Chapter 612 Steady Progress

Gao Wen is looking forward to the game against Youzhny very much, because like Fai Lopez, he is a player with distinctive characteristics, and he is definitely not an ordinary power style.

Youzhny is right-handed and one-handed backhanded, but he is different from SLR players such as Fei Lopez, Federer, Wawrinka, Dimitrov, Shapovalov, etc.:

His SLR is a traditional type.

That is to say, the SLR is basically based on cutting, either transition or defense, and does not have the ability to attack hard. It was only later that the rise of Federer and Wawrinka subverted people's stereotypes of SLR.

But Youzhny's SLR is not that simple, otherwise he would not be able to rank among the top 20 in the world in 2013, and should have been eliminated long ago.

More than one player and expert said that Youzhny has one of the best backhand slices in the world, because there are many hidden changes, and the wrapping power is very strong, and the defensive attack can always put the opponent in trouble.

Except for Nadal who doesn't eat chips at all, other players need to be more careful when facing such returns.

If you watch the match between Federer and Youzhny, you can see the backhand cutting duel between the two players, and everything is eight out of ten, which is also a very rare sight.

For Gao Wen, in the current professional tour, almost all players are simply pumping, and there are few changes in rhythm, rotation and hitting style. The content of the game is very simple:

Of course, winning is definitely possible, but this is not Gao Wen's style.

Changes, layouts, tactics, and games are always an important part of Gao Wen's game, so he hopes to play against players of different styles as much as possible, and then learn different nutrients from them to enrich his game content.

Only in this way can we continue to challenge the Big Four head-on, instead of waiting for time and injuries to weaken their ability, and then complacent on a lucky victory, thinking that we can match them-

Since you want to challenge the Big Four, of course you have to challenge them at their peak.

That's the fun.

So, against Fey Lopez and against Youzhny, it was a learning opportunity.

Moreover, Youzhny's killer feature is not just backhand slicing.

If the excellent backhand slice allows Youzhny to survive the tour, then the backhand topspin straight line is the deadly weapon.

Long before Nadal was born with super topspin, Youzhny was able to use strong topspin on the backhand to complete an incredible straight line change and turn the situation around.

People often think that Youzhny is a simple power player because of his short hair, muscles and "big soldier" image, but in fact Youzhny's delicate touch has always been the secret weapon hidden under the muscles.

His handling of many returns is very meticulous and very soft, which can be described as a combination of rigidity and softness, as if wearing a pair of velvet gloves on those big steel hands, which is why he can perform well on different surfaces.

Don't be fooled by appearances easily.

If you must say that Youzhny's shortcoming is not the backhand that ordinary fans think, but his serve.

A professional tennis magazine once described Youzhny's serve like an unlucky poker player, who repeatedly failed to use it when it was urgently needed, and then suffered a crushing defeat.

Youzhny’s serve is not bad, but he always lacks a little bit of control. One is that there are very few ACEs; It can be seen from the sharp gap between the scoring rate of the first serve and the scoring rate of the second serve.

Watching Youzhny's game is often a roller coaster of ups and downs, seldom because of his backhand or movement problems, but often serving.

The same was true for the match against Gao Wen.

In the first set, Youzhny, who had suffered three consecutive hard-fought games, was obviously slow to enter the state. In the first serve, he ran out of style, lost four points and suffered a break; most of the time, he did not need to wait for Gao Wen to attack, Youzhny's own mistakes have already given away points.

In the entire game, Youzhny scored only 51% of his first serves, which also meant that he had to face the dilemma of Gao Wen attacking his second serve all the time. Later, the vicious circle affected the quality of the first serve. The ball also lacked a little threat, and the scoring rate of the first serve and the second serve began to drop.

Looking at the 38% second-serve scoring rate, you can see how much pressure Youzhny is facing.

Moreover, Gao Wen is very well prepared for Youzhny’s backhand slice, and patience is the first element that bears the brunt. If you do not clearly recognize the rotation of Youzhny’s slice, the quality of the return will decline, and then Youzhny’s forehand will be able to unleash violence immediately. Attack, so how to contain the backhand and form a suppression, this is the key to the round ball.

Obviously, Gao Wen did a good job.

"6:2".

Gao Wenbing easily won the first set without bloodshed, without facing too many challenges.

In the last round, Youzhny smashed his racket to pieces, and even the frame of the racket completely collapsed. Gao Wen, who had never seen the world, was dumbfounded and couldn't take his eyes off Youzhny's racket. move away.

When Youzhny returned to his seat to change his racket, he said to Gao Wenyang, "Don't worry, I won't hit anyone."

As a result, the audience burst into laughter, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

Entering the second set, Youzhny regained his focus, and the overall serving state improved significantly. The scoring rate of the first serve increased to 72%, and the scoring rate of the first serve also increased to 65%. His serve was obviously calmed down. It also allowed him to launch more attacks in Gao Wen's serve.

Youzhny's characteristic one-handed backhand unexpectedly suppressed Gao Wen's forehand.

On the one hand, the fluctuation of physical strength ~lightnovelpub.net~ The rate of footwork is reduced, and the accuracy of the hitting point is also affected; Game experience played an important role, holding back Gao Wen's forehand, which lacked stability.

"4:6".

At the end of the set, Youzhny successfully broke Gao Wen's last serve that had to be saved on the second break point, and the game entered the final set.

In the final set, the game failed to widen the gap, but Gao Wen still caught the gap in Youzhny's service fluctuations in the mid-set stage, quickly improved his state, and caught Youzhny's two second serves and one first serve in a row. The offensive suppressed Youzhny out of breath, and the situation was reversed.

Gao Wen got two consecutive break points and successfully cashed in on the first break point. He hit a backspin ball with a very solid forehand to force Youzhny's backhand to slice off the net. In the final set Take the lead and keep it steady.

In his serve-winning game, Gao Wen withstood the test of the tie, contained Youzhny's final counterattack, did not send a break point, and successfully cashed in the victory on the second match point.

The final score, "6:2", "4:6", "6:4".

(end of this chapter)