Chapter 316: Sudden force
Whoosh.
Whoosh.
The wind is howling strongly.
While running at high speed, Gawain glanced at Isner out of the corner of his eye and immediately recognized Isner's awkwardness and awkwardness. It was obvious that defense was not his strong point. Compared with the posture of a defensive master like Sacramento, the huge gap was immediately apparent.
However, Isner's full-strength attack was so powerful that even if Gawain predicted and started in advance, he still needed to be cautious in returning the ball.
But Gao Wen was not satisfied with simply saving the tennis ball. This was a tie-break. After a whole set of planning and testing, everything would be decided by the tie-break. Every point was crucial. Gao Wen had already made a plan in his mind and now he needed to enter the execution stage.
So, how does Gao Wen prepare to hit the ball? Push off the ground! Swing the racket! Apply force!
"Power vs. Power"! In the defensive situation, Gao Wen not only did not return the ball conservatively, but also boldly launched a counterattack.
The center of gravity of the entire body is very solid, and the core strength connects the legs and upper limbs, bursting out with a force as powerful as that of a mountain and a river to impact back head-on.
At the moment of touching and hitting the ball, the strength of the forearm and wrist is significantly accelerated, increasing the speed of the racket head.
Ah! The muscles in his arms could feel the layers of pressure coming at him, but Gawain did not flinch. Instead, he bent his knees to push his center of gravity downward, resisting the impact of the force with his solid body, and then pushed it out with the reaction force. A roar broke out involuntarily from deep in his dantian.
Boom! The tennis ball was compressed to the extreme, and it seemed to shrink into a black dot in a trance, and then it expanded and shot out like a flash of lightning.
whoosh.
A beam of light spans the entire venue!
It was like a hurricane, with great force! Where was the tennis ball? It had disappeared.
"Winning point!"
"Forehand inside-out winner!"
"pretty!"
Zhan Jun couldn't hold back his emotions and roared with passion.
Isner's slightly awkward defensive action was completely nailed to the spot, unable to react at all, and a question mark slowly emerged in his head: Forehand diagonal? No way...
Just now, Gawain counterattacked with his forehand, hitting a diagonal line across the court, giving up Isner's backhand gap and aiming for Isner's forehand frontal breakthrough. The return ball with extreme power and speed penetrated directly like a bullet, and jumped out after landing -
This is called "inside-out"! From the inside, flying to the outside.
Isner never expected it.
In fact, he was subconsciously protecting his backhand, because his forehand was stronger and more difficult to break through, and his footsteps stayed in the forehand half of the court, with an obvious gap on the other side. Naturally, his body's center of gravity shifted slightly toward the backhand direction, ready to rush out at any time.
But he didn't expect that Gawain would break through head-on. It was so unexpected that Isner just stood there stupidly without being able to react.
"In the tie-break, Isner's first serve point, his serve was still excellent. Although Gao Wen guessed the direction correctly, his return was still not threatening, giving Isner the opportunity to hit the kill."
"But unexpectedly, Gawain used an incredible forehand attack to break through and break Isner's first serve."
Not only Zhan Jun, but Hu Litao's voice also revealed surprise. His appreciation and admiration for Gao Wen's fighting power displayed at the critical moment could be felt between his words.
"In Isner's last service game, he won four points in a row to win the 'love game', which was completely smooth sailing. However, he immediately felt the strong counterattack from Gawain in the tiebreak. It can be seen that Isner was a little unprepared."
"However, this is a tie-break. Whether we can hold on to the advantage of a break point still depends on our performance in the next game."
In professional competitions, people like to jokingly call the tie-break gambling. Why? In your own serving game, if you lose one or two points, or even give up a break point, you can always leave room for recovery, especially after a tie. Unless the opponent wins two points in a row, you will not lose your serving game.
But it is not like that in the tie-break. One point is one point, and the total is seven points. The rhythm of the entire offense and defense transition is very fast. Once a serve point is lost, you will immediately fall into a passive position, even a serve machine like Isner is no exception.
Of course, the risk of a tie-break is the same for both sides. Isner may lose his serve, and the chance of Gawain losing his serve afterwards is the same, which means that the margin for error is magnified, even tenfold.
Therefore, even if it is the Big Four, there is no guarantee of winning in the tiebreak, because luck, mistakes, and accidents can all cause harm, which is truly called "gambling."
"2:0, high lead."
The referee announced the score directly.
Gawain clenched his fists tightly, but did not shout or roar. He just looked at Isner with a firm gaze, showing his belief in victory.
Isner looked at the line and landing point of the ball, didn't say much, just adjusted his hat, and then walked to the other side to prepare for the next serve.
Although everyone calls the tie-break a "gamble", the serving machines are not afraid of it at all. Having a serving weapon means having an innate advantage in the tie-break.
Isner was not easily shaken. He had experienced all kinds of situations in the tie-break, more than once. He quickly regained his attention, stood at the baseline again, and prepared to serve.
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Push off the ground! Throw the ball! Turn around! Hit the ball! But the first serve went into the net.
"oh……"
There were low gasps from Arthur Ashe Stadium.
"Today, Isner's serve success rate in the first set was 86%, and his first serve scoring rate was 92%, which was an absolute advantage. But now he was still affected by the point just now, and his first serve went into the net."
In fact, due to the complexity and difficulty of the serving action, even for a serving machine, it is not uncommon for the first serve to go into the net. However, in a tie-break, those slight deviations are suddenly magnified, and the impacts of the first and second serves are naturally different.
The air slowly began to burn.
There was no apparent change in Isner's expression, and he continued to serve.
Second serve, outside corner.
Although his power and speed were slightly reduced, Isner still used his trump card in the tie-break -
Rotate.
Isner's serves are mostly flat, and he rarely serves spin balls, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how to serve. He often uses it as a secret weapon at critical moments.
Just like now.
When Gawain took a sideways step to his right, he immediately realized that the situation was not good. His external rotation was particularly obvious, and he jumped high after landing. His speed and strength were also guaranteed. By the time Gawain's footsteps arrived, the hitting point had already exceeded his shoulder.
For a 193 cm tall Gao Wen, it is not easy for the hitting point to be above his shoulder line. Because of the unexpectedness and suddenness, even the second serve still achieved very good results. Isner still restricted Gao Wen through his serve.
Sure enough, he is very experienced!
(End of this chapter)