Kei Nishikori took the lead in getting the game point.
"40:40".
But Gao Wen chased two points in a row to tie the score.
"40:AD".
"AD" stands for "Advance". At this time, Gao Wen scored another point and got the break point.
The Arthur Ashe Stadium is full of question marks. It’s clear that Gawain didn’t seem to be in the mood, and he chose to make wild shots throughout the game. But why is Gawain the first to get the break point now? Two of the points were gold medals.
Kei Nishikori's mistake, could it be that Kei Nishikori was too hasty because he couldn't wait to cash in on his break advantage?
Agassi could vaguely see some clues, and glanced at Sampras out of the corner of his eye.
Sampras didn't say much, he just smiled and said, "Gawain knows what he is doing."
What does this mean?
Agassi looked towards the court again to see how Gawain would choose at the break point.
In the second area, press the forehand from close range.
Facing the break point, Nishikori Kei sneaked in a close serve for the first time, breaking the routine and unexpectedly breaking Gawain's prediction.
really!
Gao Wen's prediction was wrong, and the action of ducking to catch the ball was not started immediately. He had no time to move and adjust his steps. He only leaned back with his upper body, pinned his body position with his forehand and hit it quickly, using his forearms to support his body to form a
Stabilize the triangle and push the serve back hard.
But the control is still a little bit worse.
The tennis arc was not suppressed, and the bottom line was not deep enough. So Kei Nishikori immediately moved out of the way, turned sideways and struck a diagonal forehand shot, and the next second he immediately moved to his right to defend the gap.
After all, Gawain's backhand straight line is really scary.
However, Nishikori Kei's sideways forehand attack is solid, but lacks penetration. It is indeed a level lower than Kyrgios and Wawrinka. This also gives Gawain enough time to complete the shot, but because of the swing,
The movements of shooting and pushing are habitually larger and appear unstable.
Gawain also knew that he needed to adapt to Nishikori Kei's hitting style, so he did not take the risk of changing the line and hit the same diagonal line.
Then?
Then Gawain and Kei Nishikori restricted their opponents' diagonal lines. You hit me and I hit you. Both of them were changing their batting rhythm, but the line always stuck to the diagonal line. Through the changes in their techniques, the two of them beat each other in rhythm.
Slow down a beat, use force to slow down a beat, seemingly simple repetitive hitting routes, both players are very focused.
At this moment, Kei Nishikori took the lead in changing——
The backhand slice cut a beat, using a weird technique to cut a straight line. The entire ball speed, spin, and power were all overturned and reorganized.
Moreover, the smartest thing about Kei Nishikori is that he chose to cut. Although he sacrificed power and speed, he ensured the threat of line and landing point.
In this compartment, you can immediately see Gawain running at full speed and sprinting horizontally. He was caught off guard by Nishikori Kei's sudden change.
What's worse is that although the speed is not fast, there is almost no power after landing, and the rebound height is limited. Even if Gao Wen successfully arrives, there is no room to hit the ball.
Obviously, Gawain's best choice is to hit a forehand diagonal shot at this time. If there is time, he can also change some hitting techniques to hit a small diagonal shot - but now it seems that it is too late.
At the same time, when Gawain was running wildly, he could see Kei Nishikori quickly moving towards the forehand position at a glance. This also shows that the purpose of backhand cutting is not to score, but to dig a hole for Gawain to jump.
Ori Kei just needs to wait at the diagonal line.
what to do?
The best way is to hit the ball back in a straight line to disrupt Nishikori Kei's plan, but the problem is that there is no hitting space. Changing the hitting line requires swing space and racket head closing time, otherwise the straight line will be
If it cannot be collected, the tennis ball will fall in the doubles area, which is out of bounds.
what to do?
Tap tap tap.
In the blink of an eye, Gawain's footsteps had already arrived, and then you could see his forehand making a large looping overhead swing. The entire swing was completely circular, but it was not a standard diagonal hit.
line, but——
straight line!
But because there was no time to close the shot, Gao Wen tried his best to use topspin, and actually made a moon ball, using a super wide arc to pull out a straight high ball.
Find another way!
Just like Kei Nishikori's chipping, Gawain gave up drawing the ball and used a lob to create a moon ball to successfully complete the line change and disrupt Kei Nishikori's layout plan.
"Oops!"
Kei Nishikori immediately sounded the alarm, stopped and turned suddenly, kicked off his right leg, and sprinted horizontally towards his left side again.
What's worse than the plan being disrupted is that Kei Nishikori missed the opportunity to grab the rising point because of the wrong return time, and Gawain accidentally pulled out another super topspin. After the tennis ball landed and rebounded, it easily passed Nishikori.
Ori Kei's shoulders——
It’s clear that he deliberately bullied Kei Nishikori’s height of 178 centimeters.
Maybe for ordinary people, this is already above the average height, but in tennis, you need to face many difficulties.
Kei Nishikori's backhand hit the ball above his shoulder line with both hands. It was so awkward that not only was he unable to exert force, but his center of gravity also seemed to have been pried up, making him unable to stand firmly on his feet.
ah!
Kei Nishikori was immediately in trouble, but he still did not give up. He also pulled out a moon ball, trying to increase insurance for his return as much as possible, ensuring that it entered the boundary, and pressed deep in the bottom line to contain Gawain's next shot.
attack.
At this time, Kei Nishikori's hot touch can once again be seen. In such a passive and difficult situation, his return ball was still able to land on the baseline, making full use of the court space, so much so that he became a linesman.
When he made the inbounds gesture, the audience gasped.
But Gawain knew that the game was still going on, and his concentration was not affected at all.
Backhand.
Gao Wen had already arrived accurately, but Xiao Sui Bu was still adjusting his center of gravity, trying to determine the exact landing point of the tennis ball, and then he was already ready to step forward——
Calculate, counter-calculate, and counter-calculate again.
In these three shots of the two players, every shot was calculated and dug. Now the same is true for Kei Nishikori's return:
For lob shots that are pressed against the baseline, if Gao Wen takes the risk of trying a high-pressure baseline shot, the risk will naturally increase exponentially; but if he tries a regular shot from the baseline, the threat of returning the ball will naturally be completely reduced because he cannot accurately exert force.
So, how will Gawain deal with it?
From the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Kei Nishikori, who was moving in small steps on the opposite side of the court, trying to deceive Gawain with fake moves. Then, Gawain took a step forward, raised his backhand with both hands, and made a move to prepare for full power.
, induce Nishikori Kei to run, whether it is left or right, in any case let Nishikori Kei run first.
Next, just when he was about to hit the ball with his backhand with both hands, he changed his grip from drawing the ball to chipping the ball, thus chipping a small ball.
Yes, it’s not high pressure or pumping, but small balls!
Another counter-calculation.
For the fourth time, Gawain continued to dig holes.