Chapter 68 Critical Moment
"Out of Bounds!"
The crisp and firm sound echoed in the stadium, followed by rustling sounds of annoyance and exclamation, and the referee's voice followed closely to announce the score.
"0:40".
Double fault!
It was a double fault! Harris lost three points in a row at the beginning of the game and faced three break points. What was even more frightening was that Gao Wen only touched the ball twice in total, and then he had already scored three points in Harris's serve. This was definitely not the start that the Sooners expected.
Abnormal! Absolutely abnormal! Obviously, the two consecutive strong serve returns still created waves in Harris' heart. In the strong collision of momentum and momentum, Gawain had unknowingly seized the advantage. Harris made the first double fault of the game under the pressure.
The situation is not good.
On the sidelines, Cowell was also having a headache. What happened to Harris? Was he slow to warm up? Or was he nervous? Even though he was under great pressure in this match, Harris should have the upper hand. He got into a tough fight at the beginning and completely disrupted his plan. But no matter what happened, he needed to calm down now, as he still had three consecutive break points to save.
So Cowell didn't say much. When he noticed Harris's gaze, he just pressed his right hand slightly, signaling Harris to calm down.
call……
Harris exhaled heavily, turned his back to Gao Wen, refused any eye contact, and immersed himself in his thoughts, thinking about the tactics for the next ball.
"Calm down, Andy, you can do it."
Harris secretly shouted to himself, constantly telling himself that the opponent on the other side was not that strong, just unfamiliar. He should stay calm, deal with the opponent slowly, and after figuring out the opponent's routines and style, he would be able to gradually take the initiative. From ranking to strength to experience, he should have the upper hand in everything.
The idea is correct; the key is whether it can be implemented.
Turning to face the court and standing behind the baseline, Harris raised his eyes to observe Gao Wen's position, and then completed the same serving action again.
At this time, Harris was in the second zone and Gawain was in the first zone. Harris aimed at Gawain's forehand position and served to the outside corner, and the serve finally changed.
However, the variety of routines is not rich——
Harris still habitually serves flat, hoping that power and speed can suppress his opponent, rather than pursuing the advantage of landing point through rotation. The young man still hopes to boost his morale through direct punches to the flesh. This is his style of play, and also the result of pride.
Gao Wen's prediction was a little slow. After all, on the break point, the serving side has too many routines and changes, which are difficult to predict accurately in advance. It is still necessary to compete in actual games to know - this is also an encounter between him and Harris, and he also needs time to explore.
Although he did not seize the initiative at the start, his first reaction was very quick. Because the angle of the outside corner was not completely torn open, the tall and strong Gao Wen barely got to the position with a lateral step.
At this time, the advantage of height and long arms in coverage is immediately reflected, and the ball can be touched by just raising and swinging the right hand.
However, the ball came very fast, not giving Gao Wen much space to complete the action. He did not complete the forehand swing. He only relied on the strength of his upper limbs to complete a small swing, making full use of the delicate feeling of his wrist to pull out a basic diagonal line and hit the tennis ball back flatly.
He still used the opponent's force to hit the opponent, but this time the force was not sufficient, both the power and speed were suppressed, and it could be clearly felt that the angle of the return ball was not opened up.
The only thing that can be confirmed is that the wrist skill at the moment of shooting is to ensure that the return ball lands deep enough, very close to the baseline.
This also squeezes the opponent's space for returning the ball, preventing the opponent's footsteps from directly entering the court, hitting the rising point, and directly blocking the ball with one hammer.
really!
The tennis ball flew to a position within one meter of the baseline. Although this was Harris' forehand area, the speed and power of the incoming ball were very full, which squeezed his footsteps and made his racket swing a little slower. He was unable to seize the opportunity to kill the ball in the first place.
Bang! Harris also returned a diagonal forehand shot, with almost the same line and angle, as if it was copied and pasted.
"Forehand vs. forehand!" Gawain hit another diagonal, and Harris also hit another diagonal. The two kept going back and forth on the diagonal, just like they were doing a forehand counterattack in a practice match. Neither side changed the line easily, but simply used forehands to form confrontation and suppression.
In the studio, Sofar did not speak - the rules for tennis commentary are the same, and it is defaulted not to speak during the hitting process, and to commentate only when the ball is dead; of course, if it is a radio program, it is a different matter.
But Sofar was highly focused at this time. He could sense that Harris' forehand still had a slight advantage, and Gawain's return could vaguely feel "suppressed". At this time, he was more restraining Harris through the landing point and rotation, which resulted in Harris being unable to make a killing move for the time being.
But if the stalemate continues, I'm afraid Harris will have a complete advantage.
At this moment——
Bang! Harris, who had the upper hand in the forehand rally, took the lead and immediately noticed that Gawain's return was slightly less powerful, landing closer to the baseline of the serving area, and the entire bounce and rotation were loose.
Chance!
Harris acted decisively, turned sideways in advance, and took a series of small steps to move sideways, gaining more space for his forehand swing.
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really!
When the tennis ball approached, Harris knew that his judgment was correct. He started by hitting the tennis ball with his racket fiercely and violently. One could even see the obvious downward pressure at the time of the shot. He blocked it directly, bombarding it from top to bottom.
Boom! The flight trajectory and rotation of the tennis ball were completely destroyed, and then the trajectory changed from a diagonal line to a straight line, and rushed towards the gap in Gawain's backhand.
Oops!
When Gao Wen hit the ball before, he already realized that the situation was not good. The friction was not enough and the landing point of the return ball was obviously much shallower than expected. The alarm bells in his mind rang, but at the critical moment, Gao Wen did not panic. Instead, he was calm and composed to the extreme.
With a quick glance out of the corner of my eye, I saw Harris's sideways steps. He started moving before the tennis ball flew across half the court, and sprinted sideways with big strides.
Tap, tap, tap! Tap, tap, tap! Gawain sprinted sideways with all his strength. The whole world turned into a halo and rushed like a surging river. The violent wind whistled past his ears. In an instant, Gawain entered an anaerobic state and devoted himself to running. His eyes were fixed on Harris's movements, not missing any details.
Boom! At the moment when Harris pressed down, Gawain's pupils contracted rapidly, and his focus shifted from Harris to the tennis ball.
Boom!
Boom!
The tennis ball spins at high speed, like a fireball.
(End of this chapter)