Chapter 359: Fatal Break

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On the first serve, I don't know if it was due to a decrease in physical fitness or distraction, Zverev Jr.'s serve grew a little out of the sideline and was called out of bounds. He had no choice but to choose a second serve, so he had to choose a more conservative slowdown serve, and steadily sent the ball into the service area by increasing topspin.

Compared to his violent first shot, the power of such a second shot has decreased a lot. Although there may still be a certain threat to the average player, it is Panci who is standing opposite him at the moment. Through a series of previous matches, many tennis insiders even believe that Pancic's ability to return the serve is not inferior to Xiao De, who is known as the first person to return the serve. It's a pity that Xiaode has been away from the field due to an elbow injury this year, otherwise there are really good people who want to see which of these two has better hair extension ability.

In the face of the opponent's serve, which is equivalent to a gift package, Pan Xiqi will naturally not be polite. Judging the landing point in advance, he immediately took a big stride to the right, and took advantage of the rising period of the tennis ball to rebound on the ground and directly swung the racket to sweep.

Pansizi's strong extension was something he hadn't seen much in Zverev's previous service games. In this way, Zverev Jr., who was still lucky, was naturally taken aback. In his eyes, he had just sent the ball over, and the tennis ball was back on his side of the court in the blink of an eye.

"Oops, it's too late!" Seeing this, Zverev Jr. hurriedly defended his backhand. Pansiqi's return was a straight line, and it was the opponent's backhand that was empty. Based on his judgment of a tall opponent like Zverev Jr., if he did not predict in advance, it would be difficult to defend in time without vigilance.

However, to Pansizy's surprise, although Zverev Jr. has a height of 1.98 meters, his physical reaction is not clumsy at all. After a few quick steps under his feet, he really let him move in place. Of course, what is said here is only barely able to save the ball, and as for what high-quality and threatening return ball you want to return, it is too difficult for a strong person.

Just as the tennis ball flew past him, Zverev Jr. slapped his hands backhand and swung it back, returning a diagonal large diagonal diagonal slash. After making a move, he didn't see where Pan Xiqi was at the moment, so he instinctively pulled his legs and ran to the middle of the bottom line. Because he knew that at this moment, most of the field of his forehand was completely vacated, and under normal circumstances, he would definitely become the primary target of Pansiqi's attack.

"Hey, if the ball hadn't been sent well, it wouldn't have been so passive, what a wrong step, a wrong step!" During the run, Zverev Jr. was very depressed.

As he was about to reach the halfway line, Zverev had the time to look up at Pansizy on the other side. However, after he saw Pan Xiqi's move clearly, he directly slowed down the pace under his feet, and then stopped completely, and he actually looked like he had given up resistance.

It turned out that after seeing Zverev Jr.'s early move, Pansizy inadvertently raised a smug smile on the corner of his mouth, and then flicked it lightly at the incoming ball, and lightly returned a return ball. Seeing that the tennis ball was returned to its original place, but Zverev, who was already in the middle line at the moment, could only watch the opponent score easily and could not reach it.

"0:15, Zverev fell behind in the eleventh game."

Although this is just a very ordinary point in the first set, it will not have a decisive impact on the match. But it was precisely from this point that Zverev's psychological defenses began to crumble little by little. Because everything just now told him again that if he wants to win this match, his performance on the serve side will not be able to make even the slightest mistake.

Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for a tennis player to maintain the same serve throughout a match, and there will always be ups and downs. Even Roger, who is known for his serve, is also facing this problem. As a young player under the age of twenty, Zverev Jr. is no exception.

But now, Pansiqi forcibly put him in an extremely uncomfortable position. In Zverev's eyes, Pansizy seemed to be a bloodthirsty viper, always watching his every move. As long as there is the slightest loosening of his serve, he will not hesitate to open his mouth to him.

Under such psychological pressure, Zverev Jr. can hardly guarantee that he will approach this game with a normal heart. In the next serve, he was in an impetuous mood and made a mistake and could only face the dilemma of a second serve again.

With the lesson of the last time, Zverev did not dare to send a second shot that was not threatening at will. Glancing at Pansiqi's position as he moved forward, he gritted his teeth and increased the speed of his second serve, hoping to get through the crisis with a strong second serve.

However, after such a serve seriously disrupted the rhythm of his serve, there was no surprise that the second serve went out of bounds again. In this way, Zverev Jr., who gave away two points in a row, faced the disadvantage of falling behind 0:30 in his own service game.

Panci seemed to have expected the sudden fluctuation of his opponent's serve, and not only did not relax, but made a move that added fuel to the fire. In the next shot from Zverev Jr., he actually stood half a step forward on the basis of the previous one. In this way, he is completely in a position to respond to the opponent's first serve. In Zverev's opinion, this is nothing less than a naked provocation.

"Arrogance! Cocky guys! A hint of anger rose in Zverev's eyes.

However, what the young Zverev did not expect was that Pansizi's heart-wrenching move did not inspire his fighting spirit and improve his service form, but further disturbed his mentality. At this moment, his heart was intertwined with inexplicable anger and panic, and the rhythm of the game was no longer in his hands.

In the next two points, Zverev Jr. did not complete a successful serve. So far, in this service game, Zverev Jr.'s service state has collapsed like never before. And just relying on the second shot that does not dare to exert force, it is completely impossible to compete with Pan Xiqi, who is waiting for the rabbit.

An active net error after a multi-shot round, followed by a volley in front of the net after being attacked by Pansiqi's serve, almost did not do much resistance, Zverev Jr. lost four points in a row to send this crucial game, and the score of the first set became 6:5 Pansich lead.

What Zverev didn't expect was that it was after this fatal break that he never won the score again. Before the match, he wanted to meet natto in the final as the No. 2 seed, but he was depressed to find that he had been dragged step by step into the abyss of defeat by the old and spicy Chinese player opposite. I want to chat with more like-minded people about "{?$article_title?} ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~