Murray's lob, like Gawain's volley at the net, lost control in a hurry, and the final effect did not meet expectations.
High, it's high enough, but far, it's not far enough.
Gao Wen's lofted ball not only successfully went over the top, but also landed deep in the bottom line, directly pushing Murray from the front of the net back to the bottom line, turning the situation around.
However, Murray's lob was not fully pulled up due to the limited hitting space, and the parabola was not full enough, so the downward curve did not meet expectations.
From the position point of view, the tennis ball should start falling from the bottom line of the service area, and the final landing point should be about one to one and a half steps away from the bottom line. Such a position, neither up nor down, nor forward nor backward, is indeed a bit ambiguous and a bit embarrassing.
Gawain's direct high pressure seems a little insufficient; Gawain's return to the bottom line seems unnecessary.
It's such a vague and awkward position.
Of course, from the perspective of tactical layout, Murray is definitely not satisfied; but from the perspective of return effect, this shot is not bad.
The reason is very simple. Because of the ambiguity, Gawain is left with a difficult problem——
He needs to judge, choose, and make decisions.
In the ever-changing tennis competition, any hesitation or hesitation may lead to completely different results, so difficulties are a good thing.
Not only Gawain, not only Murray, the entire audience is thinking about the same question:
Gawain, how should I choose?
Perhaps, the only person in the audience who did not hesitate, worry or hesitate was the person involved.
Gawain, who was very calm and focused enough, made a decision in a flash after judging the landing point of the tennis ball's falling parabola.
Retreat.
Kick the ground.
jump.
In the process of retreating at high speed, an inertial push is used to complete the run-up, and then the ground is pushed to take off. However, the direction is not vertical, but forms a fan-shaped angle of 135 degrees with the ground. In other words, the back and the ground form a 40-degree angle.
Five Degrees Angle, like Michael Jackson in the opposite direction, soared into the sky.
Gao Wen, after refusing to continue, retreated to the baseline and took off slightly behind the baseline of the service area, trying to complete the interception halfway.
Lean back.
extend.
Touch the ball.
The body has been completely stretched out, and the racket has become an extension of the arm, appearing on the rapidly falling trajectory of the tennis ball, hitting the ball at the extreme position.
It all depends on the core strength of the waist and abdomen, and it explodes instantly.
The arms and toes are folded toward the center of gravity of the body, but it is difficult to exert force because they are stuck in the air, so use the power of the wrists to press down gently.
"ah."
Gawain groaned.
Then, with a light tap, he completed a difficult shot with an overhead badminton smash, and pushed the tennis ball back again.
Click to kill!
It's not a smash kill, it's a hit kill.
When the body is extended to the extreme and is in the air, the difficulty of exerting force increases exponentially, so the power of the wrist is used to complete the kill.
Light, yet sharp.
Huh!
The whole audience exclaimed.
Such a difficult hitting action has completely dumbfounded everyone, but in this way, Gao Wen once again increased the rhythm of the round. Before he could take a breath, the tennis ball was already flying towards Murray's side of the court again.
Go over and push the pressure to the other side again.
Logically speaking, Gao Wen's point kill lacks power. It is almost a light hit, focusing on control. There is no line, no landing point and no rotation. It lacks ball quality and the threat to Murray is very limited.
This is the same as the straight line of Murray's backhand that turned 180 degrees from the baseline. It is not so much a counterattack as a transition ball.
But the actual processing is not like this.
The tennis ball has its own gravitational acceleration at the high point, giving full play to Gawain's height advantage; at the same time, the ground bounce is unable to jump due to the lack of strength attachment, and finally forms a weird shot that is light, fast, sharp and low;
In addition, there is also some tail strength attached, which is not simple.
The most important thing is that the rhythm is compressed, which is why Gao Wen refused to return to the bottom line and chose to intercept the high pressure halfway.
Murray's handling was not easy.
"Uh-huh!"
And, the landing point!
Gao Wen's return shot landed very shallowly, and because of the limited bounce height, Murray, who was standing two steps behind the baseline, fell into a passive position.
Murray must step forward quickly, cut into the baseline, lean forward, shovel and pick the ball with his forehand, and lift the tennis ball high again before two jumps.
"ah!"
Murray let out a roar and lobbed the ball for the second consecutive time.
Huh!
Beckham held his breath again, and the sound of gasps from the entire center court could be heard in his ears. He watched the tennis ball once again draw a rainbow arc, running towards the sun like Icarus, pulling the attention of the entire audience.
He raised his gaze again and squinted at the sun.
Dazzling, gorgeous and thrilling.
Murray is no exception, but he can't just focus on the arc of tennis, and he also needs to make immediate adjustments to his steps -
This means that Murray cannot enter the baseline, and immediately retreats smoothly. After returning to the baseline, he is ready to face the next defense.
Because Murray cannot be sure of the quality of his return, he cannot guarantee that Gao Wen will be pushed back to the baseline, so he cannot enter the baseline rashly, otherwise it is equivalent to asking for death, washing his head and stretching it out, waiting for Gao Wen to hit the high pressure.
The ball was killed directly.
Tap tap, tap tap.
Murray continued to adjust his position in small steps, watching the tennis ball rise into the sky, placing his hopes on it, hoping that it would be high enough and deep enough to go over Gawain's head. In this way, even if he missed the opportunity to go online, Gawain would
Being pushed back to the bottom line, the offensive and defensive confrontation will return to balance.
The whole audience stared with bated breath.
You can even clearly see the home audience subconsciously crossing their hands, clasping their fingers, placing them on their chests, looking forward silently, looking up to the sky with their eyes reflecting the glory of the sky, looking forward piously and sincerely, watching the flight trajectory of the tennis ball, their hearts
Forgot to beat very, very briefly—
However.
disappointed.
The height and depth are enough, but there is still something missing.
With this shot, Murray showed his defensive ability and gained more control in a hurry. Even when dealing with such a passive and difficult shot, Murray was still able to master the flight and rotation of the tennis ball, and finally sent the tennis ball into a deeper
Higher and deeper position.
Gao Wen's footsteps had to leave the service area, return to the midfield area between the service area and the baseline, and continue to adjust with a series of small steps; in addition, the height of the tennis ball has exceeded three stories, and the acceleration of gravity will increase the impact point.
Looking for difficulty, once Gao Wen chooses to land high pressure but fails to win with one shot, Murray will further reverse the defensive dilemma.
The effect is not good enough, but it is already approaching Murray's ideal state. Even in a passive situation, Murray is subverting the situation bit by bit.
What is lacking are just details, tiny details; however, when top players compete against each other, it is often these details that can overturn the outcome.
Now, the initiative in the balance of victory and defeat turns to Gawain, and everything is maintained in Gawain's hands——
A little detail, a little gap, is an opportunity but also a crisis, and there are still different possibilities.
Go left, that is the dawn of victory for Gawain; go right, it is Murray's hope of resurrection.
When the opportunity comes to Gawain, where will the balance tilt?