Chapter Seventy-Four: The Controversy of Change
Losing the first set in such a way, Lin Teng looked very frustrated. In his opinion, he obviously played well, but for some reason, he suddenly lost control of the game and was inexplicably pulled into the opponent's rhythm.
During the break, Lin Teng sat on the player's chair, his eyes empty and he didn't know what he was thinking. Seeing this situation, Pan Xiqi knew that he had to play the role of on-site guidance, otherwise with Lin Teng's current chaotic mood, the second set of the game would be more than lucky.
He hurriedly trotted all the way from the sidelines to Lin Teng's side, leaned over, and patted Lin Teng's shoulder.
"Hey, I said boy, what are you thinking?" Pansiqi asked.
"I didn't think about anything, my mind was messing up right now. At the beginning, everything was going well, but why did it suddenly become like this? Lin Teng said depressedly.
"Isn't it obvious that the opponent has adapted to your routine. He's a lot more experienced than you on the field, and it's newcomers like you who are bullying. In my opinion, if you don't take the initiative to change in the second set, this game will probably be explained. Pansiqi replied.
"I knew I had to ask for change, but I couldn't figure out how I could pull things back now. I don't think I have a problem with my rhythm at all, but somehow I can't beat him. ”
"Obviously, the problem is in your rhythm." Pansiqi made the point.
"Uncle, what do you mean by that? Don't you think I'm paced fast enough? Lin Teng was a little puzzled.
"No, you're fast enough now, and you can't afford it any faster. It's just that you blindly seek to be fast, ignoring the changes in your own ball path. Pansiqi explained.
was mentioned by Pan Xiqi like this, Lin Teng felt that it seemed to be the case. In the first set, he was a little too fast-paced, and when he saw the incoming ball, he just wanted to get the ball back in the shortest time, and he didn't think much about the angle and rotation of the ball. As a result, he returns the ball quickly and quickly, but basically in a regular way.
At the beginning of the game, Zhang Tianshuo was indeed caught off guard, and some couldn't keep up with the fast pace of his opponent. But as the game progressed, he gradually became familiar with Lin Teng's routine. In this way, his ability to move quickly shows its strength.
Ordinary players will feel that it is becoming more and more difficult to return the ball under the pressure of Lin Teng's fast shot. But with his wind-like legs, he was able to move in place. After Lin Teng's ball is in place, it doesn't seem to be too threatening, and under his counterattack, he can often hit Lin Teng off guard.
Seeing that Lin Teng seemed to have figured out the problem, Pan Xiqi gave his own advice. "In the second set, you can't just go for the fast pace anymore. While hitting the ball quickly, try to split the ball to both sides and steal a return shot at the right time. This will allow him to move more distance and make it more difficult for him to return the ball. Of course, your error rate will definitely increase if you do this, but at least your fate is in your own hands, and you won't be led away by his nose. ”
"Yes, I was a bit conservative in the first set because I was afraid of making mistakes. Some balls can be pursued at a larger angle but they dare not hit, so that the opponent can easily defend in place. Uncle, I know what to do next! Under Pan Xiqi's guidance, Lin Teng's eyes returned to a clear color.
When the break came, the second set continued.
In the first game, Zhang Tianshuo served. In the face of the opponent's average quality serve, Lin Teng actually started to attack directly at the first serve. Not only did he grab the ball in the ascending period, but he also hit a big angle. The tennis ball flew straight to the sideline, and it was very tricky to look at the landing point.
Lin Teng's shot really scared Zhang Tianshuo a lot. You must know that in the first set, although Lin Teng often used to return serve, the angle was generally controlled very conservatively, and he would not play according to the corners at all. Therefore, although he is fast, he has a short distance to move, and it is not very difficult for him to defend.
But this ball is obviously different, Lin Teng is obviously rushing to score directly. In the face of such a large angle return, Zhang Tianshuo felt that the defensive pressure increased sharply. The two stout short legs smashed up like Hot Wheels, and he hurried towards the sideline with all his might.
I have to say that his ability to move is really strong, and in this unexpected situation, he actually saved the ball. It was still a small step away, but it was enough for him to handle the ball back with his racket. Just as he tried his best to bounce the ball back with his backhand, suddenly the baseline line shouted "out", and it turned out that the ball was about to go out of bounds.
"Shhhh If this ball doesn't go out of bounds, his low-quality return ball will definitely be directly shot to death by Lin Teng. It can only be said that this time luck is on his side.
This point was shouted out of bounds, and Lin Teng felt a little regretful. He glanced back at Pansiqi in the audience, and saw that Pansiqi nodded at him with a calm expression, as if to encourage him to continue his current attempt. After receiving Pan Xiqi's affirmation, Lin Teng calmed down again in his heart and prepared to carry out the next point of hair extension.
In the second distribution, Zhang Tianshuo made a mistake. In the face of the opponent's somewhat soft second shot, Lin Teng naturally would not be polite, and it was another large-angle diagonal attack, which meant that he was running to the sideline. Zhang Tianshuo didn't dare to be careless, so he could only try his best to save again. This time, luck was finally on Lin Teng's side, and the tennis ball smashed firmly on the sideline.
This can kill Zhang Tianshuo, this kind of high-quality return is too difficult for his defense. Feeling that it was too late to make a hitting action, in desperation, he had to try his best to pick out a high ball in the backcourt to buy time for himself to return to the defense.
However, the quality of this high ball was average, and it did not pass the top of Lin Teng. Standing in the midfield, Lin Teng faced the incoming ball and hit the top of Mount Tai and won the high-pressure ball beautifully.
In this way, the second set was completely different from the first. In the first set, the two sides were just fighting for speed, and they didn't play any wide open and close rounds. But in the second set, Lin Teng was like crazy, attacking from various large angles left and right. Under this kind of pressure, Zhang Tianshuo seemed to have some difficulty in moving well, and the long running distance back and forth made him feel that his legs were gradually becoming a little heavy.
But looking at the score on the sidelines, the two sides played 5:5, and Lin Teng did not have the advantage. It turned out that although Lin Teng belonged to the side that took the initiative to attack, he dominated the situation on the field. However, Lin Teng fought too fiercely, so the error rate continued to rise. Often, a good shot is followed by a mistake. Although Zhang Tianshuo almost did not take the initiative to score, Lin Teng's mistakes alone also made him bite his opponent tightly in the score.
The two sides fought very fiercely on the field, and Pan Xiqi was also watching the palms of the sidelines sweating. At this time, it is the most critical moment of the game, and whoever can win the next game is likely to win the second set.
For Lin Teng's current performance, Pan Xiqi is actually satisfied. This kind of somewhat fighting attack, although it gave away a lot of points, at least made Zhang Tianshuo tired and could no longer comfortably hit the ball. Pansiqi had a hunch that if Lin Teng was able to bite the second set, the balance of victory in this match could be tipped.
In the next two games, Lin Teng was like a red-eyed beast, in his eyes, in addition to attacking, he was still attacking. On the contrary, Zhang Tianshuo seemed to be a little overwhelmed by Lin Teng's momentum, and began to shrink back a little.
Tennis matches are like this, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road. Once your momentum is weaker than that of your opponent, you risk losing control of the scene quickly. At this moment, Lin Teng's stronger desire to win came into play. In the last point of the second set, it was supposed to be a great offensive opportunity for Zhang Tianshuo. But I don't know why he suddenly seemed to retreat from the battle, and instead of directly attacking Lin Teng's vacancy, he chose to hit the middle lane.
Such a conservative return gave Lin Teng an excellent opportunity to attack, and Lin Teng hit the bottom corner with a backhand without saying a word. The tennis ball smashed into the bottom corner quickly and hard, and Zhang Tianshuo had no time to return to defense, so he could only watch the tennis ball fall to the ground, thus losing the second set.
In this way, Lin Teng narrowly and narrowly won the second set 7:5 and tied the score at 1:1.
It was time for the break again, and Pan Xiqi, who came to Lin Teng's side again, did not make too many tactical arrangements for Lin Teng, but only fully affirmed Lin Teng's previous performance. In Pansiqi's opinion, as long as he continues to maintain this momentum, the third set should be decided quickly.
Sure enough, in the third set, Lin Teng was still on the offensive. While maintaining a fast pace, the shots are shot one after the other at a high angle. Zhang Tianshuo's side could only run back and forth at the bottom line again and again, and his physical consumption rose sharply.
It seems that through the second set, Lin Teng has found his offensive touch. In the third set, Lin Teng's control of the ball became more precise, and the resulting errors were reduced a lot. This change really killed Zhang Tianshuo, originally he relied on the opponent's mistakes to support him, but now that the opponent suddenly made fewer mistakes, he was very passive.
In addition, there is an even bigger crisis waiting for Zhang Tianshuo. By the time he had played, he was horrified to find that his legs no longer seemed to be as strong as in the first two sets, and there were faint signs that he would not be able to run. The body will not deceive, the stronger and stronger fatigue came from the legs, and in the face of Lin Teng's still large-angle hitting, Zhang Tianshuo began to gradually fail to run.
Under the fall together, the score of the two sides was quickly stretched to 5:2, and Lin Teng ushered in his own service game. Without the slightest softness, although he lost a ball, he still managed to keep his serve with a sharp attack, thus reversing the whole match 6:2 and successfully advancing to the second round.
This game can be said to be a classic battle of change. Lin Teng fell behind in the first set because of a single rhythm and played too conservatively. The big reversal in the last two sets was entirely because Zhang Tianshuo did not come up with corresponding countermeasures in the face of the opponent's active changes, and he could only swallow the bitter fruit of defeat if he was more conservative.