Gawain's voice came from across the court, and Sinner stopped and looked up.
"Don't think too much for now, how about we start with the baseline shot?"
Gawain gave a proposal, and Sina nodded ignorantly, and then saw Gawain pointing to his head, indicating to stay focused.
Sinner took a deep breath——
He knew he was nervous, but he didn't expect that he was so nervous.
Standing in front of Gawain, Sinner hit the ball continuously and hit the net. He couldn't even hit the most basic round ball. The whole practice seemed very broken.
Although the surrounding audience was applauding and cheering for Sinner, Sinner did not relax because he knew that they were just encouraging the children.
From any point of view, Sinner is like a child, and he is thin and frail, and even his batting movements are not stable enough. It only takes a strong wind to blow him down; standing in front of Gawain
, no one has any expectations for Sinner, it is purely entertainment.
However, Sinner doesn’t think so——
He hopes that he can perform well. After all, such an opportunity does not come to him at any time.
It's not for scoring or anything else, but I hope I can show my strength in front of my idols and continue to work hard with Gao Wen as my goal.
Sinner was not satisfied with his performance.
Obviously, Gawain also noticed.
After being reminded, Sinner lowered his head and looked at his palms, and then noticed that there was a thin layer of sweat on his palms.
call.
Take a deep breath, then exhale it again, close your eyes and think back to what Gawain just said:
Focus on hitting the ball.
Because my muscles are stiff and my brain is dull, I don’t think about tactics, layout, techniques, etc. for the time being, just treat it as baseline batting practice.
He believes in himself.
Kick the ground!
Toss the ball!
Sinner, serve.
Sinner, who is only thirteen years old, is obviously still in the growth stage. His current height is limited, coupled with his thin body, his lack of strength is foreseeable. This also affects the quality of his serve. There is almost no tail power at all, and more is still
Pursue placement and speed, and try to bring up the rhythm of the ball in the round.
But for Gao Wen, he only had speed but no power, and almost no suppression at all. He returned the serve very easily.
Of course, this is not a competition, not even a practice match, and Gao Wen has no intention of bullying the children, so he does not pursue perfection in returning the serve.
Return the ball and return to Sinner's backhand position.
Sinner moved continuously with long strides, set up his backhand with both hands, and swung it in a sweeping motion. He concentrated on trying to avoid thinking about the line and landing point, but focused on hitting the tennis ball into the court and increasing the impact of his shot.
Power, this time——
Success!
After going back and forth, the ball finally reached a stalemate.
Gawain soon noticed that Sinner's backhand shot was solid enough, stable enough, and had a certain impact, which was a little surprise.
If you analyze it carefully, there is a reason for this.
For most players, the forehand is often stronger than the backhand because it is easier to exert force on the forehand, while the backhand grip limits the integrity of the swing.
But there are exceptions for a small number of players, such as Zverev Jr., Medvedev, Sinner, etc. They are all players whose backhands are typically stronger than their forehands, and they have one thing in common -
The body is relatively thin and the strength is relatively weak.
Because of their height, in order to ensure the flexibility of movement, they must sacrifice part of their strength training to prevent their bodies from becoming too clumsy; naturally, without the core strength support of their tennis waist, they will lack stability when exerting force on their forehands.
, unable to fully close the force.
Correspondingly, the two-handed backhand benefits from the support of the left hand, making the swing more stable and the strength of the steps and waist more coherent. This also makes them not only more resistant to hitting in the backhand position, but also more capable.
Attack more often and become your strongest weapon.
Although Sinner is only thirteen years old now, and the impact of his height cannot be seen for the time being, it can already be felt at this time that his backhand position and hitting are more solid and stable. In addition to leveraging his strength, he continues to
The power output is also more outstanding and thicker, and the performance is good.
With Gawain not exerting any force and trying to feed the ball as much as possible, the back-and-forth round became a stalemate. Sinner led the attack from the bottom line, and his shots while moving from left to right were very powerful.
The dullness of the previous mistakes was swept away, and he won a round of applause from the audience.
One comes, one goes.
Mutual exchange.
Sinner used all his strength to attack in an all-out manner, firing his bows from both sides, and fully attacking and defending.
But Gawain on the opposite side of the court still looked casual, moving and hitting the ball with ease, and did not feel too much impact.
Uninformed people may think that it is because Sinner is too young that he is not a threat enough.
Real professionals and senior fans can see that standing with both feet on the clay, Gao Wen's ability on the defensive end is fully demonstrated, such as anticipation, movement, wrapping, technique, control, etc., making full use of the characteristics of the clay, and the entire game.
The defensive methods of returning the ball are very diverse.
Indeed, he taught Sinner a good lesson.
What is shown here is not Gawain's demeanor as a Grand Slam champion, but the depth and thickness of Gawain's tennis wisdom, which is really eye-catching.
at last.
Sina was unable to attack for a long time. Instead, he mishandled Gawain's slightly deeper return of the ball. His swing was a little slow, and the speed of the racket head could not be fully increased. As a result, the closing movement of the racket was obviously not completed.
He directly knocked the tennis ball away, ending the round.
Twenty-eight shots!
Roar!
Ho ho ho!
The lively audience whistled and clapped their hands to cheer for the young Sinner——
The whole place was boiling.
In a trance, it seemed as if Sinner was a top star.
On the edge of the court, Mark looked at his sweating brother in disbelief, with shock written all over his eyes.
Of course, Mark knows that in exhibition games, especially those involving teenagers/children, the audience always gives applause and cheers to those children without hesitation. Even an ordinary performance can win a full house. No one will
Use strict standards to demand excellence from them.
However, when I actually saw the audience applauding and whistling for Sinner, the shock still hit my face.
So much so that Mark stood there dumbfounded.
All this time, Mark has refused to admit that he is jealous of his younger brother——
Definitely not jealousy.
Ever since he was a child, his parents have focused all their energy on Yannick.
“Yannick is going skiing over the weekend so we can’t go to the amusement park”, “Yannick is going to be late for his tennis lesson can’t you take care of yourself”, “Mark I’m sorry we can’t go to your band show because Yannick has a competition why?
Why don’t you go with us?”…
Yannick Yannick Yannick…
It was all Yannick, and their whole family had to revolve around Yannick. Mark was unaware of his own existence, like a rootless duckweed.
Although Mark kept telling himself over and over again that there was no need to be jealous of his younger brother, he still couldn't help but feel sad after being ignored many times.
But today, Mark realized that there seemed to be some deviations in his thinking.