focus, immersion—

Gawain's attention was highly concentrated, and he caught an inspiration in a flash. He kicked his right leg on the ground and pounded his feet continuously, and his body rushed out.

Trust your instincts.

Of course, it is not just a simple guess, but through the accumulation of experience so far in the whole game and the accurate observation of the moment of receiving the serve just now, thousands of details are gathered together, colliding with sparks, and finally evolved into an intuition. Inspiration, the body has already started.

Throughout today's game, Istomin's outer corner in the second zone was really good. Not only was his placement and line excellent, but he was always able to achieve the best results; Judgment, successfully relying on the outer corner of the second district to score a lot of points.

A lot of first shots, and a lot of second shots.

At this time, even though it was not a key point, the atmosphere of the game was undergoing subtle changes, and Gao Wen could detect the subtle changes in Istomin's mentality:

From the fluke mentality of the previous round to the quick decision in this round, in essence, Istomin's beliefs have been shaken, fluctuated slightly, and he began to doubt himself. He needs to gain a firm foothold quickly and get through the current situation. threshold, and then be able to return to familiar routines.

It is conceivable that Istomin should choose some tactical combinations with a relatively high success rate, trying to copy and paste the score to end the round.

Of course, this is Istomin's serve game, and Gawain has no choice, he can only cover up the water and cover the ground, and adapt to the situation, but it does not mean that Gawain needs to be beaten passively. As the receiver of the serve, his interpretation of the game is often It is also possible to look for counterattack opportunities from clues.

For example, now.

Pedal, step, move—

Gao Wen seized an inspiration, followed the guidance of his intuition, and moved laterally. The backhand with both hands had already led the racket early, and he completely threw his body out.

Immediately afterwards, I guessed it!

Outer corner!

Sidespin large outside corners.

Sure enough, Istomin chose to serve from the outside corner, trying to make full use of the horizontal space of the field by tearing the angle, and mobilized Gao Wen out of the field; because this was the second serve, Istomin did not expect to form an ACE, So he needs to create opportunities for his next shot to connect.

In other words, Istomin expects Gao Wen to complete the return, but no matter what the return, he is ready to continue to attack.

Outside corner, side spin, Gao Wen's position has left the singles sideline and quickly approached the doubles sideline, his entire field has been cleared.

The only good thing is that Istomin sacrificed his speed in order to ensure that the angle was completely torn; and because of the second shot, he added insurance and did not pursue the ultimate landing point, which left Gawain with breathing room.

Nevertheless, this serve at a speed of 169 kilometers per hour is still excellent. The space of the entire field has been utilized to the extreme, and it has bought time for Istomin to return to his position, with his feet on the ground and standing on the baseline.

It was clear at a glance that Istomin was ready for a follow-up attack:

It is conceivable that any ball returned by Gao Wen will usher in a stormy attack. The aggressive position has already entered the court, leaving little room for Gao Wen to hit the ball. All routes are included in Istomin's radar scope.

However, Gawain's concentration was so high that he already had a draft in mind, and he didn't even plan to observe Istomin's position, so he just finished hitting the ball—

Pedal, brake, stop.

Gao Wen did not choose to completely throw his body out along the direction of movement, but pedaled hard with his left leg to complete the brake, and followed the powerful reaction force transmitted from the ground to complete the swing.

His left foot has crossed the doubles sideline for half a step, and his whole body is straddling the outermost sideline of the court. The space of the tennis court has reached its limit.

If it is the center court, the space on both sides of the court and the auditorium is very sufficient, which also means that players have more space to defend and save the ball; but here is the second court, and the entire court area is obviously smaller.

As soon as Gao Wen's footsteps left the doubles line, he could already feel the pressure from the stands and the audience, and there was not much space left for the entire event.

That kind of feeling is like trying to practice Tai Chi in a thin line of sky, but you have to stretch your fists and feet when you are obviously cramped, and you must face the crisis of hitting a wall all the time.

Gao Wen remained unmoved and concentrated his attention completely.

The speed and strength are all supported by the left leg, uploaded with the turning movement, and finally released at the moment of swinging the hand.

Flowing clouds and flowing water, all in one go—

Backhand with both hands, strong attack, you can clearly feel the inertia of the run-up to fully drive the speed of the racket head, and the impact is completed in an instant.

Spin round, home run!

boom!

The crisp sound exploded in the No. 2 court.

The tennis ball turned into a light and shadow and disappeared in the golden sunlight all over the sky. All the spectators stared wide-eyed and tried to find the line of Gao Wen's return, but the green eyes were full of agitation, so that the light and shadow of mustard sauce completely blended into it, and they couldn't see it at all. , which also cut off the breath of the audience.

Istomin is no exception.

Eyes wide, attention focused, muscles tensed, ready to go.

Before the brain had time to make a judgment, the body reflexively rushed out following the trajectory of Gao Wen's swing captured by his pupils.

straight line.

Gao Wen chose a straight backhand.

In this match, due to his poor sense of the ball, Gao Wen's trump card was not able to exert its power. At the end of the third set, there were only three backhand winners, but there were seven forehand winners, a little more.

Of course, the very important reason for this was that Istomin had taken precautions. He knew Gawain's backhand ability, and his backhand stalemate ability was sufficient, so he restrained Gawain's winning points in the backhand position.

Now, at the critical moment, Istomin chooses the routine he trusts, and so does Gawain, but judging from the situation, Gawain has the upper hand—

Gao Wen accurately predicted the route of the serve, but Istomin did not predict the route of Gao Wen's return.

Istomin didn't realize that Gao Wen actually chose a backhand straight line at an unimaginable position~lightnovelpub.net~ to fight until his body's memory rushed out reflexively!

In tennis, everyone fights, including the Big Four, but the difference between top players and ordinary players lies in the timing, the timing of the fight, and the purpose of the fight.

Some fights are not for scoring, but for deterrence; some fights are for breaking the balance, and scoring is second.

At this time, at a delicate moment, Gao Wen very suddenly and unexpectedly chose to fight, and it was the moment when he chose to receive the serve.

Istomin, was killed by a surprise.

The footsteps have already rushed out, and the center of gravity of the body is completely extended towards the forehand position, but because it is too hasty and sudden, the whole person staggers and wobbles, almost unable to stand still.

In the light and shadow, Istomin finally saw the trajectory of the tennis ball after half a beat, but it was too late:

Straight lines, breakthroughs, big triangles on the bottom line, dead ends, hitting the bullseye.

"30:30"—

The referee has already reported the score directly, firm, confident, and without hesitation.