A stalemate, a stalemate——
"40:AD".
Facing the break point, after Wawrinka briefly vented his anger and irritation, he cleared his distracting thoughts and found calm, and became decisive again.
In a tennis match, as the situation changes, subtle changes in mentality also occur all the time. Every point and every point is different.
Wawrinka found an accurate position for his forehand, and his first serve finally entered the zone smoothly. The serve with a speed of 188 kilometers per hour successfully squeezed Gawain, giving Wawrinka the advantage of serving. Immediately afterwards, he did not hesitate. The ground launched a sideways forehand attack, but the backslash line was seen through.
So, the round ended in a stalemate.
From "forehand VS forehand", to "backhand VS backhand", to "forehand VS backhand", the two players' hitting routes are all over different corners of the court.
In this round, both players remained highly vigilant, and their predictions and arrivals were very timely, so that the opponent did not have many opportunities to take action, forcing both sides to not easily separate angles when attacking - of course the score was special. It also has a certain impact on the psychological level.
In addition, don’t forget that this is the end of the fourth set. Two consecutive service games have been hard fought. Not to mention the impact on physical strength, the mental tension also further burns physical energy quickly. After entering an anaerobic state, it is necessary to exert force and take shots. Deviations are inevitable and even require a process of accumulating energy.
This is also a key.
When hitting the ball, because there is no suitable opportunity, it is not aimed at the corners, leaving space for defense or counterattack.
Back and forth, the round became a stalemate. The two players were all over the field. Both were arranging, confronting, and suppressing, but the collision between the two was in vain. Having established enough advantage, the air also became tight.
Ten beats.
Twenty beats.
During this period, both players tried to break the balance, but neither succeeded in the end——
Wawrinka's two consecutive backhand slashes severely opened up the angle, but Gao Wen's high-quality defense on the backhand position used a line shot to suppress Wawrinka's aggressive offensive again. The suspected out-of-bounds line ball triggered exclamations from Philippe Chatier.
Gawain's forehand attack in a straight line also broke Wawrinka's footwork balance. Seeing that Wawrinka had lost his center of gravity, his backhand straight return ball under extreme difficulties completely subverted Gawain's judgment. Wawrinka's forehand save when he lost his center of gravity. The ball failed to apply pressure consistently.
Both players maximize their abilities and characteristics, and their back-and-forth transitions between offense and defense make every shot full of countless possibilities.
...Thirty beats.
In the blink of an eye, the two players had been locked in a stalemate for more than 30 shots - undoubtedly, this was already the longest round of the game. It finally showed Roland Garros' clay clay qualities, which are durable and durable. The real test. Not just offense and not just defense, but all-round ability.
"ah!"
Wawrinka let out a groan, and Gao Wen hit a transition ball, but the skateboard shot from the midfield position did not exert any force. It relied entirely on skill and control of the line and landing point, but it created extraordinary effects. Forehand The backslash shot landed in the shallow area of Wawrinka's backhand sideline and spun sideways.
Although it was a light slap, Wawrinka's steps were mobilized to the doubles area. His messy steps were slightly unable to keep up. His body was protesting. For a brief moment, he could not adjust his breathing. Naturally, from steps to swing Then use your strength to move the whole body.
Uh, uhhhhhhh...
Wawrinka, unyielding, exerts force, uses one-handed backhand, and strikes hard.
Sharp, tough, tricky, and chic.
Slash!
In a passive situation, Wawrinka once again burned the small universe and reached a super state. He broke the balance with a one-handed backhand diagonal and the angle was torn apart.
With just one shot of the ball, Gao Wen, who had just taken the initiative, fell into passivity in an instant, because Wawrinka's backhand slash completely opened the angle, so that Gao Wen's footsteps had to enter the doubles area, and he was not even close enough, which directly led to The swing of the two-handed backhand is not complete——
Although Gao Wen still successfully completed the ball, the closing action of the racket head was still a little slow, and the parabola of the tennis ball started to rise directly.
The arc is not high, not to the level of a high ball, but it is indeed higher than the usual return arc, and the spin and speed have slowed down.
Chance!
It was an opportunity for Wawrinka, and Wawrinka, who had completed the explosion of Burning Universe, did not miss it, and his footsteps reached the bottom line immediately.
Push on the ground, advance, press.
Wawrinka quickly came to the midfield. Without waiting for the tennis ball to land, he pressed forward and launched a volley from the midfield, compressing the return rhythm to the extreme.
"ah!"
Forehand, exert force and fully release.
Across the court, Gao Wen could feel the power of the waves coming in layers. The overwhelming momentum rolled down unreasonably, and even the dense clouds shrouding the Philippe-Chatier Stadium also followed. Shen, the world just fell into darkness.
However, Gawain did not give up——
With one kick, his left leg braked, and then with a kick, his body was pushed forward.
One step, alternating feet, sprinting sideways, entering a state of complete selflessness.
The only good thing is that in order to shorten the rhythm of returning the ball, Wawrinka chose to volley, which not only compressed Gawain's reaction time, but also compressed his own hitting time, so he did not choose too risky a line or landing point. Just choose a straight line to hit the ball.
The tennis ball returned to the middle of the court on Gawain's side, near the left side, exactly on the route of Gawain's horizontal sprint——
It's like a crossroads.
Tennis goes down from the north side, Gawain goes right from the west side, and then they meet at a crossroads.
boom!
Gawain's forehand has already hit, and the violent vibrations above the racket string are clearly transmitted to the wrist, and even the forearm is shaking slightly. At this time, you can feel the impact of Wawrinka's volley. Power, powerful tail force surges between the racket and the racket.
Well.
Gawain groaned. Although he completed the ball, he had no time to control it in a hurry. He could only pick up the tennis ball very, very awkwardly.
With no spin, no control, no power, and even no time and space, lobbing the ball is Gawain's only option in an absolutely passive situation.
The tennis ball, drilling high into the sky, trying to reach the top——
Wawrinka, who is 183 centimeters tall, seems a bit inadequate standing opposite Gao Wen, and his coverage ability in front of the net is also a bit cumbersome due to his footsteps.
At this time, Wawrinka also realized the crisis.
In tennis matches, the ability to hit the ball high is often overlooked; but watching Nadal's games, you can know that this very passive skill is often the key shot for him to turn the situation around, against top players and firepower. time, you can shine.
Gawain, too.
The lofted ball, which was extremely passive, was light and agile. It jumped over Wawrinka's head thrillingly and flew towards the gap at the back of the court.
