Chapter 444: Launching the Attack

Snap. Snap. Snap.

Djokovic is bouncing the ball.

Snap. Snap. Snap.

Djokovic is still bouncing the ball.

At the beginning, the atmosphere of the semi-final immediately became tense. Gao Wen played very actively and proactively, daring to attack and his smooth attack was very beautiful. With two winning points and an unforced error by the opponent, he took a "0:40" lead and got three consecutive break points.

Dark horse, still performing well.

But faced with a difficult situation, Djokovic showed the demeanor of the world's number one, scoring directly with a serve and a winning point with a forehand straight line. In a blink of an eye, he had saved two break points in succession. Even though he started slowly, he still stabilized the situation and did not give up his serve easily.

This is the confidence of a Grand Slam champion.

"30:40".

Next came the third break point. Rather than being nervous, it was more like Djokovic needed to sort out his thoughts.

Snap. Snap. Snap.

Djokovic is still patting the ball.

In a blink of an eye, the ball had been hit thirteen times. Gao Wen, standing on the other side of the net, also counted along to make sure he was focused on the tennis ball.

finally!

Throw the ball! Push the ground! Djokovic is ready to serve. You can see the high-speed spinning tennis ball drilling into a brilliant golden color. Then Djokovic's arms spin at high speed like a windmill, releasing all his strength in an instant.

Bang.

First serve, outside corner, backhand.

Strictly speaking, this was only the first game, a battle of encounter. Both sides needed some time to test and adapt, so the entire serving routine was also tentative in nature.

At this time, Djokovic was testing Gawain's backhand.

After five games, Gawain's technical and tactical abilities have been exposed to everyone. It is obviously no secret that he has outstanding backhand resistance, but Djokovic needs to know to what extent, which will also provide more references for his technical and tactical layout.

Step! Gao Wen took a big step sideways, giving up the idea of ​​adjusting his position with small steps, not because he was lazy, but because he wanted to grab the point -

Attacking after receiving a serve, and it was Djokovic's first serve? Was Gawain crazy? Maybe, maybe not, but at least, Gawain was very determined and resolute. He pushed the ball forward with both hands and supported the backhand early. Without his feet in place, he used a rotation to increase the speed of his swing. His upper body also rushed out with him, and the power of inertia and weight was added together.

It can be seen that the entire swinging action is not large, it is pushed quickly within a small space, and then it hits the flying tennis ball head-on.

In the opening stage, Djokovic was indeed slow to warm up. The angle of the outside corner was not fully opened. In order to control the force of the landing point, the flying speed of the tennis ball was not enough. The next second, it hit Gawain's racket like a lamb in a tiger's mouth.

Grab! The tennis ball bounced off the ground, and just as it passed the knees, it continued to rise towards the waist and chest, but was intercepted by Gawain’s preemptive move.

Bang! Just before the tennis ball was about to hit the racket, Gao Wen's whole body rushed out. Because there was no time and space to exert force, he could only use this action to increase the power of the explosive charge.

whoosh.

The next second the tennis ball rushed out directly, turning into a long streamline that shot out lightly and quickly, almost disappearing from sight.

"Hah!" There was a low cheer in the Arthur Ashe Stadium, because Gawain was very aggressive in grabbing the first serve, and he actually got it. His whole body stretched out and danced like an eagle, and the collision of flexibility and toughness burst out with incredible charm.

If it were any other ordinary player, Gao Wen's serve could directly result in an ACE.

But Djokovic is no ordinary player.

He almost didn't have time to move his feet, but he turned on the spot and turned his two-handed backhand into a one-handed backhand, stretching out and blocking the landing point of Gao Wen's return serve.

Then, his soft wrist wrapped around the tennis ball, and when it was almost forming an anti-aircraft gun, he suppressed the parabolic arc of the tennis ball and cleverly pushed the tennis ball back to the baseline position on Gao Wen's side.

After waiting for the tennis ball to fly out, Djokovic's whole body leaped into the air, turned around in the air, and looked at the high-speed rising arc of the tennis ball with a posture of looking back at the moon.

whoosh.

whoosh.

The tennis ball was flying very fast. From here, we can see that the backhand shot of Gawain just now had a lot of power, so strong that Djokovic could hardly contain it.

But Djokovic still wrapped it up.

Then, the tennis ball inexplicably landed on the baseline.

Wow! The whole audience exclaimed again! They couldn't believe their eyes!

In the previous game when Gao Wen played against Kei Nishikori, Kei Nishikori's hands were in hot form, which was why he was able to hit such a magical shot. In fact, there was a certain amount of luck involved.

But in this game against Djokovic, his control was so strong and abnormal that he was able to replicate such returns regularly.

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What about Gawain? Small steps, small steps, small steps.

Gao Wen still stayed at his backhand position, taking small steps to adjust his position, and looked up at the trajectory of the tennis ball.

If it is straight up and down, then the baseline high pressure is the most suitable; if it is an arc parabola, then the baseline drive is the correct way.

It's a parabola.

Gawain glanced at Djokovic from the corner of his eyes. The world number one was still staying in the backhand position without moving. But the moment Gawain withdrew his gaze, Djokovic began to move quickly horizontally towards the forehand gap.

He is indeed a master of defense. His movements are always accompanied by fake moves. Even the Big Four find it difficult to make the correct judgment between the real and the fake.

But Gao Wen was not affected at all and completed the backhand with both hands.

Stand firm! Push off the ground! Turn around! Push! The whole swing was very firm and decisive. It was obvious that Gao Wen took a small step forward at the last moment, pushed off the ground with his left leg, and pushed the racket out in the next second.

Swing! Hit the ball! Retract the racket!

The forearm quickly retracts the racket to complete the closing action. When Djokovic's return ball does not have much power, he chooses to actively exert force himself and releases the power of the backhand action in time.

Boom! The diagonal line becomes a straight line! The backhand straight line appeared at the critical moment of the first game, and we can also see Gao Wen's enthusiasm for hitting the ball, always leading the offense.

Whoosh! The tennis ball instantly turned into a streak of lightning and shot out along the sideline.

The next second, we can see that after finishing his attack, Gawain rushed to the net to put pressure on the opponent. Djokovic paused after running two steps sideways. It seems that the forehand defense is still a smoke bomb, and his attention is still on the backhand. He thinks Gawain should choose a diagonal shot.

But Gawain obviously didn't.

Therefore, there was no need for Gao Wen to make another shot at the net, as the outcome of this point had already been decided.

"Competition, high!"

At the start, he broke the serve first!

(End of this chapter)