Match point

Chapter 1642
call.

Standing on the bottom line of the first zone, Gao Wen lightly let out a breath to adjust his breathing rhythm. After the prolonged applause and cheers reached a new peak, it became quiet again. The central court once again fell into complete silence. The cold wind is still blowing the hem of the jersey.

Gao Wen admitted that Murray's fight in this round really caught him by surprise; but this is tennis, which changes rapidly, and the brain needs to work all the time. The game pulls into its own rhythm.

Murray made a move; the next step was Gao Wen's counterattack.

Serve, serve, serve.

Bend your knees, kick off, throw the ball.

Swing!

"Ugh", accompanied by a muffled grunt, the tennis ball flew out quickly and over the net, but the lineman's voice could be heard immediately after.

"False."

Oh.

There was a low sigh again in the central court, expressing regret for Gao Wen.

Three consecutive serves, all of which failed to enter the zone.

A double fault sent the match point just now, and now he has failed to make another serve, so that he needs to face the test of the second serve. If he double faults again...

Don't dare to think deeply.

But in a blink of an eye, the sighing sound disappeared and calmed down. Without a reminder, the audience automatically kept quiet and stared at the two players on the court with bated breath.

So, for the next round, how will Gao Wen choose?

It doesn't take much expertise to know that in order to avoid consecutive double faults, Gao Wen should take insurance to increase the success rate of the second serve; however, Murray will not easily miss the opportunity.

Murray also knew that this second serve was his opportunity, so he must attack with all his strength. Even if the second serve failed, he still had a second match point. In other words, he had the capital to fight and make mistakes. , he should not be soft.

Naturally, the impact of Murray will inevitably increase the pressure on Gao Wen. He needs to further improve the quality of the second serve, otherwise the game may be over, but the threat of improving the second serve means taking risks. What if there is another double fault?
Endless loop.

From various perspectives, Gao Wen's current situation is very dangerous, very, very dangerous.

It is precisely because of this that there is no sound at all in the center court. To use a cliché, that is, the sound of a needle falling on the ground can be heard——

Literally.

Perhaps, on the contrary, Gao Wen was the calmest one.

Because the game is still going on, he doesn't have the Pacific time to look forward and backward here. Once he is overwhelmed by those worries and fears, it is tantamount to giving up the game himself.

In competitive sports, it is stupid to wait for the opponent to make a mistake to give up the victory. 90% of the cases will not succeed; if you want to win, you must make a decisive move yourself, and you must firmly grasp the initiative——

Even if it means taking risks.

If Gao Wen was given a choice, whether to take the risk of sending out the game with consecutive double faults on his second serve, or to serve conservatively and wait for Murray to make a mistake to save the match point, he would always choose the former.

Even if you fail, you must hold your head high. Only by fighting to the end without reservation will you leave no regrets.

Therefore, those worries and entanglements have never been a problem for Gao Wen.

Of course, taking risks is not blindly taking risks. Rampage without a plan and no strategy, unreasonable and continuous exertion, and aiming at the dead corner to serve/hit the ball regardless...that is tantamount to committing suicide by hitting the wall.

Gao Wen didn't plan to hit the wall and commit suicide.

The game on the match point is more subtle and refined. In addition to tactics, there is also psychology——

On the whole, Murray is a conservative player. He likes to control the overall situation by himself. If there is no complete layout, he will not easily launch an offense.

It is precisely because of this that Murray always wins less and loses more when facing the other Big Three.

But this game is different.

Murray is invincible, even if he fails to break serve, the next tie-break will be followed; even if the tie-break is lost, there will be a fifth set.

Thanks to this calmness, Murray played very smartly and boldly in the first few minutes. Not only did he improve his state, but he also improved his position and line selection, the timing of his shots, etc. to a whole new level.

However, at Match Point, the situation is different.

Although Murray held two match points and missed the first one, he still had a second chance; but judging from Murray's character, his shot selection is definitely not as bold and decisive as the previous few points, and it is inevitable to be a little bit If you pull back a little, maybe you won't be conservative, but you will be a little more hesitant.

There is no way, this is the nature, something deeply rooted in the bones.

Now, Gao Wen is going to start with the subtle changes in psychology and re-arrange.

In just a few seconds, Gao Wen had already completed the idea in his mind, and looked up at Murray's position——

He took a small half step forward.

Judging from the positioning, Murray was going to grab the second serve, and his aggressive posture put pressure on Gao Wen.

But in Gao Wen's opinion, this should be a smoke bomb.

Snapped.Snapped.

Gao Wen started to shoot the ball, without much hesitation or pause, the whole serving movement was coherent, and his slender figure was like a full-stretched bow and arrow.

Tennis ball, thrown up.

A ray of golden sunlight fell down, enveloped the tennis ball, and fell on Gao Wen's upturned face, staring at the tennis ball intently and passionately.

At that moment, the halo hovered above his head like a crown.

kick the ground, swing the racket, hit the ball—

Get close and press your forehand.

It's fast, it's heavy, it doesn't turn.

Hit flat.

It's unbelievable that Gao Wen actually chose to hit the match point after three consecutive serve mistakes. There is no insurance, this is simply...

Incredible.

The speed of 110 miles per hour (177 kilometers) is not top-notch, but it is already in the upper reaches of the second engine. It is very risky, very very risky choice.

but!

Into the zone!
The referee's eyes immediately fell on the point where the serve was placed, and he made a gesture of flattening the palm of his hand and facing down, indicating that the ball was within bounds.

The line referees at the bottom and sidelines of the tee area also gesture:

within bounds.

Although it was a flat serve, the second serve was slowed down, and the control power was significantly improved, and he had a precise landing point, which perfectly fit Gao Wen's tactical layout.

Entered the area smoothly.

There was no sound in the audience, the eyes were drawn by the tennis ball and flew to the other side of the court. At this time, I completely forgot to breathe.

Murray, reacting quickly, moved his body to the left at the first time and tried to make room with his back, hitting the ball with his forehand.

grab!
From Murray's swing, it can be seen that he was still trying to grab the second serve, but the moment he made the shot, Murray realized that his judgment on spin, speed and landing point had been slightly off.

Just a little deviation.

But with this little deviation, Murray's shot has fleeting hesitation. Should he hit back flat, or should he pull the top spin to pursue the landing point?

boom!
Before he could start his thoughts, the tennis ball hit the racket line, and Murray swung his racket in the next second——

Hit flat.

Originally, Murray judged that Gao Wen should use the topspin to choose the precise landing point, so he was going to flatten and press down, but the landing point and the line did not need to be too risky, and suppressed Gao Wen through the improvement of rhythm and speed, creating opportunities for continuous attacks .

But now, Gao Wen's second serve is different from what he imagined. When Murray hits again, there will inevitably be a slight deviation in his shot, and there is still a little hesitation.

Snapped!
In the blink of an eye, the tennis ball that had turned into a streamline flew back and hit the net on Murray's side hard, causing a white wave.

Murray, return the ball to the net.

— Serve straight.

(End of this chapter)