Chapter 132: The final is staged in advance
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Gasquet, currently ranked 12th in the world, has been in fine form lately before losing 3-6, 2-6, 3-6 to Zhang Guan. Viewers who watched that match knew that Gasquet didn't lose at all, it was a completely crushing game. It's not because Gasquet isn't strong enough, it's not because Gasquet doesn't play well, it's just that his opponent Zhang Guan is too strong.
Who can stop Zhang Guan at Wimbledon? The topic was once again turned over, and fans began to discuss it enthusiastically. Eventually, almost all fans remembered the same name - Roger Federer!
"I think in Wimbledon, only Federer can beat Zhang Guan!"
"Who can beat Zhang Guan? It must be Federer! But to be honest, I don't think it's very likely that Federer will beat Zhang Guan on grass courts, but it's probably possible on hard courts. β
"Federer may have hope of beating Zhang Guan! But it's a pity that the two have to meet in advance in the semifinals. I think it would have been a better result if they had played in the final. β
"Actually, I'm more optimistic about Zhang Guan, Zhang Guan's playing style in front of the net is the same as Sampras back then, which is why I'm optimistic about him."
"The next game is the semi-finals, Zhang Guan's match against Federer, it should be regarded as an early stage of the final! I think whoever wins between them will win the championship. And Nadal and Djokovic? It's grass after all, I don't think a defensive player like Nadal will be a match for Zhang Guan or Federer, as for Djokovic, he's too young! β
Zhang Guan looked at the interview with the fans on the TV, smiled slightly, and said, "Too young? Djokovic is less than a year younger than me! β
"Professional tennis is so great now! The players are getting younger. Of this year's Wimbledon semi-finals, only Federer is 26 years old. You and Nadal are both 21 years old, and Djokovic is only twenty years old. It's unimaginable that a group of young men in their early twenties will appear in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam! Coach Zhang sighed and continued: "In the era when I played, players generally didn't produce results until they were 25 years old. β
"You're embarrassed to say it!" Zhang Guan quipped: "Everyone else can talk about young people, but coach you, but you don't have this qualification, don't forget who is the youngest Grand Slam champion in the world!" β
Coach Zhang suddenly smiled awkwardly, he participated in the US Open at the age of fifteen, and was only seventeen years old when he won the French Open, a record that no one has broken so far. In this way, Coach Zhang is indeed not qualified to comment on the fact that the players are getting younger and younger.
Coach Zhang changed the topic and continued: "Tomorrow's semifinals, don't take it lightly, although you have defeated Federer twice in a row, but Federer in Wimbledon is very strong. He doesn't have your style of play at the net, but his serve and backhand can be extremely powerful at Wimbledon, and with his precise forehand, Federer's style of play may be as powerful as your style of play at Wimbledon. β
"I understand. After all, Federer is a four-time Wimbledon champion, and four years ago, the immature Federer could already dominate Wimbledon, and now Federer has become even stronger. I'll be careful. Zhang Guan said.
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The semi-final between Zhang Guan and Federer is seen as the pinnacle of Wimbledon, and both men are far superior to the rest on grass, almost certainly. Whoever makes it to the final will lift the Musketeers Cup.
The semi-finals kick off on 7 July and are held simultaneously on both courts. The match between Zhang Guan and Federer was scheduled on Centre Court.
After a short warm-up, the match between the two sides officially began, starting with Zhang Guan's serve.
Federer was still slow to heat up, and did not show a strong will to resist in Zhang Guan's service game, nor did he have a strong resistance, allowing Zhang Guan to win the first game relatively easily.
Realizing that Federer was a bit slow to heat up, Zhang stepped up his attack in the second set, hoping to take advantage of Federer's lack of form to break first, but Federer relied on his experience to hold his serve after a deuce, and the two sides played 1-1.
In the third game, Federer's form improved slightly, but it was still difficult to make a difference in Zhang Guan's service game, and the score of the two sides came to 2-1 after Zhang Guan held serve.
In the fourth game, Federer's first-serve success rate suddenly decreased, and he could only rely on the change of baseline rhythm and net raids to keep his serve, but this became precarious with Zhang Guan's frequent online use.
"I didn't expect Federer to fall into passivity from the start!" The commentator continued: "Federer is still a little slow to heat up, but Zhang Guan's sharp attack obviously does not intend to give Federer a chance to warm up. Now Zhang Guan has a break point. β
With the commentator's words, Zhang Guan took the lead to get the break point at 40-30.
βACEοΌβ At the crucial moment, the serve saved Federer, and an ace from Federer made it 40-40. But then, Federer's next serve made another error, and he chose to serve to the net for the second serve, but it was perfectly defused by Zhang Guan, who then turned to attack and took the lead.
At the critical moment again, Federer tried to serve an ace again, but this time Federer's serve could not help him, the ball went out of bounds, the referee did not make a penalty immediately, and Zhang Guan immediately chose to challenge Hawkeye.
The Hawkeye showed that the ball was indeed out of bounds, Federer needed to serve again, and Federer once again chose to serve to the net, Zhang Guan chose a risky strong attack, and finally succeeded, and then Zhang Guan continued to work hard, and after two beats, he successfully won the game and made a break.
The score on the spot became 3-1, and next, it was Zhang Guan's service game, and after this game, the score came to 4-1 without suspense.
"After five games, the score is 4-1, which seems to be a big disparity, could Federer be like the other players and not even survive 10 rounds? It seems that at Wimbledon, there is really no one who can stop Zhang Guan's progress, not even Federer. β
In the sigh of the commentator, the sixth game of the two sides began, this is Federer's serve, in this game Federer did not make any mistakes, successfully held serve, and the score was 4-2, but then Federer was not able to break Zhang Guan's serve, so that Zhang Guan got the match point with a score of 5-2.
In the next eighth game, Zhang Guan scored a high ball in a very passive situation to surprise the whole court, but Federer made a double error when the two sides were divided, which was undoubtedly a big gift to Zhang Guan, Zhang Guan took advantage of this good opportunity to successfully break serve and won the first set of the two sides with a score of 6-2.
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"At the end of the first set, the score of the two sides was 6-2, Federer didn't look like he was in the game, but Zhang Guan was getting braver and braver, this score was too different, I really didn't expect Zhang Guan to face Federer, the first set was still so easy to win, it seems that for Zhang Guan, Federer is no different from other opponents."
At this moment, Federer walked to the players' tunnel.
"What's going on, Federer walks into the players' tunnel! He's out! Could it be an injury? Will Federer be out of the game due to injury? β
The audience was in an uproar, many people were worried, and many people even stood up from their seats.
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