Whether it was Gawain's save in front of the net or Tiafoe's follow-up response, the tennis ball was swimming on the wire rope, pushing the drama to the extreme in an instant.
However, they saw that Gao Wen sprinted with all his strength, and although he was tall and powerful, he moved lightly. He returned to the backcourt from near the bottom line of the service area and arrived quickly in three long strides.
One pedal, brake.
One turn, one hundred and eighty degrees.
Following the turning movement, the forehand swing moves out like a whip, cleverly utilizing inertia, momentum and speed to complete the powered swing.
rush!
Dump!
The forehand shot is like a cannon, blasting past with mighty force; at the same time, the wrist quickly pulls up the tape to achieve strong topspin to complete the control.
The sound of the entire court was cut off in an instant, like a screaming chicken being strangled by the neck. Everyone watched as the tennis ball rumbled across the entire court and sprinted towards Tiafoe's forehand gap. Everyone couldn't help but
Hold your breath, lock your eyes on the tennis ball, and fly with it.
Then--
but……
At this moment, maybe ninety-nine of the hundred North American hard court players would choose to smash directly, trying to end the point in a simple and crude way, but the clay might make them hit the wall head on; only one player could calm down.
Think carefully about how to deal with this ball.
Lob shot.
"oh!"
Gawain had already expected it, prepared in advance, stood up straight, jumped on the spot, and tried to intercept directly.
The whole audience was surprised again.
Seeing it, the tennis ball is about to hit the ground, but there is still a little space, a little space for hitting the ball.
Since you can't break through the net, then break through head-on.
"ah!"
The hitting point is diagonally above the head, which is considered a semi-high ball. This is a position where you can press down and smash, but the problem is that it is neither high nor low, so it is difficult to fully exert the force, and the burst of power is difficult to be full and complete.
On the contrary, it may be a little awkward and affect the swing.
Tiafoe was also a little surprised and exclaimed——
Tiafoe is a typical North American hard court player; but the problem is that he does not belong to the first ninety-nine, nor does he belong to the last one.
Close squeeze.
It’s a small ball again!
Everything happened too fast.
So, with a flick of his wrist, Gawain pushed the tennis ball toward Tiafoe's position——
The third time, he suddenly stopped and turned. Gawain turned around and rushed forward again, but unlike the hard ground, it was not pure acceleration. He carefully felt the sliding of the red soil with his footsteps. The whole movement seemed difficult, but because of the use of sliding steps, he won the victory.
Got some breathing room.
This is actually a manifestation of defensive ability. Even in extremely passive situations and extremely difficult situations, you can still create difficulties for your opponent in hitting the ball.
Of course, if the opponent sees through it and kills the round with attack, then the opponent performs well; but if the opponent is negligent or acts too hastily, he may be tripped by the trap, and then Gawain will be able to find an opportunity to counterattack.
Tiafoe glanced at Gawain out of the corner of his eye, and immediately noticed that Gawain suddenly stopped and turned twice, and then started to return to defense for the third time.
The whole audience exclaimed, one or two people couldn't believe their eyes, their eyes were about to fall out, and they stared at this scene in stunned silence.
So, Tiafoe hit the lob again.
Gawain fully demonstrated his advantage in pace. With three long strides, his figure was approaching in the blink of an eye, and then he pushed his body directly out.
Slide!
"Hah!"
With a step and a leap, Tiafoe once again showed his physical talent. In addition to strength, flexibility and mobility, he is also top-notch.
The whole audience exclaimed.
It can be seen at this time that even if Gawain is in a completely passive state, his return is still full of ingenuity and his ability to dig holes is first-rate.
The distance between Tiafoe and Gawain was less than three meters. As soon as Gawain finished hitting the ball, the tennis ball had already rushed towards Tiafoe's body.
Gawain is a little embarrassed, indeed a little embarrassed. Although he has laid a trap, Tiafoe's handling is not according to common sense, so that the confrontation between the two people continues to disrupt the balance. Tiafo relies on his serve to establish an advantage.
Fu also occupies a favorable position.
Jumping high, he made a stance for a heavy dunk, but at the moment of release, he swung his forehand lightly, like the spring breeze blowing on his face, and released a small ball again.
Normally, he would handle it the same as the previous ninety-nine players; however, this player's imagination often breaks people's imagination, and even breaks his own imagination. He is outside of these hundred players.
He is an alien and often makes some incredible choices.
Just like now.
When the audience saw that Tiafoe once again chose to let the ball go, one or two of them were dumbfounded and couldn't believe it, and they screamed in exclamation.
Tiafoe, appears.
A little bit of mischievous mentality, a little bit of joking mentality, just popped up, and then a smile appeared on the corner of Tiafoe's mouth——
Trap, one trap stacked on top of another—
This is his style.
Gawain could even see the bright smile on Tiafoe's face as he succeeded in his mischief.
tread!
Tread!
Obviously, Tiafoe did it on purpose——
Are you sure this isn't an exhibition match? It's simply a juggling act.
It’s hard to believe that in the face of a crucial point in the third set, if you’re not paying attention, you may have to give up another break point, but Tiafoe is having so much fun, but this is Tiafoe, a performance flowing in his bones
Desirable players always have weird ideas in their minds.
It was a little bit off, but it was still a bit off after all. I watched the tennis ball just pass the position of the racket, then go over my head, and fly towards the backcourt.
He observed Tiafoe's position out of the corner of his eye, but the problem is that the space left for Gawain to break the net is really limited. The limitation of the hitting space limits Gawain's power, and the success rate of breaking the net naturally increases sharply.
Falling down, if the angle is widened, it may give Tiafoe a chance to smash.
small ball!
Like a juggling act, Tiafoe once again mobilized Gawain from the bottom line back to the net——
"ah!"
"oh!"
This is a golfer.
In just two steps, moving sideways on tiptoes, the body was stretched to the extreme, and the forehand grip appeared on the trajectory of the tennis ball.
Slide again!
Tiafoe exclaimed, jumped up, and used this action to get out of the way to avoid being hit. Then he stretched out his forehand and picked up the tennis ball again in a very awkward posture.
Tiafoe actually succeeded in another prank, forcing Gawain to return to the bottom line from the net for the second time——
"Run! Gawain, run!"
There was a slight commotion at the Susan Lenglen Stadium. Watching this scene, it was funny, exciting, and full of entertainment. This was obviously something no one expected.
Gawain, who was running wildly, did not choose to give up the ball because of Tiafoe's teasing. He immersed himself in running and sprinted again with sudden stops and turns for the fourth time in a row. At this time, he had entered an anaerobic state, with muscles exploding and blood burning.
Rampant in the body, you can feel the release of power every time you step on the ground——