Match Point

Chapter 1918: Gunpowder ignites

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After Djokovic completed his serve, he immediately noticed Gawain's footsteps. He was very familiar with this scene -

Whether Federer or Nadal, the sideways forehand is a heavy weapon.

You know your own serve. If your opponent doesn't grab it, forget it. Once you take the first shot, the serve just like that may be directly smashed into a sieve.

at this time!

Djokovic showed his defensive ability that stands among the top ranks. In a flash, his steps were already moving towards the backhand position.

Split, extend, stretch, backhand with both hands.

The whole movement was done smoothly and smoothly. Almost at the same time that Gawain took action, he had already completed the trend of the movement and relied on his forearm to hit.

Huh!

The Arthur Ashe Stadium was stunned. They all thought that Gao Wen's sudden attack could directly return the serve to score, but Djokovic was Djokovic.

This point is not over yet.

Djokovic's hitting is very clever, his swing is very small, and he relies more on the push of his forearm to hit the tennis ball back.

Slash!

Tear apart the steps!

Djokovic once again demonstrated his unparalleled ability to dribble the ball, not only wrapping the tennis ball back and pushing it to the sideline.

With just one touch, the angle was pulled away, disrupting Gawain's footsteps, further pushing Gawain closer to the doubles line, and opening up the court.

On the backhand position, Djokovic has the ability to overturn the entire situation with one shot of the ball.

The tennis ball was raised high and spun rapidly. It seemed to be slow and leisurely, but in fact, the entire speed increased completely, and it had already arrived in front of Gawain before he could even blink.

The stormy waves came crashing down on me.

However, Gawain was completely unafraid.

He is also ready.

Gao Wen knows Djokovic's ability. If he is just playing with the ball, Djokovic will have no problem shooting forty or fifty shots. Therefore, after he takes the initiative to attack, he must be ready to attack on the next shot. Be prepared for the connection, otherwise you may fall into defensive passivity.

Kick off your right leg and apply the emergency brake—

In fact, after hitting the forehand sideways, Gao Wen's first reaction was to move sideways to the right to defend the forehand position. This was a subconscious defensive action.

But Djokovic chose the diagonal line. After a sudden stop and turn, he started a second time. Amid the excitement of the center of gravity, he rushed out in two long strides.

It's coming, it's coming, it's like a high-speed train, with obvious topspin and side spin, and it continues to rush towards the doubles line after landing.

A little slower and Gawain might not have room to hit the ball.

fortunately!

With one step, he caught his position in time, without retreating or giving in. He grabbed an ascending point and intercepted the ball halfway before the tennis ball was completely released and jumped along the diagonal line. The backhand with both hands did not have time to complete the swing. Push the waist position out and face the front.

Go straight, hit the wall and push.

"ah!"

A roar.

"Ahhh!"

Erupting from the depths of the Dantian, the head of the racket started to swing at an instant speed. It was only the second attack, but it went straight to the killer without any warning.

straight line.

blind spot.

Everything just happened.

This is the most iconic shot in the game between Gao Wen and Djokovic. It does not refer to the backhand straight line, but the strong collision, the offensive and defensive stalemate, and the open attack without warning when there is no opportunity to attack. The shot that turned the situation around was bold and powerful enough.

Once without this shot, Gao Wen's game will be very difficult, not just against Djokovic.

During the clay and grass seasons, this shot has never been able to perfectly fit the court. The timing of the shot, the state of the ball, the grasp of the situation and other details are still not in a perfect state. The game is inevitably stumbling and requires a lot of twists and turns. Key matches Also lacking some luck.

But now, back on the hard courts of North America and back at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the shot is back.

And, on the final stage, he made his debut.

Buzz!

There was a noise in Gu Xiao's mind, watching the flight path of the tennis ball, watching Djokovic start his steps across the court but had no chance, watching Gao who controlled his body after hitting the ground and immediately started to go to the net to continue to press. Wen, cheers gurgled in his chest.

"Yes."

This is Gu Xiao's only thought now.

The whole audience held their breath, their hearts almost bursting—

"Out!"

The linesman made a gesture, indicating that Gao Wen's backhand missed the sideline and failed to sweep into the court.

oh.

Arthur Ashe Stadium erupted into howls of disappointment. It was unbelievable.

Gu Xiao's heart even forgot to beat, all the cheers were muffled in his chest, and there was a lot of noise above his eardrums.

Right now.

"Revise the penalty."

A voice came from the speaker, and the crowd's eyes all looked in the same direction for the first time -

Esdrachi, referee.

In tennis matches, the referee has the final say and can overturn the linesman's decision.

Of course, the premise is that the referee cannot wait five or ten seconds before changing the decision, he must do it immediately.

Just like Esdrachi is now.

"Inside."

Esdrachi's expression was very determined.

Buzz. Buzz buzz.

The Arthur Ashe Stadium was noisy, as if a volcano was preparing to erupt. The magma was boiling, but all the sulfur and gunpowder smoke were suffocating in the crater. All the restlessness was suppressed, and the temperature and air pressure soared rapidly.

Djokovic couldn't believe his ears. He was sprinting and running wildly. Seeing that he could no longer catch up, he heard the linesman's penalty, so he slowed down. However, before he had time to breathe a sigh of relief, then Hearing the referee's change of decision, he stopped.

This ball landed on Djokovic's forehand, which was far away from the referee's chair. From across the entire court, Esdrachi saw where the return ball landed on the far side? Could she actually see more clearly than the linesman?

Generally speaking, the referee rarely changes the linesman's penalty. Even if he does, it is usually on the two sidelines and the bottom line close to the referee's seat. They try to avoid modifying the two sidelines and the bottom line far away from the referee's seat. , after all, their vision may not be clear.

If the correction is wrong, it will have an impact on the authority and neutral image of the referee, and may affect the penalties in subsequent games -

The more you say, the more likely you are to be wrong; the less you say, the less likely you are to be wrong.

However, if the referee is very sure, they will indeed modify the penalty regardless of position.

Djokovic turned to look at the referee with a face full of astonishment, and spread his hands to express confusion—

you sure? This location? Why do you want to change the penalty?

Esdraki pushed away the microphone, leaned out his upper body, and communicated with Djokovic privately, "I'm sure, Novak, this is in bounds."

Djokovic didn't believe it, "Did you see it clearly? Are you sure you saw it clearly? One hundred percent sure?"

Esdrachi did not continue to defend, but just smiled and nodded in the affirmative again.

Djokovic is very depressed -

In the previous point, his return ball had just been called out of bounds; in this point, Gao Wen's ball that was called out of bounds was actually changed again.

He felt that he was being targeted and looked at Esdrachi shaking his head, "You shouldn't do this. You shouldn't."

But Djokovic didn't say anything more, raised his right hand and said, "Hawkeye challenge."

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