Chapter 804: Improvise with circumstances
“6:4”, “5:4”.
"15:40".
The one above is the overall score, and the one below is the game score. At this time, Berdych is preparing to serve.
The match was not good for Berdych, very, very bad. The lack of match experience at the beginning of the season also exposed his lack of ruthlessness.
The same situation happened to Gao Wen, of course, but the practice time Gao Wen gained through the doubles match still had an obvious effect; plus, Gao Wen's calmness and wisdom in handling key balls and key points could also help a lot, and then, the situation opened up.
Many times, Gawain doesn't even need to take risks in hitting the ball. He just needs to hold on for one more shot and return the tennis ball to the opposite court. Berdych's mistakes will quickly break the balance and give away the point.
The competition was far from being intense, let alone exciting.
At the end of the set, Berdych faced a serve game that he had to win, and his mentality fluctuated. He missed a first serve and only used second serves: the success rate of his first serve in this game was a capital 0%.
Then, of the four second serves, Berdych only won one and lost three, resulting in the current situation, facing two consecutive break points and match points.
The air is burning.
Yu Jia was obviously a little nervous, his heart was beating so hard that he almost couldn't breathe.
In fact, Yu Jia has been convincing himself to adjust his mentality when coming to Doha: on the one hand, he does not want to add unnecessary psychological pressure to Gao Wen; on the other hand, Gao Wen himself admits that it still takes time to modify his technical movements, adjust his condition and adapt to the competition.
The emphasis is on training the troops, and victory or defeat is secondary.
What's more, both Djokovic and Nadal have come to Doha, which can be said to be a star-studded gathering with a hundred schools of thought contending, and the competition is as fierce as that of the Masters.
It is very, very important to have the right mindset.
But no one expected that after a series of accidents and upsets, Gawain would end up in his current situation.
After winning the doubles championship with Nadal, he took the lead in getting the match point in the final.
The first double championship of the new season is within reach. The excitement and joy surge up uncontrollably, strangling my heart.
How many surprises are hidden in Gawain?
Even Yu Jia himself didn't realize that he was holding his breath completely. To be more precise, he forgot to breathe and stared at the court intently.
The golden sunlight enveloped the entire venue, and the whole world was boiling.
Berdych, serve.
One shot.
In!
In this game, Berdych's first serve finally came at the most critical moment! At the critical moment, Berdych also showed his world top ten style.
Zone 1, inner corner, 210 km/h.
Ah! Gawain pushed his whole body out and uttered a muffled groan. His backhand was stretched to the limit, but because of the control of his hands, his movement was stuck. After all, it was still a little short. He just barely used the head of the racket to touch it a little bit, and there was no control at all.
Chance!
For Berdych, this was an opportunity. A powerful serve created the opportunity and his feet entered the baseline in the first time.
Gao Wen's return was forced, with very weak control over strength and speed. The tennis ball drew a shaky parabola and landed in the midfield.
Berdych's step was very fast, and without changing position, he used a two-handed backhand to hit a direct diagonal shot, rushing towards the big triangle at the baseline.
"ah!"
Gawain barely cut and defended for one shot, because his feet were ready to move sideways to defend the backhand gap, but he was caught by Berdych. His feet barely came back for the second start, but it was too late. He could only cut and hit the tennis ball back with his forehand.
Tap, tap.
Berdych made a series of small adjustments. Although Gawain's return was a moon ball, the arc control was very good and the landing point was already flying towards the deep area of the baseline.
In other words, Gawain is trying to push Berdych back to the baseline and weaken the pressure of Berdych's position.
Berdych refused to compromise and took a step back, but still within the baseline, switching positions with small steps and adjusting to his forehand position.
Hit the ball in the air!
Without waiting for the tennis ball to land, Berdych volleyed the ball directly from the midfield position and hit it with a powerful forehand drive.
Slash!
For the second time in a row, he bombarded Gao Wen's forehand corner at the baseline.
"ah!"
This time it was Berdych who made the noise, unleashing his full power with a powerful roar.
Tennis ball turns into a beam of light.
Huh! The whole audience took a deep breath. Yu Jia felt that Berdych had already made a ruthless move and this shot was aimed at the winning point.
So, what about Gawain?
One step, then half a step.
In just one and a half steps, Gawain had already appeared accurately on the batting line.
He just moved to the left in a feint, obviously anticipating that Berdych would continue to hammer his forehand, and he was ready.
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With just a slight adjustment of his footwork, he was already in place, waiting accurately on Berdych's hitting line, and he hit the ball head-on with his forehand without any hesitation.
"Strength vs. Strength"! Push off! Turn! Push! Whip!
The collision of power and strength made the tennis ball spin at high speed, disappearing directly in the golden sunlight, rushing along the diagonal line towards Berdych's empty half of the court.
Huh! Counterattack, long sword unsheathed! Berdych immediately fell into a passive position, sprint! Sprint! Sprint at full speed! Sprint across the entire court at high speed! At lightning speed!
He staggered from inside the baseline to outside the baseline, his speed had reached the extreme, and then his upper body was completely stretched out, barely cutting a shot with a forehand machete.
Caught! Even though it was difficult and dangerous, Berdych still managed to catch up.
One knock, everything.
Berdych's body had been stretched to the limit, and he was about to fall with his stumbling steps, but he finally burst out with the energy of his small universe and incredibly blocked Gawain's counterattack.
The whole audience exclaimed again.
Whoosh! The tennis ball drew a high parabola and flew towards the deep area of Gawain's forehand baseline.
Gao Wen did not need to move, but just waited in place, continuously adjusting his steps with small steps, quietly waiting for the tennis ball to come. He had already started to lead the racket with his forehand, like setting up a turret, preparing for the second wave of strong attack.
wait!
Still wait!
Berdych hurriedly controlled his body, braked urgently, started again, and barely regained his center of gravity. His first reaction was to move horizontally to his backhand space to make up for the defense, while his peripheral vision was fixed on Gao Wen's movements.
However--
Lift it high and put it down gently.
Small ball!
Gao Wen actually used the empty city strategy and finally used a forehand slice to hit a small ball! Obviously, Gao Wen also knew that he had waited too long and that forcing the forehand attack might not achieve the expected effect. Forcing the force would make it easy to make mistakes, so he changed the way he hit the ball and adjusted his grip at the last moment to slice a small ball.
Oh! Everyone exclaimed.
Yu Jia couldn't believe her eyes and covered her mouth. So bold! So risky! But so wonderful! The whole audience followed the flying tennis ball.
Including Berdych.
Squeak! With an emergency brake, Berdych controlled his body, and then changed his running route like a rabbit, making an arc and rushing to the net.
On the soles of my feet, it seems as if I can see sparks bursting out.
Berdych still did not give up or surrender! (End of this chapter)