Chapter 374 Sliding into the Abyss
Brake! Push off the ground!
Jump from the spot!
Facing back to block the shot!
Press down! Push! Overhead high pressure!
Thunderous!
The tennis ball was hit hard in the empty space of the Kyrgios court, like Mars hitting the Earth, and then flew high, just like that, towards the audience stands. Even though Kyrgios jumped up, the tennis ball still easily flew over his head, and instantly the audience cheered!
The sound waves are rolling!
"ah!"
“Ahhhh!”
Gawain's emotions were also released, his resolute eyes shone with an unwavering light, and he moved towards the other side of the court in a mighty manner.
From taunting to disdain, from demonstration to release, Gawain’s celebrations were always just right, adding fuel to the fire and further angering Kyrgios.
One second Kyrgios was still fantasizing that his crotch shot would trigger thunderous applause from the audience, and the next second Gawain used a heavy high-pressure shot to turn the entire audience into his supporters.
Then, “5:0”.
Another bald guy? Before Kyrgios could react, the scoreboard had changed again, "6:0".
In Kyrgios's serve just now, Gawain used continuous backspin to force Kyrgios to use topspin to change the rhythm of the game. However, after three backspin shots, Gawain suddenly stepped up and hit a fast connection at a rising point, followed by pressure at the net.
Compared to Kyrgios, Gawain takes the initiative to go to the net less often.
As a result, Kyrgios was caught off guard. His hitting action was obviously disturbed by Gawain's footsteps when he came to the net, and the accuracy and delicacy of his shot were lost, and the ball went directly into the net.
Then?
Then match point came.
"Match point! Gawain has six consecutive match points!"
"Gowon is only one point away from making history by advancing to the round of 16. Now Gowon has six chances to win this tough match. What he needs most is to stay calm, absolutely calm, and not be burdened by the desire to win and the fear of losing just because victory is near. The most important thing is to stick to his own tactical style."
Zhan Jun's voice was trembling, Hu Litao's voice was also trembling, and the sound of the heart hitting the chest was like thunder, continuously jumping on the eardrums.
In the tie-break, everything changed so fast that even if you witnessed the whole thing with your own eyes, it was still hard to believe your eyes:
How did this happen? How did Gawain win six points in a row? Kyrgios, who was changing courts, was also struggling with this. How did this tie-break go completely out of his control? What exactly happened?
I can't figure it out.
I totally don't understand.
What just happened? What is happening now? Did he lose six points in a row in the tie-break and was about to lose? Not only five points in a row, but also six points, and even seven points in a row? What is going on? How did all this happen? He stepped onto the court today with the goal of proving himself and washing away the shame, but why did he slide into the abyss step by step and escape into darkness? Why did he break the shameful record and leave an even uglier history again? Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? Kyrgios' mind is a mess, burning, and he can't calm down or think at all.
He needs to vent, otherwise he will explode.
Then--
ACE!
An ace at 132 miles per hour (213 kilometers per hour) showed Kyrgios's anger with thunderous force.
Ah!
Ah!
Kyrgios clenched his fists and roared in anger, releasing his anger at Gawain, the audience, the situation at this moment, and the entire game.
"'6:1', Gao Wen is leading."
The referee announced the score and Kyrgios finally broke the bagel in the tie-break. Who would have thought that even breaking the bagel would be so difficult?
"Kyrgios has the ability to do that, but he was dominated by his emotions throughout the fourth set and couldn't find the right rhythm."
"Gowon needs to be alert now. Kyrgios is a top player with the ability to chase points continuously. He needs to stay calm and continue to curb Kyrgios's rising momentum, otherwise the situation will be reversed in a moment."
In the studio, Zhan Jun and Hu Litao could clearly hear their own heartbeats, but they still had to try their best to control themselves and continue their commentary.
On the court, Gao Wen was ready to serve, and the next two points were his.
Snap. Snap. Snap.
Gao Wen is bouncing the ball, and then serving.
In the second zone, outside corner, at the most critical moment, Gawain still chose to suppress Kyrgios' backhand.
However, this time Kyrgios guessed it right.
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Step! A step! The furious Kyrgios entered a state of complete oblivion, using both hands to push back with a powerful backhand. The swing was not big, but he relied on the strength of his forearms to fully increase the speed of the racket head, and then used the force to hit the tennis ball directly back.
Bang.
The tennis ball drew a large diagonal line, fast and sharp, and fell to the backhand position behind Gao Wen.
Although Kyrgios' backhand is a weakness, this shot hammered out incredible effect, forcing Gawain to take a step sideways in an awkward manner, and barely stretched out his hands to cut the backhand. The ball flew over the net and landed near the midfield, giving Kyrgios a great opportunity to connect the attack.
According to habit and the trend of the fourth set, Kyrgios should attack with all his strength, and the chance of a violent forehand is very high.
However! At the critical moment, Kyrgios changed his strategy at the moment of shooting, changing his forehand from a pull to a cut, directly cutting sideways with a backspin, and rushed towards the blind spot of the big triangle on the right bottom line of Gawain.
The entire return ball was cut low and deep, as if it was about to drill into the ground, which was completely beyond Gao Wen's expectations.
Gawain correctly judged the direction of Kyrgios' attack, but misjudged the way of hitting the ball, so that the accuracy of his long strides was obviously not enough. He temporarily adjusted to small steps to find the hitting point, but staggered a little while running at high speed, and was very embarrassed.
Moreover, the batting method was not correct. Gawain thought the ball should have topspin, but it turned out to be backspin. In addition, Kyrgios successfully unloaded the force, which meant that Gawain had no way to use the force to hit the ball. With his body almost losing its center of gravity, there was very little space left for Gawain to hit the ball.
Don’t forget, Kyrgios went to the net and stood there like the giant in “Jack and the Beanstalk.”
This is Kyrgios, who has the ability to embarrass his opponents at any time.
What to do? Tap, tap, tap.
Tap tap tap.
Gao Wen adjusted his steps continuously while staggering, slightly changed the way he gripped the racket with his forehand, and at the moment when the racket touched the ball, he changed from smashing the ball to pulling the ball, and at the same time he jumped high, using the power of straightening his knees to complete a super topspin pull, completely pulling up the tennis ball that was about to fall to the ground and had no power.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The tennis ball flew high up, drawing a thrilling arc in the sky full of golden lights.
(End of this chapter)