Chapter 173: Poor Brazilian
"Wow!" With an exclamation from the crowd, the Brazilian delivered the first serve of the match.
"210 km, for a qualifier, this kind of service speed can be described as magical!" Looking at the numbers on the display screen on the sidelines, a knowledgeable fan covered his mouth with his hand in surprise.
"Hehe, I should have never encountered such a powerful serve as a Chinese player. Yes, it is estimated that no player in the whole of China can send a ball of more than 200 kilometers. The Brazilian thought to himself with pride when he saw that his shot was as powerful as he expected.
"What a quick serve!" Although he had been prepared in his heart, the opponent's ball speed was still a little unexpected by Pansiqi.
For tennis players, higher height is not always better. Because tennis is a sport that requires a lot of mobility, if you are too tall, it will often lead to a decrease in the athlete's ability to move. Therefore, in the world of tennis, the golden height of male tennis players is concentrated between 1.85 meters and 1.9 meters. It's not very common for players to be taller than 1.9m.
The giants who have been able to stand on the tour have often made up for a disadvantage in terms of movement because of one particularly outstanding ability: the serve. For them, the serve is the most important part of the whole tennis technique and tactics, and it is also the most effective scoring weapon. Some of the top players have been able to rise to a high level in the world rankings with a strong serve.
The Brazilian opposite Pancici is 1.98m tall and has maintained a good upward momentum in recent times. Therefore, Pansiqi naturally classifies him as that type of cannon player, and he is also prepared for his serving ability.
However, when he actually faced the opponent's serve, he still received some shocks. After all, in the previous races Pansiqi, there were few opponents who could send out a speed of 200 kilometers per hour. Now that there is a sudden 210 km shot, it is equivalent to saying that the serving ability has improved several notches at once, and it is natural that I will feel a little unaccustomed.
"It seems that the Grand Slam is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and even the qualifiers are not simple." With a sigh in his heart, Pansiqi activated.
Although the opponent's serve is extremely fast, there is still no problem in catching Pansizi's anticipation and reaction ability that is now close to perverted. But now there is a situation that because the opponent's height is too high, the angle of incidence of the serve is also large, and the landing point of the tennis ball in the service area is correspondingly shallow, so when the tennis ball rebounds near the bottom line, it will often be much higher than the ordinary serve. This high bounce, which is different from ordinary people, combined with the super fast ball speed, has caused those tennis giants to serve extremely difficult to catch.
With a quick judgment in mind, Pansiqi decided to take a more secure way to receive the ball. Facing the opponent's serve from the outside corner of the zone, Panci took a step to the right and made a cut with a forehand before the tennis ball flew over his shoulder.
Under Pansiqi's cutting, the tennis ball slowed down from a rapid state in an instant, and flew back towards the Brazilian player like a slow-motion replay. This was really what the Brazilian expected, because in his mind, he had such a perfect serve, even if he couldn't get an ace, the worst result should be a direct score. In short, the Chinese player opposite has no chance of successfully receiving hair.
However, the fact that Pansiqi successfully received the serve was still in front of him, although this return serve was very slow, but because Pansiqi cut very much, the flight trajectory seemed a little erratic.
The Brazilian stared at the return ball with an embarrassed face, constantly adjusting his pace at his feet. Relative to his excellent serve, he clearly did not get rid of the common problems of giant players, and his clumsy foot movement was clearly his shortcoming.
After Pancic's return serve landed, the Brazilian player sadly found that he had been pounding under his feet for a long time, which seemed to have no effect. His current hitting position is still half a step away from the landing point of the tennis ball. But at this time, it was too late to adjust, and in desperation, the Brazilian player could only take advantage of his long legs and long hands, and wanted to force the ball.
However, this very uncomfortable hitting position is a little too difficult for a young Brazilian player who does not have a solid foundation. Although he stretched his arms as long as he could, he still couldn't get in place. The tennis ball slammed into the rim of the racket, and the Brazilian returned with a shot.
"Wow!" With another exclamation from the spectators on the sidelines, the point ended with an outrageous mistake by the Brazilian.
However, this kind of mistake is nothing for the Brazilian, and his mood has not been affected in any way, and he still has a strong self-confidence in his service level. The second point, another serve of more than 205 kilometers, was also an outside corner, which was clearly aimed at Pansiqi's backhand.
"Hehe, this time it's up to you how you pick it up." The Brazilian was ready for his first ace of the match.
After the tennis ball landed, Pansic slipped the ball back with a backhand, just like the previous point. Now the Brazilian player has a bit of a headache, if he can't easily score on the serve he relies on the most, he doesn't have much confidence to handle the next return in the face of the opponent's weird chipping.
Sure enough, this time the Brazilian was more chaotic with his footsteps. The two long, thin legs were almost entangled, and the spectators on the sidelines thought he was going to trip over him. There was no suspense, and the Brazilian returned the ball to the net again and gave away his second point.
The next two points are almost a remake of the first two. As long as Pansiqi is safe to get his opponent's serve back, the Brazilian can always live up to expectations and return the wrong ball. In this way, the Brazilian lost four points in a row and lost his first service game.
The audience on the sidelines couldn't understand it. Obviously, the Brazilian player's serve looked powerful and should be a very efficient scoring weapon, but the Chinese player didn't seem to have much effort to take it back. And after taking it, the Brazilian player's voluntary mistake is really unacceptable.
Some viewers who couldn't figure it out began to be a little skeptical of the Brazilian player's attitude towards the game. As a result, there were some boos in the audience, which seemed to express the dissatisfaction of the audience. You must know that the emotionality of the American audience is very famous, and if the audience is not satisfied with a certain player, they often directly boo, and they will never leave any affection for the other party.
The Brazilian also looked very depressed at the moment, obviously feeling that the audience was dissatisfied, his face was flushed, and he didn't know how things could have turned out like this. What the poor Brazilian didn't expect, however, was that this was just the beginning of his miserable day.