Chapter 944: Concentrate
Tennis matches have always required silence to avoid interfering with the players’ shots. Even the entrance and exit of spectators are arranged during the break between games and sets. Turning off flashlights and silencing mobile phones are also basic etiquette for watching games.
However, at this moment, the Rod Laver Arena was always filled with chaotic noises, like a garbage dump being cleared:
The various sounds intertwined and collided with each other. Although they were not that loud, they were extremely annoying and tortured the eardrums.
Obviously, this is not an ideal playing environment.
Occasionally, this happens at lower-level hopefuls and challenge tournaments, where the quality of the crowd varies, but in a Grand Slam final, this is...
A first time ever.
However, Gao Wen remained unmoved and focused. Even after the rhythm of the game was interrupted for more than seven minutes, he was still able to focus on the game.
One shot, and it went in.
Close range pressure backhand.
The serve has a speed of 195 kilometers per hour and the quality is very good.
On the contrary, Djokovic seemed to be disturbed by the noise. It has been a long time since he has encountered a game environment where he could hear noise while hitting the ball.
As a result, his footwork reaction speed was a little bit slow, and he missed the attacking point, but Djokovic had a solid foundation, and with a backhand shot, he still steadily put the tennis ball deep into the baseline, and even controlled the line to Gao Wen's backhand position, continuing to suppress him.
Gao Wen glanced at Djokovic's position from the corner of his eye.
At this time, both players were standing in the middle of the court, the tennis ball was not flying very fast, and the attacking opportunities were not good; moreover, they had a deep understanding of each other's mobility and defensive capabilities, which further confirmed that now was not the best time to attack.
then.
Gao Wen also completed a regular backhand shot, focusing on controlling the landing point, pressing in the deep middle area, trying to squeeze Djokovic's swing space.
"Control the landing point VS control the landing point".
Gao Wen and Djokovic went back and forth, both controlling the situation by controlling the landing points.
Neither player made a rash move, but instead mobilized their opponents through the distribution of landing points, creating a stalemate.
From this small detail, we can see that Gao Wen still lacks experience. Although his attention is not distracted, his batting choice is still a little conservative.
After just experiencing seven minutes of chaos, Gao Wen was also worried that he was too impatient and too eager, which would make it easy to make mistakes in hitting the ball, especially when the noise on the scene had not completely disappeared. The air pressure, heat waves and environment of the entire stadium were constantly changing, and it was easy to get carried away if you were not careful.
So Gao Wen consciously slowed down the pace and focused on control.
This was exactly what Djokovic had in mind, with both players showing their ability to control the line and placement of their shots.
Djokovic has been trying to suppress Gawain's forehand -
Obviously, this is not the goal. The ultimate goal is to create opportunities after suppressing the forehand, attack the backhand, and finally find a chance to win from the backhand position.
Gawain remained calm in the face of danger, and kept adjusting the line of his forehand return, deliberately disrupting his own line layout, sometimes in the middle, sometimes in a straight line, and sometimes in a diagonal line, to mobilize Djokovic. He knew that Djokovic was not afraid of such adjustments and responded with ease, but the essential purpose was to hide his own shot layout.
Gaming and calculation.
Both players were suppressing through control.
Sudden!
Djokovic sped up his forehand, but his feet did not move forward. He just increased the rhythm of the shot by a quarter beat and slightly gained a rising point to complete the shot.
Middle lane!
Almost at the midpoint of the baseline, he hit the ball at a fast pace from deep area to further suppress Gao Wen's return.
It was a very light and clever shot choice. On the surface, there was no sign of killing intent at all, but the changes in offensive rhythm and techniques were disrupting the situation.
Obviously, Djokovic was also trying to disrupt Gawain's tactical intentions.
Gawain was indeed squeezed.
However, he did not step back, but instead squatted down, relying on the strength of his body to offset the impact of the squeeze, and swung the racket with his forehand slightly and quickly with his body turned away.
With a twist! With a flick! The ball was quickly connected by using the force of the opponent's ...
Slash!
Blind spot!
Huh.
You can clearly hear the exclamations from the stadium, because -
The line is pressed.
Gao Wen's skateboard shot was on the outside of the sideline, and it looked like it was out of bounds to the naked eye, but he relied on the strong topspin to bring it back while falling.
"Inside the boundary!"
The linesman made an in-bounds gesture, his expression and attitude very firm.
Djokovic did not stop hitting the ball, he stretched out like a roc spreading its wings and hit a forehand shot -
Diagonal line, large diagonal.
Djokovic was not conservative either. He took ruthless action and further widened the angle. His return ball landed near the baseline of the serving area, also hitting the line.
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Huh! There were exclamations as the two players hit the ball back and forth, both hitting the line, like a wild dance of knife tips.
Moreover, no force could be felt. From the sound of the ball and its flying speed, it could be seen that the hit was not heavy, but the whole rhythm was completely elevated, just like a tango. Each move seemed understated, but contained a lot of murderous intent, and the air became completely tense.
Gao Wen defended the ball with a forehand shot and used strong topspin to buy time.
Djokovic did not attack aggressively immediately, but instead used light shots to deliberately slow down the tempo and continue to disrupt Gawain's rhythm.
As a result, Gao Wen didn't care at all. He took a step forward and went straight to the baseline. He swept the ball diagonally with his forehand, aiming at the right sideline of Djokovic and exerting full force, and his edge was revealed in an instant.
Ah! The exclamation came out of his mouth again.
Pressing the line!
Pressing the line again!
However, the linesman's inbounds gesture remained firm.
Djokovic was in a very passive position. He relied on his forehand to hit the ball, and the tennis ball drew a full arc, and incredibly returned to the baseline again.
Pressing the line!
For the fourth time in a row! The entire Rod Laver Arena was in a frenzy. Everyone held their breath, their hearts almost bursting as they watched the two players display their unparalleled hitting touch, aiming for the sideline every time. This back-and-forth confrontation was like standing on a high rope.
Any slight deviation may lead to being out of bounds.
Gawain was squeezed again, but this time, he did not continue to control himself. He glanced at Djokovic on the other side of the court and shot his forehand very gracefully, relying on the strength of his wrist to increase the speed of the racket head to a higher level.
Whoosh! The racket turned into a flash of light, and the long sword was unsheathed -
straight line!
Gao Wen took the lead in attacking. In the confrontation of continuously controlling the landing point, he suddenly increased the speed and rhythm and took the initiative to attack with his forehand.
Djokovic moved very quickly, and seemed to have anticipated Gawain's powerful attack and accurately predicted and moved in advance.
Although his forehand shot in the previous shot was a little awkward, Djokovic once again showed his forte and moved at full speed.
Then, with sliding steps and stretching, the flexibility of the body is fully demonstrated.
With his body already losing its center of gravity, he completed the shot with both hands backhand steadily, and once again demonstrated his unique skills:
A bag.
The tennis ball drew a thrilling arc, crossing the entire court. In a tit-for-tat manner, Djokovic also increased his speed and strength.
In an instant, the tempo and intensity of the entire game rose without warning, and the air in Rod Laver Arena became burning.
(End of this chapter)