Chapter 208: The Devil's Schedule
After the first round of the mixed doubles competition, Li Cai also had to compete in the singles match in the evening. Fastest updates
Only 64 players participated in the singles tennis at the Olympics, so by the time we reached the third round, there were only 16 players left.
Li Cai's singles match in the third round of tennis was against Del Potro from Argentina.
Del Potro defeated Federer, Nadal and other famous players in 09 and successfully won the US Open! He is the highest-ranked tennis player in the Argentine world, ranking fourth in the world, and can be said to be a very powerful player.
Only when Li Cai became a professional tennis player in '09, after winning the US Open, Botro's wrist injury surfaced, and he even gave up defending the US Open the following year due to injury, making him the third defending champion in 42 years to give up the US Open defense.
It wasn't until 12 years ago that he returned from injury and resumed tennis, chasing from 480 to 13 in the world.
Del Potro won the Grand Slam at the age of only 20, which can be said to be a young fame, but it is still far from the age when Li Cai won the Grand Slam.
Although he is also a Grand Slam player, Del Potro also has a huge potential, with a high ability value of 98 points.
Unfortunately, due to the impact of injury, a year of treatment was wasted, and now it is difficult to reach the peak of potential.
So, an athlete's biggest opponent is not anyone else, but injuries.
For tennis players, the threat of injuries and the Seka virus is the greatest, and injuries can make a professional player lose everything overnight, ruining the careers of too many talented and young players.
Just like the original Swedish heavy artillery Soderling, who defeated Nadal in the quarterfinals of the French Open in 09 and became famous, breaking his dominance for many years, it can be said that he indirectly achieved Federer's Grand Slam, and won the runner-up in the final of the French Open for two consecutive years.
In the Paris Masters, he and Li Cai went all the way to the final, eliminating Federer and Murray and others, and it can be said that he has been a newcomer in the tennis world for 10 years.
At that time, Soderlin was in the prime of his career at the age of 26, and in July 2011, Soderlin was plagued by mononucleosis and had no choice but to leave the tennis court.
From the beginning of the offseason in July 2011 to the announcement of his official retirement in December 2015, for more than four years, Soderlin has been eager to make a comeback several times, and his physical condition has also recovered well, but he is always one step away from standing on the field, from his peak to a veteran whose strength has declined, and has been unable to keep up with the rhythm of the game due to the impact of injuries, so he can only reluctantly announce his retirement.
Injured at his peak, he struggled for four years and had no choice but to retire, Soderlin, a dark horse at the same time as Li Cai, can be said to be a bitter fate! Otherwise, he may replace Nadal and become the new king of clay.
Del Potro, who returned from injury, is obviously not Li Cai's opponent, not to mention that this is a Wimbledon grass court, not a hard court of the US Open, Del Potro did not cause any hindrance to Li Cai, Li Cai easily defeated Del Potro in two sets 6-3 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
And Djokovic, who was unlucky, will be unlucky for half a year.
In the third round, they met France's Tsonga.
As the number one player in French men's tennis, the world's No. 6 tennis player, Tsonga's cannonball-like serve, quick net volley, can be said to be possessed by Sampras, strong explosion and wonderful feel make him shine in the tennis world, and Tsonga's tennis style of play and his good at Wimbledon grass, so he is also known as "tennis Ali".
In the match between Djokovic and Tsonga, Djokovic won the first game, lost the second game in a tie-break, and then won the third game tiebreaker by Tsonga.
This is really too happy for Djokovic, who wants to win glory for his country.
"Damn! If it weren't for the second game of the tie-break and too much physical strength, and too many mistakes in the third game, how could you have lost. Djokovic was very unwilling, feeling that in the second game, there were too many mistakes in the tie-break, and the number of times he challenged the eagle eye was gone, and in the third game, he felt that many of Tsonga's serves were out of bounds, and he had no way to challenge.
Novak Djokovic was eliminated, leaving only Li Cai, Federer, Murray and Tsonga in the top 10 to reach the quarterfinals.
As for Nadal, because of injury, he simply did not participate in the Olympic competition and went to recuperate.
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On August 3, Li Cai also faced the second round of the tennis mixed doubles competition, which is the quarterfinals.
The opponents are Vinci and Buddahira from Italy.
Li Cai looked at the information in his hand and found that although the two Italians were not strong in singles, they had a very good doubles ranking, and they specialized in mixed doubles, so it can be said that they have been cooperating and tacitly understanding for a long time.
However, for Li Cai, such an opponent is also the best to deal with.
The personal strength is not strong, and it can only be made up for by doubles tactics and tacit understanding, but when you meet an opponent with the same tacit understanding, you can only GG.
As for August 4, Li Cai has two tennis matches, after playing the quarterfinals with Tsonga in the morning, and a semi-final in the afternoon.
Because the tennis tournament is going to end on August 5th, the schedule is very tight, and it can be said that it is a devil's schedule.
For Li Cai, this is not a matter, anyway, his state has always been the best, and he has not been affected by physical strength and fatigue.
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In the Wimbledon lounge, in the athletes' lounge, two Italian players are making final preparations for the mixed doubles match.
The leader of the Italian tennis team looked very excited, as if he was looking forward to this match, and he was bound to win this match.
"Great, your opponents are Li Cai and Li Na, two doubles players who don't have a tacit understanding, you two will definitely be able to win. The team leader spoke.
"Uh...... Team leader, I'm very sorry, judging from the mixed doubles match in the last round, the doubles combination of Li Cai and Li Na is also very powerful!" Wen Qi said hesitantly.
"Although Li Cai and Li Na won the mixed doubles match in the first round relatively easily, but don't forget, who their opponents are, it is two doubles teams in Germany that are also improvised, how can the tacit understanding be great, and you have played the doubles combination for so many years, whether it is tacit understanding and cooperation, you have to throw Li Cai and Li Na a few streets, even if both of them are Grand Slam level players, but the doubles competition is not about singles strength, you two will definitely win, you must be confident, don't be intimidated by their singles strength. The team leader said very confidently, and did not forget to cheer for the two of them.
Vinci and Budahiria are not as optimistic as the team leader, but the two of them will not be afraid, after all, they have been playing doubles for so long, even if they are not good in singles and their individual strength is not strong, they still feel that they have a great chance to win the match and defeat the doubles combination of Li Cai and Li Na.
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