Match point

Chapter 1861 The Space-Time Gap
Arthur Ashe Stadium is completely silent, as if falling into a gap in time and space, where time and space have lost all meaning.

On the court, Gasquet was in his right half of the service area, struggling to save the ball.

Gao Wen was in the middle of his court, walking along the center line of the service area, covering the front of the net.

It can be seen at a glance that the tall and powerful Gawain has covered most of the area in front of the net, a fan-shaped area of ​​almost 150 degrees, leaving only a breakthrough area of ​​[-] degrees on the left and right sides for Gasquet. There are not many directions for hitting the ball, and if you are not careful, you may go out of bounds.

Naturally, Gasquet chose to replay the ball, which is a high probability event.

however!
The talented and bold Gasquet was indeed at a small peak, unexpectedly choosing a route that ordinary people could not see.

Gasquet chose a small diagonal line, aiming at the area near Gawain's left foot, not chasing him, but breaking through the narrow channel close to Gawain's backhand position.

For Gao Wen, this is a very, very awkward position. He can hardly stretch his hands for backhand, which also means that the difficulty of rebounding the ball has skyrocketed. It is also almost impossible to control the volley mid-volley. His hands and feet are just like this. stand up.

Moreover, the further Gawain steps forward, the space for his two-handed backhand to stretch further shrinks.

Gasquet's return shot was light and agile, completely effortless, but under extreme difficulties, he threw the problem back.

stare!
The entire audience was completely silent, not even gasping in shock. They just stared at this scene blankly, their brains completely losing their ability to think.

From the extreme confrontation of "offense VS offense" to the shocking skills of "smart power VS smart power", the collision between the two players at this point was more exciting than bungee jumping.

Now, Gasquet once again pushed Gawain to a desperate situation.

Gawain, what should I do?
One pedal, emergency brake.

One turn, a U-turn, turned 180 degrees, turned his back to Gasquet, and ran quickly to the baseline.

At the first moment, Gao Wen was ready to take a backhand shot with both hands, but he immediately made an accurate judgment that the hitting point of this shot may not be controllable. In addition, the backhand cannot be stretched or controlled. It is stupid to stand still and respond. thought, so Gawain simply turned around.

With his back to the court, his back to Gasquet.

really!

The tennis ball stuck to Gawain's position just now, continued to fly, and fell into the deep area.

In other words, the landing point that Gasquet aimed at was not the area next to Gawain's left foot, but the area behind Gawain's left side. This was a shot from behind.

If Gawain is lazy, stands still and uses his backhand to deal with it, the chance of hitting the net is 99%.

But Gawain didn't.

Even though he was passive, even though he was embarrassed, even though he had his back to the court and could not see Gasquet's position and the space on the court, even though his life was hanging by a thread, Gawain's agility still gave him a glimmer of hope.

From active to passive, from passive to active, both players showed their top level in this round of confrontation.

Tread.

Tread.

Gawain continued to adjust in small steps. Although he couldn't see the scene behind him, the sandbox rehearsal in his mind was still going on.

A turn, originally a ball that needed to be handled with a backhand, has now evolved into a ball that needs to be handled with a forehand.

Gao Wen hurriedly stepped forward, holding the racket in his forehand and hanging it down. His footsteps passed the landing point of the tennis ball, and he continued to move forward, and then used his forehand to intercept the ball.

A bounce ball.

A forehand flick with his back to the net.

A special treatment from cricket.

In a hurry, Gawain did not choose to forcefully exert force or make a head-on collision. Like Gasquet, he also handled it with skill and wrist control was the key.

If you are a fan of England, India, and Australia, you can see at this time, isn't this just cricket?

The tennis ball hit the string of the racket and drew a parabola lightly and smoothly, but there was no rotation, just speed and rhythm, flying at low altitude against the net.

The line should be regarded as a straight line, because it continues from Gowan's left half back to Gasquet's right half.

Repeat line.The tennis ball flew back like an angry bird, low and fast, completely breaking Gasquet's prediction.

Uh.

Gasquet's groan could be clearly heard in the stagnant air.

The steps that were originally moving towards the left to prepare for defense stopped and turned suddenly, and then forcibly pulled back to the forehand, but the clumsiness of the steps and the disorder of the center of gravity were exposed again.

Moreover, Gawain's handling of the ball not only exceeded expectations, but also the speed at which his wrist power attached was particularly obvious, faster than Gasquet imagined.

With one step, Gasquet flew out, completed a volley with a forehand, and hurriedly hit the tennis ball back before it broke through the blockade in front of his own net.

Power, a hit.

Uh.

Gasquet groaned again, with power and speed that exceeded expectations, so that the control of the ball was completely disrupted.

The tennis ball flew high into the air.

High and floating.

Follow the straight line, cross the net, return to the court on the Gowan side, cross the baseline of the left teeing area, and continue deeper, there are still about two steps away from the baseline.

At the landing point, it once again crossed Gawain's stance and continued to press deeper.

Perhaps, this is the only bright spot worthy of recognition, but without spin, power or speed, the suppression is still not enough.

Lightning, flint, and chaos——

Although the description is extremely long, in fact, everything happened in just one second, one shot after another, and the reaction was a little slow to keep up.

The fans at the scene felt it most clearly. They didn't even dare to blink. If they blinked just a little, they might miss the key.

Gawain is still busy.

He had just turned 180 degrees, and then continued to turn 180 degrees clockwise, returning to the front, facing Gasquet; but there was no rest time at all, and his feet had to continue to move to the left, and it also needed a slight pause. A little further back, almost back to the bottom line.

There is no breathing time, and the backhand must be struck with both hands. Otherwise, if the tennis ball continues to fly after rebounding, it will break through Gawain's position and continue to fly backward.

Backhand with both hands, hurriedly set up to complete a hit similar to a rebound ball, and use the power of the forearm to push and hit.

In a short period of time, the force is exerted instantly.

Ah!
Gawain also roared angrily, and quickly connected with the backhand shot with both hands.

Immediately afterwards, his footsteps continued to move forward according to his swing trend, and then returned to the front half, trying to use his body shape to bring physical pressure.

As far as the eye can see, the tennis ball flies quickly along the diagonal line.

Whoosh.

Whoosh whoosh!
Flying faster and faster, flying faster and faster, and he is about to break through Gasquet's net blockade.

However, at this moment, a figure jumped out like a flying fish.

Gasquet soared into the air, leaping to the top, juggling like Monfils.

At this point, Gasquet was also ready to fight. After taking two large steps laterally, he realized that he could no longer catch up, so he simply took off.

Jumping, sprinting, one-handed backhand has been fully extended, stretched to the extreme——

first gear.

Bang, shoot the line, buzzing and vibrating.

(End of this chapter)