"Focus. Stay focused."
Gawain was wiping his sweat, burying his cheek in the towel, taking a deep breath, feeling the madness of adrenaline burning, and regaining his concentration.
Originally, a decline in physical strength would easily lead to fluctuations in concentration.
In the last game, I finally broke serve for the first time in the game. I was even more excited and my concentration was further distracted. This is obviously not a good thing.
really--
"30:30".
In his own serve to win the set, Gao Wen once again felt the pressure.
Moreover, unlike before, the two points lost were due to the decline in the quality of his return. Nadal keenly seized the opportunity and cashed in immediately.
It is true that facing Nadal at Philippe-Chatier is a dream opportunity, and even now he has the opportunity to win a set and get back on the same starting line. It is a normal reaction to be filled with emotions and thoughts.
But at the same time, you should also realize that before victory is truly achieved, the victory still does not belong to you. Any random thoughts may cause the victory that is within reach to fly to the opponent's side.
calm.
Keep your body excited and your brain calm.
call……
After taking a long breath, Gawain began to formulate subsequent tactics.
a district.
Gawain glanced at Nadal's position and then prepared to serve.
Outside corner, suppressing the backhand.
This was a sneak attack. It was not based on a wide angle, but on a flat shot in a deep area. The speed of the first serve increased to 185 kilometers.
Although it is not fast, it has reached the average ball speed. In the physical dilemma, the pressure and impact brought by such a serve are enough.
Nadal, a little surprised.
This time Nadal's position was not too far back, although it was not too far forward. He was about two meters away from the baseline, which is considered a normal position on a clay court. As a result, Gao Wen served a deep ball to the line, causing a squeeze.
Nadal tried to attack.
However, Nadal's two-handed backhand requires a complete swing to complete the charge, otherwise it is just stable and solid. Gawain also aimed at this point, using the line-pressure serve to compress the swing space of the backhand.
However!
Nadal still relies on the power of turning, and hits a diagonal backhand with both hands. The strength and speed are slightly lacking, but the placement is very good——
When Nadal's forehand is in poor condition, he can often rely on his backhand to open up the situation. Although it lacks some sharpness, it is solid and stable enough to open up the situation, especially on hard courts.
At this time, the same is true.
Whoosh!
boom!
Nadal's backhand hit accurately found the blind spot area of Gawain's forehand baseline triangle. It was deep and tricky, and instantly pushed Gawain into a passive position. His return of serve performance was truly wonderful.
pity!
The landing point is excellent, but the lack of hitting after being squeezed in the backhand position is still magnified. The lack of speed, power and rotation cannot bring enough impact and suppression, at least not enough for Gao Wen.
I saw that Gao Wen took one step, and without adjusting the details of the steps, he was already in place. He reached forward with his forehand and hit a rebound ball; at the same time, he relied entirely on the strength of his forearms and upper limbs to complete the roll.
Arc, the sword unsheathed.
With just one touch of the ball, you can see the top of Gawain's wrist wrapping and line-changing abilities, and then the tennis ball flies straight along this sideline.
Across the field!
From the dead center of Gawain's forehand position, he fell vertically towards the dead center of Nadal's forehand position.
Like a shooting star.
Across the court, Nadal was boiling, with sweat and hairbands flying. From sprinting with long strides to adjusting with small steps, he arrived at lightning speed, and then his forehand was already raised——
Gao Wen's return ball has a strong topspin, which is equivalent to a moon ball. After landing in the deep area of the baseline, it bounces high. When waiting for Nadal to arrive, the hitting position is basically near the head. This is a hard hit to hit. ball point.
Normally, Nadal is used to using his signature topspin to create such awkward hitting positions; naturally, Nadal has his own interpretation of handling such shots, which is unique in the ATP.
Nadal, with the white crane spreading its wings and the golden rooster standing alone, raised his right hand high to meet the commanding heights of the tennis ball. Then he gave up the conventional swing trajectory and chose a top-down slam dunk posture to complete the violent downward pressure.
This way of hitting the ball looks difficult, but it is even more difficult to execute——
There are two biggest difficulties.
First, it relies entirely on the strength of the forearms and arms, and the body cannot provide any strength support. However, the current situation of ATP is obviously not a per capita unicorn arm.
Secondly, accurate interpretation of spin, how to hit the ball at the high point of the parabola, and how to control the return parabola. There are spin traps everywhere. If you are not careful, a slam dunk may fly directly to the spectator stands. The ball is very, very outrageous, simply unbelievable.
Taken together, only Nadal can complete it.
Occasionally, Federer can do it, but Federer relies on the skill of his wrists to show his unparalleled touch talent, purely relying on skills.
And Nadal, like the bull logo, once again shows the beauty of strength and curves.
Here, Gao Wen saw that Nadal's steps were about to be in place, and his defensive steps had already begun to move towards the gap on his left backhand. Because such a shot is very difficult, it is often a high probability to choose a diagonal line. If If you choose a straight line, the difficulty will be doubled.
What's more, at this time, there is a large gap in Gawain's backhand position, and his first priority is naturally to cover the left side.
However--
Oops.
Nadal, chose a straight line.
"Straight line vs straight line".
It seemed like an understatement of hitting the ball, but the actual difficulty was far beyond imagination. Nadal still completed it smoothly. He pressed down with a slam dunk and the tennis ball rushed over in a straight line.
A pause, a pause.
One kick, one rush.
At this time, Gawain couldn't care anymore and could only use hard braking on hard ground, relying entirely on the power of his left leg to complete the second start.
tread!
One step, two steps, and Gawain had returned to the straight position.
Although Gauvin was already fast enough, Nadal's shots were still slightly faster.
While waiting for Gawain to arrive, the tennis ball had already begun to fall for the second time. The entire parabola fell rapidly, and the weight of gravity could be clearly seen.
At this time, Nadal had to use Nadal's signature top-spin shot to pull up, but Gao Wen was not that good at this hitting technique. He could not complete the entire swing smoothly, and the racket and tennis ball did not have enough time to touch the ball. , if you forcefully pull the ball, you will not be able to achieve the effect of Nadal's shot. In the end, the tennis ball may not be able to fly over the net and land on your own side of the court.
So, what should non-Nadal players do?
cutting.
This is the only option——
Look, Nadal made an unconventional shot and turned from defense to offense. Then he forced Gawain to choose a forehand chip, and the situation of the confrontation between the two men changed subtly again.
Although Gawain cut a diagonal shot to buy himself as much defensive time as possible, Nadal's accurate prediction still came to his backhand position one step ahead, waiting to greet the tennis ball in place early, with both hands on the backhand already set up. This time he was finally able to complete a complete swing and exert full force.
Danger!
Gao Wen's muscles tensed up, but at the moment when his footsteps were about to move, his pupils shrank, capturing the small details of Nadal's change in the way he held the racket.
Oops! Oops Oops Oops!
