At the critical moment, Krajinovic gritted his teeth and controlled the tension in his muscles, and hit a beautiful serve from the outside corner, hitting the sideline of the service area.
However, the outer corner of the second area happened to be Nadal's forehand.
ah!
Nadal's forehand had strong topspin and he immediately pulled it up, turned it hard and turned hard, and jumped back along the diagonal line, but Krajinovic's first serve was still heavy, so Nadal's voice when he used force was muffled.
There was a sound, and the landing point of the return ball was obviously not enough, falling near the bottom line of the service area.
Diagonally, still aiming at Krajinovic.
It can be seen at this time that Krajinovic's serving tactics should have been discussed with Djokovic, because Djokovic carded the straight line very carefully; at the same time, Krajinovic's footsteps had already entered.
Bottom line, make adjustments in small steps and go straight online without hesitation.
As long as Krajinovic's first serve can go in, even if Nadal can go up, the parabola should be pulled up, and the ball speed will not be too fast. This is Nadal's habit; so Krajinovic immediately follows up and seals the ball.
Block the diagonal line, block the shot from a high point and press down to create frontcourt pressure.
The strategy is very clear and very smart.
One shot.
Krajinovic directly hit the tennis ball back head-on, with almost no force exerted by his wrists and arms. Instead, he relied on the power of his body to push forward. The tennis ball returned to Nadal, and it was backspin with no force. After landing, the tennis ball returned to Nadal.
There is almost no rebound.
However, Nadal still took a quick step forward and used super topspin on his forehand to forcefully pull the tennis ball up and in a straight line, rushing towards Djokovic.
One shot.
Djokovic was well prepared, intercepting the ball in front of the net very promptly and crisply, and then hit the tennis ball back to Nadal's position area.
At the game point, the tactical strategies of Djokovic and Krajinovic immediately emerged:
Target Nadal.
This was a very sudden and unexpected tactical change, and it was completed through Krajinovic's serve, firmly taking the initiative.
However, Nadal will not surrender.
Djokovic unloaded the ball well, and Nadal's steps also entered the baseline. Facing the backspin, the King of Clay's super topspin came into effect, and he once again made a strong forehand with topspin.
The line rushed directly towards Krajinovic.
Krajinovich was caught off guard.
Because the footsteps are moving forward, the superposition of acceleration and acceleration further compresses the reaction time, and then Nadal's return ball comes in front of him.
Krajinovic had no time to swing, he only had time to reflexively block it with his racket, but his talent can be seen in his lightning-fast control:
The first is racket surface control, which controls the flight trajectory of the tennis ball after it rebounds.
One is the hitting feel, instant wrist wrapping and control.
straight line.
With no room to react, Krajinovic actually hit back with a straight shot, and quickly hit it back with the help of Nadal's hitting power.
The tennis ball hit Gawain like a fireball.
coming!
Standing in front of the net, Gao Wen kept his attention highly concentrated at all times, always observing the path of the ball and looking for opportunities for sudden attacks.
Therefore, Krajinovich wanted to sneak attack Gawain, but this move did not work.
Forehand first block, slash.
Ping. Djokovic blocked and aimed at Gao Wen.
Pong. Go ahead and aim everything at Krajinovic.
Ping Krajinovic once again hit Gawain in a straight line.
Pong. Gao Wen pushed forehand, and then hit it straight back to Krajinovic.
The tennis ball was suddenly turned into badminton, and they were fighting in front of the net. Both sides did not wait for the tennis ball to hit the ground, but directly volleyed and completed the back-and-forth hitting.
Between the ping-ping-pong-pong, there was no breathing time or space to think. Two rounds of hand-to-hand combat had been completed in the back and forth.
Djokovic and Krajinovic's tactics in front of the net were very clear. They completely ignored Nadal and aimed at Gao Wen with full firepower.
It can be seen from the small details. Faced with the situation, Djokovic's tactics were very clear. In the first half, he disrupted Nadal's position, and in the second half, he attacked Gawain with all his strength. Once any link appeared a little bit,
deviation, the Djokovic combination should be able to seize the advantage.
Really clever!
Be it Gawain or Nadal, they wanted to break the predicament and reverse the situation, but it was Krajinovic who held the right to serve. They were passive from the beginning, and then fell into the opponent's tactical trap step by step. The only thing
All you can do is reflexively withstand the opponent's artillery fire.
Change of situation?
Too difficult, too difficult.
That's it at this time.
Gao Wen withstood two consecutive rounds of volley attacks from his opponent in front of the net, trying to break the deadlock and unexpectedly hit the tennis ball to Krajinovic again.
But Krajinovic made a side cut and cut the tennis ball into a small ball, diagonally.
Tennis is back in Nadal's half.
It was very sudden and unexpected.
At the same time, both Krajinovic and Djokovic took a small step forward to further put pressure on the net and compress Nadal's operating space in front of the net.
Tap tap tap.
Nadal arrived with a series of small steps, and another diagonal ball came from Krajinovic's unloading force. It landed with a little external spin. How should he deal with it?
As soon as the right leg kicked off, the left leg slid on the red clay, the body moved forward, and the backhand with both hands was like a blade, cutting into the small space between the tennis ball and the ground, and then gently lifted the ball with the wrist.
Lob shot.
When the opponent stands tall and tall in front of the net, the difficulty of lofting the ball increases exponentially:
Because the opponent can directly intercept the tennis ball at the rising point, perform a block-style smash, directly smash the tennis ball back with high pressure, and score easily; but in order to avoid the opponent's interception, the parabola in the first half of the lofted ball goes straight up and down, or it disappears.
Far away, or directly out of the bottom line.
The difficulty is so great that it is unimaginable.
Nadal faced Djokovic and Krajinovic, two giants with a height of over 185 centimeters, but he still chose to lob the ball.
The combination on the other side of the net is controlling the situation, while the combination on this side of the net is trying to break the situation, so both sides are seeking changes in the ever-changing game, and Nadal also showed his championship temperament.
Break the deadlock unexpectedly.
Whoosh!
The tennis ball started to fly. The first half of the parabola was obviously speeding up. In a blink of an eye, it got into the sunlight, spinning and fluttering at high speed like a top.
Djokovic immediately took a small step in front of the net, trying to seize the rising point and directly intercept the ball.
but!
Slowed down, Djokovic's steps were still slightly slower by half a beat.
Because in a fixed mode, in this situation, if Nadal throws a high ball, he should choose Krajinovic's side, and if he throws a small ball, he should choose Djokovic's side. This is a choice that conforms to the laws of physics.
But it was Nadal who broke the deadlock——
Even Gawain's eyes lit up. At the critical moment, Nadal's shot selection was worth learning.