In the first point of the game, the whole process was too fast, leaving not much time to react. The tennis ball turned into a table tennis ball, and then Gawain pocketed the point.
In fact, this is Gawain's purpose——
He needs to try the ball.
He is not unfamiliar with Sarkisian. After all, he has met twice in the regular season, but after all, he has never played against him. In addition, Sarkisian feels very good, so he needs to try to see his condition.
Gawain chose to receive the serve first, which was blatantly bullying Sarkisian's serve that was not strong enough. He wanted to disrupt his opponent's rhythm and feel in Sarkisian's serving game.
Maybe Sarkisian is very confident in his serve, but it is really not enough for Gao Wen. Don’t forget, how many powerful men have Gao Wen faced this season?
Gawain had different ideas about his return of the ball, and he wanted to try them all.
The first point just now was fast.
It can be seen from Sarkeeson's reaction that even when his steps were not steady and his body's center of gravity was shaking, his conditioned reflex speed was still very timely and he actually touched the tennis ball. If the time was not too hasty, the racket's
The racket surface is not adjusted to the appropriate position, otherwise the round will not end yet.
In other words, Sarkisian is not afraid of "fighting fast with fast". To some extent, he also enjoys playing fast with fast.
If Gao Wen wants to play fast, he must either take it by surprise, or he must break Sarkeeson's habitual prediction in terms of line placement.
very good.
So, how to score the second point?
Gawain didn't care at all who took the first point. His mind was now filled with the permutations and combinations of different tactics, and the score was not that important.
Sarkisson was a little annoyed because he had successfully touched the ball. As long as the racket surface was slightly adjusted, there would be no problem in returning the ball.
He raised his head and glanced at Gawain, only to find that Gawain was not celebrating the score. He lowered his head slightly and looked dissatisfied with the first point. Sarkisian felt as if he was being ignored.
snort!
Sarkisian withdrew his gaze and didn't think too much. He focused on his own game, which still needed to be played point by point.
boom!
Serve again!
In the opening stage, Sarkisian's first serve had a good success rate, and his second one also went in. This time it was from the inside corner——
There is still no intention to suppress Gawain's forehand, it is still his own offensive routine, because if the inside angle is enough, it is often difficult for the opponent's return to widen the angle, which also means that Sarkisian has more offensive options for the next shot.
Sarkisian will not eagerly hope to score points directly, but will speed up the rhythm and hit an ascending point to further compress the opponent's offensive space, and then the rhythm of the round will enter Sarkisian's comfortable mode.
really!
Gawain's body balance was broken, and his lateral movement staggered a bit. He was unable to attack at all. However, Sarkisian's serve speed was not fast at 167 kilometers per hour. Although Gawain was a little embarrassed, he still cut a shot with his forehand.
, complete the ball.
I need to remind you here that if you are forced to cut back when you return the serve, this means that you are very, very passive.
Looking around the world, only Federer will actively choose to chip when receiving the serve, and change the rhythm of the game through changes in the way of hitting the ball. Because the return of serve is the first shot of the confrontation between the two sides, unless they are extremely passive, players will avoid the second shot.
Give the advantage to the server with one shot.
Of course, nothing is absolute, and other players may occasionally make different attempts, but Federer is different. Cutting the serve is an integral part of his tactical library.
Now, when Sarkisian saw Gawain cutting passively, he immediately knew that he had taken the initiative, and Tatata entered the baseline immediately, preparing to hit the rising point.
However……
Something's not quite right.
Gawain's cutting parabola seems a bit big, running all the way towards the bottom line. Is it going to go out of bounds?
Sarkisian was forced to retreat to the baseline again, retreat, retreat, and retreat again. His intention of stepping forward to increase the rhythm was broken, and he slowed down again.
Tread. Tread.
Sarkisian continued to adjust in small steps, and then found that the tennis ball landed half a step away from the baseline. In other words, Gao Wen pressed very deeply——
Being extremely passive, Gao Wen relied on his ball feel and hand to control the parabola. It can be seen from the landing point that Gao Wen had a good hand in the opening.
But Sarkisian was also ready. When he was waiting for the tennis ball to hit the ground, he glanced at Gawain's position with his peripheral vision, raised his hand and prepared to attack.
The ball was still hitting the rising point. The tennis ball had just hit the ground and the rebound height was near the knee. Sarkisian used his wrist strength to hit a forehand diagonal and hit Gawain's forehand, because
Gao Wen's return was a chip, so it obviously had no power and staying power. Sarkisian's shot was very easy and even widened.
but!
Kick, kick, kick!
Gao Wen moved laterally at full speed. His position was originally in the middle, because his return ball was also in the middle, forcing Sarkisian to find it difficult to open the angle. This also bought some time for his defense, and several large horizontal passes were made.
The stride was already in place smoothly, and the forehand was completed early.
Kick!
The right leg brakes in an emergency to control the body. The forehand swing is very full and complete, just like bending a bow to shoot a big eagle. The parabola of the swing is stretched to the extreme, and the racket stirs up the golden sunlight and bursts out with a gorgeous halo, fully
The twisting movement puts power from the legs into the upper body.
Bow!
Shoot the Condor!
The whole body's strength was fully devoted. After the ball was completed, the right hand still made a complete Thomas rotation above the head, making full use of the contact time between the racket and the tennis ball to increase the violent rotation. The tail force of the wrist was completely attached to the tennis ball, and the final moment was completed.
Control of drop points and lines.
Rub rub rub.
Rub rub rub.
Then, you can see the tennis ball flying in a thrilling moon arc, pulling the attention of the audience from one side to the other.
Super diagonal!
Gawain hit a diagonal "inside-out" with his forehand. From the angle of the tear, judging from the flight trajectory, he was sprinting towards the outside of the court. This also forced Sarkeeson to run with all his strength.
Just like changing places, the body turned into a residual wind.
"Forehand vs Forehand"!
When running at high speed, Sarkisian's running route can still show his habits:
Go forward, go up.
Trying to get the first shot after the tennis ball hits the ground.
This time, Sarkeeson's steps were also in place successfully. However, just as he was about to grab the penalty kick, an alarm went off in his mind.
Oops!
Gao Wen's return ball was too deep, almost a palm's position within the baseline. What does this mean?
To put it simply, the space for jump after rebounding from the ground is very narrow, forcing players to retreat and adjust their center of gravity to complete the ball.
But the problem is that Sarkisian's steps were driven forward. In other words, the hitting space was originally narrow, and he took the initiative to further compress it. Then he had no time to brake and control. It was like a "car accident" and he collided head-on.
Go up——
bass.
Sarkisson failed to complete the shot, and the tennis ball rolled up along the string of the racket, and then rushed towards Sarkisson's face.