Chapter 483 Fighting Deterrence

Beep, 125 miles (201 kilometers).

The speedometer in the corner of the court showed the speed of the serve. The tennis ball flew out of the barrel like a cannonball, and a huge whirlwind mixed with sunlight and shouts came down on people's heads.

One shot, and it went in.

However, Cilic pursued speed and power, so the angle was relatively conservative and stable. He did not tear it apart completely, but just landed on the outside corner.

Bang! Gao Wen could clearly feel the gust of air coming towards him, and the layers of pressure were rushing towards him head-on.

However, there was no panic at all.

After facing a group of serving masters, Gawain has his own experience. Isner's comprehensive serving ability is undoubtedly the best, and his overall impact force is the strongest; Kyrgios is gifted, his serve is penetrating, and the soft yet hard power can compress the ball speed to the extreme.

Wawrinka is a pure power player. He doesn't even have much strength in kicking and turning his body. He just smashes the ball with all his might, so the tail force of his serve is particularly obvious. Djokovic mainly relies on control and change. His absolute speed and strength are not obvious, but he is elusive and has a sharp edge.

So, what about Cilic? He has only received two serves so far, so it is too early to draw conclusions, but based on the match videos and actual experience, Cilic's serve is very heavy, and his instantaneous explosive power is not outstanding, not as good as Kyrgios and Wawrinka; his absolute power is also inferior to Isner, but his serve is very heavy and dull, and it feels like hitting a wall when receiving the serve.

That is why it is so important to find the right hitting point when hitting Cilic's serve.

Or, just like Nadal, Djokovic and Murray, use wrapping to push the tennis ball back, because Cilic's offensive connection after serving still has room for improvement, and the whole rhythm is not as tight as Kei Nishikori and Wawrinka, which can also win space for his next shot defense.

No matter what, the serve always needs to be received so that the rally can continue. Many of Isner and Kyrgios' serves cannot be received no matter how hard they try, because their power and burst can break the opponent's return ball in a domineering way; but Cilic does not have so many domineering serves.

Or, just like Federer, constantly looking for hitting points, trying every means to disrupt Cilic's tactical deployment when receiving the serve, and then create opportunities for his own offense. The premise is to take huge risks. If there is no touch, the game will go awry.

Obviously in the semi-finals, Federer was unable to find his offensive touch.

With Gawain's style, he was obviously the former, and he was also the former when Kei Nishikori played against Cilic in the last game; but in the second game, he was trying the latter.

Such a change that broke expectations and disrupted the rhythm made Cilic very uncomfortable. The entire impact and confrontation were different from what he had imagined in his mind.

However, Cilic's character is stable and he will not give up easily. Even if the situation is a little delicate, he will still stick to his own style of play.

Just like this shot, although the angle was not torn, the speed and power were above average!

After completing the serve, Cilic immediately jumped lightly on the spot with the racket in both hands, keeping his center of gravity flexible and watching Gao Wen's every move.

Push off the ground! Jump! Step!

Gao Wen's reflexive action was very agile. He kicked hard with his right leg and jumped out.

One step! Because the serve angle was not torn, a small step was already accurate, and then Gao Wen was ready to hit the ball with a two-handed backhand.

A flat push.

Gao Wen knew that Cilic's serve was very heavy, so he didn't need to exert force. To be precise, if he forced to exert force, it would easily lead to a conflict of force and form irregular shots. Once the balance of force was not mastered, the return ball would fly directly; so what he needed was control and use the force to hit the ball.

Swing! Hold! Putt!

The wrist withstands the overwhelming impact of all the force softly, and can immediately feel the tennis ball sinking and hitting like a heavy shot put, but the force of pushing off the ground with straight knees is very firm and fast, and in a flash, the force of leaning forward of the body helps the arm complete the forward push.

The forearm is straightened and kept straight; just use the wrist to push forward lightly, and use the reaction force of the racket to add the impact force of the tennis ball to the tennis ball, and then -

Ah! A swing! A swing! Grit your teeth! Attack with all your strength! The tense muscles all over the body instantly burst out with overwhelming flexibility and perseverance. The power is not released outward but all settled down to form support. The control of the wrist and forearm fully mobilizes the 30 million nerve endings in the brain to complete the control in a flash.

The tennis racket immediately turns into a baseball bat, this is the swing for a home run, and then you can see the tennis ball turn into a beam of light and hit it back.

straight line.

whoosh.

In just a blink of an eye, the tennis ball disappeared. Cilic was still standing there, unable to react, with a dazed look in his eyes.

Beep, 108 miles (174 kilometers).

The speedometer in the corner of the court displayed another set of data, which was the speed at which Gao Wen returned the ace winning point from serve, and the whole audience couldn't help but gasp.

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This... this is too fierce! From Cilic's two direct serve points to Gawain's two serve aces, these four points were really too unexpected, too strange, and too unusual.

This year’s men’s singles final is too weird, right?

Cilic was a little confused for a moment. What happened to this return serve? The previous second serve was a direct point, which was just luck. So what happened to this backhand straight line winner after the first serve?

What's even more terrifying is that Gao Wen on the opposite side of the court didn't cheer or celebrate. He just looked at the landing point of the return ball, then waved his hands a few times for a backhand shot. With a calm face, he walked to the other side of the court to prepare for the next point, as if this point meant nothing at all.

Cilic's heart trembled, and his palms felt slightly warm.

In fact, Gao Wen did not think that this point meant anything. It was not that it was unimportant or unsuccessful, but that it could not be replicated. This point was the winning point, just like the previous one, in that luck was the main factor. However, the game cannot rely on luck and cannot believe in ratios, but should believe in clearer and more important things.

At this moment, Gao Wen was thinking about what he had figured out in the first four serves. As always, Gao Wen's brain was already working at high speed at the beginning, because he knew that Cilic's serve would definitely play an important role in this game. The faster he found the rhythm of receiving serves, the faster he could control the rhythm of the game. He needed to stay focused.

It's not important to celebrate the winning points. Who would be so stingy as to just look at an ace on a return serve? You have to look at the long-term.

But the calm and composed Gawain made Cilic a little daunted. After all, Gawain had been unreasonable in receiving four consecutive serves. Regardless of success or failure, Cilic's serve pressure would increase, not to mention that Gawain had hit two directly, which made Cilic a little nervous.

In the final, before he had time to gain his footing, he vaguely felt like he had fallen into a pit. What was going on?

(End of this chapter)