On the opposite side of the court, Querrey was shooting the ball. He raised his chin slightly, judged Gawain's position with his peripheral vision, and then threw the ball.
Kick off the ground, swing the bat, hit the ball.
Speed 209 kilometers per hour.
Once it was served, it was like a cannonball coming out of the barrel and rushing over in a mighty manner, showing Querrey's true nature as a cannon in serving. Even when facing a match point, the serving link is still the link in which Querrey is most confident. At this moment,
I tried my best to serve the ball——
Sure enough, I made it!
However, the landing point is a little more conservative and the angle is not completely widened. It can still be seen that Querrey's serving condition is not at its best.
In the first area, outside corner, I tried to pull Gao Wen out of the field, and even directly formed an ACE, but because the flight line was not torn apart, the tactical intention was not implemented.
Then, you can see Gawain taking a long horizontal step, his body completely stretched and flying. Facing such an excellent serve, he hit the forehand with a moon-catching posture.
Chance!
Querrey moved towards his left side in small steps, staring intently at the tennis ball, looking at the offensive opportunities created by his serve:
The return ball landed near the center of the court, slightly on the backhand position. Although the landing point was very deep, with only half a step behind the baseline, the spin and power were not under control. This was Querrey's opportunity to attack directly.
.
Small steps, continuous small steps.
Querrey's backhand was still relatively weak. At this time, Gao Wen's return ball had no ball speed, so he simply moved laterally to complete the position change——
Sideways forehand.
From bending the knees to straightening, the strength is completely released, the whole person rises into the air, volleys the ball, and directly covers the tennis ball from top to bottom.
boom!
Accompanied by a solid and crisp sound of hitting the ball, the power of the forehand was completely thrown away, and the tennis ball turned into a long streamline, dragging its long tail along the backslash direction, aiming at Gawain's backhand and hitting the bottom line in the dead corner.
All the energy and power exploded, and there was a sense of emptiness after the release.
However, Querrey immediately caught the fast-moving blue figure on the opposite side of the court, running at full speed, like a stream of light, crossing the field.
In my mind, alarm bells were ringing.
Querrey immediately realized the danger, and his shots were still a little conservative. He aimed at the blind spot but felt average when shooting. He was worried about the risk of going out of bounds, so he still left a certain amount of leeway. As a result, the actual situation happened exactly as he had imagined.
Slight deviation:
The "room" is a bit too big.
There is still a full step of space from the sideline, and there is still a small half-step of space from the bottom line, which also means that Gao Wen is left with room for defensive counterattack.
So, how will Gawain return the ball?
Diagonal line? Straight line?
In the blink of an eye, Querrey was already moving towards his backhand position. As soon as he took a step forward, Gawain's return ball had already hit him.
Guessed it!
However, the return line was not completely drawn, and the ball was almost aimed at Querrey's moving position, squeezing the swing space through ball speed and rotation.
Querrey's response was a bit panicked, and he hurriedly hit the backhand with both hands. He had no control at all, and just transitioned back to a diagonal line.
Immediately afterwards, Querrey adjusted his body's center of gravity in small steps, and saw Gawain turning around the embarrassing situation, waiting early on the backhand position, calmly completing the adjustment, and having enough time to complete the shot. This suddenly made Querrey even more panicked.
, subconsciously, the footsteps have moved to the right.
straight line.
Backhand straight line, this is definitely Gawain's sharpest and best shot, and it is particularly threatening to Querrey, because in today's game, Gawain always used his backhand to suppress Querrey's backhand, limiting
Querrey used his forehand to launch an attack, and then waited for an opportunity to attack the forehand position.
Successful every time.
Querrey moved laterally to the right almost reflexively, and then he saw that Gawain took a step forward. The entire forward movement was very obvious. The speed of the racket head of the backhand with both hands suddenly increased, and the entire swing movement
Just like a home run in a baseball game, smooth and smooth.
Spin, leap, giant loop.
The body, like petals blooming proudly, blooms on the blue court.
boom!
The tennis ball disappeared into the air.
Querrey was stunned for a moment.
boom!
The entire audience cheered and cheered, and the entire stadium was shaking. Then Querrey realized,
slash.
Gao Wen grabbed the rising point and hit a diagonal shot, turning the ball back.
Querrey's running direction was completely wrong, and he had no chance. He watched helplessly as the tennis ball got into a gap, and there was no doubt that the winning point was achieved.
Querrey is a little helpless.
Immediately afterwards, you can hear the referee's voice announcing the final score.
The game is over.
"6:2", "6:2".
Two straight sets.
And the score is very disparate and very easy.
From the first point of the opening point when receiving an ACE, to the last point of defensive counterattack to control the situation, the initiative has always been firmly in Gao Wen's hands.
Querrey was never able to find a way to open up the situation. His serve was out of shape, his backhand was hampered, and his forehand power declined. He only resisted for fifty-three minutes before handing over the victory.
While running wildly, Querrey drooped his shoulders in frustration, then stood on the edge of the court and let out a long breath:
His season is over.
After calming down for a moment, Querrey raised his head again, and at a glance he could see Gawain walking towards the center of the court.
Gao Wen did not celebrate grandly, he just shook his fist in the direction of the players' box, with a slight smile on his lips, and trotted towards the net.
It's not pride or arrogance, but...confidence, exuding a kind of determination from the inside out, the determination to move forward step by step towards the established goal, and you can feel the surging and burning faith without the need for words.
Querrey had a feeling that Gao Wen had been on the tour for many, many years. He didn't know whether Gao Wen could break into this year's year-end finals. After all, the conditions were too harsh; but he realized somewhere,
Maybe Gao Wen is indeed different from other rising post-90s generations.
Then, think back to today's entire game.
Suddenly, Querrey's confidence was rekindled:
He once again felt the vigor and vitality among young people, and his love for tennis overflowed, and he couldn't help but think of himself.
Perhaps, it is indeed painful to suffer from injuries, but his career should not end like this.
Looking at Gawain with his head held high, Querrey's mind also became active.
"...Arrived in Paris, Gao Wen continued his momentum of continuous improvement and recovery in Valencia."
"Facing Querrey, Gao Wen was invincible in this game. This should be Gao Wen's most comfortable overall performance in a whole month."
"Of course, a large part of the reason is that Querrey's own state is sluggish. He only scored three ACEs in the whole game. It is foreseeable that Querrey lost control of the game; but Gao Wen still showed a good competitive state.
Traveling lightly, obviously not affected by the pressure of a spot in the year-end finals."
"This is a good start."
"In the next round, Gao Wen will face his direct competitor for the year-end finals, the fifth seed, Berdych. This game is obviously full of highlights..."
