Chapter 359: Flowery appearance
Tsk.
change.
Gawain stared at the incoming ball, while Kyrgios's forehand slice was full of fancy moves. It was obvious that with one set in hand, the genius was more relaxed and was enjoying the pleasure of humiliating Gawain in various ways. The whole cutting action unloaded all the power and also brought a strong backspin.
In other words, if Gawain were to forcefully attack, he would have to lower his center of gravity before jumping high, and he would most likely lose his defensive position.
When any opponent stands in front of the net, it is very dangerous to lose the defensive position, not to mention Kyrgios who does not play by the rules? Of course, this is not a difficult shot for Gao Wen. If it is normal, Gao Wen will choose to pull a full topspin forehand to break the net from the backhand position - that is, to break through the blockade in front of the net.
But facing Kyrgios at this moment, Gawain knew he couldn't play like this. He needed to disrupt the tactics and destroy Kyrgios' comfort zone.
Then, Gawain bent his knees firmly and made a fake move to exert force. When he shot his forehand, he actually drew a non-rotating parabola, swaying and swaying as he flew towards Kyrgios' backhand channel.
float.
Gao Wen's return ball obviously lacked power and seemed very floating.
Kyrgios was also a little surprised, but still took a big step sideways to his left. It can be clearly seen that Gawain drew a parabola that was neither too high nor too low, and the hitting point was already near his head. If he forced high pressure, he might not be able to hold the ball down, and if he hit the ball with both hands backhand, he might not be able to find the hitting point, which was very embarrassing.
So, Kyrgios held the racket with one hand and made a side-cutting motion, cutting directly downwards from the upper part of his head.
Power! Speed! Although it is difficult to generate power with a one-handed backhand, Kyrgios doesn't care. He exerts force unreasonably and blasts the tennis ball toward the ground.
However, due to the cutting effect, it is difficult to exert force on the racket face, so the speed of the tennis ball is not fully increased, and it just goes straight down.
Gao Wen only took a sideways step to reach his forehand position. When he could have exerted force, he deliberately did not exert force again and hit a high arc and topspin high ball with his forehand.
Very calm and very light.
At this time, neither player was exerting their full strength or exerting enough force, so control became obviously easier. Gawain's high ball easily passed over Kyrgios' head, and drew a straight line, flying towards the blind spot of the big triangle at the baseline.
The control of the wrist and forearm was soft and delicate, and both Zhan Jun and Hu Litao exclaimed in admiration the moment the ball was released.
Whoosh! Kyrgios immediately turned and sprinted, but even when he was passively returning to defense, Kyrgios once again showed his talent. He didn't need to sprint at all. He just burst out with two big steps in an instant, and his footsteps were already in time. He could even slow down and stroll around the baseline leisurely.
Strolling, literally, without any sense of tension in the competition.
Kyrgios turned 180 degrees at the baseline, glanced at where Courant was standing, and then, following the turn, lightly hit the skateboard and flicked the tennis ball diagonally toward Courant's backhand.
The arc was a flat shot, but it had almost no speed and was even slower than the return ball in the practice match.
Gawain calmly stepped into position and made a motion to prepare for a powerful backhand shot with both hands. Seeing that Kyrgios was about to stop two meters away from the baseline to prepare for defense, he pushed his racket forward, but changed his grip when he was about to touch the ball, changing from a drive to a slice.
A one-handed backhand cut a small ball in front of the net.
Light and agile.
Generally speaking, the small ball in front of the net is a classic tactical routine on clay courts and is rarely seen on hard courts. However, since tennis has fully entered the baseline era, more and more players are sticking to the baseline, so the small ball in front of the net has become a tactic to disrupt the opponent's movement rhythm.
In the last game, Borelli was very good at this move.
Kyrgios, who was on the other side of the net today, also liked this move very much, because he likes the feeling of teasing his opponent. Even if there is no opportunity, he will sneak a small ball and deliberately pull his opponent to the net, and then the rhythm of the game becomes fragmented.
Now, Gawain used this move suddenly.
But the difference between Gawain and Kyrgios is that he saw that Kyrgios was standing further back, so he deliberately chose a small ball in front of the net.
Tap tap tap.
Kyrgios immediately ran forward at full speed, and at this time he could see the technical flaws of Gao Wen - his small ball control technology in front of the net was still not delicate and accurate enough, and the return line was not short enough, a little longer, so that Kyrgios not only rushed forward, but also cut a thin and short return ball to suppress Gao Wen's backhand position.
Unable to start the attack, Gawain cut back a long ball, forcing Kyrgios, who had just reached the net, to turn around and return to the baseline.
Hit, chip, hit, chip. The whole rhythm of the game became very, very strange. It didn't look like a practice match, nor did it look like a formal match. But in the calm and relaxed hitting movements, one could feel the undercurrent of tension. All the attention of the Arthur Ashe Stadium was focused on it.
"Tricks vs. tricks", "calculation vs. calculation", in this round of the ball, both players did not play by the rules, so that the rhythm of the game fell into a weird rut, but it was still exciting.
Stare with bated breath.
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This time, Kyrgios' steps back to the baseline were easier, because his steps had not entered the serving area before, and he had time to slowly lead the racket while waiting for his steps to be in place.
Watching Kyrgios's slow movements, and then the moment he hit the ball, he suddenly accelerated! Bang! In an instant, the speed of the tennis ball was fully released, as if it went directly from a slow-motion shot to a speed-up shot, from one extreme to another, and the audience couldn't help but exclaim.
Huh! However.
Gao Wen completely anticipated Kyrgios's routine, even the shot line was anticipated -
On the backhand, the only thing Kyrgios could do was to push the ball diagonally, and he didn't dare to use all his strength. Once he used too much strength, it would most likely go into the net.
Therefore, Gao Wen arrived at the position early and was waiting with a two-handed backhand.
Push off the ground! Step up! Turn! Shoot! "Power vs. Power", Gao Wen's shot was very resolute and bold, the speed of the racket head increased instantly, and he did not deliberately change the angle, but just copied and pasted it back the same way.
Kyrgios just stood there waiting for the ball. It was obvious that he was lazy and did not take small steps to adjust. This also made the hitting point a little high - because Gawain deliberately lowered the arc and hit a backspin.
Yet, Kyrgios’ shot went through.
Talent, it is indeed talent!
Lead the racket in a small range, push with both hands, straight line, and explode!
(End of this chapter)