Chapter 488 The Brave Wins
"15:30".
In the second zone, the first shot doesn't go in, and the second shot goes to the outside corner.
Finally, Cilic tried a sneak serve in the direction of Gawain's backhand. After all, without the classic route in the outer corner of the second zone, Cilic's serve tactical combination would be incomplete and the threat of the serve would be greatly reduced.
In fact, in the second half of the first set, Cilic slowly began to launch sneak attacks, suppressing Gavin through different tactical combinations. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't, but overall, when aiming at Gavin's backhand serve, Cilic would still pay more attention to suddenness to break Gavin's prediction.
That is the case now.
When the score was behind, he attacked the outside corner, and it was a second serve, which had a very good effect because Gao Wen really did not expect it.
However, Cilic himself was also extremely cautious and added a lot of insurance, so the speed and angle were not fully added up, and the suppression was still slightly inferior.
Gao Wen's start was a little slow, and he didn't have time to complete the two-handed backhand swing. He just used both hands to support the racket and hit the ball, then completed a diagonal shot in the direction of the force, and hit the tennis ball back again, but the landing point and angle were not completely torn apart.
Push off the ground! Dodge! Forehand!
Cilic seized the opportunity and immediately turned sideways and attacked with his forehand. His speed and power burst out instantly, and the tennis ball rushed over like a ball of fire.
Moreover, Cilic hid a little trick. He did not aim at the blind spot of the big triangle at the baseline, because he knew that Gao Wen's ability to use the opponent's force was very strong, so he used his wrist to complete a small skateboard shot, and the return ball landed in the blind spot outside the service area, and then bounced out.
Like a big outside corner serve.
The angle was right, the landing point was right, and the speed was right. The only regret was that power was sacrificed because of spin control. However, it can still be seen from here that Cilic had an excellent forehand feel at this year's US Open, and he has basically reached the level of hitting whatever he points to.
Gao Wen was a little embarrassed.
Even though the foot is already in the backhand position, it is still necessary to retreat two steps outside the doubles line. At the same time, the height of the rebound caused by landing causes the hitting point to be higher than the shoulder. It is definitely awkward to hit the ball with both hands backhand, which further makes it difficult to adjust the footwork.
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
With a series of small steps, Gawain had already gotten his body out, and then he jumped up with the inertia of the forward rush, his body flying in the air to get to a more comfortable and accurate hitting position, and he pushed out with both hands in a suspended state, superimposing his body weight and gravity on the tennis ball.
Hit the ball in the air!
Boom! Leaping into the air is not for juggling, but to improve one's hitting position and find a more accurate hitting point, but the difficult hitting action is indeed like juggling.
It can be clearly seen that Gao Wen consciously pressed the racket face downward, almost smashing the tennis ball hard; and even though the center of gravity of his body was off the ground, the stability of his two-handed backhand could still be seen. The entire hitting action was completely free of deformation, and he even relied on the power of his rotation to complete the force.
Bang! Backhand vs. backhand.
"Slash vs. Slash".
Cilic could immediately feel the mighty gust of air coming towards him, and the energy from Gawain's backhand shot instantly burst out in layers with amazing momentum.
In fact, the best response at this time is to change the backhand to a straight line, which can instantly reverse the situation - this is the most classic line of Djokovic against Nadal, but the problem is that Cilic's backhand does not have such ability to change the line.
So what should Cilic do?
Cut.
Cilic immediately adjusted his steps, cut a diagonal line with his backhand, and sent the tennis ball back to Gawain's feet.
Cilic's slice is completely a transition ball, lacking rotation and speed changes. It is mainly used to deal with the last shot of a crisis situation. There is no such thing as suppressing the opponent or buying defensive time, etc. However, there is one advantage, that is, the line and landing point control ensures quality.
Solid basic skills.
bass.
The cut pushed the ball back to Gao Wen's backhand position and landed in the deep zone, avoiding giving Gao Wen a half-court ball from which he could attack at any time. It also forced Gao Wen, who had already entered the baseline, to stop moving forward and even require him to retreat and adjust before he could complete the swing. The overall effect was far beyond expectations.
But the problem is that there is no power and no rotation. Even if the landing point is guaranteed, for Gao Wen it is basically equivalent to feeding the ball in a practice match.
Chance!
Gao Wen would naturally not be polite——
He did not step back, still standing in the same place, but leaned his body slightly backward to ensure that his knees were bent to lower his center of gravity. He used both hands to complete a small backhand lead early, and hit the ball at the rising point after the tennis ball bounced off the ground, just like hitting a golf ball, turning his body and swinging his arms in a small range, and relying on the speed of the racket head to complete the closing action.
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Backhand, straight line.
Whoosh! The tennis ball turned into a shooting star.
straight line!
The thing that Cilic was most worried about did not happen when he received the serve, but it happened again after all the twists and turns, which made Cilic's steps a little flustered: for a moment, he regretted that he had just cut the diagonal line instead of choosing the middle, and the cut was sent to the opponent's powerful backhand, which was obviously not a wise choice.
But it was too late to regret now. Cilic had to focus on the present. His feet had already started moving in advance while he was cutting. He sprinted at full speed and crossed the court. The sense of crisis that suddenly erupted mobilized all of Cilic's energy for this US Open.
Dengdengdeng! Dengdengdeng! Seeing that his center of gravity was about to be lost, his stumbling steps seemed to be about to collapse at any time, but at the critical moment, Cilic burned his inner universe and burst out with incredible power, stepping on the wind and fire wheels to rush over, and then his upper body was fully extended, completing a big loop and hitting the ball before missing the hitting point.
Boom! After completing the stroke, Cilic leaped out, his center of gravity completely thrown away, but his eyes were still fixed on the tennis ball flying in the air.
Diagonal! Cilic did not choose to save the ball conservatively, but once again showed his divine forehand. In the extreme state, he successfully hit a flat attack that penetrated the entire court. There was no rotation, no control, no insurance, just a full-strength forehand attack.
Fight back strongly.
"Power vs. Power"! "Forehand vs. Backhand"! The powerful collision instantly showed the charm of offensive tennis to the fullest, and the entire Arthur Ashe Stadium was in turmoil. This was the scene they had been waiting for. The tense confrontation made bright sparks spray all over the stadium, and the attention shifted from Cilic who lost his balance and flew out of the court to Gao Wen who was sprinting at full speed to the baseline.
With one shot, Cilic turned the situation around with a desperate shot. The two players finally mobilized all their energy when entering the second half of the second set. Their powerful and extreme shots made a brilliant appearance. The switching between offense and defense, active and passive was dazzling and breathtaking.
The crisis immediately fell to Gawain's side.
(End of this chapter)