Match point

Chapter 566 Superior Skills

Tie-break, "5:6", Gao Wen is in front and Nadal is behind.

After Gao Wen saved three set points to break Nadal's serve to win the set, both players successfully kept their next serve, so the victory of the first set was about to be determined by a tie-break.

The most tense and exciting moment has arrived.

In the tie-break, Gao Wen took the lead to serve, and the situation was still stalemate.

Gao Wen took the lead to break a serve point from Nadal, took a "2:1" lead, and maintained it all the way to "4:3", the situation is very good.

At the critical moment, Nadal showed his God of War background. A violent forehand straight-line winning point broke Gawain's serve point and smoothed the disadvantage; then he kept his own two serve points, and Nadal scored "5:6". The lead took its own fifth pack.

However, this time the inventory is Gao Wen's serve points, which is the same as the one in the eighth game.

On Gao Wen's side, facing the inventory, he still maintained a calm and composed posture.

In the second area, Gao Wen chose to close up and press the backhand to suppress the opportunity of Nadal's sideways forehand attack, and after suppressing Nadal's backhand twice in a row, he took the lead in attacking.

With a forehand skateboarding, he hit a backslash attack very suddenly. The tennis ball landed in the small triangle near the service area, and after landing and rebounding, it went straight out.

Nadal's prediction was completely disrupted, and his footsteps were obviously not in place; and Gao Wen's skateboard hit the ball so obviously that the bounce height of the tennis ball after landing was limited, and the space left for Nadal to hit the ball was further compressed.

In a hurry, Nadal barely cut the forehand and made a sea fishing movement, barely hitting the tennis ball back before the tennis ball jumped twice.

Tatata!
Gao Wen's entire offensive connection was very sharp. Just after he took the first shot, his footsteps had already entered the bottom line, and he seized the opportunity to volley in front of the net for a straight shot.

Cull!

However, Nadal's spin still interfered with Gao Wen's shot at the net, so that the return ball could not be completely suppressed, and the landing point was still too deep.

Ding Ding Deng!
Nadal stepped on the Hot Wheels and rushed to the horse. It seemed that he was on the other side of the court one second, but somehow he appeared on the return line the next second.

Speeding up.

Nadal hooked some small diagonal lines with a backhand with both hands, trying to cross the coverage of Gawain and find a way out in Gawain's forehand position.

Gao Wen was very nervous.

Hitting the net is like badminton, where both time and space are compressed, testing not only the reaction speed, but also the delicate feel and control.

Gao Wen was not good at this in the first place, and now he still doesn't feel good about it.

But it is precisely because of this that the attention is highly concentrated, and the speed of the secondary reaction is very timely.

A kick!A swoop!
The forehand accurately intercepted the tennis ball, completed the block in front of the net with a diving posture, and pressed the tennis ball down hard.

Score?

Gawain's excitement and excitement hadn't had time to emerge, and the next second he saw Nadal's elusive figure still not giving up on hitting the ball, running towards the tennis ball at full speed.

Seeing that the tennis ball was about to hit the ground and form two jumps, Nadal rushed forward and leaned forward, his forehand unexpectedly cut between the tennis ball and the ground, abruptly and completely saved the ball before the two jumps.

So, which line?

Gao Wen stood in front of the net a little flustered.

During the U.S. Open, he occasionally went online, but he often ended the battle with one shot, and he didn’t need to think about the follow-up; The undisputed strongest.

If you say Gao Wen is not panicking, you must be lying.

But now there is no time to panic, Gao Wen reacted subconsciously——

Forehand!

Second forehand position!
Because Gao Wen is tall and strong, he has obvious coverage advantages in the diagonal direction. At this time, Nadal has no time to adjust his grip in order to save the ball. Picking a straight line is a high probability event.

Follow your heart.

Gao Wen had already rushed towards the forehand position.

Guess it right!
Immediately afterwards, Gao Wen saw Nadal's return ball rushing towards him in a straight line, and he felt a burst of joy in his heart; however, the joy immediately turned into panic.

Nadal's scramble in the extreme state was still fast and urgent, turning and sinking. Gao Wen's front-line racket control was obviously too amateurish, and he couldn't cover all angles, and then——

Watching helplessly as the tennis ball came in from the outside of the court like a boomerang, abruptly passed Gao Wen's position, the entire flight trajectory in the air first went out of bounds and then entered the bounds again, just like that, it jumped into the deep dead corner of the field behind Gao Wen.

The full moon scimitar was born out of nowhere!
Whoosh!
In the next second, there was a burst of exclamation and screams, intertwined together.

"Game, Nadal."

In the first set, Nadal finally won on the fifth set point, with a small tie-break point, "7:5", just breaking an extra serve point.

Ah!
Nadal was also suppressed to the extreme, clenching his fists and jumping high. After experiencing such ups and downs and twists and turns, he also urgently needed to release his emotions. Then he turned and looked at the player's box, looking for it with determination. Uncle Toni Nadal figure.

Tony also raised his right fist and stood up, cheering and celebrating for Nadal, giving Nadal the firmest support with his eyes, cheers and movements.

In fact, after missing the entire North American season, Nadal is still looking for form after returning from injury. Facing the new U.S. Open champion, they all expected that this must be a hard fight. From this point of view, Nadal is actually the same as Gao Wen. In this encounter, you are fully prepared.

But Nadal is still seasoned after all. Also in the case of not being in the best state, he has shown a deep foundation in detail handling, tactical layout and rhythm control. In the end, Nadal's iconic defensive counterattack won the most important victory. The most crucial point.

When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins; when the brave meet, the wise win.

In the head-to-head confrontation between Mars and the earth, Nadal was still superior, showing his best form at the critical moment, and then pocketed the first set victory.

Gao Wen stood in front of the net, a little depressed.

Regret going online?
In fact, I don’t regret it, because it is an opportunity, and we must grasp it when we see an opportunity; but the details of the two interceptions in front of the net are still far from enough, especially when facing a player like Nadal, he needs to do better. In addition to the shortcomings, my own mentality has not been able to be placed in the correct position.

Especially after breaking Nadal's serve to win the game at the end of the set and dragging the game into the tie-break in one go, it should be the stage when he is in full swing. Gaining victory was indeed unfamiliar to Gao Wen.

This is the first time.

He needs to be aware of the strength of his opponent, as well as his own fluctuations.

From this point of view, reaching the top of the U.S. Open championship has indeed brought about some subtle changes in mentality. It has not been exposed before, but in the face of the tougher, more unyielding and better Nadal, after all, it still showed clues .

Looking at Nadal, who was sweating profusely and had a firm gaze, Gao Wen also realized that he still had a lot to learn, but it also meant that he was still growing, and he walked straight back to the players to rest without frustration or chagrin. zone, and began to think about the second set.

The game is not over yet.

(End of this chapter)