Chapter 448 Passion Release
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
Gao Wen was moving sideways with all his strength. Although he reversed Djokovic's advantage after serving and receiving the serve by actively attacking with one shot, he also knew that Djokovic might only need one shot to turn the situation around, so he must not relax.
Just now, Djokovic was not completely passive. Although he was forced to cut a shot, he cut it in a straight line, and it was a backspin with no force. There was almost no rebound after landing, which mobilized Gao Wen again.
Gawain sprinted at full speed.
His eyes were fixed firmly on the tennis ball, his peripheral vision scanned the court, and then he made a judgment.
Squat down! Lower your center of gravity! Use your forehand! Loop the ball! Because Djokovic has unloaded all the power, the rebound height of the tennis ball is very low, leaving little space for Gawain to return the ball, so it is highly likely that he will choose a diagonal shot.
That's what Djokovic is capable of.
Some people wonder why the Big Four have such excellent predictive abilities, as if they can always predict the opponent's shot line? Is it because they have opened up a God's perspective and are omniscient?
Of course not.
In addition to their own observation and judgment, the most important thing is that they compress the opponent's return space through their own return, increase the difficulty of the opponent's shot, and then return the ball according to their layout.
In other words, make the ball.
For example, now, can Gawain hit a straight line?
sure.
But the problem is that he no longer has much space to hit the ball, and there is little space left to actively exert force. The biggest probability of hitting a straight line is that the ball will go into the net.
Naturally, Gawain's chances of hitting the diagonal line increased, and Djokovic was also moving quickly towards his forehand position to defend.
This is also true.
Gawain chose the slash.
But Gao Wen was not ready to give in. He stood on one leg with his right foot, and stretched his body completely as he swung the racket. He used the strength of his wrist to bend the ball outward, adding external rotation to the diagonal shot, and then aimed at the blind corner at the opposite baseline to hit the ball.
Ah! This time Gawain really exerted his strength. The whole movement was very smooth and very determined. One could even see the trajectory of sweat being dragged away from his forehead by the centrifugal force.
Djokovic ran as fast as he could! He immediately realized the outward rotation of the tennis ball when it landed, and his footsteps could not keep up. If he was any slower, he would miss the hitting point.
Push off the ground! Do the splits! Reach the moon from the bottom of the sea!
Djokovic was pushed to the extreme and used his best skill. His body flexibility is undoubtedly the undisputed best in the tour. Other players can only do the splits on clay, but he can do the splits on both hard court and grass. The extension of his entire body is a top skill.
Damn it!
Gao Wen immediately realized Djokovic's intention -
A light hit at a small diagonal angle.
There was almost no force attached, and Gao Wen was once again moved outside the doubles line.
Tap tap tap.
Gawain's footsteps were at the forehand position, and he rushed there at the first possible moment, but Djokovic's entire side spin was very clever. If Gawain had hit the ball too rashly, he might have missed the hitting point and gone astray.
This also made Gao Wen a little cautious.
It was precisely this little bit of caution and hesitation that turned the situation around again.
Gawain struck a careful line.
But this time the straight line was not as straight as possible, the power and speed of the racket head were not applied, and as a result the straight line was not straightened.
Djokovic was in position immediately, and with a small backhand shot with both hands, the tennis ball was sent back diagonally.
Gao Wen, you are in a very bad state.
He ran as fast as he could across the entire court, managed to slice the ball with a one-handed backhand, and just as the tennis ball was about to hit the ground, he managed to slice it back.
One shot!
Just a slight hesitation of one shot, and Djokovic had turned the situation around.
Then, just as Gawain hit the tennis ball back, Djokovic could be seen seizing the opportunity to press forward, intercepting Gawain's return ball near the half court, and using a volley to hit the tennis ball back to Gawain's forehand open bottom line triangle.
One step, then another.
Djokovic showed unparalleled control at the baseline and took the absolute initiative in the blink of an eye.
Tap tap tap! But Gawain still didn't give up. He braked and pushed the ground, and then rushed out.
As fast as the wind and lightning.
The wind is howling.
In an instant, the whole world turned into a ball of golden light, but Gao Wen could only see Djokovic standing in front of the net.
Sprint!
Sprint again! Sprint with all your strength!
Push off the ground, brake, and start with your forehand!
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Just before the tennis ball almost hit the ground, Gao Wen used his forehand to scoop it up and hit it lightly, but there was very little space left and he had no control at all. He just carefully chose a straight line and tried to break the net.
However! Djokovic was in position with one step, his body like a fully drawn bowstring, and with a one-handed backhand push, he had already intercepted the tennis ball.
Small ball!
Djokovic did it on purpose! Because Gao Wen thought Djokovic would intercept the diagonal line, he had already moved sideways to his left side again, but Djokovic hit a straight line and broke his balance in an instant.
Gawain was moving vertically at high speed, but had to make a sharp turn and drift back to his right side. The strong centrifugal force pulled his body closer to the ground.
Gurgling.
A rolling heat wave hit us in the face.
The only thing to be thankful for was that Djokovic's control of the ball was not good enough, the line was a little longer, and it fell near the baseline of the serving area.
There is still a chance!
Dengdengdeng.
Gao Wen no longer had time to draw his racket. He raised his racket while running wildly, made a big circle, then leaned forward and threw the ball out, accelerating with a diving header. His right forearm increased his speed completely, and he rushed forward with all his strength, relying purely on the strength of his wrist to control the ball.
A push! A swing! A pull! His upper body rushed out completely, so much so that his feet could not keep up, but Gao Wen didn't pay any attention to it. He completely ignored his feet and kept his upper body stable. He used his wrist to hit the ball with force, instantly increasing the speed of the racket head. When he didn't have time to exert force, he used speed to control and pull the ball.
Ah! Ah! The roar from deep in his dantian was released along with the force.
Then, you can see the tennis ball transformed into a beam of light and shot out from Djokovic's forehand position.
Djokovic stretched out his racket to try to block it, but soon realized that the angle had been completely pulled away by Gawain and was beyond his coverage. So, where would the ball land?
Djokovic turned his head to look at the tennis ball, his eyes following the mustard yellow streamline. The 25,000 spectators in the audience all held their breath for a moment, staring at the flight path and landing point of the tennis ball with wide eyes.
Light, gorgeous, brilliant, like a butterfly.
Then, land.
Within the boundaries.
Within the boundaries!
In an instant, the audience could no longer control their emotions. They stood up, raised their arms and cheered, and the passionate roars broke free from the constraints of their throats and were released.
"Set, high!"
The first match of the 2014 US Open men's singles semi-finals, the first set victory, belongs to Gao Wen!
(End of this chapter)