After Djokovic completed his serve, he immediately noticed Gawain's footsteps. He was very familiar with this scene——
Be it Federer or Nadal, the sideways forehand is a powerful weapon.
You know your own serve. If your opponent doesn't grab it, forget it. Once you take the first shot, the serve just now may be directly smashed into a sieve.
at this time!
Djokovic showed his defensive ability that ranks among the top ranks. In a flash, his steps were already moving towards the backhand position.
Split, extend, stretch, backhand with both hands.
The whole movement was done smoothly and smoothly. Almost at the same time that Gawain took action, he had already completed the trend of the movement and relied on his forearm to hit.
Huh!
The Arthur Ashe Stadium was stunned. They all thought that Gawain's sudden attack could directly return the serve to score, but Djokovic was Djokovic.
This point is not over yet.
Djokovic's hitting is very clever, with a very small swing, relying more on the push of his forearm to use the force of the ball to hit the tennis ball back.
slash!
Break the footsteps!
Djokovic once again demonstrated his unparalleled ability to dribble the ball, not only wrapping the tennis ball back and pushing it to the sideline.
With just one touch, the angle was pulled away, disrupting Gawain's footsteps, further pushing Gawain closer to the doubles line, and opening up the court.
On the backhand position, Djokovic has such an ability that he can overturn the entire situation with one shot of the ball.
The tennis ball was raised high and spun rapidly. It seemed to be slowly and leisurely, but in fact, the entire speed increased completely, and it had already arrived in front of Gawain before he could even blink.
The stormy waves came crashing down on me.
However, Gawain was not afraid at all.
He is also ready.
Gao Wen knows Djokovic's ability. If he is just playing with the ball, Djokovic will have no problem playing forty or fifty shots. Therefore, after he takes the initiative to attack, he must be ready to attack on the next shot.
Be prepared for the connection, otherwise you may fall into defensive passivity.
Kick your right leg and apply the emergency brake——
In fact, after hitting the forehand sideways, Gao Wen's first reaction was to move sideways to the right to defend the forehand position. This was a subconscious defensive action.
But Djokovic chose the diagonal line. After a sudden stop and turn, he started a second time. Amid the excitement of the center of gravity, he rushed out with two long strides.
It's coming, it's coming, it's like a high-speed train, with obvious top spin and side spin, and it continues to rush towards the doubles line after landing.
If it were a little slower, Gawain might not have room to hit the ball.
fortunately!
With one step, he caught his position in time, without retreating or giving in. He grabbed an ascending point and intercepted the ball halfway before the tennis ball was completely released and jumped along the diagonal line. The backhand with both hands was too late to complete the swing.
Push out from the waist position and face forward.
Go straight, hit the wall and push.
"ah!"
A roar.
"Ahhh!"
Released from the depths of the Dantian, the head of the racket started to swing instantly. It was only the second attack, but it hit the target without warning.
straight line.
Dead corner.
Everything just happened.
This is the most iconic shot in the match between Gao Wen and Djokovic. It does not refer to the backhand straight line, but the offensive and defensive stalemate in the strong collision, and it was clearly that there was no chance of attack but it was torn open without warning.
The shot that turned the situation around was bold and powerful enough.
Without this shot, Gao Wen's game will be very difficult, not just against Djokovic.
During the clay and grass seasons, this shot has never been able to perfectly fit the venue, the timing of the shot, the state of the ball, the grasp of the situation and other details are still not in a perfect state. The game is inevitably stumbling and requires a lot of twists and turns. Key matches
Also lacking some luck.
But now, back on the hard courts of North America and Arthur Ashe Stadium, this shot is back.
And, on the final stage, he made his debut.
Buzz!
There was a noise in Gu Xiao's mind, watching the flight path of the tennis ball, watching Djokovic start to cross the court but had no chance, watching Gao who controlled his body after hitting the ground and immediately started to go to the net to continue to press.
Wen, the cheers gurgled in his chest.
"Yes."
This is Gu Xiao's only thought now.
The whole audience held their breath, their hearts almost bursting——
"Out!"
The linesman made a gesture to indicate that Gao Wen's backhand missed the sideline and failed to sweep into the court.
oh.
Arthur Ashe Stadium erupted into howls of disappointment. They couldn't believe this scene.
Gu Xiao's heart even forgot to beat, all the cheers were muffled in his chest, and there was a lot of noise above his eardrums.
At this moment.
"Amend the penalty."
A voice came from the speaker, and the crowd's eyes all looked in the same direction for the first time——
Esdrachi, referee.
In tennis matches, the head referee has the final power to make decisions, and they can overturn the linesman's decision.
Of course, the premise is that the referee cannot wait five or ten seconds before changing the decision, he must do it immediately.
Just like Esdrachi is now.
"Inside."
Esdrachi's expression was very firm.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
Arthur Ashe Stadium was noisy, as if a volcano was preparing to erupt, and the magma was boiling, but all the sulfur and smoke were suffocating in the crater, all the restlessness was suppressed, and the temperature and air pressure soared rapidly.
Djokovic couldn't believe his ears. He was sprinting and running wildly. Seeing that he could no longer catch up, he heard the linesman's penalty, so he slowed down. However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he followed
Hearing the referee's change of decision, he stopped doing it.
This ball landed on Djokovic's forehand, which was far away from the referee's chair. Esdrachi could see the far end of the return ball across the entire court? She was actually able to compare with the side.
Can the referee see more clearly?
Generally speaking, the referee rarely changes the linesman's penalty. Even if he does, it is usually on the two sidelines and the bottom line close to the referee's seat. They try to avoid modifying the two sidelines and the bottom line far away from the referee's seat.
, after all, their vision may not be clear.
If the correction is wrong, it will have an impact on the authority and neutral image of the referee, and may affect the penalties in subsequent games——
The more you say, the more likely you will be wrong; the less you say, the less likely you will be wrong.
However, if the referee is very sure, they will indeed modify the penalty regardless of position.
Djokovic turned to look at the referee with a shocked face and spread his hands to express confusion——
Are you sure about this position? Why do you want to change the penalty?
Esdrachi pushed away the microphone, leaned out his upper body, and communicated with Djokovic privately, "I'm sure, Novak, this is in bounds."
Djokovic didn't believe it, "Did you see it clearly? Are you sure you saw it clearly? One hundred percent sure?"
Esdrachi did not continue to defend, but smiled and nodded in the affirmative again.
Djokovic is very depressed——
In the previous point, his return ball had just been called out of bounds; in this point, Gao Wen's ball that was called out of bounds was actually changed again.
He felt that he was being targeted and looked at Esdrachi, shaking his head repeatedly, "You shouldn't do this. You shouldn't."
But Djokovic didn't say anything more. He raised his right hand and said, "Hawkeye challenge."