Match point

Chapter 1128
Second District.

Second serve.

outer corner.

Classic routine.

Facing the third game point, Zverev Jr. still chose the traditional classic of the second district after all, relying on the outer corner to suppress the backhand, pull the opponent out of the field, and then create opportunities for himself to attack the next shot. From a point of view, the serving side can grab more advantages.

So, what about Gao Wen?
Gao Wen was not nervous at all, this point, if you lose it, you will lose it; if the "highest consumption" is broken, it will be broken, it has no effect at all——

Overall, that's the only point.

Anyway, the game has just started, and this is the first game. Zverev Jr. is serving well, and even if he keeps his serve, it is normal. He needs to enter the game at his own pace, and he needs to make different attempts and combinations. The ups and downs outside the court have not affected his shot selection at all.

How to crack Zverev's serve?

After all, if Gao Wen wants to make a difference in Zverev's serve, he must catch his serve, otherwise there will be no round at all.

Gao Wen has played against the Serving Cannon more than once, and his career famous game was defeating Isner at the US Open, so he knows that against a player with a strong serve, he should seize the opportunity of the second serve and exert enough pressure from the second serve to force the opponent to rely more on the first serve——

Naturally, the pressure on the first serve will increase, and the entire serve will feel the pressure.

Therefore, the opportunity must be seized.

When Zverev Jr. hit the net, Gao Wen was ready to grab the second serve.

outer corner.backhand.

Predict accurately.

Pedal, push.

move quickly.

The two-handed backhand leads the racket early, the whole swing movement is clean and concise, and it is completed in a small space as much as possible, reducing the movement of self-initiated force, relying on rhythm and speed to drive the swing, and completing the push with force.

Simply neat!

The second serve at a speed of 165 kilometers per hour, it can be clearly felt that Zverev Jr. consciously reduced the speed of the ball, pursued the landing point, and tried to complete the suppression through the line.

The landing point is really good. It falls within the small triangle of the service area, presses the line accurately, and after landing, it spins out strongly and spins up.

Although Gao Wen's prediction was accurate and he moved ahead of time, the advantage of the serving side still took the lead, so that Gao Wen's footsteps were still a little lacking.

However, Gao Wen's upper body was leaning forward, following the inertia of his body while moving laterally, his arms and racket were extended all the way, relying on the power of a small range of rotation to swing the racket completely, and the moment he was about to hit the ball, he fully increased the speed of the racket head, flicked his wrist, and hit it head-on.

For ordinary fans, they are often curious, why is it so difficult to change the line in a tennis match?

Obviously, tennis is a comprehensive sport, and it cannot be analyzed simply with one reason:

The quality of the opponent's ball, the height of both ends of the net, the line of returning the ball, the movement of footsteps, the timing of hitting the ball, the handling method, the conversion of forehand and backhand, etc. are all objective factors that cannot be ignored, which makes the change of line Difficulty rises linearly.

However, aside from these, the most core technology of line change is the speed of the racket head.

Simply put, it is the speed at which the wrist drives the racket.

If you just rely on the swing of your arms to drive the racket, the speed is definitely not enough, because changing the line means changing the trajectory of the incoming ball, which requires a stronger external force to intervene, break the balance, and return the ball between lightning and flint. The control of the line, the speed of the racket head is very important.

It is precisely because of this that, looking at the top players who change the line, no matter whether it is a male player or a female player, their head speed is very good.

Even if his own strength is not outstanding, he can still rely on the swing and swing of his wrist to complete the line change. Even when his footsteps are not in place, he can still change the line. Nadal often contributes to losing his position in the clay court. The changing line crossing depends on the speed of the racket head.

In many cases, their line changes seem to be easy and easy, but in fact they are all manual skills, and it is definitely not that simple.

In direct contrast, those players whose racket head speed cannot be improved are often prone to mistakes when changing lines, and the hitting line cannot open up the situation.

At the same time, some players change the line very well for the forehand, but completely pull the hips when changing the backhand, and some players do it the other way around. In the final analysis, it is the reason of the head speed.

Especially when the forehand is single-handed and the backhand is double-handed, generally speaking, the head speed of the forehand is stronger than that of the backhand. Of course, there are occasional exceptions.

So, is there a remedy?
Of course there are.

If the speed of the racket head is not enough, rely on footsteps to make up for it, that is, move in place in advance, grab the ball point, and then rely on strength to complete the suppression——

Forcibly change the line.

On the whole, tennis is a comprehensive sport. If one aspect is lacking, there is always another aspect to make up for it. The ultimate test is a state of balance.

Gao Wen and Zverev Jr. are one example. In fact, neither player is powerful, but both of them have a strong ability to change lines, relying on their head speed.

The difference is that Zverev Jr. has stronger backhand line changing ability, but slightly unstable forehand line changing ability; Gao Wen has a relatively balanced forehand and backhand.

From defeating Djokovic in Melbourne to defeating Federer in Indian Wells, Gao Wen dared to make bold shots and risk changing lines, relying on his head speed and hitting touch, even without the support of strong strength, he was still able to break through. balance.

At this time, too.

As the receiver of the serve, he was in an inherently unfavorable situation. With his footsteps not keeping up, Gao Wen relied on a quick backhand swing with both hands to complete the line change.

Wrist, flick, push.

Between the lightning and the flint, the seemingly simple and easy hitting action has already formed the effect of hitting the wall, directly hitting Zverev's serve back.

straight line!

fight!

The tennis ball turned into a stream of light and rushed towards the deep area of ​​the big triangle on the bottom line of Zverev Jr.'s forehand. In a blink of an eye, the sound of collision was heard.

The sound of hitting the ball, hitting the ground, and hitting the wall, three consecutive sounds, clear and solid, and the ball has formed a dead ball before it has time to exhale.

boom!
Zverev Jr. could only look at the ball and sigh, his serving action had not fully recovered, and he watched the tennis ball disappear into the sun, feeling frustrated for a while.

His shoulders drooped uncontrollably.

Back serve ACE!

"40:40".

what happened?

Originally, Zverev held three consecutive game points, and it seemed that he was going to easily secure the serve. This round had already taken the initiative, but in the blink of an eye, before he had time to react, all three game points had disappeared. The two sides have come to a tie, and then they will face the test of the key points.

The whole situation changed too fast and fell into a fog.

Zverev Jr. turned his head to look at the player's box, cast his gaze towards his team, and muttered uncontrollably, as if expressing his dissatisfaction.

So, what should we do next?
Turning around again, Zverev could see Gawain on the other side of the field out of the corner of his eye——

No celebration.

Gao Wen didn't even make a fist, but took a closer look at the point where the return ball landed, and then walked towards the other side of the court, preparing for the next point.

That's it?

Little Zverev felt that his chest was like a bellows, and his anger was almost about to explode.

(End of this chapter)