Zone 1, outside corner, forehand, 125 miles per hour (201 kilometers per hour).
Federer did not show mercy. Obviously, he was also aware of the potential fluctuations in his key scores, so he slowed down slightly but not too obviously. He controlled a line placement to form a suppression, and the slightly ambiguous placement point could also limit Gao Wen's recovery.
ball, paving the way for subsequent attacks.
Gawain, highly focused——
pedal.
In the first moment, Gawain had already started.
If you don't predict in advance, that's because Federer's serve is full of variables, especially the key scores. Unless you are deliberately gambling, predicting in advance may affect your reaction time and starting speed. Stay focused and immersed, and follow your body's reaction movements, but you can
Take some time.
Push on the ground and extend.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. He only had time to take one step, so Gawain took a big step directly. His upper body was completely stretched out, and he found a delicate balance with the posture of a roc spreading its wings. The strength of his arms flowed from his shoulders to his body.
The muscles in his fingertips contracted suddenly.
Just like an umbrella shrinking.
The elbow, forearm, and wrist are straightened all the way to create the effect of a baseball swing. The moment the racket touches the ball, the wrist quickly sweeps across.
Whoosh!
Tennis, disappeared.
The superposition of speed and speed has increased the speed of tennis to the extreme. The mustard yellow blends into the gold and emerald green, which is invisible to the naked eye. From Federer's serve to Gawain's return, the short touch and smart handling once again
Take the speed of lawn tennis to its extreme.
Obviously, Gao Wen was not nervous at all, but relaxed, and his entire reaction speed and shot quality were at their best.
When he realized that Federer had chosen to suppress his forehand, Gawain had already decided to give it a try. The entire shot had an obvious whipping impact, and by leveraging the power of the strike, Federer's ball speed and power were transformed into his own counterattack weapons.
When receiving the next shot, he also directly launches a counterattack.
In fact, this is not the first time. In this game, the point that belongs to Gao Wen in "40:15" is the ACE return of serve.
Federer, shocked——
He was not surprised that Gawain stole the serve, because Gawain had such courage and ability; but he was surprised by the quality of Gawain's shot. He almost hit the tennis ball back into the wall, and the serve with a speed of 125 miles per hour exceeded the speed of 100 miles per hour.
Flying back with such a posture, I was really caught off guard.
"Well."
Federer groaned, and before he had time to return to his serving position, he was forced to move in a panic, and his steps were inevitably a little awkward.
slash.
Forehand.
Federer stared intently at Gawain's strokes. The seemingly disappearing tennis ball never escaped the entanglement of his gaze. He immediately started to move towards the forehand position. Between the continuous long strides of lateral movement, Federer also fell into Gawain's hand.
I was in the same predicament as when I just received the serve.
The steps are not completely in place, but the forehand must be shot——
Otherwise, he will miss the hitting point, and even if he uses his wrist to lift the ball, it will be difficult to control the tennis ball back to the court.
Without any time to hesitate, Federer struck out with his forehand. In the terrible situation where his body and footsteps were unable to provide support, he relied entirely on his wrist.
With a twist and turn, the tennis ball was barely hooked back at the extended end of the racket.
From Gawain to Federer, it was almost copy and paste. The two players used similar techniques to complete similar shots on their forehand positions.
Comparable to a mirror image.
Then, the tennis ball flew back along the diagonal line again.
At the same time, Federer further opened up the angle, and his return ball found a landing point in the front area of Gawain's right service area, and flew out cunningly.
The two players made full use of the horizontal space of the entire tennis court.
Huh!
The entire audience exclaimed, unable to believe their eyes——
Gao Wen's imaginative and impactful return of serve has shocked everyone, but they did not expect that Federer could actually use his unparalleled touch to launch a counterattack.
No, Gawain is embarrassed, Federer is also embarrassed, and Gawain is even more embarrassed.
Gao Wen's footsteps were returning to his position, not to defend his backhand, but to return to the court and prepare for the next shot. However, he did not expect that Federer would continue to tear up the diagonal, making full use of the space on the court, forcing Gao Wen to
After the second start, his footsteps rushed directly to the doubles area.
Moreover, how should Gawain return the ball?
Do you want to continue to fight the angle? Then in the next shot, the two players may get closer and closer to the net, almost standing in a parallel position and continue to hit the diagonal line.
Should I change the line to break the deadlock? Because the vertical space is severely shortened, if you are not careful, you may go out of bounds. If you are too careful, you will not threaten to give Federer an opportunity to attack.
Disaster!
It’s hard to reach the sky!
But in the flash of lightning, there was no thought or hesitation in Gao Wen's mind. With a flash of inspiration, before his steps were in place, his forehand had already been stretched out in advance.
Cut everything away.
The fact that the steps may not be in place in time is one of the reasons, but the more important reason is to break the rhythm through cutting——
Standing in front of Federer and playing four sets, Gao Wen was learning and growing. What he learned from Federer was put into use on the spot.
And it's still on.
But this is Gawain, bold enough, courageous enough, smart enough, and also crazy enough.
The forehand cutting disrupts the speed, power, angle, rhythm, etc., and finally falls into Gawain's control, using cutting to control the line.
The most important thing is the landing point.
Because Gawain cut a straight line.
straight line!
Amid the turmoil of astonishment and exclamation in the audience, you can see the tennis ball passing under the referee's chair, briefly disappearing in the space between the net and the chair, bypassing the ball post, and finally mysteriously disappearing again.
Appeared in the left area of the court on Federer's side and rushed straight to the baseline triangle.
Unbelievable!
Indescribably wonderful!
On the front foot, Federer makes full use of the horizontal space on the court.
With his back foot, Gao Wen opened up the vertical space of the court.
Moreover, by controlling the depth, length and parabolic trajectory through cutting, and finally accompanied by backspin, this shot is simply wonderful.
The center court was completely silent, no one could make a sound, and the successive wonderful shots made the brain freeze and even forget to breathe.
The next second——
Federer, sprinting horizontally to the left at full speed.
Gawain, on the other hand, turned his steps and changed the direction of movement without any pause. Following the pull of centrifugal force, he made a small turn and took full steps forward along the longitudinal axis.
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This, this, this, this...
Gao Wen once again broke the expectations of the audience. After breaking the balance with an incredible forehand slice, he quickly approached the net.
On both sides of the court, one sprints horizontally and the other steps up vertically, just like vehicles approaching each other at a T-junction. The speed of the two players has reached the extreme; moreover, starting from different positions, the routes are different but the distance is similar, almost the same.
Arriving at the location one after the other.
Time and space freeze for a very, very brief moment——
Federer is observing Gawain.
Gawain is observing Federer.
Amidst the rapid changes, both of them have completed their judgment, and then attack!