Chapter 120: Reaching the Finals
After losing three games in a row, Nadal noticed that something was wrong, and that point was not accidental, and he found a way to deal with himself.
It's hard to imagine that Xiao Ji's not-so-tall body has this kind of rock-like power, and such a forehand reminds him of the original Chilean cannon Gonzalez.
Nadal and Gonzalez have a total record of 7 wins and 3 losses, but the next 3 wins are of little value, at that time Gonzalez was already old and declining and retired, and if you remove it, it is 4 wins and 3 losses, which is a very good record among Nadal's opponents.
The most important meeting between the two was in the men's singles final at the 2008 Olympics, and although Nadal had the last laugh, he won hard, and was forced to make several set points.
It can be seen that Gonzalez's forehand is strong, and the world's No. 1 forehand is not blown.
Reflecting on that match, Nadal remembers that the key to his victory was consistent serve and forehand, as well as tireless movement.
Time flies, 7 years have passed, Nadal himself does not know how many successes he had at the beginning, and the opposite is not a copy of Gonzalez.
Nadal's mood became heavier and heavier, that kind of rapid movement was not possessed by Gonzalez, and the astonishing speed of the explosion in an instant may not be comparable to his own peak self.
In a moment of thought, the first set of the game was over, and Xiao Ji went down first.
In the second set, Nadal still didn't have a good solution, and the game completely entered the rhythm of Xiao Ji.
Nadal understood that the tide was turning, but the matador spirit inside him prevented him from making the move of disarming and surrendering, and he persevered until the last minute.
There was no suspense in the result, the two-set analogy was 6-4, 6-2, slightly ugly, but Nadal never cared about this, even if he ate eggs, he could not change his face, and the will of the Spanish king is notoriously tenacious.
Nadal walked quickly to the net, shook hands and hugged Xiao Ji in a friendly manner, and agreed to meet after the press conference.
Nadal, who changed into casual clothes, and his temperament during the game were like two people, which couldn't help but make Xiao Ji's eyes shine.
Ruya was originally used by high-end bean black to satirize some of Nadal's behavior on the court, but it was not really praising his demeanor, at least in Xiao Ji's opinion, Nadal's current appearance is worthy of these two words, low-key and introverted and extremely polite.
The conversation with Nadal was generally pleasant, the two personalities and hobbies were relatively close, what made Xiao Ji a little unhappy was that Nadal rarely mentioned tennis, most of the time he was talking about football and other things, and in the end he didn't forget to help his beloved team as a lobbyist, which can be called a model Real Madrid fan.
Obviously, although Nadal is the losing side, he does not agree with Xiao Ji's strength in tennis in his heart, which is not bad, he still values Xiao Ji's strength in football, if Xiao Ji is just a pure tennis player, Nadal may not disdain and know him at all.
Xiao Ji felt that he was being underestimated, and before this breath passed, there was another unknown young man who came to touch his head.
Pospisil is a Canadian, Canada is located in a high latitude region, the weather is freezing, and it is deeply influenced by the neighboring United States, he has always had little interest in football, and his enthusiasm for track and field is only average, where the popular ice and snow sports are, so Pospisil has no idea how terrifying Xiao Ji's reputation in the field of football and track and field is.
As the so-called ignorant are fearless, as Xiao Ji's opponent in the next round, when he was interviewed, he was slightly instigated by the old reporter and began to make a lot of nonsense, saying that Xiao Ji's victory over Nadal was just luck, he would let Xiao Ji show his original form, let Xiao Ji return to the project he should be in, and the tennis world is not a cloud you can get involved in.
This wave of hatred is simply a full score, this is Xiao Ji's home field.
So on the day of the game, when Pospisil walked out of the players' tunnel, he was greeted by boos from the audience, and even the commentary felt very embarrassed, but the passionate music was accompanied by boos, not to mention how awkward.
Pospisil himself was hit even more, and the boos made by tens of thousands of people together are really not something that ordinary people can bear, which is nothing in football, but on the elegant and quiet tennis court, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is unprecedented, where has he seen this kind of scene in the ATP, and the whole person was stunned, until the referee's prompt sounded and walked on the court in a daze.
Until the start of the game, Pospisil did not get rid of this influence, his mind is now blank, he plays completely instinctively, and when he sees the ball coming, he remembers to run over and return the ball, not to mention tactics or anything.
Xiao Ji played very boring in this game, the opponent just closed his eyes and let you beat him, which was very boring.
The final analogy is the disparity of two 6-0, Xiao Ji let Pospihir not take a game, ruthlessly send double eggs, Pospisil no longer has to worry about lack of nutrition.
Xiao Ji is not a person who lacks sympathy, but he is not overflowing, he will not show mercy to those who mock him, and repaying grievances with virtue has never been his motto.
If you dare to mock him, you will have to suffer the consequences of mocking him, and it is not necessarily a bad thing to learn a painful lesson.
At the moment when the game ended, Xiao Ji came to the net indifferently, and Pospisil was finally sober at this time, thinking back to what he had just done, he was so ashamed that he almost turned around and fled directly, but fortunately, his basic literacy was still consolidated, he resisted this impulse, shook Xiao Ji's hand with a stiff face, and then quickly packed up his things and slipped away.
The first two tennis matches of Xiao's career were unusual, causing a series of storms after the match and becoming a carnival for the media.
After the hustle and bustle, it calmed down, and the next two matches were back on track, and the next two matches were uneventful, with Xiao Ji encountering Sock and Fognini, both of whom were not very strong players, and won easily.
This is a perk of beating the top seeds, as they can avoid the other seeds, who should have been a stepping stone for Nadal, and now it's all cheap.
He was able to reach the final when he first entered the tennis world, and Xiao Ji's performance was as surprising as ever.
As an event held in the local area, the China Open has been held for more than ten years, and the audience is watching two foreign players compete for the final trophy every year, even if they know that this is a normal situation, there is indeed a gap in strength, and the heart is always uncomfortable, Xiao Ji's appearance satisfies their wishes, and finally there are Chinese people who can stand on the final field of the China Open, so that they can have an object to cheer and cheer.