Chapter 1619 Airtight

Snapped. Snapped.

Dimitrov is shooting the ball——

Does he remember the first count of the first set?

of course I remember.

For top players, analyzing and deconstructing the game is a very, very important step. The brain must be running throughout the game; only in this way can the correct tactics be chosen for the key points that are difficult to separate, and finally find the way to the end. The key to victory.

Dimitrov is no exception.

So, should he avoid the outside corner? Or go the other way and repeat the outer corner? On the opposite side of the court, how did Gao Wen plan for this point?

Game and calculation, confrontation and counterattack, this is the charm of tennis.

At this moment, the confrontation between Dimitrov and Gao Wen started early before hitting the ball.

Then.

Outside corner!

Dimitrov boldly and riskyly chose the outside corner again, but here, with more attention paid to the entire spin and placement, he opted for a powerful flat serve.

Moreover, once it enters the zone, the speed is 124 miles (200 kilometers) per hour.

Although the extreme angle was not pursued and the outer corner was not completely torn apart, the power and speed were excellent and a serve was found at the critical moment.

The excellent serve meant that this point was already half successful, but Dimitrov did not take it lightly and focused entirely on Gawain.

However, he saw that Gawain kicked off his left leg and his body rose into the air, moving towards his backhand immediately——

Gawain did not predict and move in advance. In such an anxious and close situation, the receiving side was completely passive. He needed to avoid impatience, rashness, and impulsiveness. He could not expect the luck of a blind cat hitting a dead mouse. He must remain calm and calm. Focus and ensure responsiveness.

Therefore, Gao Wen did not predict, but watched Dimitrov's serving action with all his attention.

The moment the racquet surface touched the tennis ball, Gawain captured the details and made a judgment on the outer angle, and his body's conditioned reflex was activated and he stared.

One kick, one rush.

The body has jumped out directly.

This shot was completely different from the first point in the first set. On the one hand, it was because Gawain did not move in advance, and on the other hand, it was the detail of Dimitrov's choice to hit the serve flat, even though the angle was not completely broken. But the impact of speed and power is different from that second serve to complete the lap.

This is a brand new point.

Gawain could clearly feel the squeezing and collision coming towards him.

"Well."

Gawain groaned and refused to retreat. His feet were firmly planted on the ground, and his hands that were waving quickly were pinned forward by his sides.

The next second, the reaction force pushed the tennis ball back.

Gao Wen didn't have time to finish the shot, let alone control the details, and watched helplessly as the tennis ball drew a full arc and flew towards Dimitrov.

Parabolic, too high, leaving a very obvious space for the opponent to attack.

Oops.

Gawain kicked his feet, stopped and turned, and his body was already moving towards the forehand position. More than half of the court had been cleared, and everything was empty.

His gaze was firmly fixed on Dimitrov——

Sure enough, Dimitrov was ready to attack.

Although the parabolic point of Gao Wen's return service was slightly deeper than expected, and Dimitrov's footsteps also felt squeezed, he still relied on small steps to adjust and swept forward with a one-handed backhand without hesitation.

slash.

The tennis ball, like a bullet, came back with a billowing wave of air.

"Well!"

Gawain groaned again.

One step, another step, a sudden stop and a sudden turn, a second start, and then back to the backhand position.

In less than three weeks, Gao Wen has made the fastest progress in his footsteps. He has successfully found some feeling of moving on the grass. The adjustments of braking and starting are very soft. You can see at a glance that his basic skills are solid.

but!

Although Gao Wen's response was very quick, he was passive, his steps were still lacking, he was not fully in place, and there was not enough space for his swing.

what to do?

Step on the ground, squat, lower your center of gravity——

cutting.

Facing Dimitrov's smooth attack, Gawain was indeed passive. Now he had no time and space to counterattack and could only passively cut.

Side cut, downspin.

Gawain increased the spin as much as possible in the cramped space. The racket hit the ground directly, making a muffled sound, but he had no time to care. Instead, he used the reaction force of the racket and the ground to regain his center of gravity and adjust his steps. He was already running towards the right.

Return to position, make up defense.

Obviously, Gawain's center of gravity is unstable in the backhand position, and the gap in the forehand position is wide open. It is a high probability that Dimitrov chooses to use full firepower.

Tap tap, tap tap tap.

From small steps to long strides, Gao Wen found his rhythm in the stormy sea, and in a flash of lightning, he crossed the midpoint and cut into the right half.

Then I saw Dimitrov's sideways forehand——

Faced with the chipping, Dimitrov showed no mercy and directly adjusted his position in small steps. With a sideways forehand, he was ready to fire and aimed straight.

boom!

The tennis ball exploded and hit Gawain's forehand baseline like a meteor.

But that's still not all.

Dimitrov went to the net, and his continuous offensive hammering at the bottom line had created enough advantages, and he needed to further put pressure on Gao Wen.

Across the court, Gawain was in a very embarrassed state.

Although anticipating and moving in advance bought him some time, it was still not enough in the face of Dimitrov's airtight offensive connection.

Moreover, Dimitrov's sideways forehand was fast, heavy and had no bounce. He accurately found the landing point of the bottom line triangle and pushed Gawain to the edge of the cliff, leaving almost no room for Gawain to breathe.

"……ah!"

In a hurry, his steps were barely in place, but there was no room to hit the ball. His upper body continued to extend, and finally intercepted the tennis ball on its falling track, and reluctantly picked up the tennis ball with his racket.

Lob shot.

In an extremely passive situation, Gao Wen had no choice; at the same time, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Dimitrov surfing the Internet, which further reduced Gao Wen's options.

The space for the shot to break through the net is basically zero, because the height of the rebound of the shot this time is too low, and it is too late to adjust the steps.

The lob is the only chance left.

The only thing Gawain could do was to pull the tennis ball up with as much friction as possible.

But it’s not easy, there’s no time or space.

Therefore, Gawain is indeed embarrassed.

The initiative is tilted towards Dimitrov.

However, Gawain still did not give up.

After picking up the high ball, Gao Wen quickly regained his center of gravity, moved in a series of small steps, and stared intently at Dimitrov, who was preparing for high pressure in front of the net.

For a brief moment, the heartbeats of the entire audience stopped——

Perhaps, Dimitrov is about to end the fight in the second set through this high-pressure ball, and then the two players return to the same starting line, and the best of five sets will become the best of three sets.

The audience, holding their breath, no one except them, raised their heads to look for the falling trajectory of the tennis ball:

See the high but not the far.

The height was sufficient, but the depth was obviously lacking, leaving too little space for Gawain to hit the ball. In the end, the tennis ball fell a little behind the baseline of the service area, giving Dimitrov a chance to press the ball in the half court.

Dimitrov is adjusting.

But Gawain is still moving.