The latest website: pedal, Dimitrov kicked his right leg, and a brake supported his body, but his knees were a little weak, and his kicking strength was obviously insufficient, so that the forehand shot was a little slower, but he still relied on his upper body The power of the turn is a quick swing, like a swordsman with a long sword out of its sheath—
boom!
With the forehand shot, the sweat on the cheeks and arms was also thrown out by the centrifugal force, blooming in the air, and the tennis ball flew out quickly.
Stepping on and pounding his feet continuously, Dimitrov then moved sideways to the left in small steps. Although the strength of his calf kicking the ground was insufficient, he still gritted his teeth to stay focused and kept his center of gravity light.
"Hold on! Gregor."
That was the only thought in Dimitrov's mind—
This is not a training match, it is still basic training.
What is going on at this time is the forehand matchup practice. The two players continue to hit the diagonal line to form a forehand matchup. It is necessary to make a move back to the backhand position after each forehand shot, and then return to the forehand position to continue hitting the ball.
On the one hand, the forehand hit continues to confront.
On the one hand, the quick stops and quick turns of footwork and the defensive awareness of strong confrontation.
Although it is basic training, it involves very complex and detailed basic skills, and the mechanical repetition also needs to test the players' concentration.
The seemingly simple and basic training is full of challenges in practice—
At present, Dimitrov and Gao Wen have conducted ten rounds of forehand hitting training. It is unimaginable that Gao Wen has the last laugh every time.
Without exception.
Dimitrov is always the first to lose the chain. He either hits the ball off the net or hits off the racket. On the contrary, it is always Dimitrov who loses the ball first to break the balance and end this batting training, for a total of ten rounds.
Originally, this was basic training, and the feel of hitting the ball was not so tense, and some errors were inevitable. Getting off the net or going out of bounds was common, so no one cared who lost the ball first to end the training round.
but-
One time, two times, three times... slowly it started to feel wrong.
This is basic batting training, which means that the return line is fixed and no prediction is required; even if the footsteps need to keep returning to the defense, when returning to the defense, you already know that the opponent will continue to hit the ball and return to the forehand position. So as long as you keep your focus, it is impossible not to catch up.
However, Dimitrov is the first to concede the ball every time. Is this normal?
Dimitrov has always been proud. He has his own beliefs and persistence, and he is surrounded by countless applause and expectations like a proud son of heaven. In addition to his talent, he is also very confident in his basic skills. He believes he's definitely one of the best fundamental players on tour, so what he needs to improve is the ceiling.
This is what Rashid brought to him, allowing him to explore his limits little by little. He believes that he still has more potential waiting to be tapped.
He has always believed in this, and has also trained in this way, including the daily training matches with top players such as Gawain and Federer. All aspects have proved that Rashid is correct.
But today, after a long absence for basic training, his mind has been shaken.
Dimitrov couldn't figure it out. It was the most basic and simple forehand training, but he couldn't keep going. Why?
It can be as short as 10 shots, as long as 40 shots, but at the end of each round, he is always the first to drop the ball. Once or twice is a coincidence or accident, and ten times is inevitable.
He doesn't believe in evil anymore. Could it be that his basic forehand skills are so bad?
Fifteen beats.
Thirty beats.
Fifty beats.
It was very, very rare to see that Dimitrov and Gao Wen had a stalemate in the basic forehand hitting training all the way, breaking through 50 shots with ease. Both players had entered an anaerobic state, but no one relaxed.
Back and forth, still going on, the simplest and most basic training can still feel the heat of swords and swords, and the pores are bubbling.
Dimitrov concentrates—
With one kick, stop and turn suddenly, and turn back quickly.
As soon as the footsteps started, Dimitrov's pupils shrank rapidly:
Variety.
Gawain still seemed calm and unhurried, he was in position quickly, and he still had time to observe Dimitrov's movement, and then he suddenly slashed with his forehand.
Downspin.
As mentioned in the previous clay court season, when cutting on clay courts is often extremely passive, slow down the round rhythm by cutting to gain time for yourself.
The same is true when it comes to grass. Slicing is often a means of gaining time and space in a passive situation; but compared with clay and hard courts, cutting can also be used as a weapon to reverse the situation on grass.
The principle is to bounce.
The bounce on the grass is very low, and even Nadal’s strong topspin is difficult to create a high bounce; if cutting is used, the bounce will be lower, and with the lower limit, unloading force, etc., the threat of low bounce can be further amplified. Not only can it compress the opponent's return space, but it can also effectively curb the opponent's continuous attack—
On grass courts, the direct hope of hitting the ball when dealing with sliced balls due to insufficient center of gravity drop is very common, and it can even be said to be an integral part of the game.
Therefore, similar to clay, grass is a venue that pays attention to changes; the difference is that grass is a venue that pays attention to rhythm.
These characteristics are also not available on hard courts. For senior fans who really like tennis, clay courts and grass courts are actually more exciting and beautiful, but hard courts are a bit monotonous and boring.
In the ATP, Federer is a master, worthy of being the king of grass.
In the WTA, Belgian player Kristen-Flipkens is a grass court player with rich and varied tactics. Her grass game is very characteristic.
There is also the Australian player Ashleigh-Barty (Ashleigh-Barty). In addition to reaching the top of Wimbledon in 2021, her chipping ball has always been a very special landscape in the tour. The players are very awkward and very uncomfortable.
From the clay court season to the grass court season, what Gao Wen likes most is that the tactical arrangement and combination of these two courts are richer and more three-dimensional. It requires players to build games in a three-dimensional way, which is undoubtedly very interesting. .
Although it’s only been two days since entering the grass court season, the experience of adapting to the clay court season has helped. Gao Wen’s tactical changes have been significantly accelerated. In the basic training of the forehand, Gao Wen has been trying to hit the ball Arrangement and combination of techniques, trying to control the rhythm.
Then the tennis ball flew towards Dimitrov, light and low.
(end of this chapter)