Chapter 92 Brain Operation
The brilliant golden sunlight fell down, dancing lightly on the surface of the skin, slightly burning.
Gao Wen held the racket with both hands, bent his knees, leaned forward, and looked intently at the other side of the court. His mind was clear and his attention was highly focused.
Indeed, Saramento was particularly difficult to deal with. His figure, which covered the entire field, could not be killed no matter how hard he was hit. The tense stalemate made people feel frustrated.
All his attacks were ineffective, as if he could not score a winning point from any angle or position.
However, Sacramento is not without a solution.
It’s not that Sacramento’s defensive ability is not top-notch - after all, Gao Wen’s strength is far from top-notch, but that Sacramento’s tennis wisdom is relatively rigid, mainly reflected in the tactical combination of hitting and returning lines, without any highlights and lacking spirituality.
For example, when passively saving the ball, most of the forehand shots are diagonal, and most of the backhand shots are back to the center.
For example, when actively exerting force, most forehand shots are in the open space, and most backhand shots are diagonal.
Of course, "most" does not mean all, and the ball return line will be changed occasionally, but overall, Sacramento's return line is relatively conservative.
The purpose of every touch and every return is to ensure that the tennis ball can enter the boundary and form an effective return. In other words, safety is the first priority, not scoring.
This is also completely in line with Sacramento's playing style. The word "grind" is enough to make young players who lack patience collapse. Facing young players who focus on offense, they can also gain more advantages and force players who have been unable to attack for a long time to collapse directly. Willpower and physical strength are the real keys for Sacramento to defeat the opponent.
So what is the right answer to defeating Sacramento?
Perhaps, many people would say patience.
Stay patient and keep maneuvering, give up the idea of a fatal blow, gradually tear open Sacramento's defense, and look for opportunities.
Gawain has been doing the same since the opening.
But gradually, Gao Wen realized that he still lacked practical experience in the game. He just had to deal with it patiently, which meant getting into the rhythm of Sacramento's game. What he was least afraid of was "grinding". The back and forth rounds of balls completely fit Sacramento's habits.
In other words, whether scoring or losing points, long rounds of ball are the rhythm of the game for Sacramento. He is fully capable of controlling the situation at a leisurely pace and dragging down his opponent bit by bit.
Although Gawain was not an 18-year-old boy and was not easily irritated or collapsed, it was not easy to beat Saramento at Saramento's pace. As a result, the game became a tug-of-war and the two sides were unable to pull away from each other.
Fortunately, Gao Wen's brain was always observing, thinking and working. He had been thinking about ways to break Sacramento's rhythm, especially when he did not have an absolute advantage in strength and offense, how should he break the balance?
As the game progressed, the answer slowly surfaced -
Line combination.
Sacramento's return line is often conservative and safe, so Gao Wen's hitting line needs to break the inertia, even if it requires some mistakes.
Gurgling.
The air was boiling; but inside the packed stadium, everything was silent.
All the spectators held their breath, fearing that any slight disturbance might affect the concentration of the two players, which was a result that fans of both teams did not want to see.
Then, Sacramento served.
"oh!"
The shot went into the net, and the Trojans fans sighed in disappointment.
"Just now, Gao Wen grabbed the high-quality first serve and completed an ace return. Obviously, Sacramento's mentality was also fluctuating. He wanted to press harder in this first serve and use speed and power to create a threat, but he pressed too hard and it didn't cross the net."
Sofar quickly explained the situation and then fell silent again, watching Salamanca's second serve with the audience.
Bang! At the critical moment, facing the second serve, Sacramento also gritted his teeth and fought hard with the posture of a first serve, risking a double fault, but this time, he succeeded.
The tennis ball did not seek a large angle at the outside or inside corner, but directly pressed towards the chasing position in the middle. The tactical intention was clear: Sacramento did not want to score directly from the serve, but to squeeze Gao Wen's return serve space and then return to the tug-of-war that he was most familiar with.
Sure enough, playing style doesn’t lie, especially for young people.
Chi! Gao Wen's prediction was still a little slow. He didn't expect that Sacramento would fight for the second serve with the posture of a first serve. The speed of the ball was beyond his imagination. He was half a beat slower in getting out of the way. As a result, he barely managed to push the ball back with his backhand and hurriedly pushed the tennis ball back to the opposite court.
The trajectory of the tennis ball is a little high, and the depth control is also unsatisfactory. It looks like a good opportunity to start an attack.
Fortunately, Sacramento's offense was weak.
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Bang! Sacramento took a step forward, hit the ball with his forehand with full force, raised his hand and pressed down a flat shot, aiming at the gap in Gao Wen's forehand - still using the usual hitting line.
Gawain made a judgment immediately and moved his feet towards the empty space on his forehand. The speed and power of Saramento's ball were not strong. It was obviously a killer attack, but Gawain still arrived in time, stood firmly with his legs, raised his right hand and swept it sideways.
Bang! The solid sound of the ball hitting the ball can tell that Gao Wen has exerted enough strength, but the line he chose is——
Diagonal line!
At this time, Saramento's backhand had left a gap, and he was adjusting his center of gravity to prepare for defense. Gao Wen noticed Saramento's start, so he deliberately hit a diagonal line to disrupt Saramento's inertia.
However, Gao Wen did not use his full strength. Instead, he swung his forearm quickly, twisted his wrist, and gently drew a diagonal line to control the landing point of the return ball. He rushed accurately towards the sideline, and after landing, he had a strong external rotation and jumped out directly.
Sacramento paused for a moment, then stopped and turned quickly, and then moved back to his forehand position to defend.
His light and nimble feet allowed him to get to the position in time and adjust his forehand to complete a complete swing, but Gawain's return had an outward spin, and the hitting point kept jumping outward, causing Sacramento to fail to complete the force action, and he only used his forearm to produce an upward spin to complete the return.
Another diagonal return, the tennis ball returned to Gao Wen's forehand position.
The game has entered the familiar tug-of-war again?
But this time was different. From the first forehand return, Gao Wen had already laid out his plan.
Thinking, you need to think when playing tennis. You have to think all the time, every second. The moment the racket touches the tennis ball, the whole brain is working at high speed, and different judgments and decisions must be made within a millisecond. If you give up thinking, then tennis will lose its charm.
(End of this chapter)