If you observe carefully, you can notice that there are still two familiar faces standing on the court, but the content of the game has undergone some subtle changes.
A layman can watch the excitement, while an expert can watch the door. Obviously, the duel between these two players is escalating, breaking away from the basic and instinctive confrontation to start a game.
Snapped. Snapped. Snapped.
Djokovic was shooting the ball fourteen times, fifteen times, sixteen times, but he still didn't stop, as if he was ready to keep shooting like this forever.
However, no one cared.
The entire audience stared with bated breath, and no one broke the stagnation in the air, because the second set had reached the most critical moment——
"5:4".
Gawain leads the way.
Now, it was Djokovic who had to keep his serve in the second set. However, with a "40:15" lead, he lost three points in a row.
So, a break point and a count were sent.
This trend is a little surprising. I originally thought that the second set might need to be decided through a tie-break, but the results came out.
Moreover, Djokovic also wasted two consecutive game points.
In the two game points, both the first serve was missed and the second serve was caught. Gao Wen scored the winning point by attacking in the first three shots; the point he lost when the tie was tied, although the first serve was scored, the quality was not good. Generally, Djokovic was unable to establish an advantage through the fight, forcing Djokovic to return the ball out of bounds.
Therefore, it is understandable that Djokovic would bat the ball for a while longer:
Everyone knows that the quality of the first shot is very important.
Seventeen times.
Eighteen times.
Then, finally——
Kick the ground! Toss the ball!
Djokovic's entire hitting action was completely relaxed, he improved his condition at critical moments, and finally regained the quality of his serve.
Speed 190 kilometers per hour.
Perhaps, the speed was not fast, but the angle was tricky. Djokovic asked for a serve at the T-point in the inside corner, and it landed accurately on the T-point.
In the second area, sneak attack on the inside corner.
However, the tactical intention is not to suppress Gawain's forehand - although the inside corner is indeed against Gawain's forehand, the real purpose is to break the rules.
Generally speaking, the second zone outside corner, suppressing the backhand, and moving the opponent out of the sideline through the wide outside corner, this is a very classic set of serve tactics in the second zone. This is Nadal's special skill, but it is not Nadal's unique skill. It is almost All players will practice this set of serves and attacks.
Djokovic is also very good at it.
However, Djokovic showed the world's No. 1 big heart at the critical moment, breaking the rules and sneaking into the inside corner.
Gao Wen indeed failed to predict, especially Djokovic's increased concealment of serving movements, and did not catch any signals at all.
Keep your steps light, as if you are stepping on springs. With a slight step, your body has already rushed out, and a big roc spreads its wings.
Forehand, in the extreme state, the body has lost its center of gravity, and the steps are not stable at all. I barely pushed to block a shot——
Buzz.
My wrist felt numb for a while, as if it was electrified. I could feel the friction of the tennis ball between the racket strings. I touched the ball and succeeded.
Then the tennis ball flew out.
Parabola, I couldn’t control it at all, everything happened too fast; but fortunately, in order to pursue the angle and landing point of Djokovic’s serve, the speed and power were not fully increased, so he was not able to create more impact. .
Once Gawain completes the contact, the parabola will not be too outrageous even if it is out of control.
At least, not as an anti-aircraft gun.
It can be seen from the height of the tennis ball passing over the net, which is at least one and a half meters. The parabola is very full, but the drop curve is also very clear.
Falling between the service area and the baseline, neither deep nor shallow, a non-threatening half-court ball, there is no doubt that this is Djokovic's opportunity.
but!
detail.
The closer the showdown is, the more important the details are.
Middle road.
Gawain reluctantly hit the ball in a hurry and had no way to control the tennis ball, but he still controlled the line and the tennis ball landed in the central area.
To be precise, it is the midpoint of the court about one and a half steps away from the backhand area. It should be said that it is closer to the midpoint of Djokovic's backhand area. However, it is still considered the central area and does not tear the angle apart. Compress Djokovic's attacking space for the next shot.
Of course, Djokovic will not miss the opportunity——
Offense, there is no doubt about it.
Djokovic's steps immediately entered the baseline, and, turning sideways forehand, he chose to hit the ball with forehand when it was supposed to be a backhand.
Forehand backslash.
"ah!"
Djokovic shouted loudly because of his strength.
The reason can be seen with the naked eye. Djokovic tried to seize the rhythm and stepped into the midfield to complete the shot; but the rebound height of Gao Wen's return was slightly higher than expected, so that Djokovic had to put it on his shoulder. Hitting the ball from a position directly causes the upper body's swing to be squeezed. Only a backward jump can resolve the impact and complete the hitting action.
Moreover, because of the landing point of the return ball, the angle of the backslash is limited. In order to avoid hitting the ball out of bounds, Djokovic has to increase some control, so that he cannot completely let go of his hands and feet to exert his full strength. He has already felt Partial adjustments must be made to the squeezing swing. The tactical intention of the sideways forehand is completely constrained, and instead makes oneself passive.
The result is--
The angle was not torn apart at all. Gawain only needed to make a horizontal step on the spot, and he was already in position quickly and completed the adjustment.
Backhand with both hands, very solidly and steadily, hitting a straight shot:
The straight-forward kind.
Tennis, from the middle of Gawain's backhand half, straight back to the middle of Djokovic's forehand half.
In fact, the hitting line is still controlled in the central area without tearing the angle. This also means that Gao Wen's hitting does not require any risk.
So, is this a transition shot?
How can it be!
In the past, this was undoubtedly an offensive opportunity. Gao Wen's backhand could easily target the two bottom corners and attack in a sweeping manner, pushing Djokovic into trouble. This is also the focus of Gao Wen's double defeat of the world's number one this year. .
But at this time, Gawain chose such a route, which was not only ordinary, but also mediocre and without any threat. Is this really good?
Obviously, the onlookers did not see the significance of this shot, not even Djokovic.
If Gao Wen aimed at the blind corner of Djokovic's forehand baseline, Djokovic would definitely be in a panic at this time, but now, he has enough time to complete the adjustment.
A series of flowing steps have been adjusted and smoothly reached the position. The forehand spreads out like a white crane with its wings, and sweeps across with one shot——
The batting action followed his own direction of movement and sprint inertia, and his strength and speed were completely improved. The awareness of active attack was the key to this game, so he launched a sweeping attack without hesitation.
Forehand slash.
Across the field.
Aiming at the blind corner of the bottom line and sideline of Gao Wen's forehand and hammering, even if it is not a winning point, it can seriously injure Gao Wen and create opportunities for subsequent shots.
However……
"Out of bounds!"
The linesman watched Djokovic's forehand slash and made a firm out-of-bounds gesture to indicate that it was a foul ball.
What...what's going on?
(End of chapter)
