Chapter 489: Fight change with change
Heavy punch vs heavy punch!
At both ends of the Arthur Ashe Stadium, one can see a white figure and a blue figure interlaced, with the colorful orange sunset as the canvas, like an oil painting, with thick ink and heavy colors smudged out, and the lightning-fast figures dragged out a string of gorgeous afterimages.
Dad, ddd! Cilic rushed from the left side of his court to the right side, and Gawain also rushed from the left side of his court to the right side. The difference was that Cilic rushed past first, and Gawain crossed the court right after him. However, the two figures crossing each other made full use of the space of Arthur Ashe: from diagonal to straight line and then to diagonal, the two players rushed from one vertex of the baseline to another vertex, and the figures sprinting at full speed just melted in the wind.
Bang, bang, bang! Gawain could clearly feel his calves burning, the raging fire bursting out wantonly, the violent sound of the wind mixed with countless noises pouring down like a rainstorm, but his eyes were fixed firmly on the mustard yellow light, and his chest was pumping violently like a bellows.
Sprint!
Sprint again! The bravest of the two will win. In this strong clash, Gawain gritted his teeth, because he knew this could be the turning point of the entire game. He needed to show a tougher and more focused attitude. There was only one voice in his mind that kept echoing:
fighting.
Sprint with all your strength!
Seeing the halo of the tennis ball growing bigger and bigger in his pupils, he sprinted into a state of complete oblivion! With one charge! In one instant! His body had already broken free from the restraints of gravity, but he did not jump up by himself. Instead, the strong inertia of the forward charge pushed his body slightly into the air. However, the inertial force of the forward charge had already been transmitted through his calves, and his upper body had already drawn the racket early. Without retreating or hesitating, he had already met the forehand head-on.
Swinging his arms! Sweeping across! From the sight, one can see that Gao Wen's entire body is fully stretched out, just like the flying dancers in the Dunhuang murals. He hits the ball with his forehand with ease, a straight arm forward-pressing circular swing, without a loop or a retraction, exerting full pressure, instantly adding all his strength.
Boom! The tennis ball was compressed to the extreme, and just when it was about to burst, it finally escaped from the racket's control and rushed out at high speed, like a bullet.
whoosh.
Penetrate the court! Power, full pressure! After hitting the ball, gravity pulled Gao Wen back to the ground. His steps were a little confused. He took small steps to control his body to avoid falling, but his eyes were always fixed on the tennis ball. After finding his center of gravity, he pushed the ground with his right foot and moved sideways to the left again in the midst of the storm to continue defending.
The same was true for Cilic on the other side of the court.
Although his center of gravity was clearly disrupted by the previous shot, he remained fully focused on the game, subconsciously adjusting his center of gravity to return to defense and moving quickly sideways to his left. His continuous sprinting movements made it impossible to see the clumsiness and embarrassment of his 198 cm height.
Pedal. Pedal.
Cilic was adjusting his center of gravity and his speed did not increase to prevent Gawain from hitting the diagonal ball again, but the overall movement trend remained to the left.
straight line!
Judging from Gao Wen's hitting action, Cilic's lateral sprint speed has increased again, but when he sprinted at full speed, he suddenly found:
Middle road.
Gao Wen's forehand did not change the line forcibly. It seemed that he hit a straight line, but in fact the line change was not complete. Therefore, the return line was more like a small diagonal line with an incident angle of 30 degrees. He was unable to completely straighten the straight line. In the end, the tennis ball landed not in the big triangle of the baseline, but in the middle area.
Damn it.
Cilic's full-speed sprint was disrupted because he was colliding with the tennis ball. The space was too small to allow him to swing the racket. He was in a panic like catching butterflies in summer, but he still couldn't find the hitting position, and the tennis ball had already rushed towards the baseline billboard.
Bang! A muffled sound.
The collision of the strong ended with Gao Wen's victory! The impact of strength and attack and attack produced sparks in the hitting.
Cilic raised his head in frustration, and saw Gawain clenching his fists but not celebrating loudly across the court, which made Cilic feel a little frustrated.
We scored, why not celebrate?
Such a wonderful and intense score, why not celebrate?
Was he being ignored?
Cilic felt his chest burning.
"15:40".
In the ninth game of the second set, Gao Wen got another break point, and this time it was two in a row. Although such a situation is not uncommon in the second set, once Gao Wen can break the serve, then the next game is Gao Wen's serve to win the set, and the whole meaning and weight are naturally different.
Gurgling.
The atmosphere in Arthur Ashe Stadium gradually became tense.
Pah pah.
Cilic patted the ball, then looked up at Gao Wen and continued to serve step by step.
One shot, and the net is dropped.
really.
Just as Gao Wen expected, net touches are not a big deal. They can happen at any time in a game. If you are unlucky, you may even encounter consecutive net touches, which can indeed disrupt the rhythm of the game. But the key is that if you keep brooding about it, the impact may be more far-reaching.
Cilic is clearly not good at dealing with emergencies.
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After the ball touched the net, Cilic failed to serve for two consecutive times. This was Gao Wen's chance.
Second serve, outside corner.
Push off the ground and swing your arms.
This time, Cilic consciously slowed down the speed to ensure the tearing angle. A serve at 112 miles (180 kilometers) per hour is definitely not fast, but Cilic hit the dead corner of the service area, and the angle of the outer corner was instantly torn apart. There were still some changes hidden at the critical moment.
Push off the ground and stretch.
Here, Gao Wen's prediction was not accurate enough, but his conditioned reflex to push off the ground was still very quick. His whole body was fully stretched out, and he used the power of his forearms and wrists to complete the shot. A smooth push completed the shot.
Bang! The tennis ball hit back directly. It can be seen at this time that Gao Wen's performance in dealing with Cilic's serve today was very good, with a good success rate and a good accuracy rate. This not only restricted Cilic's attack, but also created more psychological pressure.
The return ball almost hit Cilic's feet. He hit it with his forehand, using the rebound to compress time and buy time for his defense.
The rebound ball had a slightly shorter arc, and the rotation and power were clearly insufficient.
Originally, this should have been a chance for Gao Wen; but Cilic's return ball landed near the baseline of the service area, was too short and too light, and accidentally hit a shallow ball, forcing Gao Wen to move vertically into the baseline to complete the midfield attack, which unexpectedly created an effect and disrupted Gao Wen's offensive connection.
Tap tap.
Tap tap.
Gawain was moving sideways and immediately noticed that Cilic had returned a short ball to create an unexpected effect. Even if he hurriedly stepped forward at this time, he might have missed the timing and hitting point of the midfield attack. So, Gawain simply took small steps to adjust his pace and cut the ball back at the baseline.
Being in a panic actually buys you more time to respond to unexpected events.
(End of this chapter)