If in the 90s of the last century, playing in front of the net was a skill that athletes had to master, then after entering the 21st century, the bottom-line play has become the most basic tactical play in tennis.

The bottom-line play style of tennis is mainly divided into two types: bottom-line offensive play and bottom-line defensive play, of which the representative of the bottom-line offensive style of play is Federer, and the representative of the bottom-line defensive style of play is Nadal.

Technically, Federer is indeed an all-round player, but among the many offensive methods at his disposal, Federer's baseline attack is undoubtedly what he is best at. Federer is known as the strongest forehand of all time, and his forehand is known as the "Hand of God", and under his strong forehand, the baseline pull attack is held and turned sideways, which has become Federer's sharpest weapon. This style of play is often able to mobilize opponents to run all over the court, and it is also very good to watch, so people will say that Federer can always play flashy attacks.

Federer's baseline pull and sideways attack requires a strong forehand in addition to good technique. Now there are many players who are trying to learn Federer's style of play, but the technique is not as good as Federer, and at the same time, he lacks the strongest forehand in history, so naturally he can't play Federer's power.

Federer at his peak used this kind of bottom-line play, which can be said to be a nightmare for all players, except for Nadal, who can use clay courts to compete with Federer, for other players, Federer's bottom-line tactics are simply inexplicable.

Davydenko is very afraid of Federer's bottom-line tactics. Davydenko's style of play is often used by Federer to move back and forth with this set of tactics, and more importantly, Davydenko is not the kind of talented player, after a long period of switchback running, Davydenko's unforced errors will increase significantly, especially in the later games of each set, Davydenko will concede consecutive balls.

So when Davydenko found out that Zhang Guan was also using the baseline pull attack and turned sideways attack. The first thing that comes to mind is Federer, Davydenko is so impressed by Federer's style of play that he has lost nine times in a row, how can he not be impressed!

At this time, Davydenko suddenly panicked, he made a mistake in the first shot, and the second shot was received by Zhang Guan. This was followed by a series of baseline pulls.

"Oops, Zhang Guan is going to attack the diagonal sideways again!" Davydenko, although he had expected it, was caught off guard and lost his own serve.

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"Zhang Guan would use Federer's tactics, which I really didn't expect before the game, and I thought Zhang Guan would use the net front play." Davydenko took a deep breath: "There are too many people in this world who are learning Federer's style of play, but no one can do it like Federer. I think Zhang Guan is at most just learning from him, he can't have Federer's good judgment and such a strong forehand. So I need to calm down and not panic. Keep going and look for opportunities! ”

Next is Zhang Guan's serve, although Davydenko tried very hard to win a ball, but still failed to complete the break, at this time the score came to 4-2, for Davydenko, every next service game can not be lost, and Davydenko must also find a way to break Zhang Guan's serve.

Seventh innings for both sides. Davydenko managed to keep his serve, but the whole process was very difficult. He was still transferred back and forth by Zhang Guan using the baseline play, thanks to Davydenko's serve in this game, which was quite stable, otherwise he would probably be broken by Zhang Guan again.

In the eighth game, Zhang Guan began to strengthen the offensive in front of the net, but did not achieve too good results and was deuced by Davydenko. Zhang Guan then switched to a baseline offensive style of play and finally won his own service game.

The score was 5-3 and the next game was crucial for Davydenko, who would have lost the first set if he couldn't hold his serve.

However, it is also this game. The last thing Davydenko wanted was to see his unforced errors increase in the back and forth runs, and he made three unforced errors in one game, which can be fatal in tennis, and he lost his own serve and the first set of the game.

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Davydenko felt depressed at this point, not only because he lost the first set, but also because the feeling of losing was exactly the same as when he lost to Federer.

"Zhang Guan's bottom-line offensive play is exactly the same as Federer's, as if carved out of a mold! Did Federer teach Zhang Guan tennis before? I haven't heard of this news, but why are the two people's bottom-line play so similar. Zhang Guan's forehand spin accuracy is no worse than Federer's, and his footwork moves a little faster, which makes it easier to catch the ball with his forehand. Thinking about it this way, why did Zhang Guan become a strengthened version of Federer! ”

This thought made Davydenko shocked, the current Federer is strong enough, if Federer can move a little faster, I am afraid that Nadal on clay will not be Federer's opponent.

"How can the young people now be better than the other, first there was Nadal, then there was Djokovic, and now there is another Zhang Guan, it seems that Federer will not lack challengers in the future!"

Davydenko got a new racket and went onto the field.

At the beginning of the second set of the match, Zhang Guan still insisted on using the baseline attacking style of play, but added more attempts.

"No wonder Davydenko has never been able to beat Federer, Federer's tactics are really effective against Davydenko, Davydenko's physical talent is really average, once mobilized, there will be more mistakes. Next, I'm going to try a more extreme drop. Zhang Guan swung his racket to hit the ball, and this time the ball landed directly towards the sideline.

Davydenko strode over, but was still one step short, and could only watch as the ball landed on the sideline and bounced out.

Next, Zhang Guan still chose a landing point closer to the edge, and three consecutive balls, twice in the boundary, and once outside the boundary.

However, Davydenko looked very embarrassed, his footwork did not seem to be as agile as he had just started, and there were more and more mistakes in the return of the ball on the run.

The final score of the set was 6-2, and Zhang Guan won again.

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"My feet hurt a little." Davydenko knew that he made a mistake in returning the ball during the run because of a problem with his feet.

In the winter, Davydenko was examined by a doctor, who had told him that he was at risk of a stress fracture of his foot, and advised him not to compete so often, and that it would be better to take a year and a half off. But Davydenko apparently did not follow the doctor's advice, just entered 2007, Davydenko first went to Qatar to participate in the Doha Open, competing for a high prize money, and then non-stop to participate in the Sydney International, only to withdraw in the second round due to foot discomfort.

Now, the Australian Open has reached the quarterfinals, and after a series of transfers to switchback, Davydenko feels discomfort in his feet again.

"It's already 2-0 down, Zhang Guan's bottom-line offensive style of play is no worse than Federer's, it looks like it's impossible to win today's game, it's more important to protect yourself from injury."

In the third set, Davydenko gave up his resistance after holding his first two service games and lost again, allowing Zhang Guan to advance to the semi-finals. (To be continued.) )

PS: The first update was delivered, and I checked the information for several hours, and I started writing it late in the afternoon, and the next chapter will be half an hour later.