Chapter 1600

Ahhh!

Ahhh!

One layer, one layer, climbing steadily.

It can be clearly felt that Gao Wen, who participated for the first time this year, already has a considerable fan base in Wimbledon.

Times have changed. Through TV and the Internet, fans all over the world can watch tennis tournaments and feel the charm of this sport through the screen.

And Gawain?

Because of his appearance as a comet, because of his fighting temperament, and because of his off-court image, coupled with Nike's commercial promotion, the image of this young man has been widely spread, and he set foot on the All England Club for the first time. It is highly sought after.

Perhaps he was not favored at the beginning, but as rounds of competitions progressed, Gao Wen conquered more and more audiences with his practical actions.

"Ahhh!"

Turning his head, Pu Lan saw the screams of his friends around him, beating the drum continuously, and his heart swelled uncontrollably.

Pullan thought she would be shy and reserved, or at least hesitate, but she wasn't.

Before he realized it, the shout had already broken free from the shackles of his throat and exploded.

ah!

Shouting and roaring, Pulan finally came back to his senses, and his blood began to boil—

The party has begun.

More importantly, the battle begins.

"Ahhh!"

If you watch the live broadcast at home and shout and cheer a little, you have to worry about complaints from neighbors or even complaints. Parisians like to complain the most, and any trivial things are absolutely intolerable, let alone noise, so she must keep quiet.

But here, Poulan finally realizes that she doesn't need to be patient, she can cheer and shout and join the party with the whole audience.

Although Pu Lan was so nervous that she couldn't breathe at this moment, the sense of urgency that the game was about to start was pouring down layer upon layer, and there were countless thoughts in her mind screaming "run away", she didn't even have the courage to watch the live broadcast of the game, let alone Let alone the scene?

But she's learning to enjoy the tension, the anticipation and exhilaration that's overshadowing the tension, which turns into a rush of adrenaline, and the heat rolling over Court One takes her brain to another level.

Tianling Gai felt numb for a while.

That feeling is like the soul is out of the body.

Faintly, she seemed to be able to rise into the air, overlooking the stadium full of seats in front of her. Applause and cheers, joy and anticipation continued to burn, and the whole world glowed with golden lights. The passion and unknownness of the two players, the tension and excitement of the confrontation made the frenzy on the scene burst out with incredible energy—

victory? fail?

Of course, that's important, everything in competitive sports is about winning and losing.

But Pulan suddenly realized that victory is very important, very very important, and she unswervingly expects Gao Wen to continue to advance, even if the opponent is Dimitro; but thinking about it seriously, the process leading to victory is more important.

Otherwise, victory is just a string of numbers on the scoreboard without much meaning or weight.

The tension, excitement, and ups and downs during that journey, the ups and downs, twists and turns, and overcoming thorns and thorns during that journey, this is the most beautiful and moving part of competitive sports, laughing and crying with the game, nervous to collapse, and joy Raise a glass to the fighting spirit together.

She, still wasn't ready, but she was willing to throw herself into it.

Focusing on the court, the two players are also ready-

For the first time in their careers, the two close friends, Gawain and Dimitrov, will face off for a place in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

Before the game, Dimitrov, who guessed the coin correctly, chose to serve first.

Dimitrov came to the bottom line, raised the tennis ball to signal Gawain, and then prepared to serve.

Push off, bend your knees, throw the ball.

Dimitrov's whole body is like a full bow and arrow. When it is fully drawn and then released, the whole serving movement is done in one go. It is not only elegant but also chic. His white clothes are fluttering. A piece of golden sunlight stirred up the audience.

Outer corners, 126 mph (203 kph).

Snapped.

The tennis ball hit the sideline accurately, splashing a piece of white lime, which disappeared in a blink of an eye.

ACE.

Although Gawain started the shot immediately, he failed to touch the ball or even take a shot. Dimitrov made a perfect unsolvable ACE.

The first point of the game was easily won.

Dimitrov showed a relaxed state of mind and a good state. There was no tension, no anxiety, and no downturn. , and are not prepared to retain.

As mentioned before, Dimitrov is known as "Little Federer". The most straightforward reason is that his technical characteristics are completely similar to Federer, including strengths and weaknesses, including shot selection and tactical layout. Close, of course, there are still objective differences in details.

Some of Federer's shots are full of inspiration and imagination. To be precise, before he makes a shot, maybe he himself did not expect such a shot choice; but with his unique shot feel, he can always change his inspiration Threat to break the pattern in order to hit the ball effectively.

On this point, Dimitrov is a bit conservative. It’s not that he’s not bold enough, but that he often likes to choose the routine he’s best at and used to in order to pursue perfection, so as to ensure that he can produce 100% of the effect—

In tennis matches, routines are not terrible, on the contrary, routines are the basis of the entire technique and tactics. As long as the layout is perfect, the routine can work, and it is precisely the perfect routine that Dimitrov is after.

Still, Federer's and Dimitrov's games do share many similarities, especially on grass:

Sharp serve, crisp forehand, chic backhand and flexible surfing ~lightnovelpub.net~ They can indeed perfectly display their characteristics on the grass.

Moreover, since last season, one of Rashid's most successful technical transformations to Dimitrov is cutting.

As mentioned earlier, on other courts, chipping is a passive defense option; but on grass, because of the low bounce, chipping can also be used as an offensive weapon. Federer is very good at this, and later Wimbledon in 2021 So did women's singles champion Ashleigh-Barty.

How to skillfully use cutting, like making full use of low bounce, this is the secret of grass court masters.

After Dimitrov was able to master it, he also ushered in a breakthrough at Wimbledon last season. Not only did he defeat Murray, but also against Djokovic in the semi-finals, he also pushed the world's No. 1 to the extreme.

This season, Dimitrov is in a sluggish state. On the one hand, the batting feeling is wrong, on the other hand, the tactical combination is wrong, and the whole thinking is not clear enough; the most important thing is the lack of confidence and concentration. Not confident, do not believe in their own choices.

After going around and around, and coming to Wimbledon, Dimitrov finally recovered his form, and finally confronted Gawain across the net.

(end of this chapter)