Chapter 271: The New Version of "Stable Man" (Part II)
"'Stable man'? This is the nickname that your mainland fans give Ferrer, right? I have to say that it is quite apt. Ferrer and I are also contemporaries and I have great admiration for his ability to maintain a high level of performance for a long time. Lu Yanxun was clearly very interested in Pansiqi's claim.
"I wonder if mainland fans have given me any interesting nicknames?" Lu Yanxun suddenly asked Pan Xiqi very expectantly.
"Well, I don't think so. At most, from time to time, I just call you the 'light of Taiwan'. After thinking about it for a long time, Pansic could only come up with this answer.
"'The light of Taiwan', hehe, isn't that the favorite term of our Taiwanese TV station? I still felt a little ashamed of this title before, but this time, thanks to your blessings, I will not accept it modestly, hahahaha. As he spoke, Lu Yanxun laughed proudly.
Pan Xiqi naturally knew what Lu Yanxun meant. In the men's doubles semifinals during the day today, Pan Xiqi and Lu Yanxun defeated their opponents with little effort, thus becoming the first Chinese pair to break into the Grand Slam men's doubles final. For Pansiqi, this may not be much of a deal. But for Lu Yanxun, who is already at the end of his career, this can be said to be the most significant breakthrough in recent years.
The smooth promotion of this pair of cross-strait pairs has plunged Taiwan's media into a boil. Since everyone can see that their duo Pan Xiqi is the core figure, while praising Lu Yanxun, the Taiwan media naturally praised Pan Xiqi in the sky and the earth, and the intensity of his words is even a little more exaggerated than that of the mainland media. In the mouth of the Taiwanese media, Pan Xiqi has risen to the level of "the light of Asia".
Let's go back to the topic of "stable men". To say that the nickname given by mainland tennis fans to Spanish player Ferrer is definitely well-founded. As a veteran of the tennis world for more than ten years, Ferrer's deepest impression is also the astonishing stability of his competitive state.
Ferrer's consistency is reflected in the fact that he should not lose a game, and he will definitely not lose; A game that shouldn't be won, but it's almost impossible to win. In almost every tournament, Ferrer has not been upset by a player ranked below him in the first few rounds. But when he hits a deeper round, once he encounters a stronger player than himself, he often has to stop there.
As a result, Ferrer has always reached the quarterfinals or even the semi-finals in the nearly 20-odd tournaments throughout the year, regardless of his level. But then there are very few people who make it to the finals or win the championship. As a result, he also earned the title of "Top Four Harvesters".
With a perennial solid record, Ferrer has kept himself in the top 10 in the world rankings for several years in a row. Occasionally, when other players are not in good shape, he can even experience the feeling of being fifth in the world. But in the face of the death suppression of the Big Four, he had little hope of moving forward.
And the reason why players of this type like Ferrer can maintain such a stable output of their competitive level is because their style of play is too lackluster. Not too bad serve, strong baseline confrontation ability, never tired running, lack of winning board killer moves, these constitute his entire technical and tactical play. This means that there are very few surprises in their games.
With years of experience, Pansiqi believes that Ferrer is almost the ultimate player of this type. For Ferrer's good but lacked bright spots, Pansiqi still has some regrets for him. After all, in the most important Grand Slam matches, Ferrer has never been able to break through the blockade of the Big Four, and has not yet achieved a breakthrough of zero Grand Slam titles.
With Ferrer's running ability declining as he aged, he was gradually retiring from the ranks of the top players and his career was not long in coming. Just as Ferrer was fading out of Pansizi's sight, Lu Yanxun actually compared his semi-final opponent Busta to the new Ferrer, which couldn't help but surprise him.
When watching the video of Busta's game, Panci had already noticed that his opponent did not have any outstanding skills on the field, but he did not seem to be weak in words, and he could be regarded as a well-rounded player. Now that I think about it, Busta's style of play with Ferrer is really seven or eight points similar.
"How many layers of skill does Busta have compared to Ferrer?" This question is naturally the most appropriate answer for Lu Yanxun, who has fought with him.
"Compared to Ferrer at his peak, Busta is a little less able to run. But with a height of 1.88 meters, his serve is much better than Ferrer's. In the match against him, it was because he was so desperately suppressed on serve that I lost the match very quickly. On the whole, the current Busta is very close to Ferrer back then. Lu Yanxun solemnly said his thoughts.
"That's amazing! It seems that Busta was able to advance to the semi-finals, and it really wasn't entirely due to luck. Lu Yanxun's evaluation of Busta still exceeded Pansiqi's expectations.
"Not really. If you look at the footage of the previous fight, his opponent can hardly pose much of a threat to him. I dare to assert that in his current form, in order to pass him, he must have the strength of the top five in the world. Lu Yanxun seems to have a very high opinion of Busta.
From the footage of the match, Pancizi found that Busta's serve did seem to be much better than Ferrer's. Sometimes, relying on the advantage he has built up on his serve, Busta will even resort to a serve-and-net tactic that Ferrer almost never uses. However, with his solid baseline skills, Busta does not just rely on his own serve, but often manages to hold on to the end by relying on more aggressive runs in multi-shot matches with opponents.
In other words, what Pansiqi has to face this time is completely an evolved version of Ferrer. After all, Lu Yanxun's evaluation of Busta's running ability is relatively weak, and from the game video, Pansiqi can't see that there is such a problem at all. It may also be that this US Open tournament coincides with the explosive period of Busta's form, and the best form directly erases the disadvantage in this regard.
"I can't find any weaknesses in my opponent, so it's a bit of a problem." Looking at Busta, who was extremely comprehensive in the game video, Pansiqi couldn't help but frown. 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!