It is a fact that little Zverev is not afraid of backspin, but the point is that tennis is not black and white, and the same backspin also hides many details.
Just like this ball return in front of me——
On the previous ball, Gawain chose to hit lightly, combined with topspin, along a straight line, but the landing point was slightly shallow. Therefore, Zverev moved his steps forward slightly, almost extending his body to reach the ball.
For this ball, Gao Wen chose to use force and combine it with backspin, which also followed a straight line, but the landing point was already close to the baseline. The entire squeeze and impact were completely different. At the same time, the backspin ball also penetrated into the ground, so that Zwei
Lev's position was squeezed. He was so tall that he couldn't squat down at all.
In other words, Gawain took advantage of little Zverev's own physical condition and created a trap.
This is the power of layout, but also the fineness of control. There is no need to open and close, but it inadvertently pushes Zverev into the abyss.
ah!
The power deep in Zverev's Dantian burst out, and he took the shot early with his forehand, but he soon realized that his footsteps were completely squeezed, and even if he took the shot early, it was still too late.
This is the real hidden needle, which has pushed little Zverev to a desperate situation without making a sound.
His steps were messy, and he hurriedly shot the ball with his forehand, working from the bottom up to pull up the backspin ball. However, his body's center of gravity was directly overturned, and he staggered back again and again.
Oops!
Left side?
Zverev was originally preparing to sprint with all his strength, but instead he needed to brake urgently and stopped in the middle near the left half.
Oops Oops Oops!
It seems that in order to pursue rhythm compression, Gao Wen accelerated the release speed of the sideways forehand shot, so the line and landing point were not pursued to the extreme.
As a result, one or two people couldn't control themselves, and they started to make noises, and they started to discuss whether the ball was in bounds or out of bounds.
Little Zverev was overjoyed: He guessed it right.
Gao Wen responded with a backhand slash from the middle, but the angle was not completely broken.
impossible!
Zverev raised his right hand directly and chose Hawkeye to challenge.
But as soon as he took his first step, Zverev realized that Gawain’s hitting was not very accurate——
For a moment, he was a little confused. He spread his hands and his eyes were full of confusion.
On the big screen, the picture appeared quickly.
Little Zverev made a series of adjustments in his footsteps, and at this time it was too late to think——
"In competitive sports, not being excited enough is a bad thing, and being too excited is also a bad thing."
Zverev's swing remained in mid-air and he was immediately stunned.
Shh!
The audience booed and started to complain about Zverev without hesitation. The results of the two Hawkeye challenges in this game were very obvious and outrageous. The referee's decision was accurate and there was no controversy or confusion.
, little Zverev’s eagle eye challenge seems trivial.
Out of bounds.
Continuously adjusting in small steps, while tilting the body's center of gravity to the left, the entire backhand court has been cleared, and Gawain only needs one shot to push Zverev further into the abyss.
really!
boom!
There was a crisp sound when the racket string collided with the tennis ball, which was solid and accurate. During the high-speed movement, he braked urgently to control his footsteps and complete the attack. From these details, we can see Zverev's physical talent. He has turned the situation around and is on the right track.
When preparing to continue the stalemate——
Moreover, the deviation was not just a little bit, but a whole ball went out of bounds, which was very obviously out of bounds. There was no significance for the Hawkeye challenge at all.
Although Zverev saved two break points, he still could not escape the third one and sent the serve out with a mistake.
"2:3".
You can see from your sight that after Gawain made continuous adjustments, he turned sideways and hit a backslash with his forehand, pushing the tennis ball over lightly and nimbly.
How can it be?
This was the second time in this game that his bat was called out of the baseline, but how could it be possible?
After giving away three consecutive break points in the first time, is it necessary to give away the serve the second time?
"Out of bounds!"
But, what on earth is going on?
The entire Arthur Ashe Stadium seemed noisy and unwatchable. In fact, this game was still not good to watch. Zverev made too many mistakes on his side, and the confrontation and tug-of-war did not end in a stalemate; but waves finally appeared, and the game
The balance seems to have finally been broken.
Chance!
Aha!
After announcing the challenge, Zverev turned around to find his player box, but it was not an easy task because there were too many people at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
"Zverev chose Hawkeye to challenge, left court, bottom line, and the initial penalty was - out of bounds."
The bottom line referee called again.
He doesn't understand.
So, he doesn't trust the referee?
Shh!
The audience who had finally caught some waves could no longer hold back their emotions. One or two of them booed, but it could be seen from the smiles on their faces that they were just joining in the fun and not really booing Xiaozi.
Verev.
Zverev's two-handed backhand became more conscious, and he obviously accelerated and strengthened, preparing to push into the deep area of the middle and squeeze Gawain.
Not only Zverev, but also the audience at Arthur Ashe Stadium are full of questions:
The first four rounds were uneventful, so why did the style suddenly change?
"...Little Zverev is still too excited."
Seeing the landing point of the ball, Zverev became more active and more urgent, because the landing point of Gawain's return ball was not too deep, and there was no squeezing effect at all.
It was obviously a head-on collision, but why did he fall into a passive position? Not to mention exerting force, in the end he could only rely on his hand to hit the tennis ball back. Before he had time to notice, he was already facing a crisis.
Zverev Jr. is moving in the right direction.
"The two errors at '0:30' and '30:40' in this round are actually the same reason."
The referee's voice came, but was drowned out in an instant.
But, for little Zverev, there is no difference.
Because he needs to focus on Gawain's next shot.
Zverev's eyes lit up, and the opportunity to reverse the decline was right in front of him. He quickly led the backhand with both hands, and his body was obviously pressed forward, ready to exert force.
Gawain, ahead.
"Little Zverev was too excited. He wanted to exert force, put pressure, and control the situation too much. Instead, he failed to suppress the parabola of the return ball. He used too much force twice when he went out of bounds. Basically,
Made the same mistake twice and ruined the serve."
"It can be seen from Gao Wen's control of the return point. He is also aware of this."
"So, Gawain's hitting was a combination of deep and shallow, alternating light and heavy, and even deliberately selling some flaws. Zverev was eager to catch it and reverse the situation with a beautiful attack, but the entire hitting control was obviously too much.
, coupled with Gao Wen’s conscious guidance, the ball returned continuously went out of bounds.”
"In technical statistics, these two points are all unforced errors by Zverev, but personally, they are errors guided by Gawain after creating a trap."
"Zverev needs to calm down now, otherwise the game will soon enter the rhythm that Gawain is familiar with."