Chapter Twenty-Nine: Confrontation Head-on
With Jia Feifei sweeping his opponent 6:0 without any suspense, Pansic's goal of challenging the "pro" is finally about to be achieved.
"Panzi, I heard that Jia Feifei hasn't lost a game in this competition so far, do you really have the confidence to beat him?" It should have been frightened by Jia Feifei's domineering performance, and Da Wei seemed a little worried.
"He's really good, but if I don't even have the belief to win, why should I come to Shanghai to participate in this competition? Have you forgotten, we're going to take away the singles and doubles championships in this competition. ”
"Okay, this is what it looks like, and it deserves to be the man I value!"
"you, who's your man." In the midst of the gags between the two, Pansiczy's slightly nervous mood gradually calmed down, and was replaced by more and more excitement and anticipation.
"Come on, I hope you can let me have a good fight!"
More than an hour was fast and fast, and seeing that time was running out, Pansiqi and the two hurried to Court 1. Since the semi-finals have already arrived, the competition venue has also been upgraded. Unlike Pansiqi's previous competition venues, although the No. 1 court is also a peripheral court, the spectator seats are significantly larger, and it seems that it can accommodate two or three hundred people.
When they came to the court, there were already many spectators sitting on it, and it seemed that most of the people in the entire Qizhong Tennis Center had gathered here. For an amateur tennis match, such a court atmosphere is very rare. However, Pan Xiqi is not so narcissistic as to think that the audience is coming to see him, he knows that most people are here to see the demeanor of the "professional player" Jia Feifei and see how he was swept by Jia Feifei.
But what he didn't expect was that there were really a few people in the stands who came for him.
"I said Lao Xiao, the next game is Lin Teng's semi-finals, why are you in such a hurry and come over so long in advance?" Lin Fei asked Director Xiao, who was sitting beside him.
"I heard that there was a big dark horse in this tournament, and there was a newcomer named Panci who directly broke out a few seeded players and broke into the semi-finals. You know, it's been a long time since a new face appeared in the top four in a competition of this level, so I came to take a look. In addition, Jia Feifei is my favorite player in the past, and it just takes a look at how his level has been maintained after retirement. ”
"It turns out that you came to see Pan Xiqi, in my opinion, even if he really has some strength, but when he meets Jia Feifei in the semifinals, I am afraid there is no chance at all. Have you forgotten that the first few rounds of people did not take a single game from Jia Feifei's hands. ”
"That's true, let's see how many games this player named Pan Xiqi can win from Xiao Jia." Director Xiao obviously agreed with Lin Fei's statement and was not optimistic about Pan Xiqi.
As he spoke, the players on both sides came on the court and began to pick sides. Pan Xiqi still looked unfazed, and walked on the stage with a flat face. There is no indication from his performance that this is his first time competing at this level.
On the other side, Jia Feifei was even more expressionless. He didn't even look up at Pansiqi when he got on the court. What he saw was complete disregard, ignoring his opponents, ignoring the referees, ignoring the audience, ignoring everything that annoyed him.
Although he is already a retired player, Jia Feifei is not very old, only 26 years old. At the age of 26, it should be the golden age of professional tennis players, however, that damn back injury forced him to leave his beloved tennis court. The infinite love of tennis in his youth, and the inspirational dream of winning a place in professional tennis after entering the professional team, were all defeated by ruthless injuries.
The thought that he used to play on the ATP Tour and domestic tennis tournaments, but now he has been reduced to playing with some amateur players, his heart begins to ache. Although he is no longer a professional player, his pride is still there. Originally, he would not have considered this kind of competition at all. But not long ago, the old leader, Director Xiao, suddenly called him to participate in the competition, saying that he would help test the quality of a newcomer. Although reluctant, he had no choice but to come to Shanghai as promised.
After arriving in Shanghai, he was soon approached by another guy who claimed to be from the Lin Group. The man said that as long as he made it to the finals and lost to a kid named Lin Teng in the finals, he would be able to get a position in the Lin Group.
It turned out that he was asked to play match-fixing, and if he hadn't retired, he would definitely not hesitate to scold that person and drive him away. But now he has compromised, because in the six months after retiring, he has tasted the bitterness of the world when he has been looking for a job everywhere, which makes him deeply aware of how difficult it is for an athlete to gain a foothold in society. Therefore, although it violates his principles of life, he still has to seize this opportunity.
However, when it comes to the arena, this amateur event organization and garbage opponents make him very disgusted. He felt like a proud peacock with a flock of ugly fowl in captivity, and his self-esteem took a major hit.
Therefore, he wants to vent all his inner dissatisfaction on the field. He wants his opponent to know that although he is no longer a professional, an amateur is an amateur, and the gap with him is still an insurmountable barrier.
After the two sides pick sides, they need to shake hands. Pan Xiqi stretched out his hand to the other party, but Jia Feifei did not respond at all, but walked to the bottom line without looking back. His right hand stopped awkwardly in the air for a few seconds, and Pansic smiled wryly, withdrew his hand, and walked towards the bottom line.
"In the first game, Jia Feifei served, and the game began." As the referee's voice came, the first singles semifinals began.
In the first point, Jia Feifei served in the first area. Throws, backbows, flat shots, a perfect outside corner serve. The crisp sound of the tennis racket's huge power smashing on the tennis ball made many spectators who had not watched Jia Feifei's game at the scene exclaim.
"Yes, the serve is still so strong, it seems that Xiao Jia's good serve is still maintained. However, as soon as he started with such a fierce ball, it seems that he does not intend to give the opponent a chance. Director Xiao nodded and said.
"With such a fast serve, and the landing point is very close to the sideline, there is a high probability that it will be an ace or a direct score on the serve." Some viewers are already thinking about the ending in their minds.
Just when everyone's eyes were attracted by Jia Feifei's serve, no one noticed that Pan Xiqi moved a small step to the outside corner at the moment when the opponent swung the racket. However, it was just one small step that was enough for him to take the ball back.
The tennis ball rushed towards him at a speed of more than 190 kilometers per hour, and many amateurs would let the tennis slip away without any reaction. However, after the tennis ball rebounded on the ground, Panci's tennis racket had already intercepted the tennis ball in its path. From the spectator's point of view, it's even like Jia Feifei deliberately sent the ball to the position specified by Pansiqi.
"It's actually in place, but against my serve, it's not enough to just be in place." Seeing that he didn't send out an ACE, Jia Feifei was a little surprised. But with strong confidence in his serve, he believes that even if Pancich is in the right position to serve, he will not be able to get the ball back.
The tennis ball roared and collided with Pansiqi's racket, and the power it carried instantly seemed to find an outlet, desperately trying to push the racket away.
"It's really strong, and the strength is at least twice as strong as the previous players." Feeling the pressure from the racket, Pansic made his own judgment. "If you want to suppress me with strength, okay, I'll respond to you with strength."
Finally, the tennis ball ran out of momentum under the strong pressure of the racket, and no longer wanted to rush forward. However, Pansizi's power on the racket is much more than that. The tennis ball was accelerated in an instant, and it left the racket with a "whoosh" and flew towards Jia Feifei's court.
"After enduring it for so long, someone can finally let me use a third of my strength!" With a strong shot of hair extensions, Pansic felt a pang of joy in his heart, and it seemed that the restraint of his previous careful control of power had suffocated him.
"What is this?" Off the court, Da Wei saw Pan Xiqi's return shot, which was more than twice as strong as usual, and suddenly remembered the situation of practicing with Pan Xiqi that time.
"Is that kid really going to be able to hit such a quick return at any time? I always thought it was just an accident, but it seems that he still hides his strength. ”
The tennis ball flew towards Jia Feifei with a momentum that was not weaker than Jia Feifei's serve, and the sound of the ball rubbing against the air at high speed seemed to respond to Jia Feifei's provocation. Before Jia Feifei could react, the tennis ball had already come to his feet. With such a strong serve, Pansiqi actually scrambled to catch a fast chase ball.
Even in the professional tennis world, there are few domestic players who confront him head-on, but he didn't expect to meet him in an amateur game, which made Jia Feifei very surprised.
"Actually fighting with me, I really don't know whether to live or die!" Jia Feifei was like a male lion who had violated his territory, and he was instantly aroused. Aiming at the incoming ball, he dodged and pulled the racket without giving in, and a large forehand shot brought the ball back.
The moment the racket touched the ball, he realized that he still seemed to underestimate Pansizi's strength. The signal from the racket was a clear signal to him that in order to intercept the ball, he needed to take it seriously and use at least eighty percent of his strength.
"How can this be, that person's body looks far less strong than me, and the ball that comes back is so strong, this is not scientific at all." Jia Feifei's sideburns faintly flashed with beads of sweat. However, strength is his greatest pride, and it is impossible for him to bow to an amateur.
Gritting his teeth, Jia Feifei secretly exerted his strength from his waist and abdomen, and returned the ball perfectly. And the speed of returning the ball seemed to be a little faster than the first two beats of both sides, and the direction of the flight of the ball actually went straight to Pansiqi.
"It seems that the two sides don't play angles, they just want to divide the victory and defeat with the opponent in terms of strength." The first point of the game was somewhat unexpected by Director Xiao.
"Hmph, Jia Feifei is well known to be good at strength, the kid surnamed Pan doesn't know how to compare his strength with him, it seems that he is also a brainless person, so he shouldn't be worried." Lin Fan made his own judgment in his heart.
"Good time!" Seeing the tennis ball flying towards him, Pansiqi did not flinch in the slightest, his eyes were fixed on the tennis ball, and the trajectory of the ball was under his control. The tennis ball didn't spin much, and it flew forward almost without spinning, which is a typical feature of great strength, and it seems that Jia Feifei is on the bar with him.
With a freehand swing, the powerful force is exerted on the tennis ball again, and it is still playing in the middle, which is equivalent to sending the ball back to Jia Feifei's hands. This is actually Pan Xiqi's response to Jia Feifei, whoever is afraid of whom, Lao Tzu will compete with you to the end!
Seeing that Pansiqi easily dissipated his strength and sent the ball to his comfortable hitting zone, Jia Feifei was completely furious. Aiming at the incoming ball, he mustered up all his strength and made enough lead shots, wanting to directly defeat Pansiqi in this shot.
However, at the moment of contact with the ball, an unexpected surprise appeared. Jia Feifei's racket was actually stalemate with the tennis ball, and at that moment, time seemed to stop, and the whole world was waiting for the result of the tennis and racket wrestling.
The next moment, a scene that shocked everyone appeared. Under the shroud of the racket, the tennis ball seems to have a strong forward momentum, and the tennis ball moves forward slightly against the racket.
At this time, Jia Feifei's heart was like turning over the river and the sea. He was horrified to find that he could not control the tennis ball despite all his strength, and seemed to be about to be forcibly shaken away by the racket.
It seemed that a long time had passed in Jia Feifei's heart, but in fact, it was just a moment, and Pan Xiqi's return ball really forcibly squeezed Jia Feifei's racket and flew out of the bottom line.
"I'm actually, I'm actually losing in a strength contest with an amateur!"