Chapter 260: Instant Explosion
Swoosh!
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Stakhovsky hurriedly completed a flick, barely reaching it with the head of the racket, with no control at all.
But a veteran is a veteran. His delicate wrist control at the critical moment added enough friction. When the tennis ball flew in a full parabola, it unexpectedly made the landing point very deep, which in turn formed a distraction.
According to the normal trajectory, such a bounce return ball will either be very shallow, allowing the opponent to get to the net and directly hit the ball with a high pressure shot; or it will be very deep, and the ball will go out of bounds and lose points.
However, Stakhovsky's return ball fell quickly near the baseline, like a banana ball, and still landed near the baseline.
This is often the case with competitions, a little bit of luck and a little bit of surprise, and then the situation changes again.
Originally, Gao Wen's serve return performance was very good. His forehand slide had already forced Stakhovsky into an extremely passive predicament. He only needed one more shot to directly form a winning point and break the serve, taking the initiative of the victory into his own hands. But now? In fact, for Gao Wen, this is a change, but also not a change.
Accidents are indeed accidents, but Gao Wen knows that this is precisely the charm of tennis. There are still unexpected variables in calculations and counter-calculations. Only by following the progress of the game and responding flexibly on the spot can one take the initiative. Accidents may be crises but they may also be opportunities, which is fair to both sides.
Gao Wen was calm and unmoved. He had to insist on putting himself first.
After completing the return of the serve, Gao Wen immediately realized that his return had achieved the desired effect, so he immediately stepped into the baseline, ready to connect with the next shot of the attack. However, when he was halfway through the step, he immediately realized that there was an accident in Stakhovsky's return.
He paused for a moment, stood still, looked up at the flight trajectory of the tennis ball, and then followed the parabola, adjusted his position with small steps, retreated continuously, returned to the bottom line, and came to the bottom corner on his left, staring at the tennis ball intently to avoid losing his position.
The landing point is very deep.
Almost at the position of the big triangle at the baseline, it touched the line a little; moreover, after the tennis ball landed, it was released with rotation, and the bounce height was very impressive, and then it went back into the sunlight and flew high up, which was basically equivalent to the difficulty of the high pressure at the baseline -
But for players, high pressure at the baseline is basically an advanced technique that is as difficult as serving. Coupled with the irregular rotation and the falling speed pulled by gravity, it may be slightly more difficult than serving.
It is also because of this that when watching female players compete, it is often found that they are unable to handle the high pressure at the baseline, so they simply hit the ball transitionally to return the tennis ball to the opposite court. Such a shot is equivalent to wasting the advantages they have accumulated before, and they return to the state of the baseline pull round.
The same is true for male players, who face many difficulties.
Small steps.
Small steps.
Continuous small steps.
Gawain continued to adjust his position with small steps, his eyes never leaving the tennis ball, judging its falling speed and rotation, and only glanced at Stakhovsky's position with his peripheral vision.
The opponent still stood in the backhand position and did not return to the middle to prepare for subsequent defense, but placed the bet on his backhand. After all, with such high pressure at the baseline, either Gao Wen would force the ball to the death, or it would be a transition ball, and the diagonal line was a safer and more secure option.
How to deal with it?
Gao Wen's brain was working at high speed: Should I take a risk? Conservative, continue this round and see who can perform better in the future.
If you take a risk, you can give it a try. If you succeed, you can break the serve directly. If you fail, it will be a tie and you will be back to the same starting line.
From a tactical perspective, Stakhovsky was at his physical limit, and extending the shot for multiple times would be a disadvantage for Gawain, but Gawain had a slightly different idea because his own physical strength was also consumed very quickly. Although he did not need to pursue a quick victory, he should also arrange his energy and physical strength reasonably.
In a flash, Gawain had made his choice.
whereabouts.
The tennis ball is falling fast.
Stakhovsky's eyes were also fixed on the tennis ball, and he could see that the tennis ball was getting faster and faster under the acceleration of gravity, and in a blink of an eye it had missed the hitting point of the high-pressure ball, which also meant that Gawain should choose a transition ball.
After making the judgment, Stakhovsky adjusted his steps lightly on the spot, ready to seize the weak spot of Gao Wen's transition ball to launch an attack - most transition balls are difficult to attach power and rotation, and are often soft returns.
whereabouts.
The tennis ball's falling speed increased significantly.
At this moment, Stakhovsky's pupils suddenly dilated and he froze in his jumping movements. What happened?
Gawain completely ignored Stakhovsky's actions and focused all his attention on the tennis ball, because he knew that the acceleration of gravity would make the tennis ball fall faster and faster, which also meant that finding the hitting point was very, very difficult and could lead to mistakes if he wasn't careful.
He needs to concentrate deeply.
Step forward.
Lead the beat.
Turn around.
Make an effort.
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Seeing that the tennis ball had fallen diagonally above his shoulder, the entire backhand swing action had already swung forward in a circle, accurately completing the hit near his shoulder position. The center of gravity of the body leaned backwards, increasing the arc of the swing, and smashed the tennis ball down with a forced downward movement.
Bang! Boom! Forceful force! Forceful attack! Gao Wen used his strongest, most powerful, and most reliable two-handed backhand to complete a sudden straight shot -
It's not high pressure from the baseline, but a baseline drive.
Bang! The audience held their breath and watched the tennis ball fly in a mustard yellow straight line, like a rainbow across the court, from the left bottom corner of Gawain to the right bottom corner of Stakhovsky, almost flying along the sideline, and finally landing in the big triangle at the bottom line.
The powerful backhand shot directly killed Stakhovsky's unexpected return in an unreasonable way. The tough and powerful performance directly blew up the whole audience.
Boom! "Competition, high!"
Breakthrough successful!
At the most crucial point, facing an unexpected return, Gawain showed incredible courage and confidence, daring to take risks and dare to shoot, hitting the ball with all his strength to complete the decisive winning point, ending this heated contest before further entanglement.
The instantaneous explosive power fully demonstrates the beauty of tennis power.
The whole audience was boiling!
The referee's voice announcing the score was quickly drowned out by thunderous applause from the audience. Cheers, whistles, and screams erupted like a volcano, and the air was filled with smoke.
"5:4".
The young and energetic dark horse was about to serve for the match with a break advantage, and the game was as exciting as expected.
Second update.
(End of this chapter)