Libitis was slightly stunned. He immediately started to move toward his forehand position, trying to complete the return ball, but the speed and power of the ball were beyond imagination. Even though he had already reacted, it still failed.
Couldn't touch the ball.
ace opening!
A bit unexpected.
It's not that ace is surprising, it's the way ace is.
With the end of the entire spring season, the information and status of each team have been displayed in front of the world. The Bruins' Gao Wen has risen like a comet, which naturally attracted countless attention. The coaches and players have conducted in-depth research on him.
Research and find appropriate coping strategies.
Gao Wen's serve is not strong, but it is flexible and changeable, and his combination of placement and spin is dazzling. Especially his performance in key scores can also create a huge threat, often making it difficult for his opponents to judge.
However, powerful flat serve is not Gawain's strong point. In other words, his shortcomings in speed and strength are not a secret. Just like Gawain's forehand is not stable, this is a situation that everyone can see.
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In other words, when people mention Gawain's serve, "powerful" and "super fast" are definitely not the first impressions that come to mind.
However, the ace just hit was a standard flat serve, reaching a speed of 182 kilometers per hour.
Libitis had already made the correct judgment, but was unable to catch up. Speed is one thing, but the angle of the outside corner is completely torn apart is another matter. It can be said that this is an almost perfect serve from the outside corner.
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So...it's not that Gao Wen doesn't know how to serve flat, but just chooses a variety of serves? Or is it because his energy and physical strength are at their peak in the opening stage, so his serves are particularly brave?
With questions in mind, Libitis walked towards the other side of the court, preparing to receive the serve for the second point.
Stooping and bending his back, Libitis swayed his body, keeping his center of gravity flexible, his eyes firmly fixed on Gawain's serving action, and making predictions.
Inside corner!
Still on the forehand position!
Libitis' knees stretched out like springs, throwing his body out, and his accurate prediction allowed him to successfully touch the tennis ball.
but!
Still a flat serve?
The serve was fast and heavy, once again breaking Libitis's expectations. It hit the racket quickly. Because there was no rotation, it bounced back without even stopping on the racket. This also meant that Libitis's swing
The movement was incomplete, and he only had time to make a blocking movement and barely managed to push the tennis ball back.
Obviously, such a return has no spin, no power, no angle, and absolutely no control.
The tennis ball drew a high parabola, and then you can see that Gao Wen's steps were very smart and timely, and he immediately entered the baseline and stepped forward.
Without waiting for the tennis ball to hit the ground, Gao Wen adjusted his position in small steps. His whole body was fully stretched and opened. With a forehand volley, he hit the tennis ball diagonally diagonally with all his strength. The aiming point was still Libi.
Tis's forehand.
boom!
Like a hurricane, the tennis ball blasted past.
Although Libitis started immediately and his steps were already fast, he was still too far behind when facing Gawain's volley. As soon as his steps started, the tennis ball had already hit the ground and bounced out, making him unable to catch up.
Forehand winner!
"30:0".
Libitis looked at his forehand position, trying to find an answer in his mind——
Because I lost points really quickly, and I wasn’t nervous at all, so what was the reason?
The content of such a game is completely different from the preparations of the coaching staff. What's going on?
Could it be...a serve?
Libitis is not a player with particularly outstanding tennis intelligence. It is difficult to see the overall situation. The only thought in his mind is to touch the ball with the first shot in the most direct and simple way.
Judging from the current situation, Gao Wen's serving state today was particularly good. He scored twice with one serve and two flat hits, all of which were easy points. This is different from Gao Wen's usual games. So, how long can this state last?
Will it subside after a short period of time? Or can it last throughout the entire session?
Perhaps the best way is to actively seek changes and break the opponent's state, rather than passively waiting for the opponent to cool down.
What should he do?
Libitis also slightly adjusted his tactics. When he is ready to catch the ball, you can notice that his position is obviously advanced and closer to the baseline.
What does this mean?
To put it simply, it is to grab hair extensions.
In tennis, serving does have a huge advantage, but the serving action is also the most cumbersome and complex. After completing the serve, it often requires a return action and time to adjust the center of gravity. This is true for all tennis players.
in this way.
If you want to gain enough time for yourself to return to position, you must improve the quality of your serve and suppress your opponent's return as much as possible; otherwise, you may encounter backlash from your opponent.
The receiving side should press the return ball as deep as possible to compress the returning space of the serving side. Maybe the serving side's feet have just landed and before they have time to stand firm, the returning ball has already come to their feet, so they
You have to return the ball in an unbalanced state, which is really very passive.
In addition, the receiving side deliberately moves closer to the baseline, trying to grab the rising point of the tennis ball after it hits the ground, quickly hitting the tennis ball back to any position on the opponent's court, and shortening the server's return time. This is also the case
It can reverse the situation of comparing the advantages and disadvantages of both parties.
This scene can often be seen in women’s competitions:
The receiving side steps directly into the baseline to prepare for the ball. In fact, it is to seize the shortcomings of the generally weak women's serve. The receiving side can easily and quickly complete the rebound shot, and even attack on the first shot, and then directly overturn the situation.
This trend, to be precise, should be led by Serena Williams, the representative of power play, and has gradually become a skill among the new generation of female players.
However, there are relatively few men's competitions.
Because the power and speed of men's serves are very fierce, if the receiving side enters the court, they may miss the ball or be squeezed into the swing space due to insufficient reaction. Therefore, the receiving position of male players is often very close.
back.
Not everyone can grab hair extensions, and it requires taking a lot of risks.
At this time, Libitis was also experimenting.
After all, this was the first game, and it was far from the crisis moment. He deliberately used this method to put pressure on Gawain, showing that he was not afraid of Gawain's serve, and then used the space pressure of his position to pressure Gawain's serve.
Psychological pressure, destroying the stability of Gawain's serve——
Anyway, serving is really not Gawain's strong point.
Even if this one-point experiment fails and points are still lost, the psychological impact has been completed. No matter what, Gawain needs to challenge the tactics.
Gawain was preparing to serve. When he raised his eyes slightly, he noticed the change in Libitis' position and immediately interpreted his opponent's tactical intention.