"... District Nine."
Pelt's voice sounded over the training ground, but Gawain made a series of small adjustments, moved laterally in place, and then made a decisive forehand shot to complete the shot, aiming at the big triangle position on the bottom line on the opposite side of the court.
boom!
Immediately afterwards, Russell's voice could be heard from across the court.
"Out!"
Squeak, squeak, the sharp sound of Gawain's footsteps rubbing against the pitch. In a series of adjustments, he continued to move laterally. Big drops of sweat continued to drip down, but Gawain's attention was not distracted at all. There was a gleam in his eyes, and he stared at another tennis ball that Pelt continued to throw, ready to hit the ball.
It is a pity that the Imperial City Open stopped at the quarterfinals. This loss is obviously something no one wants to see, but apart from the embarrassment, Sampras and Pelt are a little lucky.
Fortunately for Sampras, the defeat came earlier than expected, which also means that the "pressure of the halo of genius" can be alleviated as soon as possible. In the long run, this is a good thing for Gao Wen's career—
Otherwise, if he continues to win, I'm afraid Gao Wen will fall into another predicament of "not daring to lose". For Gao Wen, who is young and lacks competition experience, this kind of demon is even more terrifying, and may even be fatal.
Fortunately for Pelt, stopping in the quarterfinals meant that Gao Wen could get two full days of training time. Although it was a drop in the bucket, he was able to complete the systematic training anyway, starting from the basics, and getting back on the right track step by step.
According to the schedule, Gao Wen stopped in the quarter-finals and took a flight directly to Shanghai on Friday night. Before the full-scale competition on Monday, he could train hard all weekend.
In fact, Gao Wen did the same.
In the last life, Gao Wen worked in Shanghai after returning to China. The streets and alleys of this city are also full of busy memories of office workers, but he did not expect that it would be a lifetime since he returned to this city.
When he was in Los Angeles before, Gao Wen still thought about returning to Shanghai. If he revisited his hometown, he should relive his work and life back then. The breath of life; but the ideal is beautiful, the reality is very skinny—
After landing at the airport on the west side of the city, they rushed directly to the Qizhong Tennis Center in the suburb of Songjiang without touching the ground for basic physical training.
Qizhong Tennis Center is about 20 kilometers away from the city center, and it takes 30 minutes to drive there. It may take about an hour by public transportation.
Gao Wen has lived in Shanghai for many years, and the radius of his life has never been within half an inch of that vicinity; but now, after getting off the plane, he directly enters the training ground. The scenery does not seem to be much different from one city to another.
Returning to his hometown, but immersed in training/work, he has no memory of the city at all, and he has no time to enjoy a cup of coffee and take a leisurely walk under the plane tree, so that Gao Wen also made fun of himself:
"Very well, now I finally have a taste of professional tennis."
Last night, Gao Wen had a full three hours of basic physical training, and also swam for 30 minutes. When he got back to the hotel room, he didn't have time to look at the interior decoration, and he fell into a drowsy sleep.
After getting up this morning, Gao Wen took the time to turn on the system and scan it.
If I remember correctly, it was even more intense than the US Open semi-final match against Djokovic, and the growth rate of growth potential is also very gratifying.
It has been proved again and again that, compared to simple victory and defeat, arduous confrontation is the key to improvement. No wonder people always say that sometimes, a loss may be more rewarding than a victory.
but!
Compared with the growth rate of growth potential, what is more gratifying is the "current competitive state", the yellow indicator is slightly closer to the blue area, and the negative state has also become "slight fatigue".
It's amazing!
After going through a game that tested both physical strength and energy, the negative state not only did not deepen, but actually eased. What does this mean?
In any case, the game against Nadal was really rewarding for Gao Wen. Leaving aside the system, spiritual growth is the most important thing. He is ready to start again. The foundation of the right track.
Then, in the morning, Gao Wen started batting training under the leadership of Pelt.
In Pelt's view, it takes longer to slowly adjust to state fluctuations, and it's also a good way to boost training through games; the bigger problem now is that Gao Wen hasn't touched the ball for too long, and the feel and feel of the ball are both poor. A little rusty, and the whole feeling of hitting the ball has not been adjusted.
Therefore, compared with confrontation training, what Gao Wen urgently needs now is basic batting training.
What is going on now is one of them.
Pelt placed a tennis cylinder at the midpoint of the baseline and at the ends of the left and right sides. Gawain's footsteps need to start from the tennis cylinder and move laterally to the forehand position.
Then, continue to move forward, bypass the tennis cylinder at the end of the bottom line on the right side, and then move back laterally, and make a circle around the tennis cylinder at the midpoint. It must be as close as possible to the tennis cylinder without kicking it down, and then continue the next cycle. .
To put it simply, it is the training of footstep adjustment and moving route during hitting.
At the same time, Pelt and Gawain were standing on the same side of the court. He was near the midfield, feeding the **** for Gawain at close range. , but let Gao Wen familiarize himself with tennis.
Gao Wen hit the ball while moving, the only requirement is the landing point after passing the net.
At this time, the training field has been divided into a pattern of 54 grids on the left and 54 grids on the right with adhesive tape, making a total of 108 grids. Every time Pelt said it before Gawain hit the ball The order requires Gao Wen to complete the control at the moment of the ball, and accurately hit the tennis ball into the corresponding area.
Russell was standing on the other side of the court. On the one hand, he was checking the accuracy of Gao Wen's hitting and whether he had entered the corresponding area. On the other hand, he would complete the hitting and interfere with Gao Wen's hitting to some extent.
To put it simply, it is the detailed training of adaptability and wrist control.
From batting to footwork, both require a high concentration of attention, and put forward strict requirements on batting and control. Through such training, Gao Wen can find the feel and feel of the ball.
The seemingly simple basic batting training actually consumes a lot of energy and stamina. In just 30 minutes of batting, Gao Wen was already fished out of the water.