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Press the backhand close to the body, with strong topspin and side spin. After landing, you will drill into your stance, further squeezing the swing space -

Murray's tactical intentions couldn't be clearer.

extrusion. contain. control.

Although Murray did not pursue an ace or a straight serve, he regained control of the situation through changes in the rhythm of serving. Facing the dilemma of three consecutive break points, Murray established an advantage through changes in serve, and all three consecutive first serves went smoothly. Enter the zone and establish a sufficient advantage.

This time, it's no exception.

But Murray missed one thing: Gawain's alertness.

With a keen sense of changes in the game and an accurate grasp of the context of the game, Gawain had already noticed the changes before there was even a crisis.

Therefore, before the situation got further out of control, Gawain had already taken the lead in making changes.

In this regard, Murray knew Gawain's keenness and wisdom, but did not expect it to happen so quickly.

Or to put it another way, Murray is too busy to take care of himself now. He has just found some form with great difficulty, and naturally he has no time to take care of his opponents. Rather than paying attention to Gao Wen's changes, he still needs to focus on himself, so the layout Sometimes some details are ignored.

It's inevitable.

Murray still focused on completing the layout through serving, while Gao Wen began to change his strategy from receiving the serve -

This serve was indeed outstanding; and Gawain's response was equally outstanding.

The upper body is slightly turned to one side, without forcing the space to open up. It is just slightly opened to the side, keeping the center of gravity stable, and then cutting with the backhand.

The whole movement is smooth and smooth, one side, one cut, the steel is turned into softness around the fingers, and the ball is returned by relying on the forearm and wrist to complete the control.

Middle, straight, shallow cut.

Surprisingly, Gao Wen did not choose to push deeper, but instead chipped a shallow shot, which landed a little behind the baseline of the service area. It was considered a half-court ball. From the chip to the landing point, Gao Wen returned the serve with one shot, and instantly Just slow down the entire rhythm of the round and give it a sense of leisurely strolling.

Murray didn't see it coming.

It can be seen from Murray's posture that he is about to open his arms and attack with all his strength. He did not expect Gao Wen's return ball, and the entire plan was overturned.

In the blink of an eye, Murray had already judged the situation—

At this time, if he steps up to the baseline and hits the midfield ball, it will be too late; if he continues his forehand attack with full attack mode, he will be too eager because the speed of the ball is too slow and the landing point is too shallow. He just needs to wait, wait, and wait, and the hitting spot will easily go wrong.

Unless Murray can be like Del Potro, waiting for the end and unreasonably sweeping the forehand, then such a return can be said to be exactly what he wanted.

Unfortunately, Murray can't.

Gawain's return kick was **** for tat.

Murray predicted that Gao Wen would not enter the baseline to attack this serve, so he deliberately chose a slow ball; Gao Wen also predicted that Murray would not serve to the net to compress the connection rhythm, so he also deliberately chose to cut this return serve.

Back and forth, the two people are digging holes in each other and scheming against each other.

I have to say, Gawain’s response was excellent.

Now it's Murray's turn.

In the blink of an eye, Murray already had an idea -

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There is no room for random thoughts. The more urgent and urgent it is, the more difficult it is. On the contrary, Murray is able to keep his thinking clear and free of other distracting thoughts.

Sideways, forehand, high-cutting, one-shot backspin—

Murray also changed the way he held the racket, chopping down and cutting like firewood, with strong backspin, and controlled the landing point with delicate touch.

Target: Gawain's forehand baseline triangle is mainly close to the sideline rather than the baseline.

The combination of backspin and side spin results in a limited bounce height of the returned ball. This shot is often used on grass courts because it has low bounce and can limit the opponent; on indoor hard courts, the effect is weaker, but it can still be controlled. Stay within your opponent’s return range—

Because of the low bounce, the opponent's return ball must be lifted up, otherwise it will go down the net.

Therefore, the slash is a high probability event.

At the first moment, Murray had already moved towards the forehand position, staring intently at Gao Wen and the tennis ball.

really!

As soon as he saw Gawain's swing, Murray knew that his layout was successful and his prediction was accurate. His lateral movement immediately accelerated and he quickly caught up.

But wait…

Slash, indeed a slash, but what about the ball quality?

Gawain, use your strength.

Faced with a low shot with strong backspin, Gao Wen did not flinch or be conservative. He stepped in time, bent his knees and lowered his center of gravity. He did not forget his batting habits during the grass season, and swept the impact with a direct forehand shot; and he did not pull topspin. , which is a flat shot that draws a circle.

Collide!

Relying on straightening the knees and lifting the arms to complete the control of the flight arc, but the strength maintains the flat attack of the sweep, and the entire rhythm is instantly improved.

From slow to fast, without warning.

According to Murray's layout, the slash is one aspect, and the top spin is another aspect. In other words, this is still a slow round; but now, Murray predicted the first half but not the second half, and the entire confrontation The speed and power of the round are instantly increased, and the intensity is immediately different.

He.

Murray had no time to be annoyed or stunned. He stared at the incoming ball intently, moved his feet at full speed, and followed the centrifugal force -

One punch, one throw.

The pulling force of the centrifugal force quickly rises forward along the swing movement, confronting the opponent head-on without giving an inch.

"Strength vs Power".

"Forehand VS Forehand".

Murray's forehand hit back head-on without hesitation. The collision of strength and power detonated sparks, and the crisp sound of the hit exploded in the room.

boom!

The speed and power of the tennis ball once again increased to a higher level. Like a heavy cannon, it returned to Gawain's forehand position along the diagonal line, setting off a rolling heat wave.

The noise in the O2 Arena became even louder. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com was buzzing and buzzing, as if the entire space was boiling.

Before he could blink, the mustard yellow light had already hit Gawain's forehand head-on with a mighty force.

-boom.

However, the imaginary roar did not happen.

Because Gawain is cutting again.

Variation, variation again!

Facing Murray's powerful counterattack, Gao Wen chose to avoid its edge. Instead of stubbornly colliding on the forehand position, he sliced ​​a forehand shot.

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small ball?

No, long ball, push deep, use the forehand to cut, cut a straight shot, aim at the bottom line triangle flight of Murray's backhand, the bull's-eye is a blind spot.

Rhythm and tension are subverted again—

From slow to fast to slow again.

Obviously Murray is the one who serves, but now the rhythm is completely in Gao Wen's hands.

Precisely because Murray chose to slow down his serve to create suppression and control, Gao Wen followed the situation and acted according to the opportunity, turning his disadvantage into an advantage in one fell swoop.

Murray did not expect this, and neither did the audience nor the commentators. Then, Murray was led by the nose.

this…

Even if he saw it with his own eyes, he still doubted his own eyes. Gawain's grasp of the battle situation and rhythm were undoubtedly at the level of a giant.

Then, Murray ran across the court like a marionette, sprinting towards the backhand position. At the speed of lightning, his brain had to work quickly.

what to do?