Dimitrov, this talented boy, although he pursues perfection and loses some of his agility, no one can deny his talent. At the ever-changing critical moment, he cuts a straight line with a forehand, breaking the routine and breaking the balance.
Prejudgment overturned the situation again.
Cutting, low and flat, large and ineffective, straight and deep, turns from defense to offense, and the positions of advantage and disadvantage are quietly transformed.
Although the return ball is not fast and powerful, the space left for Gawain to hit the ball is also very limited.
Gawain realized this when he made a sudden stop and turn to adjust, but there was no room for adjustment. He had to complete the ball with his backhand with both hands, otherwise gravity would pull the tennis ball and continue to fall, and the last hitting point might also be lost.
If you want to miss it, you can only passively defend it by lobbing the ball.
Bend your knees, squat, lower your center of gravity——
Immediately afterwards, Gawain realized that the entire bounce was too low. It must be said that the cutting quality of Dimitrov's shot was indeed excellent. It was not only low, but also deep. Gawain's position happened to be near the baseline.
, obviously encountered a squeeze, in order to complete the shot, the body must squat down.
In the end, Gawain simply made a half-sitting and half-crouching posture and gave up on pumping the ball. Instead, he used the strength of his forearm and wrist to tap the ball lightly.
One sweep, half pick.
It's all skill.
The wrapping and control of the wrist pushes the tennis ball across the entire court, flying towards the deep diagonal area. The speed is not fast, but the pursuit of the ultimate landing point is pursued.
With this defensive flick, Gao Wen aimed at the dead corner of Dimitrov's backhand baseline.
The whole audience stared with bated breath——
The bustling crowd of people all followed the spinning tennis ball, and the gorgeous golden sunlight was surging all over the sky. From the corner of their eyes, they could see a figure in white clothes flying across the court, completing a racket in an extremely passive situation that shocked everyone.
After the cutting, the subsequent startup connection is very fast.
After a pause and a push, Dimitrov was already moving to the left.
Because he could see that Gao Wen had no room to hit the ball and no room to adjust. Choosing a diagonal line was a high probability event, and this was the best channel.
Second start, very timely.
Running at full speed, amid the chaos and turbulence of the world, Dimitrov saw the light and shadow, falling towards the backhand position.
——Guessed it right!
However, a dead end.
Dimitrov immediately realized that his counterattack space was also limited. Gao Wen sacrificed speed and strength and relied on precise control to pursue a landing point, which was an attempt to create pressure through the landing point, limit his return line, and then win
Breathing room to prepare for the next shot.
Back and forth, Dimitrov's cutting and Gawain's light hitting, the purpose is actually the same, to reverse the situation in a passive situation.
So, how is Dimitrov prepared to respond?
Head-to-head.
Today, Dimitrov is indeed fully prepared; and, so far, his backhand is in excellent form, and he is not inferior in powerful collisions.
At the critical moment, Dimitrov was equally confident and showed no mercy in the backhand confrontation.
At this time, the advantage of the flexible one-handed backhand is revealed.
Even if the hitting space is squeezed and the swing posture cannot be fully stretched, the one-handed backhand can still complete the swing through partial adjustment of its own sense of balance. It can even control the line, including some difficult shots, and use the one-handed backhand to complete the swing.
The chicness and elegance of the backshot are vividly displayed.
Dimitrov, not afraid at all.
Push on the ground, step on, stretch, move forward.
The entire backhand hitting movement was smooth and smooth, and the ball was touched at the high point of the shoulder. Although the posture was a bit awkward, the chest was still opened smoothly.
Swing, exert force, extend, swing.
With a roar erupting from the depths of his Dantian, Dimitrov's entire body felt a strong squeezing sensation, and his upper body flipped back. However, he still completed the swing through the reaction force, making a crisp and solid hit.
The sound of the ball exploded like thunder, surging above the stadium.
——Slash, attack with force.
Dimitrov hit a high-level shot through a backhand in a passive state. Not only did he not passively defend, he also launched an attack again to kill.
The tennis ball was urgent and fast, like a fireball, drilling towards the deep area of the baseline on Gawain's left side. You could feel the heat wave from its majestic posture.
Huh!
The spectators in Court No. 1 couldn't help but take a deep breath. They stared at this return ball with dumbfounded eyes and temporarily forgot to breathe.
Pullan couldn't take his eyes off him. His eyes followed the tennis ball across the court and back to this side of the court. A dangerous tense atmosphere surged throughout the court.
Perhaps Gawain is the only exception.
Moving, adjusting, making wrong steps, Gawain's footwork was dazzling. It seemed that he had already expected that Dimitrov would definitely choose a backhand slash. He made a fake move toward the forehand position, and his center of gravity did not move at all.
Then return to the backhand position and wait for the ball.
Moreover, Gawain was not satisfied with staying where he was, and continued to move to the left while changing steps.
Move all the way from the backhand position to the sideways forehand position——
Defense? Attack?
Neither.
Gao Wen was preparing for a strong attack. Facing Dimitrov's advanced attack, Gao Wen took advantage of the predictability of the line and moved ahead to gain space for the ball.
In the blink of an eye, he has already entered the doubles area. He takes a long step and completely gives up his position, gaining enough space for his forehand swing.
Then, tennis came.
He kicked off his left leg, activated his body for the second time, took the initiative to step forward, swung the ball along with his forehand, and rushed towards Dimitrov's return ball.
Forehand, one sweep, one push, one bump.
Hammer!
Ah. A roar erupted from deep in the Dantian, but it was still not the end.
Ahhhhh. Use all your strength, from kicking off the ground to turning to swinging the racket, all in one go.
Short, powerful, strong, impact.
boom!
With a crisp sound, the tennis ball was shot out——
The whole place was completely silent.
Be bold!
crazy!
Unbelievable!
They did not expect the previous collision from defense to attack, nor did they expect that Dimitrov would move in advance to gain space for his backhand attack, nor did they expect that Gao Wen would give up the backhand duel and directly choose to sideways and forehand attack in a straight line, which was embarrassing.
It explodes more than Mjolnir's strike.
Whoosh.
The tennis ball turned into a bolt of lightning, and the entire audience was shocked, including Dimitrov -
Dimitrov's footsteps were jumping. He was ready for follow-up defense or attack. His body was very light, but when he saw Gawain's hitting line, he was shocked, but his footsteps were stuck in place.
There was no chance at all, just watching the tennis ball penetrate the court.
straight line!
The straight hitting line flew along the sideline and finally got into the blind spot of Dimitrov's forehand.
Landing, rebounding, impact, ending.
Everything happened so fast, it was over in the blink of an eye.
The entire audience held their breath and looked at the linesman. The air froze for a brief second.
The linesman, with his hands clasped together and his eyes firm, made his decision.