Chapter 315: The Strongest Natto
In the first ten games of the first set, Pansiqi can be said to be completely relying on serve-and-net tactics to save his life. It is precisely because of the excellent play in this link that Pancic's backhand does not need to face the suppression of natto's forehand attack in his own service game. Of course, this is limited to Pancic's own serve, and in natto's serve, he will never have a chance to go to the net anyway.
However, by the eleventh round, everything seemed different. Without warning, Panci increased his backhand aggression and paired it with a volley in front of the net. While successfully hitting natto by surprise, he also snatched three consecutive break opportunities for himself. It can be said that the formation of the current situation is completely dominated by Pansiqi. It was he who relied on his reasonable tactical changes to set off the first wave in the men's singles final.
"The first break chance since the start of the tournament, and three in a row. I really didn't expect to appear in natto's serve game so quickly. I was worried about Pansiqi before, but now it seems that natto should be worried. Regarding the sudden change in the situation on the field, Tong Kexin seemed surprised and happy.
"This Pansiqi, I really underestimated him before. Originally, I thought that he had too little competition experience and would suffer in the finals. But now it seems that the tactical changes he used were just the right time. This kind of ability to change formations on the spot is difficult to have without years of game polishing. I can't believe he only turned professional this year. On the other side, Sister Na also nodded in surprise and said, with a shocked look in her eyes that could not be concealed.
As a two-time Grand Slam champion and a four-time Grand Slam finalist, no one knows better than him the pressure Pansiqi is under right now. Many tennis stars are nervous and overwhelmed when they go to their first Grand Slam final. Not to mention that it is a super level of performance, it is really rare to be able to play the level normally in the usual training.
But now, Pan Xiqi's emotional management ability and ability to control the fighter plane are like a rookie in the finals. At least so far, his performance is definitely not weak compared to the battle-hardened natto. It is not an exaggeration to say that the reason why Natto's serve game fell behind was because he fell into the trap carefully planned by Panci because he was used to playing the ball. From this point of view, Pansiqi's performance is even better than natto.
"Damn, this game is going to be saved no matter what. Otherwise, with his serve, it will be too difficult to complete the return break in the next game. Realizing the severity of the situation, Natto's left hand holding the racket couldn't help but tighten a little more.
The game continued. Before serving, Natto still religiously completed a set of his own preparations. Unlike before, however, this time it took him longer. It wasn't until the referee was about to start looking at his watch that he threw the tennis ball into the air and started his racket.
Ordinary viewers may just think that natto's serve time is a little too long, but in the eyes of those who are familiar with natto, this reveals a completely different message. These prolonged preparations indicate that Natto is now in a state of high tension, and those extended hours are also an extra tactical time for Natto to deliberately give himself.
"Are you finally starting to get nervous? But now that I realize, don't you think it's a little late? Pan Xiqi, who was standing opposite Natto, naturally watched every move of his opponent. Seeing Natto's strange performance, Pan Xiqi finally confirmed that his previous continuous changes had successfully disrupted Natto's tactical arrangement.
For the first time in the second zone, Natto did not choose the outside corner serve, but sent a conservative mid-lane spin ball. It may be that Pancic's backhand direct return score last time made him scrupled, and Natto would rather give up his advantage of serving an outside corner with his left hand to ensure that Panci could not directly damage him in the return link.
Sure enough, as Natto had hoped, Pansiqi didn't catch a wide-angle return, but returned a mid-lane ball. However, this time, in the face of Pansiqi's return ball, Natto did not rush to open the angle and attack Pansiqi's left and right flanks. Instead, he continued with a forehand lift and sent the ball back to Pancic's baseline with a deep, spinning return ball from the middle.
Such a conservative return seems to have little power. But when you really pick it up on the field, you will feel the hidden murderous intention. This kind of deep ball in the middle, because of the enough spin, the defender can barely borrow the force, and can only force the ball back on his own strength. At the same time, this kind of ball also makes it impossible for the returner to open a large angle at all, and if you want to change the line first, you need to take a great risk of mistakes.
There didn't seem to be a good way to deal with it, and after assessing the offensive risk, Panci had to temporarily abandon the idea of taking the initiative to attack, and also used forehand spin to return the ball. In this way, the two sides have formed a see-saw situation in the middle for a while, and no one is willing to take the lead in changing the line easily.
As the minutes ticked by, Panci and Natto had been on the court for nearly twenty rounds. Although there was no wonderful line change, the audience on the sidelines was still very nervous. Because they know that it is in this seemingly ordinary bottom-line confrontation that there are hidden murderous opportunities everywhere. On both sides of the field, as long as one is not careful, it is possible to be caught by the other party, thus giving a fatal blow.
"Sister Na, what do you think of the current situation? Natto's style of play is clearly more conservative now, how do you think Panci can break the current deadlock? Tong Kexin asked anxiously.
"To be honest, I don't recommend Pansizy to make any changes. You should also be able to see that due to Pansiqi's amazing attack a few points ago, Natto is now bent on stability and is unwilling to take the initiative to attack again. In this case, with natto's bottom-line skills, it is almost impossible for him to make a mistake. And now, all he wanted to do was wait for Pancich to make the first mistake. I believe that once Pansiqi's patience reaches the limit, he will inevitably be caught by natto. In my opinion, natto who defends wholeheartedly is actually his strongest state. Sister Na's face also looked a little ugly.
"The strongest state?" Tong Kexin's evaluation of Sister Na was obviously a little unexpected.
"That's right, didn't natto rely on non-stop running and patience stronger than others to defeat one opponent after another, so as to stand at the top of the tennis world? In recent years, he has deliberately strengthened his offensive ability, which has made everyone forget about his anti-sky defense. Unexpectedly, in today's game, Panci actually stimulated a defensive natto again! After thinking about it, Tong Kexin said with a frightened face. Still struggling with the latest chapter you can't find? Amway One or search for Hot/Degree/Net/Article "Remember to remove "/"Otherwise you won't be able to search", here is a young lady to help you find books and accompany you to chat!