. The speed of the racket head will be improved overall, just like cracking a whip. In an instant, the racket will rush towards the tennis ball like a storm.

"Power vs. Power".

Stakhovsky's full-on blows were heavy and fast, but Gawain showed no intention of backing down, hitting power against power and launching a frontal counterattack.

Crack, crack, crack.

Gao Wen could clearly feel his forearm vibrating rapidly, the tension and explosion of his muscles made his blood rush, and then his body was pushed out along with the swinging action - with his current strength, it was still a little difficult to fight against the full-strength shots of top players, and he still needed to use the weight of his body to fully swing the racket.

Ah! The roar that erupted from deep in the dantian rushed out completely, and then the tennis ball could be seen flying back at a faster speed and with greater force—

Slash.

Stakhovsky was unable to rescue the ball in time, and just passed by it, watching the tennis ball fly past him.

Breaking through the net successfully!

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