cut.
change.
Gawain stared at the ball, and Kyrgios's forehand cutting was a chore. Apparently, the genius became more relaxed with the plate in hand, and he was enjoying the fun of humiliating Gawain in different ways. The whole cutting action used all his strength. Removed, but also with strong backspin.
In other words, if Gawain forced his hand to attack, he would have to lower his center of gravity and then jump high, which would very likely result in him losing his defensive position——
When any opponent stands in front of the net, it is very dangerous for him to lose his defensive position, let alone Kyrgios, who plays unconventionally?
Of course, this is not a very difficult shot for Gao Wen. If it were normal, Gao Wen would choose to use a full topspin on his forehand to break the net from the backhand position - which means breaking through the blockade in front of the net.
But facing Kyrgios at this moment, Gao Wen knew that he couldn't play like this. He needed to disrupt his tactics and destroy Kyrgios' comfort zone.
As a result, Gawain's knees were firmly bent, making a fake movement of exerting force. When the shot was released, his forehand indeed pulled a non-turning parabola, swaying and swaying towards Kyrgios' reaction. Shoot the passage and fly through it.
With the wind.
Gao Wen's return shot obviously lacked the infusion of power and looked very floaty.
Kyrgios was also a little surprised, but he still took a big step laterally towards his left side. It can be clearly seen that Gawain pulled a half-height parabola. The hitting point was already near his head. If he forced high pressure, he might be crushed. If you can't keep the ball, you may not be able to find the hitting point if you hit the backhand with both hands, which is very embarrassing.
So Kyrgios held the shot with one hand and made a side cut, diagonally above his head and straight down.
work hard! accelerate!
Although it was difficult to exert force on a one-handed backhand, Kyrgios didn't care. He used force unreasonably and blasted the tennis ball toward the ground.
However, due to the cutting, it is difficult for the racket surface to exert force, so the speed of the tennis ball is not completely increased, and it just hits straight down.
Gao Wen just took a sideways step and already reached his forehand position. When he could exert force, Gao Wen again deliberately did not use force and pulled out a high-arcing topspin overhead ball with his forehand.
Very calm and very light.
At this time, both players were not exerting their full strength, so the control became obviously easier. Gawain's high ball easily passed over the head of Kyrgios and drew a straight line towards the baseline. Fly past the blind spot of the big triangle.
The control of the wrist and forearm is soft and delicate, and both Zhan Jun and Hu Litao sighed as soon as the ball was released.
Whoosh!
Kyrgios immediately turned around and sprinted, but even when he was passively returning to defense, Kyrgios once again showed his talent. He didn't need to sprint with all his strength. He just took two long strides and burst out in an instant, and his footsteps were already on the way. So much so that he can slow down and stroll around the baseline at a leisurely pace.
Wandering, in the literal sense, without the tension of a game at all.
Kyrgios turned 180 degrees at the baseline, glanced at Gawain's position, then followed the turning movement, gently hit the skateboard, and turned the tennis ball towards the opposite corner of Gawain's backhand. Wire.
The arc is a flat shot, but there is basically no speed, even slower than the return ball in the practice game.
Gawain calmly stepped into position, and made a backhand movement with both hands to prepare for power. Seeing Kyrgios taking advantage of the situation, he stayed two meters away from the baseline and prepared to defend. His racket was pushed forward, but he was about to touch the ball. When I was playing, I changed the way I held the racket, from drawing the ball to cutting the ball.
One-handed backhand cut a small ball in front of the net.
Light and agile.
Generally speaking, the small ball in front of the net is a classic tactical routine on clay courts, and is rarely seen on hard courts. However, since tennis has fully entered the bottom line era, more and more players stick to the bottom line, so the small ball in front of the net has also It becomes a tactic to disrupt the opponent's movement rhythm.
In the last game, Borrelli was very good at this trick.
Today, Kyrgios on the other side of the net also liked this move very much, because he likes to play with his opponent. He will sneak a small ball even if it is not an opportunity, and deliberately pull the opponent to the front of the net, and then the rhythm of the game becomes thin. broken.
Now, Gawain suddenly used this move.
But the difference between Gawain and Kyrgios is that he saw Kyrgios standing deeper, so he deliberately chose a small ball in front of the net.
Tap tap tap.
Kyrgios immediately ran forward with all his strength. At this time, you can see Gawain's technical loopholes - the ball control technology in front of the net is still not delicate and accurate enough, and the return line is not short enough, but a little longer, so that Kyrgios not only rushed there, but also chipped a thin and short return ball to suppress Gawain's backhand.
Unable to start an attack, Gao Wen cut a long ball back, forcing Kyrgios, who had just reached the net, to turn around and return to the baseline.
Tapping, chipping, tapping, chipping, the rhythm of the whole game became very, very strange. It didn't look like a practice match, nor did it look like a formal game, but it happened that the calm and gentle batting movements could actually Feeling the tension of the undercurrent, all the attention at Arthur Ashe Stadium was focused.
"Tricks vs tricks", "calculation vs calculation", in this round, both players did not play according to common sense, so that the rhythm of the game fell into one person's weird routine, but it was still exciting.
Hold your breath and stare.
This time, Kyrgios returned to the baseline more easily because his steps had not entered the service area before, and he still had time to slowly draw the shot while waiting for his steps to be in place.
Look at Kyrgios' unhurried movements, and then suddenly speed up the moment he touches the ball and takes the shot!
boom!
In an instant, all the speed of the tennis ball was released, as if going from a slow motion shot directly to an accelerated shot, from one extreme to the other, and the entire audience exclaimed uncontrollably.
Huh!
However.
Gawain completely anticipated Kyrgios's routine, even the batting line -
On the backhand, the only thing Kyrgios can do is to push diagonally, and he dare not use full force. Once the force is too strong, it is a high probability that the ball will go off the net.
Therefore, Gawain arrived early and waited with his two-handed backhand.
Kick the ground! Step up! Turn around! Take the shot!
"Strength VS Power", Gao Wen's hitting was very determined and courageous. The speed of the racket head increased instantly, and he didn't deliberately break the angle. He just copied and pasted and returned to the original path.
Kyrgios just stood there waiting for the ball. It was obvious that he was lazy in his steps and did not adjust his steps. This also made the hitting point slightly higher - because Gao Wen deliberately lowered the arc and hit the next ball. Spin.
However, Kyrgios' shot came through.
Talent, indeed talent!
Initiate the shot in a small range, push the file with both hands, straight line, and explode!
