Chapter 400: The spirit suddenly leaked
Wawrinka took the lead and the score returned to a tie.
Wawrinka took the lead and returned to deuce.
In this way, three times in a row, after Wawrinka scored strongly, Gawain always found a way to fight back, and the two sides returned to a tie.
Originally, Wawrinka had three consecutive game points, and everyone thought that this game would end soon, but the fact was that the stalemate lasted for more than eight minutes and still could not end. Wawrinka had missed six game points and reached a tie for the fourth time. There was no need for professional commentators to comment, and the audience could see that this game should be the key.
It depends on who can withstand the pressure.
However, Gao Wen has not been able to get a break point in this game so far, so Wawrinka still has the upper hand overall.
"40:40".
Another district.
The outside corner again.
Gao Wen took a risk in his return serve, hitting a large diagonal line that landed near the small triangle where the serving area and the changing line intersected.
However, Wawrinka's forehand arrived in time and counterattacked with a forehand diagonal shot, which forced Gao Wen, who was preparing to make up for his backhand, to return hastily. With a sudden stop and turn, the hitting point was not very accurate, and he barely hooked a topspin and returned to Wawrinka's forehand position.
Wawrinka immediately seized the opportunity and swung his forehand directly into a straight line. Because Gawain's return ball had almost no power, Wawrinka pressed the ball very fiercely, and the whole line change seemed easy, and his footwork adjustment was also leisurely, giving him an absolute advantage.
oh.
There were exclamations from the audience, because Wawrinka's advantage was really too big, and Wawrinka had already prepared for the next shot in advance, without any carelessness, and was not worried at all that Gawain would successfully save the ball.
It seemed that Wawrinka was about to take the lead again.
At this time, Gawain, who still hadn't given up, was running at full speed towards the backhand position, but Gawain also realized that even if he caught up, he actually had no choice of hitting space and return line. If he forced his opponent to take him by surprise, the result would be that the return ball would go out of bounds. But if he hit the ball normally, Wawrinka would have been waiting for him.
What to do? Tap.
Tap tap.
While running at full speed, I could only hear the sound of the wind, but my brain was still working at high speed. I could see Wawrinka waiting in the middle of the court with his feet skipping lightly, ready for the next shot. Unless Gawain could catch him off guard...
etc!
Tap tap.
Gao Wen was quickly approaching to return the ball. He started to lead the racket early with his two-handed backhand to buy himself time to swing the racket. Then he pushed off the ground with his left leg, and without stopping his right leg, he quickly moved forward, making a gesture for a powerful drive.
However! During the forward rush, the bent knees did not straighten, but continued to lower, and the backhand cut under the tennis ball with both hands. At the moment of hitting the ball, the grip of the racket was changed, from pulling to cutting.
Cutting is the best choice to change the rhythm of the ball when the footsteps are not in place, and it can also buy time for the next defense. Facing Wawrinka's strong downward forehand attack, Gao Wen, who had run a long way, chose to cut, which was actually a more correct decision.
But that’s not all.
Gao Wen's wrist swung very quickly. Although it was a cut, he still increased the speed of the racket head, making full use of the contact time between the racket face and the tennis ball to increase friction as much as possible.
On the one hand, it is to control the parabola, and on the other hand, it is to unload force and control rotation.
rub.
Rub, rub, rub.
Then, the softness and delicacy of the wrist were fully demonstrated at this moment, and the tennis ball flew out a full parabola at high speed, swaying towards... the net.
Small ball?
It's actually a small ball in front of the net? Small ball in front of the net is a way of hitting the ball that requires a lot of touch and technique, because it requires delicate control of the parabola, rotation and landing point:
If it is too long, the opponent can rush there directly, and the tactical intention of disrupting the opponent's rhythm by surprise will fail, and instead the opponent will be given a chance to attack from the midfield.
If it is too short, it may fall directly into the net.
In addition, rotation control will also affect the height after landing and rebounding. If it is a little too high, the opponent will have enough time to catch up and complete the shot.
To put it simply, it is really, really complicated. Among the Big Four, Djokovic's small ball technique at the net was still very rough after winning multiple Grand Slams. It had to wait until 2016 and 2017 to slowly polish it.
And Gao Wen? From the first three rounds, it can be seen that this is definitely Gao Wen's technical shortcoming.
But Gawain actually made such an attempt at such a critical moment?
Is this a sign of sheer daring or a desperate situation?
In fact, it was more of the latter, because Gawain realized that his options for hitting routes were very limited. For any random transition ball, Wawrinka's next shot attack was already waiting. He had made different attempts before this game but none of them worked, so he needed to find another way to break the balance.
What's more, even if this point was lost, it was still just Wawrinka who had the lead.
Therefore, Gao Wen once again boldly chose to actively seek change. Precisely because he was not familiar with the technique of small balls in front of the net, Gao Wen was particularly cautious and careful when hitting the ball.
But after the tennis ball drew a parabola, Gawain immediately cried out inwardly:
The arc control was still not enough, and the flying altitude was obviously too high, so Wawrinka had plenty of time to arrive.
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Tap tap tap.
Wawrinka is catching up at full speed.
Tap tap tap.
Gao Wen also immediately followed to the baseline. He couldn't let Wawrinka complete the shot easily. He had to go to the front of the net to compress the visual space of the court and disrupt Wawrinka's shot judgment.
Then, both players rushed into the court and ran towards the net at full speed. The scarlet sunset fell on the high-speed spinning tennis ball, rolling up a brilliant halo.
Pop.
The tennis ball fell to the ground.
Sure enough, the parabola was still not under control. Not only was the distance a little far, but the height of the rebound was also very high. Wawrinka was even able to complete the smash directly, just like a badminton smash in front of the net.
Wawrinka's footsteps were about to arrive.
But, at this moment.
whoosh.
whoosh!
The tennis ball spun at high speed, and then incredibly spun back towards Gawain's court. The strong rotation and sufficient power made the tennis ball fly back miraculously.
Ah! Ah! Wawrinka immediately realized the incredible flight trajectory of the tennis ball and stepped up again, but the speed of the tennis ball was even more incredible. It flew faster and faster in the gentle breeze, and just before Wawrinka arrived, it returned to Gawain's half of the court.
Tennis, like badminton, volleyball, etc., prohibits hitting the ball over the net.
Then, amid the surprised exclamations from the whole audience, the tennis ball fell into Gawain's court. Wawrinka braked suddenly and stood in front of the net with a helpless smile. He looked up at Gawain who had just arrived, only to find that Gawain himself was also in surprise. The two of them laughed at the same time.
Wawrinka didn't say much, he just raised his racket, slapped the racket face with his hand, and applauded Gao Wen.
Backspin, the legendary backspin ball in front of the net, turned the situation around like a miracle.
"First, Gao."
(End of this chapter)