Chapter 118: The Desire for Victory Remains

Ye Hao lost the first game, which made many people watching the game outside the court have infinite reverie.

"It seems that Ye Hao's level is really not as good as before, and that car accident had too much impact on him!" That's what most people think.

"If he hadn't injured his right hand, the threat would have been nowhere near as it is now. If he hadn't been injured, he wouldn't have been pushed to this point by a newcomer. This is the idea of Ma Lin, Wang Liqin and other people who know Ye Hao's strength best.

"Could it be that I made a mistake in letting Ye Hao play as a sparring partner? Will he really lose to Ma Long, a young player ranked less than the top 50 in the world? This is the idea in the mind of men's table tennis head coach Liu Guoliang.

The game on the court continued, and the second game began. Because it is a best-of-three system, this game is a life and death game for Ye Hao, and it is related to the outcome of this game. Although it is only an informal competition of sparring nature, although he is a retired athlete against the national team, as a Grand Slam winner and a former king of world table tennis, this honor and pride make Ye Hao not want to accept a loss!

1:1,

2:3,

5:4,

7:7,

8:8,

9:9,

In the second game, Ye Hao obviously strengthened the deterrence of his offense and bit the score to the death. For him, this is no longer just an ordinary sparring competition, but also a battle for honor and dignity!

The next ball was Ye Hao's turn to serve, and a topspin half-billiards that went straight to the direction of Ma Long's backhand was extremely angled and had a strong rotation.

Seeing this very threatening serve, Ma Long did not dare to underestimate it, and carefully cut a backhand. didn't dare to pull the ball directly with a backhand, let alone have a chance to attack sideways, Ye Hao's high-quality serve gave Ma Long a great sense of pressure.

"Now Ma Long's backhand is really his biggest weakness!" As a former teammate and his understanding of Ma Long in his previous life, Ye Hao came to his own conclusions. If this ball was replaced by Zhang Jike to catch the ball, Ye Hao would not have chosen to serve like this at this time. As soon as the Tibetan mastiff's bloody nature came up, he twisted and pulled his backhand to attack directly, which was enough for Ye Hao, whose strength was declining now, to drink a pot, after all, Zhang Jike was known for his strong backhand.

At this time, Ye Hao already had time to make full preparations, and hit the ball quickly with a sideways board, although the power was not large, but the ball speed was very fast, and the table tennis ball went straight to the direction of Ma Long's forehand. Ye Hao's serve and attack tactics were successful and he got a key point.

At 10:9, Ye Hao got the game point in the second game.

Liu Guoliang saw the passage of this ball on the sidelines, although there were only two short round-trips, but this still made him sigh. "It's still Ye Hao's experience, who seized Ma Long's weakness and attacked fiercely. Compared with his old way, Ma Long is still a little tender! ”

The next ball is still Ye Hao's serve, and he continues to repeat the same tactics, but this time Ma Long is more cautious, and the transition return of the backhand is more careful, and he does not give Ye Hao too good a chance to attack directly.

Ye Hao has experienced too many competitions, and of course such a small informal competition cannot cause him too much pressure. So although there was no excellent offensive opportunity at this time, he was not too impatient and impatient, but used a backhand to pull the ball and hit a turn, still putting pressure on Ma Long's backhand position.

Malone lost points due to a sneak attack on his forehand in the previous ball, so he paid great attention to protecting his forehand direction on this ball. However, he was about to face an incoming backhand that caught him by surprise. After a slightly hasty backhand backhand, Malone was slightly relieved to successfully resolve the crisis again.

However, Ye Hao's backhand three-board axe is not over yet, Ma Long's hasty swing makes his return quality not high, and Ye Hao has enough time to prepare for the next board attack. Continuing to pull backhand with a board, this time Ye Hao exerted a little force, and the speed of his arm swing was very fast, although his right wrist could not exert too much force, but the speed of hitting the ball was guaranteed.

A faster backhand attack came towards Ma Long, and this time he didn't have time to do a good job of leading the racket, just moved the racket into place, and before he could swing it, the ping pong ball had already hit the paddle surface.

After a crisp sound of "ping", the ping pong ball fell on the table in front of Ma Long. At 11:9, Ye Hao scored another point, relying on his more experienced handling and layout on key balls, and won the second game.

1:1, Ye Hao and Ma Long tied in the best-of-three game, and the next third game will be decided by the two sides.

From the opening lead of the first game, to the final victory by two points, to the fierce entanglement in the second game, losing the opponent in the key score and losing a game. Ma Long's momentum was weakened little by little, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of fluctuation in his heart at this time.

"Why is it that so far, I still don't have an absolute advantage over Shang Ye Hao? Is it because his strength is still very strong, or is it because I myself am too weak to even win a world champion with a greatly reduced strength? ”

Ye Hao didn't have too many thoughts at this time, and there was only one belief in his heart - victory! This is the most instinctive and persistent pursuit of an athlete! This is also the reason why any sports king can create hegemony, even if everything is only the memories of yesterday, but the desire for victory never stops!

At the beginning of the third game, Ye Hao changed the style of the first two games, and came up to attack and even fight. He didn't take this best-of-three informal match lightly, and even completely forgot that he was just a sparring partner now.

1:0,

2:0,

3:0,

4:0,

Ma Long's small boat was swept away by Ye Hao's ferocious offensive storm, and it completely lost its direction for a while and was lost in the sea. Ye Hao was marching forward and continued to blow the horn of attack, making this storm even more violent!

When Ma Long really came to his senses, 3:9, the score had become a huge disparity, and Ye Hao was only two goals away from victory.

Malone serves, forehand downspin short ball. Ye Hao started to rush, he is now like a wild horse that has escaped, he can't stop, the attack has become smooth, and the former majesty has been restored. Although Ye Hao's hitting power has been reduced a lot compared to the beginning, the control of speed, angle and frequency has gradually recovered through the two rounds of competition. Eight rounds later, Ye Hao relied on his own experience to take the lead in changing the line and angle, and once again successfully bullied the "rookie" Ma Long.

At 10:3, Ye Hao got the match point for this unofficial game.

In the last ball, Malone served, and the score was so far behind at this time, his heart was full of eagerness, and his pursuit of serving quality was even more demanding. Therefore, this serve was under the condition of Ma Long's pursuit of extremely shallow landing points and extreme spin, and finally hit the net headlong and made a mistake.

At 11:3, Ye Hao easily won the third game and won the sparring match 2:1.