The game has reached the final set. After a full 120 minutes of competition, there is still no winner. In the blink of an eye, the final set has also reached the tenth game. A tight and stalemate atmosphere pervades the whole place. However, the two players are still like each other.
The whole game just started, so we held onto the situation tightly.
"15:0", the serve was straight and Nadal scored the first point.
"15:15", Gawain sneaked a small ball.
"15:30", Nadal's backhand went straight to the net.
The teeth are intertwined and difficult to distinguish.
Even at this moment, the suspense of outcome is still a big question mark. Everyone has a chance. Is this definitely the tenth game of the deciding set?
but.
When the eyes fell on the two figures on the court, all questions seemed to be answered——
After all, both of them are gods of war, right?
This is not the first meeting between Gao Wen and Nadal, but in the past year, the two players have never been on the same frequency. It was not until London that Nadal, who made a strong recovery at the end of the season, finally found his own form and feel.
, so Mars collided with the earth.
If you don't give in an inch, your bayonet will be red.
"ah!"
Nadal finally clenched his fist and roared, the God of War came.
"Ahhh!"
Once again, he launched a desperate counterattack in extreme passivity, and passed Gawain with an incredible lob to score the point again.
"40:30".
Nadal took the lead to fight for a game point, firmly grasped the opportunity in the suffocating strong collision, and won some breathing space.
However, Gawain remained unmoved.
Dare to take action, dare to start, the whole attack is full of power, like mercury pouring down the ground, and the attacks are layer upon layer with three consecutive shots.
Moreover, the backhand diagonal "inside-out" return ball broke through Nadal's forehand position, destroying Nadal's swing trajectory and forcing the return ball to go out of bounds.
"40:40".
The score returned to balance again.
Whoops, whoops, whoops——
At this time, even the audience at the O2 Stadium could feel shortness of breath, let alone the two players who were facing off on the court?
Indeed, the atmosphere of the game was indeed like the opening, but the physical condition and competitive level were not. The burning carbon dioxide was permeating the entire venue.
Pa. Pa.
For a moment, I couldn't tell whether it was the sound of Nadal's sweat dripping down the court or the sound of tennis balls beating, but those sounds were like being trapped in quicksand, including being muffled in a heat wave and making no sound, only a wave of air.
There was a faint impact on the eardrum, and the blood started to boil.
a district.
Everything still has to start from scratch, right?
Bend your knees, push on the ground, and wave your arms.
Nadal started to serve. The height of his throw was never very high. The whole serving action seemed very simple, and the tennis ball had already hit the ball.
Flat hit.
It was actually a flat hit.
Less commonly, there is a flat serve in Nadal's serve game.
Of course, Nadal's flat serve is still different from that of Isner and Querrey. It is more or less spiny and not very fast. It is only 195 kilometers per hour. It is not enough to see in front of a real cannon, but Nadal
Dahl's flat serve, the whole rhythm and power are very special.
A sect of its own.
And, this is...the inner corner.
See also inner angle.
Gawain pushed his body forward to the left with one step, but just as he started to move, he caught a figure in his peripheral vision.
——Go online.
Is this serving the ball to the net?
In the tenth game of the final set, at a stalemate of "40:40", Nadal chose to serve and hit the net, a tactic that might only be used once in eight hundred years?
But this is the brilliance of Nadal. Not only are his tactics diverse, but he is also rich in weapons. The bottom-of-the-box tactical combination can always bring new ideas. Even a giant-level player needs to be cautious and careful at such moments, and not pay attention a little bit.
, will fall into Nadal's control.
The same is true in front of me.
Gawain, what should we do?
In the blink of an eye, Gawain needs to judge, make decisions, take action, overturn his original plan to return the serve, and come up with a new plan on the spot.
Gawain was not nervous——
Maintaining the status quo.
At this time, everything is too sudden and too urgent. Gawain is undoubtedly at a disadvantage. If he changes rashly or hesitates, he will be like a prey caught in a dragnet. The more he struggles, the tighter he becomes, which may stifle his potential.
of vitality.
What he needs is to be calm, focused and down-to-earth.
then.
With one step, just one step, Gawain pushed back with both hands.
There is no fancy, no skill, no spin, just a flat push, just like a straight punch in boxing.
There is no force, no angle, no arc, it is just a straight-forward, borrowed force.
A very clean and simple one-shot shot, pursuing the word "fast". The moment his eyes caught Nadal's intention to serve and hit the net, he immediately made a conditioned reflex reaction.
Since Nadal chose to serve and hit the net, actively compressing the rhythm of the round; then Gao Wen followed the trend, further increasing the speed, and passively compressing the rhythm of the round.
"Speed VS Speed"——
This is a primary school math problem. When Nadal rushes towards the net at a speed of 36 kilometers per hour, and Gauvin hits a return shot of 140 kilometers per hour towards the net, then Nadal and the tennis ball will rush towards the net at a speed of 176
The speed of kilometers per hour meets, and the superposition of speed and speed creates an acceleration effect.
Although Nadal has been mentally prepared, as a player who takes the initiative to go online, he is fully prepared, both mentally and physically.
But before he had time to blink, he could see a flash of light and shadow approaching, and at the same time, his footsteps were still hitting him further. The impact was extraordinary, and there was no time to breathe. Nadal had to respond.
Gao Wen's intention of returning the ball was very clear. He not only compressed the rhythm, but also chased the ball back. The return ball was aimed at Nadal's upper step position and pushed back.
Nadal had to turn his body sideways while moving at high speed, barely used his racket to support an obstacle, and then swatted the tennis ball back from the front.
It's like swatting a fly.
Unfortunately, his body was still squeezed and hit, and could not stretch, so Nadal was unable to smash with force and could only simply push and block.
Then, the reaction force and gravity pull the tennis ball down quickly.
Opposite the net.
Gawain, taking the next step.
Stride, stride, continuous stride.
The first action after finishing the ball is not to regain the center of gravity, but to step forward directly. He does not care about the violently shaking center of gravity. He adjusts while stepping up and without any hesitation, he cuts through the baseline and rushes towards the net.
, further impacting Nadal from the visual level.
The entire connection is very tight and smooth, which buys Gawain some time——
He needs this little time.
During the continuous strides, Gawain had already noticed Nadal's moving steps.
Slash, backhand.
Nadal also knows that things can change rapidly, especially in front of the net, and there is no time to hesitate. Once the judgment is made, one must trust his intuition.
Therefore, Nadal started immediately.
Gauvin's steps were too late. Nadal's return was light and spinning, and the rebound height when it landed was limited. Gauvin extended his upper body, fully extended his forehand, cut under the tennis ball, and lifted it gently.
However!
Just as he took action, Gawain saw Nadal's figure leaving and returning——