"Out!"

On the sidelines, there was a call.

There were no referees in the training match, and Uncle Tony yelled it out.

Roig next to him shook his head wistfully, a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then made a gesture:

Just a little bit, just a little bit.

Nadal was just a little bit short of hooking the tennis ball back into bounds and completing an incredible defense again, but unfortunately it was a little bit missing.

Out of bounds is out of bounds.

There was no need for Nadal to ask, Uncle Tony, a serious and honest man, had already called out of bounds, and then applauded the two players.

This also means that Gao Wen won the game point, and in today's training match, he completed the "love-game" guarantee for the first time.

Is this a little bit of progress?

On the other side of the court, even though Nadal lost his center of gravity, he still controlled his balance and did not fall, showing his clay court pace again.

Nadal stood up again, looked up at the point where his return ball landed, and the smile on the corner of his mouth rose

This point, judging from the results, seems to be Nadal's shot out of bounds. Unfortunately, he failed to turn the defeat into victory, but Nadal knew that was not the case.

Originally, Nadal already had an absolute advantage in the forehand attack, but Gao Wen relied on the change of the backhand to forcibly win a way out.

This shows what?

Although Gao Wen's understanding of clay is still not enough, and his batting and tactics still have an obvious hard-court style, but progress is indeed happening little by little.

Firstly, Gao Wen became more patient; secondly, Gao Wen also realized that the same "dare to shoot", the way of hitting hard courts and clay courts needs to be changed.

Now, Gao Wen has gradually figured out something, a little fuzzy and a little wobbly, but it is certain that he is quickly adapting to this kind of venue.

Sincerely, Nadal is willing to give Gao Wen a thumbs up.

Raising his head, Nadal was looking for Gao Wen's figure on the court, and with the last backhand, Gao Wen had thrown his entire center of gravity out

"Gao Wen, are you okay?"

Nadal raised his voice and asked.

In the next second, Gao Wen can be seen trotting all the way and reappears in the field of vision, and at the same time he raises his racket to signal that he is fine.

However, this is not the end.

Gao Wen didn't stop, he crossed the court all the way, and finally came to the point where Nadal just returned the ball, supported his body with the racket, and squatted down.

Seriously.

It looks like a professional inspecting a crime scene, looking left and right, analyzing the drop from different angles.

Nadal didn't know why, and he wasn't good at joking either. Seeing Gao Wen's actions, he froze in place, as could be seen from his expression:

Question marks all over the head.

Finally, Gawain looked up at Nadal, squeezed his thumb and index finger together, made a gesture, and said loudly, "Rafa, there is only one strand of hair missing, sorry."

After finishing speaking, he spread his hands and shook his head again and again, expressing his regret with a wistful expression on his face.

Nadal couldn't hold back the vivid expressions and movements in an instant, and he grinned, and there was a burst of laughter from the sidelines.

Uncle Tony also couldn't help but turned his head to look to the other side, "Is he usually like this?"

Sampras shrugged and rolled his eyes, "If I say, he will still play tricks on us, do you believe it?"

Uncle Tony: Dumbfounded.

Sampras wiped away tears that didn't exist, "Oh, that's how we are usually bullied by him."

Graf complained speechlessly, "Are you going to change your career as an actor?"

"Pfft", Roig burst out laughing.

With an innocent face, Sampras pointed to his nose and looked at Agassi wanting to cry.

Agassi looked up at the sky.

Seeing this scene, even Uncle Tony couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing.

The atmosphere is harmonious.

Originally, you could really feel the tension of the peak duel just now, so that the air in the entire training ground also froze.

Now, after turning around, the atmosphere relaxed again, laughter surged in the air, and even Nadal made a rare joke.

"Gao Wen, take a picture, remember to take a picture and leave a certificate, I will check it when I go back tonight."

In a word, Gao Wen stood in the same place, spreading his hands with a sad face, it seemed that he could hear the sound of heartbreak, and the laughter on the sidelines became louder.

In fact, "checking the ball mark" is the most traditional part of the clay court.

In the football field, because of the controversy over the decision of the goal line and offside, etc., it has caused many years of tension around whether the video playback judgment technology should be introduced. The core argument is:

Competitive sports are human sports, from contestants to on-duty referees. Misjudgment should also be a part of it. If electronic technology replaces the position of referees, the spiritual and ethical aspects of competitive sports will suffer. serious challenge.

The same controversy exists objectively in volleyball, badminton, etc., but in fact, tennis has always been ahead of the times in related aspects.

In 2001, Hawkeye technology was born, which was applied to the broadcast of tennis matches; in 2003, Hawkeye technology was officially introduced to the scene of tennis matches.

After a long period of controversy and judgment, in 2006, the US Open once again became the first person to eat crabs among the four Grand Slams, and took the lead in introducing the Hawkeye system

In each game, players can have three challenge opportunities to challenge the referee's judgment. If they enter the tie-break, they will add another one; after a game is over, all opportunities will be cleared and cannot be used cumulatively. , the work of the linesmen is under more pressure.

Subsequently, the Australian Open followed suit to accomplish such a feat; the ancient and traditional Wimbledon, in spite of the turbulent opposition including Federer, was the last one to introduce Hawkeye technology and complete a comprehensive reform in keeping with the times in 2007.

In a blink of an eye, ten years have passed like this, and people have long been accustomed to it, and the eagle eye challenge has become the most common and common part of tennis games.

However, the French Open is the only exception, to be precise, it should be all clay court games.

The reason is very simple.

Before the appearance of Hawkeye technology, clay courts could already "challenge landing points". Because of the characteristics of clay courts, tennis **** will leave ball marks on soft courts, which are clearly visible.

If a player disagrees with the referee's penalty~www.mtlnovel.com~ they can apply, the referee must leave the referee's chair, go to the position of the landing point to check the ball mark, and then judge whether it is out of bounds-and there is no limit on the number of times, that is, Said that the referee must satisfy every request of the players.

Of course, there are still errors in the referee's judgment.

For example, looking for the wrong mark for the ball.

For example, the referee's judgment on whether the ball mark is edged is very subjective. His judgment may deviate from the player's, but the player cannot appeal. That is to say, after the referee comes to check the ball mark and make a judgment, this is Official judgment, players cannot appeal or challenge the decision of the referee.

It is precisely because of this that players and referees can often be seen arguing fiercely around a ball mark on clay courts.

The "ball print" debate, which also constitutes a special landscape of clay court events, further magnifies the characteristics of this venue, and defines the clay court like a label.

(end of this chapter)