Match point

Chapter 1644
Cutting, many players think it is a simple technique, this is a tasteless technique, in the increasingly faster and heavier modern tennis, the value of this technique is gradually weakened; but in fact, players who have really entered the top ranks Just understand, in fact, this is an advanced technology.

Because cutting is about control, delicate and complex, full of layers, from rotation to speed to power and finally to landing point, the hand feel is strictly required.

Rough cutting is a kind of weakness; advanced cutting is a kind of layout.

On the clay court, players often use cutting to complete the defense, or cut the ball to make full use of the depth of the field to change the situation.

Therefore, the player's chipping is either deep to form a squeeze, or shallow to mobilize the opponent, but it is often necessary to avoid half-baked landings that are neither deep nor shallow. Thanks to the rotation of the clay and the speed of the ball, the opponent can easily catch up. The midfield ball may instead become an offensive opportunity for the opponent.

Meadows, however, are different.

Firstly, the grass bounces low, and after cutting and unloading, the bounce can be even lower.

Secondly, it is more difficult to turn and stop quickly on the grass, and the footsteps are not as free as the clay.

It is conceivable that the use of cutting can evolve more tricks on the grass. For example, half-court balls that are neither deep nor shallow can also break the balance.

At this time, Gao Wen cut a straight half-court ball from the backhand position——

If it was against Federer or Nadal, Gao Wen would not cut the ball.

Federer is because he has a very positive awareness of surfing on the grass, and he is always ready to surf the net. Half-court is equivalent to giving him a chance.

Nadal is because his understanding of spin and slice is unique in the world. With such slice, he can attack with both forehand and backhand.

However, among the four giants, Djokovic and Murray are different.

Relatively speaking, they still prefer to stand on the bottom line, and they are sophisticated enough for cutting but relatively not so strong.

Look at Murray's position——

Backhand position, one step behind the bottom line.

He was very sure that Gao Wen would choose a backhand slash, so he didn't plan to hit the net, nor did he defend against the forehand.

It was under such circumstances that Gao Wen cut a forehand straight line, and it was still a shallow area, leaving Murray with a complex problem:

First, he needs to move across the court to the forehand.

Secondly, he needs to decide whether to go online with the trend, or to retreat to the bottom line again.

Finally, while waiting for his feet to be in place, the tennis ball should have fallen twice, and the jumping height is limited. He needs to decide whether to make a slash or a straight line.

In the U.S. Open and the Australian Open, Gao Wen seldom used this cut, and more slowly used it during the clay court season.

But on clay, there is a high probability that Gao Wen will cut a small ball to mobilize Murray; while on grass, Gao Wen also made adjustments according to the characteristics of the grass, deliberately cutting an ambiguous and vague midfield ball. It doesn't look dangerous, but it actually hides murderous intentions. This is progress.

Game, counterattack, dig a hole, deal with it.

This is the match between Murray and Gao Wen. The calculation and layout skills of the two players are very, very good, and more energy is needed between the game and the counterattack.

Murray was able to lead the score because he had a better understanding of the grass.

Gao Wen was able to cling to the game because he dared to try and shoot.

As for the unknown factor-Murray's shoulder, the impact is objective, and it did cause some small restrictions on his forehand shots; but it is very limited, especially at this moment in the game, when the players are fully committed The game and the pain of injuries were also temporarily left behind.

From the tactical layout and batting confrontation, it is no longer obvious.

—Murray, running wildly, rushing to the forehand position.

Tread!

Grass clippings, splashes, feet running wildly, crossing the court on hot wheels, staring at the tennis ball, and the brain is running fast:
Spins, landings, bounces, heights, lines, nets... the list goes on and on.

There are too many factors to consider in a single shot. It has to be said that Gao Wen's chipping shot really took advantage of the characteristics of the grass.

With one step, one kick, and one lift of the hand, the body has already hit the ball forward.

No Internet access.

Murray believes that if he goes online by himself, he will step into Gao Wen's trap, and he needs to stick to the bottom line.

Therefore, Murray just took a small step forward, stepped on the bottom line, and used his upper body eyes and forehand fishing to pull the top spin from bottom to top.

One pick, one skimming, light forehand hit.

From a tactical point of view, cutting should have no power or speed, which is an offensive opportunity; but this time the situation is special, Murray did not exert force.

Murray chose to break the game skillfully, without hitting the ball or cutting, but using topspin to hit the ball lightly, wrapping the tennis ball and pushing it towards the deep zone.

This shot is undoubtedly Murray's stunt. Through the control of the wrist, in the forehand position, it is easy to send the return ball to the precise position, and the layout is completed through the control of the landing point and the line, as if invisible. The big net is generally, wrapping up the opponent's attack.

Slash!

Deep zone!

In this way, Murray can ensure that the return ball passes the net smoothly, and he is still on the bottom line; at the same time, he pushes the tennis ball to a difficult position to form a counterattack, paving the way for his next offensive and defensive transition; and, very rarely, Murray Lei aimed at Gao Wen's forehand and hit the bottom line in a big triangle.

This is a little risky.

Normally, Murray seldom chooses these corners to hit the ball, and there is no need for his layout to take risks; but this is the second match point, he still has a chance to break serve and realize the victory, under relatively conservative circumstances It is also an attempt to make a sudden surprise.

From offense to defense, and from defense to offense—

The game between Gao Wen and Murray is still deadlocked.

Murray slapped the tape lightly, and pushed the problem back to Gawain.

The next second, as soon as Murray kicked his feet, his body was already sprinting towards the left side. The reason for sticking to the bottom line was that he was ready to continue attacking. He didn't think Gao Wen would drop the ball so easily, so this As soon as he hits the ball, he's already preparing for the next shot.

The left side rush is not to make up for the backhand, but to return to the central area and regain the initiative in the follow-up shots.

Murray's eyes were firmly locked on to Gawain's movements, and then he saw Gawain sprinting across the field with all his strength, and with a slip of his footsteps, he did the splits. Grabbing Murray's heart, he shot before Murray sounded the alarm.

boom!
Murray had an ominous premonition, and he braked and controlled his body as soon as he kicked his feet——

After the cut, Gao Wen had already started to move towards the forehand position, because he knew that Murray would most likely choose a forehand slash.

However, even though Gawain had already moved ahead of time, he did not expect Murray to take a rare risk. The landing point entered a dead corner with a strong top spin. The difficulty of the ball also increased.

run!

Sprint!

Full attention!

It's like the first point of the game, without thinking about the match point, just focusing on this point.

However, the position of the hitting point is still a bit awkward, Gao Wen is not sure whether he can find a breakthrough in the route, he needs to take risks.

The idea just popped up, and as soon as the foot kicked, a sliding step flew out.

(End of this chapter)