Chapter 71: High morale

"Inside corner ace."

"Wow, the serve speed is not fast, 176 kilometers per hour, but the landing point is very tricky, at the T-spot of the service area, a perfect inside corner ace."

“I won the first point on serve with such a strong performance.”

"15:0."

…

"The backhand close serve in the middle squeezed Harris's return space. Harris' one-handed backhand swing was obviously not completed, which seriously affected the quality of the return. This also gave the young player of the Bruins ample time to attack. With a forehand diagonal shot and a backhand straight shot, Harris was already exhausted, and finally forced Harris' return ball out of bounds."

"This is already the third backhand winner by the 18-year-old freshman of the Bruins since the start of the game."

"His backhand showed amazing form in the opening stage, being able to defend and attack, and Harris was obviously unable to keep up."

"30:0."

…

Sofar was a little flustered. Since the start of the game, the Brown Bears players had scored six points in a row. Their overwhelming performance completely overturned everyone's pre-match expectations. Harris seemed to be dizzy from the attack before he even got into the game and didn't even have room to breathe.

but!

Sofar had completely forgotten the name of the young Bruins player—strictly speaking, it wasn’t that he had forgotten, but that he was unfamiliar with it.

During the opening introduction, Sofar mentioned that name several times, but Chinese names are really hard to remember and you can't say it without looking at it.

Wen-Gao.

Sofar glanced at the information again, a little unsure which was the last name and which was the first name.

Or Gao Wen? Sofar repeated it twice, and finally got a feel for it. Then the game on the field changed again, and he didn't have time to think about whether it was correct. Anyway, if he read the full name, he shouldn't make mistakes...right? Fortunately, the pronunciation was not as difficult as he worried.

"pretty!"

"Harris accurately predicted...Gawain's serve, forehand to the outside corner! The return serve was very beautiful, deep and heavy!"

As soon as he finished his commentary, Sofar became quiet, avoiding disturbing the audience and concentrating on the game.

Harris finally predicted accurately that Gawain's serve was never the kind that had an absolute advantage in speed and power. He relied more on changes in landing point and rotation to disrupt his opponent's return. Once the prediction was accurate, Harris' return would immediately feel threatened.

Bang! The return ball landed very deep, already within 50 centimeters of the baseline, and Harris returned it diagonally, breaking through to Gawain’s forehand.

Even though only six points had been scored since the start of the game, Gawain had already scored three winning points with a backhand. How could Harris not have noticed it?

He now also made conscious adjustments, trying to find loopholes in Gao Wen's forehand.

really!

Harris's forehand diagonal shot obviously suppressed Gawain's forehand, and his quick return serve compressed Gawain's swing space. Gawain swung his forearm quickly, and with an incomplete hitting action, he barely used his body to drive his forearm and hooked a diagonal transition ball.

The quality of the ball return has dropped significantly.

Harris' serve had just begun to suppress the opponent, and then he took small steps to adjust his center of gravity, raised his forehand and hit out another fierce shot for a continuous attack.

The big diagonal "inside-out" return ball lands in a small triangle area between the sideline and the bottom line of the serving area, and the angle is obviously wider than the previous shot.

However, the repeated return line did not mobilize Gao Wen, and Gao Wen still stood in his forehand area and did not lose his position.

At the first moment, Gawain pulled up his racket and prepared to return the ball with his forehand; but Harris's accumulated strength and speed advantage from continuous attacks were increasing little by little, which would also pose a more severe test to Gawain's forehand.

If Gawain repeatedly uses the opponent's force to return the ball diagonally, the ball will definitely be returned and should fall within the court, but a decrease in quality is inevitable - mainly due to the quality of rotation and landing point, but the quality of power and speed can be superimposed by using the opponent's force to return the ball.

But, speed against speed, this is exactly Harris' favorite batting rhythm.

Gawain didn't want to complete the shot according to Harris's rhythm, as that would gradually put him in a passive position. Although now was not the best opportunity, Gawain was ready to take a risk.

Therefore, when holding the racket with the right hand, the racket face was slightly lifted up.

When the tennis ball touches the racket, the forehand swing action completes a 360-degree windmill rotation. The strong friction slows down the speed of the tennis ball, and a super topspin is pulled out through the slightly raised racket face, almost approaching the level of a lob. The full parabola puts the speed and power of the tennis ball under Gawain's control.

It's not about exerting force, but about control.

Just before the shot was about to be fired, the wrist was bent inward again, and the tennis ball flying along the diagonal line turned into a slightly curved straight line, slightly pulled outward, and rushed towards Harris' backhand straight landing point.

What? Harris was already standing in the forehand position, ready to continue hammering, but he found that Gawain had forced a change of direction. His heart exploded, his footsteps were obviously a little confused, and he continued to move sideways with big strides, rushing from one side of the court to the other. The large-scale movement made his figure move at lightning speed.

Damn it!

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Harris gritted his teeth and sprinted at full speed! The only thing to be thankful for in the predicament was that Gawain's forced line change also faced huge risks, and it was highly likely that the ball would go out of bounds. In order to avoid this, Gawain pulled out a super topspin, and the high parabola was very full, like a rainbow, and the ball speed was naturally very, very slow.

Like a slow motion.

This also gives Harris enough time to return to defense.

Tap tap tap.

Tap, tap, tap! Harris rushed forward very quickly. When the tennis ball landed on the ground, he had already rushed there, and then started to lead the racket with a one-handed backhand.

The graceful one-handed backhand made the whole body stretch completely, but the next second, Harris realized that the arc of the tennis ball after it bounced off the ground was very high, very, very high, and in the blink of an eye it had flown above his shoulder line.

This is a very uncomfortable position for a one-handed backhand because the arm cannot exert force and the racket face is difficult to control.

Oops!

Harris felt something was wrong when the racket just touched the ball. Because the rotation was very strong, the instability of the one-handed backhand was exposed to the extreme. Even though this return ball did not have enough power and speed for Harris to return the ball in time, the position made it impossible for Harris to exert force.

The trajectory and arc of the racket push are not normal.

Squeak! Chi! The tennis ball didn't get enough friction, missed the sweet spot, and flew out of the racket.

Harris tried his best to complete the swing, but his center of gravity was still in disarray. He watched the tennis ball fly high in the air, gasping for breath.

Anti-aircraft gun.

It seemed high but not far, then it soared high into the sunset, then fell straight down and landed again in Harris's field.

"40:0".

The referee announced the score again in an objective and calm voice.

(End of this chapter)