Match Point

Chapter 329: first match point

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The outer corner of the second area suppressed Isner's backhand.

Isner was a little surprised, because today Gao Wen's strategy of suppressing the forehand was very obvious, especially in the second and third sets, throughout the whole process, but at the most critical moment, Gao Wen suppressed the backhand again?

Although unexpected, Isner's conditional reaction is very fast, and the speed of the second serve is slow, which is not difficult for Isner.

Kick off! Quote! Traverse!

swing! Turn! Push!

Isner's backhand return is very coherent, but!

The moment he touched the ball, Isner realized that Gawain's serve had actually weakened! he! Actually! reduce force!

Everyone hopes to increase the force as much as possible when serving, but Gao Wen does the opposite and decreases the force?

In today's game, Gao Wen used the same tactic several times, but Isner still couldn't find a good way, mainly because it was too sudden, and the change of speed and rhythm made Isner particularly uncomfortable.

In the eyes of outsiders, it is just a soft serve, and it is enough to directly hit the ball with force, but for the person involved, the action of preparing for force has already been set up, but it has been too long to wait for the ball to come. The tennis ball staying in the air is like a It's not like rushing forward; and the contact feeling between the racket and the tennis ball is different, and that feeling is particularly awkward.

"ah!"

Isner's two-handed backhand directly hit the ball with all his strength, but the bouncing height and flying speed of the incoming ball deviated from expectations. Isner should make some adjustments before hitting the ball. In the end, he wanted to use too much force and was too impatient. The entire trajectory of the swing was not pulled up, and the center of gravity of the body was not able to squat down.

boom.

The tennis ball swept directly towards the net, hit the net dully, then slid down slowly, and rolled back to Isner's court.

"oh…"

The audience held their heads in disbelief. They never thought that Isner would miss the chance of a second serve. Gawain stole a second serve and went straight. Isner missed a shot so easily and so simple. hit the ball, and then pushed himself over the edge of a cliff:

match point.

The first match point of the whole game appeared.

"6:4".

Isner couldn't believe it himself. He put the racket on his head, pulled the two ends of the racket down with his left and right hands, watched the tennis ball rolling back with a depressed face, then lowered his shoulders and looked up at the sky. Expressed serious dissatisfaction with his haste, and seemed to be asking the sky:

what's wrong with me?

"Vegetable ball..."

Hu Litao had just blurted out his exclamation, and immediately saw Isner's ball back into the net, and his heart, which was hanging high, slammed back into his chest again.

Zhan Jun also explained immediately.

"The interruption on the court just now affected both players. Gao Wen's serve was obviously weakened, and Isner's swing was obviously a little more irritable. Both players were affected to varying degrees."

"However, judging from the results, Gao Wen still stabilized his position and forced Isner to make a mistake on his weaker backhand with the tactic of reducing the force of the serve."

"Match point, now the first match point of the game has appeared. Gao Wen is still one point away from making history and becoming the first Chinese male player to win a Grand Slam in history."

The footsteps of history are already echoing in my ears,

Ho **** ho!

Ahhh!

Aww!

The audience was full of noises again, the voices of cheering for Isner reached its peak at this moment, the roar of the entire stadium was stirring, and the heat wave was burning and rolling could be clearly felt on the surface of the skin.

Even if Gao Wen wanted to ignore the score, it was difficult to do so. After his concentration was interrupted again, he noticed the scoreboard. No matter how stable his mentality was, he would still be agitated. Could it be that he was really going to win? Could it be...

But as soon as his thoughts were clouded, Gao Wen turned his back to the court, took deep breaths, regained his focus, and forgot about match points, victories, and history, and just concentrated on facing the next point, starting from the serve .

It was not easy. The noise at the Arthur Ashe Stadium was something Gawain had never experienced before, and everything was strange.

Grand Slam, center court, and global live broadcast are difficult because there are too many uncertain factors on and off the court, and they swarm in like a tide.

Moreover, it happened once just fifteen seconds ago, and it happened again now, constantly interfering with the game.

Hoo hoo.

Hoo hoo.

The game was interrupted again, and when the noise and uproar finally subsided, the sound of the hunting wind became very clear, as if the sun was burning.

Snapped. Snapped. Snapped.

Gao Wen started to hit the ball, and the thoughts in his mind began to surge again, and his breathing was not stable, which might affect his serve.

Gao Wen didn't let his thoughts rage, but paused his shot, laughed dumbfounded, and signaled to Isner on the other side of the court to express his apology: he wasn't ready yet.

It is not so much nervousness as it is real. Gao Wen can clearly feel the power of the beating heart. Even if he lives again, some things cannot be avoided after all. However, this kind of reality makes Gao Wen feel the temperature and warmth of life like never before. strength.

He loves moments like this.

call…

After taking a long breath, Gao Wen calmed down again and got ready again.

Snapped. Snapped. Snapped.

Kick off! Bow your knees! Throw the ball! Turn!

The whole serving movement remained coherent, and the tennis ball flew towards the outer corner—

Forehand.

Just after the tennis shot, Gao Wen realized that something was wrong. He was still a little tight at the critical moment, and the speed of the ball did not increase. This might become an opportunity for Isner to attack.

This is the second time in a row. If the second serve was intentional last time, then this time the first serve is really tight.

However, facing the match point, Gao Wen was nervous, and Isner was equally nervous.

Faced with an obviously slow serve, at only 99 mph (160 km), Isner sliced ​​a forehand conservatively.

On the one hand, entering the end of the fourth set, stamina was indeed a problem; on the other hand, Isner did not expect that Gawain's ball speed would drop completely. Over the net, so Isner added a lot of insurance this time.

Slicing and returning the ball~lightnovelpub.net~ The tennis ball slowly flew over and returned to Gao Wen's position. He only needed to adjust his footsteps a little, and he was able to take a forehand shot directly.

However, Isner's chipping return is very deep and accidentally superimposed spin, which faintly squeezes Gawain's forehand swing.

Gao Wen chose to attack a straight line with his forehand, but he was a little cautious. He didn't increase the speed and angle. He also pressed the landing point deep, almost near the bottom line, and then suppressed Isner's backhand through rotation—

really!

Isner's backhand is very difficult to attack. It is basically a top shot or a slice shot, lacking in tricks, coupled with the suppression effect of the landing point, he also appeared cautious, and pushed back to the middle of the shot.

Coincidentally, the ball speed of the two players slowed down, and instead, the tense and anxious atmosphere in the air was slowly tightened.

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