Chapter 327 Risky Action
Focus, dedication, immersion, and calmness.
At this moment, Gao Wen's mind was clear. Match points, victories, and history were not in his mind because he could not be distracted. Once distracted, the game would be out of his control.
The only thing he needs to think about is the next point.
How should we deal with Isner’s serve?
Even though the game has come to the end of the fourth set, Isner's serve is still the first problem. Isner's serve today was excellent and very stable. Even with the occasional slight fluctuation, he was always able to regain his touch immediately. Every time facing Isner's serve, it takes a lot of energy.
But Gao Wen remained focused. Whether it was the first or third set, the experience he learned from it was the same:
Opportunities need to be created by oneself; and even if one creates them, they will be fleeting, so he must seize them firmly.
So, concentration is very, very important.
In a trance, he even forgot the heat and just stared at Isner with burning eyes.
Shake and take steps.
Shake and take steps.
Despite the severe physical exhaustion, Gawain kept reminding himself not to be lazy with his footwork, because his footwork is one of his advantages. He can often get the hitting point and put more pressure on Isner in offense and defense, which is very important.
Straighten your knees and fly out.
Inner angle.
Isner chose the inner corner in the second zone to suppress Gao Wen's forehand. Obviously, he should have noticed the weakness of Gao Wen's unstable forehand. At the critical moment, he was able to break through with his forehand.
One shot, hit the target.
Gawain took a big step and threw himself out, but Isner's first serve was so fast that he couldn't catch up with his feet. He could only extend his upper body and barely hit the ball with his racket. Not to mention the quality of his return, he always needed to touch the ball first to see what would happen next.
Whoosh! The tennis ball flew in a high and floating arc, and it was about to fly out of the baseline, but at the last moment it fell rapidly and unexpectedly fell into the boundary, but the landing point was really too bad, it fell directly next to Isner's position, and he could start attacking directly with a few small steps to adjust.
Moreover, the return ball had no rotation or power and posed no threat to Isner.
But Isner also encountered such an opportunity today. This was the case in the return ball on the third set. His attack failed to kill Gao Wen, but was counterattacked and scored.
Isner would not easily forget the bloody lesson. In this point, he was more focused and careful. His forehand opponent obviously added outward spin at an instant and he aimed at Gawain's backhand sideline and smashed it.
Whoosh! Isner really used all his strength, and his line selection was also very smart. He gave up the forehand gap of Gawain and chose to hit the ball back. The tennis ball flew quickly behind Gawain.
Gawain was in great distress.
His movement direction was indeed to the right, but before he could take a step, he realized that Isner was hitting a back-handed shot. He adjusted his feet lightly on the spot, and then the power of his right calf burst out completely, pushing his body to rush in the backhand direction.
Staggering!
Staggering!
Gawain couldn't adjust his steps. Isner's shot was too fierce and the point of impact was very accurate, landing directly in the blind spot of the big triangle. It seemed that he was about to lose. Gawain could only support his body with one foot and flew out. He had no way to hold the racket with both hands.
Because there is no space to swing the racket, I hold the racket with my right hand and stretch my body as much as possible.
Smash!
He held the racket with one hand and cut it back with his backhand position, just like a dragonfly landing on the tip of a lotus leaf, using the upper part of the racket to barely cut back Isner's powerful shot.
Whoosh! The tennis ball flew high up, like a rainbow.
Time suddenly came to a standstill, and the world fell into chaos in an instant.
Gawain adjusted his steps lightly and flexibly, controlling his body's center of gravity. Then he could see Isner had already entered the baseline in the first place, and his tall and burly figure had already pounced on him -
This time, Isner seized the opportunity without any hesitation. He faced the flight path of the tennis ball and hit the ball back with a forehand volley. The way of hitting the ball without waiting for the tennis ball to land further compressed the reaction time of the round. Gawain was forced to return the ball with a one-handed backhand in an extreme state, and there was no threat at all.
Boom! The sound of the ball hitting the ground was very solid! Then, Isner continued to move forward.
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
Isner has reached the net! At the most critical moment, Isner saw the opportunity and chose to go to the net without hesitation! Is this a risk or a decision?
But Gawain had no time to think.
Because Isner's return ball came back like a rocket.
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The only thing to be thankful for was that Isner hit the repeated landing point again, aiming at Gawain's backhand. This time, Gawain had enough time to adjust his footwork. He took a step to his left, very solidly and steadily, with his feet deeply rooted in the ground to keep him stable.
Bend your knees! Turn! Swing!
Bang! "Power vs. Power"! Gawain's two-handed backhand was finally able to launch a solid counterattack, hitting it head-on, and the thunderous force hit it back solidly, like Mars hitting the Earth.
clang.
His chest groaned as if it had hit a wall, and his knees and calves could feel the overwhelming force coming towards him, swallowing him up in an instant. He was forced to step back in order to eliminate the impact of the force.
But Gawain knew that once his center of gravity moved back, the power of his return ball would not be enough, and the meaning of this return ball would no longer exist, because it was very likely that he would not be able to control the parabola of the return ball and it would turn into a high ball. With Isner's height, he could easily complete a high pressure shot.
Bend your knees and lower your center of gravity.
In a flash, Gao Wen made a detailed adjustment, and forcibly dissipated the force of the head-on collision. At the same time, he kept both hands stable in the backhand, and supported his right hand with his left hand to swing the racket with all his strength. The power of his upper body was steadily transmitted, and his waist also turned at the moment of the ball.
Ah! Ah! The power was released without reservation at this moment, as if the soul was burning, and the sound that erupted from the depths of the dantian was released just like that.
Push! Ball!
Speed up! Hook!
At the moment of hitting the ball, the wrist strength is suddenly released, further increasing the speed of the racket head, and then it is swung quickly and with full force above the head.
The tennis ball left a long tail and a small diagonal line, flying towards Isner's backhand position.
Boom! The tennis ball flew past like a bullet! At this moment, the entire audience held their breath involuntarily, and thousands of eyes were all focused on that mustard yellow light. The golden sunlight all over the sky and the ground outlined a gorgeous trajectory, which was magnificent and thrilling.
(End of this chapter)