Chapter Eighty-Nine: Backwardness
After the two sides finished practice, the game started on time.
In the first game, Zhang Zhizhen took the lead in serving. With a height of more than 1.9 meters, Zhang Zhizhen's serve is naturally not weak. Arguably, he is by far the second-most aces in this Grand Prix. As for who the first person was, it was naturally Pansiqi who was standing opposite him.
In the first three rounds, Pansich averaged more than 10 aces per game. That's a pretty staggering number for every game that was a 2-0 sweep. At the same time, Pansiqi's average service speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour is beyond the reach of other players.
Before serving, Zhang Zhizhen glanced up at Pan Xiqi. Looking at Pan Xiqi's figure of 1.8 meters, Zhang Zhizhen wondered very much, the other party was far inferior to him in terms of physical condition, how could he send out a faster and fiercer ball than him?
It can be said that before Pan Xiqi appeared, Zhang Zhizhen was recognized as a good serving player in China. Although the 200km serve is only occasional, the average speed of the 190km is still guaranteed. And this level of serve is enough to kill other players in seconds.
However, after watching Pan Xiqi's serve video, Zhang Zhizhen clearly realized that there was a big gap between himself and Pan Xiqi. And this gap makes him completely unacceptable to him, who is attacking the position of the first person in China.
"Hmph, although I can't compare to you in speed, my serve is not vegetarian!" Thinking in his heart, Zhang Zhizhen sent the first goal of the game.
Sure enough, with all his strength, Zhang Zhizhen's serve reached a speed of 195 kilometers per hour, which can be regarded as his better service level. And unlike others, Zhang Zhizhen has a particularly high serving point due to his height advantage. Pansiqi stood on the opposite side, feeling like his opponent's serve had been smashed down from the second floor. With this height advantage, firstly, it is easier to control the landing point of the serve in the receiving area, and secondly, the ball quality will be particularly heavy under the conversion of potential kinetic energy.
"Good serve!" Seeing the ball coming from the other side, Pansiqi couldn't help but praise it in his heart. It can be said that the opponent is the best domestic player he has ever seen, except for himself, of course.
Zhang Zhizhen's purpose of this serve is very clear, which is to increase Panxiqi's foot movement through a large angle. Thinking that the opponent's right ankle was just injured yesterday, and it was impossible to move quickly no matter what, Zhang Zhizhen felt that after sending the ball, Pan Xiqi would not be able to catch the ball nine times out of ten.
In the face of such a serve, Panci will not be too dismissive. The opponent sent a large outside corner with a large angle, which required his body to make a rapid displacement. This is not a problem for Pansiqi, who is anticipating super mobility. With two small jumps and an extension of his right hand, Panci received the serve smoothly.
"Hey, I actually got it." Seeing that his serve was smoothly recovered, and at the same time, the landing point was still very close to the bottom line, which belonged to a high-quality return serve, Zhang Zhizhen was a little surprised. But after all, it was just the beginning, and he didn't think much about it.
The tennis ball was pushed back to the middle by Pan Xiqi and fell in front of Zhang Zhizhen. He didn't need to make too many physical adjustments to this ball, and he just hit it with a forehand swing. Look at the direction of the hit, and the target is directed at another big horn.
This forehand fully reflects the violence of Zhang Zhizhen's batting, not only the ball speed is fast, but also the connection is also very compact. It can be said that Pan Xiqi has just finished receiving the ball and is returning to his position, and Zhang Zhizhen has already played the ball out there.
Watching the tennis ball hit the left touchline, Pansich gave up chasing the ball for the first time. For him, if he wants to chase, he may not be able to catch up with the ball, but this kind of extreme saving across the entire baseline is a bit too much of a burden on his legs. In addition to the psychological causes, yesterday's sprain also had a certain factor in this regard. Thinking that his only first aid capsule had been used, he would have to withdraw from the competition if he was injured again. To be on the safe side, Pansiqi made the decision to give up.
“come on!” Seeing that he scored directly with the first ball, Zhang Zhizhen clenched his fists and shouted excitedly. He played this ball so riskily in order to test the opponent's current movement. Although the other party is injured, he is not easy to judge if there are still a few layers of skill left. Now through this ball, it seems that Pancich is still seriously affected by a foot injury. Therefore, for the next game, Zhang Zhizhen seems more confident.
"Coach, this is the first time I've seen my uncle defend in place. It seems that the foot injury still has a certain effect on him. Lin Teng on the sidelines said with some concern. He didn't go back to rest after the match, but stayed directly on the spot to watch Panciczi's game.
"Yes, after all, it's only a short day, which is too short for such a serious sprain. I wonder if Pansiqi can continue to hold on? After all, the opponent in this game is not so easy to deal with. Coach Zheng replied worriedly.
Pansiqi didn't expect that he had just made a decision to protect his body, but it had attracted the attention of so many people. For him, winning games healthy is the most important thing at the moment.
On the second serve, Zhang Zhizhen, who was encouraged, was even more reserved. Insisting on sending the outside corner, he hit another second-zone ball, this time the ball speed reached 200 kilometers, and he was the first player to do this in this tournament other than Pansiqi.
This serve was better than the first serve in terms of ball speed and landing point, but the ace ball that Zhang Zhizhen was expecting still did not come. Pansic, who was still in place, successfully defused the momentum of the ball through a backhand cut and turned the ball back.
"Damn, he actually picked it up again!" Zhang Zhizhen was a little excited to send such a high-quality ball for himself, but Pan Xiqi's smooth hair extension obviously ruined his interest.
It seems that he has learned the lesson of the previous point, Pan Xiqi's return ball is low and fast, and Zhang Zhizhen can't fully borrow as much as before. Pansiqi's purpose is also clear, as long as the opponent can't make the first shot as quickly connected, he has full confidence that he will be able to defend in the next return.
However, I don't know if Zhang Zhizhen's personality is like this or the coach's arrangement, in the face of such a ball, he actually didn't choose to overshoot, but rounded his arm and attacked directly. This time, the flight trajectory of watching the ball went to the side line, and it seemed that Zhang Zhizhen was determined to take advantage of the landing point of Pan Xiqi's foot injury and use a large angle to mobilize him.
This kind of fast and powerful shot, with such a large angle, is very risky to make mistakes. But for some reason, Zhang Zhizhen's hand seems to be particularly good today, and the ball actually smashed on the sideline again.
didn't expect the other party to be so decisive, Pansiqi still gave up the chase and watched the tennis ball fall to the ground.
"30:0, Zhang Zhizhen led in the first game."
In this way, under Zhang Zhizhen's aggressive style of play, as soon as the game opened, Pan Xiqi fell into a backward situation.