Match point

In fact, judging from the large score, Istomin leads "2:1". Even if he loses the fourth set, there will still be a fifth set.

But things are not that simple.

Istomin was able to realize Gao Wen's timing. In this round, the aura of determination to win was rising steadily, and the backhand was also hit in a straight line. His state was fully recovered. There may be no chance of reversal in five sets.

He needs to keep this serve.

Take a deep breath, take another deep breath.

Although his blood was boiling, his knees were trembling, his feet were almost unable to lift, and his physical strength was still not over; however, he needed to fight.

——"15:40", ACE, serve, and finally came back. The first serve at a speed of 177 kilometers per hour was not fast, but the landing point of the outer corner of the second zone was very accurate.

Save the first break point in the most straightforward and neat way.

——"30:40", two consecutive forehand attacks suppressed the bottom line, just on the bottom line, and the irregular bounce affected Gao Wen's handling of the return. It is already in place, but the swing movement is still a little slower, and the return ball directly flies.

In an absolutely strong and proactive manner, the second break point was saved.

"what!"

Istomin also roared out, clenched his fists, raised his head to the sky and screamed, the murderous look in his eyes pierced through the sports glasses and hit Gawain back.

Gawain smiled——

Not because of happiness, but because of anger.

He is very dissatisfied with his performance. The difficulty of the ball just now does exist, but he must be able to handle it well, but in the end he wasted another break point by making a mistake. In this kind of game, any sloppy waste of opportunity All may lead to irreversible consequences.

Angrily smirked.

Gao Wen stood there, looked down at his racket, the more ridiculous he thought about it, but the anger did not come out, but turned into a smile, the corners of his mouth raised, and he shook his head lightly, he couldn't believe the way he wasted this opportunity just now , and then remind yourself that you must keep the lesson firmly in mind.

Otherwise, if you lose the game in the end, you can't blame others.

In a blink of an eye, after three consecutive break points, only the last one remained.

call.

Gao Wen let out a heavy breath, and walked slowly towards the bottom line of the second area, his eyes were still fixed on the shooting line, but his brain was spinning and thinking about the layout.

Focus!

Stay focused!

The second division, without a doubt, is Istomin's more confident side.

He can choose the big outer corner of the second zone to suppress the backhand. Although he has been scored by Gao Wen's backhand in a straight line before, such cases are still rare after all; , and finally got control of the situation.

So, outside corners?Inner corner?Chase?Or other strategies?
Everyone, hold your breath.

Istomin serves—

up close.

To be precise, Istomin made a sneak attack with a close-up backhand serve.

From a strategic point of view, it was still a backhand, but Istomin guessed that Gawain might choose to move forward to grab the serve, so he simply narrowed the angle of the serve, trying to create a situation where Gawain himself hit the tennis ball.

For this point, Istomin was indeed prepared.

If Gao Wen predicts ahead of time and moves ahead of time, it is cleverness but being misunderstood by cleverness.

Gao Wen did move ahead of time, and because of the movement of his footsteps, the swing space was compressed, which meant that he hit him head-on, and his close serve turned into a chasing serve, and he saw a car accident imminent.

However, at the moment of crisis and accident, each player's handling method is different, which is also the charm of different trends in tennis games.

Lean back.

Squat.

push back.

- side cut.

The moment his body was about to hit the tennis ball, Gao Wen leaned back to open up the space, and used a one-handed backhand to cut a diagonal line sideways, and cut the tennis ball back.

Be adaptable!

This is Federer's classic tactic on grass courts, slowing down the rhythm of the serve and return rounds through side cuts, and then matching with the ball to the net.

At this moment, it can be seen that Gao Wen still has not fully adapted to the grass. After the inspiration burst out, he did not follow the net, but continued to stay at the bottom line, adjusted his steps, and waited for the return.

On the opposite side, Istomin saw Gawain's movements and immediately realized that his strategy had worked; but when he saw the side cut, he was not so sure.

However, Istomin was highly focused and firmly took the initiative——

Lead the shot with both hands in advance, squat down on the knees, lower the center of gravity, the knee of the right leg can almost touch the grass, and hit it head-on with a backhand with both hands.

Slash, dash, exert force!

Istomin launched an attack without hesitation, and slashed the tennis back with a backhand with both hands, a perfect combination of strength and speed.

Like an arrow that hits the heart—

On that side, from Gao Wen, one can clearly feel the passivity of the receiving side. He has to make on-the-spot adjustments according to the serving side's strategy; On grass, this phenomenon is further amplified.

Although Gawain's clever idea of ​​receiving the serve just now effectively resolved the crisis, Istomin's unrelenting follow-up attack followed closely.

It was fast, heavy, flat and low. Even though Gao Wen's footsteps were in place, there was still not much space left for hitting the ball. He was in a very passive position; In the posture of hitting the wall, hit the tennis ball back again.

Slash!

In this room, just when everyone thought that Gao Wen and Istomin would have a strong duel in the backhand position, Istomin broke the balance.

Change line——

Standing on the edge of the cliff, Istomin's brain started to work again, breaking the routine in a rare way, unexpectedly!Accident!Accident!
It was precisely this kind of accident that Istomin finally completed the layout ahead of Gao Wen, and killed Gao Wen by surprise with a straight backhand.

At this moment, people realized, oh, by the way, Istomin is the side that has the upper hand in this match.

On the opposite side of the court, Gao Wen fell into a passive state, very, very passive. After the sudden stop and quick turn, the second start was already very agile, but the lateral distance from one end of the court to the other still made him lose his advantage bit by bit. Toming's straight line did not pursue the ultimate, leaving some space, and when Gao Wen arrived at the position, he had already missed the hitting point, and there was almost no room for hitting the ball. The only thing he could do was——

Pull up spin.

Because the footsteps were too passive, Gao Wen had to buy time and space for his defense, and the bottom line, Moon Moon, was his best chance.

This is not just a defense, but also a counterattack, because Gao Wen understands that relying on passive defense and waiting for the opponent to make a mistake cannot turn the situation around. He needs to take risks, take the initiative and be determined. Only in this way can he find opportunities to counterattack.Even if you need to take risks.

As a result, the tennis ball flew high, pulled out a high and floating full arc, drilled into the golden sunlight, and all the audience looked up at the sky.