Chapter 244: The First Barrier

Finally coaxed Wang Chang, the Pansic pair was able to enter the court smoothly before the start of the match and compete for their own mixed doubles quarterfinals. Unfortunately, the opponent they met this time turned out to be a pair of American players.

For Pansic, the most popular name in the American sports world in the past two days, the American combination is naturally familiar and can no longer be familiar. And as Quirrey thought, these two players who are not well-known in American tennis at all also want to beat Pansiqi to rub the heat.

The American pair thought quite simply, since Pancich has now become a public enemy of the United States, then as long as they beat him in the next mixed doubles match, they will naturally become a great hero to the American people before Quarey. Even if the mixed doubles match is really heaven and earth compared to the influence of the singles match, this victory alone is enough for these two to show their faces.

Therefore, for the American mixed doubles pair, winning this match is simply more important than winning the championship. In order to prepare for the next quarter-finals, they really put a lot of thought into it. After studying the footage of the first two rounds of the Panci combination, they worked out a very targeted strategy to deplete the bottom line with Panci.

The reason why he came up with such a tactic was inspired by Čurić. Although Pansiqi's singles match was scheduled for the evening, it was also one of the goals of the Americans, who were also Americans, to exhaust Pansiqi's physical strength as much as possible for Quirrey.

After the start of the match, the American team really strictly followed the plan made before the game and started a war of attrition with Pancic. The two men held the bottom line firmly and were not in a hurry to attack the Pansiqi combination, but to prolong every round as much as possible.

You must know that this is the first time that Pan Xiqi and Wang Chang have encountered an opponent with pure defensive tactics. Although the two opponents have average singles strength, their basic skills are still very solid. Coupled with the unusual tacit cooperation between the two, under the stalking, Pan Xiqi really couldn't tear apart the opponent's baseline defense as easily as the first two rounds.

For a while, the course of the game was really similar to the match between Panci and Čurić. Although Panci always managed to score points in the end, the amount of physical energy consumed during the period was far greater than in the previous games.

After three games, although the score was behind, the American pair, who felt that their tactics had worked, were a little complacent at first, but they didn't expect Wang Yan, who had been squatting in front of the net, to go completely crazy. Wang Yan, who felt that something was wrong with the scene, watched Pan Xiqi being entangled by her opponent at the bottom line, and after some contemplation, decided to break the current predicament with her own strength.

Wang Yan, who originally obeyed Pan Xiqi's instructions and obediently squatted in front of the net, suddenly highlighted her presence on the court after the start of the fourth game. In front of the net, Wang Yan greatly expanded her moving area, and even formed a wall of people moving back and forth in front of the net.

Wang Yan's unexpected move completely disrupted the rhythm of the American combination, and for a while, the American team could no longer calmly engage in a multi-round tug-of-war with Pansic. Because if you still follow the previous conventional return route, Wang Chang, who has greatly increased mobility, will always give them a slap in front of the net.

In this way, the tempo on the court is greatly accelerated, and often between a few beats, a point can be divided. Although Wang Yan, who originally had average skills in front of the net, still made volley mistakes from time to time, for some reason, Wang Yan, who was dominated by strong anger, suddenly exerted an extraordinary volley ability, and was able to succeed four times in five volleys.

For this sudden change of situation on the field, Pansiqi is naturally happy to see it. Although according to the previous rhythm, it is only a matter of time before the game is won. But then the physical exertion will also be much greater than he expected. It is estimated that when it comes to the evening game, there is still a chance that you will still have to take a first-aid capsule.

But now, under Wang Yan's unexpected move, the game takes a lot less time. Not only that, relying on Wang Yan's brave play in front of the net, Pan Xiqi's pressure on the bottom line has also plummeted a lot.

Since his teammates are so powerful, Pansiqi naturally has to push it too. With Wang Yan's volley, Pan Xiqi suddenly strengthened his baseline offensive threat. The American combination that was attacked on both sides of the front and back could not hold it at all, and the quality of the baseline return ball was getting lower and lower, which further improved the success rate of Wang Yan's volley in front of the net.

An hour later, 6-1, Pancich eliminated the American pair and became the first mixed doubles pair to reach the semifinals of this US Open. The record in the semifinals of the Grand Slam is also the best record achieved by Wang Chang in both singles and doubles since she turned into professional tennis.

After the game, Wang Yan, who was too excited, directly gave Pan Xiqi a tight hug. Burying her head low in Pan Xiqi's chest, Wang Yan said excitedly in a voice that only Pan Xiqi could hear: "This time I finally didn't hold you back!" ”

Feeling the slight tremor in his chest, Pan Xiqi didn't say anything, just hugged the woman in front of him with his strong arms, as if he wanted to melt the other party into his body.

The unusual way of celebrating after the match naturally attracted the attention of the Chinese media gathered at the scene. Looking at the pair of men and women who hugged each other tightly on the court and were unwilling to separate for a long time, the first thought that came to the minds of many Chinese reporters was: "It seems that the previous rumor is true." ”

Knowing that Panci had not yet lifted the ban on interviews with domestic media, the Chinese media, knowing that they had no hope of interviewing Panci after the game, dispersed as soon as Panci left the field. The Chinese reporters who witnessed the final scene are rushing back to their base camp as fast as possible, hoping to send back the report to China as soon as possible. As for the content of this report, it is estimated that it will cause a lot of gossip among domestic tennis fans.

The defeat of the American mixed doubles team made many American spectators feel very disappointed. Although they didn't have much hope for their national combination to defeat Pansich, they didn't expect their national combination to be so useless that they didn't even complete the task of maximizing Pansich's physical energy.

It was only twelve o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still seven or eight hours before the start of the evening game, which was more than enough for Panci to recover. What's even worse is that Pan Xiqi didn't consume much physical energy at all in this mixed doubles match.

In this way, Pansiqi is almost guaranteed to be in full fitness at Arthur Ashe in the evening. This also means that the first line of resistance by the US ** group to Pan Xiqi has been declared a complete failure. Please pay attention to the latest chapters in the future