Very, very suddenly, Nadal launched an attack from the baseline forehand position, and with an outside-in forehand hammer, the Spanish God of War's iconic weapon appeared again.
Friction, full and sufficient, in an extremely passive and extremely difficult defensive predicament, relies on strong topspin to create an incredible revelation——
Last year in Flushing, when Gawain faced Kei Nishikori, he executed an astonishing trick on the match point. He circled the tennis post like a boomerang, entered the court from the outside, and hammered the ball on the court.
Within the bottom line triangle, a winning point is formed.
At that time, countless commentators exclaimed that Gawain had recreated Nadal's stunt.
At this moment, I appear.
Obviously, Nadal was aware of Gawain's tactical intention and used light hits to control the landing point and open up the angle. This not only pushed Nadal's defensive position further beyond the doubles line, but also forced Nadal's return to continue to be shallow -
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Nadal also knew that his forehand condition today was never at its best.
but!
Nadal did not choose to sit back and wait for death, passively being beaten, but took the initiative to fight back in a desperate way and fight for a chance of survival.
Amazing skills!
"ah!"
There was already a small group of fans at Rod Laver Arena who couldn't contain their excitement and excitement. The screams rushed out of their throats and they were almost on the verge of raising their arms and shouting.
However, Gawain did not give up. To be precise, Gawain refused to give up.
Sprint.
Sprint at full speed.
In the previous shot, Gao Wen's footwork was very solid and he started easily. He sprinted horizontally in the first moment. However, his calculation was still half a step behind Nadal, so that he fell into the embarrassing dilemma of "people chasing the ball".
, I still can’t catch up even though I try my best.
Yes, Gawain clearly knew that at normal speed, he couldn't catch up.
Because Nadal's forehand outside-in shot has a strong tail force. After landing, it is like an arrow, with almost no bounce. The friction and rotation are mainly used to control the boomerang-like side arc, not
A conventional rebound from the ground also means that there is very little time left for defense.
Gawain's lateral movement was not a straight line, but a sprint along a 45-degree line diagonally behind him, buying himself more time to get in position.
However, this is still not enough.
Close.
Closer!
Seeing that he was still about three steps away from the tennis ball, but he was about to miss the hitting point, then he kicked off his left calf, and his muscles exploded instantly.
squeak!
The soles of his shoes scraped against the ground with a sharp sound, and then you could see Gao Wen sliding forcefully, treating the blue court of Melbourne Park like a vast ocean and surfing directly.
Squeak.
On the sole of the shoe, you can clearly see a long white line drawn out, like a wave of flowers.
The upper body leans forward and extends along with the force of forward thrust.
Extend, extend again.
The legs are almost in a straight-line position, the body has been stretched to the extreme, and the racket is touching lightly at the end of the world.
So light and so gentle.
...got it!
Time stopped at this moment, as if I could no longer feel any breathing, only the sound of my own heart beating continuously echoed.
Plop.
Tennis ball, raised high.
Plop.
The head of the racket hits everything.
Plop.
The full parabola soared thrillingly like a rainbow.
Plop.
Thousands of eyes are all focused on the other side of the court, gliding! gliding! Still gliding!
Diagonal diagonal line.
Gao Wen's return ball flew towards Nadal's backhand baseline triangle. He had fully utilized the space of the entire court to the extreme.
Seeing it, the flight trajectory of the tennis ball was about to cross the baseline, but at the last moment, it fell rapidly, and then landed on the baseline.
Bottom line, blind spot.
"Inbounds!" The linesman immediately put his hands together and made an inbounds gesture, announcing that Gao Wen's return ball was incredibly inbounds.
Huh!
The entire audience, and even the entire world, who were watching the game at this moment, all took a deep breath.
So, what about Nadal?
Arrive early.
Although Gao Wen's defensive quality is top-notch, Nadal still grasped the advantage. Watching Gao Wen's baseline high ball, he stood directly on the baseline and carried out high pressure.
Here is Nadal's backhand position. The high pressure on the bottom line requires many risks, and it is not easy to deal with.
A side cut.
Nadal used skill to control the line and landing point, and along the diagonal line, he returned to Gawain's forehand position.
Gawain, the center of gravity has not been adjusted yet.
He stood up again on his hands and knees and released the splits. Before his body could stand firm, Nadal's high pressure was already coming.
Fortunately, this time it was not a high-pressure attack, but a light high-pressure attack from the side, focusing on controlling the landing point.
Gao Wen didn't even have time to adjust his steps. He immediately pulled up his forehand and relied on the strength of his upper body to hit it lightly.
straight line.
In the blink of an eye, the shot was completed.
Responding to control with control, Gauvin also controlled the landing point of the shot in a straight line. In fact, the straight line was not straight, but it didn't matter anymore, because he just needed to mobilize Nadal.
Both of them were running around the baseline, and the entire batting situation was in a turbulent predicament. Therefore, it depends on who can win in the chaos.
One pad, one pedal.
Without waiting for the center of gravity to be adjusted, Gao Wen had already taken a direct step forward and entered the bottom line.
Got online.
Very suddenly and unexpectedly, Gawain went online.
One action of surfing the Internet broke the deadlock.
The whole audience was stunned. No one could believe their eyes. No one expected that Gawain would suddenly go online when he chose the match point.
Even Sampras was shocked at this time, his palms were full of sweat, but he didn't know whether he should call Gawain bold or crazy, but his heart had risen to his throat and he couldn't make any sound. He couldn't even bear to say it again.
Look, but my brain makes my eyes widen and stare blankly.
Nadal, already in place.
Gao Wen has also come to the net.
However, Nadal was not panicked at all. Although his steps were lacking, it was not a problem for him. He glanced at Gawain's position with his peripheral vision and was choosing a route to break the net.
At the same time, Gao Wen's step forward was very determined. He knew that he was taking a risk, but his brain was very calm. He firmly remembered Sampras's secret of surfing the net, and in the blink of an eye, he was close to the net, forming a coverage.
Moreover, Gawain is doing inducement.
"Break the net VS block the net", this is a game, and it is also a close-quarters collision——
Left, right, or center?
Lift, slam, or spin?
Different arrangements and combinations can create completely different crossing effects.
Everyone knows that Nadal is the master of breaking the net, which also makes Gawain more focused. However, Gawain has one advantage, and that is suddenness.
Throughout the game, Gao Wen attempted to take the initiative on the net only a handful of times. He made a sudden move at the match point, which also broke the balance of the confrontation between the two sides.
Nadal doesn't have much time to think carefully and make judgments. It's a risk for Gawain, and it's no exception for Nadal.
The air is slightly condensed.
Gawain was observing Nadal, and Nadal was also observing Gawain. In the flash of lightning, it seemed that time and space had stopped again.