The whole audience couldn't take their eyes off him.
Gawain, with all his concentration, all the figures in the Arthur Ashe Stadium disappeared, the world became completely quiet, and only Federer and the falling tennis ball were in his sight and in his mind.
Everything is so simple.
In fact, in the last point, Federer hit a backslash when his backhand was squeezed. Although it was thrillingly out of bounds, his tactical intention was very clear. He was preparing to use the flexibility of his one-handed backhand to subvert the conventional hitting line.
This also sounded the alarm, and Gawain immediately became vigilant.
At this point, Federer's backhand once again created an incredible line, and combined with the ball to hit the net, the situation was instantly reversed.
Gawain, not panic--
There is no diagonal hitting space in sight. Of course, Gawain can rely on his intuition and control of the three-dimensional space of the court to try to hit the ball and turn the situation around again.
But in this case, Gauvin needs to face a dangerous situation. What if Federer's focus tends to be a smoke bomb for the forehand? In fact, he is still worried about the backhand diagonal line, then Gauvin's hitting will be trapped in his own trap, and
There is no room for recovery and the initiative has been completely surrendered.
Gawain knows that no matter which route he chooses, he needs to take risks, because he is in an extremely passive situation now, so he chooses to control the risks in his own hands:
In Go, you can't focus on one or two moves, but you need to think long-term, five moves, ten moves, or even twenty moves.
then.
Gawain's backhand hands were already stretched out, cutting into the gap between the tennis ball and the court, and he gently picked it up, relying on the strength of his wrists to increase the strong friction.
Then, push.
The angle formed between the racket surface and the wrist is exactly like the badminton hitting technique, which instantly pushes the ball toward the baseline of the backcourt.
It seems simple, but it's all about skills.
The tennis ball jumped out, accelerated suddenly, and the sudden upward trend was really amazing.
Federer knew it as soon as he saw it——
Not good.
Gawain did it on purpose. He knew that Federer was trying to get closer to the net and keep pressing forward, so his return shot raised a parabola. Once Federer's approach slowed down a little, the parabola of the tennis ball might go over the top; even if it didn't go over the top, it would rise.
The trajectory may also force Federer to finish the shot close to his head.
The difficulty of hitting the ball skyrockets. The slower the starting speed, the more difficult it becomes.
In other words, if Federer is still worried about the backhand slash shot, the starting speed will inevitably be affected, but Gao Wen guessed that Federer is smart and will not put his eggs in one basket. The smarter he is, the easier it will be.
If you think too much, you will inevitably consider everything between calculations and games.
Gawain's calculation also included Federer himself.
really!
Federer did start a little slower.
It's impossible to tell with the naked eye, or even with slow-motion playback, but a subconscious thought caused some deviations in the connection of the startup.
Federer's mind immediately became tense.
but!
Although Gawain had no tricks at all and was even ahead of Federer. After five or ten steps in one breath, he dug a trap to trap Federer. However, Federer still had an advantage with this shot. His center of gravity leaned forward like a mountain pressing down on him.
With one big step, you are already in place.
Spread your arms and stretch your body.
A pounce.
One cover.
Diagonally above his own shoulder, he intercepted accurately, like a giant dragon, standing unswervingly on the path of Gawain trying to cross the broken net.
Spin, strong topspin, Federer doesn't even need to touch the ball, the naked eye can see the high-speed spinning tennis ball, because his body has stretched to the extreme and cannot exert force now, so Federer can only rely on the buckle of his forearm and wrist, as if
Like a slam dunk, he dunked the tennis ball back.
Unfortunately, just a little bit, the wrist of the smash was not fully pressed in time, and the power and line of the smash were not fully controlled.
The difference is just a tiny bit.
Federer took a step forward, soared into the air like a feather, readjusted his center of gravity, kicked the ground hard with his right leg, and supported the ground with his racket, barely controlling his body, and flew back immediately after Gawain's next shot.
what happened?
Federer's shot in front of the net returned to a diagonal line, trying to push deep into the baseline, but due to a slight miss, the tennis ball landed in the midfield position behind the baseline in the service area, and the strength and angle were not enough.
Gawain had already anticipated this route. He immediately pulled back his steps, cut into the doubles line, and then into the singles line. He turned his back to the court and ran all the way, staring at the tennis ball, chasing the tennis ball, barely keeping up with the rhythm of the tennis ball, and couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the tennis ball.
He didn't turn around and kept his back to the court to buy time.
Crotch. Back hit. Rebound. Light pick.
Gao Wen completed the crotch ball in a very awkward and uncomfortable posture, and completed the ball before the tennis ball bounced up.
The tennis ball swayed in a diagonal line and flew towards Federer's backhand.
Although the line was average and the parabola was not controlled, the containment at the line level was particularly effective, forcing Federer to make sudden stops and turns and then quickly cross the court. When they stood in front of the net, everything was advancing at double speed.
So Federer was also a little embarrassed.
In the previous shot, the forehand roc spreads its wings, and in the next shot, the backhand fish leaps to the top.
Federer's whole body was already flying. His one-handed backhand was truly extended to the extreme, completely stretched out, with his forearms waving quickly and his wrists pressed down.
ah.
Federer also had to make noises, increase the rhythm of the combined force, and try to exert force in the awkward position of his backhand.
Kick back.
The tennis ball flew back again, like a badminton, without even waiting for the tennis ball to hit the ground.
Immediately afterwards, Gawain's figure appeared again.
One step, one step, and the body is flying.
At this time, you can clearly see that Gawain's heels are completely raised, his upper body is leaning forward and extending, and he directly intercepts the tennis ball without waiting for it to hit the ground.
Use both hands to backhand and chop everything.
Push the block gently and go straight.
straight line.
Before the tennis ball hit the ground, it was pushed back again.
Here, Gawain fell heavily and rolled around like a lazy donkey, but he didn't care about himself at all. After flipping over, he stood up quickly with his hands and feet, looking for the landing point and trajectory of the tennis ball.
On the other side, Federer was already shaky. He once again relied on his racket as a crutch to support his body. He tried to start again and regain his center of gravity, but found that he could no longer keep up.
That touch of mustard yellow is soaring forward lightly, elegantly and nimbly.
Landed.
Get into the gap.
To bring this point to an end.
It's over, finally, it's over.
The longest, most stalemate and tightest round since the start of the match is over.
The winning point belongs to Gawain.
"2:0", Gao Wen successfully secured his hair.
ah!
Ahhhh, ahhhhh!
Arthur Ashe Stadium is crazy, absolutely crazy, absolutely crazy.
No one can be an exception.
On the court, Gawain stood up immediately. After noticing that the tennis ball landed on the ground twice, he raised his right hand high and clenched it into a fist, with fighting intent burning in his eyes.
The storm has come, but he is still enjoying it, why not let the storm come more violently?
Be more violent!
Ah, ah, ah, arrogant in the sky, bravely charging into the dragon, the heart of the brave is beating wildly.