Chapter 178: French Open semifinals, meet Nadal again

For Nadal watching his own game, not watching his old opponent Federer's game, this is to regard himself as the biggest opponent at the French Open this time, Li Cai feels very valued.

As a result, Li planned to show some of his strength to Nadal.

Nadal only managed to level his opponent at 6-0 in only two of his three games.

Therefore, Li Cai plans to win the game 6:0 in all three games.

As for Gasquet, it can only be said that he was unlucky and ran into a serious Li Cai.

At the beginning of the game, Gasquet still wanted to test it, but Zhang Guan didn't plan to test it, and directly used a special sliding technique suitable for clay courts at the beginning, Li Cai began to use his ability to train in the time house, and in the face of Li Cai's fast moving pace, Gasquet was a little caught off guard, and the rhythm was also disrupted.

"Here it is! Li is just starting to show his true strength, and Gasquet is afraid that it will be difficult to fight. Nadal in the stands sighed softly.

On the court, Li Cai's pace of movement became obviously more frequent, and several consecutive shifts from defense to offense made frequent mistakes in Gasquet's return ball, and then Li Cai took the lead in breaking serve.

Gasquet didn't seem surprised by the result, and although he rose to fame at a young age, his adult career was not smooth.

He was once known as "Little Federer", and many people were optimistic that he would become the next Federer and become the king of tennis.

It's a pity that after the "sucking door" incident in 09, he is going downhill more and more.

Although he is playing at home today, he is facing Li Cai, who is ranked fourth in the world, and Gasquet has no desire to win at all, just like his style of play, he lacks the domineering spirit of a king, which is why he cannot become a top tennis player.

For Gasquet, reaching the fourth round of the French Open is already a very good result.

However, Gasquet is playing at home after all, and in the face of tens of thousands of French spectators, he will certainly not be able to surrender easily, and show his elegant style of play, even if he loses the game.

"Li Cai's strength is really strong, his pace of movement is so much faster than mine, the accuracy of his forehand is no less than Federer's, and the spin strength is on par with Nadal, and the tennis style he uses is not his previous tennis play, and he continues to improve the rhythm of receiving the ball, so it is difficult for me to find a sense of rhythm at all. Gasquet thought as he looked around at the crowd cheering him on.

"The French Open is my home field, and even if I can't beat Li Cai, I have to play a good game at the very least. To my home fans!" Gasquet thought of this and began his "elegant play".

It's a pity that Li Cai made up his mind to beat him to 6:0 and not let him score a point, and Gasquet's idea of performance was about to be disappointed.

After all, Lee only knew that Nadal was watching the match, which was a battle letter given to him by Lee Cai, and asked him to wait for him in the semifinals.

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"Wow...... Ahhh

On the field, Li Cai put a small ball, and after the ball landed, it did not bounce too high, but bounced lightly and was about to land.

This is Li Cai's use of the zero-style chopping ball borrowed from his own skills, and the height of Li Cai's forehand ball is obviously very low, much lower than the small ball of many tennis players.

Although the ball bounced off very high, Gasquet stepped forward quickly in small steps, then reached out directly and returned the ball to the net with a beautiful diagonal.

This slightly exaggerated but elegant way of receiving the ball was obviously very much in line with the audience's appetite, and the scene also resounded with continuous applause.

But with Li Cai's super fast pace of movement, it was naturally easy to hit back this kind of ball, and in this way, the ball that hit back was also very sharp, so that Gasquet could not receive the ball.

After a few rounds, Li took a 3-0 lead.

Nadal, who was watching from the audience, began to say: "In the clay court of the French Open, the speed of the ball does slow down, but this slowdown is not just for Li Cai alone, but the speed of all players will slow down. The reduced ball speed makes Li Cai's serve less threatening, but for Gasquet, who is less adept at serving, the reduced ball speed makes his serve less threatening. What is more crucial is that Li Cai has used a new tactical style of play! The overall situation of this game has been decided, and Li Cai has won. ”

The rest of the match seemed to confirm Nadal's statement, Gasquet's rhythm became more and more chaotic, his play became more and more unruly, and he lost his second service game under Li Cai's attack. Then, Li successfully held serve, and the score of the first set became 5-0.

The pace of the game is getting faster and faster.

The final score in the first game was 6-0, and Li gave Gasquet a "zero egg".

In the second game, it was the same, another 6:0.

In the third game, when the score reached 5:0, Nadal got up and left, and Li Cai's tennis strength and playing style in this match were already worthy of his seriousness.

In the end, Li Cai shaved Gasquet 6:0 in the third game and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Li Cai's opponent in the quarterfinals is the second-highest seeded player in the 3/4 group, sixth seed Ferrer.

Ferrer and Nadal are both Spaniards and are also good at clay courts, but the most powerful thing about Ferrer is his stability, and he has a consistent performance on various courts, although nearly half of his championships have been won on clay courts, like Nadal, but under Nadal's clay results, Ferrer's clay results are insignificant.

It's a pity that Li Cai can even defeat the "King of Clay" Nadal, let alone the weakened version of Ferrer.

Although it took Li Cai some thought, Li Cai still won three games in a row to advance to the semifinals.

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The news that Li Cai entered the semifinals of the French Open spread all over the country at the first time, but it did not cause a sensational effect, not long ago Li Cai won an Australian Open championship, not to mention that Li Cai is the defending champion of the French Open, so many viewers in China believe that Li Cai will definitely fulfill his bold words and continue to win another French Open championship and successfully defend the title, so a mere semi-final is obviously not enough to satisfy the domestic audience.

The tennis center is jubilant, the women's singles players have been wiped out in this French Open, and the women's doubles event is also not performing well, so for the tennis center, this year's French Open is only Li Cai.

Because of the dazzling results achieved in tennis last year, if this year is compared with last year, it seems that there is a big gap, the tennis center is estimated to be scolded by netizens again, just like the Football Association every year, as soon as you go to the game, you will be scolded at the end of the game.

As for the European media, it is obvious that they attach great importance to the semi-final between Li Cai and Nadal, and they have begun to report it vigorously before the game.

"Whether Li Cai defends his French Open title, or Nadal, the "King of Clay", regains his throne. ”

"The alternation of the old and new kings of clay, who is the real king of clay. ”

Obviously, Li Cai's strong and invincible performance in the first few rounds of the French Open can be said to dominate the French Open, which made the European media, which was originally one-sidedly optimistic about Nadal, begin to change the direction of the wind, and the comments have become pertinent, not brainlessly touting Nadal and belittling Li Cai.