With his first serve, he entered the zone smoothly, and for the second consecutive point, Gao Wen consciously controlled the speed of his first serve, using a combination of placement and rotation to increase the success rate of his first serve and continue to exert pressure.
boom!
Just after the swing ended, he kicked off his left leg, followed the trend of leaning his center of gravity forward, and took a step forward. He switched from a small step to a long stride and rushed out.
Go online.
Serve to the net.
Huh!
The whole audience was stunned.
Obviously, this is Sampras' strongest weapon, but from the moment Sampras became Gowan's coach, people have been looking forward to this scene.
In fact, dating back to Melbourne Park, Gao Wen's technical and tactical combination has slowly opened up the situation in the net area and penetrated into his game little by little; but overall, Gao Wen is still a typical bottom line player, and he always has a strong sense of style.
There are only so many times the ball can hit the net, let alone serve the ball.
As for the grass court season, Gao Wen did not play many games. Occasionally, he was seen trying several times, but the reference sample was too small to tell a reason. The most important thing is that Gao Wen was not proficient enough in using the serve and net.
,even if tried, the success rate is unsatisfactory.
Not to mention, today against Murray, in the first four sets, Gao Wen tried three times——
Once the blocking effect in front of the net was mediocre, it caused a back-and-forth. In the end, Gao Wen returned to the bottom line again. Although the score belonged to Gao Wen, it had nothing to do with serving and going to the net.
Once Murray directly crossed the net and broke it, and once Gaowen volleyed in front of the net and scored directly.
In other words, the success rate is only 33.33%.
Now, it's the fourth time.
At the deuce moment when the game was won by serving, it can be said that Gawain took a blind risk, or it could be said that Gawain won by surprise, but the only thing that can be certain is:
Center Court was stunned.
Pulan's eyes widened with shock on his face. He used all his strength to control the urge to cover his eyes - he didn't dare to look, he really didn't dare to look.
However, the confrontation on the court did not stop and continued.
Especially Murray.
Murray was very calm and focused. Although he did not expect Gao Wen to choose to serve and attack the net, his rich experience and calm mind still helped Murray to react immediately. The entire conditioned reflex was fast enough, and at this moment
Showing the top elegance of the Big Four.
Generally speaking, the receiving side is passive and has very limited reaction time and adjustment time; if the serving side chooses to suddenly go online:
Firstly, it breaks the balance, secondly, it creates visual pressure, and thirdly, it forces the receiving side to change the receiving method and return route in a flash.
As you can imagine, the whole feeling of oppression is coming in layers.
However, here it depends on a few key factors.
The first is the quality of the serve and whether it can create enough pressure. Therefore, players often choose to go to the net with the first serve and dare not use the second serve easily.
Second, the skills in front of the net are calm and sharp enough. The subsequent volley in front of the net needs to control the situation, otherwise the follow-up will be passive.
Third, the handling of opponents. Tennis is a back-and-forth game. In addition to yourself, you also need to watch your opponents.
To put it simply, serving and netting can indeed bring advantages to the serving side; however, with the development of modern science and technology, after the racket can attach more power, the disadvantage of the receiving side has been largely compensated. This is why the serving and netting tactics are becoming more and more difficult.
The root cause of the growing danger.
On that side, Gawain chose to take a risk and serve to the net.
Here, Murray responded calmly.
As for Gao Wen's choice to once again aim the serve at his forehand, Murray is also very familiar with it after five sets of battles and tit-for-tat confrontations at the end of the fourth set and the first half of the fifth set.
Get out of the way and get room to swing and hit the ball.
Then, Murray noticed Gao Wen surfing the Internet.
In the flash of lightning, Murray didn't panic at all and continued to retreat, but with less eagerness because he was not prepared to complete the shot according to the routine.
Forehand, gently wrap and skim, and finally roll and wrap with your wrist——
To be precise, this is a very classic and very good way of receiving serve from two players, Murray and Djokovic. They are known as the two best players in receiving serve in the ATP. Regardless of the distinction, this hand wraps up the ball.
He is extremely proficient and can always roll the serve into the opponent's bounds.
Murray, in an emergency situation, is very light and dexterous in his handling, and can pull out a thrilling parabola without exerting force——
straight line.
It is not a straight straight line, but a straight line pulled towards Gawain's backhand position, aiming at this side; at the same time, the entire arc is completely pulled.
This is the purpose.
With the entire audience focused on the ball, the tennis ball was swaying, rising up and down, and reaching a high point when it passed the net. This meant that the hitting position was at the highest point, and Gawain had to hit it diagonally above his head.
Position to try to hit the ball.
Murray's sophistication and maturity were vividly demonstrated. He made temporary adjustments according to Gao Wen's tactics of serving and hitting the net, found a way to deal with it immediately, and through small changes in his hitting technique, he pushed Gao Wen in front of the net in one fell swoop.
An abyss of dilemma.
If you retreat, not to mention all the advantage in front of the net is wasted, whether you can keep up is also a problem.
If you don't retreat, you have to hit the ball at a position where the high point of your backhand cannot exert force, and the quality of the ball is also a problem.
Here, both players Federer and Nadal have a unique skill. The one-handed backhand is pressed down from the high point. It depends entirely on the strength of the wrist and the control of the hand. They can often complete stunning winning points. This is also countless in tennis.
The most difficult one in technology; but even these two giants cannot guarantee success every time.
In the blink of an eye, the situation between Gawain and Murray subtly changed again.
Gawain was very embarrassed.
However!
Gawain didn't panic at all. When he chose to serve and net, a skill he was not proficient in, he knew that this was an adventure. Since it was an adventure, there must be risks, so any emergencies were expected.
, the first thing to do is not to get into trouble.
Embarrassing, it's true.
Calmness is also true.
——High pressure for one-handed backhand?
Gao Wen has indeed seen Federer or Nadal play more than once, and was amazed and amazed. He can try, but he doesn't think he can succeed.
Although it is difficult to imitate, the charm of tennis is that every player has his own understanding and shows it through his own style. Even if he does not have amazing and difficult skills, he can still win. This sport has always been
It's not about speed and power.
One step, one step.
Gawain had already jumped up and used a backhand shot with one hand diagonally above his head to lightly tap everything.
Side cut.
Perhaps, Gao Wen was unable to press down from a high point, and the requirements for strength, control, angle, and line were too high. The result of risky attempts was often a disaster; but Gao Wen used a powerful side cut and flicked down hard, and the tennis ball also
He returned to the court on Murray's side with strong backspin.
bass.
The sound of friction can be a deep warning of strong rotation.