Chapter 898 Unbelievable
The long sword is unsheathed!
Sudden!
Very, very suddenly, Nadal launched an attack from the forehand position at the baseline, with an outside-in forehand hammer, and the Spanish god of war's iconic weapon appeared again.
Friction, full and sufficient, in the extremely passive and difficult defensive dilemma, relying on strong topspin, hooked out an incredible reveal——
Last year in Flushing Meadows, when facing Kei Nishikori, Gao performed a stunning spin around the pole on match point, bypassing the tennis pole like a boomerang, entering the court from outside the court, and hammering the ball into the big triangle at the baseline, creating the winning point.
At that time, countless commentators exclaimed that Gawain had reproduced Nadal's unique skills.
At this moment, I appear on the stage.
Obviously, Nadal realized Gawain's tactical intention and used light hits to control the landing point and tear open the angle, not only pushing Nadal's defensive position further outside the doubles line, but also forcing Nadal's return ball to continue to be shallow.
Nadal also knew that his forehand condition was not at its best today.
but!
Nadal did not choose to sit and wait for death or be beaten passively. Instead, he took the initiative to attack, fighting back with a desperate approach and fighting back to find a chance of survival.
The skill astonished everyone! "Ah!"
A small number of fans at Rod Laver Arena could no longer contain their excitement and were almost shouting with screams coming out of their throats.
However, Gawain did not give up. To be more precise, Gawain refused to give up.
Sprint.
Sprint at full speed.
In the previous shot, Gawain's footsteps were very solid and he started easily, sprinting sideways at the first moment. However, his calculation was still half a step behind Nadal, so that he fell into the embarrassing dilemma of "chasing the ball" and could not catch up despite his best efforts.
Yes, Gao Wen knew clearly that he could not catch up at normal speed.
Because Nadal's forehand outside-in shot had a strong tail force, it was like a feather arrow after landing, with almost no bounce. The friction and rotation were mainly used to control the boomerang-like side arc, not the regular landing rebound, which also meant that there was very little time left for defense.
Gao Wen's lateral movement was not in a straight line, but a sprint along a 45-degree line diagonally behind him, buying himself more time to arrive.
However, this is still not enough.
Getting closer.
Closer! He was about three steps away from the tennis ball, but was about to miss the ball. Then, he pushed his left calf and his muscles exploded instantly.
Squeak! The sharp sound of the soles of the shoes rubbing against the ground exploded, and then Gawain could be seen sliding forcefully, treating the blue court of Melbourne Park as the ocean and surfing directly.
Squeak.
On the sole, you can clearly see a long white line pulled out, like waves.
The upper body leans forward and extends along the forward momentum.
Extend and extend again.
The legs were almost split into a split position, the body was stretched to the extreme, and the racket was lightly touching the end of the world.
So light and so gentle.
...Received!
Time stopped at this moment, as if I could no longer feel any breathing, and only the sound of my heart beating continued to echo.
Plop.
Tennis ball, raised high.
Plop.
The head of the racket hits everything.
Plop.
The full parabola soars out thrillingly like a rainbow.
Plop.
Thousands of eyes were all focused on the other side of the court. Sliding! Sliding! Still gliding!
Diagonal large diagonal.
Gawain's return flew towards the big triangle at the baseline of Nadal's backhand position. He had fully utilized the space of the entire court to the extreme.
The tennis ball was about to go out of the baseline, but at the last moment, it fell quickly and landed on the baseline.
Bottom line, blind spot.
"In bounds!" The linesman immediately put his hands together and made an in-bounds gesture, announcing that Gawain's return ball had incredibly entered in bounds.
Huh! The entire audience, and even the entire world, who were watching the game at this moment, all gasped.
So, what about Nadal? He arrived early.
Although Gawain's defensive quality was top-notch, Nadal still held the advantage. Seeing Gawain's high ball from the baseline, he stood directly at the baseline and applied high pressure.
Here is Nadal's backhand position. The high pressure at the baseline requires facing many risks and is not easy to handle.
An episiotomy.
Nadal used his skill to control the line and landing point, and returned to Gao Wen's forehand position along the diagonal line.
Gao Wen, your center of gravity has not yet been adjusted.
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He used his hands and feet to stand up again and came out of the splits, but before he could even stand firmly, Nadal's high pressure came over him.
Fortunately, this time it was not a high-pressure attack, but a light high-pressure attack from the side, with the main focus on controlling the landing point.
Gao Wen didn't even have time to adjust his steps, he had already pulled up with his forehand, relying on the strength of his upper body to hit it lightly.
straight line.
In a blink of an eye, the ball was hit.
Responding to control with control, Gawain also controlled the landing point of the ball to be in the straight line area. In fact, the straight line was not straightened, but it didn't matter because he just needed to mobilize Nadal.
Both of them were running around the baseline in a large area, and their entire batting state was in a turbulent predicament, so it depended on who could win in the chaos.
One pad, one kick.
Without waiting for his center of gravity to be adjusted, Gao Wen had already stepped directly to the baseline.
Go online.
Very suddenly and unexpectedly, Gao Wen went online.
The deadlock was broken by just going online.
The whole audience was stunned. No one dared to believe their eyes. No one expected that Gao Wen would suddenly go to the net when he had the match point.
Even Sampras was shocked at this moment, his palms were full of sweat, but he didn't know whether to say that Gawain was bold or crazy. But his heart had risen to his throat and he couldn't make any sound. He couldn't even bear to watch it anymore, but his brain made his eyes widen and stare blankly.
Nadal, already in place.
Gao Wen has also come to the net.
However, Nadal was not panicked at all. Although his steps were a little lacking, it was not a problem for him. He glanced at Gawain's position with the corner of his eye and was choosing a route to break the net.
At the same time, Gao Wen's step forward was very determined. He knew he was taking a risk, but his mind was very calm. He remembered Sampras's secret to going to the net firmly. His steps were close to the net in a blink of an eye, forming coverage.
And, Gawain is doing the induction.
"Breaking the Net VS Blocking the Net", this is a game, and it is a close combat.
Left, right, or center?
High, whip, or spin?
Different arrangements and combinations can create completely different time-travel effects.
Everyone knows that Nadal is a master of breaking the net, which makes Gawain more focused. However, Gawain has an advantage, which is suddenness.
Throughout the game, Gao Wen tried to go to the net on his own only a few times, and he chose to make a sudden move at match point, which broke the balance of the confrontation between the two sides.
Nadal did not have much time to think and judge carefully. It was a risk for Gawain, and it was no exception for Nadal.
The air is slightly condensed.
Gawain was observing Nadal, and Nadal was also observing Gawain. In that split second, it seemed as if time and space had stopped again.
(End of this chapter)