Match Point

Chapter 2053: Dark clouds over the city

Nervousness spreads in the silence. The more excited it becomes, the calmer it becomes, and the more excited it becomes, the stiffer it becomes. The boiling heat wave in the whole place is almost solidified, but still no one makes any rash move, they just stare with bated breath -

Ready to move.

Until, snap! There was a crisp explosion, tearing apart the tension in the scene.

Nadal, serve.

Second area, backhand.

But it's not an outside angle, it's about pressing the backhand close to the body, with strong internal rotation. After landing, it spins sideways to the right. It's not the left side that turns out but the right side that rolls in.

The calculations and games are evident.

Gawain was calculating whether Nadal would choose the outside corner, and his body weight tilted slightly to the left; Nadal was also calculating whether Gawain would bet on the outside corner, and the outside corner was indeed the outside corner, but he rolled back after landing.

When serving, there are also two levels of attack. The first level is the route of the serve, and the second level is the flight route after landing and rebounding.

Gawain was highly focused and had just started to move. He immediately noticed the strong rotation of the tennis ball. He already made a conditioned reflex while moving. He continued to move forward and leaned back to make room for his upper body.

A push to block, a flick of the wrist—

This is Federer's style of receiving the serve. The purpose of the wrist wrap is to relieve the force. Even occasionally, when receiving the serve, he will directly choose to cut the ball.

There is no way for Gao Wen to release the ball when receiving the serve in this shot, because Nadal's serve spins too strongly, and rashly releasing the ball may cause it to fall into the net.

However, Gawain still successfully relieved his force and pushed the tennis ball back lightly.

straight line.

Return the ball and enter Nadal's right court.

The speed was not fast, even a little slow, giving Nadal enough time to adjust. However, this time, Nadal was not ready to go to the net. After his steps were smoothly in place, he backhanded with both hands and waited for a while, and he saw through Gawain's intention.

Shallow area, unloading force, backspin, that is to say, the rebound height after landing is limited, which does not give Nadal enough space to hit the ball with force. Of course, Nadal can still choose to force the ball, but in the backhand position, like this When dealing with it, Nadal often chooses slashes.

This is Gawain's purpose.

Nadal glanced at Gawain, and sure enough, his footsteps were already moving towards the forehand gap on the right, but Nadal did the opposite, giving up using force, and instead cut a straight line with his backhand with both hands, forming a containment .

On the opposite side of the net, Gawain had to stop and turn quickly and then pull his body back, taking two consecutive steps into position. He had already set up his backhand with both hands, but paused before taking action, and the air was obviously stagnant for a moment.

Game—

Two players are playing a game.

It is obvious that neither player returns the ball quickly, and even consciously lowers the strength and speed, but every time they take a shot, you can feel the tension of calculation and layout, and the connection between diagonal lines and straight lines is obviously a trap.

A sense of urgency, with dark clouds over the city, gradually spread.

Nadal is plotting against Gawain, and Gawain is plotting against Nadal.

Nadal had to guard against his forehand gap before he started to move. Gawain immediately pushed the straight line with a tap, and once again pulled Nadal back to the backhand position.

Going straight, controlling the backhand position, each hitting technique is different, and the rhythm of the entire round gradually overflows with an invisible tension.

Then, at this moment—

Without warning, Nadal picked up the speed, and his steps moving to the right obviously accelerated. It was no longer a cross-step adjustment, but a sprint on Hot Wheels.

alarm!

Gawain sounded the alarm immediately and immediately became fully alert when he saw Nadal's movement. From any angle, this was a sideways move.

Making a quick decision, Gao Wen kicked off his left leg and rushed to the right, even faster than Nadal's shot.

boom!

Nadal was not affected at all, his shots were resolute, decisive and strong enough, and he did not hesitate to take action after completing sideways through small steps.

Sideways forehand, diagonal line, "inside-out", the tennis ball burrowed towards the edge of Gao Wen's forehand side like a meteor, pulling out a tail in a mighty manner, accompanied by Nadal's roar and the exclamation of the whole audience, Exploded.

Boom, thunder.

Although Gawain accurately predicted and even though Gawain started early, the power of Nadal's sideways forehand was still fully displayed, forcing Gawain to speed up, speed up, and speed up again, showing a full sprint state.

The wind howled.

near!

near!

Approaching!

However, Gao Wen did not slow down at all, maintained a high speed, and continued to sprint, just like this, rushing towards Nadal's attack.

The inertia generated by speed and the centrifugal force associated with power evolve into the acceleration of turning and swinging during the sprint, and the forehand has already been released.

A crash, an impact, an explosion.

Because Gawain knows the power of Nadal's sideways forehand, and also because Gawain knows the power of Nadal's strong topspin...

If he just resists back in an orderly manner, whether it is cutting or pushing, everything is within Nadal's calculations, and Nadal will not miss the opportunity to connect with the next attack.

Originally, Gao Wen considered cutting a straight line, but his steps were pulled out of the doubles line and it was difficult to return to his position in a short time. This meant that the entire court behind him was empty, and the straight backspin ball that was cut back was opposite. Nadal's forehand hits the target, and there is basically no threat.

Some shots, some lines, and some tactics are ineffective against Nadal.

Such a situation may be a desperate situation for other players; but for Gao Wen, it is a challenge. Not only does he not back down, but he also becomes heroic.

Since we are in a desperate situation and we have no choice anyway, why not risk everything and give it a try?

Gawain chooses to confront him head-on.

Not only to use force to fight, but also to launch a counterattack.

So, there was this scene—

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"Sideways forehand VS forehand".

Judging from the details, it was still difficult for Gawain to compete head-on with Nadal's rotation and power, so he used speed to form a counterweight and relied on his wrist to increase the speed of the racket head to a whole new level. Only then did he complete a head-on collision while moving at high speed. line, knocking back Nadal's attack.

slash.

No matter how bold and crazy Gawain was, he did not have the confidence to face Nadal's full forehand and complete the line change, so he chose the diagonal line.

The route is the same, but the speed and power are increased to a higher level, and he rushes back like a wall.

"Hit the wall," literally.

Gawain's chest felt tight, and he could feel the powerful tail force surging in his chest. The centrifugal force had already pulled his body and continued to rush out of the doubles line.

Brake, control. In the midst of a turbulent wave, Gawain barely controlled his pace, but had no time to adjust. He kicked off his right leg and started the second time.

The figure had just been pulled back, past the obstruction of the referee's chair, and the court space came into sight again, and then he saw Nadal's unmoved figure in embarrassment, standing still in the strong wind and rain.

Obviously, Nadal's prediction was equally accurate.

Nadal had already moved to his forehand. In his opinion, it was very likely that Gao Wen would choose to cut a straight line. After all, this was not the first time in the year-end finals. However, he did not expect that Gao Wen showed incredible courage. The head-on collision came back, which also disrupted Nadal's plan.

But Nadal did not panic. He stopped and turned quickly, adjusted his steps immediately, and was back to the backhand position in the blink of an eye.

The air waves rolled in, as if witnessing a tornado forming and growing in front of my eyes.

Overwhelming.

The sky collapsed.