"40: AD", Gao Wen's second break point.
The crowd at Susan Lenglen Stadium was excited.
For the French audience, the situation they most wanted to see finally appeared——
More exciting duels, more exciting collisions, and better-looking rounds.
So, the applause and cheers surged for a while before calming down. Everyone was encouraging Tiafoe, not because they hated Gawain, but because they expected Tiafoe to make the game more exciting, at least the third set was worth it. A more exciting ending.
Xinner deeply felt that he was like a small boat in the storm. The sound he made with all his strength was easily swallowed by the huge waves.
However, Sinner was not depressed. Not only was he not depressed, but he was also full of pride. He looked at Gawain on the court with calmness and firm belief. He exuded a powerful aura from the inside out, sweeping away all the restlessness and frenzy in the audience. Pressing down, his piercing eyes revealed a sense of mission:
Let the storm come more violently.
Suddenly, Xinner's heart exploded.
Snapped.
Snapped.
The sound of Tiafoe hitting the ball was not clear and crisp, and even a little dull. The red soil swallowed up the sound, but the Susan Lenglen Stadium at Nottingham University was silent. The sound of hitting the ball could still be clearly heard. Once, again, and then It felt like it was hitting my heart, and I subconsciously held my breath.
One shot, inside corner.
Tiafoe is playing hard——
Because Tiafoe also realized the importance of this point, he showed his big heart at this moment and fought for a serve at the break point.
In the inner corner, the speed is 203 kilometers per hour, and the landing point is tricky, almost at the T point. It is difficult to judge whether it is out of bounds just by looking at it with the naked eye.
But the sideline referee and the centerline referee both made gestures of putting their hands together:
within bounds.
Tiafoe, fight it out.
The inner corner directly mobilized Gawain completely, and with one step, his body jumped out——
passive.
Extremely passive.
Just like the previous point, Tiafoe took the initiative through his excellent serve at the critical moment; twice in a row, Tiafoe chose to suppress Gawain's forehand. It can be seen from here that he is still worried about Gawain's backhand. At critical moments, you still have to subconsciously suppress your forehand to create an advantage.
Gawain did not move in advance, but Tiafoe's choice was not surprising.
The body flew up.
However, the perfect combination of ball speed and landing point still made Gao Wen fall into a deep passivity. His upper body stretched to the extreme, and it was too late to move his feet. In the end, he could only rely on the extension of his upper body to complete the swing and touch the ball——
The racket barely touched the tennis ball.
But the time of contact with the ball was too short, and there was no time to increase friction. Therefore, Gao Wen simply chose to push and flick his wrist, using the force to move in the direction of his body, using the inertia to rush forward and complete the ball. .
Then, Tennis jumped right back.
Backslash.
The tennis ball flew towards Tiafoe's left side, but unfortunately, the control of the line and landing point was not good, it was basically a half-court ball; and the parabola was not completely suppressed, Tiafoe completely used his strength advantage. When it came out, the quality of the ball was very heavy, suppressing Gawain's return——
At this point you can see the effect of suppressing the forehand:
If it is a backhand, when the time and space of the swing are compressed, Gao Wen can push back more power by using the force to create a different hitting effect; but for the forehand, there is no way to complete an effective swing. In this case, it is difficult to do this.
Tiafoe, online.
At the first moment, Tiafoe realized that his serve was effective, cut into the baseline, and then quickly followed up to the first half.
Adjust your steps and force yourself to turn sideways.
Tiafoe did not choose to hit the backhand ball in a regular manner, but made continuous adjustments with his steps——
Sideways forehand.
It can be seen from two consecutive left-side cross steps that Tiafoe is ready to give a thunderous blow and directly score the winning point.
This is the classic wall-to-wall attack strategy, also known as the "One-Two-Punch", where the attack is completed by serving and punching on the next shot.
Clean, strong, and in control.
The whole audience held their breath.
On the opposite side of the court, Gawain's entire body weight had been thrown away. He could already see Tiafoe's footsteps from the corner of his eyes, and the alarm bells rang in his mind:
With one kick of his right leg, a piece of red soil was raised.
Immediately afterwards, the power of the calf exploded instantly, a powerful reaction force surged up, and then the body rushed out in the opposite direction.
With just a glance, Gawain had already made a prediction. If Tiafoe chose to turn sideways forehand, he must be aiming for his own backhand slash.
Gawain's conditioned reflexes were very alert, and he had already jumped out of the lightning flash, and the figure who was sprinting with all his strength turned into a stream of light.
Tiafoe noticed Gawain's movement, but was not disturbed or relented. He turned sideways and made a forehand, using all his strength and releasing all his power:
Heavy hammer!
Sinner's heart contracted to the extreme in an instant, and his whole body muscles stiffened. Even sitting in the stands, he could deeply feel the power of Tiafoe's hitting. It was solid enough, condensed enough, and strong enough, just like the tennis ball was about to As if being blown apart, layers of power overflowed.
The tennis ball seemed to disappear from sight, disappearing into the sunshine and dusty air, and all the noise disappeared.
Time, stretched out at this moment, seemed to slow down a hundred times a thousand times, and then——
Whoosh.
The tennis ball reappeared, hitting the inside of the sideline, gliding out, blurring into a line of light and shadow.
So, what about Gawain?
run.
sprint.
near.
Just a little bit closer, it seems, just a little bit closer, Gawain and Tennis are racing, two lights and shadows are chasing each other, indistinguishable and inseparable.
Could it be that I can't catch up?
His heart was stuck in his throat, and the whole place was completely silent. Even the sound of his heartbeat and breathing had disappeared.
But saw——
Just before the tennis ball was about to hit the ground, Gawain's upper body had been fully extended, his steps had left the singles line, and his upper body was already close to the doubles line. He only used the upper end of the racket to complete a quick pull-up collision, like sparks hitting the earth, two Light and shadow collided together like this.
boom!
Gawain's backhand with both hands has been stretched to the limit. His left hand pushed the right hand and hit it completely. Then he twisted and lifted his right wrist. The speed of the racket head increased to a whole new level. He just hit it straight. He didn't have time to feel the tennis ball and the racket carefully. The strong turbulence of line collision and friction——
The tennis ball has already flown out.
The superposition of speed and speed, the collision of strength and power, once again brought the tennis ball into the speed of light, disappeared into the gorgeous sunshine, and just disappeared.
Sinner stared at the court with his eyes wide open, searching for the tennis ball, completely forgetting to breathe, and he was not the only one.
The entire audience, including Tiafoe, all looked in the direction of Gawain's bat——
straight line.
Around the pillar.
Full Moon Scimitar.
Gawain desperately chose the path of Huashan and tore a way out on the court.
So, what about tennis?
