Chapter 546 Back on Track

Mayer was a little annoyed.

It wasn't because of the roar of the home supporters in the stadium - of course, the noise was also very annoying, especially those guys who made wolf howls; it was more because of Gawain's batting.

Sudden, changeable, trap.

It felt like, in a game of chess, you made a move, but your opponent had already seen five or even ten moves ahead. You were like a turtle in a jar, all your struggles were in vain, and the feeling of powerlessness burned in your stomach, it was really unbearable.

The real problem is that Mayer won the first set, and since the second set, Gao Wen's shots did not seem to have changed drastically. In addition, the power and speed decreased, and the lines and landing points became more conservative. However, the quality of the game improved. What's going on?

So, in the second set, which lasted for ten full minutes, Mayer only scored two points and Gao Wen scored eight points.

This explanation doesn't make sense.

If it was Gao Wen's condition that improved, Mayer could accept it calmly. After all, he was the US Open champion and his condition and ability were there.

But the current situation is completely different. As a result, Mayer has fallen behind for no apparent reason, which makes her very depressed.

He needs to slow down.

However, the game continued, and even if Mayer needed to sort out his thoughts, he still needed to complete one more serve game of Gawain.

Mayer had no time to think about the reason, so it was naturally difficult to make immediate changes in the entire game. As a result, Gao Wen only lost one point and saved his serve, and the score was already "3:0" at the beginning of the second set.

Fortunately, the break between innings came.

Mayer returned to the dugout, gulped down a bottle of mineral water, and tried to calm his mind and regain his focus on the game.

Even though he couldn't see the overall situation clearly in the short term and found it difficult to find the reason for the reversal of the situation, his rich experience in the game still allowed him to regain his composure, at least ensuring that he could concentrate and avoid a terrible collapse.

When the game resumed, Mayer regained his footing.

"40:30", Mayer served the first ACE of the second set and finally saved his serve, ending the streak of losing three games in a row.

"40:0", Gao Wen immediately responded with a "love-game", three winning points and one mistake by Mayer, and easily completed the serve.

"AD: 40", Mayer used a deep backspin ball to squeeze Gao Wen, making it impossible for Gao Wen to swing his racket and causing the return ball to go into the net, thus saving his serve again.

"40:30", facing Mayer's strong impact in this game, at the critical moment, Gao Wen still stood firm, used a forehand small diagonal return ball to disrupt Mayer's prediction and successfully held his serve.

For four consecutive games, both players held their serve; moreover, the time they held their serve became longer and longer. The competition became obviously fierce and stalemate in the second half of the second set, but Gao Wen still had the advantage of serving first and entered the break with a score of "5:2".

When she came back on the court, this was Mayer's serve that she had to save.

It was because Mayer was aware of the increasing pressure that he was obviously much more proactive in Gawain's last service game. But the problem was that after Gawain made a control error and controlled the layout, the stability of the entire return ball was greatly improved, causing Mayer to bear more pressure on the offensive end. Instead, he himself made offensive errors and failed to break the serve.

Similarly, in Mayer's serve, Gao Wen will also launch an attack and continue to exert pressure.

"AD:40".

"40:40".

"40:AD".

Game point, deuce, break point, deuce…

In this way, in the eighth game of the second set, the two sides fell into a stalemate again. Both players were improving their status. The trend of this game was particularly exciting. It can be seen that this game is likely to become a turning point of the whole game——

After all, if Gao Wen could break the serve, then the second set victory would be in his pocket, and both sides would be back to the same starting line, and the whole momentum would be gone.

On the contrary, if Mayer can hold his serve and win the game after a fierce battle, Gawain's physical strength and energy will inevitably be at a low point, and he may have a chance in the next game when Gawain serves to win the set. Obviously, Mayer hopes to win in straight sets, so he will not give it up easily.

As a result, Mayer missed three game points, Gawain missed two break points and set points, and the two sides returned to a tie for the sixth time. Moreover, each shot took a long time. On the one hand, Gawain reduced the risk of shots, and on the other hand, Mayer had excellent defensive ability, so this game had lasted for twelve minutes and was still not over.

...Push off the ground! Backhand! Diagonal! "40: AD".

Ah! Ah! Gao Wen clenched his fists to cheer himself up, and got the third break point and set point with a solid backhand diagonal shot, and his bloodiness returned to his eyes.

He stared at Mayer intently, with murderous intent.

Facing a break point again, Mayer sneaked an outside corner attack and suppressed Gawain's backhand - this serving tactic was rarely used today, because everyone knew that Gawain's backhand was indeed strong and capable of hitting, and had the ability to return an ace, so he really needed to be more careful.

The sneak attack at the critical moment broke Mayer's relatively conservative and stable character, which was indeed very unexpected.

Gao Wen was unable to make an accurate prediction.

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At the critical moment, one must concentrate fully, focus reaches an unprecedented level, and the conditioned reflex is extremely quick.

Push off the ground! Step forward! Sprint!

With just two big steps, Gao Wen was already in place in time. He completed the racket lead early with both hands backhand, and used the power of his body to push off the ground and swung it out in one go. It was obvious that the racket speed was fully increased, and the full turning movement hit the tennis ball out.

Bang! Boom! The tennis ball turned into a beam of light and shot out like a meteor.

Slash.

Because his condition and touch were not at their best, Gao Wen did not take the risk of challenging the straight line, but hit the diagonal line along the direction of force. The angle and landing point were not completely torn apart, but the whole force action was very solid and full, and he completed the return ball with a hard hit.

"Power vs. Power"! "Serve vs. Backhand"! It was like a collision between two powerful forces, like Mars hitting the Earth.

Then we can see Mayer adjusting his position in two consecutive small steps in a very awkward manner. Although he predicted Gawain's diagonal return and the angle was not torn, his shot was not affected too much, but the power and speed were beyond expectations, breaking the balance.

Cutting!

At the critical moment, Mayer still did not dare to attack forcefully. After all, it was really difficult for his backhand to gain any advantage in a head-on collision. Cutting was almost like a survival instinct to complete the defense. He even took a half step back to increase the friction and rotation force as much as possible.

bass.

The steel was softened into something as soft as silk. Mayer took away all the power from Gawain's powerful shot, and it flew past swayingly and unsteadily like a dancing butterfly.

But before Mayer's feet could adjust after being hit hard, he could already see Gao Wen rushing to the net, his tall and upright figure covering the entire court.

What? Internet?

(End of this chapter)