In the final of the ATP Valencia Station, "Murray VS Gawain", from the first point, the tone of the entire game has been set. Rounds and see-saws must be the main theme.
In men's professional tennis, the most classic and exciting part of the "Big Four" game is the transition between offense and defense. Every shot may become an opportunity to reverse the situation:
It is not just a conflict of "offense vs. defense", nor is it just a personal ability to balance offense and defense, but a total offense and total defense confrontation that can freely switch between offense and defense at all times.
Judging from the current situation, Gao Wen also has such abilities. Therefore, when facing giant players, he can always correct his mentality and show the attitude of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. He dares to launch an attack and can also form
Confrontation, "not afraid and not nervous", this is a very important step——
Some professionals once asked why this group of players born from 1990 to 1994 have never been able to break through the Big Four blockade?
Because this group of players are in their rising period, and they are facing the golden period of the Big Four. Every time they meet, every time they play against each other, they have no advantage at all. They are pressed to the ground and rubbed again and again, and they are afraid of being beaten.
Just like inner demons, even if you can occasionally win in small tournaments, after entering the Masters and the Grand Slam, the shackles of inner demons will emerge.
However, this group of players born after 1995 do not have such pain, because the golden peak period of the Big Four has slowly declined. They are bolder, more determined and more confident, although they still win against the Big Four.
They suffered fewer losses and suffered more bloodbaths in many games, but their impact gradually rose and became stronger and stronger.
Batting ability and tennis strength are all numbers on paper. How much you can actually perform in actual matches is the key to victory or defeat.
Mentality is very important.
Now, Gawain shows such a posture:
After Djokovic and Nadal, standing in front of Murray, Gao Wen not only did not have weak legs and trembling hands, but also took the lead in attacking with high morale. There was excitement in his burning eyes and he enjoyed the game wholeheartedly.
In fact, that's exactly what it is.
From the first point on, there was back and forth, and the confrontation continued throughout, with Gawain launching a powerful attack on Murray.
In the first game, in Murray's serve, Gao Wen won two points in a row at the beginning, "0:30".
However, Murray was fully prepared for the difficulties in the opening stage, resolved the crisis, and reversed the situation to maintain service.
Gawain was not discouraged.
In the second game of my serve, I held serve steadily and smoothly, and then made a comeback in the next game.
In this game, the two players struggled for a full eight minutes and scored three times. Finally, at the second break point, Gao Wen resisted Murray's two active attacks with his forehand. After reversing the passive situation, Gao Wen used his two hands to counterattack.
The slap shot made a very sudden small slash, which was a stroke of genius and the winning point was won.
Be the first to break serve!
Immediately afterwards, after holding his serve again, Gao Wen completed the climax of winning three consecutive games and achieved a "3:1" lead.
At the beginning, Murray really felt Gao Wen's confidence, but after gaining a foothold, Murray also launched a counterattack.
In Gao Wen's next two service games, Murray successfully forced three break points in total, trying to get the game back to the same starting line.
However, at the critical moment, Gao Wen still showed his big heart. He saved all three break points with beautiful winning points, and successfully secured serve. In the close combat where the bayonet saw red, he always maintained the lead in the score:
"5:3".
In the blink of an eye, the first set had reached its final stage. In the ninth game, Murray's serve was also the one that Murray had to save in the first set.
"40:30".
When Murray took the lead in getting the game point, Gao Wen unexpectedly changed his rhythm. He cut the ball with a forehand and returned the ball with a delayed backhand. He scored two points in a row. After saving the game point, he got a break point.
Taking stock at the same time, the stalemate situation in the first set was continued.
Faced with a break point and a count, Murray's serve in the second area sneaked into the inside corner, deliberately slowed down, pressed on the T point, pursued the ultimate angle, and used spin to create suppression.
Gao Wen failed to take advantage of the return of serve. He barely managed to hit the forehand with a backslash, without widening the angle, and landed in the middle area.
At the critical moment, Murray also tried to break the rhythm and took the lead. Although the return ball landed in the middle and it was difficult to break the angle, Murray chose to hit a rebound ball with a backhand with both hands, using the strength of his wrist and forearm to tear the fast ball away.
With the ball, he hit flat and hit a diagonal shot, aiming at Gawain's backhand position.
As mentioned before, women's professional tennis gradually emphasizes offense. They often refuse to move back to avoid losing their advantage and falling into a passive defense situation. Therefore, when facing the ball from deep in the baseline area, they will choose to squat down to increase their center of gravity.
Stable, push the tennis ball back with a hitting-the-wall style.
This technique may seem awkward, but in fact it has very high requirements, including hand feel, control, center of gravity, balance, etc.
Among men's players, Murray and Kei Nishikori also occasionally hit the ball like this to improve their offensive connection speed——
At this time, that's it.
Whoosh!
The return ball was mediocre in strength but very fast, heading towards the blind spot on Gao Wen's left baseline, and unexpectedly had a little skateboarding effect.
It was not an opportunity, but Murray seized it, and the entire batting rhythm instantly increased, which also made Gao Wen embarrassed.
Big step forward!
Continuous strides!
The pace of sprinting at full speed is as smooth as skating, but it's still a little bit worse:
Because Murray's hitting power is not very strong, and it is a flat hit with a non-rotating skateboard, the rebound height of the tennis ball after landing is limited, which does not leave much space for Gawain to hit the ball, and the movement time is naturally further compressed.
Tap tap tap!
The sound of kicking footsteps with full power continued to echo in the center court, and then, Gawain's upper body rushed out first and made a flying gesture.
When the body's center of gravity is almost flying out, it still maintains its own stability during high-speed running. The backhand action of both hands speeds up instantly. It relies entirely on the waving frequency of the forearm and wrist to fully increase the speed of the racket head by a notch.
Make full use of the inertia of the body's forward movement to exert force.
call.
Soaring into the air, Gawain leaped with his feet off the ground and threw his entire body out to complete the ball.
rub.
Touched!
boom!
The sound of hitting the ball is very solid and crisp!
Murray was caught off guard, not because of Gawain's tenacious defense, but also because of Gawain's batting choice——
straight line!
Two-handed backhand in a straight line!
The line actually changed!
On the break point and count, faced with an extremely passive defensive shot, Gao Wen incredibly chose to let go and attack, completely breaking the stalemate and tearing a straight line through the space of Murray's forehand.