Chapter 454 A vivid lesson

Step! Step! Djokovic kept his concentration high, and his light jumping movements kept his center of gravity light and flexible, ready to jump out at any time. His eyes were always fixed on Gawain's every move, his pupils slightly shrank, watching the details of Gawain's hitting movements.

Draw the ball?

Djokovic immediately realized that Gawain was about to hit the ball with force, but because it was a forehand, the hitting action was wide and open, and there was no need to change the direction of the wrist force at the last moment to complete the change of line without changing it in advance, so Djokovic could not judge whether Gawain was going to hit a diagonal or straight line.

Slash?

Djokovic had a rough prediction, but he still did not lose his balance easily, and the next second Gawain swung his arms to complete the shot.

Slash!

Djokovic kicked off with his left foot and rushed sideways, but he had just taken a big step when his super reaction nerves immediately realized that the situation was not good.

Damn it!

I was fooled! The forehand was indeed a forehand; the crosscourt was indeed a crosscourt; the drive was indeed a drive. Everything was fine, so what went wrong?

Gao Wen's swing seemed to be preparing to drive the ball hard, that is, aiming at a large triangle attack at the baseline, but at the moment of touching the ball, he made a slight change. He did not exert full force, but used the swinging movement of his forearm to complete a skateboard hit.

The difference between exerting force and not exerting force, and between a strong drive and a light hit with a skateboard, is that the landing point of the former is often very deep, and the player's position may be squeezed; the landing point of the latter is very shallow, and the player needs to step forward vertically to complete the shot.

Moreover, it is different from the small ball in front of the net.

The small ball in front of the net is a short ball, and the height and length of its rebound are limited; the light hit from the skateboard is a long ball, and after rebounding from the ground, it will rush towards the audience stands.

whoosh.

Djokovic realized he had been fooled the moment he saw Gawain's shot, because the entire hitting action remained basically the same, only the force technique and wrist strength changed at the last moment of the shot, and Djokovic was unable to make an accurate judgment.

Push! Djokovic immediately pushed hard against the ground and ran in a full-scale diagonal direction at a 45-degree angle.

If it was any other time, Djokovic might not have run, after all, he still needed to save energy, but this point was a count, and he needed to give his best performance, so he gritted his teeth and rushed forward.

Djokovic sprinted with all his might ! But the next second, Djokovic noticed that Gawain was already pressing towards the net. His tall and straight figure was very oppressive. Even if Djokovic could catch up with the tennis ball, the return line would have been blocked.

Because Gawain knew who his opponent was.

If it were any other player, the light hit from the skateboard might have been enough to score, but it would definitely not work against the Big Four. Unless the tennis ball has already landed on the ground twice, you always need to be prepared for the next shot.

really!

Djokovic caught up and used a big split to hit the tennis ball back with a light flick before it was about to land again.

and!

Djokovic was able to control the ball even in the extreme condition, and hit a small ball diagonally, trying to bypass Gawain's covering net.

However, Gao Wen was fully focused and took a step forward. Before the tennis ball could break through the net he blocked, he blocked it with his racket and hit it directly back into Djokovic's empty court.

Djokovic, who had been completely pulled out of the court at this time, could only watch the tennis ball fall to the ground and then jump twice.

Wonderful!

"For this ball, Gao Wen had already thought about how to play it when he received the serve. The whole attack to the second shot was very smooth and secretive. He completely dribbled past Djokovic and easily won the winning point in the end."

"Facing the count, Gao Wen scored this point very cleverly."

Standing in front of the net, Gao Wen gently clenched his fists. He did not protest to Djokovic, but encouraged himself and reminded himself to stay focused.

The most vivid lesson Djokovic taught Gao Wen is that tennis games are always fluid, but no matter how the situation changes, players need to think about their strengths and give full play to their strengths. This is the only way to show competitiveness.

Djokovic's greatest strength is his baseline hitting ability, not offense or defense, but the fact that he can control and counterattack any ball through the three steps of prediction, wrapping and hitting; so what is Gawain's greatest strength?

brain.

How did Gao Wen win the first game?

Use your brain and wisdom to break the rules, dare to shoot, dare to hit the ball, and dare to attack.

At first glance, it seems that the situation was opened up by a bold and adventurous attack, but in fact, the real rule behind it is that Gawain's calculations and games are ahead of Djokovic. If they want to tear open Djokovic's airtight baseline shots, Wawrinka uses unreasonable attacks, Kei Nishikori uses an airtight rhythm, and Gawain should use a one-step-ahead layout.

After I figured it out, the game became clear again.

"Think. Think!"

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Gao Wen turned and walked towards the baseline, reminding himself again.

"40:30", Djokovic still has a set point, but the atmosphere between one set point and two consecutive set points has changed slightly.

It can be seen from Djokovic's ball-bouncing action that it took a little longer, probably about seven or eight times, before serving.

First serve, close range pressure backhand, still outside corner.

Although it was an outside corner, it focused more on close range. From his serve, it could be seen that Djokovic was trying to regain control of the game.

Step forward!

Gao Wen took a small step to the left, and with his two-handed backhand, he did not swing the racket too far, and used the force to push the tennis ball back directly.

Slash.

Djokovic had already moved towards the forehand position, and he thought Gawain would press the middle, but he immediately returned to the backhand position. This time Gawain's shot slightly gained some rhythm, but because the swing action was squeezed, the power and speed were not up to expectations, and the suppression was obviously not enough.

Therefore, Djokovic's backhand returns did not encounter too many challenges, and his returns were also very solid.

Djokovic deliberately did not open up the angle, and returned a line in the middle of the backhand position, and the landing point was very shallow, as if to lure Gawain to the net, while not fully exerting force, as if to lure Gawain to exert force -

From the second set to the third set, many of Djokovic's returns were like this. The changes were all hidden and could not be seen by the audience at all. Only Gao Wen could feel it when he hit the ball.

However, this time, Gao Wen's second shot attack was not so tightly connected, and his feet did not immediately reach the baseline, so he missed the opportunity to press the net and could only stand at the baseline to complete the shot; and, because Djokovic did not exert force, this also meant that Gao Wen might need to exert force.

So, should Gawain attack with all his might?

(End of this chapter)