Gawain's speed has reached its extreme. He is staring at the tennis ball with all his concentration. He is as light as a swallow, as if he is flying at low altitude on the red clay surface.
Despite starting early, despite accurate predictions, and despite his fast pace, Tsonga's continuous attacks still successfully established an absolute advantage——
Volley in front of the net, a top-down chopper interception, this is a backspin shot; moreover, Tsonga's racket angle control is excellent, pressing it very deep and very low, directly hitting the block in a smashing manner
, the speed and power are fully released, almost seeming to drill into the ground.
In other words, after the tennis ball hits the ground, it has almost no bounce height, not because of the unloading force, but because of the arc after the force is suppressed.
This means that Gawain has no room to swing.
Moreover, don't forget that Gawain was moving all over the court, rushing from one end of the baseline to another, unable to hit the ball stably.
Disaster!
It’s hard to reach the sky!
What's more, there is a King Kong with angry eyes standing at the network entrance.
While running at high speed, Gawain glanced at Tsonga's position with his peripheral vision:
The center of the net is closer to his own left.
In other words, Tsonga is blocking the straight line.
Everything happens in the blink of an eye.
Then, Gawain's steps were already in place smoothly. Thanks to his accurate prediction and early start, he was able to reach the position without sliding.
One pick, one push, one lift.
The racket, in a very, very limited and narrow space, relies entirely on the strength of the wrist and forearm to increase the friction time between the tennis ball and the racket string as much as possible——
Brush brush brush.
Swinging the racket around his head, Gauvin interpreted Nadal's signature forehand super topspin shot in his own way, completing this extreme defense.
Topspin.
Strong topspin.
The tennis ball drew a full arc and outlined a thrilling rainbow arc, crossing the entire court and flying toward the blind spot on Tsonga's right baseline.
oh!
The whole audience exclaimed.
Especially the audience sitting on the side can clearly see the full parabola outlined by the tennis ball, drilling high into the sky, as if they can see the layers of doomsday clouds opening their huge mouths, swallowing up the tennis ball, and the next second it will be gone.
There will be lightning and thunder, bombarding the entire world.
Tsonga was shocked.
Subconsciously, Tsonga took a small step forward, got close to the net, jumped on the spot, tried to intercept the tennis ball halfway, and intercepted and smashed the tennis ball down before it reached the highest point.
However, just after jumping a little, Tsonga immediately realized that something was wrong——
Over the top.
Gao Wen's return shot had sufficient friction and full rotation, and it easily went over the top. The height of the ball should be at least two stories above the net.
Tsonga didn't have any chance, and it was impossible to complete the high pressure in front of the net, so he followed the tennis ball and retreated, burying his head and running wildly——
run.
Still running.
Keep running.
Huh!
The audience let out a burst of exclamation, because Tsonga's footsteps had been forced back to the bottom line. From the front to the bottom line, the entire advantage of the pressure in front of the net was completely destroyed, but before they had time to adjust their breathing, there was another astonishment.
of admiration.
ah!
Press line.
Gawain's lofted ball hit the dead center of Tsonga's forehand bottom line accurately, and all the surrounding spectators could clearly see the tennis ball landing in the dead center.
So precise, so extreme, so beautiful——
In the extremely passive situation, Gao Wen once again showed his excellent touch and reversed the disadvantage with a lofted ball.
Put all the pressure on Tsonga.
The entire Philippe-Chatier Stadium fell into a brief state of astonishment. Their minds went blank and they could not think. They just stared at Tsonga with wide eyes.
The audience's brains were so nervous that they stopped thinking, but Tsonga did not. His attention remained 100% on the court and turned at high speed.
Bottom line, blind spot, so, how should he deal with it?
High pressure from the baseline? Strong forehand attack? Cutting the ball?
Tsonga also took a quick glance at Gawain’s position:
The lob just now was so exquisite that the flight time in the air should be about one to two seconds, which also gave Gawain enough time to adjust his steps and return to his defensive position.
Therefore, Gao Wen has returned to the midfield, with light steps, a stable center of gravity, and a comprehensive defensive posture. The two sides have returned to the same balance point.
But, is that really the case?
Tsonga thinks not necessarily.
Don't forget that the offensive initiative is still in Tsonga's hands. He is on the offensive, while Gawain is on the defensive.
then--
Retreat, jump, swing, and exert force.
Heavy hammer!
Tsonga launched another attack on his forehand position, showing his outstanding talent on the offensive end; moreover, it was not just a blind effort.
slash.
Shallow area.
The entire angle was directly torn apart. Even though Gao Wen was ready to defend, he had just returned to the center of the field and had to return to the forehand position. At the same time, the angle this time was larger and more cunning, directly pulling Gao Wen away.
Going outside the singles line puts Gawain into a similar predicament again.
Although Gawain's steps were in place smoothly, the difficulty this time was that Tsonga's return point was very shallow, which had a direct impact on the subsequent layout——
Should Gao Wen follow the trend to the net? Step into the baseline, grab a rising point, and then follow the trend to the net to apply pressure?
But because his steps are already in the doubles area, this also means that the entire backhand position is open, and the defensive coverage in front of the net may be difficult.
While moving at high speed, Gawain quickly scanned the court space and Tsonga's position with his peripheral vision, and made a judgment in a flash.
Perhaps, Tsonga was waiting for Gawain to go to the net, and then break the net from the backhand position.
Gao Wen gave up the idea of going to the net and instead insisted on returning the ball from the baseline. Then, this return shot was very particular.
Step forward diagonally upward, reach the bottom line with your feet, stand on the bottom line, move your forehand from bottom to top, and turn your wrist along the way.
Unfortunately, because I didn't step forward, I didn't grab the rising point. The final hitting point was already lower than the net, so I couldn't directly aim at the straight blind spot and attack. Instead, I pulled out a topspin ball and rushed towards the straight blind spot, forming a
Suppressed, and then quickly returned to position again.
I saw that the tennis ball drew a small arc, neither fast nor urgent, slowly and leisurely, rushing towards the dead corner of the bottom line of Tsonga's backhand position.
The entire audience was watching, and thousands of eyes were all focused on the tennis ball, and then they watched the tennis ball fall quickly——
Huh!
There was an exclamation.
The blind spot is actually a blind spot again. Two consecutive shots of the bottom line moon ball accurately found the blind spot on the bottom line. Gao Wen's touch in defense is really excellent.
On the other side, Tsonga has also arrived. Although his pace is a little slower, he relies on his own strength to make up for it.
Backhand with both hands, raise the frame high, and strike hard.
Heavy hammer!
Another heavy hammer!
"ah!"
Tsonga, full force.
Because Gao Wen's return ball was suppressed deep enough and bounced high enough, it added many difficulties to Tsonga's power, so that Tsonga also broke out.
An angry roar erupted from deep in the dantian, and along with the roar, the body was thrown out——
Body weight, inertia, strength, etc. are all superimposed on the power of the bat, turning, leaning forward, and swinging the racket like a heavy sword without an edge to hit a two-handed backhand.
The superposition of strength and strength is fully released at this moment without reservation.