Chapter 581 Happy Tennis

"I really thought you were going to miss that shot just now."

"Me too. I was totally unsure of the final shot. I couldn't even determine the effect of my return."

"Does the Hollywood tough guy explosion never look back?"

"Haha, Domi, you can joke too?"

They were joking with each other, and even Tim made a rare little joke. The two of them were laughing happily.

The biggest difference between doubles and singles matches is that time and space are compressed. Naturally, all batting options need to be rearranged. The entire batting technique will be relatively simpler, and the number of straightforward rounds will increase significantly, but this does not mean that the tactics are simpler.

The tactics of singles matches are about layout; the tactics of doubles matches are about confrontation. Naturally, the entire batting layout also needs to be adjusted. You cannot take the initiative by sticking to the baseline, so it is crucial to occupy the commanding heights in front of the net. This is also the fundamental reason why doubles matches can hone your net skills.

In the penultimate point, Thiem's ​​serve opened up the situation in a different way, which also gave Gao Wen inspiration.

Looking back at this point, despite being in an extremely passive situation, Gao Wen had a burst of inspiration and returned a shot that was difficult to replicate. When he was truly relaxed, his shot felt particularly soft, which incredibly opened up the situation and took the first set victory.

Objectively speaking, the victory in the first set was somewhat lucky.

The cooperation between Gawain and Thiem was not very good. In the first half, they basically relied on their personal abilities to play, and they were playing with a singles mentality. There was no doubles look at all, and it was not until the end of the set that the interaction between the two could be seen. In addition, Kubert and Lindstedt's form in the second half of the season was indeed mediocre, so the balance of victory and defeat tilted slightly towards Gawain and Thiem.

The second set, still starting from scratch.

However, Gawain and Thiem were in a very relaxed state and regained some of their touch, and the overall batting feeling was basically able to reach the state of weekend training.

In the sixth game, Gao Wen and Thiem found opportunities again, this time in Kubert's serve, and once again took the lead in getting two consecutive break points, hoping to break the deadlock in the second set where both sides held their serve and take the lead in the score.

In the first zone, Kubert serves and Gao Wen receives the serve.

Kubert took a risk and tried a serve from the outside corner of the triangle area at the bottom line of the service zone, which was both fast and powerful, ready to fight for a serve on the break point.

Kubert, who had a better serving ability, took advantage of the situation and suppressed Gawain's forehand return with his outside corner serve at a speed of 198 kilometers per hour.

The same serve at 198 kilometers per hour is completely different in singles and doubles, because Gowan has to face the pressure from Lindsted at the net and does not have many options for returning the ball. Therefore, once Kubert's serve is successful, Gowan and Thiem will inevitably fall into a passive position.

Gawain's forearm swung like a whip to complete a forehand shot, which went out in a small diagonal line, avoiding Lindsted's block and finding Kubert; however, the speed and power of Kubert's serve formed a suppression, and Gawain's action of taking advantage of the force was a little late, resulting in the return ball being a little shorter.

Wipe the net!

The tennis ball hit the net, bounced high, and changed its flight trajectory, disrupting Gawain's intention of returning the ball diagonally. However, because the return ball was powerful enough, the tennis ball still flew into the opponent's court after bouncing the net, and accidentally created a small ball with excellent force dissipation, flying towards the outside corner.

It was too late for Lindsted to move sideways to make up for the defense, so Kubert ran as fast as he could, barely saved the net, and returned a straight half-court ball.

Thiem and Gawain both stepped into the court, followed up quickly, and then Thiem used a one-handed backhand to cut a strong rotating diagonal line.

Ping! Pong! Pong! Pong! Lindstedt was well prepared. He intercepted Thiem's ​​return and used his strength to suppress the spin. The entire straight return ball landed very deep and was a strong downward spin drill. This forced Gao Wen to retreat again when he was about to go to the net. After retreating continuously, he completed the rebound shot.

Lindstedt's volley at the net gave them an advantage, putting Gawain in a passive position.

Thiem stood in front of the net, but he was not aware enough about the net and was not close enough. This was a singles habit ingrained in his bones, so the opposing doubles player found a loophole and took full advantage of the position of Thiem defending the front half and Govan defending the back half, and used continuous long and deep hits, using strong backspin to curb Govan's return.

Gawain, exhausted.

On the right side, the forehand rebound was pressed back.

On the left side, a backhand lob was pushed back.

On the right side, he hit the ball with his forehand, but it was blocked.

On the right side, a solid backhand shot was blocked.

Gawain kept trying to change the line to break the situation, but Kubert and Lindsted took turns hitting the ball, and the entire line in front of the net was completely solid and continued to attack Gawain. The advantages and disadvantages were widened little by little, and then, Gawain was finally forced to backhand the high ball with one hand.

This is not a tactical moon ball, but a barely one-handed save of the ball before the tennis ball is about to bounce twice, extending its life for one shot, without any quality at all.

So, Lindstedt did not hesitate to smash the ball directly at the net.

One shot, diagonal, Gao Wen barely saved the ball with a two-handed backhand.

Ah! The audience exclaimed!

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Another shot, diagonal, Gawain hit it back with both hands.

Ah! The audience's hearts stopped!

Another shot, straight line, Lindsted pressed deep and hard, and attacked the straight line. Thiem barely hooked the ball with a one-handed backhand from nearly two meters away, and barely managed to knock the tennis ball back.

Before they knew it, Gawain and Thiem were both forced to the baseline, while Lindsted and Kubert firmly held the advantage of the commanding heights in front of the net.

Ah! The exclamation, along with the shock and excitement, became more and more violent!

In the next shot, the ball was diagonal and Lindstedt pressed shallowly, so the tennis ball bounced very high after landing. Gawain jumped on the spot and cut the ball with his forehand above his head. Then you can see that the tennis ball is actually swaying and flying towards the baseline.

Ah! Ah! The audience's exclamations rose and fell, like an electrocardiogram, following the ups and downs of the flight trajectory of the tennis ball. Court No. 2 was so noisy that the pedestrians passing by outside the court couldn't help but stop.

Kubert was retreating, continuing to retreat, constantly looking at Gawain's lob to make sure it was out of bounds.

Gawain and Tim turned their heads and exchanged glances in perfect tacit understanding, then both took steps forward at the same time. With one big stride, they reached the net and turned the whole situation around.

Kubert returned to the baseline and tried to press high, but found that Gawain's return was spinning and rushing, forcing him to return to the baseline to complete a regular forehand shot, which ended up hitting Gawain's hands.

Gawain made a volley in front of the net and the tennis ball flew back, but he didn't control the landing point well and was blocked by Lindsted directly and hit back.

Wait, how did tennis become badminton 　?

(End of this chapter)