The moment between lightning and flint seems to be very long when described, the whole world slows down a hundred times, and you can even feel the dust particles flying in the light; but in fact, it is fleeting, not even a blink of an eye.
Before you could finish it, it had already happened.
boom!
Nadal, hit the ball.
straight line.
At the most critical moment, Nadal chose to break the net in a straight line, because it was a straight line against Gawain's forehand, and obviously Gawain's forehand was also unstable.
At the same time, Nadal superimposes a large amount of top spin, and the entire tennis ball rotates at high speed, and you can clearly capture the traces of trivial fluff flying under the light.
5200 rpm!
According to statistics, the rotation speed of this bat has exceeded the 5,000 mark. It spins hard, sinks and rushes, and it collides in a straight line.
Gawain, fly up.
His footsteps swayed slightly towards his backhand position, creating a fake movement, but then his body moved laterally to the right.
Everyone knows that Gawain's forehand is relatively unstable, and Nadal naturally knows it, including Gawain himself. This is an obvious thing.
Therefore, if Nadal chooses to break the net in a straight line, even if Gawain accurately guesses it, he can use super topspin to destroy the stability of Gawain's forehand and win himself a chance to break the net with the next shot.
This is Nadal's style of play. Even when breaking the net, he does not pursue a fatal blow, but remains patient enough and takes one shot after another.
Forehand, straight line.
You've got it!
Gawain, move quickly.
But the problem is that the game and the counter-game are far from simple. Even if Gawain guessed the straight line, the speed of the ball was completely beyond imagination.
reason?
This is the front line, not the bottom line.
This is equivalent to Gawain's reaction time and space being compressed by more than half, and the power of Nadal's forehand shot is correspondingly amplified several times.
Everything is running at high speed.
Kick! Jump!
fly.
Gao Wen immediately flew into the air, swooped down, took the initiative in advance, and faced the incoming ball.
wrist wrist wrist.
wrist!
This is the only thought in Gao Wen's mind. The biggest difference between hitting the ball in front of the net and hitting the baseline is that the baseline hit requires a soft wrist to form a package; but hitting the ball in front of the net is different.
If it is a small ball, then you need to have a delicate wrist and use different processing methods to face the spin and complete the return.
If it is a volley and high pressure, then the wrist needs to be straight, because they need to ensure the angle of the racket surface. In front of the net, a slight deviation in the angle of the racket surface may make a huge difference.
It is precisely because of this that when volleying in front of the net with a forehand, it is often easy to fluctuate because it is one-handed; while volleying in front of the net with a two-handed backhand is much safer because the hands form a triangle force, which is more stable.
at this time.
From the forearm to the wrist, it is completely straight, and the palm of the hand holding the racket handle tightly can even clearly feel the texture of the racket handle, and the muscles are completely tight.
But before I had time to adjust, the impact of the tennis ball had already arrived.
Miso miso miso.
Miso miso miso.
Turn, then, turn again; then turn, turn very, very, very much.
"ah!"
A roar erupted from the depths of his dantian, and he pressed his right hand forward and down. The flying body also rolled along with it, and all the weight was superimposed.
Power, burst!
boom!
Snapped.
A tennis ball is like hitting a wall and bounces back in the blink of an eye.
But Gawain didn't bother to observe the landing point of the tennis ball, and his body fell rapidly. Gravity pulled his heart and kept falling.
boom.
One landed, the other rolled. His body curled up and rolled twice on the ground. The reaction force of the impact on the ground rubbed against the skin and bones, but the pain was completely ignored in his mind. After a while, the world was spinning, and he immediately looked for the ball.
Net, looking across the court.
Gululu.
The tennis ball was rolling on the ground, and Nadal tried his best to chase it, but in the end he still couldn't catch up.
Volley, success!
Winning point!
Match point, cash in!
Won.
Wait, you won?
After a roll, Gawain stood up smoothly, released his right hand, dropped the racket on the ground, holding his head, looking for his player box in the bustling crowd with eyes full of disbelief and joy.
Immediately afterwards, Gao Wen saw Sampras shouting with arms raised, Agassi and Peart had already hugged each other, Gao Hongli, Jiang Yanyun and Graf all stood up, jumping up and down and high-fiving in celebration.
Everyone roared towards the court.
The whole place was boiling.
Won!
For the first time in his career, Gao Wen defeated Nadal in straight sets, and made his first appearance at the Australian Open, reaching the semi-finals.
Won, actually really won.
Joy and happiness, so pure and so simple, the smile bloomed like this, standing there blankly like a fool.
It turns out that this is the power of dreams, so sweet and wonderful, even when it comes true, I still can’t believe it is happening.
Unlike Flushing, where he traveled lightly, this time in Melbourne Park, Gao Wen was under too much pressure. Although he would never be easily crushed, his mentality and feelings had indeed changed.
Facing Nadal, his favorite and most admired player in the tour, and the player he regretted losing the last time they met, this game is of extraordinary significance to Gao Wen.
He longs for victory, and more importantly, he longs for an upright victory. In this way, he can pay tribute to his idol and interpret the beauty of competitive sports and the magnificence of dreams.
Before going on stage, the disturbing thoughts in my mind were temporarily suppressed, but now I can finally release them. It is joy, happiness, beauty and touching.
Although this victory did not win the championship, for Gao Wen, it was the most important match in this year's Australian Open.
A dream come true.
The smile bloomed like this. Involuntarily, Gawain opened his arms, bathed in the starlight and lights all over the sky, and wandered in happiness.
However, in the live broadcast room, it was already crazy.
Zhang Sheng's voice was slightly choked. He turned to look at the enthusiastic commentator on the European TV station next door, and his smile couldn't help but rise.
An impassioned explanation came to my ears.
"incredible!"
“Incredible!”
“Incredible!”
"Gawain! Gawain from China! Gawain who is only nineteen years old!"
"I made it to Melbourne Park for the first time. Not only did I advance to the second week, I also defeated the 2009 Australian Open champion Nadal and broke into the semi-finals in one go."
"incredible!"
"Perfect performance! Wonderful game! Especially in the third set, facing Nadal, who was in strong recovery, Gao Wen played a perfect game. From tactics to execution, from feeling to courage, Gao Wen showed all-round characteristics of a top player.
Ability, proved his strength with unparalleled performance."
"The most important thing is that Gao Wen proved that winning the US Open in 2014 was not an accident, absolutely not an accident."
"God!"
"We are witnessing history! History is being written!"
Blood surges.
Impassioned.
The emotions in the live broadcast room next door also deeply affected Zhang Sheng.
Zhang Sheng's voice couldn't help but tremble slightly, "... Gao Wen, played in the Australian Open for the first time in his career, and reached the semi-finals in one go. We are indeed witnessing history."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Sheng couldn't help but feel excited, and his mind went blank for a short time. Everything ended up being just one sentence.