Chapter 212: New Features
In the first game between Zhang Guan and Nadal, Nadal barely touched the ball. In the first game, Zhang Guan's serve was very pressing, although there were two double service errors, but in the end, Zhang Guan won the first game with two aces and two service points, temporarily leading 1-0.
"Zhang Guan played so fiercely at the beginning of today!" Although he only played the first game, Nadal was already feeling the pressure.
In the past games, Zhang Guan rarely played very fiercely at the beginning, Zhang Guan's style of play is still steady, after all, Zhang Guan's strength is superior, both strength and movement speed are stronger than others, and holding the ball will be more advantageous, and playing steadily is obviously the most scientific and reasonable way to play.
But today is different, this time Zhang Guan is playing at home, and the atmosphere of the audience is very warm, so even in the face of Nadal, who is known for his defensive strength, Zhang Guan also chose a very fierce offensive style of play.
In the second game, Nadal's serve, Nadal's first serve was not of high quality, but then Nadal relied on his strong forehand to spin the ball and began to wrestle with Zhang Guan.
At 15-0, Nadal won the first ball smoothly, and then another service score made the score 30-0.
In the next ball, Zhang Guan changed backwards and forced the net once, and successfully pulled a goal back, and the score became 30-15.
At the moment when Zhang Guan pulled back a goal, the audience burst into the warmest applause and cheers, comparable to the ace ball when Zhang Guan served for the first time before.
Nadal took a deep breath, he was obviously affected by this home atmosphere, at least there was a loosening of mentality, and the next ball, he actually made a double error, giving Zhang Guan a 30-30 for nothing.
Zhang Guan equalized, and the momentum immediately increased, and the audience at the scene was obviously happier than Zhang Guan, and the applause in the stadium was endless......
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In the first set between the two sides, Nadal made frequent errors in the second game, while Zhang Guan seized the opportunity and broke serve as soon as he came up. Then the two sides protected the serve, the score rose one after another, to 5-2, in the eighth game of Nadal's serve, Zhang Guanyou took the lead to get the set point, through a long hold of more than 20 rounds, and finally successfully won the first set with a score of 6-2.
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"I'm so tired!" Nadal wiped the sweat from his head and tossed the towel to the caddy.
Nadal was feeling tired, and he found himself feeling like he couldn't run.
"It's just the second set, why am I so tired!" Nadal tried to gasp for air, hoping to ease the fatigue.
Nadal has always been one of the best physical players in professional tennis, and now Nadal is in his prime, not to mention playing the second set, or playing the fifth set to enter the long set to tie the game, Nadal's physical strength will not be too much of a problem.
However, the situation today is obviously different from the past, and the frenzied atmosphere in the stadium makes Nadal very uncomfortable, even feeling depressed. This feeling of oppression prevented Nadal from performing his normal state, and at the same time, this oppressive atmosphere also invisibly increased Nadal's physical exertion.
In fact, the greater consumption is not physical consumption, but mental consumption, such as the Olympic finals such a high-intensity competition, which will consume a lot of energy of athletes, and the opponent is fighting at home, or such a terrifying home field, the energy consumption of Nadal is increased geometrically.
Tennis has always been known as an elegant sport, tennis etiquette is very important to keep quiet, under normal circumstances, in the process of the athletes, the audience is to be as quiet as possible, only after the end of a ball will offer some applause, and like the applause of the whole court, often only after some wonderful shots will appear.
However, tennis is not so deeply rooted in China, nor does it have so many mass bases, and many people do not know the etiquette of watching, or have not yet developed the habit of watching etiquette. That's why there are so many fanatical and indulgent cheers and shouts on the field.
What's more, this is still Zhang Guan's game, for domestic sports audiences, no matter what the game is, just relying on the word "Zhang Guan" is enough to attract them to watch. In the tennis final of this Olympic Games, there are many people who actually come not to watch tennis, but to watch Zhang Guan, many of them are fans of Zhang Guan in the track and field event, when these track and field fans sit in the tennis audience, it is natural to bring the track and field set to the tennis event.
Nadal has never encountered this kind of home stadium despite being on the battlefield, and he has no idea how to deal with it, let alone how to adapt to it, which has led to the current situation.
The atmosphere on the court made Nadal feel a little breathless, and he was under tremendous mental pressure, and the chain effect of this mental pressure was that Nadal's physical strength, concentration and even judgment have declined, which can be said to be backward in all aspects.
The score of the second set was 6-2 again, Zhang Guan won neatly, while Nadal on the opposite side looked like he had completely lost the feeling of the game, the quality of his serve was not good, and there were many mistakes in returning the ball.
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Zhang Guan's victory seemed to be in suspense, and the TV broadcaster, host and commentator also began to chat.
"Zhang Guan was already 2-0 up over Nadal, and I thought the tennis final at the Olympics would be a-for-tat match, but I didn't expect Zhang Guan to take a 2-0 lead so easily, it looked like a one-sided match. The moderator spoke.
"Yes, Zhang Guan played aggressively today, he played at the level he deserved, but Nadal didn't seem to be in shape. With Zhang Guan's strength, even if Nadal fights hard when he is in good form, he may not be able to win. Now that Nadal's form is not good, it will be even more difficult to play, and it looks like it is only a matter of time before Zhang Guan is close to winning the Olympic gold medal. Commentator Su continued: "Zhang Guan is very close to the Golden Slam! As long as he wins one more game, Zhang Guan will become the second tennis men's singles player in history to win the Golden Slam." ”
"To tell you the truth, two years ago, I never imagined that one day, we Chinese tennis players would be able to win the Golden Slam, the highest honor in the tennis world. But today, Zhang Guan is about to do it. ”
While the two were talking, the third set of the match between the two sides had begun.
In Europe and the United States, countless Nadal fans hoped that Nadal could catch up, hoping that Nadal could make a comeback, but none of what they expected happened, in the third set, Nadal seemed to give up the game, even if it was resistance, it was only symbolic resistance.
Those professional tennis commentators saw this scene and already realized that Nadal had lost this match. The match wasn't over yet, but Nadal was out of spirit, and his poor form made him mentally unstable, which in turn made his state even worse.
"I think we can congratulate Zhang Guan in advance on winning the Olympic tennis final!" )