Chapter Ninety-Three: The Three Semifinals
In the case of his perfect opening state, he still lost the first set, which made the arrogant Zhang Zhizhen completely unacceptable. At this moment, his mind has become a mess of porridge, and he has no time to care about his own skills and tactics, just blindly entangled in why he lost that game.
At this time, the coach of the Shanghai team took advantage of the break to come to Zhang Zhizhen's side, wanting to calm down his disciple and discuss the tactical arrangements for the second set with him. However, Zhang Zhizhen couldn't listen to the coach's words at all, just buried his head in the towel and didn't say a word. The coach of the Shanghai team, who knew the character of his disciple well, saw this situation and lamented in his heart that the general trend had gone, so he didn't say anything anymore.
Sure enough, at the start of the second set, Zhang Zhizhen's situation did not improve, and even the mistakes became more and more intense. For Pansiqi, it was a good match. In his own service game, he just needs to play steady and hold serve steadily. As for Zhang Zhizhen's serve, it completely became his mistake performance, and he kept sending a big gift package to Pan Xiqi through various outrageous mistakes.
Soon, the game turned one-sided. Unlike the opening, this time it was Pansiqi who completely took the initiative in the scene. And this kind of initiative is also well reflected in the score. In less than half an hour, Panci won the second set 6-1. As for how the only game was lost, it is estimated that only Panci himself knows.
Zhang Zhizhen, the third seed who wanted to attack the championship before the game, did not expect to lose to the "fledgling" Pan Xiqi with such a disparity. This defeat shattered his dream of competing for the first place in the country in advance. Even with the rise of Pansiqi in the future, his reputation as a third person in the country is about to be unkempt.
Back on the sidelines, just about to pack the ball bag, Lin Teng hugged Pan Xiqi from behind.
"Uncle, you deserve to be my idol. Even the No. 3 seed was beaten so badly by you, it seems that you are the only one to win the national championship this time! Lin Teng said excitedly.
"You kid take it easy, watch out for his right foot. But Xiao Pan, you fought really beautifully in this battle, you must know that Zhang Zhizhen has been smooth sailing since his debut, even against Wu's enemy Zhang Ze has never been so embarrassed. Arguably, you gave him the worst defeat of his career. I can tell that Coach Zheng is also in a good mood.
"Hey, where is this, it's just the semi-finals of the domestic competition. When I defeat the international masters, it's not too late for you to compliment me. Pansiqi replied with a smile.
"Look at what you said lightly, you know, the top four of this Grand Prix are results that many domestic players can't get but can't get. Let's take our Beijing team as an example, before that, it has not been in the men's singles semi-finals of a domestic competition for more than ten years. It's good now, you and Lin Teng entered the semi-finals at the same time, this time, our Beijing team can show a big face! Coach Zheng felt that happiness came so suddenly.
"Coach, you're wrong. Have you forgotten that we have to play in the doubles in the afternoon? I believe that when the time comes, our Beijing team will not be two top four, but three top four. Lin Teng said mischievously.
"Yes, yes, I forgot about it. The semi-finals of doubles, that is something that I couldn't have imagined before! You two are really the lucky generals of our Beijing team! ”
Just as several members of the Beijing team were talking and laughing, Director Liu in the stands was also ready to leave. Before leaving, he glanced back at Pan Xiqi on the sidelines meaningfully, and said to the staff: "Tomorrow is the semi-finals, right?" It's time to see how a few golden flowers perform. ”
The staff was stunned for a moment, and asked strangely: "Director, won't you watch Pansic's game tomorrow?" ”
"No, the Final Four is already telling. No one will object. After speaking, Director Liu didn't say much, leaving the staff confused in place.
Director Xiao was unable to watch Pan Xiqi's game live due to other business in the morning. Back at the hotel, when he learned that Pan Xiqi and Lin Teng had both broken into the semifinals, he was so happy that he almost didn't jump up.
"Well done, really good. I really didn't look away at the beginning, and it can be said that recruiting you into the Beijing team is the most correct decision I have made over the years! Patting the shoulders of the two, Director Xiao said excitedly.
Thinking that after the end of this competition, it is possible that the position that he has not moved for many years may be moved up again, Director Xiao's heart is suddenly hot.
Since there was still a doubles match in the afternoon, Pansiqi just took a brief break at noon and got up again and rushed to the court. As both singles and doubles, he and Lin Teng can be said to be the busiest athletes in this competition.
In the doubles quarter-finals, they faced the No. 6 seeds, a pair from Tianjin. Compared with the star-studded Tianjin women's team, which has sent countless talents to the national team, the Tianjin men's team is obviously much inferior. But after all, it is a strong tennis city, and the foundation is still very strong. Therefore, two pairs of men's doubles entered the quarterfinals at the same time.
The pair Pan Xiqi faced was the number one main force of the Tianjin team. Compared to the opponents they have met before, this pair has distinct characteristics. That is, one player is 1.88 meters tall, and the other player is also in his early 1.7 meters.
This kind of height and height combination is not common in tennis doubles, but is more common in badminton matches. Short players are responsible for blocking in front of the net with their nimble movements, while tall players rely on their physical superiority to be responsible for strong attacks in the backcourt.
The Tianjin team obviously followed this path, as soon as the short players rushed to the net, and the tall players guarded the bottom line. At first glance, it does seem to be somewhat similar to Pansiqi's "Pan's Position", but after careful inspection, you can still find the difference.
For the Panxiqi group, Lin Teng was only responsible for the small area in front of him when he stood in front of the net, and he didn't need to take care of the rest. However, this is not the case with the opponent's players in front of the net, almost the entire front of the net is his range of activities, and he will flexibly change his position on the court as the scene changes.
I have to say that this tactic should be very effective against other people, because although the short player is limited in height, he is very good at anticipation and hand work. Don't look at him just standing in front of the net, but he shows much more aggression than the tall players in the backcourt, and he seems to be more active on the court. In contrast, Lin Teng is a little too low-key.
This time, however, it was Pansich who they encountered. The more active the opponent is in front of the net, the more Panci will not let him touch the ball. With precise landing control, Panci just sent the ball to the tall player in the backcourt and confronted him on the baseline.
Without the support of the players in front of the net, where the tall players are Pansic's opponents, they often take the initiative to make mistakes after a few shots. In the past, if this was the case, the short player would take the initiative to grab the net and take the initiative to grab the ball.
However, every time he made a move, Pansiqi seemed to have guessed his thoughts, and was always able to skillfully avoid his block. In desperation, the short player could only sigh in front of the tennis and watch his team members being crushed by Pansic.
6:2, 6:3, Pansiqi combination won two sets in a row, successfully won the opponent, and advanced to the semifinals!
Wonderful!