From the outside corner of the second area, suppress Isner's backhand.
Isner was a little surprised, because Gawain's tactics of suppressing the forehand were very obvious today, especially in the second and third sets, throughout, but at the most critical moment, Gawain suppressed the backhand again?
Although unexpected, Isner's conditional reaction was very fast, and his second serve was slow, so it was not difficult for Isner.
Kick the ground! Shoot! Move sideways!
Swing! Turn! Push!
Isner's backhand return action is very consistent, but!
The moment he touched the ball, Isner realized that Gawain's serve had actually lost strength! He! Actually! had lost strength!
Everyone wants to use as much power as possible when serving, but Gawain does the opposite and reduces the power?
In today's game, Gao Wen used the same tactic several times, but Isner never found a good way. The main reason was that it was too sudden, and the changes in speed and rhythm made Isner particularly uncomfortable.
In the eyes of outsiders, it is just a soft serve, which can be hit directly with force. But to the person involved, the action of preparing to use force has been set up, but the ball has not been waiting for a long time. The tennis ball stays in the air as if
It doesn't feel like rushing forward; and the contact between the racket and the tennis ball feels different, which feels particularly awkward.
"ah!"
Isner hit the backhand with all his strength with both hands. However, the bounce height and flight speed of the ball were different from the expected. Isner should have made a slight adjustment before hitting the ball. As a result, he wanted to use too much force and was too impatient.
The entire swing trajectory cannot be pulled up, and the body's center of gravity cannot be squatted down.
boom.
The tennis ball swept directly towards the net, hit it dully, then slowly slid down and rolled back to Isner's court.
"oh……"
The audience held their heads in disbelief. They did not expect that Isner actually missed the opportunity to attack on the second serve, allowing Gao Wen to steal a straight serve on the second serve. Isner missed such an easy and simple opportunity.
hit the ball, and then pushed himself to the edge of the cliff:
Match point.
The first match point of the game appeared.
"6:4".
Isner himself couldn't believe it. He put the racket on his head, pulled the two ends of the racket down with his left and right hands, looked at the tennis ball rolling back with a depressed face, then drooped his shoulders and looked up at the sky.
He expressed serious dissatisfaction with his haste and seemed to be asking the sky:
what's wrong with me?
"Cooking ball..."
Hu Litao's exclamation had just blurted out, and he immediately saw Isner's return ball hit the net, and his heart that was hanging high hit his chest again.
Zhan Jun also explained immediately.
"The interruption on the court just now had an impact on both players. Gawain's serve was obviously weakened, and Isner's swing was obviously a little more impatient. Both players were affected to varying degrees."
"But judging from the results, Gao Wen still stabilized his position and used the tactic of reducing power to serve to force Isner's weaker backhand to make mistakes."
"Match point, now the first match point of the game has appeared. Gao Wen is one point away from making history and becoming the first Chinese male player to win in the main draw of a Grand Slam."
The footsteps of history are already echoing in my ears,
Ho ho ho!
Ahhhh!
Ouch!
The whole stadium was roaring again, and the cheering for Isner reached its peak at this moment. The whole stadium was roaring, and the heat wave could be clearly felt on the surface of the skin, burning and rolling.
Even if Gawain wanted to ignore the score, it was difficult to do so. After his concentration was interrupted again, he noticed the scoreboard. Even if his mentality was calm, he would still inevitably become agitated. Was he really going to win? Could it be...
But just as his thoughts started to gather, Gao Wen turned his back to the court, took deep breaths continuously, and regained his concentration. He forgot about match points, victories, and historical thoughts, and just concentrated on facing the next point, starting from the serve.
.
This is not easy. The noise at Arthur Ashe Stadium is something Gawain has never experienced before. Everything is strange.
Grand Slams, center courts, and global live broadcasts are all difficult because there are too many uncertainties inside and outside the court, swarming in like a tidal wave.
Moreover, it happened once just fifteen seconds ago, and now it happens again, continuously interfering with the game.
Whoosh.
Whoosh.
The game was interrupted again, and when the noise and commotion finally subsided, the sound of the hunting wind became extremely clear, as if the sun was burning.
Pah. Pah. Pah.
Gao Wen started to shoot the ball, and the thoughts in his mind began to surge again. His entire breathing state was not stable, which might affect his serve.
Gawain did not let his thoughts surge, but paused shooting the ball, burst into laughter, and gestured to Isner on the other side of the court to apologize: he was not ready yet.
Rather than being nervous, it is more true. Gawain can clearly feel the power of his heart beating. Even if he lives a new life, some things are still unavoidable. But this reality makes Gawain feel the temperature and warmth of life like never before.
strength.
He loves moments like this.
call……
After taking a long breath, Gawain calmed down again and got ready again.
Pah. Pah. Pah.
Kick off the ground! Bend your knees! Throw the ball! Turn!
The entire serving movement remained coherent and completed in one go, and the tennis ball jumped towards the outer corner——
Forehand.
As soon as the tennis ball was released, Gao Wen realized that something was wrong. He was still a little tight at the critical moment and the ball speed did not increase. This might become an offensive opportunity for Isner.
This is the second time in a row. If the second serve last time was intentional, then the first serve this time is really tight.
However, facing the match point, Gawain was nervous, and Isner was equally nervous.
Faced with an obviously slow first serve, only 99 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour), Isner sliced the forehand conservatively.
On the one hand, entering the end of the fourth set, physical strength was indeed a problem; on the other hand, Isner did not expect that Gawain's ball speed would completely slow down.
It passed the net, so Isner added a lot of insurance this time.
Chip return.
The tennis ball flew over slowly and leisurely, and returned to Gawain's position again. He only needed to adjust his steps slightly before he could directly hit the ball with his forehand.
However, Isner's chip return was very deep and unexpectedly superimposed with spin, faintly squeezing Gawain's forehand swing.
Gao Wen chose to attack a straight shot with his forehand, but he was a little cautious and did not increase the speed and angle. He also pressed the landing point deeper, almost near the baseline, and then suppressed Isner's backhand through rotation -
—
really!
Isner's backhand is very difficult to attack. It is basically a top shot or a cutting shot. It lacks tricks. Coupled with the suppression effect of the landing point, he also appeared cautious and pushed back to the center with another shot.
Coincidentally, the two players' ball speed slowed down, which slowly tightened the tense and anxious atmosphere in the air.