The whole place was completely silent. Even the audience in front of the computer screen and TV screen couldn't help but hold their breath and stared intently at Gao Wen who was shooting the ball. The sound of the tennis ball hitting the ground and the racket continued to echo, and the heartbeats continued. I couldn't help but fall into the same rhythm.
Then Gawain served.
Zone 2, inner corner.
Wait, what?
In terms of inventory, in the second area, Gao Wen chose the inside corner and directly challenged Kyrgios's forehand?
Not a backhand or a close shot, but a standard inside corner serve.
Kyrgios guessed the possibility of countless service combinations, but he did not consider this one. He couldn't believe that Gao Wen would take the risk to challenge his forehand on the set point, and it was a tie-break with a lower error tolerance.
Unexpectedly, the pace slowed down a little.
Kyrgios' reaction to kicking off the ground and leaping was still very good. He threw his body out immediately. Even though he didn't predict it at all, he still successfully touched the ball.
But the return quality is just so-so.
Kyrgios' hand and ball feel are second to none, so the flight parabola of the entire return ball is not high, but the entire flight path is relatively short, which is near the bottom line of the service area.
Tap tap tap.
Tap tap tap.
Gao Wen immediately took a step forward and entered the baseline. The attack on the second shot connected very quickly. He hit a forehand half-court attack in the midfield and aimed at Kyrgios's baseline triangle attack in the forehand area. The pressure was deep and off to the side.
boom!
The tennis ball accurately landed in the blind spot where the baseline and the sideline intersected. However, because Kyrgios's return was backspin, Gawain took advantage of the situation and pulled a strong topspin, so the tennis ball rebounded very high after it landed. high.
This also means that there is still room for Kyrgios to continue hitting the ball.
Oops.
Gawain immediately noticed Kyrgios, who was running at full speed, and caught up with him in the blink of an eye. The goal of the third count immediately appeared in his mind.
Kyrgios served an inside corner, then served to the net and volleyed a shot in front of the net, only to be crossed by Gawain on a diagonal.
The situation now is almost identical, but the positions are reversed.
Gao Wen had no intention of serving to the net, but because Kyrgios' return line was too short, he was forced to go to the net. His return ball also happened to land on Kyrgios's forehand, leaving him a chance to cross the net.
Everything seems familiar.
So, how should Gawain handle this time?
“Stick to the net, remember, if you don’t know what to do, just stick to the net as much as possible to maximize the pressure on your opponent.”
This is Sampras's advice. Gao Wen's net skills are very rough and not enough at all, but it is impossible to improve in a short time. As one of the legendary superstars with the best and most outstanding net skills in the past, Sampras gave a nugget of advice.
Now, Gawain didn't know what to do, but at least he kept Sampras' advice firmly in mind.
One step up, another step up.
Within the allowed range of avoiding contact with the net and causing a foul, Gao Wen's footsteps have completely reached the front of the net.
In the player's box, Sampras looked at Gao Wen's actions, patted his head in annoyance, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
In the blink of an eye, Kyrgios had successfully arrived. Although the hitting point was already higher than the shoulder, it was not a problem at all for Kyrgios, whose physical fitness is second to none.
I saw Kyrgios glance at Gawain's position, then jump up high, and adjust his hitting point by flying into the air; then, he powerfully triggered the shot with his forehand, as hard as Thor's hammer. He hit the tennis ball hard and unleashed all his power without any reservation.
boom!
Boom boom boom!
The tennis ball instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, flying towards Gawain's backhand in a straight direction in a full parabola.
straight line! Kyrgios chose to break the net in a straight line!
Gawain immediately noticed the way Kyrgios hit the ball.
Because Kyrgios soars into the air, his batting action cannot be extended directly. If he wants to change the line, he must take action in advance to ensure that the speed of the racket head can keep up and ensure the success of the line change.
A big step forward!
The speed is really too fast!
Jump with your legs on the ground!
Seeing that it was almost too late to hit the ball, Gawain simply jumped out. In the weightless situation, the swing movement was impossible to complete; and this was a backhand, and even the way he held the racket with both hands became very awkward. , so I simply took the shot with my right hand.
A back, a reach, and an interception.
Just like a block in a volleyball game.
state!
The powerful force and violent rotation of the tennis ball hitting the racket made Gawain's right wrist tremble violently, as if the racket had vitality and could fly away at any time, but Gawain still gritted his teeth and firmly held the racket, forearm and wrist. The softness completely covers the first turn of the tennis ball.
One unloading and one blocking.
The next second, Gawain could no longer see the tennis ball. Gravity pulled his body down quickly, and the world escaped into a spinning chaos.
The whole place froze for an instant, with thousands of pairs of eyes staring at the tennis ball.
The tennis ball bounced lightly and flew out, crossing the net, but it no longer had any power attached to it. It fell as lightly as a feather into Kyrgios's right service area. It just landed on the ground and bounced twice slightly. Then he rolled forward gurglingly.
block! Bounce! Take off the load!
It's perfect.
"Pan set, high."
Wow!
Kyrgios was pinned to the spot in a daze, motionless, unable to believe his eyes. Looking at the tennis ball that fell on his half of the court, and Gawain who fell to the ground in a panic, his brain briefly went blank. , cannot function without ideas.
However, Arthur Ashe Stadium has gone crazy.
The media center has also gone crazy.
"Incredible!"
"Incredible!"
"Perfect volley in front of the net! Gao Wen used an unparalleled volley in front of the net to block Kyrgios' intention to break the net, and won his first set point with an incredible performance!"
"We won! Gawain won the third set!"
Zhan Jun's eyes turned slightly red uncontrollably, and he shouted passionately, as if a volcano was continuously erupting in his chest.
And it’s not just Zhan Jun? Even Hu Litao, who always prided himself on being calm, shook his head repeatedly, unable to believe his eyes, and burst out with sighs.
"incredible!"
"After falling behind 3:6, Gao Wen used an incredible performance to win five points in a row, and finally won the third set tiebreaker with a small score of 8:6."
"Winning five points in a row, saving three set points, and firmly holding on to his two service points, Gao Wen showed his champion's heart to all the audience in the final stage of the third set!"
On the court, Gawain fell hard to the ground, but he had no time to worry about his own condition. He rolled around and stood up immediately, worried that Kyrgios would take the next shot, but then he turned around and saw To Kyrgios standing on the baseline and the slowly rolling tennis ball
Score.
This was the only thought in my mind, and then my emotions were released.
"Ouch!"
Gawain clenched his right hand into a fist and beat his chest hard, once, and again; again, again, feeling the passion and heat wave that exploded in his heart, and then he released himself unreservedly to Arthur Ashe Stadium.
