At the critical moment and the critical score, Nadal once again showed his giant style, and at the same time showed his profound heritage as the king of Roland Garros.
In these twenty minutes, physical strength was undoubtedly a key word. Nadal had never adjusted to the best condition and was dragged into the quagmire. Coupled with the improvement of Gawain's condition, the ebb and flow broke the balance between the two sides.
In the confrontation situation, Nadal, who originally had the upper hand, was pushed to the edge of the cliff in an instant, and the outcome of the second set was in jeopardy.
Nadal is also deeply aware of this, and the tug-of-war in the bottom round may be detrimental to him, so he has been trying to change the rhythm and tactics, fully turning the diversity of clay soil properties into his own advantage.
This shot——
In fact, Gauvin has been forced to cut forehand, and Nadal has reached the backhand position in time and is ready to attack. However, Nadal knows that his current offense is difficult to break Gauvin's defense, so he has an absolute advantage.
Next, he boldly changed his batting style.
Chip, backspin, ball.
Nadal's hitting technique is very secretive, and even though Gawain was highly focused, he didn't react until the moment Nadal took action.
At this time, it can be seen again that Gao Wen still has not fully understood the clay court, at least from the perspective of tactical layout and changes. Small ball tactics are a very important variable in the clay court, but now young players are accustomed to standing on the
The bottom line, even if you have this awareness in your mind, you will inevitably ignore it in the actual game.
Oops!
One push, one stop.
One meal, one kick.
The calf exerted force twice in succession, the first time to brake and the second time to start. Although Gawain's conditioned reflex was already very fast, he was still a little slower by half a beat. He was already passive, and now he is even more hasty.
Kick off the ground and sprint.
He ran all the way forgetting himself.
Nadal cleverly chose a diagonal shot. Gawain originally moved to the left, but he had to make a small turn and sprint diagonally upward to the right again. The sharp turn was almost a drifting route.
The whole audience held their breath, and all the bustling eyes fell on Gawain, watching that figure turn into a shadow, setting off billowing air waves, running all the way, burning all the way, refusing to give up, and fighting to the end.
Involuntarily, the blood began to boil——
One step, one step.
Gawain's body had already glided and rushed out, and he slid again.
ah.
Ahhhhh.
Ahhhh...
The body has been extended to the extreme, and the right hand is holding the racquet forward, staring at the tennis ball, carefully observing the rotation of the tennis ball.
Nadal performed a strong backspin. After landing, he rebounded and fell rapidly at multiple times. It seemed that the tennis ball could no longer withstand the force of gravity and was spinning at high speed, preparing to embrace the earth.
Both light and heavy.
Such two contradictory states are cleverly condensed into this shot. The line, landing point, rotation, offloading, etc. all performed well. It may not be perfect, but it has indeed reached a new level.
ah!
Gawain, his small universe is burning, but his mind is clear.
The racket, forward, forward, and forward, the legs have been spread to the extreme, cutting into the small gap between the tennis ball and the ground as thin as an icicle -
Pick it up gently and apply it with the help of your wrist.
Buzz…
There was a slight vibration from the racket string, and the tennis ball flew directly out.
Dancing gracefully, light and agile, just like the slowly falling feathers in "Forrest Gump", soaring in the golden sunshine, full of uncertainty.
bass.
He paused, supported the ground with one hand, and used the strength of his Dantian and the tenacity of his waist and abdomen to forcefully take off and return to the standing posture from the split state. Although the center of gravity was still bumpy, his attention was always on observing the flight and movement of the tennis ball.
Nadal's position.
The tennis ball flew along a diagonal line towards the deep backhand area where Nadal was.
Nadal had just taken two steps towards the forehand position and then pulled it back in the blink of an eye. He was about to move to the net to follow up, but because of Gawain's save, he retreated to the baseline again, his eyes were extremely focused——
Gawain's return looks light, but in fact it has an uncertain spin. It should be because the final save failed to hit the sweet spot and the force was uneven, so the spin became erratic.
Therefore, Nadal did not rush to the Internet, but retreated to the bottom line.
The tennis ball spins, flies, and then... quickly falls into the deep baseline area.
Although he did not press the line, it was not far behind. The landing point was controlled very, very deep. Nadal did not retreat enough, so he was squeezed. The advantage he originally had was compressed and halved in an instant.
what to do?
In the blink of an eye, Nadal made a wide-arc upward motion with his backhand. Faced with the squeeze and impact of the bounced ball at his feet, he gave up the method of forcing the ball to break the net and chose to lift the ball over the top.
There are various routes and ways to break the net. No one stipulates that you must choose to use force to draw the ball. Small balls, high balls, cutting, close body, spin, etc. are also common methods to break the game, and the results are excellent.
Just like this time——
When Nadal was squeezed, he relied solely on his wrist lifting and hitting touch to raise the tennis ball high, completely ignoring the 193cm little giant standing in front of the net, and his control of the hitting arc was very good.
Gawain, retreat, retreat again.
Originally, Gao Wen was planning to continue to step forward and move to a position near the net to exert pressure; but as a result, he was forced to retreat before his steps could even start.
While retreating, observe at the same time.
Gawain raised his head and stared closely at the flight path of the tennis ball, and then used his peripheral vision to judge the spatial position of the entire court, and immediately realized the danger.
If you continue to retreat, you will have to return to the baseline and start again, and Nadal, who is watching eagerly across the court, will definitely not miss the opportunity.
He needs to try and finish the interception in the midfield position.
See six directions, listen to all directions, make a judgment on your own position, the position of the tennis ball and the space of the court, and choose to take a risky jump before continuing and retreating -
Kick on the ground, jump.
Lean back, extend.
Pulling onions on a dry land, the body is completely stretched out, relying on the strength of the waist and abdomen to complete the backward tilt, the upper body is opened in a 165-degree arc, and is on the falling arc of the tennis ball, waiting to be intercepted.
Then.
The core strength is released instantly, and the body folds like a spring. It relies solely on the strength of the upper body to press down, and the right hand circles to complete a windmill turn, accompanied by a roar erupting from the depths of the Dantian.
ah!
Hit the ball!
push down!
shrink!
work hard!
From the waist and abdomen to the arms, the explosion occurred in the air, and the arms were thrown out with all their strength, and then they felt the infusion and release of power, and there was a roar.
Ahhhh!
straight line.
high pressure.
The tennis ball hit Nadal's forehand hard and hit it straight down.
The air waves are billowing and the sky is filled with smoke and dust.
Nadal, looking at the ball and sighing, unable to make a comeback——
Sudden, violent, decisive, decisive.
Gawain's absolutely powerful posture instantly overturned the rhythm and balance of the two people's confrontation, and his unreasonable outburst directly cut off all follow-up.
Land, score.
Taking inventory, it appears again, and this time it belongs to Gawain!
After landing on the ground, clenching his fist and raising it high, Gawain in the billowing smoke looked like a god of death, with overwhelming momentum!