Chapter 1455

The first semi-final has begun.

Although Gawain and Wawrinka have a good personal relationship, the moment their feet set foot on the court, they are contenders. The head-to-head contest is on the verge of breaking out, and tension is pervasive.

Gawain was ready, and so was Wawrinka.

This is the second meeting between Gao Wen and Wawrinka after last year's US Open. It is not unfamiliar but not familiar. What's more, in just half a year, both players have changed. This is a brand new match. Everything has to be started from scratch.

Wawrinka, a typical violent offensive player.

Including him, Soderling, Del Potro, Gonzalez, Tsonga, Safin, Tim and other players, they are all players with outstanding characteristics. Build your own game on top of that.

Of course, there are many Grand Slam champions, but there is no doubt that Wawrinka is special. He is the only one who can still beat these four top players at the peak of the Big Four and reach the Grand Slam more than once. Championship player.

Maybe a late bloomer, but Wawrinka deservedly left his own brilliant stroke in the era of giants.

2014, 2015, and 2016 were Wawrinka's peak period.

Gawain, a lucky fellow, happened to be playing against Wawrinka for the second time in this period.

Last year's US Open, the encounter between Gao Wen and Wawrinka was a little bit special.

On the one hand, Gao Wen was born as a dark horse. Everyone was very unfamiliar with Gao Wen and lacked understanding. Gao Wen only relied on a burst of momentum and courage to fight his way out. "Fresh" is undoubtedly the key word.

On the other hand, Wawrinka experienced "Grand Slam Syndrome". Under great pressure, he raised higher expectations for himself, which made it difficult to perform 100%. The three Grand Slams after the Australian Open were more or less struggling.

Back and forth, the two players fought hard for five sets. In the end, Gao Wen broke the upset and started his legendary journey of counterattack with full confidence.

This year's French Open, Gao Wen has completed the transformation and is the second seed in the tournament; Wawrinka has also shaken off the burden and rebounded strongly after experiencing a trough. The state, mentality, position, expectations, etc. of the two players have all changed, but nothing Undoubtedly, both players are climbing their peaks, and the fact that the two players can meet in the semi-finals is the best proof, which also indicates that the semi-finals will be a collision where brave men meet.

Everything is possible.

The first set.

Gao Wen quickly entered the state at the beginning of the game, seizing the gap when Wawrinka's offensive touch had not yet fully warmed up, and continued to exert pressure with a calm layout.

In Wawrinka's second serve game, he broke serve first.

Dare to attack and break the game, Gao Wen played very aggressively, and even took the lead before Wawrinka, not giving Wawrinka a chance.

Judging from the opening, Gao Wen's strategy formulation and execution were firm and precise enough to firmly control the situation.

Afterwards, Wawrinka slowly found his form, and after saving two break points, he finally brought out his offensive form.

However, Gao Wen showed superior control and concentration in his serve game, continuing his excellent serve protection performance against Nadal in the previous match, leading the way without revealing too many flaws.

The whole game came to an end without any surprises, and the first inventory was fulfilled smoothly, without twists and turns and see-saws, and it was straightforward.

Wawrinka faced a total of four break points and recovered three.

Gao Wen only faced one break point and successfully recovered.

It took thirty-seven minutes, "6:4", Gao Wen played first.

In fact, it was only the second set Wawrinka lost at Roland Garros this year.

In the second round against Serbian player Dusan-Lajovic (Dusan-Lajovic), Wawrinka accidentally lost the third set with a score of "5:7"; but then, the top sixteen played against Berdych , the quarter-finals against Federer were all in straight sets, showing an unparalleled fiery touch.

In other words, at least at Roland Garros this year, Wawrinka is not slow to warm up, and enters the state very quickly, often able to grasp the situation at the beginning.

However, the semi-finals were not the same after all.

This also shows Gao Wen's excellent state this year. There is no doubt that he has fully prepared for this game and is sprinting towards victory.

However, Wawrinka's confidence and focus have not wavered at all. It seems that he has been mentally prepared for the difficulties he may face, and he is not surprised that he is in a backward situation. The state of mind is stable.

Second set.

As soon as he came up, Wawrinka entered his own rhythm, sent a "love-game" guarantee in straight four points, continued the fiery touch in the second half of the first set, continued to improve his state, and entered the game step by step. It indicates that the contest in the second set will be closer.

As a typical offensive player, even on clay, Wawrinka's style of play has not changed. Like Soderling, attack and attack again, and Wawrinka and Soderling's offensive style is slightly different.

Soderling highlights heavy punches, Wawrinka highlights sharpness, and what they have in common is strong and rough.

Wawrinka's forehand and backhand both have the ability to suddenly exert force and attack in an all-round way. His best features lie in two points:

First, attack regardless of the point of impact.

Generally speaking, players need to complete adjustments through their footsteps and swing movements. The purpose is to find the most appropriate and comfortable hitting point to maximize the hitting effect. However, Wawrinka uses his own strength to explode. attack, there is no need to adjust the hitting point at all—

It's unreasonable.

Therefore, it is often seen that Wawrinka hits some high-risk offenses, which are very effective for performance:

At the lowest, the center of gravity can be lowered to complete the attack near the knees, and at the highest, the body can be leaned back to complete the attack near the shoulders; and both forehand and backhand have such abilities, which are sudden and violent, covering the whole court.

Second ~lightnovelpub.net~ the concealment of hitting.

Generally speaking, the player's swing trajectory can judge the hitting line in advance, and there is an objective difference between the oblique and straight swing methods.

Especially in a straight line, players need to grab the hitting point, and the shooting speed must be earlier and faster.

The only exception is the Williams sisters.

Their backhand is an open position that has been eliminated by modern tennis. This is a technical movement designed by their father Richard-Williams (Richard-Williams) after he watched the game video and taught himself. Later, the two sisters were also used by countless Professional tennis coaches disliked and corrected technical movements, but old Richard always insisted that the sisters must adopt such techniques.

For ordinary people, an open stance means that they can't grab the hitting point, and if the racket is too slow, it is easy to be squeezed and deform the hitting motion, and finally they can only hit a diagonal line.

But the Williams sisters are different. They rely on their own strength and muscular talent to make up for it. Instead, they rely on open positions to hide their hitting goals. Both diagonal and straight lines can be used to make opponents unpredictable. In the end, they became their dominant players in tennis. an important weapon.

In a way, so did Wawrinka.

(end of this chapter)