In the opening stage, the atmosphere of the semi-finals immediately became tense. Gao Wen played very proactively, dared to take shots and attacked. His smooth attack was very beautiful, with two winning points and an unforced error by his opponent, and then
He achieved a "0:40" lead and got three consecutive break points.
Dark horse, still performing well.
But in the face of a difficult situation, Djokovic showed the demeanor of being the best in the world. He scored directly with a serve and a straight forehand to form the winning point. In the blink of an eye, he had saved two break points in a row, even if it started slowly.
He still stabilized the situation and did not give up his serve easily.
This is the confidence of a Grand Slam champion.
"30:40".
Next came the third break point. Rather than being nervous, it was more about Djokovic needing to organize his thoughts.
Pah. Pah. Pah.
Djokovic is still shooting the ball.
In the blink of an eye, thirteen shots had been taken. Gawain stood on the opposite side of the net and counted along with him to ensure that his attention was focused on the tennis ball.
finally!
Throw the ball! Kick the ground!
Djokovic is about to serve. You can see the high-speed rotating tennis ball sinking into a gorgeous golden color. Then Djokovic's arm rotates at high speed like a windmill, releasing all his power in an instant——
boom.
First serve, outside corner, backhand.
Strictly speaking, this is the first game, an encounter. Both sides need some time to test and adapt, so the entire serving routine also has a tentative nature.
At this time Djokovic was testing Gawain's backhand.
After five games, Gao Wen’s technical and tactical abilities have been exposed to everyone. Obviously, it is no secret that his backhand resistance is outstanding, but Djokovic needs to know what level of excellence he has. This also provides him with
The technical and tactical layout provides more reference.
tread!
Gawain took a big step horizontally and gave up his plan to adjust his position with small steps, not because he was lazy, but because he wanted to grab points——
Receiving the serve to grab a point to attack, and it was Djokovic’s first serve?
Is Gawain crazy?
Maybe it is, maybe not, but at least Gawain is very determined and resolute. The whole push action is very resolute. He supports the backhand early with both hands. When the steps are not in place, he uses turning movements to increase the swing.
The speed and upper body also rushed out together, and the power of inertia and body weight also added up.
It can be seen that the entire swing movement is not large, it is pushed quickly in a small space, and then it has hit the flying tennis ball head-on.
In the opening stage, Djokovic was indeed slow to warm up. The angle of the outside corner was not completely separated. In order to control the power of the landing point, the flight speed of the tennis ball was not enough. In the next second, it hit Gao Wen's racket.
superior.
Rob!
After the tennis ball bounced off the ground, it just passed the knees and headed towards the waist. The rising curve of the chest continued to rise. As a result, it was intercepted by Gawain's first movement.
boom!
Just before the tennis ball was about to be shot, Gao Wen's entire body rushed out. Because there was no time and space to exert force, he could only use such movements to increase the power of the explosive charge.
Whoosh.
The next second the tennis ball rushed out, turning into a long streamline and jumping out so light and fast that it was almost invisible.
"H"!
The Arthur Ashe Stadium was filled with low cheers, because Gawain grabbed the first serve very fiercely, and actually got it. His whole stretched body danced like a goshawk, and the collision of flexibility and toughness burst out with incredible charm.
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If it were any other ordinary player, Gao Wen's steal of the serve would have directly resulted in an ACE in returning the serve.
But Djokovic is no ordinary player.
He almost didn't have time to move, but he turned on the spot, and his two-handed backhand turned into a one-handed backhand, stretching towards the landing point of Gawain's return serve.
Then, the soft wrist wrapped the tennis ball, and when it was almost forming an anti-aircraft cannon, it suppressed the parabolic arc of the tennis ball and skillfully pushed the tennis ball back to the bottom line on Gawain's side.
After waiting for the tennis ball to fly out, Djokovic leaped into the air with his whole body, turned around in the air, and looked back at the moon as he looked at the arc of the tennis ball rising at high speed.
Whizzing.
Whizzing.
The tennis ball flies very fast, and you can see from here that the backhand shot that Gao Wen just hit was so powerful that Djokovic was almost unable to wrap it up——
But Djokovic still wrapped it up.
Then, the tennis ball unexpectedly landed on the baseline.
Huh!
The whole audience exclaimed again! They couldn’t believe their eyes!
When Gawain played against Kei Nishikori in the previous game, Kei Nishikori felt hot, so he was able to return such a magic ball. In fact, there was a certain amount of luck.
But this time when facing Djokovic, his control was so strong and abnormal that he had the ability to regularly replicate such returns.
What about Gawain?
Little steps, little steps, little steps.
Gawain still stayed on his backhand position, adjusting his position with small steps in succession, raising his head and watching the flight path of the tennis ball——
If it is straight up and down, then the bottom line high pressure is the most suitable; if it is a arc parabola, then the bottom line pumping is the correct way.
is a parabola.
Gawain glanced at Djokovic out of the corner of his sight. The world number one still stayed on the backhand position and did not move. But the moment Gawain withdrew his gaze, Djokovic began to quickly move towards the forehand position.
Moved laterally——
As expected, he is a master of defense. He always moves with fake moves. Even among the Big Four, it is difficult to make a correct judgment between true and false.
But Gao Wen was not affected at all and had already completed the lead shot with his two-handed backhand.
Stand firm! Kick off the ground! Turn! Push!
The entire swing was very firm and decisive. It can be clearly seen that Gao Wen's footsteps took a small half step forward at the last moment, his left leg vigorously completed the kicking action, and then the racket was pushed out in the next second.
Swing! Hit the ball! Close the racket!
The forearm quickly closes the shot to complete the closing action. When Djokovic's return does not have much power, he chooses to take the initiative to exert force himself and release the power of the backhand action in time.
boom!
Diagonal lines become straight lines!
The backhand straight line appeared at a critical moment in the first game, and you can also see Gao Wen's enthusiasm for grabbing the ball and always leading the attack.
Whoosh!
The tennis ball instantly turned into a bolt of lightning and shot out along the sideline.
You can see in the next second that after finishing the attack, Gao Wen had already rushed forward to the net to prepare for pressure; while Djokovic had stopped after running two steps laterally, and it seemed that he was still defending his forehand.
Smoke bomb, attention is still on the backhand, he thinks Gawain should choose the slash——
However, Gawain obviously did not.
Therefore, there is no need for Gao Wen to make up another shot in front of the net, the victory or defeat has been decided by this point.