In the second set, the final score was 7-6, and Davydenko still fell in the tie-break.

In a tennis game, it is a very depressing thing to lose a tie-break, and being able to play a tie-break can be said to be a stone's throw away from victory, and losing a tie-break means that the efforts of the previous 12 games of this game are wasted. And losing two tie-breaks in a row will seriously affect the mood of the athletes.

Davydenko's mood was clearly affected, and he was clearly out of shape in the third set, and he was much hesitant in his movements and reactions.

At this time, Davydenko was guilty of the same old mistake again, and he wondered if his foot injury had recurred, so he seemed a little timid in his footsteps.

In the Australian Open, when Davydenko faced Zhang Guan, he suspected that his foot injury had recurred, but later the MRI results showed that Davydenko's foot injury did not worsen, so Davydenko started a high-intensity match again.

Today, after a tactical failure and two consecutive tie-breaks, Davydenko also loosened psychologically, and he began to worry about his foot injury again.

Davydenko even had the urge to retire immediately, but thinking about his sponsors, he decided to stick with the finish, knowing that losing 3-0 and withdrawing from the game due to injury are two completely different concepts, especially for sponsors, who would rather lose more than retire due to injury.

For sponsors, of course, they like the players they sponsor to get good results, so there are often reward clauses in sponsorship contracts after good results. And an injured athlete will be worth a lot of money, and sponsors will lose a lot of money, and Liu Feiren in 2008 is a good example.

Davydenko was worried about his foot injury, but for the sake of money. He persevered until the end, but he lost a bit badly in the third game, winning only one game at the beginning, and then losing back-to-back matches, eventually losing the third set with a score of 6-1.

Zhang Guan also defeated Davydenko again with a score of 3-0 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the French Open.

……

After Zhang Guan's victory over Davydenko. Immediately rushed to the Susan Court, the second largest in the French Open, because it was on the Susan Court that Sharapova played.

However, as soon as he walked into the players' tunnel at Susan Stadium, Zhang Guan met Sharapova, who had red eyes at this time and looked like she had just cried.

"Did you lose?" Zhang Guan calculated the time and found that Sharapova's match lasted quite a long time.

Sharapova's match and Zhang Guan's match were played almost at the same time, and although Zhang Guan won 3-0, he played a two-set tie-break, which would have taken more time. The women's singles event is a best-of-three format. In terms of time, Sharapova must have experienced a bitter battle.

Zhang Guan looked at Coach Joyce next to him, hoping that Joyce could give him a hint.

Coach Joyce instantly understood Zhang Guan's intentions, and he immediately said: "Martha fought hard for three sets and finally won. More than 150 minutes were played, and the last set was played in 16 rounds. ”

The deciding set of a Grand Slam is not a tie-break, but a long set tiebreaker, that is, after a score of 6-6. Whoever leads two games will win, and this format is even more brutal than a tie-break. It's also more intense.

Zhang Guan silently calculated in his heart, and played 16 games in the last set, and the score was 9-7.

I only heard Sharapova say: "My shoulder hurts a little, so today I made too many mistakes, and it was too difficult to win in the end, and I thought I was going to lose several times." After winning, I couldn't help crying. ”

Zhang Guan looked at Sharapova with some concern, she has been plagued by a shoulder injury after the Australian Open, and this time she also played with an injury. And then angering the quarterfinals, the game will only get more and more intense, which makes Zhang Guan a little worried about Sharapova's shoulder injury.

"Who's your next opponent?" Zhang Guan asked.

"It's Anna!" Sharapova went on to add: "Anna Chakvitadze. ”

Zhang Guan nodded suddenly, if Sharapova didn't add the surname, Zhang Guan really didn't know which "Anna" it was.

Chakvetadze is also Russian, and he is also the top product on the assembly line of Russian tennis beauties, and Sharapova is the same blonde and blue-eyed, good-looking, and very good-looking, and the current world ranking is also in the top ten.

"What about you? Who are your opponents? Sharapova asked.

"Let me think about it. It seems to be the No. 19 seed, the Argentine, called ......" Zhang Guan carefully recalled the other party's name, although the current Zhang Guan is not a tennis novice, but he still often can't remember some names, especially the names of players who have not played against him.

"Isn't it Kanas?" Coach Joyce reminded.

"That's right, Kanas!" Zhang Guan said.

Coach Joyce immediately laughed: "I didn't expect that this year's two 'cow killers' are going to get together!" Your qualifiers from that district will definitely meet Federer in the semi-finals, and this quarter-final is really interesting, the two 'cow' killers will fight first, and now the 'cow kill' will have to compete for the spot! ”

"Two 'cow killers'?" Zhang Guan was stunned for a moment, and then asked uncertainly, "You mean Kanas and me?" ”

……

"Quillermo Canas is an Argentine, Chinese New Year's Eve, he has been playing professional tennis for 12 years, and he is a veteran of tennis." Coach Zhang opened his mouth to introduce.

"Coach Joyce said he was a cow killer, what's going on?" Zhang Guan immediately asked.

"Do you remember those two ATP1000 Masters tournaments in the United States in March? Indian Wells and Miami races. Coach Zhang continued.

"Remember, the championships in those two stops were won by Nadal and Djokovic respectively." Zhang Guan said.

Coach Zhang slowly introduced: "It was these two games that gave Kanas the title of 'Cow Killer'. In the Indian Wells tournament of the Masters, Federer met Kanas in the second round and was then swept by Kanas; In the Miami Masters tournament, Federer met Kanas again in the fourth round and lost to him again. Kanas then beat Robredo and Ljubicic in quick succession to reach the final, where he was defeated by Novak Djokovic. ”

"Having beaten Federer twice in a row in two weeks, Kanas is quite good! At Federer's level, it is rare to lose twice to the same person in two weeks. Zhang Guan opened his mouth and sighed.

"It's because Kanas is in good shape this year! If you think about it, a player who has played professional tennis for 12 years, and is already 30 years old, if he was strong, he would have achieved good results a long time ago, and he would not wait until now to suddenly pop up and become a 'cow killer'. Coach Zhang smiled and said: "You won Federer in the Australian Open final, so you are considered a new generation of 'cow killers', plus Kanas and Nadal, now the three of you are called the three 'cow killers'!" So, this quarter-final between you and Kanas is also known as the 'battle between butchers', and whoever wins kills the cow. (To be continued.) )

PS: Chapter 4 arrived, it's one o'clock in the morning again, I'm going to write another chapter, but it's too late, count it as tomorrow's chapter, and fight for four chapters in three chapters tomorrow. Finally, ask for a monthly pass.