Match point

Chapter 592 Growth and Metamorphosis
One zone, one serve, outside corner, press forehand.

Johansen's serve remained at the standard level, and the serve at a speed of 199 kilometers per hour was pressed very precisely, aiming at Gao Wen's forehand to form a suppression.

However, Gao Wen suddenly kicked his feet outward, and his forehand swing was significantly increased, pulling out a super topspin giant loop swing trajectory.

It's not a flat hit or a block, it's a topspin.

This is Nadal's signature way of receiving the serve. His philosophy is very simple. Relying on super topspin, he first hits the tennis ball firmly and firmly, ensuring that the return ball can enter the bounds, and then spins through the round.

Later, Tim also adopted a similar return method, which also won him the title of "Little Prince of Clay".

Obviously, Gawain's forehand is not in this style, his upspin speed is far inferior to that of Nadal or Tim, but at this moment Gawain suddenly changed the way of receiving the serve.

Johansen didn't panic, because super topspin often means relatively slow speed and power, which left him sufficient reaction time.

After Johansen adjusted his footsteps, he launched an attack with a forehand without hesitation. Although he had to hit the ball near his shoulder due to the strong topspin, which also made the power of the ball less powerful, the offense still seized the ball. initiative--

Backslash.

Johansen aimed at the gap in Gao Wen's backhand position and shot directly.

But Gao Wen had predicted in advance and quickly moved laterally across the entire field.

It doesn't matter if the footsteps are a little wasteful, the key is to catch up smoothly.

The two-handed backhand hit a slash in an orderly manner, which seemed to be an ordinary transition ball in a defensive state, nothing special about it.

However, when Johansen's footsteps were about to be in place, an abnormality was discovered:
Deep and heavy.

Gao Wen's two-handed backhand was very solid, although the landing point did not pursue a dead angle, which allowed Johansen to arrive smoothly, but the swing movement of the bat was obviously under pressure, and the incoming ball still had strong topspin. The continuous rotation after the landing bounce hits Johansen's body position, so that Johansen's backhand is a bit "top".

To put it simply, the swing movement is suppressed and restrained, so that the elbow touches the stomach and cannot be stretched at all, so naturally there is no way to exert force.

Johnson's backhand also returned a straight shot in a regular manner.

It is also a transition ball, but Johansen's transition ball is very honest, without any hidden tricks, it is just an ordinary transition ball.

In the next second, Johansen found that Gao Wen stepped forward, and his footsteps had already cut to the bottom line. He took the initiative to meet the ball, grabbed a rising point with his backhand with both hands, and the batting rhythm instantly accelerated. The whole swing movement was like a standard baseball hit General gestures.

full!full!coherent!

Then--

straight line.

Like a long sword out of its sheath, the speed of returning the ball suddenly increased in an instant.

Very suddenly, but also very fast, before the blink of an eye, the tennis ball rushed out like a naughty elf.

Score!Crisp and neat, without sloppiness!

what happened?

Johnson's footsteps were still in the backhand position. He had just completed his return and entered a defensive state. He only had time to rush out half a step before watching the tennis ball go out.

There is no chance.

Serve, no problem; forehand, no problem; but why the advantage suddenly opened up?How can a well-behaved backhand transition ball not even have a chance to defend the ball?

Johnson didn't react for a while.

Because of the inertia of rushing forward, Johansen was still rushing forward, but he couldn't hold back, turned his head across the field, and glanced at Gao Wen with a look of confusion in his eyes, but found that Gao Wen was very relaxed, not even Celebrating wildly, he just jumped lightly on the spot twice.

No fist.

From Gao Wen's reaction, it can be seen that the ball just now was completely within his ability, but Johansen was so embarrassed that he couldn't save the ball. Could it be that the difference in strength between them is already so big? ?

Johnson couldn't figure it out.

In fact, the secret lies in the layout. Through the combination of batting style and rhythm to create the situation you want, the wisdom at the tactical level instantly widens the gap.

Here's what I learned last week against Nadal:

When you are in good shape, everyone can play and just finish the game according to your own style; but when you are not in good shape, how should you play?How to interpret the game in your own style to dissect the game and find the way to victory?
Nadal taught Gao Wen a good lesson.

At present, Gao Wen is learning and practicing, which is also one of the most interesting parts of competitive sports. From the match against Andujar to the match against Johansen, Gao Wen has been groping bit by bit, and the tactics are slightly different.

Johansen is a typical hard-court player, that is to say, he likes the ball with both speed and strength. Although it does not mean that the faster the better, the heavier the better; but the uniform speed and fast round ball are indeed Johansen's comfort. field.

Therefore, you need to be patient when facing Anduar, and you need to be cunning when facing Johansen. You need to hide the change of rhythm in each round. As long as the layout is proper, the final score can be easily achieved without taking risks. Done, because the real difficulty has been done ahead.

After four rounds of confrontation and exploration, now is the time for Gao Wen to take action.

The next point is the same.

The quality of Johansen's serve is still good. The close serve successfully squeezed Gao Wen, and the whole flat serve was heavy and heavy.

Gao Wen simply gave up his full swing and sliced ​​a slash with his forehand!
As mentioned before, Federer is the only one who actively adopts chipping when receiving the serve, because chipping often means giving up the opportunity to form a confrontation with the ball on the first shot, and subsequent layout and control will be very difficult.

First Nadal, then Federer?So, what's next, Djokovic?

What is Gao Wen doing, a chameleon or an imitation show?

But Johansen didn't mind, because his focus was entirely on the incoming ball.

When Johansen saw the slice, he was overjoyed. He adjusted his position in small steps, and realized that Gao Wen's slice was still suppressing his backhand. He moved laterally and switched to the forehand——

Sideways forehand.

Ready to launch a strong attack, but just before the shot, Johansen realized that it was a backspin ball, a seemingly ordinary shot with hidden traps.

alarm!

Johansen's concentration is high, the center of gravity is lowered, the forehand is pulled up powerfully, and the topspin is added to the stroke as insurance.

Although sacrificing a little speed and strength, the forehand attack still hits the past powerfully.

Ugh!

backslash!
Johnson let out a roar because he took the initiative to exert force, and he still burst out all his strength in a very difficult situation, hitting a repeated line:
Return the ball!
Johansen tried to catch Gao Wen by surprise. Then, when the speed is not enough, strength and placement are crucial. Johansen watched his shot intently, and his footsteps have been adjusted in small steps, ready to go down. One shot.

(End of this chapter)