Everything was too sudden and unexpected, just like a heavy rain in the midsummer afternoon, without any sign. One second the sun was shining brightly, and the next second it was raining heavily. The unreasonable downpour was pouring down, and then, southeast
The northwest became completely chaotic.
This is what Istomin is like at this moment.
What seemed so ordinary could not be any more ordinary. The situation changed in an instant, and before I had time to react, I was already involved in the storm.
panic!
In a hurry, Istomin had no time to think, and his vision was a little too busy. He didn't know whether to watch tennis or Gawain. The entire stadium was shrinking rapidly, and there was no gap in his field of vision.
But, there is no time——
In fact, the quality of Gao Wen's return was average. The rebound shot from the baseline was high and floating in order to ensure that it passed the net smoothly. When it came to Istomin's side, it had no spin, power and speed.
Normally, this would be Istomin's opportunity.
However, it was different now. Istomin needed to process too much information at the same time. When his attention returned to the tennis ball, he realized that the tennis ball without power had a very low bounce and was falling rapidly. He had to hit the ball.
, otherwise it will take two jumps, but what should we do?
There are so many thoughts in my mind that I have no way to think, no way at all.
"Well!"
With a groan, Istomin had already completed a low shot with a two-handed backhand. The hitting point was too low, basically below the knees, and there was no room for swinging. He had to pull up the return ball.
--straight line.
Subconsciously, Istomin still tried to break the net, but as soon as the ball was completed, he felt annoyed. Gawain obviously lacked touch on the backhand position, and as a result, he chose a straight line.
Damn it!
However, there was no time to even worry, Istomin was already desperate.
In his sight, Gawain took a sideways step, his arms stretched out and his body light.
One stop.
One buckle.
Comparable to the block smash in volleyball, the forehand wrist force instantly makes a smash inward.
boom.
boom!
There was a crisp sound of hitting the ball, and a loud landing sound.
Slash, gap...score!
"ah!"
Gawain quickly put the racket into his left hand, clenched his right hand into a fist and jumped high, his light and elegant posture was like the Pegasus Meteor Fist.
Energy is released in a short and turbulent manner——
boom!
The whole place exploded.
You can clearly see Gawain's leaping figure causing the entire audience to stand up. They were so stunned that they couldn't think at all. They were so deep in it that they couldn't extricate themselves. Adrenaline instantly detonated, and the whole audience roared like a tsunami.
This time, Sampras crossed his arms across his chest, looking like he was sitting firmly on top of a mountain. You can feel the pride from the inside out from his eyes and posture.
Everyone else in the player's box had already stood up, including Peart -
"0:30".
It can be seen from the score that in this game, Gao Wen keenly seized the opportunity and scored consecutively. This may be the turning point of the fourth set.
Agassi noticed Sampras's composure, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his eyes showed a hint of amusement, but he did not expose his old friend.
In 2022, if you ask young players or young viewers, they may say, isn't this Federer's unique skill?
Moreover, there is also a formal official name, "SABR (Sneak-Attack-By-Roger)", which literally translates to "Sneak-Attack-By-Roger".
As you can tell from the name, this is a tactic exclusively for Federer.
This tactic first appeared in Federer's match against Djokovic. When his opponent was serving, Federer suddenly cut to the baseline, grabbed a return serve by cutting or rebounding, and then followed the ball to the net and passed the net.
Using pressure to score this point is a sneak attack.
However, "SABR" cannot be used frequently because men's players serve very fast. After entering the baseline, they often do not have enough reaction space and time. Instead, they may shoot themselves in the foot. Even players with excellent handles such as Federer often do so.
An outrageous mistake occurred.
"SABR" was very entertaining, and was later widely spread on social networks in the form of animated pictures or short videos.
In fact, this tactic is not original to Federer. As early as half a century ago, during the heyday of serving and netting, some players had tried it.
Unfortunately, at that time, because the racket was still made of wood, it could not withstand too much force, otherwise the accuracy of the shot would be reduced, so the success rate was not high.
Until the 1990s, Sampras became the master of serving and netting style and wrote countless history. This tactic was also his trump card.
Gawain's tactics came from Sampras.
With the same set of tactics, the biggest difference between Sampras and Federer is their stance.
Federer is attacking by sneak attack. His position will not only enter the baseline, but also ride the wind and waves all the way to the baseline of the service area. This is equivalent to using his body to create physical pressure and causing interference before receiving the serve. This is the same as the underhand serve.
Breaking the rules but causing controversy.
To be precise, the rules do not stipulate the position of players receiving the serve. Therefore, in amateur competitions, you can often see some people choosing to stand in the service area and deliberately putting pressure on their opponents in this way, but it is basically equivalent to playing rogue; facing
In such a situation, the serving side only needs to choose to serve hard and hit it directly without hesitation to break it.
The same is true for the core of "SABR" tactics, which is to disrupt the opponent's rhythm through sneak attacks. Therefore, pressing forward is the core key of the tactics. As for the subsequent series of actions, including cutting and receiving the serve and hitting the net, they are just a continuation of the action.
Sampras is confrontational. His position often does not enter the baseline, but stands on the baseline. It is somewhat similar to the rising point strategy of grabbing the serve. He snatches the serve back as soon as possible, but does not care about the quality of the return. Really
The focus is on the follow-up, that is, serving to the net, and deciding the outcome through a duel in front of the net.
In short, the real core is to go to the net. The previous actions and the subsequent actions are all paving the way for your own net. This is the iconic serve and net player's style of play, because the net needs to be fast and compress the opponent's return ball as much as possible.
There is space in the net, so players serve in advance and shorten the step-up distance.
There is a clear difference between the two in terms of tactical intentions.
Since the offseason, Sampras has been cultivating and polishing Gauvin's net skills, and has continued trial and error and adjustments throughout the Australian Open and French Open. The ultimate goal is to enrich Gauvin's arsenal on grass courts.
It becomes the winning weapon to break the deadlock and balance at critical moments.
In addition, this set of tactics has another advantage: saving physical energy.
When your physical strength is extremely high or your condition is not good, it is a good idea to change the rhythm of the game by serving and hitting the net to gain breathing space for yourself.
Sampras was satisfied not only because of Gawain's excellent execution, but also because of Gawain's timing, which broke the balance without warning.
Everything is just right——
The next point was extremely stressful for Istomin.
