"40:0", a strong serve from the inside corner caused suppression, and then connected with a volley to the net to score the winning point.
"Game, Lopez", another ACE.
It was a clean, four-point victory and a "love-game" to hold serve. Fei Lopez gave Gao Wen almost no chance and took 98 seconds to complete the hold. This also meant that he won the first set.
It will be decided by the tie-break.
The progress of the "Gawain vs. Fey Lopez" match was as expected.
The entire match begins with Gawain's serve.
In daily training, facing Sampras, a master-level serve and net player, Gao Wen's biggest gain is not Sampras's sparring, but the reorganization of the three-dimensional space of the court based on Sampras's skills and tactics.
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When hitting a ball, in addition to the landing point and line, the arc is also very important, which is the height at which the tennis ball flies over the net. The flatter the ball is, the closer it is to the net belt. The more super topspin, the further away from the net belt.
; But more importantly, if you adjust your own line and landing point through changes in the parabola.
In fact, this is a physics problem, but obviously, physics is not Gawain's strong point, so he uses Sampras's interpretation to bring understanding.
The two doubles matches in Shanghai this time were against two groups of doubles masters with different styles. This can be regarded as a further explanation of the course through actual combat.
So, when Gawain actually stood in front of Fei Lopez, although it was unfamiliar and fresh, he was actually mentally prepared.
Obviously, Fei Lopez is also ready. He knows that Gao Wen's basic baseline skills are very solid. If he purely fights for the bottom line tug-of-war, Fei Lopez can form a confrontation but may not have the upper hand. Therefore, in the opening stage, he
Just try to disrupt Gawain's rhythm——
After all, youth and lack of experience are Gao Wen's shortcomings on the table. For the first time, Gao Wen will be in a hurry when facing a serve-and-net player.
Then you can see that in the opening stage, Fei Lopez frequently went to the net. As long as the quality of receiving the serve was a little better, he went directly to the net to form frontcourt pressure and near-net control. In this way, he broke Gao Wen's usual game.
mode.
But Gao Wen responded very calmly, and the distribution and adjustment of the entire return line showed a mature side. Not only did he not be impatient or panicful, but he quickly stabilized his position and caught Fey Lopez.
In the opening stage, the team broke the balance without knowing the situation clearly, and scored quickly and easily.
In fact, Gao Wen is still in the recovery period of his condition and touch, and the feeling of hitting the baseline is not optimal. If Fei Lopez steadily and steadily pulls the baseline with Gao Wen, and then waits for opportunities to go to the net, this will put pressure on Gao Wen.
The feeling should be stronger.
But now that Felipe is disrupting the situation, Gao Wen does not need to frequently draw the ball from the baseline. Instead, he is looking for breakthroughs in line and rotation. More energy needs to be spent on the brain, constantly observing and laying out, and completing the shot.
Is this... just what you want?
Forehand crossing, backhand crossing, backhand overhead shot, forehand falling sharply over the net...
This should be the first time that Gao Wen has the opportunity to show the delicacy and richness of his skills. Different hitting techniques create different hitting effects, constantly putting pressure on Fei Lopez; of course, Gao Wen's touch is indeed
Not at his best, Fei Lopez's ability to block the net was very good, so he forced Gao Wen to make many mistakes.
Back and forth, the whole game is very fast-paced, a bit like table tennis.
Gao Wen still managed to gain a foothold, find a scoring method that suited him, and maintain serve. It was not as difficult as he imagined.
And Fei Lopez is also very experienced. Even if his strategy does not yield immediate results, he is not impatient, defends his serve steadily, and then continues to seek changes in Gawain's serve.
Fei Lopez's serve is a different situation——
First of all, the serve was excellent, indeed very, very good.
Gao Wen has also faced many big serving players so far. He is not afraid of powerful players at all, but he must also admit that Fei Lopez's serve is indeed strong.
He thought about Isner again.
Fey Lopez doesn't have Isner's innate conditions, but his serve is very smooth and elegant.
Players including Federer, Wawrinka and others once joked half-jokingly that Fe Lopez had the most beautiful calf lines in the tour until Dimitrov appeared.
This is a joke, but it is also a fact. When Fei Lopez serves, his kicking force is very strong, and the power exerted by the whole body in the serving action is full and abundant, so Fei Lopez's serve is not powerful and heavy.
That kind is like a wind blade, fast and sharp, as fast as lightning.
Moreover, Fei Lopez did not pursue the ultimate speed, but his landing point was extremely precise, either pressing the line or in a shallow area. His angle control and line layout were excellent, and he did not give Gawain too many opportunities in the serving process.
Before the first set was over, Fey-Lopez had already scored ten aces and a series of straight serve wins.
Secondly, Fe Lopez and Gao Wen are different from the big guns they have encountered before.
Felipe is very flexible and light.
What's the meaning?
The movement of cannon players is often cumbersome. Isner, Raonic, Karlovic, etc. are all like this. Not only is their defense relatively weak, but also their offensive connection after serving and their return defense after receiving the serve.
In terms of delivery rates, they all have relatively shortcomings.
But Fey Lopez doesn't.
His steps are light and fast, and he appears elusively in different positions on the court. Especially after establishing an advantage through serving, his flowing offense is really pleasing to the eye; and then he suddenly goes to the net from time to time, physically interrupting the rhythm of baseline hitting and attacking his opponent.
Apply pressure.
Originally, Fei Lopez's serve was excellent, and there were not many opportunities for the two sides to form a baseline round; once a round was formed, Fei Lopez's ever-changing tactical combinations always took the lead - the advantage foundation laid by the serve.
Thanks to this, Gao Wen's return layout time was naturally further compressed.
Although Gao Wen is not panicking, the fact is that this is indeed a style that Gao Wen has never encountered before. Fei Lopez's changes are even ahead of Gao Wen. Let's not talk about the success rate and scoring rate, at least in terms of the content of the game.
The difference is visible to the naked eye.
It really has a unique style!
In this way, Gao Wen successfully maintained his serve, and Fei Lopez also maintained his serve smoothly. In fact, in the entire first set, neither player saw a break point, and even the tie only occurred in Gao Wen's service game.
Once -
Being able to defeat Nadal in the last round, Fey Lopez is indeed in good condition.
However, the two sides were still in a stalemate all the way to "6:6", so the first set entered a tie-break.
Even in the tie-break, the two players still insisted on their own style, and the scores rose alternately. Neither player was able to break the opponent's serve. After the small score "3:3", the venue was changed, and then it was Philippines-