Chapter 12: Losing with Great Effort

After the game, the Wu brothers were completely subdued by Pan Xiqi. With their current level, they are completely unable to crack Pansiqi's doubles tactics.

People are like that, as long as you are much stronger than him, he will naturally give you enough respect. The brothers blushed and praised Pan Xiqi, and even Da Wei also received a few compliments.

Da Wei used to play with this pair of brothers and was always deflated, where did he enjoy this kind of treatment. After being praised a few times, everyone floated to the sky. Da Wei on the head of Xing immediately took Pan Xiqi to have another drink, and the two came without getting drunk and not returning. Until the next morning, Pan Xiqi, who woke up in his bed, didn't know how Da Wei got him home last night.

It was a Sunday, and although it was a day off, Panci didn't sleep as he had before, but got up early, had breakfast and rushed to the stadium. It turns out that today is the day of the semi-finals and finals.

"Pansiqi come on!" The audience shouted excitedly.

Although it was a weekend, there were many more people watching the game than usual. It turned out that after the previous few games of Pansiqi's magical performance, many colleagues in the unit who were not too interested in tennis came to watch the game. Because these days, they have all heard too many descriptions of Pansiqi's performance on the field, and today they seem to have come to watch the gossip mentality.

Some of the spectators were family members of colleagues who also loved tennis. At home, I heard that there was a tennis master in the other half of the unit, so I was very interested in coming to find out.

On the court, Pansiqi and another not-so-tall man were picking the edges. The man was about forty, about one meter seven. Although he is not young, he does not have a trace of middle-aged calmness, but keeps stomping his steps, looking quite excited.

It turned out that this person was Pan Xiqi's semi-final opponent, Director Zhang's son-in-law, Lin Qiang. Lin Qiang usually doesn't have any hobbies, but he is quite obsessed with tennis. In addition to practicing with people three times a week, I also participate in competitions that I can participate in. Although his physical condition is average, on the basis of the fact that he has spent several times more time practicing than other amateurs, his level is also good. In particular, although he is short, he can run quite fast on two small short legs, and he is the kind of person who has a strong ability to move.

It stands to reason that he has been participating in competitions for a long time and is used to seeing the world, so he should not be as nervous as he is today. But because the opponent he faced today was so special, he really couldn't control himself. Pansiqi's first few games he watched all the games on the sidelines, and he also had a full understanding of Pansiqi's strength. It can be said that Panci is one of the few masters he has encountered in his tennis career.

In particular, Pansiqi's control of the situation on the field fully shows that the level is several grades higher than that of others, and it brings a strong sense of psychological oppression to both the opponent and the audience on the sidelines.

However, Lin Qiang is a wonderful person, or he is too obsessed with tennis. When encountering a strong opponent, he will not only not be timid, but will be more excited. As soon as he knew that his semi-final opponent was Pan Xiqi that day, Lin Qiang was almost excited and didn't sleep for several nights, thinking about today's game.

If a person attaches too much importance to one thing, it is naturally difficult to maintain a calm heart. Therefore, it is not difficult to explain Lin Qiang's extremely excited performance on the field today.

In addition to encountering a strong enemy, another reason also intensified Lin Qiang's inner excitement. Because he thought in his heart that he had a chance to defeat Pansiqi. After watching Pansic's first few games, he concluded that the reason why Pansich won easily was mainly due to his super holding ability, that is, the ability to beat one more shot than others.

Pansic's scoring is almost always based on the opponent's mistakes or the opponent's inability to move to score in the gap, and playing against Pansiqi has high requirements for movement ability. And Lin Qiang's most confident thing is his ability to move quickly. He felt that with his own level, he had a chance to compete with Pansiqi.

Looking at the man bouncing in front of him, Pan Xiqi looked indifferent, not knowing that he had brought him such a great stimulus. At this time, he was thinking about something else.

"Since I promised the director, I naturally can't win today's semi-finals. But even if you want to release water, you have to make it impossible for others to see it, and it can't be too fake. Otherwise, everyone knows that Lin Qiang is the son-in-law of the big leader, if the scene is too false and falls in the eyes of others, wouldn't it become me deliberately losing the game and flattering the leader? I don't want to lose that reputation. ”

"Hey, that's a nuisance. This is the real society, and you have to put a lot of effort into letting the ball. Pansiqi couldn't help but sigh.

"Practice time is over, and the official game begins. Pancich serves first. With the referee's voice, the first semi-final began.

"Since you don't know the strength of your opponent, don't exert your strength at the beginning, and fight him. After a few minutes, you should know which one he is good at, and when the time comes, he will show that link is not as good as him, let him keep chasing, I can't parry, and it will be natural to lose. "Panci has a plan to lose.

In the first minute, Pansich sent a slow ball in order to drag the situation towards a long shot. Unexpectedly, Lin Qiang also thought the same way, because he was afraid of Pan Xiqi's ability to play the gap, he didn't dare to attack sideways as soon as he came up, for fear that the large gap behind his side would become Pan Xiqi's sneak attack opportunity. Therefore, he returned a mid-lane ball in a decent manner and controlled the landing point relatively deeply, so that Pancich did not have too good offensive opportunities.

Pan Xiqi saw that the ball was not coming quickly, and was ready to test it again, deliberately returning the ball to Lin Qiang's forehand position, and at the same time adding some topspin to make the ball bounce higher after landing. For Lin Qiang, this is a forehand attack opportunity at the right height, and it is possible that another person will volley the ball with a forehand and attack directly.

However, Lin Qiang may feel that even if he can make a high-quality attack, the angle is not big enough to kill Pan Xiqi in one shot. Therefore, he chose not to attack, but to return the ball to a straight line, still controlling the landing point near the baseline.

Panci was a little surprised by the return, but he vaguely felt that his opponent might not be an offensive player and was good at multi-round holdings. In order to further confirm his conjecture, in the next few shots, he frequently created several offensive opportunities for Lin Qiang by controlling the power of the ball and the landing point, and even one of them, Lin Qiang had a great possibility of directly sneaking into the empty block to score.

But Lin Qiang didn't want to take any chances. Rather than his own offense, he prefers to trust his ability to move and find fighters by making more shots and seesaws.

"Sure enough, he is a bottom-line see-saw player, this type of player generally moves the opponent, makes the opponent lose the defensive position, creates 100% scoring opportunities, and then ends the game with a rigid finish. Looks like I already know what to do next, but if I want to win against me, I'll have to peel off your skin first. ”

In the blink of an eye, the two held each other for a few more beats, and at this time, Lin Qiang returned a backslash with his forehand. The ball was played from a wide angle and landed extremely close to Pansiqi's left touchline. At this time, others were in the center of the field, a considerable distance from the landing point of the ball, and happened to encounter a backhand to catch the ball, which was a big crisis.

"Now is it!" A sly smile appeared at the corner of Pansiqi's mouth, and he ran to the left sideline without thinking about it.

With his current ability, he has already predicted the landing point of this ball. He can easily get in place and hit a straight backhand with the trend. As long as the ball returns to the field, Lin Qiang, who is still in his backhand position, will definitely not have time to catch the ball.

However, what happened next did not follow the normal plot. When Pansiqi came to the vicinity of the ball, he was preparing to return to the straight line. However, it seemed that his body was farther away from the ball than he thought, and he could not completely cover the ball, so he had to lean forward and barely reach the tennis ball with his racket.

The ball that was not in place naturally did not have any quality, and the tennis ball became high and slow, falling in front of the net on Lin Qiang's side, forming a perfect opportunity for high pressure in front of the net.

Lin Qiang was waiting for this opportunity, he didn't hesitate, rushed to the net like a whirlwind, hit the slash in front of the net, and scored beautifully! At this time, Pansiqi was still nailed to the left sideline, and did not seem to react to the high-pressure ball.

"In the first game, 0:15, Pansiqi was behind." The referee immediately sounded the score.

"Wow!" There was a huge cheer from the crowd. They didn't expect to see such a wonderful multi-shot tie in the first score, and what they didn't expect was that it was Panci who lost the first score.

In their eyes, both players rely on their stable baseline ability to hold on to multiple shots. However, gradually Pan Xiqi seemed to be unable to move in place, and was moved away by Lin Qiang's beat, and scored with high pressure before hitting the net. Judging from this ball, Lin Qiang's movement ability seems to be superior!

The audience who witnessed Pansiqi's previous victories seemed to have some difficulty accepting this result, in their opinion, this was Pansiqi's strongest link, but they didn't expect to lose to Lin Qiang today. Is it really in response to the saying, "Masters are made by comparison".

At this time, the most excited person was Lin Qiang, who had just scored. Until the referee reported the score, it was like a dream. He couldn't believe that his tactics had really succeeded, and he had really beaten Pansiqi in the competition on the bottom line. It seems that his hard training for so many years has not been in vain, and his strongest foot movement is still trustworthy.

"Pansiqi, I will continue to score again and again with moves in the next games until I win the game!" Lin Qiang waved his fist and looked at Pan Xiqi, looking very excited.

Sensing the reaction of his opponent and the crowd on the sidelines, Pansic smiled. In the eyes of others, it seems to be a helpless smile.

"Hey, I'm really a natural actor, if I can't play tennis, I'll act, and I won't kill those little fresh meats in seconds." If you let others know what he thinks now, you can probably drown him on the spot with saliva.

For nearly an hour, under Pansiqi's perfect performance, Lin Qiang and the audience experienced a rollercoaster of ups and downs. Pan Xiqi showed an extremely unstable baseline level in the game, often making frequent mistakes under Lin Qiang's continuous transfer as soon as he came up, and lost three points in a row. But seeing that Lin Qiang was about to win this game, he suddenly scored three goals in a row very bravely and tied the score. Basically, every game has to go through several deuces before Lin Qiang wins this game by an extremely narrow margin.

In the next game, the situation reversed, and after a number of deuces, Panci would suddenly step up his attack and score two points in a row to end the game. That's it, you win a game, I win a game, and the double reversal lingers to 5:5. In the end, Pan Xiqi seemed to be physically exhausted and unable to move in place, and was frequently mobilized by Lin Qiang, who was more able to run, and lost two games in a row, losing the semifinals 5:7.

"Ahh As Pan Xiqi's last ball went to the net, Lin Qiang instantly threw away the racket in his hand and raised his head to the sky and roared. At this moment, he felt that the whole world belonged to him.

Pan Xiqi silently walked off the field, and he was also relieved in his heart, this interesting water release competition was finally over.