Zverev clenched his fists and cheered for himself. The game had just started in the first game, and the entire impassioned mood was already fully mobilized.
He looked across the court with scorching eyes, glaring at Gawain fiercely, his sharp and firm eyes provocative, and you could even smell the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke.
"15:0", ACE, showed momentum in the first point of the opening game.
"30:0", the serve with a speed of 205 kilometers per hour established an advantage, and the two-handed backhand forced a diagonal attack, which was fast and tricky, tearing apart Gao Wen's baseline defense.
"40:0", the serve was scored directly. Gao Wen's forehand return tried to press into the deep area, but the hand control was not enough and the baseline was slightly longer.
In the blink of an eye, in Zverev's first service game, he had already won three consecutive game points, and the game only lasted less than 60 seconds.
Roaring, roaring, this is also a demonstration——
"Maximum consumption"?
Just allow him to win two games?
Don’t be afraid of the strong wind blowing your tongue!
Zverev Jr. is 198 centimeters tall and is undoubtedly one of the best serving players on the tour.
His serve is not a pure cannon. On the one hand, he can pursue speed, and a serve with a speed of 215 kilometers per hour is not difficult for him. On the other hand, he can pursue angles and landing points, and complete the layout through lines, and in this way
Even with his serve, he was still able to maintain a speed of about 200 kilometers per hour.
In other words, although Zverev is not a cannon with ACEs flying all over the place like Isner and Karlovic, his serve is still the most important item in his arsenal.
but!
Zverev's serving skills are not perfect either. His second serve can easily become a weakness. The main reason is the lack of core strength.
As mentioned before, tennis is a sport that attaches great importance to core strength. Turning movements will carry out the transformation and transmission of foot and arm strength.
However, among the new generation of players, Zverev Jr., Tsitsipas, Medvedev and others all face a similar problem:
Because they are too tall, they cannot gain weight rashly in order to keep their feet moving. The most direct result is that their "tennis waist" is not thick enough.
Naturally, when they are serving, the power of their lower limbs cannot be transmitted 100%. Even if their upper limbs are extended and waved, it is difficult to bring up the power and speed. It is not obvious in the first serve. The second serve needs to be controlled and safe.
, it is easy for the serve to hit the net——
Originally, given their height, even if the serve is wrong, it should often go out of bounds, but their second serves are obviously more in the net. In essence, it is actually a lack of core strength in the waist and abdomen, resulting in a poor power conversion rate.
If it is lowered, there will be problems with controlling the hitting point.
This is true for Tsitsipas and Medvedev, and Zverev is no exception.
Overall, the flaw in their service game is the second serve, which also means that if they can ensure the success rate of the first serve, the threat will skyrocket.
In the first service game of the match, Zverev Jr. served first——
Some clues can be seen from the selection.
Zverev was very concerned about Gao Wen's "highest consumption". He needed to prove himself and seize the opportunity, so he chose to serve first.
By establishing an advantage with the first serve, not only can you gain a psychological advantage, but as long as you are the first to hold serve in the opening game, you will be a solid step closer to breaking Gawain's highest consumption; as long as you can break through this shackles, the pressure on Zverev can be relieved.
For the most part, the game is different.
Judging from the celebration after scoring, this is further proved.
Little Zverev, very urgent.
So, what about Gawain——
Stable as Mount Tai.
"Highest consumption" is purely a topic and a gimmick, that is, media reporters just like to hype it. If the players truly believe it, they are fools.
Gao Wen is confident, but he is definitely not blind. He does not think that every time he faces players born in 1995, he can win straight away. If he really thinks so, it means that pride begins to breed, and it will soon happen.
It may be the beginning of losing control of the game and the opponent.
The highest consumption is not important; the game itself is important.
After entering the game, Gao Wen no longer thought about the "maximum consumption", but was observing Zverev's serve and tactics.
In the opening three serves, Zverev's tactical intention of suppressing Gao Wen's forehand was very obvious. Two of them directly suppressed the forehand, and one was a close forehand.
In fact, no matter how good the serve is, it also requires a combination of landing point and route. Otherwise, even Karlovich's serve will be difficult to maintain strong throughout the court. A true serving master will always change his tactical routine combination;
But now it seems that little Zverev has no time to think about this——
Young, still too young.
Maybe in six months or a year, little Zverev won't be so naive, but at this stage, he still doesn't have enough game experience.
It is easy to reveal one's tactical intentions, try to speed up in the opening stage, put aside the tactical layout for the time being, ignore other things, and get one game first.
Or in other words, play three games first and break the "maximum consumption" before making changes. By then, the pressure will be relieved and the brain can function again.
The question is, is Gao Wen a wooden person? Standing obediently across the court and accompanying little Zverev to practice?
"40:0".
Second District.
One shot.
interior angle.
Another forehand.
Speed, 213 kilometers per hour.
There is no doubt that this is Zverev's serve with the highest speed since the start of today, heading for the ACE.
but!
Gao Wen reacted very quickly. He immediately took a big step, pushed lightly with his forehand and blocked. He didn't need to use his own force, just borrowed his own force.
boom!
The contact time between the tennis ball and the racket string is very short, and Gao Wen can only rely on the angle of the racket surface and the swing movement to complete the control and pull out a parabola.
Tennis balls rotate at high speed, high and floating. The felt of the Dunlop match ball is relatively solid at the beginning of the game, and the inner bladder is very elastic. After flying to a high point, the falling curve is particularly beautiful, fast and sharp.
It hit little Zverev like a meteor.
Looking at this arc, is it going out of bounds?
So, another straight serve, and then Zverev’s “love-game” easily held serve?
etc!
Just when it was about to go out of bounds, the tennis ball fell rapidly, the entire parabola was completely restrained, fell vertically, and then hit the baseline.
Press the line!
Actually pressed the line!
On the edge of the court, the baseline linesman made an inbound gesture very firmly, his eyes were firm and unmoved.
In the flash of lightning, little Zverev had no time to make a careful judgment. He subconsciously raised his racket and prepared to hit the ball, but——
The body was squeezed severely.
Gao Wen's return ball landed near Zverev's serving position and pressed the line accurately, which also squeezed Zverev's swing space to the extreme.
In a hurry, Zverev only had time to hit a rebound ball with his forehand and use his body to jump backwards to increase the power of the lift.
Unfortunately, there was not enough friction and the racket surface was not pressed down. The tennis ball directly turned into a cannon and flew towards the audience stands.