At 9 a.m. on January 30, 2009, the first match of the men's singles semifinals, Nadal vs. Verdasco began.

To break into the semi-finals, Verdasco's strength is indeed extraordinary, and his form at this Australian Open is also quite extraordinary, and Nadal is no longer in the same situation as he was before with all 3-0 easy advances.

In the first set, Nadal not only failed to win, but lost to Verdasco. After the two sides were tied 6-6, Verdasco took the lead to win the tie-break, and Nadal fell behind Verdasco 0-1 on aggregate.

In the next few sets, Nadal played thrillingly, 6-4, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4.

The two sides played five sets and played a three-set tie-break.

In the fourth set, Verdasco won another tie-break, and the two sides were tied at 2-2.

It wasn't until the deciding set that Nadal defeated Verdasco 6-4 to secure a ticket to the final in the first half.

This semi-final took more than 3 hours in total, which is the most time-consuming match of this Australian Open so far.

This match made people realize that Verdasco defeated No. 4 seed Murray and No. 5 seed Tegason to advance to the semi-finals in succession, and it was no fluke.

As Australia is in the middle of summer and the weather is hot, the afternoon is not suitable for the race.

Therefore, the second half of the match between Zhang Huasong and Federer started in the evening local time.

The stadium for the game is Melbourne Park's Centre Court, officially known as the Rod Laver Arena, which has a capacity of 15,000 spectators and a movable roof.

If it rains, the canopy can be covered to ensure that the race can continue as usual, no matter what the weather.

The 15,000 spectators were all full, and the momentum was huge. When Zhang Huasong and Federer came out, it caused a landslide and tsunami cheers from the audience.

This time, Zhang Huasong's popularity is far from catching up with Federer.

Federer himself ranks higher than Zhang Huasong on the international star popularity list, and with years of accumulation in the tennis world, his status is the same as Jordan who plays basketball.

Moreover, Federer is only 28 years old, has not yet retired, and is in the prime of life.

Many believe that Nadal's occupation of the ATP world No. 1 ranking was just an accident, and it won't be long before Federer regains the No. 1 ranking and continues his super-dominant power in professional tennis.

Of the 15,000 spectators, 10,000 were probably cheering for Federer. The crowd cheering for Zhang Huasong is probably only one or two thousand.

The remaining two or three thousand talents are pure melon-eating masses who don't care who advances, just want to see a good game, and they will applaud whoever plays well.

On January 30, 2009, at 19 o'clock local time in Melbourne, in the live TV broadcast of more than 100 countries around the world, the semifinals of the second half of the Australian Open men's singles officially began.

Zhang Huasong failed to get the right to serve during the draw, and the first game was Zhang Huasong's break game, which was a bit dangerous.

Zhang Huasong held the racket, stood in the receiving area, looked at Roger Federer in the diagonal service area, and speculated on Federer's service route.

Federer glanced at Zhang, tossed the ball high and slammed it into the halfline on Zhang's side, where the pitch-side speed device showed the ball was traveling at a speed of 187 km/h and advancing 51 meters per second.

The tennis courts are less than 30 meters away.

In other words, the ball has been on the pitch for less than 1 second since Federer sent it out.

Once the ball speed has reached this level, unless the receiver is standing in the direction in which the ball is flying. Otherwise, in the blink of an eye, the ball would have flown away.

The same goes for this ball.

Zhang Huasong, who has been systematically modified, has good eyesight and captures the flight path of Federer's serve. But as soon as he took a step with his leg raised, and the racket was raised, the ball was already flying out of bounds in front of his eyes.

On the first ball, Zhang Huasong was hit by Federer with a high-speed ACE, and the audience applauded, and some Federer fans screamed excitedly.

Federer has indeed rebounded in form, no longer in previous rounds of malaise, and is now at the top of his game.

As the king who has ruled the tennis world for many years, Zhang Huasong felt strong pressure.

However, upgrading a level 9 tennis skill to level 10 costs 100 million prestige, which is too expensive. He still doesn't want to upgrade his skills, and wants to give it a try to see if he can beat Federer with his level 9 tennis skills.

In the second ball, Zhang Huasong finally succeeded in receiving the ball, and played back and forth with Federer four times, and finally Zhang Huasong smashed the net and finally won the second ball.

Zhang Huasong 15-15 Federer.

Although Federer is the king of heaven and Zhang Huasong is a newcomer, Zhang Huasong is not without the power to fight back.

Seeing this good ball played four rounds, the audience also applauded, and Zhang Huasong's fans also shouted a few times to cheer for Zhang Huasong.

In the next game, the two sides went back and forth, and the more they played, the more exciting they became.

Federer is a veteran king, and his strength is terrifying after his form has recovered. Zhang Huasong's level 9 skills are not lost to Federer, and his state is as stable as Mount Tai, and there will be no twists and turns at all.

In the first set, the two sides fought until the tie-break, and in the last game, they repeatedly fought for AD winning points three times, and finally Federer won two consecutive balls to win the tie-break and win the first set.

On aggregate, Zhang Huasong trailed Federer 0-1.

Federer's fans cheered and celebrated, Zhang Huasong's fans sighed, and the neutral audience was hooked.

Viewers around the world who watched the live broadcast also felt that the duel between Zhang Huasong and Federer was too exciting, comparable to the semi-final between Nadal and Verdasco in the morning, which lasted more than three hours, saw a three-set tie-break, and played to the deciding set.

The next game process, although the fans of the two were terrified to watch, was very much in line with the appetite of neutral audiences.

In the second set, it was not until the tie-break that the winner was decided, but this time it was Zhang Huasong who won the tie-break first, and the total score of the two sides was 1-1.

In the third set, Federer won the third set 6-4, and Zhang Huasong fell behind Federer 1-2 on aggregate.

This time, Zhang Huasong was a little hesitant.

If he loses one more set, he's going to lose the entire semi-finals!

However, thinking of the 100 million prestige required for upgrading, Zhang Huasong still felt a lot of pain.

He decided to play a few games in the fourth set, and if he was still behind, there would be no way but to upgrade his skills.

Thinking of the huge cost of upgrading, Zhang Huasong did not want to upgrade, so he had to stay ahead of Federer until he won this set.

In the fourth game, there is no room for loss, Zhang Huasong's key battle!

Whether you need to upgrade your skills depends on Zhang Huasong's performance in the first few games.

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