Although Nadal has been trying to control the situation and launch a counterattack, in the game confrontation, Gao Wen still gained the upper hand by focusing on the details.
On the surface, the back-and-forth collision is normal and nothing special. However, a true professional can see Nadal's passivity.
Continuous emergency stops and turns, continuous emergency braking and two starts in a row, the physical consumption and mental tension put the whole person on the verge of explosion at any time; more importantly, the difficulty of controlling the center of gravity skyrocketed, and the internal organs
It's like rolling in boiling water.
Every time you control your body and every shot, you need to mobilize all your strength.
This kind of consumption is really difficult to describe accurately in words, but it makes the game extremely difficult. Therefore, during the mobilization, the combined roar burst out.
Even cutting is the same.
However, in such a predicament, Nadal was highly focused.
Chopping and cutting.
Passive to passivity, Nadal's defense still has its own distinctive characteristics, cutting the tennis ball back into the deep zone as much as possible, as close to the baseline as possible, squeezing Gawain's position; and, for the second time in a row, he pushed to the middle, aiming
Complete the cutting action at the midpoint of the baseline, trying to limit Gao Wen's attack.
It's just a cutting shot, but you can see Nadal's profound defensive skills.
And, this is still not over.
Immediately afterwards, Nadal's steps were pulled back to the left in the chaos. The bumpy center of gravity collided and swayed but miraculously transformed into forward inertia. After a dazzling adjustment, his body was pulled back——
No matter what, Nadal must first return to the sideline before he can start to defend and return to position. This is the first step.
However!
Before he could even take a breath, Gawain was hit by an overwhelming force in the next shot.
From slow to fast, from skateboarding to hammering, from nudging to exerting force, this shot is completely different from the previous shot. The rhythm changes instantly, and the connection between the shots is smooth, tight and light.
And freely, vividly showing Gawain's current outstanding state.
The only thing that doesn't change is the line.
Slash; still a slash.
A backhand is still a backhand.
Instantly speeding up, instantly bursting out, combining fast and slow, with a certain degree of relaxation, Gao Wen once again tore open the court with a diagonal shot, completely opening up the line.
Well.
Nadal groaned.
Another emergency brake, continuous sudden stops and turns, put Nadal's knees to a severe test. The center of gravity was thrown into the dryer and rotated. The whole world was spinning, but Nadal also showed his true nature as a bull.
Rely on your willpower and physical tenacity to grit your teeth.
brake.
Kick the ground.
start up.
Done in one go.
Then, Nadal noticed the hidden needle in Gawain's shot——
Deep zone. Line pressure. Vertical flat attack.
If ordinary fans think that there is nothing new in Gauvin's tactics, which is to repeatedly hammer Nadal's backhand, just like Nadal's game against Federer, then they have not really understood Gauvin's layout. At most, they just look at it.
It's just lively, Gawain is far more than that.
Maybe, the line is the same, slash, backhand; but the point is that the speed, rotation, landing point, angle, etc. are all different. The change of rhythm is hidden in the details of each shot. The slash of this shot is different from the slash of the previous shot.
A gap is formed, squeezing Nadal vertically and horizontally.
Even if Nadal can arrive successfully, he will have to face a comprehensive change in rhythm in a flash, and the difficulty of hitting the ball will naturally rise to a higher level.
At this time, Nadal’s feeling was the clearest——
Layers upon layers of overwhelming air waves rushed towards him; however, there was no room for adjustment and no reaction time. Even before his steps had been fully adjusted, Nadal had to swing the racket and attack. Gawain's ball was harder than expected.
Come quickly.
Brake, push off, turn, push.
With one shot, Nadal had already completed the shot.
but.
That's not all.
At the moment when he swung the racket, relying on the waving of his forearms and wrists, Nadal also completed his own initiative.
Although his body was squeezed and there was no swing space, Nadal still succeeded in completing the cleanest, simplest and sharpest swing in the narrow space.
Short and powerful.
With a flick of his wrist strength, the speed of the racket head instantly increased to a higher level in a small space. His right leg was fully supported on the ground but he still rushed forward for a short distance. The sharp sound of the emergency brake sounded like chalk across a blackboard, and his whole body
The goosebumps up and down instantly screamed.
The body faced forward, turned, and used the force of space squeezing to complete the turn. The upper body obviously leaned forward and then completed the final swing in one go -
In an instant, it exploded, like a spring that was compressed to the extreme.
Backhand, backhand, backhand, backhand... Although Nadal is always wary of his forehand, because he knows Gawain's layout and calculation ability, he must not take it lightly; but at the same time, Nadal has not ignored his backhand, at least at the ideological level.
Already prepared.
After compressing, compressing, and compressing to the extreme, he finally caught an opportunity. An opportunity that was not an opportunity. Nadal showed his backhand ability.
Turn defense into offense.
boom!
Hit the ball, done.
Slash, there is nothing new or special, it is just a simple slash.
But Nadal's shot is not just about exerting force, but also puts a lot of thought into line control.
Shallow area, diagonal line, external rotation, basically equivalent to an outside corner serve——
The landing point was just outside the bottom line of the service area, and it was only about one step away from the sideline. The angle of the outside corner was instantly torn apart.
Counterattack, fatal.
One shot, just one shot. Nadal also showed the ability of a giant to reverse the situation and subvert the situation. He only needed one shot to complete it.
In an instant, Gawain fell into passivity.
snort.
Gawain also grunted during the sudden stop and turn. In fact, he predicted that Nadal would choose to return the ball diagonally and move towards his right; but the point is that the moment Nadal took action, Gawain
Realizing that the angle was being torn apart beyond his expectation, he needed to speed up.
Acceleration, instantaneous improvement.
However, it's still not enough.
Acceleration, increased again.
While running, he increased his speed. He increased his speed twice in a row. He couldn't help but groan deep in his dantian, but it was still not enough. Nadal hit the ball very cleanly——
The so-called clean refers specifically to flat hitting.
On the one hand, there is almost no rotation and it goes straight; on the other hand, the angle is very flat, which can be seen from the incident angle. It flies close to the net and the refraction angle after landing is also very low.
This is a typical hard court shot, which is very, very rare in Nadal's games, but if it does happen occasionally, 99% of it comes from the backhand position.
This is Nadal's backhand. His ability to counterattack passively and with the help of force is definitely the best among the best.
Tap tap tap tap tap!
Gawain ran all the way, his speed has increased to the extreme, but before his steps could reach the target, he saw the changes on the court out of the corner of his eyes.
Nadal, go online.
One wave after another, in a passive situation, Nadal not only counterattacked, but also instantly gained the upper hand and followed the ball to the net.