Match point

Chapter 887 The Soft Touch
Slash!

Big slash!
Fast slash!
Three slashes in a row, each heavier than the last, faster than the last, Gao Wen, who was the first to seize the opportunity to launch an attack, continued to attack like a tide.

Nadal was very passive, very very passive.

In the sight, seeing that the center of gravity of Nadal's footsteps has already staggered, after the balance of the body is broken, the forehand can no longer complete the conventional swing around the head.

but!

At the critical moment, Nadal’s famous stunt came out again. Relying only on the strength of his left wrist, when his body had lost its center of gravity, he hooked and pushed, and swung his forearm to assist his wrist to complete the shot. , hit an incredible fairy ball.

Like now.

In the strong duel of "forehand VS backhand", Nadal lost the opportunity and was suppressed, but ended up drawing a straight line with his forehand.

Across the audience.

The straight line of returning the ball was like a hidden dagger, just like this, it slashed across Gawain's throat.

Break the net!

cross!

Nadal's forte.

In an instant, the situation was reversed, and Gao Wen, who had an absolute advantage, fell into a disadvantage just as soon as he took the ball.

Tapping.

Tatata!
Gao Wen's moving steps were very firm and light, running at full speed along the diagonal line, changing from small steps to big strides, and the strong wind spread its wings under his arms.

Hunting sounds.

Break the net?

Now that Nadal is going to break the net, Gao Wen needs to block the net and intercept the tennis ball again.

Almost.

A little bit.

One stride, one lunge, the body has been completely thrown out, unreservedly stretched to the extreme, but still a little bit short, the forehand raised the racket high, with a light step, the whole person is already flying stand up.

Soar up.

Immediately after—

Touched!

Strong rotation!

A second ago, Gao Wen was still glad that he successfully touched the ball.

In the next second, Gao Wen's wrist could feel the continuous impact of strong rotation.

Wrap around.

At this time, Gao Wen showed a very soft and light wrist touch, and did not need to make a big movement, keeping his forearm straight, and gently moved his wrist forward.

Then, the tennis ball was out of the control of the racket, and the body also passed the tennis ball, forming a dislocation and flying out.

The audience was silent, and all eyes were on the tennis ball.

Lightly and nimbly, it crossed the net and fell quickly, as if a mother put a baby in a cradle and landed softly. After a few bounces, it rolled out.

"Perfect!"

"Perfect!"

"Unloading, perfect! Line, perfect! Control, perfect!"

"Gauvin's volley at the net showed incredible softness, lightness and finesse, pushing a slash and leaving no chance for Nadal."

"incredible!"

"Nadal showed his ability with an unparalleled defensive counterattack, but Gao Wen responded head-on in an unimaginable way and won this point."

"For a long time, people have talked about Gao Wen's touch from the baseline. He handles the ball very well and has his own characteristics; after training and polishing during the offseason, Gao Wen's touch from the net has also improved Significantly improved, the handling of the point is reminiscent of Federer."

"Facing Nadal, only such a performance can complete the break, but Gao Wen did it."

"Gao Wen is ready for this fierce battle."

In the studio, Zhang Sheng's heart was also surging, not only because Gao Wen won this point, but more importantly, the way Gao Wen won this point——

When Nadal tried to break the net, almost everyone thought that the next was the standard ending. In his career, there were too many wonderful counterattacks like this, and it was precisely this defensive counterattack. Ability allowed Nadal to reach the pinnacle of professional tennis.

Unexpectedly, Gao Wen did not relax his vigilance at all, not only remained tense, but also made accurate predictions, scoring this point with his astonishing pre-net handling.

It's eye-catching!
Surprise!

Absolute surprise!

The air was slightly stagnant, and for a moment, the entire Rod Laver Stadium seemed to be unable to detect the existence of any life, and the collective fell into a sluggish state.

"what!"

Gao Wen's roar was like thunder on the ground, his hands clenched into fists, and he raised his head to the sky and screamed, his high-spirited passion and surging vitality fully released his energy.

After tearing away the sluggishness and astonishment at the scene, the Huaxia fans all burst out with astonishing energy.

boom!
Break, success!
Although Nadal saved two break points, although Nadal once again showed a strong defensive counterattack ability, Gao Wen still firmly grasped the opportunity.

"2:0".

With much anticipation, the "Nadal VS Gawain" quarter-finals began with a suffocating atmosphere of gunpowder.

However, Nadal is still Nadal. He has experienced countless storms and steel-like will, so that Nadal will not waver or be distracted.

Immediately afterwards, Nadal launched a strong attack in Gao Wen's serve and launched a counterattack on the spot.

In the previous game, Nadal put too much energy into Nadal's serve, so that in his own serve, Gao Wen's success rate fluctuated a bit.

Nadal jumped at the chance right away.

Take the lead, draw.

Draw, take the lead.

In the blink of an eye, Gao Wen's serve also fell into crisis.

Tennis matches are like this. After the break is completed, the serve must be kept in order to be able to realize the leading advantage of the break. However, the next serve after the break is often the one that is most prone to flaws——

One is that the players put a lot of energy in the process of breaking serve; the other is that the tense state after the break is slightly relaxed;

As a result, just as Nadal's serve was broken, Gao Wen's serve was in danger.

A full twelve equal divisions.

Gawain wasted five game points, and Nadal also missed six break points. This game has been going on for 15 minutes, but there is still no winner.

Between you and me, you can clearly feel that Nadal's state is slowly rising, and the competition is becoming more and more fierce.

Forehand attack!

Connecting backhand sweep!

Score!

"40: AD", Nadal got the seventh break point.

"what!"

Nadal finally released his roar, not so much because the game was tough, but because he was dissatisfied with his batting state. He needs to improve further. So far, his forehand and backhand performances are far below expectations. Just perform better.

The audience is boiling.

Whoosh whoosh.

Gao Wen's chest was also heaving violently. Just this minute, he had gone back and forth for 24 rounds, and he had entered an anaerobic state at the end of the run, and he needed a little breathing space.

My brain is a little hot, and I can hardly think, but this round is very important, not only the first set, but even the momentum of the first stage of the game.

Now Nadal is still struggling to find the state. Obviously, the hand feeling is still not at its best, but Nadal will never disarm easily. Even if the state is not at its best, Nadal will still fight until the last moment. For Nadal, it is more important to stabilize yourself——

Believe in yourself and believe that you can win.

Take a deep breath, take another deep breath.

Gawain regained his thoughts, let out a heavy breath, and then returned to the second zone, ready to serve.

(End of this chapter)