Chapter 456 Overturning the Situation
Snap. Snap. Snap.
Djokovic is bouncing the ball.
Three times. Four times. Five times.
Djokovic raised his head and looked at Gawain. Gawain bent his upper body and swayed slightly. It was obvious that his center of gravity remained light and his sense of rhythm, ready to start and attack at any time, was maintained very well. It was obvious that he was in a good state of high concentration at this time.
Six times. Seven times. Eight times.
The game in which he served to win the set ended in a tie, and Djokovic missed two consecutive set points, which made him a little nervous.
The audience couldn't help but think of the first set when Gao Wen served to win the set. The match was tied eight times and lasted for more than 15 minutes before the winner was finally decided. Could it be repeated this time? Nine times. Ten times. Eleven times.
The Arthur Ashe Stadium was completely silent, with only the sound of Djokovic bouncing the ball, as if it would never stop and would continue until the end of time.
Fourteen. Fifteen.
Finally, before the audience suffocated and fainted, Djokovic was ready to serve, tossing the tennis ball high into the air, and the mustard yellow was immersed in the sunlight.
Zone 1, close forehand.
Moreover, this time Djokovic significantly increased the side spin, and after landing, he drilled into Gawain's body, further squeezing Gawain's swing space. This is a classic close serve routine, which broke Djokovic's routine and broke the balance with changes at the critical moment.
Although the ball speed was not fast, it completely squeezed Gawain's position. Obviously, Djokovic used this method to suppress Gawain's tactical intention of attacking after receiving the serve.
really!
Gao Wen was ready to attack, but he was unable to swing the racket effectively. He already had limited room to adjust to the first serve, and his upper body was squeezed and unable to move freely.
In the serving and receiving stages, the initiative is inherently in the hands of the serving party, and there is no way to reverse it.
But this does not mean that Gao Wen will return the ball carelessly.
Because the whole body remains mobile and active, the speed of conditioned reflex is obviously faster. When he feels the trajectory of the tennis ball flying towards his body, his upper body immediately makes a backward and bent waist movement to make space, and then he swings the racket in his right hand and quickly meets the tennis ball.
That tiny bit of time wasn't enough for Gao Wen to complete the attack, but it was enough for Gao Wen to improve the quality of his return in a limited space.
etc!
Djokovic is at the net!
Serve and volley!
The Big Four are worthy of being the Big Four. They used a tactic that had never been used in the entire game, but it came in handy at such an important moment! It was not just bold.
Djokovic used his close serve to squeeze Gao Wen, and after serving, his feet followed the flight trajectory of the tennis ball and moved quickly towards the net. His full-speed running action showed his determination and decisiveness.
By the time Gawain realized that Djokovic was charging toward the net, there was actually no room for adjustment.
What to do? When Gao Wen was about to hit the ball, he clearly lifted his wrist to increase the topspin, and then the ball flew out.
The arc of the return ball could not be suppressed due to the hasty return action, and now due to the strong friction, it outlines a light parabola. But the detail is that the arc is not so high that it is not high enough to hit a high-pressure ball; at the same time, it is not so low that the difficulty of intercepting at the net increases.
By using topspin, Gawain forces Djokovic to volley from his shoulder, an awkward position that makes it difficult to generate power.
Then--
Djokovic lunged forward, trying to complete a drive, but found that the arc of the return ball was higher than expected, so he quickly adjusted the racket face, changing from a drive to a slice.
From the details, it can be seen that Djokovic is actually a little bit guilty. For the world's number one, net skills have always been his shortcoming, and high pressure at the net is the shortcoming among the shortcomings. Even in 2021, this technology is still the most unstable and error-prone link in all Djokovic's technologies.
At this point, Djokovic's handling seemed somewhat cautious.
Then the tennis ball pressed deep into the middle and returned to Gawain's feet.
Literally, Djokovic deliberately pressed a deep ball that landed near Gawain's position, forcing Gawain to hit a rebound ball and had no time to draw the ball.
This is also a trap.
However, Gao Wen had no time to think at this time, and he quickly stepped back reflexively.
This time, Gao Wen did not stubbornly stick to the baseline position. He took a series of small steps to make room and switched to the backhand position. While his feet were moving, he completed the backhand lead with both hands.
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Adjust. Adjust! He adjusted while hitting the ball. Although his footsteps were moving backward, the forward movement of his two-handed backhand was very obvious. At the moment of hitting the ball, he still straightened his forearms and made a straight-arm forward push. He glanced at Djokovic's position with his peripheral vision, and then glanced in the direction of the backslash with his wrist.
The balance of the entire body's movements was completely torn and disrupted, and the movements of the lower body and the upper body were cut off, but Gawain's attention remained incredibly focused. When he was about to hit the ball, he continued to increase the speed of the racket head. The misalignment between the upper and lower body became more and more obvious, so that the center of gravity was disordered, and he was as precarious as the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
But, the batting is done!
Whoosh! The tennis ball flew out lightly, and just as Gawain lost his balance and used his hands and feet to support his body to avoid falling, Djokovic also threw himself out, defending towards his forehand position, trying to intercept it at the net. The whole diving header posture had already gotten rid of the constraints of gravity.
In an instant, the entire Arthur Ashe Stadium fell silent, in a state of stupor and shock, with everyone staring at the close combat in front of them with their mouths wide open.
Everything happened too fast.
Djokovic leaped into the air, his body stretched to the limit like a dolphin, the racket became an extension of his arm, and he intercepted the ball horizontally to the other side of the net. The tennis ball was about to break through the blockade, but at this moment -
state.
Djokovic performed an incredible, unbelievable reflex at the net. With unparalleled anticipation and incredible flexibility, he actually completed a volley and hit the tennis ball again.
and!
The most incredible thing is that Djokovic showed the world's master-level soft touch control at this moment. A light and flexible package not only took away the power of Gao Wen's full-strength two-handed backhand, but also controlled the tennis ball to return a short diagonal line at the critical moment.
Unbelievable! Truly unbelievable! At the critical moment, in close combat, Djokovic truly showed the top energy of the Big Four, truly forgetting everything else and throwing himself out -
Literally.
Then, the 25,000 spectators in the stadium and tens of millions of spectators around the world all held their breath as they watched the flight trajectory of the tennis ball: flying, falling, and landing.
The mustard yellow tennis ball is as light as a fairy jumping! (End of this chapter)