This is a common duel between the strongest weapons in tennis matches, because most players have stronger forehands than backhands, and the forehand is often a weapon for attacking the enemy.
Juan-Maritin-del-Potro, the 2009 US Open champion and affectionately called "Big Brother" by fans, has a violent forehand that can be called a nuclear bomb.
Macdonald's forehand is flat and fast. Although it is limited by strength and lacks tail power, the flying speed hits like an arrow. The tennis ball seems to have been suppressed into an oval shape, heading towards the face in a pointed cone attitude.
Coming over, it can be seen that he should use eight successes, with a little reservation.
Because it is a forehand exercise, there is no need to move or predict, just stand still and wait.
But in a tennis match, if you are lazy and really stand still, losing is the only result.
Adjustments to steps and steps must be made at all times. During the flight of the tennis ball, keep observing and constantly adjust your steps to find the most comfortable and suitable hitting position and timing.
Tread.
Tread.
Gawain's eyes were fixed on the tennis ball, and he noticed that Macdonald's return ball did not spin, but the return ball landed very deep, less than fifty centimeters inside the baseline. Even if he didn't aim for the sideline to hit the ball, it was not far away.
This means that after the tennis ball bottoms out, there is not much space left for Gawain to hit the ball.
Either take a big step back to gain space for hitting the ball and find the best hitting point; or, just like Gawain is doing now——
Adjust your steps, stand firm on the soles of your feet, bend your knees, lower your center of gravity, and then when the tennis ball rebounds from the ground and rises quickly, hit the ball below the waist in advance.
boom!
The racket can feel the huge impact of the tennis ball, but the wrist remains stable and quickly pulls and rubs to ensure full contact between the racket and the tennis ball, and pushes the entire body forward. The power is transmitted from the heel to the racket through the arms and shoulders.
Press forward with your arms to make a wide swing.
Crack!
The tennis ball rushed out at high speed like an arrow from the string, drew a big parabola, and soared in the wind!
Although MacDonald's figure is relatively thin, his upper body muscles are still better than Gawain, and his forehand strength is also stronger.
Although he did not exert his full strength at this time and returned the ball deep and fast enough, it still gave Gawain space to fight back. When returning the ball, he made full use of the superposition of his body's strength, and then you can see the tennis ball spinning at high speed, heading towards the sideline like a meteor.
The blind spot connecting to the bottom line dropped rapidly.
Spin!
bounce!
Gao Wen's return obviously adds more spin, not only aiming at the dead center, but also the bounce of the tennis ball after landing will be higher - for Macdonald, who is disadvantaged by his height, if he hits the ball above the shoulder, then
The quality of returning the ball has definitely improved, the entire catching motion is awkward.
With just one return of the ball, Macdonald could clearly feel the improvement in the quality of Gao Wen's return.
However, he was not in a hurry, adjusting in small steps continuously, stretching his steps outside the doubles line, and then took a step forward to intercept the tennis ball on the line of continuous rebound, and grabbed the catching point on his chest, and then
——
A step forward! A forward thrust!
MacDonald "blocked" the tennis ball that had not completely bounced, and cleverly used the power of the ball to complete the return.
boom!
The tennis ball hit back at a faster and stronger speed. Just now, Gawain deliberately used friction to pull out the parabola and flew high over the net; but now Macdonald pressed down directly, and the tennis ball almost flew over the net, like a ball.
Like a naughty rabbit, it ran straight towards Gawain's chest.
Gao Wen could clearly feel that the space for returning the ball was further compressed, and the power and speed of the incoming ball were further improved. Although he tried to keep up with MacDonald's rhythm, he also used the high speed to hit the tennis ball back, but at this stage,
The all-round gap in strength still puts Gawain at a disadvantage.
Back and forth.
Back and forth.
It was also a forehand duel, but the gap gradually widened. As the back and forth increased, Macdonald became more and more comfortable and relaxed, and the quality of his returns always maintained a high level; the quality of Gao Wen's returns continued to improve.
Slip, return depth, bounce, power and spin, all are down.
As a result, Gao Wen's return became shallower and shallower, and Macdonald's footsteps gradually approached the baseline.
If it were a formal match, Macdonald would have already started to kill the board with his hands, but now it was a forehand practice, so he was constantly adjusting and persisting, and there was no fatal blow.
Gawain realizes that this cannot continue. After the gap between advantages and disadvantages gradually widens, it will eventually become irreversible.
He must make changes.
Since a head-on confrontation with strength is not enough, the only way to start is with rotation.
My eyes were fixed on Macdonald's return. This time his return was slightly less deep and there was still a big step forward from the baseline.
Chance!
Gawain immediately realized it. He kicked the ground suddenly, stepped up vertically, and at the same time pulled his body horizontally. He deliberately stretched his body a little further, and then shot a little earlier. The height of the rebound of the tennis ball was just above his waist.
In fact, the right hand held the racket and had already stepped forward to hit the ball.
He did not exert all his strength, but a smooth skateboard-style shot. He fully felt the process of the tennis ball crossing the entire racket string. Enough friction exerted enough rotation. Gawain could clearly feel the force MacDonald exerted on the tennis ball.
The racket and strings were shaking violently, but at this time it became Gawain's assistance. Instead, he used the reaction force of these forces to exert on the tennis ball.
Then, with a flick of his wrist——
Whoosh!
The flight trajectory of the tennis ball has changed slightly.
Previously, the ball was always returned to the area close to the baseline, but now it is closer to the service area, and the shallower landing point brings a wider angle.
Hurrah!
The tennis ball seemed to have no power, but its speed increased to a higher level. It flew with all its strength and lightness, and its refraction angle directly expanded from 30 degrees to 60 degrees. After landing, it flew towards the side of the spectator stand.
A change in depth can turn the situation around in an instant!