Match point

Chapter 1469 Ups and Downs
The Philippe Chartier Stadium was still raising its arms and shouting Gawain's name. The roiling heat wave that permeated the stadium made the dark clouds over Roland Garros disperse a little, and the sun shone a little, and the thin and warm gold sparsely filled the whole place. The stadium was filled with a cloud of hot air.

Even the players' lounge was no exception. Some people booed and shouted Gao Wen's name one after another.

As a result, Murray turned his head to look over, and there was laughter in the corner, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

Obviously, the audience wants to see the final set, but if the game enters the final set, it means that the match between Djokovic and Murray will continue to be postponed. Go on endlessly, after all, this is clay—

Inextricably linked, endlessly.

However, this is the wish of the audience, and they still need to ask Wawrinka's opinion.

To this, Wawrinka said "no".

Kick the ground and swing the racket.

Stretch your arms and exert your strength.

Wawrinka's entire body was completely stretched out, and his iconic one-handed backhand hit him head-on, a perfect slash penetrated into the dead corner of Gawain's backhand.

Even though Gao Wen had already stretched out his racket, the ball came too fast and too tricky. Before he could recover from his serve, his body couldn't stretch.

In the end, Gao Wen failed to touch the net.

A mini-break, Wawrinka's third in the tie-break and fifth combined.

In the form of an ACE.

In the previous three games, Wawrinka had received two backhand ACEs in a straight line, and this time it was a backhand slash-received ACE. For the third time in the game, Wawrinka once again showed his superb backhand performance.

There is no doubt that without the help of the commentator, the fans can see that Wawrinka is really playing today.

then.

It brought out match point again, the second time in the tie-break, the fifth time in the game.

"6:7".

And next, it was Wawrinka's serve.

The air was almost frozen, the sound of the heart hitting the chest continued to roar above the eardrums, and the whole world fell into a turmoil.

Second District.

In the inner corner, a little closer, with a speed of 190 kilometers per hour, one shot into the zone.

Wawrinka speeded up. He had already wasted four match point opportunities before. He realized that he needed to be more determined and courageous in the match point.

It can be seen from the selection of landing points that Wawrinka has stabilized. He did not pursue ACE or straight serve, but was willing to deal patiently, form suppression through close serve, and then use offense to score.

Angle, flat, not torn apart, but both speed and strength——

Gao Wen was indeed squeezed.

The footsteps have to be taken a step back to the left to barely make way for the space, but the forehand swing is obviously too late, and it cannot be completed completely.

Wawrinka's serving tactic worked.

however!
Gao Wen was calm and focused, and an inspiration flashed through his mind:
In the blink of an eye, Gao Wen pinned his right hand that could not be stretched out of his body, and slightly changed the way of gripping the racket, changing from pumping to cutting.

undercut.

push back.

package.

With the lightness of Bailian steel as the softness around the fingers, all the power of Wawrinka's vigorous flat serve is swallowed up, and the control is completed through the friction of the fast downcut. The wrist controls the racket head and shakes lightly to complete the push.

bass.

The tennis ball has already flown back——

Understated and easy to use, Gao Wen's way of returning the serve looks effortless, even a little relaxed and freehand, revealing a little chic.

But the entire Philippe Chatier stadium was so shocked that it crashed collectively.

Dumbfounded, stunned.

Including Murray is no exception.

Then, the audience's tens of thousands of eyes were all focused on the tennis ball, they didn't expect Gao Wen's way of hitting the ball at all, and they didn't expect the trajectory of the tennis ball at all.

high.

Very high.

It was almost three stories high, like an anti-aircraft gun, and it shot straight into the sky, piercing into the thin golden sunlight, and couldn't see clearly for a while.

So, what's up with this parabola?What about the downward curve?
Difficult to judge.

At this time, the audience sitting on the side of the court can see the section of the parabola, and judge the falling arc through the rising curve and the highest apex.

But spectators sitting behind the players and on one side of the corner will not be able to see it.

Like Wawrinka.

Wawrinka was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't react at the first moment. Gawain's completely unexpected way of receiving and serving completely broke the balance.

Immediately afterwards, Wawrinka reflexively prepared to surf the net, kicked his feet, and accelerated a small half step forward, but after turning his thoughts, he soon realized that if the parabola was full enough, then the high ball at the height of a three-story building would be There is no doubt that he did not have any chance to complete the high ball-

Naturally, he needs to stick to the baseline and be ready to play high or high.

So, Wawrinka stopped and waited near the midfield, because it was so unexpected that he even forgot to adjust small steps.

Then, the tennis ball dropped.

Huh!oh!
With the exclamation of the audience one after another, Wawrinka's alarm bell sounded.

"……Oops!"

Gao Wen's serve control was like an almond, rising rapidly and falling rapidly. The peak area was not full, almost equivalent to going straight up and down. It climbed to the highest point on Gao Wen's side of the court, and then fell quickly and freely. Landing on the shallow side of the pitch on Wawrinka's side.

Assuming that this is a high ball, if you see the height but not the distance, it will be a disaster, and the opponent can easily complete the smash in front of the net.

But it's not.

This is an unconventional method of receiving and serving, which completely breaks the rules and directly subverts all predictions. It becomes a deadly weapon when you see the height but do not see the distance.

When Wawrinka realized that this return ball actually landed in the teeing area of ​​the court on his side, almost falling against the net, forming a small ball effect, he was about to enter the bottom line to volley the net, but it was too late. The footsteps had just started, and the soles of the feet slipped.

Snapped.The tennis ball hit the ground, but jumped up high. Wawrinka tried to kick the ground to accelerate, but the reaction speed was too slow, the wife was too slow.

Snapped.The tennis ball has landed for the second time.

The whole audience was stupefied.

Even though I saw it with my own eyes, I still can't believe it, how did Gao Wen complete such a serve--

In fact, strictly speaking, this is the surprise tactic of choosing a small ball when receiving the serve. In the ATP and WTA, only Federer can do this. Effect.

And now, Gao Wen also tried once.

It's just that Gao Wen didn't expect this kind of hitting effect. The small ball is not like a small ball, and the high ball is not like a high ball. In the end, he scored an incredible score?
Philippe Chatier was silent at the scene, and the audience didn't know how to react. They didn't expect that Gao Wen would choose to break the rules on the match point, and they didn't expect that he would hit such a magical and weird return ball at the end. The tense atmosphere turned into a strange position.

Including Gao Wen himself.

Gawain raised his hands to signal, and apologized to Wawrinka. The effect of such a shot was obviously not his intention, but he still got the point.

Wawrinka:? ? ?

The fifth match point, just gone?
(End of this chapter)