Gawain stared at the ball, and Kyrgios's forehand chipping was a chore. Obviously, having a plate in hand made the genius more relaxed, and he was enjoying the fun of humiliating Gawain in different ways. The whole cutting action used all his strength.
Remove it, and also bring strong backspin.
In other words, if Gawain forced his hand to attack, he would have to lower his center of gravity and then jump high, which would most likely result in him losing his defensive position——
When any opponent stands in front of the net, it is very dangerous for him to lose his defensive position, let alone Kyrgios who plays cards unreasonably?
Of course, this is not a very difficult shot for Gao Wen. If it were normal, Gao Wen would choose to use a full topspin on his forehand to break the net from the backhand position - which means breaking through the blockade in front of the net.
But facing Kyrgios at this moment, Gawain knew that he couldn't play like this. He needed to disrupt his tactics and destroy Kyrgios' comfort zone.
Therefore, Gawain's knees were firmly bent, making a fake movement of exerting force. When the shot was released, his forehand indeed pulled a non-rotating parabola, swaying towards Kyrgios' reaction.
Shoot the passage and fly through it.
With the wind.
Gawain's return shot obviously lacked the infusion of power and looked very floaty.
Kyrgios was also a little surprised, but he still took a big step horizontally to his left. It was obvious that Gawain pulled a half-height parabola, and the hitting point was already near his head. If he forced high pressure, he might be crushed.
If you don't keep the ball, you may not be able to find the hitting point if you hit the ball with both hands, which is very embarrassing.
So, Kyrgios held the shot with one hand and made a side cut, diagonally cutting from the top of his head straight down.
Use force! Accelerate!
Although it was difficult to exert force with a one-handed backhand, Kyrgios ignored it and used force unreasonably, blasting the tennis ball towards the ground.
However, due to the cutting, it is difficult for the racket surface to exert force, so the speed of the tennis ball is not completely increased, and it just hits straight down.
Gao Wen just took a sideways step and already reached his forehand position. When he could exert force, Gao Wen again deliberately did not use force and pulled out a high arc topspin overhead ball with his forehand.
Very calm and very light.
At this time, both players were not exerting their full strength, so the control became obviously easier. Gawain's high ball easily passed over the head of Kyrgios and drew a straight line towards the baseline.
Fly past the blind spot of the big triangle.
The control of the wrist and forearm is soft and delicate. The moment the ball was released, both Zhan Jun and Hu Litao let out sighs.
Whoosh!
Kyrgios immediately turned around and sprinted, but even when he was passively returning to defense, Kyrgios once again showed his talent. He didn't need to sprint at all. He just took two long strides and burst out in an instant. His footsteps were already on the horse.
So much so that he could slow down and stroll around the baseline at a leisurely pace.
Strolling, in the literal sense, without the tension of a game at all.
Kyrgios turned 180 degrees at the baseline, glanced at Gawain's position, then followed the turning movement, gently hit the skateboard, and turned the tennis ball towards the opposite corner of Gawain's backhand.
Wire.
The arc is a flat shot, but there is basically no speed, and it is slower than the return ball in the practice game.
Gawain calmly stepped into position, and made a backhand movement with both hands to prepare for power. Kyrgios took advantage of the situation and stayed two meters away from the baseline to prepare for defense. His racket was pushed forward, but he was about to touch the ball.
When I was playing, I changed the way I hold the racket, from drawing the ball to cutting the ball.
A one-handed backhand cut a small ball in front of the net.
Light and agile.
Generally speaking, the small ball in front of the net is a classic tactical routine on clay courts, and is rarely seen on hard courts. However, since tennis has fully entered the bottom line era, more and more players stick to the bottom line, so the small ball in front of the net has also
It becomes a tactic to disrupt the opponent's movement rhythm.
In the last game, Borrelli was very good at this trick.
Today, Kyrgios on the other side of the net also liked this move very much, because he liked to play with his opponent. He would sneak up on a small ball even if it was not an opportunity, and deliberately pull the opponent to the front of the net, and then the rhythm of the game became thin.
broken.
Now, Gawain suddenly used this move.
But the difference between Gawain and Kyrgios is that he saw Kyrgios standing deeper, so he deliberately chose a small ball in front of the net.
Tap tap tap.
Kyrgios immediately ran forward with all his strength. At this time, you can see Gawain's technical loopholes - the ball control technology in front of the net is still not delicate and accurate enough, and the return line is not short enough, but a little longer, so that
Kyrgios not only rushed in, but also chipped a thin and short return ball to suppress Gawain's backhand.
Unable to start an attack, Gao Wen cut a long ball back, forcing Kyrgios, who had just reached the net, to turn around and return to the baseline.
Light hitting, cutting, light hitting, cutting, the rhythm of the whole game became very, very strange. It didn't look like a practice match, nor did it look like a formal game, but it happened that in the calm and gentle batting action, it was possible to
Feeling the tension of the undercurrent, all the attention at Arthur Ashe Stadium was focused.
"Tricks VS tricks", "calculations VS calculations", in this round, both players did not play according to common sense, so that the rhythm of the game fell into one person's weird rut, but it was still exciting.
Hold your breath and stare.
This time, Kyrgios's steps back to the baseline were easier because he had not entered the service area before, so he still had time to slowly draw the shot while waiting for his steps to be in place.
Look at Kyrgios' unhurried movements, and then suddenly speed up the moment he touches the ball and takes the shot!
boom!
In an instant, all the speed of the tennis ball was released, as if going from a slow motion shot directly to an accelerated shot, from one extreme to the other, and the entire audience exclaimed uncontrollably.
Huh!
However.
Gawain completely anticipated Kyrgios's routine, even the batting line -
On the backhand, the only thing Kyrgios can do is push diagonally, and he doesn't dare to use full force. Once the force is too strong, it is a high probability that the ball will go off the net.
Therefore, Gawain arrived at the position early and was waiting for his backhand with both hands.
Kick off the ground! Step forward! Turn! Take a shot!
"Strength VS Power", Gao Wen's hitting was very determined and courageous, the speed of the racket head increased instantly, and he didn't deliberately break the angle, he just copied and pasted it and returned to the original path.
Kyrgios just stood there waiting for the ball to come. You can clearly see that his steps were lazy and there was no small step adjustment. This also made the hitting point slightly higher - because Gao Wen deliberately lowered the arc and hit the next ball.
Spin.
However, Kyrgios' shot was successfully completed.
Talent, indeed talent!
Shoot in a small range, push the file with both hands, straight line, explode!