There are many lawn tennis courts in the UK, and after arriving in the UK, Zhang Guan rented a lawn tennis court in Newbury, Berkshire. Newbury is not far from Wimbolton, and it's a great place to spend a holiday in the UK, so it's a great way to train Zhang Guan for adaptation.

"Mr. Zhang, you are quite satisfied with this venue! The lawn was just groomed by me and definitely no worse than Wimbledon's! ”

The man who spoke was Richard Corfield and was the operator of this tennis court.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Corfield, it's a great place for me to train." Zhang Guan replied.

Zhang Guan didn't know much about grass courts, but Coach Zhang was obviously very satisfied with the field.

"If you need anything else, you can always call me, my family lives nearby." Corfield continued: "Newbury is not big, and you can come to me if you have any problems here. ”

Corfield seemed very enthusiastic, not at all like a traditional British, but it made Zhang Guan a little uncomfortable.

At the entrance to the stadium, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl looked into the stadium and shouted at Corfield, "Dad, Mommy told you to buy some lettuce on the way back." ”

"Okay, dear." Corfield beckoned her to come over, and said to Zhang Guan, "This is my youngest daughter, Hermione, who is fourteen years old this year, and I have an eldest daughter and a son. ”

The name Hermione is very common in the UK, and Zhang Guan remembers several Hollywood female stars with this name.

Hermione was beautiful. He has long blond hair with a slight dark brown color, and his height is almost 1.65 meters, which is relatively tall at the age of 14. It just looks a little thin.

"Oh, you're Zhang Guan!" Hermione walked closer and looked surprised when she saw Zhang Guan, and then she said to Corfield, "Dad, the one you said you were going to rent the tennis court this morning, is it Zhang Guan?" ”

Didn't wait for Corfield to speak. Hermione stepped forward: "Zhang, shall I take a picture with you?" ”

"Absolutely." Zhang Guan nodded to hermione, and Hermione immediately pulled out her phone. stopped Zhang Guan and started taking various selfies with an excited face.

Cofield spread his hands helplessly, a little girl of this age, the age that likes to show off the most, these group photos. Probably let Hermione show off at school for days!

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Coach Zhang pointed to the court at his feet. "The grass court is the least frictional court, and the ball bounces the lowest, about three-quarters of the hard court. ”

Zhang Guan nodded yes. The friction between the tennis ball and the ground depends on the smoothness of the ground and the contact area between the ball and the ground, of which laterite is naturally the least smooth and has the largest contact area, while grass is the smoothest and smallest contact area.

Coach Zhang continued: "On the grass court, after the ball landed, there was an obvious slippage, which greatly reduced the time for players to prepare for the ball. At the same time, the grass cannot be covered as evenly as other fields. The foundation is also uneven, so. The bouncing of the ball on grass is very irregular. In addition, as the game progresses, there are some areas where the grass is smoothed out due to the athletes' long runs, so it is more difficult to grasp the direction of the ball. This also requires athletes to be familiar with grass performance, have good anticipation and agility. ”

"Playing grass court should be as practical as possible to cut the ball and play on the net, the power of the grass chipping ball is more threatening than other courts, but there is a certain degree of difficulty in passing the net. Because the speed of the ball is fast back and forth, there is not enough time to go to the net, even if you go to the net, in the face of a much faster return than other courts, the adjustment of the body technique is also very hasty, and the grasp of the volley in front of the net is not very high, even Sampras will have a lot of inexplicable mistakes back then. However, if you don't choose to play on the net but stay on the bottom line, because the rebound of the ball is too low, it is more difficult to deal with the rebound ball that falls to the ground than the play in front of the net. ”

"Wimbledon recommends that you use a bottom-line style of play, and even Federer relies on precise slicing and frequent surfing to win four consecutive Wimbledon titles, and in the last 30 years, only three pure bottom-line players have won Wimbledon, Connors, Agassi and Hewitt."

"Another advantage of grass is that the power of the serve is much greater, especially the high-speed flat serve, which is the deadliest weapon at Wimbledon. On the one hand, there are many difficulties in receiving the ball, the friction speed loss of the ball through the grass is very small, and the bounce height is still low, leaving little room for the receiver to react. You have a huge advantage at this point. ”

"In general, when playing on grass, you have to attack, and whoever has a sharper attack will win." Coach Zhang paused, and then said: "So I think Wimbledon is heaven for you!" You have the best serve in the world, and you also have the best skills in front of the net, and the most recent set of running and attacking play, which can make up for the lack of playing in front of the net, and at Wimbledon, your strengths are multiplied, and I even think you can celebrate your Wimbledon Challenger Cup in advance! ”

In the following days, Zhang Guan began to train on the grass court, and when Zhang Guan slowly became familiar with the characteristics of the grass court, Coach Zhang's sparring partner was a little unqualified, Coach Zhang was not very good at the grass court when he was a player, and now after retiring, he faced Zhang Guan on the grass court, and it became difficult to connect the serve.

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Zhang Guan walked off the court a little tired, and after practicing for an afternoon, he would feel a little tired with Zhang Guan's physical fitness.

"Drink water?" The little girl, Hermione, came over with a bottle of water and handed it to Zhang Guan.

"Hermione, when did you come? Didn't go to school today? Zhang Guan took the water bottle.

Hermione is now a regular on the court, often coming to see Zhang Guan train, sometimes bringing a classmate or two with her. Zhang Guan doesn't care about this, a little girl of this age in European and American countries is probably the main force of star chasing.

"It's the weekend and my mom says I can stay here all afternoon, I've been watching you practice!" Hermione raised her head and stared at Zhang Guan with wide eyes, and when Zhang Guan drank the bottle of water, she took the empty bottle again.

At this moment, Coach Zhang's voice sounded: "Zhang Guan, look who's coming!" ”

Zhang Guan looked in the direction of the entrance and found Sharapova walking in with a bag on her back.

After the French Open, Sharapova went to the Birmingham Classic to warm up for the upcoming Wimbledon, so she was temporarily separated from Zhang Guan. The Birmingham Classic ended yesterday, but Sharapova lost to Jankovic in the final and finished second.

"Hermione, that's Sharapova, you know that, right?" Zhang Guan said as he walked over to Sharapova.

"Of course I do! It's your girlfriend......" Hermione pouted in dissatisfaction.

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Sharapova leaned on Zhang Guan's shoulder, looked at Hermione's departing back, and said in Zhang Guan's ear very mischievously: "I feel that little girl likes you very much!" ”

"Like me? No kidding, she's still a fourteen-year-old. Zhang Guan reached out and grabbed Sharapova.

"I'm fourteen, but I'm only seven years younger than you." Sharapova glared at Zhang Guan.

Zhang Guan was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile: "God, Martha, you won't be jealous!" My beautiful and sexy goddess is eating the vinegar of a fourteen-year-old girl. ”

Sharapova did not respond, but continued: "You have to trust me, trust a woman's instincts!" (To be continued.) )

PS: The first chapter is delivered, ask for a monthly pass. The new character Hermione Corfield may not be familiar to everyone, so the relevant information and photos will be sent to the public account at night! The official account is ggzj1986, welcome to pay attention.