Gawain raised his chin and looked at the landing point, then looked at the racket. He did not celebrate, but turned around and walked to the other side, preparing for the next point of the showdown.
In the opening stage, there is a certain amount of luck and probability for both good and bad shots. There is no need to be upset about mistakes, and there is no need to be excited about scoring. Especially in the serving and receiving aspects, we are still warming up, collecting data and
Test status is the first priority.
"40:40".
Next, Zverev, who is still responsible for serving, takes the initiative, unless——
Double fault.
With a dull sound of "pop", the tennis ball collided head-on with the net again, and then returned to Zverev's court.
Two consecutive serves failed to get past the net.
At this time, you can clearly feel the pressure that Gawain puts on little Zverev, not only off the court, but also on the court.
Although Zverev won three points in a row at the beginning, Gao Wen has been trying to make changes in the return of serve. He pressed the bottom line one after another, scored in a straight line with his second serve, and created one after another.
The high ball with strong topspin creates different effects on the three receptions.
The pressure just piles up bit by bit.
Little Zverev realized that he needed to rely on his first serve, and the quality of the first serve must be guaranteed. As a result, the first serve hit the net and flew out of bounds; then, the pressure on the second serve increased exponentially. Once the quality was not enough
It is possible that Gawain will fight again, but little Zverev does not have much retreat.
Then, the second serve went off the net and a double fault sent a break point.
"40:AD".
To be honest, the first game was not pretty——
Either he served and scored, or he made a mistake and lost the ball. There was no stalemate throughout the round, and everything ended within three beats. The game seemed a bit scattered.
Lack of sufficient confrontation intensity, this is obviously not what the audience wants to see in this "Youth Storm" showdown.
The atmosphere at the scene was also a bit disorganized. In the opening stage, I was already absent-minded and unfocused. It would be even worse if the game could not attract attention...
Inside the stadium, rustling noises continued to surge.
After experiencing the Australian season, returning to North America, I almost forgot how "noisy" the North American audience is. It is completely different from Melbourne.
Zverev, who was about to serve, paused briefly and waited for the referee to maintain order twice before getting ready again.
call!
Zverev took a deep breath, trying to relax his muscles, stay focused, and retrieve a very precious shot.
Assuming that this time he can enter the zone with one serve, how should he arrange it?
a district.
Little Zverev glanced at Gawain's stance, and as usual, he was slightly closer to his forehand.
Generally speaking, players tend to position themselves closer to their stronger side when receiving the serve, but their attention is always on protecting their weaker side——
What is the principle?
It's very simple. If you have a strong side, you can attack at any time and gain better attack opportunities through your position;
But the weak side is the direction where the opponent may concentrate his attacks. The point is that no matter what the position is, the weak side is the weak side. It is often very difficult to launch a counterattack when receiving the serve, so it is better to give up the position and use concentration
Focus on completing the protection, but give up your position to the stronger side, so that you can counterattack once you seize the opportunity.
Of course, this is just "generally speaking".
Specific circumstances vary.
Not to mention between players, even the same player may change his tactics by adjusting his serving position with different scores, different rounds, and different situations in the same game.
After all, tennis is a sport that is constantly being played and changing at any time. It is very difficult to win the game by staying the same.
Gawain's position did not change, and little Zverev couldn't figure out why.
He still needs to continue to stick to his tactics.
Kick the ground!
Toss the ball!
Swing!
outer corner.
Once again, Zverev Jr. chose the outside corner to suppress Gawain's backhand; and, this time, Zverev Jr. fought hard.
Serve hard!
Obviously, Zverev also knows that he not only needs one serve, but also needs one to create a threat, otherwise the opening situation may become tighter.
So, little Zverev fought hard.
At this moment, we can still see the talent and ability of this talented young man. The media is indeed not talking nonsense——
When serving, you need to have speed and a good landing point.
A serve with a speed of 210 kilometers per hour accurately landed in the small triangle area of the service area diagonally opposite, and then flew out in full rotation.
From the point of view of the placement, it is a perfect mirror image of the second serve in which Gao Wen directly returned the serve to ACE in the previous point, but the difference is that speed and power are two different things.
This time, Gawain didn't even try to fight, he even barely managed to connect the ball, very, very reluctantly.
"snort."
Gawain let out a groan, this serve was indeed outstanding:
If it weren't for the strong topspin after landing, which gave the tennis ball enough time to stay in the air, it would have been impossible for Gawain to touch the tennis ball. It would have been an ACE 100% of the time. But now, even if the strong topspin left some time, the situation would be different.
Not optimistic.
Because when Gawain moved his steps into place, the tennis ball had already flown diagonally above his head.
Imagine that Gao Wen is 193 centimeters tall. Now that the tennis ball is still on his head, the vertical height should be more than 230 centimeters.
Under such circumstances, how does Gawain swing the racket?
Moreover, it’s a two-handed backhand!
Gao Wen's body couldn't stretch at all, and his movements were completely constrained by the position of the tennis ball. In the end, he could only let go of his left hand, hold the shot with his right hand with one hand, and barely hit the high point.
Literally: a rub.
That's all.
There is not enough time and space for Gawain to complete the swing, so the only thing he can do is to use the short time when the tennis ball and the racket string are in contact, as well as his extended swing movement and wrist skill to increase friction and use Xiaozi
The reaction force of Verev's serve pushed him back.
I hope this can bring tennis back to the court.
But if it doesn't work, then it doesn't work. You must admit that your opponent's serve is excellent. This is the importance of serve in men's games.
rub!
The tennis ball was spinning rapidly, and Gawain made a strong backspin within his own ability, cutting it hard from the position of his head, and then he realized that he had lost his position.
His footsteps were completely pulled away from the doubles line, and he was even more than two meters away from the doubles line.
Emergency stop and turn.
With one kick, the power of the left leg pushed the body back forcefully, making continuous long strides and lateral sprints, returning to the doubles line, and continuing to move laterally.
His eyes are looking for his return ball——
What about tennis?
It is light, floating, and swaying, just like the shivering dead leaves in autumn, swaying in the strong wind and rain, as if it may collapse at any time.
but!
Back to the venue!
Although there is no line control or angle control, and there is no power and rotation at all, we are still back on the field!
Unbelievably!
Immediately afterwards, little Zverev had already caught up and entered the baseline!