Faced with the third game point, Zverev finally chose the traditional classic in the second area, relying on the outside corner to suppress the backhand, pulling the opponent out of the court, and then creating an opportunity for himself to attack in the next shot, using time and space
From a perspective, the serving side can gain more advantages.
So, what about Gawain?
Gawain is not nervous at all. If you lose this point, you will lose it; if the "maximum consumption" is broken, it will be broken. This has no impact at all——
The overall situation, this is the only focus.
Anyway, the game has just started. This is the first game. Zverev is serving well. Even if he holds serve, it is normal. He needs to enter the game at his own pace. He needs to make different attempts and combinations. Off the court
The ups and downs have not affected his batting choices at all.
How to crack Zverev’s serve?
After all, if Gao Wen wants to make a difference in Zverev's serve, he must catch his serve, otherwise the round will not be formed at all.
Gao Wen has played against a big serving player more than once. The most famous achievement in his career was defeating Isner at the US Open. Therefore, he knows very well that against a player with a strong serve, he must seize the opportunity of the second serve and apply enough pressure from the second serve.
, forcing the opponent to rely more on the first serve——
Naturally, the pressure on the first serve will increase, and the entire serving process will feel the pressure.
Therefore, the opportunity must be seized.
When Zverev hit the net with his first serve, Gao Wen was already ready to grab the second serve.
Outside corner.Backhand.
Accurate predictions.
Kick the ground and push.
Fast-moving.
Use a two-handed backhand to trigger the racket early. The entire swing is clean and concise. It should be completed in a small space as much as possible to reduce the amount of active force exerted by oneself. Rely on rhythm and speed to drive the swing and complete the push with the help of force.
Simple and neat!
With the second serve at a speed of 165 kilometers per hour, it can be clearly felt that Zverev consciously reduced the speed of the ball, pursued the landing point, and tried to complete the suppression through the line.
The landing point was really good. It landed within the small triangle of the teeing area, pressed the line accurately, and after landing, it rotated strongly externally and upwardly.
Although Gawain's prediction was accurate and he moved in advance, the server still had the advantage to seize the opportunity, so Gawain's steps were still lacking a bit.
However, he saw that Gawain's upper body leaned forward, and followed the inertia of his body during the lateral movement, extending his arms and racket all the way, relying on the power of small-scale rotation to completely swing the racket, and at the moment when he was about to touch the ball, he completely increased the speed of the racket head.
He stood up, flicked his wrist, and hit him head-on.
For ordinary fans, they often wonder why it is so difficult to change lines in tennis matches?
Obviously, tennis is a comprehensive sport and cannot be analyzed simply by one reason:
The quality of the opponent's ball, the height of both ends of the net, the route of returning the ball, the movement of feet, the timing of hitting the ball, handling techniques, the conversion of forehand and backhand, etc. are all objective factors that cannot be ignored, which makes the change of line possible.
The difficulty skyrockets.
However, putting these aside, the most core technology of changing the line is the racket head speed.
Simply put, it is the speed at which the wrist drives the racket.
If you just rely on the swing of your arms to drive the racket, the speed is definitely not enough, because changing the line means changing the trajectory of the incoming ball, which requires a more powerful external force to intervene, break the balance, and complete the return of the ball in a flash.
Line control and racket speed are crucial.
It is precisely because of this that if you look at the top players who change lanes, whether they are men or women, their racket head speed is very good.
Even if his own strength is not outstanding, he can still rely on the swing and swing of his wrist to complete the line change. Even when his steps are not in place, he can still change the line. Nadal often sacrifices himself in the dilemma of losing position on the clay court.
The change of line crossing depends on the speed of the racket head.
Many times, their line changes often seem casual and easy, but in fact they are all done by hand and are definitely not that simple.
In direct contrast, those players whose racket head speed cannot increase are often prone to mistakes when changing lines, and their hitting lines cannot open up situations.
At the same time, some players are very good at changing the line on the forehand, but completely stretch their hips when changing the line on the backhand, and some players are reversed. In the final analysis, it is the speed of the racket head.
Especially when shooting with one hand on the forehand and two hands on the backhand, generally speaking, the head speed of the forehand is stronger than that of the backhand. Of course, there are occasional exceptions.
So, is there any way to make up for it?
Of course there is.
If the speed of the racket head is not enough, rely on footwork to make up for it, that is, move in advance to grab the hitting point, and then rely on strength to complete the suppression——
Forcibly change the line.
Overall, tennis is a comprehensive sport. If one aspect is lacking, there will always be another aspect to make up for it. The final test is a balanced state.
Gao Wen and Zverev Jr. are representatives. In fact, neither player is powerful, but both have strong line-changing abilities, which rely on the speed of the racket head.
The difference is that Zverev's backhand line changing ability is stronger, and his forehand line changing ability is slightly unstable; Gao Wen's forehand and backhand are relatively balanced.
From defeating Djokovic in Melbourne to defeating Federer in Indian Wells, Gao Wen dared to take bold shots and risk changing lines. He relied on his racket speed and hitting feel. Even without strong power support, he could still break through
balance.
At this time, the same is true.
As the receiving party, he was in an inherently disadvantageous situation. Without keeping up with his pace, Gao Wen relied on the rapid backhand swing of his hands to complete the line change.
A flick of the wrist, a push.
In the blink of an eye, the seemingly simple and easy batting action had the effect of hitting the wall, directly knocking Zverev's serve back.
straight line!
Fight!
The tennis ball turned into a stream of light and rushed towards the deep area of the big triangle on the bottom line of Zverev's forehand. In the blink of an eye, the sound of collision was heard.
The sound of hitting the ball, the sound of landing, and the sound of hitting the wall were three consecutive sounds, crisp and solid. Before I even had time to exhale, the ball had already formed a dead ball.
boom!
Little Zverev could only look at the ball and sigh. His serving action had not yet fully recovered. He watched the tennis ball disappear into the sun, feeling frustrated.
His shoulders drooped uncontrollably.
Return serve ACE!
"40:40".
what happened?
Originally, Zverev had three consecutive game points and seemed to be about to easily secure serve. He had taken the initiative in this game, but in the blink of an eye, before he had time to react, all three game points had disappeared.
The two sides have reached a tie, and then they will face the test of key points.
The whole situation changed too quickly and fell into a fog.
Little Zverev turned his head to look at the players' box, cast his gaze towards his team, and muttered uncontrollably, seeming to express his dissatisfaction.
So, what should we do next?
Turning his head again, little Zverev could see Gawain on the other side of the court out of the corner of his eye——
No celebration.
Gawain didn't even clench his fist, but took a closer look at where the ball would land, and then walked towards the other side of the court, preparing for the next point.
That's it?
Little Zverev felt like his chest was like a bellows, and his anger was about to explode.