Chapter 11: Strange Doubles Tactics
In the next few rounds, the Wu brothers implemented the previous tactics very well, and still only hit Da Wei alone. Even some balls do not have good conditions for returning, and they risk mistakes to return the ball to Da Wei. However, those few mistakes are nothing compared to the points they got on Da Wei.
Soon, the score was quickly stretched to 1:4, and after winning the first game, Pansiqi's side had lost four games in a row. If they don't come up with an effective response, they will most likely lose the set by dropping six games in a row.
At this time, Dawei was already physically and mentally exhausted and devastated. During the break, he gasped and came to Pansic's side.
"I said Panzi, have you thought of a way? If it goes on like this, let's admit defeat and forget it, you see that half of my old life has already gone. It's really not good, I'm resting on the side, you can get it one-on-two. ”
was reminded by Da Wei like this, and suddenly a thought jumped into Pan Xiqi's mind.
"Wait, what do you say? One-on-two? Pan Xiqi combined the doubles matches he had seen before, and vaguely came up with a method. As for whether it is feasible, we have to verify it in actual combat to know.
"Da Wei, come here, I'll tell you... He called Da Wei to his side and whispered in a low voice.
Listening and listening, Da Wei's expression became more and more exciting.
"Huh? Is this really possible? Da Wei couldn't believe it.
"Who knows if you don't try. Besides, don't you want to be chased and beaten again? ”
"Okay, this time we're going to be a dead horse doctor."
In the sixth game, it was Da Wei's turn to serve. This time, after Da Wei finished serving, it was like someone had been pricked in his buttocks, and he quickly rushed to the net, and squatted down about a meter away from the net in the first serving area. And just when Da Wei was launched, Pan Xiqi also moved his feet at the same time, and instantly came to the middle of the bottom line from the left bottom line.
These two people actually put on a classic doubles position with a net and a bottom line as soon as they came up in this game. But if you look closely, there are still some differences, mainly because Dawei is too close to the network. At the same time, he has been squatting on one knee, which is not the same as the posture of the player in front of the net in the classic position.
Boss Wu, who received the serve, didn't expect the opponent to make such a change at all, he didn't have time to react for a while, and still habitually returned the ball to the direction where Da Wei stood when he served. According to the past, this ball will come to the feet of Da Wei again, and Da Wei will return the ball, thus entering the passive situation of Da Wei being beaten by one.
However, this time, the return ball flew over Da Wei's head in front of the net, and Da Wei ignored it. The ball came to the bottom line on the right side of Pan Xiqi as promised, and Pan Xiqi, who was already in the middle at this time, had already quickly come to the landing point of the ball, slapped a straight forehand and hit Wu Lao Er on the opposite side.
When Wu Lao Er saw the ball flying towards him, he habitually went to find Da Wei on the other side. He saw Da Wei squatting in front of the net, and under the influence of his previous inertial thinking, he naturally returned the ball in the direction of Da Wei. Just when the tennis ball was about to fly over Da Wei's head, Da Wei suddenly straightened up, still kept half-squatting, aimed his racket at the incoming ball, and gently blocked it to the side, making a light volley in front of the net.
In the high-speed flight, the tennis ball was suddenly blocked by the Da Wei racket, completely unloaded the forward power, and fell straight on the court in front of the net of the Wu brothers.
"Haha, Lao Tzu finally scored!" Seeing that he finally scored a point, Da Wei was overjoyed and jumped to Pan Xiqi's side.
"Don't get carried away, do you remember all the precautions I told you?" Pansiqi was stern, but there was a slight smile on his face.
"Don't worry, you can't forget. I'll repeat it for you. ”
"First, whether it's serving or receiving, rush to the net on your side and squat down as soon as possible."
"Second, no matter what kind of ball the opponent throws back, only do it within the right distance of reach."
"Third, how to judge whether it is the right distance is based on whether the knee needs to be off the ground. As soon as you need your knee off the ground, give up the volley. ”
"Well, that's good, don't be foolish. All you have to do is keep the net in front of you, and I'll take care of the rest. Pan Xiqi was quite satisfied with Da Wei's answer.
On the other side of the venue, the two brothers of the Wu family were also having a heated discussion.
"Brother, now that Da Wei is stuck in front of the net and doesn't come out, the two of us can only fight the bottom line with that kid surnamed Pan, what should we do?" Wu Lao Er asked.
"What's the hurry, they are letting Dawei go online now, it's not our chance." Boss Wu deserves to be the eldest brother, and he seems to be confident.
"What do you mean by that?" Wu Lao Er was puzzled.
"Think about it, what are the skills that we, as amateurs, have the biggest gap with professional athletes?" Boss Wu showed a hint of cunning.
"Needless to say, the other is the prediction of the ball, and there is also - volley in front of the net!" Wu Lao Er called excitedly.
"Yes, usually we amateurs almost always play baseline ball, how can we have the opportunity to volley on the net. In this era when the bottom-line style of play occupies the mainstream, even many professional players' online skills are also shortcomings, and they are easily afraid to go online. As long as we play more balls in front of the net and seduce Da Wei to make a move, what do you think his success rate will be? ”
"It's still big brother, you're smart. Da Wei couldn't help but make a move in front of the net, and he would definitely make a mistake. Even if we don't make mistakes, there should be opportunities for us to be able to surf the Internet. ”
The two discussed how to deal with it, and their hearts settled down a lot, and they each returned to the bottom line to prepare for the next point of hair extension.
In the second point, Da Wei still quickly came to the net and squatted down after serving. Wu Lao Er pumped the ball in the direction of Da Wei without thinking about it, the speed of the ball was not fast, and the distance from Da Wei was not too far. Sure enough, Da Wei, who scored one point, was greatly more confident, and couldn't resist the temptation of scoring again, and took the initiative to swing the racket to volley. It's just that the ball is a little farther away, and when he intercepts the ball, his left knee is slightly raised, and it is ten centimeters away from the ground.
Just when Da Wei thought he was going to get another beautiful score, as soon as the racket touched the ball, he knew that something was wrong. The spin of the tennis ball transmitted to his hand through the racket was several times stronger than he expected. At the same time, due to the displacement of the knee off the ground, the center of gravity is unstable, and the angle of the shot is also deviated. The tennis ball flew straight out of the left sideline as if it were hitting a spring.
Seeing that Da Wei really hit the trick, the two brothers looked at each other and smiled tacitly. On that return serve, Wu Lao Er deliberately slowed down the speed of the ball, but quietly applied a very strong spin on it, as long as Da Wei took the initiative to reach the ball, there would be a high probability of a mistake.
"Hey, this ball is obviously a good volley, why did it make a mistake?" Da Wei was quite dissatisfied with his performance.
Pan Xiqi, who had watched this point the whole time, said to Da Wei with some seriousness: "Do you know what mistake you made just now? Why didn't you play exactly as I told you? ”
"Really? I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Da Wei was a little confused.
"Didn't you notice that your left knee was off the ground?"
"Ah, I thought you hadn't found out? Just a little off the ground, I thought it didn't matter. "Da Wei is like being found out by the teacher for doing something bad, and he is a little embarrassed.
"Just these ten centimeters, the impact is very great. The reason why I asked you to use whether your knee needs to be off the ground to judge whether you can volley or not is based on your current volley level. If you have a net like a cow, I don't care how you fly. Pansiqi explained.
"You must know that the volley in front of the net pays great attention to the angle and stability of the head at the moment of the volley. In the case of fast ball speed or strong spin, as long as the slightest bit of the two are not right, there is a possibility of mistakes. The most common problem that amateurs have when hitting the ball is the shaking of the paddle head, and the cause of this problem is often hitting the ball while moving. I let you land on your knees and only move your upper body, which is to ensure the stability of your center of gravity to the greatest extent. In this case, it's like you're making a fixed-ball volley, and you can often score points as long as you shoot forward and down, as simple as swatting a dead fly. ”
"I see. Well, I remember, no matter what ball I come up with, as long as my knee is off the ground, I won't reach for it. Da Wei said solemnly.
In the next point, the Wu brothers repeated their old tricks and played a seemingly well-handled ball in front of the net, waiting for Da Wei to deal with it. However, Da Wei judged that the ball was not at the best distance, resisted the temptation, and let the ball go, and Pan Xiqi, who had been waiting for the bottom line, made a remake and returned the ball to Boss Wu. Boss Wu deliberately returned the ball to Da Wei again, but this time Da Wei did not do the same as before.
It turned out that as the ball got closer and closer, Da Wei found that the ball had entered his perfect hitting zone. You don't need to move, just straighten up, hold the racket in front of you, and gently tap down to score a volley!
"Haha, Panzi, I did what you said this time." Da Wei laughed again.
"Not bad, not bad. You have a very small area in front of the net that can handle the ball, but you also block a quarter of their return lanes. The remaining three-quarters is exactly the largest area I can cover on the site. With my bottom-line ability, as long as they play against me, they will definitely not be able to bargain. And if they put the ball back into your interception zone, I'm sure anyone can score well with such a simple job. Pansiqi couldn't help but feel a little proud of his cleverness.
"Oh my god! Panzi, you're such a tennis genius, you can come up with such a brilliant tactic! Da Wei said with sincere admiration.
"Hehe, thanks to your inspiration." The two actually complimented each other.
In the next game, the two Wu brothers fought so much that it was called a grievance. On the bottom line, two-on-one is not Pansic's opponent, and in the end, either Pansiqi scored in the open block or one of them made a mistake in returning the ball. Before hitting the net, Da Wei was not fooled, knelt in front of the net and did not move, looked at the ball no matter how close it was, and did not reach out to catch it, and completely handed the ball to Pan Xiqi in the backcourt to deal with. However, if a ball in front of the net accidentally does not return to its position, it falls into the attack area of Da Wei. Da Wei, who had been waiting for a long time, was like a tiger out of the cage, comfortably slapping the ball directly to death. Soon, the score changed from 1:4 to 6:4 in an instant, and the Pansiqi combination came from behind and won the game in a reversal.
Just when the two brothers were depressed, Da Wei was called a beauty in his heart. He had never enjoyed such a comfortable tennis game. He felt that his previous thirty years had been in vain, and there was nothing more enjoyable in his life than squatting to win a game.
Pansiqi was also happy with the result of the match, and of course the biggest takeaway was getting a set of doubles tactics that suited him. What he didn't know was that it was with this set of tactics that he would abuse all the doubles masters in the tennis world in the future. Its influence is so great that the ATP even deliberately named this set of tactics "Pan's Position".