Chapter 271 Backhand Straight Line

Serving from the outside corner of the second zone, this is a classic tactical routine.

When playing against a right-handed player, the outside corner of the second zone is a backhand, and the ball receiving action is often difficult to stretch, so the quality of the return ball is naturally difficult to improve; moreover, it is also more difficult to return to the position when losing the center of gravity.

For left-handed players like Nadal, the outer corner of the second zone can be stretched even further, almost causing the receiving side to lose balance and be completely pulled out of the court, creating a huge advantage, and then winning a natural attacking opportunity for the serving side's next shot. This is regarded as one of the classic tactics.

Bang! Zverev's second serve is still very competitive, with a certain speed and quality, but, the outside corner?

Routine.

In today's serving game, Zverev has used this tactic more than once, and it has been successful several times before, but Gawain was already prepared.

Moreover, Zverev was obviously a little soft-handed, and the outside corner was not completely torn open, so the outside corner serve advantage of "right hand vs. right hand" was further weakened.

For Gawain, it's not a problem.

Although the starting speed was a little slower this time, the conditioned reflex in the mind followed very quickly, and the return route was already thought out before the foot stepped out.

Before this, Gao Wen mainly used backhand diagonal lines to return to Zverev's backhand. The main reason was not that he did not dare to hit a straight line, but that Zverev's serve quality was indeed good. He was able to suppress Gao Wen's backhand repeatedly. When there was not enough space for the swing, it was difficult to change to a straight line successfully.

This time, Gao Wen's steps were slightly slower by a quarter of a beat, but he started to swing the racket immediately, and made full use of the opportunity that the second serve was still a little slow. At the same time as his body lost its center of gravity and was thrown out, he made a quick retracting movement with both hands.

Close the door! Close the racket! Professionals can find that Gao Wen's racket closing action is significantly faster, the racket head speed increases sharply, and the speed continues to increase at the moment of the last shot. He uses the power of the wrist to make a closing push action. When the footsteps are not in place, he uses his own strength to push forward.

Bang! The tennis ball flew out immediately, changing from a large diagonal outward rotation to a straight inward rotation. The entire flight trajectory changed dramatically, and it flew out with a "whoosh".

Attack! Attack! Attack again! Although he won the first set, Gawain was still highly focused at the beginning of the second set. He was keenly aware of Zverev's eagerness to achieve success. He originally planned to relax and take a breath at the beginning, but he seized the opportunity and immediately launched a powerful attack.

Facing his own break point opportunity, he not only did not play back the ball conservatively, fearing that it would be wasted, but instead became more aggressive and aggressive, taking the initiative to seize the opportunity he created, and rarely used a two-handed backhand to hit a straight line shot.

And it was during the serve and receive phase.

This is more than just boldness and bravery, it fully demonstrates the power of a big heart.

Boom! The tennis ball flew out like a rocket, and with just one shot, Zverev, who had the advantage of serving, was put into a passive position, and his face changed drastically.

Damn it!

Zverev had just served when he found his serve was knocked back the next second. He rushed out without even having time to catch his breath. His footsteps were getting faster and faster, and he rushed out completely. But... could he catch up? His mind went blank.

Sprint! Sprint again! Sprint with all your strength! Zverev's speed has reached its limit. With his feet on the hot wheels, he rushed all the way from the center of the court to the big triangle on the right baseline.

For a very long time, people taller than 190 cm were considered unsuitable for tennis because their high center of gravity affected their mobility. Tennis is a sport that requires continuous large-scale lateral and vertical movement, and these tall people are obviously not cut out for it.

However, with the improvement and optimization of training methods, the new generation of players over 190 cm tall have strong mobility, their center of gravity can be lowered, their footwork can be flexible, and they have no problem moving horizontally and vertically.

Among them, the 198-centimeter Zverev and Medvedev are representatives. The baseline defensive coverage capabilities of both players have reached the top level of professional tennis. Even compared with Hewitt and Nadal in their peak period, their mobility is not inferior at all.

Their long strides and high stride frequency allow them to cover a larger area, giving them different advantages and characteristics compared to players under 188cm.

It clearly seemed that Zverev could no longer catch up with this ball, as Gawain's straight backhand was extremely tricky, deep, heavy and straight, aiming for the winning point; however, Zverev came incredibly close, and was in position with just a few strides, and even had time to observe Gawain's position at the last moment.

incredible!

However, Zverev had no time to be happy at this time, because he saw that Gawain had quickly moved forward and arrived at the net in a blink of an eye.

Like Zverev, the 193cm tall Gao Wen is like a wall in front of the net, with his long arms and legs covering all hitting routes.

What to do? Zverev had no time to think, and subconsciously prepared to copy and paste the previous high ball from Gawain, but he also knew that he needed to raise the parabola higher so that he could avoid Gawain's high-pressure ball coverage.

Chi! With a big split, Zverev made a sliding movement on the clay court, leaning his whole body forward, shortening his movement time and buying time for swinging and leading the racket.

Chop! A machete-like cutting action, making full use of the contact time of the racket face to give the ball enough rotation, but Gao Wen's backhand straight line is very tricky and very solid, even more aggressive than the forehand, and the ball stays on Zverev's racket for far less time.

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Then, Zverev could see Gawain's footsteps stopped near the serving area, his tall figure blocking all angles like a skyscraper -

Compared to himself, Gao Wen seemed less restrained at the net, his entire body language more relaxed and at ease.

Swish, swish, swish! In a flash, Zverev obviously increased the friction, hoping to create enough rotation to go over Gawain's head.

However, before the wrist strength could catch up, the tennis ball had already flown out, and the entire racket-touching time was lower than expected, leaving no room for Zverev to control more. No wonder some people say that backhand straight line is Gawain's signature skill.

whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh! The tennis ball drew a crescent arc, and the full parabola rushed into the golden sunlight like a long sword unsheathed, rising so fast on the elevator that Zverev made a one-legged golden rooster posture, raised his right leg, and continued the hitting action, as if by doing this, the tennis ball could climb higher and directly pass over Gawain's head.

A bit funny.

First update.

(End of this chapter)