Match point

Stadium No. [-], everything is quiet, staring with bated breath——

"40:40".

The crisis is still not resolved.

a district.

Gawain was ready, he patted the tennis ball, looked up at Istomin to make sure his opponent was also ready, and then continued to pat the ball.

White clothes, green fields, full of sunshine, every serve has a grand sense of ceremony, just like the greetings of knights before a duel.

Long sword, unsheathed.

Gao Wen threw the ball. He stepped on the ground, bent his knees, and stretched. His entire body was pulled apart like a bow and arrow. The accumulated strength was released instantly with the swing. Snow has its own chic and romantic charm.

boom!
The crisp sound of hitting the ball is comparable to thunder on the ground.

The tennis ball draws a long trajectory with the posture of an arrow leaving the string, and penetrates into the T point without any mistakes, splashing a piece of white ash and grass clippings.

Inside corner, backhand.

Istomin activated instantly, moving towards his left side, his body has been fully stretched out, but——

too slow.

It was too slow after all.

Before he had time to swing the racket, the racket was still behind him, and the tennis ball had already rushed out, smashing hard at the dark green baffle at the back of the court, and there was a muffled sound.

boom!
The dark green curtain fluttered and flew up.

ACE, 208 kilometers per hour.

Snapped!clap clap clap!
In an instant, the audience applauded thunderously.

At the critical moment, Gao Wen issued the fifth ACE in the whole game, which was also the fastest ACE in the whole game. He ended the battle in the simplest and most efficient way, broke the balance, and brought out the game point again.

It can be seen from the speed of the ball that Gawain has sped up——

The last point slows down, and this point speeds up.

Gao Wen is also adapting to the grass in his own way. The layout of the serve and the first three shots is particularly important on the grass and must be played differently.

In the player's box, Sampras clenched his fists and shouted again.

Obviously, Sampras is very clear about the characteristics of the grass. It is good news that Gao Wen can find the serve state at a critical moment.

"AD: 40".

After wasting three consecutive game points and recovering a break point and match point, Gao Wen once again ushered in the opportunity to keep serve.

Second District.

Don't forget, the double fault that put Gao Wen in trouble in this round was sent in the second zone. Now that he has managed to regain the lead, the serve layout in the second zone has become more and more important.

So, how should Gao Wen serve this time?

Pop, pop.

Gawain was hitting the ball with complete concentration.

Obviously, Gao Wen was thinking about serving tactics; similarly, Istomin was also trying to predict the serve.

In the past two points, Gao Wen chose to suppress Istomin's backhand twice in a row, and hit Istomin's strongest weapon head-on. The slow and fast serve achieved very good results, slightly breaking the balance of the confrontation between the two sides. What about this score?

Could it be... Suppressing the backhand three times in a row?

Kick off.

stretch.

Swing.

- Inside corner, T point, assault forehand.

Istomin was fully focused and didn't get distracted. His conditioned reflexes were very fast. As soon as he kicked his feet, his body rushed out in a horizontal step.

Immediately afterwards, Istomin realized that Gao Wen actually chose to serve with reduced force again!

The speed is 180 kilometers per hour.

From the last ball to this one, the change in speed is particularly obvious; moreover, Gao Wen found the touch of the inner corner after choosing the T point for two consecutive serves, and this time the serve still hits the T point accurately, and he can recover from the splash. Judging by white powder, it can be determined without referees.

However, Istomin was ill-prepared——

Or it should be said that Istomin thought he was well prepared, but his body's conditioned reflexes were not adjusted.

He realizes that slowing down the serve and the forehand position is an opportunity for him to attack, so his brain reminds himself that he should attack with the forehand, and he needs to pay attention to slowing down, and the shooting speed needs to be slightly slower, so that he can find an accurate shot. Hit the ball point, fully exert force, and complete the shot.

However, the reality is that the physical reflex has already rushed out, leading the racket early, subconsciously still thinking it is a high-speed ball, and the forehand has already swung the racket quickly to meet it.

The brain thinks one thing, the body executes another.

The result is that the racket has been swung, but the tennis ball has not yet arrived, so that he needs to wait for a while-in fact, it is only a millisecond, and the audience can't notice it at all, only the player can feel it:

Hit the ball a little earlier.

Firstly, the sweet spot was not hit; secondly, the body is still reminding itself that it needs to increase some topspin to pull the tennis ball up and avoid going directly to the net.

In other words, the entire tactical strategy of receiving the serve was completely disrupted, and it was completely chaotic.

In the end, the tennis ball flew over smoothly, but the landing point and the parabola were a bit... awkward.

Neither high nor low, neither fast nor slow, neither turning nor rushing, fluttering and erratic, it is really indescribable.

Of course, from a positive point of view, even Istomin himself can't figure out the effect of hitting the ball. It is conceivable that Gao Wen is also full of question marks.

In that room, Gao Wen's attention was fully focused, and the small steps were adjusted in time to keep up. He stood on the baseline, constantly adjusting his position and waiting for the ball to be returned.

--coming!
Immediately, Gao Wen also noticed the erratic return of the ball. Without hesitation, he cut half a step to the baseline, bent his knees and sank his center of gravity, and directly swung his forehand to attack.

Gao Wen didn't choose to use force, because he didn't feel good on the ball, and he couldn't hold the ball when he used it blindly. That's true; therefore, Gao Wen chose to grab the ascending point and compress the rhythm.

The forehand, a lifting sweep, hit a slash and flew towards the baseline of Istomin's forehand.

The power is not great, and at the same time, the line and landing point are not aimed at the dead-end impact; but the connection is tight, and the entire rhythm and speed are completely improved.

On the other side of the field, Istomin could be seen running wildly, like Sonic the Hedgehog, across the field, with his short hair flying in the wind.

In a blink of an eye, Istomin had already arrived, his body stretched out, following the inertia and centrifugal force, he fought hard with his forehand——

Counterattack!

Istomin cleverly used the inertia and strength of the run-up, superimposed the weight of the body and the forehand shot, and the entire swing speed was completely increased.

Not only relying on strength to fight, but also exerting all-round strength, fast, heavy, heavy and rushing.

Turn the situation around!

It has to be said that Istomin performed very well. Although Gao Wen's attack did not exert enough pressure, leaving a certain space for counterattack, but more importantly, Istomin seized these gaps and made a strong counterattack. The courage and courage to fight are also the key points that cannot be ignored.

Therefore, it is not without reason that Istomin is far ahead on the scoreboard at this time.

The only downside?

The line still has no surprises.

Istomin used the strength of his whole body to complete the defensive counterattack, and his line selection was conservative, slashing, diagonally, and rushed out quickly.

stomping on...

Tatata!
However, a white figure was running wildly on the opposite side of the court, leaving behind an afterimage. It seemed that one second was on the left side of the court, and the next second it had reached the right end. The accurate prediction and layout bought Gao Wen valuable time, and even Arrive at the position half a step ahead of time, ready to hit the ball.

The point is, how should Gao Wen organize the offense when his sense of the ball is not good?