Chapter 660 The Final Battle

Winston-Salem, Gao Wen really didn't expect that his fate with this race would last all the way.

In August, Winston-Salem canceled Gawain's wild card at the last moment and temporarily awarded it to Isner. The other two wild cards belonged to Querrey, who had returned from injury, and the fledgling Sock.

From an objective point of view, Winston-Salem's decision is correct, and there is nothing to criticize.

But from Gao Wen's point of view, that was obviously a turning point this summer.

In New York, challenging Isner in the first round ignited Gao Wen's high spirits and started a glorious fairy tale journey.

In Paris, facing Querrey in the second round, there was a sense of reincarnation of fate that seemed familiar; moreover, this was the final battle for the year-end finals, and Gao Wen broke out in fighting power.

Querrey, a very typical American hard court player, is famous for his cannon serve. Until 2021, he still maintains the record of ten consecutive ACE balls; Top five, similar to Isner's style of play.

But compared to Isner, Querrey's mobility is better, he has a certain defensive ability, his forehand offensive ability is also more courageous, and his ability to continuously attack continuously is also better.

Therefore, Querrey's career ranking is not as stable as Isner; but when facing top players, he is often more explosive. Among the "Big Four", he defeated Nadal and Djokovic respectively. Kovic and Murray.

Among them, in 2016, in the top sixteen of Wimbledon, facing Djokovic, who has won the US Open, Australian Open, and French Open in a row and is looking forward to completing the feat of winning the four consecutive Grand Slams, Querrey broke out. Unpopular victory, shocking the jaws of countless people.

Then, in 2017, in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, he defeated Murray, then the world's number one, to reach the semi-finals, and became the first player in the United States to break into the semi-finals of the Grand Slam again in eight years, breaking through countless glasses again.

From a certain point of view, just like Soderling who showed an invincible posture at the French Open in 2009 and 2010, Querrey also played crazy on the grass in those two years.

However, for Querrey in 2014, it was very struggling. Like Yanowitz, injuries were a stumbling block.

After returning from injury, he has not found the touch for a long time, and more often he has been in the qualifying rounds. Even if he goes to low-level competitions, his performance is very unstable.

Originally, an indoor hard court like the Paris Masters is a plus for the cannon serving. Both Querrey and Janowitz are more suitable for this court, but the problem is that the serving state has been slow. Come back, this is equivalent to Querrey losing the cornerstone of the entire game.

Very difficult indeed.

Against Querrey, Gawain had a lot of experience.

To be precise, it should be against American-style hard-court cannon players. After all, Gao Wen's main opponent in the NCAA arena is this type of style, and even Thompson, the number one player in the Bruins team, has the same style.

For one thing, the entire American professional tennis training system is like this, the entire system headed by the Nick Bollettieri Tennis School under the IMG Academy.

Sampras, Agassi, Courier, Seles, the Williams sisters, Sharapova, Kei Nishikori, etc., all from the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, and their students They have been cultivated since elementary school, and there are many disciples born here in the NCAA and professional competitions.

Overall, the talent is different, but the style is close.

Secondly, it is precisely because the style of "Nick Bollettieri Tennis School" spreads all over the North American continent that the coaches of NCAA schools are more or less affected.

School teammates, competition opponents, and training partners all have this style. Naturally, this has become the most mainstream type in the NCAA arena.

As for Gao Wen, if he hadn't grown wildly at home from a young age; if he hadn't been reborn with the help of the system to maintain his own color, then it is estimated that he would develop smoothly, and he would gradually evolve into Querrey, Isner's style is at least close.

But now, facing a player like Querrey, the experience of Gao Wen University played a very important role, even if this is the first time the two sides have met.

opening.

Gao Wen played very proactively.

One of the advantages of the indoor environment is that the differences in weather and environmental factors are minimized, which also means that the adaptation time for switching between different courts is shorter, especially In the three-set battle with Murray in the final, he really mobilized his touch.

In the first game, Querrey served.

first point.

The game has just started, and Querrey needs a little time to get into shape, so the first serve was a little unstable, and he failed to make a serve. It can be seen that because he has been losing this year, he lacks confidence.

Second serve, inside corner.

Gao Wen keenly sensed Querrey's uncertainty and instability, and he immediately grabbed the second serve to catch it.

One pushes the ground and the other dashes forward.

The forward movement of the whole body is very obvious, because according to experience, players like Querrey often add some spin to the second serve in the opening stage, not side spin but top spin, mainly to ensure that the tennis ball hits the ground high and high. The ground bounces up, making it more difficult for the opponent to return the ball.

Imagine if Gao Wen stood one step or even two steps away from the bottom line, and then the tennis ball bounced high after hitting the ground. If you want to hit the ball near the shoulder, this is a position where you can't exert force, so it is naturally difficult to attack immediately.

Pay special attention, this is an opening tactic, because in the opening stage, both sides have just finished warming up, and it will take more or less time to enter the game state. Therefore, this tactic can seize the gap where the opponent has not yet fully mobilized. Create some advantage for the serving side.

As the game progresses, the tactics will be adjusted accordingly.

Querrey, exactly.

As a result, ~lightnovelpub.net~ was caught by Gao Wen's step-up action, and the first time the tennis ball bounced off the ground, before the topspin was fully released, he hit a shot first.

boom!

The hitting sound is very crisp.

Moreover, Gao Wen's two-handed backhand is very durable. Following the inertia of his body rushing forward, using his body as a shield, he pushes up with his whole body, and he has already completed the ball hitting the wall without actively exerting his own strength.

boom!

The tennis ball flew out a backslash, and the mustard yellow disappeared directly on the azure court, fast and light, like lightning.

When waiting to reappear, he had already landed on the sideline on the right side of Querrey, pressed the line, and then jumped out directly after rebounding.

Querrey's serve action only had time to return, and he didn't make a defensive action at all. He watched the tennis ball rushing to the bottom line of the advertising board, his eyes were full of frustration and annoyance.

Back serve ace.

"0:15".

Gao Wen kicked off the competition with such a positive and strong attitude.

(end of this chapter)