For the second consecutive shot, Gao Wen repeated the line and sent the tennis ball back to Geelong forehand. The two players once again started a head-on collision in the forehand position.
Jilong, completely unafraid, paused, stopped and turned suddenly, started again, took the shot early, and was ready to hit the ball again as soon as possible.
but……
Wait, huh?
The return of the ball is a little strange, with hidden secrets.
Although it is also a forehand, Gao Wen's shot is different. It is not an ordinary flat shot with force, but a topspin shot that lands in the midfield.
Topspin?
But why?
Ji Long's head was full of question marks, but he didn't have time to think about it. His body and brain had already made the first reaction——
Step forward, take a step forward, approach the bottom line, move forward slightly, grab the rising point, completely release the top spin, press down from the high point and attack again.
straight line!
Since Gawain did not change the line, Jilong took the lead in changing the line, seizing the opportunity to break the deadlock, hitting a straight line, and launching an attack aiming at the winning point.
However, everything was based on Gawain's prediction. Jilong was already moving, starting, running, and crossing the court almost as soon as he took action.
In the blink of an eye, his steps had already reached his position smoothly.
Two-handed backhand, slash, deep zone——
Not straight lines, but diagonal lines, continuing to make full use of the court over a wide area.
Similarly, Jilong was not surprised. He stopped and turned suddenly, started a second time, left a series of afterimages and ran away, but then he realized the predicament.
The heart shrinks.
At this point, MacDonald and the commentators should be able to see some clues:
One deep, one shallow, one deep.
The landing point is always changing.
In the tug-of-war of the round, Gao Wen, who was in a passive defensive state, hit the ball with three shots. It seemed simple and casual, but in fact he was always controlling the landing point.
The so-called "change in depth" is not the kind of wide open and close, "a small ball in front of the net and a touch of the bottom line to press the line"; it is a change in the midfield area, with topspin in the shallow area and backspin in the deep area.
Along with changes in power and speed, Geelong's hitting point position has been changing.
This means that it is not enough for Jilong's footsteps to move horizontally. He also needs to adjust vertically so that he can find the best hitting point; and the vertical movement is not a wide range of straight up and down, that is, it is like a radio wave near the baseline.
Generally fluctuates back and forth.
Here, there is another detail. Gao Wen has captured a common problem among young players today——
Don't like to go online.
Young players are often accustomed to sticking to the baseline. Even if they get a chance to enter the baseline, most of the time they will not take advantage of the situation, but return to the baseline after hitting the ball.
Geelong is no exception.
Under such circumstances, Gao Wen controlled the movement of the landing point near the midfield area, sometimes far and sometimes near, sometimes deep and sometimes shallow, which is equivalent to a smoke bomb. Jilong will not rush to the net, but his footsteps are always moving laterally.
Vertical movement must be considered, and the entire shot is in a state of turmoil.
Physical energy consumption is one aspect, energy consumption is another aspect.
The shot of the ball in front of me is the best explanation.
It was obviously Jilong who was the first to change the line and launch a continuous attack, but the line was very regular and relied entirely on speed and strength. There was not enough change. Gao Wen predicted it in advance. He quickly rushed to the second start and used his strength on the backhand position.
Complete the shot and push all of Giron's power back.
Gawain's backhand slash was an understatement, but he was full of energy. Pushing and sending, the tennis ball was directly pushed to the large triangle area of the slash.
Deep area, dead corner.
Geelong is in deep trouble.
He must turn around quickly and run a diagonal line at an angle of fifteen degrees behind his body. He needs to move not only horizontally but also vertically. The body's capture of the three-dimensional space of the court will be deviated because he must move in the direction of his body.
Look diagonally behind to find the hitting spot.
The detection of the entire sense of space may be somewhat biased.
Jiron's movement speed has increased to the extreme, but when his steps are in place, the hitting point is still very strange, and his backhand is also squeezed. Although he still successfully completes the hitting, there are not many route options left, and he barely draws a diagonal line.
Line, but no depth or angle.
Damn it!
——Offense and defense transition!
Jilong immediately realized that the quality of his return had dropped significantly and fell into passivity. Gao Wen had already reversed the situation in an understatement. The initiative in the offensive and defensive confrontation was quietly transferred to Gao Wen's hands. He could see it at a glance.
Gawain cuts to the baseline and hits the ball forward.
Oops!
Jilong, alarm bells were ringing all over his body, and his conditioned reflexes were very rapid.
At this time, Jilong is still in Saiyan mode, and his entire perception and intuition are very sharp. Although he is passive, his whole body is alert and he reacts promptly.
With one push, Jilong had already rushed horizontally to the right and returned to his forehand position.
It was not because he was familiar with Gawain, but because of an intuitive judgment, he rushed out subconsciously.
Tread, tread, tread.
The speed was pushed to the extreme in an instant, turning into a violent wind, and his eyes were like a torch, firmly locked on the tennis ball——
Accurate prediction.
Gawain, indeed, chose a straight line, shot his iconic backhand straight line, penetrated the court, and launched his killer move.
Jilong did not give up. In a dazzling movement of footsteps, he had already returned from the left side of the court to the right side. In a short period of time, he completed two return runs efficiently and at high speed. Although his chest was rising and falling sharply like a bellows, his concentration was still there.
Reaching its peak in excitement.
Step on it, get there in time.
but.
Shallow area.
It's actually a shallow area.
With this shot, Jilong never expected that Gao Wen's seemingly thunderous two-handed backhand straight line was actually pushed gently in the spring breeze. He did not pursue power or landing point, but just left a straight straight line, but the landing point was in the service area.
Between the small triangle and the bottom line big triangle.
It's like there's not enough control.
The difference is that this lack of control should be a deliberately created situation.
Geelong was caught off guard.
He was originally ready to meet the impact at the baseline and use his strength to complete the return; but now, not only can he not use his strength, but he also needs to move forward.
It was too late to adjust my steps, and my vertical movement was obviously off by half a step. But it was just this half step. There was no time to move between the flashes of the game, so I could only lean forward and extend my upper body to reach the ball with the racket.
In other words, if you can't exert force and can't draw the ball, you can only choose to flick the tennis ball with your forehand, which is close to diving to the top to quickly pick up the tennis ball.
Danger! Danger Danger Danger!
No words are needed, it can be seen from the high-flying return parabola of Jilong that it is extremely dangerous.
Because the parabola is not too high, it barely crosses the net. It has no rotation and no height. It is basically like a head-on collision. It has no sharpness and no power, and there is no difference between it and being caught without any effort.
Jilong, all the muscles in his body suddenly contracted——
In the next second, you can see Gao Wen's footsteps resolutely and lightly cutting into the baseline, and his backhand with both hands moves forward without hesitation.
Crash!
Swing!
Critical hit!
The power was finally released until now, sweeping through the entire army without reservation, and the tennis ball swept through the entire court like a storm.