Chapter 565: The battle never stops
The wind is howling.
Gawain was sprinting at full speed, but suddenly found that Nadal's forehand attack broke his prediction. In a flash, his feet adjusted smoothly: from big strides to small steps, but his body continued to run wildly with the inertia of the forward rush. The whole world was shaking, and light, shadow and sound waves burst out.
Push! He pushed the ground with his right calf muscles, fully leveraging the power of the sprint to push himself up, and then swung his racket forward with his forehand.
Rub.
Rub!
The loud noise of the tennis ball rubbing against the racket strings constantly challenged the stability of Gao Wen's right wrist, and even his entire forearm could feel the intense vibration.
Ah! Ah! Gawain gritted his teeth and unleashed the power from deep within his dantian. He pushed his calves against the ground, straightened his knees, and used the power of his forearms to sweep across the ground to complete a hook-and-belt attack.
Bang! Everything happened so fast and so suddenly that Gao Wen completely lost control. He was unable to suppress the parabola of the return ball at all. He just barely used his wrist to wrap the tennis ball to prevent it from flying away.
The next second, you can see the tennis ball rushing in the reverse diagonal direction.
However, the strong tail force of the "Naz-style topspin" makes the tennis ball draw a shallow parabola, slowly and high, swaying towards the baseline.
If it was any other non-counting score, or if it was Nadal after 2017, he would have already entered the baseline and put pressure in the middle and front court.
But now Nadal still stayed at the baseline, with a series of small steps to adjust, and he had already reached the position early, but he still did not stop to adjust, and continued to move sideways with a series of small steps, forcibly adjusting from backhand shots to sideways forehands -
Forehand is Nadal's strongest weapon for attacking and capturing cities, and the sideways forehand is also the tactic he uses most frequently in the game.
In fact, the rotation, power and arc of Gao Wen's return this time were very bad. The only advantage worth affirming was the landing point, which was within the position of two balls within the baseline, which also meant that Nadal's hitting position was squeezed.
As long as Nadal uses his backhand to grab a rising point, Gao Wen will be very passive.
But that's how tennis games are. In a short period of time, all kinds of decisions need to be dealt with, and they may not be correct every time, but once a choice is made, you must be firm and there is no room for hesitation.
Nadal chose a sideways forehand, so he had to be decisive.
At this time, Nadal's forced sideways step was slightly off by half a step, which caused his body to lean back to make room for the ball and his center of gravity was a little unstable; but his violent forehand was still accurate and fierce enough to complete the shot.
Ah! Nadal roared as he used his forehand power, and then the tennis ball turned into a stream of light, moving in a straight line and aiming at the bottom of Gawain's feet to complete the shot.
At this time, Gawain's position was near the midfield, which meant that it was not easy for Gawain to open up an angle for his return; what's more, Nadal's forehand attack was like a torrential rain, pouring down layer by layer.
Boom! Gawain could clearly feel the pressure coming at him, like a tidal wave. His knees felt a little weak from the continuous rapid turns and stops, and his strength in pushing off the ground was obviously not enough.
What to do? A transition shot? In fact, if Gawain cuts or pushes and returns the ball conservatively, he can always complete the shot, but this is also Nadal's goal, to force Gawain to reduce the quality of his return through his own return, and then Nadal's continuous attack can accumulate advantages until he can score points.
No! Absolutely not! Before any hesitation or struggle even began, Gawain had already responded reflexively.
A push! A push! He took small steps to adjust his stance, drew the racket with both hands in advance, and then hit it head-on. The whole swing was very simple and clean.
One shot! One push! Gao Wen not only did not choose a conservative transition ball, but also took the initiative to move forward. It can be clearly seen that at the moment of the shot, Gao Wen took a step forward.
Grab! Gawain grabbed a rising point! In the inventory, facing Nadal's strong forehand topspin attack, Gawain not only did not retreat, but also took the initiative to move forward and attack head-on.
It was precisely this step forward that turned the situation around.
Use the opponent’s force to counter attack!
Gawain hit the opponent head-on with a two-handed backhand, increasing his racket swing speed to form a curling belt with speed and power, and took the lead in suppressing Nadal before the Nadal-style spin was fully released.
Smash!
The racket hits! The ball hits!
The superposition of speed and speed, the collision of power and power, the rhythm and balance of tennis hitting are completely overturned, and then it shoots out like a meteor.
Small diagonal line! Whoosh! The flight trajectory of the tennis ball completely broke Nadal's prediction, turning the situation around and getting into the gap. Nadal immediately started again, but immediately realized:
It's too late.
Watching the tennis ball fly out from his forehand position, land, bounce, and score! Nadal tilted his head helplessly, and then applauded Gawain.
Boom! The whole place is boiling!
On the court, Gawain, bathed in thunderous applause, raised his clenched right fist high. He didn't roar or scream, but stared at Nadal with a determined look, murderous intent bubbling from the depths of his eyes.
Ahhh! Ahhh! The Diamond Stadium went crazy—
With such a tough and brilliant performance, Gao Wen saved two consecutive set points and brought the suspense of the first set back on the edge of the cliff.
Even Sampras couldn't control his excitement and stood up suddenly.
He could foresee the difficulty of this game, but if Gao Wen could withstand the test and tempering of this game, then Gao Wen would definitely be able to grow again.
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The air is burning.
But Gawain quickly calmed down because the score was still tied and it was Nadal's serve, so the advantage was still not in his hands.
He needs to focus on the present moment, one point at a time.
"AD:40".
"40:40".
"40:AD".
"40:40".
"40:AD".
The score was extremely close.
Nadal missed a set point again, but saved a break point; but Gao Wen, who dared to fight and fight, had a head-to-head contest with Nadal in this game. His tough and sharp defensive counterattack really showed his form. After three deuces, he got the second break point.
and!
This time, Gawain continuously suppressed Nadal's backhand with his forehand, and finally caught Nadal off guard with a very concealed backhand diagonal shot, cashing in the second break point with the winning point, successfully breaking Nadal's serve to win the set and tying the score to "5:5".
The last backhand shot was light and agile, hidden and delicate. The seemingly understated hitting action actually exploded with a thunderous return effect.
After hitting the ball to score the winning point, Gawain's emotions finally came out again, and his endless roar exploded directly in his chest. In the fierce confrontation and the ultimate counterattack, he finally found his best form in recent times.
That kind of hearty and unbridled pleasure jumped from the soles of the feet to the forehead and broke through the top of the head, as if the whole person was bathing in a mighty meteor shower, and the surging emotions in his heart exploded without reservation.
On the cliff, the desperate struggle finally unleashed Gawain's potential, so the game was back to an even stalemate... right? (End of this chapter)