Court No. 2 is completely silent, and everyone is staring with bated breath——
"40:40".
The crisis has not been resolved yet.
a district.
Gawain was ready, patted the tennis ball, raised his head and glanced at Istomin to make sure his opponent was also ready, and then continued to pat the ball.
White clothes, green fields, the sun is in full bloom, and every serve has a sense of grand ceremony, just like the greetings before a knight's duel.
Long sword, unsheathed.
Gawain throws the ball, kicks on the ground, bends his knees, stretches, and stretches his whole body like a bow and arrow. The accumulated power is released instantly with the swing of the racket. The round swing of the arm condenses the energy of the body and pours it all into the moment when it touches the tennis ball. Baiyi wins. Snow has its own unrestrained and romantic charm.
boom!
The crisp sound of hitting the ball is comparable to thunder on the ground.
The tennis ball, like an arrow from the string, drew a long trajectory and accurately penetrated into the T-point, splashing up a piece of white ash and grass clippings.
Inside corner, backhand.
Istomin started instantly and moved towards his left side. His body was completely stretched out, but——
too slow.
After all, it was still too slow.
Before he could swing the racket, the tennis ball was still behind him when the tennis ball flew out and hit the dark green barrier at the back of the court, making a muffled sound.
boom!
The dark green curtain stirred and flew.
ACE, speed 208 kilometers per hour.
Snapped! Bang bang bang!
In an instant, the audience burst into applause.
At the critical moment, Gawain fired the fifth ACE in the game, which was also the fastest ACE in the game. He ended the battle in the simplest and most efficient way, breaking the balance and taking out the elimination point again.
It can be seen from the speed of the ball that Gawain has increased his speed——
Slow down in the previous minute and speed up in this minute.
Gao Wen is also adapting to the grass in his own way. The layout of the serve and the first three shots are particularly important on the grass and must be changed.
In the player's box, Sampras clenched his fists and raised his arms again and shouted.
Obviously, Sampras knows the characteristics of grass very well. It is good news that Gao Wen can find the state of serving at a critical moment.
"AD:40".
After wasting three consecutive game points and saving a break point and match point, Gao Wen once again had the opportunity to keep serve.
Second District.
Don't forget that the double fault that put Gao Wen in trouble in this game was made in the second area. Now that he has finally regained the lead, the serving layout in the second area has become even more important.
So, how should Gawain serve this time?
Snap, snap.
Gawain was batting the ball, completely attentive.
Obviously, Gao Wen is thinking about serving tactics; similarly, Istomin is also trying to predict the serve.
In the past two points, Gao Wen chose to suppress Istomin's backhand twice in a row, attacking Istomin's strongest weapon head-on. He served slowly and quickly with great results, slightly breaking the balance of the confrontation between the two sides. Then, next What about this point?
Could it be... suppressing the backhand three times in a row?
Kick the ground.
stretch.
Swing.
——Inside corner, T point, assault forehand.
Istomin was fully focused and did not lose his mind. His conditioned reflexes were very fast. With a step of his feet, his body had already stepped forward and rushed out laterally.
Immediately afterwards, Istomin realized that Gawain actually chose to serve with reduced force again!
The speed is 180 kilometers per hour.
From the previous ball to this one, the change in speed is particularly obvious; moreover, Gao Wen found the feel of the inside corner by choosing the T point for two consecutive serves. This time the serve still hit the T point accurately, and he could start from the splash White powder judgment, no referee needed to determine in-bounds.
However, Istomin was ill-prepared——
Or it should be said that Istomin thought he was well prepared, but his body's conditioned reflexes did not adjust.
He realized that slowing down and serving from a forehand position was an opportunity for him to attack, so his brain reminded him that he should attack with a forehand, and he needed to pay attention to decelerating, and the shooting speed needed to be slightly slower, so that he could find the accurate shot. At the point of impact, use full force to complete the shot.
However, the reality is that the body's conditioned reflex has already rushed out, and the racket was taken early. Subconsciously, it still regarded it as a high-speed ball, and the forehand was quickly swung to meet it.
The brain thinks one thing and the body executes another.
The result is that the racket has been swung out, but the tennis ball has not yet arrived, so that he needs to wait a moment - in fact, it is only a millisecond. The audience cannot notice it at all, only the player himself can feel it:
The impact point was slightly earlier.
Firstly, the sweet spot was not hit; secondly, the body is still reminding itself that it needs to add some topspin to pull the tennis ball up to avoid going directly down the net.
In other words, the entire serve-receiving tactical strategy was completely disrupted and completely chaotic.
In the end, the tennis ball flew smoothly, but the landing point and parabola were a bit...awkward.
Neither high nor low, neither fast nor slow, neither turning nor rushing, drifting and flickering, it is really indescribable.
Of course, looking at the positive side, even Istomin himself cannot figure out the effect of hitting the ball. It is conceivable that Gawain is also full of question marks.
On that side, Gao Wen was fully focused, adjusting his small steps to keep up very promptly. He stood on the baseline, constantly adjusting his position and waiting for the ball to be returned.
--coming!
Immediately, Gao Wen also noticed the erratic return of the ball. Without hesitation, he cut half a step to the baseline, bent his knees and lowered his center of gravity, and directly attacked with his forehand.
Gao Wen did not choose to force the ball, because his ball feel and touch were not good. If he used force blindly, he would not be able to catch the ball, and the possibility of going out of bounds was relatively high, especially when faced with such an incoming ball that was fluttering and unable to receive even force. This is true; therefore, Gao Wen chose to grab the rising point and compress the rhythm.
Forehand, a pull-up sweep, hitting a diagonal shot, flying towards Istomin's forehand baseline.
The power is not great, and at the same time, the line and landing point are not aimed at blind spots; but the connection is tight, and the entire rhythm and speed are completely improved.
Across the court, Istomin can be seen running wildly across the court like Sonic the Hedgehog, with his short hair flying in the wind.
In the blink of an eye, Istomin had already rushed to the scene, extended his body, followed the inertia and centrifugal force, and used his forehand to kill——
Counterattack!
Istomin cleverly used the inertia and power of his run-up. The weight of his body and the forehand stroke were superimposed, and the entire swing speed was completely increased.
Not only does it use force to hit, but it also exerts all-round force, fast, heavy, heavy and rushing.
The situation is reversed!
I have to say that Istomin performed very well. Although Gao Wen's offense failed to exert enough pressure and left a certain space for counterattack, but more importantly, Istomin seized these gaps to counterattack strongly and dared to The courage and courage to fight hard are also important points that cannot be ignored.
Therefore, it is not without reason that Istomin is far ahead on the scoreboard at this time.
The only drawback?
There are still no surprises in the line.
Istomin used the strength of his entire body to complete the defensive counterattack, and his line selection seemed conservative, diagonally, diagonally, and rushed out quickly.
Tap tap tap...
Tap tap tap!
But they saw a white figure running wildly across the court, leaving an afterimage. It seemed that one second it was on the left side of the court, and the next second it had arrived at the right end. The accurate prediction and layout bought Gawain valuable time, and even Arrive at the position half a step early and be ready to hit the ball.
The point is, how should Gao Wen organize the offense when he has a poor sense of the ball?
