Harris gasped for breath and looked up at Gawain on the other side of the court. He saw Gawain lightly clenching his fists to celebrate, but he did not cheer loudly. He looked back with determined eyes, as if the return ball just now was really another one.
It's easy, but in the understatement, the tit-for-tat momentum is coming.
Harris couldn't help but breathe. A sharp light flashed in his eyes. He licked his lips, as if he could taste the smell of blood. Then he turned around and asked the caddy standing at the back of the court for the ball, preparing for the next serve.
But Gawain noticed that Harris glanced at the spot where the ball had just been returned from the corner of his eye. Even though he couldn't see his eyes clearly across half of the court, he could still feel Harris's emotional fluctuations——
The biggest advantage of returning a serve-winning point is that although scoring is important, creating psychological pressure is more important, especially the pressure on the server. To be more precise, this is a momentum point.
The decisive battle had just sounded, and the opening scene was a battle of momentum. Whether it was Harris or Gawain, both sides were working hard to seize the commanding heights and suppress their opponents at the beginning, so Harris chose to serve. Likewise, Gawain served with
A strong return of serve provides a counterattack that hits the wall.
Not to be outdone!
Between you and me, smoke is filling the air.
At the end of the first point, Gawain did not leave immediately. He still stood there, staring deeply at Harris——
Even if Harris is not looking directly at him, the air in the stadium is surging, and the collision of momentum can still be felt. Gawain is conveying his belief through his eyes, and the pressure and confrontation of momentum have quietly unfolded.
After a slight pause, Gawain withdrew his gaze, lightly jumped twice on the spot, moved his knees and ankles, everything felt fine, and then walked towards the second area, preparing to receive the second serve.
Pah. Pah. Pah.
The rhythmic sound of Harris hitting the ball echoed in the court. He raised his head and glanced at Gawain's position, and then...bent his knees, arched his back, waved his arms, and served!
rub!
The tennis ball flew towards the outside corner with full force, pulling it to a wide angle, still aiming at Gao Wen's backhand, trying to pull Gao Wen directly out of the doubles line.
The tactical intention is very clear, but Harris still hopes to pursue some speed and power, so the side spin is not thin enough, and the service point is still deep in the service area. This also means that the angle of the outside corner is not widened from the outside, and it is still given to Gao Wen.
Leave some space.
At the same time, Harris's eyes also followed Gawain's movement, and he was holding the shot with both hands, whether it was a forehand or a backhand, and he was already ready to hit the next shot.
It can be seen from the sight that Gawain's steps have been completely pulled out, and his body is stretched out like a roc spreading its wings. Because he has to hold the racket with both hands, it limits the stretching of the body to some extent, making it difficult to complete it at the limit.
The action of initiating the shot; coupled with the good speed of the serve from the outside corner, the time and space for returning the ball are squeezed by both hands.
In the end, Gawain could only use a machete to cut down hard, making full use of the contact between the racket surface and the tennis ball to create a lot of friction, and forced the tennis ball back. However, at the moment when the racket was released, his wrist continued very covertly.
Cutting down adds a little tail power to the rotation of the tennis ball.
Across the net, Harris noticed the way Gao Wen returned the ball and couldn't help but secretly clenched his fist:
Done!
Harris's mind tightened, and his serving strategy worked. Although Gawain successfully caught the ball, not only was he unable to fight back, he couldn't even complete the regular shot successfully——
Cutting the ball means there is no power and no speed.
Harris can now prepare to return the ball calmly, keep his eyes on the ball and follow it quickly.
Gao Wen cut a high and floating return ball, aimed at the big diagonal and pulled out a full parabola. The tactical intention was very obvious. He obviously wanted to lengthen the line and slow down the rhythm. He hoped that Harris' return ball would be slower.
Buy yourself time to return to defense.
But because Harris had the advantage in serving, Gao Wen could only barely complete the return. It was very difficult to control the line. If he didn't pay attention, he might fly out of the baseline and go directly out of bounds; so Harris was still in place quickly, and he was already there in three steps and two steps.
Arrive at the landing point of the return ball and wait for the ball to come.
Wait, wait.
The waiting time was a little long. Harris kept adjusting his steps, looking for the right hitting point and rhythm, preparing to give Gawain a fatal blow. Then finally when the tennis ball landed, Harris adjusted in small steps and turned sideways to the forehand in advance.
He raised his hand and hit the ball hard with a downward pressure.
but!
The spin of the tennis ball was more fierce than expected, and the rebound speed after landing was also faster than expected. After waiting for too long, the ball seemed to come too fast. He had just swung the racket and already needed to take action. Harris, who was originally calm and unhurried, was a little nervous.
Being impatient, at the last moment, I increased my swing speed and hammered down directly.
The center of gravity of the body staggered forward for a small half step, exerting force fiercely.
puff.
The tennis ball hit the net hard, making a muffled sound, and then returned to Harris' court, rolling alone.
"oh!"
The entire audience let out a sound of disappointment and felt extremely sad.
Harris hugged his head in disbelief. At such an opportunity, the ball actually hit the net. As soon as his knees went weak, he squatted down.
"ah!"
In stark contrast, Gawain clenched his fists heavily and roared like a lion towards the other side of the field. His passionate roar instantly raised his morale to a new level, and he bared his teeth and claws to declare to Harris that he was definitely not.
What a mess.
"Ahhh!"
Gao Wen waved his fist vigorously, and all the Bruins players on the edge of the court also clenched their fists and stood up, erupting with amazing energy.
"Wow, very beautiful return of serve, very, very beautiful!"
"We all know that returning the serve is a skill that requires anticipation and feel. The best return players in the world today are Djokovic and Murray. They read and analyze the opponent's serve very well.
, and then wrap the power and speed of the tennis ball with top-notch feel to complete the counterattack."
"The young player of the Bruins showed good anticipation. He correctly predicted the opponent's service line and spin twice in a row, and then counterattacked with a solid backhand attack twice in a row, scoring directly once.
, once caused the opponent to make a mistake, the performance is really eye-catching."
In the live broadcast room, Sofar is dutifully using the gap between the balls to give quick explanations.
"On the surface, this point seems to be Harris's mistake, but in fact it is the opponent's hidden secret in returning the serve. The control of the entire spin is very special, with enough tail power, and the speed of the jump after the bounce is very fast, which obviously broke Harris's
Moreover, Harris waited for the ball a little too long, took the shot too early, and was eventually involved in the spin."
"Wow, I have to say that this young player from the Bruins brought a little surprise at the beginning."
