Chapter 228: Physical Emergency
Pan Xiqi won the first set by a big score, and the Chinese audience at the scene was elated, and the cheers from the west stand also came and went, even during the break. By contrast, a large part of the American audience, which is more inclined to Church, has been somewhat reticent.
Sitting in the player's chair, Panci felt like he was drenched in sweat all over his body. Although he kept wiping it with a towel, the new beads of sweat always blurred his vision at a faster rate. Not only that, Pansiqi's legs were also tense for a while, as if to remind him that after such a long period of high-intensity exercise, he really needed to take a good rest.
The U.S. Open has just reached its fifth working day, and Panci has been playing for three consecutive days. It is no exaggeration to say that he can be regarded as the player who has participated in the most matches of the men's and women's players at the US Open.
Normally, highly-ranked singles players tend to focus on singles at Grand Slams, rarely opting for doubles. For men in particular, the best-of-five format of a Grand Slam makes for a much more intense tournament than on a regular tour. Therefore, compared with women's players, the situation of men's singles masters and doubles is much rarer.
After all, Grand Slam singles tournaments are so important, as long as you get good results in singles, you can compete in countless doubles matches. Therefore, in order to reserve more physical strength and energy for singles matches, those masters tend to strategically abandon doubles matches. That's why it's almost impossible to hear about a Cow, Natto, or a Taka star in doubles at a Grand Slam level.
For a player of average level like Lu Yanxun, participating in the doubles competition naturally wants to earn more bonuses to subsidize singles. After all, their singles results are very unstable, and they don't know how far they can go. Therefore, it is relatively common for players with lower rankings to sign up for both singles and doubles events at the same time.
However, it is too rare for a player like Panci to directly fill the three events of men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles in the first Grand Slam. Although it cannot be said that it is unprecedented, those people are generally eliminated in the first two rounds of singles, and have a lot of energy to cope with the rest of the doubles matches.
Keep in mind that the entire duration of the Grand Slam tournament is two weeks, with each player having a day off between rounds to allow them plenty of time to recover. However, Pan Xiqi, who participated in three events at the same time, not only could not enjoy the treatment of competing on the other day, but also needed to play every day, and even faced the difficulty of competing in two competitions a day like today. With this huge physical exertion, it is estimated that no one will believe that Pansich can survive the second week of the Grand Slam.
That's why Čurić made that judgment after getting Pansiqi's schedule before the game. In his opinion, this kind of plan is the choice that only the most brainless players will make. Originally, he thought that Pancich would give up today's mixed doubles match to protect the next singles. Unexpectedly, the greedy Chinese player still finished the game as usual. In that case, you can't blame yourself for not showing mercy.
"Hey, it's really tiring to play for so many days in a row. It would be nice if those two little things came along, and they would give me a recovery every night, not to mention the double race, even three games a day! Rubbing his sore calves vigorously, Pan Xiqi thought helplessly.
But for Pansizi, he doesn't regret his decision. Not only in singles, but also in doubles, which is always on his bucket list. As for the final mixed doubles, it was entirely for the purpose of picking up girls, after all, there was no better reason for him to get so justifiably close to Wang Yan. If you want to have something, you always have to pay the price.
I didn't think I had much rest, and the ninety-second interdisc break was over. The two sides returned to the court and continued the second set.
After all, Churic is young and recovers quickly. Although he should have used up more energy than Panci in the first set, he was bouncing on the way back to the court from the player's chair and didn't show any fatigue. Pansiqi, on the other hand, has a slightly heavier footwork and walks much slower than his opponent. Seeing Pansich like this, Čurić felt that he had used the right tactics in the first set.
As in the first set, the theme of the second set was multi-round. Not only for something, Churic completely changed his offensive style of play today, that is, he was bent on grinding with Pansy to the end. The number of rounds on the field is increasing, and the distance between the two sides is accumulating at a terrifying rate.
In the first two games, Pansic still relied on his more skillful ball control ability to occupy the advantage of the field. However, as the score took the lead, Pansiqi found that his sweat was also surging out of his sweat glands at an increasing rate. Therefore, between each point, Pansiqi had to spend a lot of time wiping himself up and down with a towel, and once he was even warned by the referee because of the overtime.
Čurić, who is also a player, naturally understands what Pansiqi's action portends. This shows that his body is emitting strong signs of fatigue. Therefore, in the following games, Čurić started a more frantic defensive mode, trying to further extend the game.
Finally, when the score of the second set came to 3:1 and Pansiqi took the lead, there was a sudden unexpected situation on the court, that is, Panci wrestled. In order to save a backhand ball from a huge angle, Panci tried his best to pounce towards his left touchline. Before that, the two sides had been back and forth for more than twenty rounds.
Gritting his teeth and moving his very heavy legs, Pansiqi actually used a one-handed backhand backhand to return the ball in a dangerous situation. But unlike the last time, this time Pan Xiqi, who was physically exhausted, finally couldn't support his strong inertia with ankle strength. After the shot, he couldn't stop the car at all and fell directly onto the court beyond the touchline.
The moment Panci fell, not only the audience at the scene, but even the Chinese audience watching the game in front of the TV were taken aback. Everyone paid close attention to Pansic, who fell to the ground, for fear that what would affect him from this wrestling and hurt him in the rest of the match.
Fortunately, Pansich did a side roll during the wrestling and achieved a soft landing, so it didn't cause much damage, just a little bit of skin. However, this wrestling seemed to be a turning point in the contest, as after that, Panci's fitness shortage was completely guaranteed. Please pay attention to the latest chapters in the future