It is both defense and offense. The transition between offense and defense is getting faster and tighter. This is the development trend of the entire ATP tennis trend.
In the most critical score confrontation in this game, the two players Murray and Gauvin demonstrated this trend vividly. Similarly, this point once again reached a new climax.
Both players were fully focused, giving their all and devoted themselves to the game.
Here, Gawain's hard brakes failed to touch the ground, and the soles of his feet slipped slightly, and he was about to fall down.
Huh!
The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.
On the other side, Murray also made an emergency brake. After realizing the way Gao Wen returned the ball, Murray started to step on the ball again. Before he could get close to the net, he returned to the baseline again and retreated.
While observing, the awareness of crisis instantly captured his heart.
Turn enough, deep enough.
Gao Wen's lob shot showed solid basic skills. It was not affected by fake movements at all. It pulled out a full parabola, which not only ensured that it could pass over Murray's head, but also ensured the depth, forcing Murray to have no footwork.
Don’t keep rushing to the bottom line all the way.
Emergency stops and turns, second starts, and even three starts, Murray also displayed all his basic skills without reservation.
"ah."
Murray roared angrily, and his speed increased again. He returned to the baseline with scuds, made a 180-degree clockwise turn, completed the swing in the direction of the turn, and hit the forward shot with a very solid backhand with both hands.
The ball, from moving to turning to hitting the ball, all moves in one go.
At this time, there was no time to observe Gawain's position. Murray had to make a judgment based on his own situation, and the collision of strength and strength burst out.
"ah!"
He roared again, this time using all his strength, and pushed the tennis ball straight back with his backhand.
Waiting for Murray to turn around, you can see Gawain whose pupils are constantly dilating at a glance——
This time, it's Gawain's turn to go online.
You come and I go, you go down and I go up.
Although his steps were a little slippery, Gao Wen relied on the racket to support his body and did not bother to adjust his center of gravity. As soon as he stepped forward, the racket supported the ground and exerted force, and his body had stood up again. The surge of power could be clearly felt on his toes and soles.
A series of small steps to quickly adjust.
Immediately afterwards.
Rushing forward at full speed, the adjustment was quickly completed while swaying, and in a flash, the ball was already in the service area, and the center of gravity was restored to balance.
As soon as his steps stopped, Gao Wen was already ready to cover the net.
Murray and Gao Wen were like a seesaw, pushing and pulling back and forth between the net and the baseline. No one could say that they had the upper hand, but they did not lose the initiative. The dazzling transitions between offense and defense were overwhelming, and then the entire central court was held breathless.
While staring, there was no sound.
boom!
Murray's 180-degree spin shot was solid and steady enough, but the power, spin, line, etc. were not enough, making it impossible to adjust in a hurry; and with his back to the court, his judgment of the court position was not very accurate, either.
That is to say, in addition to exerting force, this beat is basically a transition.
So, Gawain's chance?
Not necessarily.
Gao Wen rushed to the net in a hurry, and had just adjusted his steps. He had no time to judge and layout, and Murray's shot had already come. He had to react immediately, relying entirely on instinct in the midst of the stormy waves——
Objectively speaking, Gao Wen's skills in front of the net are indeed a very obvious shortcoming at present, and he still relies more on his hand to compete.
But there is a classic saying in tennis about net skills, "It is not enough for the hands to keep up, the feet must also keep up."
In most rounds of confrontation at the net, laymen tend to look at the hands, while professionals tend to look at the feet.
There is no problem with Gao Wen's hand skills, but his footwork in front of the net still needs to be slowly polished.
At this time, in the panic, you can see this. Gawain's lateral movement is obviously not as skillful as the bottom line, and his judgment and grasp of spatial position are also slightly insufficient. A lateral step is in place, but the hitting point is too far.
Close to the body, the right hand holding the racket will be held up.
Straight line, forehand, Murray's turning shot rushed towards Gawain's forehand.
Although Gawain moved in stride at the first time and reached the position quickly, his spatial control was slightly off, and his forehand interception control was also lacking.
Snapped.
In a flash of lightning, before I could control it, the tennis ball had already flown back.
When Gawain saw it, he immediately shouted that something was wrong——
The force was not released completely, and the final volley line was slightly longer and returned to the bottom line again; but at the same time, the line was not long enough. If the line was pressed, then this volley can be regarded as a success. Now it is still far from the bottom line.
One step away is almost like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
This is equivalent to sending the tennis ball to Murray through a volley; moreover, the angle is not torn apart, and Murray only needs to adjust a small step to get it in place.
Oops.
Gawain immediately sounded the alarm, but in the ever-changing game, there was no time for hesitation or regret. He had to put the previous shot behind his mind, continuously adjust in small steps, while keeping his center of gravity light, and prepare for the next shot.
He prepared the ball, and then Gawain's pupils shrank.
Murray, lob.
——Mirror image.
Just now, Gao Wen used a lob to push Murray to the baseline, turning the situation around.
Now, it's Murray's turn to hit the lob.
Very unexpected, but unexpected and reasonable.
Because Gao Wen's volley in front of the net has no power, although the unloading force is not clean enough, resulting in the return line being too long, the strength of the tennis ball itself is not much, so that the height of the rebound after landing is limited. Murray's attempt to break through the net is also limited.
There was no room to hit the ball, so he simply chose to pull up the tennis ball.
Once the lob can go over the top, then Gawain, like Murray, must return to the bottom line, which will also become an opportunity for Murray to go online again.
The tennis ball rises high, like a full moon scimitar.
In the VIP box, Beckham held his breath. This parabola was too similar to his famous stunt. Those arcs and rotations were all too familiar.
Thousands of eyes are all focused on the flight path of the tennis ball.
Gawain, the same is true.
Retreat.
Continue to retreat.
Adjust while retreating.
Gawain raised his head, adjusted his position with small steps, and looked for traces of the tennis ball in the golden glory.
The bright stars all over the sky are twinkling. This is the best moment of the afternoon sunshine. There is a gorgeous galaxy lying in the blue-gray sky. Three or two white birds are flying high in the sky, creating a leisurely line in the sky.
The trajectory is full of golden colors that are spreading behind the arc.
In the tense and suffocating competition, it is rare to find a trace of leisure. It seems that I can press the pause button and enjoy the afternoon of Wimbledon, a cup of afternoon tea, some refreshments, green shade and white clothes, and the breeze, and I can't help but close up.
Close your eyes and bathe in the sunshine.
The sound of the hourglass of time blows gently on the eardrum, which makes it a little itchy.
Then.
found it!
The tennis ball is flying, spinning, trying to break through the blockade and embrace the blue sky.