After being interrupted twice in a row, Wawrinka's stubborn temper also rose. Anyway, he holds the match point. Even if he loses this point, it will only be a tie. He has a way out; moreover, Wawrinka has confidence in his own feel and state.
With absolute confidence, why didn’t he choose to give it a go?
Therefore, Wawrinka directly regarded the second serve as the first serve and chose to serve hard.
He fought hard.
A second shot with a speed of 195 kilometers per hour penetrated into the outside corner, split the angle, and suppressed Gawain's backhand quickly and hard, like a cannon firing.
boom!
Heavy artillery, coming!
Passive, passive, passive, every cell in Gawain's body was sounding the alarm, and his second serve in a row was an extraordinary accident.
This time, it’s completely different from last time——
But the same thing is that Gao Wen's prediction is accurate and his response is timely.
With a big stride, the steps are already in place quickly; at the same time, the backhand with both hands is initiated early, and the ball is immediately moved towards the position of the ball.
Obviously, Gao Wen has predicted Wawrinka's serving choice in advance, suppressing the backhand from the outside corner and combining it with a sideways forehand attack. This is a classic tactical routine. Judging from Wawrinka's forehand attack today, he is not afraid of exposing his tactics at all.
Intention, have absolute confidence.
Here, Gawain has already made predictions and is ready to fight back. If he attacks in a straight line, he can disrupt Wawrinka's sideways attack intention and gain a chance to break the game, but it will be very difficult; however, Gawain did not expect it.
What's surprising is that Wawrinka actually chose to serve and fight.
Originally, the receiving side was at a disadvantage, but now Wawrinka's successful fight further disrupted the layout, and Gawain immediately fell into a passive position.
Desperate situation!
However, Gawain did not have any panic or nervousness. Even though he was hanging on the edge of the cliff, his brain was still calm and clear. He followed the batting action immediately. Any hesitation and hesitation when receiving the serve may lead to
A huge deviation that I cannot afford.
Backhand!
Crash!
The left leg pushes on the ground to support the forward thrust of the body, and the reaction force is pushed forward through the turning movement, and the backhand with both hands moves forward without hesitation.
Immediately afterwards, Gawain was able to reach the layers of pressure pavement——
extrusion.
Wawrinka's "second serve" was equivalent to the speed and power of a first serve; but Gawain still used it as a second serve, and the time and space of his swing were squeezed from the front.
There is no time to improve the head speed. If you continue to force a straight line, there is a high probability that it will go out of bounds, and it may even fly directly out of the doubles sideline.
A straight line is no longer possible.
Even the middle lane may directly grow the bottom line due to lack of control.
This also means that slash is the only option, but precisely, this is equivalent to falling into Wawrinka's trap, and everything falls into Wawrinka's rhythm.
what to do?
In the flash of lightning, there was no time for tension or fear. Gawain's backhand with both hands had already completed the delivery——
slash.
Since Wawrinka has dug a trap, Gawain will obey his will and let him ask for mercy; however, Wawrinka must be careful when making wishes.
Swing the racket.
Throw it away quickly.
Head around.
At this time, Djokovic and Murray in front of the TV immediately noticed that Gawain had made obvious adjustments to his two-handed backhand swing:
It is more exaggerated and extended than usual. Normally, the finishing movement of the backhand swing is near the right shoulder, but now Gao Wen continues to circle the neck and return to the position of the back of the head. Although the speed of the front racket head cannot keep up, the backhand relies on the continuous swing.
The action completely separates the angle and increases strength.
Comparable to a home run.
So, what does this mean?
Djokovic and Murray are both masters of tactical layout. As bystanders, they can stay calm and take in the overall situation, and they will understand immediately:
Obviously, Gawain caught Wawrinka's offensive intention of turning sideways and deliberately used a larger diagonal line to force Wawrinka to give up more positions when turning sideways.
In this way, first of all, the entire right-hand court is cleared, and everything is open; secondly, after Wawrinka moves sideways to the doubles line area, the space for hitting the straight line is also compressed, because the straight line distance is too short, and it is difficult to exert a little force.
If you hit the ball too hard, you may hit the tennis ball directly out of the baseline, so hitting the diagonal line with a forehand sideways is a high probability event.
Wawrinka's playing style has always been straightforward and crisp. In the ever-changing moments, he will often follow his instinct to complete the shot. Even if he sees these traps, he may not avoid them. Therefore, Gawain is
Seize this point and take the initiative to return the ball to the goal.
--really!
Wawrinka turned sideways, rose into the air, swept his forehand, and struck diagonally.
boom!
The hit was so heavy that it almost exploded the tennis ball, and there was a roar above the eardrums, as if a supersonic plane was taking off in front of you.
Huh!
The whole audience gasped, because Wawrinka's attack was so violent and tough, a billowing heat wave hit his face, as if his heart was on the verge of bursting.
However.
On the opposite side of the court, Gao Wen was waiting calmly and calmly, without any panic as he had just received the serve. He continued to adjust in small steps, waiting for the ball to come.
Caught in the act!
In the previous shot, Wawrinka had just completed a thunderous attack; the next moment, Wawrinka realized that he was in the tiger's mouth and actually sent the tennis ball into Gawain's arms. The alarm went off all over his body, and he stomped his steps, with no time to adjust.
He was already striding towards his right side to cover.
Tread!
Tread!
The sound of sprinting footsteps was so clear that you could even feel the friction of the sand. The entire Stade Philippe-Chatier held its breath.
Right, sprint.
Wawrinka was moving, but the next second, he was shocked -
small ball.
In the backhand position, Gao Wen did not choose the conventional backhand straight-line attack gap, but switched the grip gesture to cutting at the moment of release.
Relief. Control. Backspin.
The racket strings buzzed as they were hit by the powerful and heavy tennis balls. You could even see the vibrations of the racket strings one by one, but you could accurately feel the friction changing the rotation of the tennis balls and swallowing the power of the tennis balls, layer by layer.
Layers of trivial fluff quickly emerged, and finally disappeared into a streak of light and shadow.
It's so wonderful to lift a heavy weight but feel it's light.
The tennis ball crossed the net as lightly as a swallow, and fell in a straight line towards Wawrinka's right serving area.
Snap. Fall to the ground.
Then, it rebounds and spins.
You could see in your sight that Wawrinka was running at full speed, but his steps were a little clumsy, so that he forced himself to do the splits at the last moment and rushed out.
Leaning forward, stretching as much as possible, his right hand cuts into the narrow space between the tennis ball and the ground, a little, and a little more, and a little more, extending to the extreme. There is only one thought in his mind, staring at the tennis ball with all his concentration, burning the small universe, just to win.
Get the last chance of survival.
Then, the tennis ball landed lightly on the string——
Arrived!
With a slight lift and a shallow wave, the body has no strength and relies entirely on the wrist to draw a thrilling rainbow arc in the diagonal direction.
Use the other person's way to repay the other person's body.
"Small ball VS small ball"!
Wawrinka almost lost his center of gravity, but he carved out an incredible route, sticking to the net, from his side of the court to the other side.
incredible!
Unparalleled!
However, on the other side of the court, the figure was also running wildly, and he could catch a blue afterimage in his peripheral vision, like lightning.