Djokovic maintained a high degree of concentration, kept his center of gravity light and flexible with his light jumping movements, and could jump out at any time. His eyes were always watching Gawain's every move, his pupils shrank slightly, and he was watching
Details in Gawain's batting action.
Draw a ball?
Djokovic immediately realized that Gawain was about to hit the ball with force, but because this was a forehand, the hitting action was wide open and closed, and he could change the direction of the force of his wrist at the last moment without changing in advance to complete the line change.
, so Djokovic cannot yet judge whether Gao Wen is going to hit a diagonal or a straight line.
Slash?
Djokovic had a rough prediction, but he still did not lose his center of gravity easily, and the next second you can see Gao Wen swinging his arm to complete the shot.
slash!
Djokovic kicked off his left foot and his body had already rushed out laterally, but as soon as he took a big step, his super reaction nerves immediately realized that something was wrong.
Damn it!
be cheated!
A forehand is indeed a forehand; a slash is indeed a slash; a draw is indeed a draw. Everything is fine, so what went wrong?
Gao Wen's swing looked like he was preparing to hit the ball hard, that is, he was aiming for a big triangle attack on the baseline. However, at the moment he touched the ball, he made a slight change. Instead of fully exerting his force, he completed it with a swing of his forearm.
A skateboard flick.
The difference between exerting force and not exerting force, strong hitting and flicking with a skateboard is that the former’s landing point is often very deep, and the player’s position may be squeezed; the latter’s landing point is very shallow, and the player needs to move vertically
It takes a few steps to complete the shot.
Moreover, it is different from the small ball in front of the net.
The small ball in front of the net is a short ball, and the height and length of the rebound after landing are limited; the skateboard flick is a long ball, and after landing and rebounding, it will move towards the direction of the spectator stands.
Whoosh.
The moment Djokovic saw Gawain take action, he realized that he had been deceived, because the entire batting action remained basically the same, except that he changed the force-generating method and wrist strength at the last moment of the shot. Djokovic also failed to do so.
Make accurate judgments.
Kick!
Djokovic immediately kicked the ground hard and ran in a diagonal direction at a 45-degree angle——
If it were any other time, Djokovic might not have run. After all, he still needed to save energy, but this point was a count, and he needed to give his best performance, so he gritted his teeth and rushed forward.
Kick, kick, kick!
Kick, kick, kick!
Djokovic sprints with all his strength!
But the next second, Djokovic noticed that Gao Wen's figure was already pressing towards the net. His tall and straight figure was very oppressive. Even if Djokovic could catch up with the tennis ball and return the ball,
The line has also been blocked.
Because Gawain knows who his opponent is.
If it were other players, the flick of the skateboard just now might have been enough to score, but it certainly won't work against the Big Four. Unless the tennis ball has landed and jumped twice, you always need to be ready for the next shot.
really!
Djokovic caught up and used a big split. Before the tennis ball was about to hit the ground again, he hit the tennis ball back with a light pick.
and!
Djokovic was still able to control the ball even under extreme conditions, and he swung a diagonally diagonal ball in an attempt to bypass Gawain's covering net.
However, Gao Wen was completely focused and took a step forward. Before the tennis ball broke through his blocked net, he hit the racket directly and hit the tennis ball back to Djokovic's empty court.
At this time, Djokovic, who had been completely pulled out of the court, could only watch the tennis ball fall to the ground and then jump twice.
Wonderful!
"For this ball, Gao Wen had already thought about how to play it from the moment he received the serve. The entire offensive connection from the attack to the second beat was very smooth and very secret. He completely passed Djokovic. In the end
Easily scored the winning points.”
"Facing the count, Gawain scored this point very cleverly."
Standing in front of the net, Gao Wen lightly clenched his fist and did not protest against Djokovic. Instead, he encouraged himself and reminded himself to stay focused——
The most vivid lesson Djokovic taught Gao Wen is that tennis matches are always fluid, but no matter how the situation changes, players need to think about their own strengths and give full play to their strengths. This is how to show competition.
The only way to power.
Djokovic's greatest strength is his baseline hitting ability, which is neither offensive nor defensive, but the ability to control and counterattack any ball through a trilogy of prejudgment packages and hitting shots; then Gao Wen's greatest strength is
what?
brain.
How did Gawain win the first game?
Use your brain and wisdom to break the rules, dare to take action, hit the ball and attack.
At first glance, it seems that the situation was opened up by a bold and risky attack, but in fact it is not the case. The real rule behind it is that Gawain's calculations and games are ahead of Djokovic. If you want to tear apart Djokovic's secret
Wawrinka used an airtight baseline shot, Wawrinka used an unreasonable attack, Nishikori Kei used an airtight rhythm, and Gawain should use a preemptive layout.
After I figured it out, the game became clear again.
"Think. Think!"
Gawain turned around and walked towards the bottom line, reminding himself secretly again.
"40:30", Djokovic still has a count, but the atmosphere of one count and two consecutive counts has changed slightly.
It can be seen from Djokovic's batting action that it took a little longer. He should have batted seven or eight times before serving.
First serve, press the backhand from close range, still from the outside corner.
Although it is an outside corner, he focuses more on getting closer. From the serve, it can be seen that Djokovic is trying to regain control of the game.
Step!
Gawain took a small step towards the left, and the backhand with both hands was not wide, and he directly pushed the tennis ball back with the help of his strength.
slash.
Djokovic had already moved towards the forehand position. He thought that Gao Wen would press the center, but he immediately returned to the backhand position. This time Gao Wen's shot slightly grabbed some rhythm, but due to the squeeze of his swing,
Therefore, the strength and speed were not up to expectations, and the suppression was obviously not enough.
Therefore, Djokovic's backhand return did not encounter many challenges, and his return was also very solid.
Djokovic deliberately did not open up the angle, and returned to a backhand line in the middle, and the landing point was very shallow. He seemed to be inducing Gawain to go to the net. At the same time, he did not fully exert his force, but also seemed to be inducing Gawain to exert his force——
From the second set to the third set, many of Djokovic's returns were like this. Those changes were all hidden and could not be seen by the audience. Only Gawain could feel it when he hit the ball.
However, this time, Gao Wen's attack connection in the second shot was not so close, and his steps did not immediately enter the baseline, so he missed the opportunity to press on the net, and could only stand on the baseline to complete the shot; and, because Djokovic did not serve
force, which also means that Gao Wen may need to exert force.