Chapter 369 The Nightmare Returns
The entire venue was completely silent. Even the audience in front of the computer and TV screens couldn't help but hold their breath and stare at Gao Wen who was bouncing the ball. The sound of the tennis ball hitting the ground and the racket continued to echo, and their heartbeats couldn't help but fall into the same rhythm.
Then, Gawain served.
Zone 2, inner corner.
Wait, what? In the second zone, Gawain chose the inside corner, directly challenging Kyrgios’ forehand?
It was neither a backhand nor a close serve, but a standard inside corner serve.
Kyrgios guessed at countless possible serving combinations, but he had not considered this one. He simply could not believe that Gawain would risk challenging his forehand in the set, and in the tie-break, which had a lower margin for error.
A little surprise, and the pace slowed down a little.
Kyrgios's reaction nerves were still very good, pushing off the ground and leaping. He threw his body out in the first moment, and even though he did not predict it at all, he still successfully touched the ball.
But the quality of the return ball is just so-so.
Kyrgios's touch and ball feel are second to none, so the flight trajectory of the entire return ball is not high, but the entire flight route is relatively short, just near the baseline of the serving area.
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
Gao Wen stepped into the baseline in the first time, and his second shot was very fast. He hit a forehand half-court attack in the midfield, aiming at the baseline big triangle attack in Kyrgios' forehand area, and the whole landing point was deep and biased.
Boom! The tennis ball landed accurately at the dead angle where the baseline and the sideline intersected. However, because Kyrgios's return was backspin, Gawain was in a forward state and pulled a strong topspin, so the tennis ball bounced very high after landing.
This also means that there is still room for Kyrgios to continue hitting the ball.
Oops.
Gawain immediately noticed Kyrgios running at full speed and caught up with him in a blink of an eye. The shot in the third set immediately emerged in his mind -
Kyrgios served an inside corner, then served to the net and volleyed the ball at the net, but it was crossed diagonally by Gawain.
The situation is almost exactly the same now, but the positions are reversed.
Gawain had no intention of serving and volleying, but was forced to go to the net because Kyrgios' return line was too short, and his return just happened to fall on Kyrgios' forehand, leaving him with a chance to break through the net.
Everything seems familiar.
So, how should Gao Wen handle this time?
"Stick to the net. Remember, if you don't know what to do, just stick to the net as much as possible to put as much pressure on your opponent as possible."
This was Sampras's advice. Gawain's net skills were very crude and not good enough, but it was impossible to improve them in a short period of time. As one of the legendary superstars who once had the best and most outstanding net skills, Sampras gave a brilliant suggestion.
Now, Gao Wen didn't know what to do, but at least he kept Sampras' advice firmly in mind.
Take a step forward, and then take another step forward.
Within the allowed range of avoiding touching the net and causing a foul, Gao Wen's footsteps have completely come to the front of the net.
In the players' box, Sampras watched Gawain's actions, patted his head in annoyance, and couldn't help shaking his head slightly.
In a blink of an eye, Kyrgios had successfully arrived. Although the hitting point was above the shoulder, it was not a problem at all for Kyrgios, who had excellent physical fitness.
Kyrgios glanced at Gawain's position, then jumped high and adjusted his hitting point by flying in the air; then, he led the racket with his forehand and hit the tennis ball hard like Thor's hammer, unleashing all his strength without reservation.
Boom! Boom boom boom! The tennis ball instantly turned into a flash of lightning, flying in a straight line towards Gawain's backhand gap, drawing a full parabola.
Straight line! Kyrgios chose to hit the net straight line! Gao Wen immediately noticed the way Kyrgios hit the ball——
Because Kyrgios jumped into the air, his hitting action could not be stretched out. If he wanted to change the line, he had to do it in advance to ensure that the racket head speed could keep up and ensure the change of line was successful.
A big step forward!
The speed is really too fast!
Push off the ground with both legs and leap!
Seeing that it was almost too late to hit the ball, Gao Wen simply leaped out. In the condition of weightlessness, it was impossible to swing the racket; and this was a backhand shot, so even the way of holding the racket with both hands became very awkward, so he simply held the racket with one hand in his right hand.
A back-to-the-basket shot, a reach, and an interception.
Just like blocking in volleyball.
Bang! The powerful force and violent rotation of the tennis ball hitting the racket made Gawain's right wrist tremble violently, as if the racket had vitality and could take off at any time, but Gawain still gritted his teeth and held the racket tightly, and the softness of his forearm and wrist completely wrapped around the first rotation of the tennis ball.
One unloads and the other blocks.
The next second, Gawain could no longer see the tennis ball. Gravity pulled his body downward rapidly, and the world was plunged into a dizzying chaos.
The entire stadium froze for a moment, as thousands of eyes stared at the tennis ball.
The tennis ball bounced lightly and flew over the net, but it had no force attached to it. It fell as lightly as a feather into Kyrgios' right serving area. It had just landed, bounced lightly twice, and then rolled forward.
The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!
Block! Rebound! Unload!
It's perfect.
"Set, high."
Wow! Kyrgios was nailed to the spot in a daze, motionless, unable to believe his eyes, looking at the tennis ball that fell in his half of the court and Gawain who fell to the ground in a mess. His brain went blank for a short time, without any thoughts or function.
However, Arthur Ashe Stadium has gone crazy.
The media center has gone crazy too.
“Incredible!”
“Incredible!”
"Perfect volley at the net! Gawain blocked Kyrgios's attempt to break the net with an unparalleled volley at the net, winning his first set point with an incredible performance!"
"Got it! Gawain got the third set!"
Zhan Jun's eyes turned slightly red uncontrollably, and he shouted with passion, as if there was a volcano in his chest that was continuously erupting.
It wasn't just Zhan Jun. Even Hu Litao, who always prided himself on being calm, shook his head again and again, unable to believe his eyes, and exclaimed.
"incredible!"
"After falling behind at 3:6, Gao Wen won five points in a row with an incredible performance and finally won the third set tie-break with a score of 8:6."
"Winning five points in a row, saving three set points, and firmly grasping his two serve points, in the final stage of the third set, Gao Wen showed all the audience a champion's heart!"
On the court, Gawain fell heavily to the ground, but he had no time to worry about his condition. He stood up immediately, worried about Kyrgios' next shot, but then he turned around and saw Kyrgios standing at the baseline and the slowly rolling tennis ball.
Score.
This was the only thought in my mind, and then the emotions were released.
“Ouch!”
Gawain clenched his right hand into a fist and pounded his chest hard, once, again, and again, feeling the passion and heat of his heart exploding, and then released himself unreservedly towards the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
(End of this chapter)