Facing the match point, Djokovic truly showed the style of a Grand Slam champion. He did not have the shortcomings of hesitation before. The whole shot was very clean and decisive, and naturally you can see the transformation of his ball quality.
This is true for the previous return of serve and this return of serve.
Obviously, Gao Wen risked a double fault on his second serve to hit a speeding serve and broke expectations to seize the opportunity. However, Djokovic, whose swing posture was oppressed, still completed the push with a quick wave of his forearm.
An incredible return of serve, with a lot of spin.
The impact point is very deep, and the ball quality is heavy and rotating.
Gao Wen immediately realized the transformation of the entire ball quality, but he was the server and had already made the layout before serving. Djokovic's return routine did not exceed his guess, but the overall quality was extraordinary, so
Gao Wen did not hesitate, and the entire offensive connection was very smooth.
Small steps, small steps again.
In the process of Gao Wen taking small steps back to open up space, his forehand had already completed the shot. He jumped up slightly. With the help of the superposition of body weight and centrifugal force, his forehand was completely rounded and diagonally directed towards the diagonal.
It hit the ball hard, and even though Djokovic controlled the return point in the middle, he forced his attack to open up the angle.
At the landing point, aim for the bottom line and hit the big triangle.
Whoosh!
In an instant, you can see Gao Wen speeding up again, putting pressure on Djokovic with a tough attitude of "power vs. power", and even showing a more powerful shot because of Djokovic's high-quality return of serve.
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Djokovic immediately realized the danger and rushed over with several long strides. While running at full speed, he completed a very solid diagonal shot with a backhand with both hands.
It can be seen that Djokovic's power this time is also particularly solid and heavy.
boom!
The tennis ball turned into a beam of light and shadow across the entire court.
Gao Wen's light and agile feet sprinted to the spot in time at full speed, and he also completed the shot with both hands on the backhand. He returned along the original path of Djokovic's hitting line, but the bottom line suppression was slightly deeper, and the backspin ball was suppressed.
And the impact has obviously risen to a higher level.
Djokovic did not give up an inch, withstanding the full impact of the tennis ball in a half-crouching position, and then used the backhand force of both hands to complete the diagonal hit again, which can be seen from the staggering steps.
The impact of Gao Wen’s return shot, but this time Djokovic’s shot also changed slightly——
The landing point became shallower and the angle tore apart.
In fact, both Gao Wen and Djokovic were looking for opportunities to change their lines, but this time, both of them hit the ball very hard, and the impact of the entire ball quality inevitably suppressed their opponents.
The difficulty and risk have skyrocketed. In a flash of decision-making, the two people both chose to continue to suppress the backhand.
Moreover, you can see subtle changes every time you hit the ball, showing that the game between the two sides is always in conflict.
This time, Djokovic's diagonal shot was not aimed at the bottom line triangle shot, but aimed at the sideline shot. A soft wrap around the wrist had already thrown the tennis ball away.
Danger!
Alarm bells rang loudly in Gao Wen's mind, and he immediately retracted his steps that were moving laterally to cover up defense. However, Djokovic once again showed his unparalleled ability to control the landing point, and instantly pulled Gao Wen's position out of the doubles line.
In addition, the obvious unloading backspin did not give Gauvin much space to hit the ball.
One shot.
With just one stroke of the ball, Djokovic defused Gawain's continuous offensive, turned defense into offense, and reversed the advantageous situation between the two.
At the same time, the next second Djokovic realized that Gao Wen might be passive, so he cut to the baseline without hesitation and went straight to the net.
Although his net skills are not Djokovic’s strong suit, that is relative. Objectively speaking, Djokovic’s net skills can still rank among the top 30 or even the top 20 in the world, so in the game
, when Djokovic suddenly went online, the feeling of oppression was overwhelming.
Djokovic pressed the net like a giant tower, further putting pressure on Gawain from a physical level.
Tap tap tap.
Gawain could clearly hear the sound of his heart hitting his chest while running at full speed. He knew that he didn't have many options for hitting the ball in the extreme state, so he didn't look forward and backward like a mother-in-law. He took a step and braked, and he was ready.
Preparing to hit the ball:
Moon ball.
Different from being forced to choose a lob due to the bad situation of passive defense, Gao Wen actually still had room for his steps. He could at least adjust half a step more, but he didn't. He used the time to adjust his steps to adjust the racket surface and hitting point.
Then take the initiative to lob the ball and hit the tennis ball high into the air.
control.
This is Gawain's purpose, to use his delicate touch to control the arc of the lob, making it impossible for Djokovic to easily complete the high pressure.
really!
Whoosh... whoosh whoosh whoosh...
It can be clearly seen that the flight trajectory of the tennis ball pulls out a thrilling rainbow arc, which penetrates into the golden sunshine that fills the sky, attracting the attention of the audience and casting it towards the top of their heads, in a gorgeous golden color.
Find the mustard yellow tennis ball.
Saw it.
The tennis ball was spinning at high speed and was about to pass over Djokovic's head.
However, Djokovic reacted extremely quickly. He took two small steps back to adjust his position. Then he jumped on the spot and made a backward throwing gesture. The racket became an extension of his arm. Incredibly, he was in the middle of the tennis ball.
The interception was completed on the falling trajectory, and then the smash was completed fiercely.
boom!
Huh!
Along with the sound of hitting the ball and the exclamations, you can see the tennis ball hitting the middle baseline at an incredible speed. Just when everyone thought that Djokovic had won the point, a dark blue appeared on the bottom line.
The hurricane roared in mightily.
He ran a little too far, and the tennis ball almost collided with his body, but Gawain braked urgently and stretched his body like a bowstring, then hit the front of his body with the racket, and still turned his wrist slightly in the flash of lightning.
Once pushed, the parabola was pulled higher again.
Obviously, Djokovic still lacks confidence in his high-pressure skills, and the control of the entire racket surface is obviously unstable. He was unable to control the landing point of the racket just now, and just blindly used his full strength, which gave Gawain a hit.
Space.
But this time the quality of Gao Wen's golf ball dropped slightly, and it was obviously not as good as the previous golf ball.
Djokovic did not need to step back to adjust his center of gravity. He stepped forward in small steps, and then stretched his whole body completely, preparing to exert full force from top to bottom. However, just before exerting force, he saw from the corner of his eyes that Gao Wen was already heading towards
Moving to the backhand position, my heart skipped a beat:
He is preparing to smash the backhand position, because his forehand smash is easy to make mistakes when smashing high-pressure balls. Choosing the backhand position can often ensure a smoother and more complete swing posture, thereby increasing the success rate and threat, and suppressing the opponent's backhand and expanding the
advantage, which also makes it easier for him to choose the opponent's left half when he hits a high forehand.