Chapter 778 Enjoy the game

One stretch. One block.

Everything is a conditioned reflex. The reaction and action must be completed in a flash, in one go. Moreover, because the feet are standing in front of the net, the time and space for reaction are further compressed, and the difficulty increases sharply.

At this point, the special training during the off-season has begun to show results.

With just a simple movement, his flexible hands successfully wrapped the tennis ball.

Unload the force!

Internal rotation!

With a clever rotation of the wrist, the mustard yellow tennis ball, like a fairy, drew a small arc, went straight along the sideline, and returned to the other half of the court.

whoosh.

Everyone's eyes were focused on him, their hearts stopped beating, and the whole place froze.

Pass the net and fall quickly.

Borelli realized it immediately: small ball.

Tap tap tap.

He immediately started running at full speed.

Getting closer.

Closer.

It seemed that he was about to reach the target. After the tennis ball landed, it bounced higher than expected. It was probably because the rotation was too strong that Gawain's force-relieving action was unable to completely relieve the force.

This is the opportunity.

Borelli ran faster and faster, and then watched the tennis ball fly high above the net, do a reverse spin, and then fly back over the net. Like a lost dog, it found its way home and returned to the court on the side of Gawain and Nadal.

Borelli's speed had reached its limit, but he was still a step slow and had to watch the tennis ball return to the other side of the court and fall to the ground.

This...is this even possible?

Borelli was simply dumbfounded.

Gao Wen was also dumbfounded.

Obviously, it was a surprise to both of them, or rather, it should be said that Nadal and Mayer were also surprised, as all four of them were dumbfounded.

Blinking, the audience was the first to react, looking at each other in bewilderment: What just happened? What did we see? How did the ball get back? Did it just come back home like a boomerang?

It was Gawain who reacted first. He looked at Borelli and laughed, then raised his hands to indicate that there was an element of luck in returning the ball this time.

Borelli had a lot of question marks on his head, but when he saw Gawain's smile, he couldn't help laughing along with him.

In fact, this point also directly led to a break point and set point for the Borelli combination, but he did not mind. He took a step forward, raised his fist, and gave Gawain an encouraging look.

This is……

Gawain stopped as he was about to walk towards Nadal and took a step forward. He and Borelli bumped fists across the net to celebrate, with a smile on his chest.

Such an entertaining score is rare, they should put the game aside for the time being and celebrate.

Nadal and Mayer also exchanged glances, and smiles appeared on the corners of their mouths.

At this point, the audience finally came back to their senses.

What just happened? What did I just witness? Before I could sort out my thoughts, I smiled.

Roar, roar, roar! Ahhhh! Cheers, boiling! This time, the whistles and screams could no longer be controlled. Even though the whole audience was still applauding, the cheers and shouts still exploded with incredible energy, igniting the entire stadium.

The conservative local audiences were a little overwhelmed. Surrounded by the noise, they didn't know whether they should join in. Their disoriented eyes looked a little panicked and a little enjoying. Before they knew it, they were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the audience.

The sky of Doha was burning violently.

The whole audience was boiling.

Nadal and Gawain met again to discuss the tactics for the next point.

Nadal raised his eyebrows and looked at Gawain in disbelief. He said with a faint smile, "That's a really good shot."

"Ha, hard to replicate." Gawain's smile rose from the corner of his mouth and fell into his eyes——

He also knew that this shot was more or less a result of luck and was indeed difficult to replicate. It was also because of the doubles match that he was more relaxed and enjoyed it more, and his delicate touch could often create some small miracles.

Then, Gao Wen did not continue to discuss the ball just now, but looked forward to the follow-up, "I want to try to attack a straight line return."

Generally speaking, there are relatively fewer serve and receiving routines in doubles matches. After all, there is a living person standing upright in the straight line. If you choose a straight line, you will most likely hit the wall and be killed.

Therefore, the serve is often received diagonally, returning the ball to the server, forming a counter-attack. The main tactic depends on the player standing in front of the net: to grab the net or not: if grabbing the net, straight or diagonal? If not grabbing the net, waiting for a small ball or applying pressure in front of the net? The so-called grabbing the net is the action that Gao Wen just tried but was caught by Borelli. In simple terms, it is to suddenly move horizontally to appear on the opponent's return line, intercept halfway, and form a block, block, high pressure, small ball and other return effects, disrupting the basic return routines of both sides.

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Such tactics are very common in doubles matches of tennis and badminton, and the same principle applies to blocking in volleyball matches.

Facing a break point and a set point, Gao Wen boldly chose a bolder and more risky tactic.

Nadal was a little surprised——

In fact, when playing doubles, you often have to watch your partner's tactical choices and arrangements up close, especially the handling of some key balls, which will more or less "leak" some of your own tactical ideas.

It is also because of this that the "Big Four" rarely partner up in doubles with each other.

The 2017 ATP Cup was the only time Federer and Nadal played doubles together, and it became a match that went down in history in men's professional tennis.

At this point, Nadal took one more look at Gawain, which was an interesting choice.

But Nadal did not argue, but immediately followed Gawain's train of thought.

"Do you want me to fake a move to the right and then move laterally, or do you want me to move to the left and then block the middle?"

"On the right side, if it's an inside corner serve, I might still be forced to choose the diagonal. If you move to the right, I have more options."

Gawain answered without any hesitation. The two exchanged glances, understood each other's tactical intentions, and then walked towards their own positions.

Gawain is at the baseline and Nadal is at the net.

The entire tactical exchange lasted only five seconds, but the two players' tactical capture of the three-dimensional space of the court created sparks.

Then, Borelli was ready to serve.

"30:40".

A break point and set point for the combination of Gao Wen and Nadal.

It was obvious that as the set entered its final stages, both sides were exerting their strength and the match was getting closer and closer, so both players encountered trouble in their own serving games.

Just now, the Gao Wen combination saved two break points and held their serve. Now it is the turn of the Borelli combination to face the test of break points.

The air was slightly tense, and one could clearly feel the heat waves throughout the venue emitting the smell of gunpowder, and one's breath couldn't help but become hot.

But the four players on the court remained focused and ready to continue fighting.

(End of this chapter)