Chapter 1801 Hunter’s Trap

Zverev Jr. is full of confidence and high morale, and anyone can see it.

The most important thing for this young player is that he has already won two games.

Although Gao Wen did not say it, the news media has repeatedly emphasized the "maximum consumption" and whipped the corpse over and over again, lest people would not remember it.

Generally speaking, shame may have two effects. One is motivation, reminding oneself of the tragic failure, and becoming the motivation to reverse the situation; the other is anger, which does not want to mention it at all, but just wants to completely forget it and pretend That memory doesn't exist, it never happened.

For a talented guy like Zverev, it's the latter.

As a result, the media's bluffs were stuck in his throat. Zverev was trying hard to forget the incident, but looking around was forced to awaken his memory.

Angry.

To a certain extent, this is also one of the deep-seated reasons why Zverev started more conservatively and cautiously, whether he realizes it or not.

Now, after holding serve for two consecutive games, he gained confidence and felt at ease. In the best-of-five-set match in the Grand Slam, Zverev did not think that he would lose 17 games in a row. It means that the curse of "maximum consumption" can finally become history after tonight.

At the same time, he also used this time to gradually adapt to the feeling of night games at Arthur Ashe Stadium. It may not be enough, but he has made a start. In his opinion, Gawain's carelessness gave him enough time to breathe and adapt. Time, now that he was on his feet.

This can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone!

No wonder, during the break between games, you can clearly feel Zverev's happiness and excitement, that kind of excitement bursting out from the inside out.

Next, Zverev was ready to launch an offensive in his familiar way.

Therefore, before the referee announced the end of the inter-game break, Zverev could not wait to appear on the stage, with high morale burning.

On that side, Gao Wen was still taking his time and step by step, completing rest adjustments according to his own rhythm, making full use of the rest time between games to organize his thoughts. It was not until the referee announced that the time was up that he stood up and stepped onto the court with his racket. , ready to serve.

Professionals should be able to see that——

Zverev was following his own plan, setting up traps and preparing for battle.

Likewise, Gawain throws himself into the game based on his own ideas.

Both people are planning and playing games, but who is the hunter and who is the prey?

In the fourth game, Gao Wen served.

At this time, there were some subtle changes in the battle situation.

Zverev began to attack, and the number of offensive shots on both sides of the forehand and backhand slowly began to increase; but overall, the game style has not changed. Not only the layout is required, but the subconscious transition ball still exists, and the entire offensive is not Smooth, two beats at most, no continuation.

For Gao Wen, unless it is an impactful and violent attack like Nadal or Wawrinka, it is not difficult to withstand a two-shot and three-shot attack. He just needs to defend well and stay focused. Zverev is not smooth and unstable. The offensive has no way to break the balance of confrontation.

After "30:30", Gao Wen scored two points in a row and successfully maintained serve.

"2:2".

Simply speaking from this game, it was still lackluster. There was no particularly exciting round. Zverev's offensive was far from exciting. Gao Wen's defensive counterattack did not bring out anything that was at the bottom of the box, causing a small stir. After that, everything calmed down in the blink of an eye, and it was back to normal.

But Gawain was different, he smelled the changes keenly.

From the score level, from the game progress level, from the confrontation situation level, etc., the four games have been going on for more than fifteen minutes. Zverev should think that he has adapted to the court and is in the state, so he is ready to launch The offense was just a test of the waters.

So, how should Gawain adjust?

Start attacking, launching counterattacks, and suppressing your opponent in the fifth game?

No, this is not Gawain's style; moreover, Gawain's vision takes a longer view, and he needs to make adjustments, but he will not change his layout.

Sometimes, adjustments don't necessarily mean a sharper forehand attack or a more adventurous hitting line choice, the details can still tell the truth.

Especially in the first week of a Grand Slam event, improving one's condition requires a slow climbing process to ensure that one can reach the peak of form in the second week. Then adjustments during the game can better demonstrate the depth of skills and understanding of tennis. .

This is the real master.

Gao Wen believes that this game - from the perspective of returning from injury to Zverev's playing style, is very suitable for him to make some new attempts.

While not changing his tactical layout in the first set and continuing to adapt his body to the game, Gao Wen made some choices based on Zverev.

In the fifth game, you can try and see. Anyway, this is Zverev's serve, and it doesn't matter even if the attempt fails.

"Maximum consumption"?

This matter has never been Gawain's focus.

a district.

One shot.

At the speed of 1 hour, Zverev Jr. aimed at Gawain's backhand to apply pressure.

In the past, players often liked to break through from Gao Wen's forehand. After all, Gao Wen's stability and strength of backhand have become iconic weapons. Even if they are preparing to break through from backhand, they still need to start by suppressing the forehand to distract attention.

But judging from today's game, in the opening stage, Zverev suppressed Gao Wen's backhand serve and hit the ball significantly more. At a glance, it was clear that this was the coaching team's idea. They all watched the Rogers Cup game and also I know that Gao Wen's backhand will be relatively unstable after returning from injury.

In Zverev's third service game, the first point was no exception.

Gawain kicked off his legs, prepared in advance, and his conditioned reflexes were very fast. He already faced him with a backhand with both hands. Following the direction of his body movement, he used his body weight and movement inertia to push forward——

Whoosh.

The tennis ball followed the direction of the backslash and crashed into Zverev's forehand quickly and flatly.

The collision of this baseball home run was so fast and rhythmic that Zverev had not had time to recover after finishing his serve. He staggered and moved laterally to the right, barely catching a forehand. shoot.

Immediately afterwards, it was discovered that Gawain's return ball landed quite deep, and Zverev did not have much room to swing the racket, so it was naturally difficult to control the parabola.

Tennis ball, raised.

But the speed was so fast that Gao Wen did not have a chance to go to the net. Like a shooting star, he flew high over the net and fell quickly towards the deep area of ​​​​the baseline.

Gao Wen continued to adjust in small steps, a series of dizzying steps to adjust the center of gravity, switching from the backhand position to the forehand position, and the forehand triggered the shot early, like a fort set up.

Little Zverev's heart contracted suddenly, he braked, stopped and turned, and his body was already running fast towards the left, and his speed instantly increased to the extreme.

Despite his tall stature, little Zverev moves very fast, and an afterimage can be seen across the field in a flash.

However!

Gawain's forehand was raised high, then gently lowered. Just when he was about to release his hand, he changed the way he held the racket——

small ball.

This is a small shot.