The entire audience held their breath, their eyes following the tennis ball as it swayed back and forth——
One left and one right.
Back and forth.
My heart is almost about to explode.
Finally, Gao Wen pushed his body forward with a sliding step, whipped his forehand quickly, relied on the strength of his wrist to draw a small arc to open the angle, and forcefully opened a gap in front of Federer's airtight net.
Breaking through Federer's forehand extension, it broke through the air at the front of the racket.
Break the net and score.
Wow!
Like a torrential rain, a billowing heat wave poured down, and the center court completely lost its sanity.
"Twenty-one shots!"
"After a full round of twenty-one shots, Gawain crossed the net with a forehand and a small diagonal shot to save the set!"
"Take stock! The first one to take stock!"
"God!"
"This is the round with the most shots in the first set. Such an amazing and brilliant way to save the first set point. Gauvin lit up the All England Club. Even Federer applauded Gauvin. Who else
How can I not like this young man?"
The first set of the game has come to an end.
After a short period of fluctuation in the opening stage, the two players immediately regained their focus and showed top control in their serving games, which was impregnable.
Whether it's Gawain or Federer, they both tried to find flaws in their opponents' service games. However, both players played steadily and strongly. They were obviously well prepared for the difficulties of this game. The permutations and combinations of different tactics were amazing.
It's dazzling, you come and go in a wonderful way.
As a result, both players successfully held serve, and after Gao Wen held serve for the second time in a row, they ushered in the tie-break.
"6:6".
In the tie-break, Federer took the lead in serving, and ACE opened the way to score the first point. He also showed his explosive confidence and changed his tactics in conjunction with the tie-break.
From the beginning of receiving the serve, Federer tried different imaginative techniques. If it was Gawain's serve, occasionally getting one or two points would seem to have a mediocre effect; but it was different in the tie-break. Every service point was worth thousands of gold, so Federer was enough.
Be bold and crazy enough to try.
——“3:0”, small score.
Federer succeeded. He was not only experienced, but also powerful. He broke Gawain's two service points in a row, widened the gap in an instant, and established a sufficient advantage.
However, Gao Wen was not affected at all and remained focused. On the next point, he broke Federer's serve point and counterattacked strongly.
——"4:2".
The two sides exchanged venues, and although there was still a gap in the score, it was just a serving point now, and the entire situation seemed to have returned to balance.
Everything is possible.
And immediately afterwards, Gao Wen once again saved a serving point, further approaching the score, "4:3", seeing that Federer's advantage was running out.
that's the truth.
"5:3", Federer sent an ACE, easily widening the score gap, and there were still two points left before winning the first set.
"5:4", Gao Wen caught Federer's second serve and attacked the baseline with two consecutive forehand shots, finally forcing Federer's forehand to miss.
The score returned to balance again. Each of the two players defeated their opponent's two service points. The tie-break was still inseparable. The victory and defeat were back on the same starting line. At this time, the central court was already boiling. It was so ups and downs, so you chase me.
The racing is really a test of the heart.
The critical moment has come.
Federer once again showed his kingly style, without wavering at all. He created an opportunity for himself with a forehand return of serve and a skateboard hit, and then in the next shot, he opened the angle with a one-handed backhand without warning and found the diagonal service area.
The shallow area landing point, strong and domineering to score the winning point.
Another mini break.
"6:4".
The count came up, it belonged to Federer, and it was two in a row.
So, what about Gawain?
After a very long round of 21 shots, he finally completed the forehand crossing with a sliding split, and saved his second serve point in the defensive counterattack. While saving the set point, he once again approached the score, pushing the atmosphere to a new level.
At the peak, the suspense of victory in the first set was still unresolved.
incredible!
Such ups and downs, such tension and excitement, the entire central court did not dare to breathe, silently watching the court, time stopped at this moment.
"6:5".
However, the initiative was still firmly in Federer's hands, because the next two points were Federer's serve points.
Second District.
Inside corner!
Federer did the opposite and sneaked a shot into the inside corner to suppress his forehand. As a result, Gawain barely managed to hit the forehand, sending the tennis ball back to Federer's backhand position.
Federer completely took the initiative, adjusted in small steps continuously, turned sideways, rose into the air, struck with a forehand, and glanced a slash in a cool and sharp way——
Go straight to Gawain's backhand bottom line and the big triangle blind spot.
This is also one of Federer's classic tactics. He sneaks into the inner corner in the second area, shifts the opponent's center of gravity toward the forehand, and then moves sideways to hit the diagonal forehand, forcing the opponent to have to make a sudden stop and turn twice.
Starting to rush towards the backhand, the weight shift back and forth is very uncomfortable.
Not only is the connection tight, but the forehand hammer is sharp and powerful, with both speed and power.
In terms of inventory, Federer is determined to win——
After finishing the sideways forehand attack, he still did not relax. He rushed forward with the ball and hit the net. This also officially completed Federer's classic three-piece set of "serve, forehand, and net" on the grass.
Federer made great contributions to establishing the grass court dynasty at Wimbledon.
Gao Wen couldn't turn his eyes away, and his energy was sinking in his Dantian.
The second start was very timely and very fast. In a flash, it had already changed direction and moved towards the backhand position.
However.
Although the reaction speed is fast enough, the footwork rate is still a little lacking. At the same time, from the corner of the eye, you can see that Federer's block in front of the net is like a brick wall coming towards you, changing positions in the blink of an eye, which is comparable to "flash".
The twin sisters who appeared at the end of the corridor in "Spirit".
Obviously, Gao Wen no longer has any space to hit the ball, and his steps are not in place, so he can only rely on his upper body to reach it.
Gawain made a backhand with both hands. He simply gave up the lead and just used his wrist to push the ball inwards with light and agile force. The tennis ball had already hit the ball.
straight line!
Although it is slightly different from Gawain's famous backhand straight shot, the final effect is the same. Then you can see the tennis ball making a thrilling arc and passing through the singles line along the court like a rainbow.
"ah!"
Federer let out a muffled grunt, and had no time to adjust his steps. He almost jumped sideways, extended his forehand and barely intercepted it.
If it were any other player, this straight shot would almost be enough to score points, but on the other side of the net is Federer, whose skills at the net are not at the same level at all. He gently rubs and wraps his wrist, and his incredible touch pushes the tennis ball forward.
Go back and return to the other side of the net.
Light, agile, like an elf.
Gawain, using his racket to support his body, staggered and kicked hard on the ground——
Tread, tread, tread.
In the blink of an eye, Gawain had entered the baseline and rushed forward quickly along a straight line. Because Federer failed to control the return line, the tennis ball fell into Gawain's backhand position.