Chapter 102: Reversal to Win
Bernard was speechless when he learned of Li Cai's dazzling results.
And the audience in front of the TV was also very shocked.
Although most of them don't know Go, they also understand that being able to become the world's No. 1 in a sport can be said to be the top athlete in the sport.
And Li Cai was able to give up his dominance in Go and switch to tennis, and he also achieved a lot of results.
The most important thing is that Li Cai's age is only 13 years old, and his growth and plasticity are too strong, and there is a lot of room for progress and growth.
Li Cai's age alone can shock many people.
After all, at this age, most of them happily play on campus and live a carefree life.
Although the competition venue is indoors, Li Cai still feels a little cold, his body is a little inflexible, and it seems that he has stayed in the heating for too long and is not used to the cold weather.
Before the competition, Li Cai tried to sit and warm up so that his body could stretch out and avoid the situation of straining due to the lack of stretching of the body.
The first game began.
Although Li Cai did warm-up exercises, he still felt a little stiff and uncomfortable.
Soderlin served, a strong serve, and flew over quickly, although Li Cai saw it, but because of his stiff body, he didn't receive the ball, and Soderlin hit an ace at the beginning.
Li Cai had no choice but to try his best to move so that his body could enter the state of competition.
After a few rounds, the score became 1:5.
Soderling only needed one point to win the game.
Bernard, who was commentating, saw Li Cai falling behind by a big score and said: "It seems that Huaguo's all-round genius is not in a state of play! However, given his age of only 13 years old and his lack of experience in the game, it is understandable. ”
It seems that Bernard is still angry about Li Cai for letting him lose the gamble, and he will step on Li Cai when he finds an opportunity.
After hearing it, Andre, another commentator, disagreed with Bernard's words, saying: "Although Li Cai is behind by a large score, it is estimated that the cold weather has caused his body to be stiff and his movements are deformed, so he will not be in shape, you look at his serve just now, and he won a point very easily, which shows that his condition has improved now, and he still has a chance to win the game." ”
Seeing Andre contradicting himself, Bernard rolled his eyes and said, "Then let's make a bet on who will win the game, and the bet is still the same, but it has doubled and become twice." ”
When Andre heard this, he naturally knew that Bernard wanted to win back what he had just lost in his bet with interest.
Seeing Li Cai's increasingly aggressive offensive on the playing field, Andre thought about it and nodded in agreement.
In the game, although Li Cai pulled back two points in succession, Soderlin still won the first game with his own serve.
In this way, the first game ended 3-6, with Soderling leading one game.
Seeing Soderling leading, Bernard smiled and said to Andre, "It seems that you are going to invite me to a nightclub." ”
Andre said: "The game is not over yet, there are still two games left, and Li Cai only needs to win two games in a row to turn the game around and win the championship. ”
Bernard shrugged and did not contradict Andre.
In his opinion, with Li Cai's performance in the first game, it is basically a fool's dream to win against Soderling.
At the beginning of the second game, Li Cai, whose body was already active, naturally launched a fierce attack and took out his housekeeping skill - external rotation serve.
Directly in the second game, 7 aces were blasted to win the second game with a score of 6:2.
Seeing that Li Cai was so brave, and the second game was completely crushing Soderling, Bernard muttered in his heart: "It won't be so unlucky, will it be possible to lose the bet again, how did Li Cai change as a person, and the performance in the second game is too different from the performance in the first game." ”
Just as Bernard was thinking, the third game began.
Li Cai's state is still hot, in the service game, he crushed the opponent strongly, served in three games, and played 8 aces.
To the amazement of the audience, Li Cai's serve was simply frustrating, leaving the opponent powerless.
Soderling was naturally unwilling to give up the championship and did his best to fight on the field.
The score came to 5:3.
In the ninth round, Lee only got the match point, and as long as he won a goal, he was able to win the game.
After Soderling served, Li returned and went straight to the net, ready to volley in front of the net.
Soderling naturally hoisted the ball behind Li Cai, wanting to hit Li Cai by surprise.
But with an orange-grade tennis ball that is proficient in moving pace, Li Cai naturally easily used it and hit it back.
And Soderling saw that Li Cai was far away from the net, and directly played a short ball, wanting to score.
But as everyone knows, this is a trap laid by Li Cai.
After seeing Soderling play short balls just as he thought.
Li Cai stepped forward with a quick small step and used a zero-style chopping ball with a backhand.
After seeing Li Cai's backhand chipping the ball, the ball bounced back and did not bounce up, leaving Soderling dumbfounded.
Seeing Li Cai score a point with a wonderful backhand chip, he won the third game 6-3 and won the Paris Masters, turning his singles championship trophy into a fourth.
The game was over, and the audience at the scene was talking about Li Cai's final backhand chip.
After all, from their point of view, Li Cai's zero-style chopping ball did not bounce the ball a second time, and after directly chopping the ball back, the ball landed and rolled directly, instead of bouncing up.
After the match, the Paris Masters presented Li Cai with a trophy.
In the post-game interview with reporters, according to Li Cai's character in China, he left after saying a few words at most.
But now it is abroad, not at home, so naturally there is a difference.
Although they can leave the reporters behind, they will definitely say bad things about themselves, and they will criticize themselves until they achieve convincing results in tennis.
Moreover, if you don't go to the interview, you will give foreigners the impression of arrogance, which will damage the reputation of our great celestial courtesy state.
During the interview, a reporter asked: "Li Cai, how do you feel about winning the Masters for the first time?" ”
Li Cai thought about it, and unlike the simple answer in China, Li Cai expressed his feelings in French.
"My first ATP tournament and the singles title I won was from Marseille in France, and the Masters championship was also won in France, so it seems that France is my lucky place to play, so I hope that in next year's French Open, I can also win the title and get my first tennis Grand Slam. ”
Hearing Li Cai's answer in French, praising France as his lucky place to play, the French reporter was naturally happy, and looked at Li Cai much more pleasing to the eye, thinking that he was very good at speaking, and the most important thing was that Li Cai spoke French, their language, not in English.
In a relaxed and happy atmosphere, the interview ended, and Li Cai also returned to Beijing.
And the trilogy match between Kong Erjie and Lee Sedol has also ended.