Match point

Chapter 484 Create Opportunities

Cilic took a deep breath and adjusted his mood.

Facing Berdych and Federer, Cilic always put himself in the right position and played the role of an attacker, but this was not the case when facing Gawain:
The opponent is a dark horse, the opponent is the first Grand Slam in his career, and the opponent has not even entered the main match of any ATP-level professional competition... Everything indicates that Cilic has the upper hand, and Cilic is the probability of winning the championship The higher side, Cilic is the side that dominates the game.

Coupled with the noisy atmosphere of the Grand Slam final stage, everything becomes different.

In the opening game, from Gao Wen's straight set four-point protection to Cilic's first four serves, all the strong impact made Cilic slightly uncomfortable.

It's a bit awkward.

call……

Cilic took another deep breath, regained his composure, and started to serve.

"30:30".

In the first area, press the forehand close.

Cilic's serving tactics were slightly adjusted, and he used a close-up serve to form a suppression, trying to contain Gao Wen's intention to attack on the first shot. Regardless of success or failure, if Gao Wen continued to fight violently, Cilic The psychological pressure will also increase, he needs to suppress Gao Wen.

At least Gao Wen couldn't be allowed to do whatever he wanted.

From this point of view, Cilic's golf quotient is still good, at least he did not blindly exert his strength to the end.

But Gao Wen still hit the ball according to his own rhythm.

Cilic's shot ensured the speed, Gao Wen reluctantly got out of the way, and quickly swung his forehand to block and tear it. It can be clearly seen that Gao Wen's handling of this ball was a bit hasty——

The previous two consecutive ACEs had a lot of luck.

Returning the ball, draw a flat parabola; and the return point is not deep enough, falling in a half-court position.

Objectively speaking, this is the normal state of receiving Cilic's serve. Cilic can often establish an advantage by serving, which also makes his follow-up attacks easier.

However, Cilic did not expect Gao Wen's return to be shallow!
In any case, the two consecutive return ACEs created psychological pressure, especially Gao Wen's mediocre reaction made Cilic feel the heavy pressure.

As a matter of course, Cilic was burdened with Gao Wen's return serve, and the result——

That's it?

Unexpectedly, Cilic's reaction speed was obviously a little slower.

For the audience in front of the TV, this little reaction delay means a footstep, which seems harmless; but for the live audience, they can clearly feel the serious impact of the arrival of Cilic's footsteps——

Hit the ball, it's not right.

Cilic stepped forward quickly, but the tennis ball has reached the highest point and then entered the downward range, which also means that Cilic has no chance to attack in the half court. In order to avoid hitting the ball off the net, he still needs to adjust his footsteps , to ensure that the center of gravity squats down, and the whole hitting action is full enough to hit the tennis ball over the net.

In other words, it was originally an opportunity to directly form the winning point, but now it gave Gao Wen the opportunity to fight back.

Slashes, forehands, return shots.

Gao Wen saw that Cilic's starting speed was slightly slower by half a beat, and immediately made a judgment. The small slash in the forehand was a high probability event——

Because Cilic is a full 198 cm tall, he is also a bulky big man, because of his solid basic skills, good movement and defensive abilities, but certain shots will still be restricted by height.

To put it simply, the same is true for Gao Wen. Naturally, Gao Wen can understand that what kind of shots can make Cilic uncomfortable, and he may need to be more careful and cautious, and then the return route will be restricted accordingly.

Like this time.

Big man, half-court ball, missed hitting point, so in order to avoid getting off the net, ensure landing point and power control, a small slash forehand is the safest choice.

And Cilic happens to be a player with a very conservative line selection.

opportunity!

Although this was not an opportunity laid out in Gao Wen's plan, he still immediately caught the change in the situation and realized that it was an opportunity.

Gawain made a horizontal stride and shook Cilic with a feint, then immediately kicked his left calf to push his body in the opposite direction. When Cilic hit the ball in front of him, he was already in place. Leading the shot with the forehand ahead of time——

Stand firm, straighten, and face forward.

Whoosh!
Swing!

Speed ​​up, speed up again, speed up all over!
In an instant, Gawain's arm swinging speed increased significantly, the speed of the entire racket head immediately increased, and the upper body's turning movement was extremely complete, and then the tennis ball was directly hit.

boom!
Slash!Diagonal!
The tennis ball, like a naughty elf, passed across the front of Cilic lightly and nimbly.

It can be seen from Cilic's position that he was obviously not prepared. He neither stepped up in time to block the opening of the net, nor retreated back to the baseline to prepare to hit the ball. Falling into a dilemma, the half of the field in front of him became a space for Gao Wen to break through——

This is also the most classic breakthrough line when the player's footstep adjustment does not keep up with the rhythm in time.

sudden.

Cilic reflexively rushed towards his forehand position, but he still couldn't get stuck in the position after all. He watched helplessly as the tennis ball passed his racket and fell into the open position in the bounds, and then rushed out.

"30:40."

Whoa!
Tate was the first to stand up, raised his arms and shouted, venting his emotions passionately, but he soon realized that he was the only one standing up, and turned to look at Jiang Yanyun, Sampras, Meng Xiushan and others beside him. Tehe laughed twice, but he was not too flustered, and opened his arms and made a gesture of embracing the court.

"Who can not love this sport?"

Although it was a bit abrupt, the bustling applause and cheers at the Arthur Ashe Stadium had already begun to surge, and the atmosphere of the finals where the bayonet was red was quietly permeating, and then looking at Tate's actions, it was not so abrupt.

Involuntarily, people think of the two semi-finals. Both Gao Wen and Cilic quickly entered the state in the opening stage, launched an attack as a challenger, broke the opponent's serve and scored "2:0" in the opening game. " lead, and finally took advantage of the trend to win the first set.

At this time, Gao Wen also got a break point in Cilic's first serve, and he still won four points in a row after losing two points first. Everything was very different from Djokovic's game. Similar, isn't it...

ACE!

Cilic directly used his strongest weapon to gain a foothold, saved the first break point of the final, and proved to the Arthur Ashe Stadium audience that this is a brand new game with a direct performance. He obviously did not give up the championship. The plan for the opponent——

"what!"

Cilic clenched his fists and yelled at Gawain on the other side of the field, like an angry bulldog, trying to mobilize his enthusiasm at the beginning of the game, as if shouting to Gawain:

I am here to compete for the championship!

(End of this chapter)