Sarkeeson flapped his hands in a hurry, and his head was thrown back in confusion, trying to avoid the embarrassing dilemma of the tennis ball hitting his face.
Although pandas are really cute, he definitely doesn't want to be a panda.
It can be seen from the flight path of the tennis ball entering the body that Gawain has hidden tricks in his rotation. Even if Sarkisian successfully hits the tennis ball, he may not be able to return the ball according to his own idea.
But the worst thing is that he failed to complete the shot.
Bounce hitting is actually equivalent to hitting a table tennis ball. There is no need to lead or swing the racket. Just place the racket there and control the angle of the racket face. That's it.
However, even so, Sarkisson still didn't have enough time to set up the racket. This was the most frustrating part for Sarkisson.
To put it simply, Gawain's shot was very deep and very turning. Sarkisian did not accurately predict it, and even rushed into it head-on. He originally wanted to improve his hitting rhythm, but in the end, he failed.
Batting time.
Really!
Sarkisian looked up to the sky and sighed in frustration.
On the other side of the court, Gawain raised his chin slightly, looked at the landing point of his shot and Sarkeeson's position, and was thinking in his mind——
There is no need to press the landing point deeper, this should be enough.
In fact, the method to deal with point-grabbing players is not complicated.
Or just use pure force to suppress like Thompson - but the risk is huge, because such players are often very good at leveraging force, and blindly exerting force is likely to lead to backlash.
Or it's baseline suppression like Geelong - this requires higher baseline hitting ability.
Just like what Gawain did just now, as long as the return ball is hit deep enough and the opponent's hitting space is compressed, it will be more difficult for the opponent to seize the point, unable to take the shot calmly, and the rhythm will naturally be disrupted.
Easier said than done.
First, the rhythm of a point-grabbing player is very difficult to break.
Secondly, pressing the bottom line requires the risk of going out of bounds, because pressing the tennis ball not deep enough will send the tennis ball to the opponent's hand, which will make it easier to grab the point, but pressing too deep will cause it to go out of bounds.
This is only the second point of the opening game, and Gawain is still experimenting.
For the first point, play fast; for the second point, press the bottom line deeper.
The two-point hitting method is different. Gauvin needs to see where Sarkisian's ability lies and how he should break Sarkisian's rhythm.
In the opening stage, the reason why Gawain was able to take the initiative was that his changes were ahead of Sakison. Once the game progressed, Gawain's return was predicted by Sakison, and Sakison's rhythm would
The advantages will soon be apparent.
In this case, let's continue with the third point and look at the changes.
Gao Wen didn't care about the score at all. For ordinary players, if they get two points in the opponent's serve, they would inevitably want to try to break the opponent's serve, but Gao Wen had a different idea.
Compared with one game, he needs to plan the layout for the entire game——
He won't be satisfied with just one break of serve, he wants to win the entire game.
Therefore, even if he is two points ahead, Gao Wen still needs to continue experimenting.
However, Sarkisian could not do it. He fell behind at "0:30". The change in the score made him have to tighten up. He did not want to fall behind at the beginning.
The mentality has fluctuated.
The first serve went off the net and had to face the second serve.
For ordinary players, the first serve is the benchmark for measuring their serving strength; for top serving cannons, there is no doubt that the first serve is excellent, and the second serve is the indicator for measuring the level of serving.
Obviously, Sarkisian is not a good serve, and his second serve is even weaker.
Gawain accurately judged the placement of Sarkisian's backhand in the middle. The key at this time was that after the speed and power of Sarkisian's second serve dropped, he could not even control the placement. Not only did he not squeeze
It suppressed Gawain's position, and also gave Gawain the opportunity to attack with his hands raised.
boom!
Gawain's backhand attack, the knife was raised and lowered, one step forward and the other forward. Without fully triggering the backhand, he used the power of his forearm to throw a skateboard shot, which landed on Sarkissen's forehand.
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Sarkisian was preparing to move to his left to protect the gap, but it was too late to adjust his center of gravity. Then Gao Wen directly formed the ace of the return serve, and easily scored another point.
"0:40".
Three break points in a row.
Um?
There seems to be something wrong with this game!
Sarkisian held his head in frustration, not satisfied with the quality of his second serve.
Gao Wen still did not celebrate, but thought about it carefully - maybe he could be more bold and adventurous when receiving the serve.
Such a return of serve, even if you make a mistake and lose points, can still create psychological pressure, making Sarkisson feel the jitters in the serving process, because the second serve may be directly hit, which also requires Sarkisson's first serve to be more powerful.
, and the ubiquitous pressure takes shape.
Especially since he has just finished adding points, on the one hand, he can feel that his physical strength and energy are slowly picking up. His performance in the opening stage is still a little slow, but he is getting into the state; on the other hand, the improvement in strength can also be felt in the details. He should continue
Only by trying more can you give full play to your full strength.
He needs to keep up his efforts and continue to experiment bravely.
Here, Sarkisian is far from collapse.
The confidence accumulated since the start of the singles match gradually came to the fore; moreover, Gawain's absolute strength did not create enough pressure. Sarkisian's ability to resist and counterattack in the face of extremely difficult situations was obviously at a disadvantage.
An optimal state.
Facing the break point, Sarkisian's hitting really got into the groove.
The quality of the first serve was significantly improved, suppressing Gao Wen's return serve on the first shot, and then the connection of the point-grabbing attack became closer, and the rhythm instantly accelerated.
A quick forehand connection in a straight line, which Gao Wen did not expect at all, Sarkisian got the first point of the game in the form of a winning point.
A small diagonal forehand attack caused suppression. Although Gao Wen predicted the route, the swing space was too limited and the ball was forced to hit the net.
In the blink of an eye, Sarkisian used his wonderful performance to recover two points in a row and save two break points. The back-and-forth confrontation in the game was slowly returning to balance.
Seeing that Sarkisian was about to successfully save the third break point, this time the serve still suppressed the serve, forcing Gao Wen to barely block a shot, but the speed and power were very average, and there was no spin.
Sarkisian immediately seized the gap, and stepped into the baseline very timely. He immediately grabbed the first rising point of the tennis ball after it landed, and hit the tennis ball back with a forehand curling ball, and
Draw out a large diagonal line to use the entire tennis court.
Gao Wen was very passive. He ran at full speed from one end of the baseline to the other. In the extreme situation where there was no space to swing and no way to exert force, he barely reached the tennis ball with his backhand with both hands. He cleverly used the power of his forearm to pull it out.
A full moon arc, a high ball passing through.
This is no longer a solution.
Sarkisian's footsteps came to the net, preparing for a high-pressure victory.