Zhang Guan came to the midfield, swung his racket, and hit a diagonal line at a small angle.

Faced with such a small-angle diagonal ball, Federer had no choice but to rush forward and barely catch the ball.

"Interception in midfield, will it be connected to the net?" As Federer returned the ball, he turned his head to see that Zhang Guan had run to the net.

"Sure enough, it was the net with the ball after the midfielder interception!" Federer sighed secretly, he stopped, and did not try to continue to catch the ball, because Federer knew that the landing point of Zhang Guan's next ball was an empty position that he could not run.

Sure enough, Zhang Guan hit the ball diagonally behind Federer, and the tennis ball landed precisely in bounds, and Zhang Guan won this ball and won the second game.

Federer dropped another game, but he had a strange feeling in his mind.

The vast majority of volleys in tennis are in front of the net, and the volley in front of the net is said to be a very important part of the technique in front of the net, but not all balls are suitable for volleying in front of the net, so there is a midfield interception technology.

However, the midfield is a certain distance from the net, and the angle of returning the ball is more inclined to the bottom line to receive the ball, so the lethality of the midfield interception is far less than that of the volley in front of the net, and it is almost impossible to kill with one hit. So the ball king Sampras invented a routine, that is, following the ball to the net after the midfield volley, which can be regarded as a kind of strain in Sampras's play style in front of the net.

Since the retirement of Sampras, there are fewer and fewer players who use the front of the net, and there are fewer and fewer players who can use this trick more and more proficiently. Among the active players, there is only one person who can use this trick superbly, and that is Federer.

Although Federer likes to receive the ball on the baseline, as an attack-oriented and well-rounded player, Federer's offensive methods certainly include the midfield volley and then follow the ball to the net, and Federer's use of this technique is not weaker than Sampras, in the game. There have been too many opponents who have lost to Federer's move.

Today, Zhang Guan used this style of play in front of Federer to follow the ball after volleying in the midfield, just like a martial arts master being defeated by his best stunt, Federer will of course have a weird feeling in his heart.

"What's the matter, isn't this my way of playing! Zhang Guan is using my routine. Federer frowned a little unhappily, then he looked at the score, and in the first set, he was already down 0-2.

"I can't lose again, I have to hold serve in the next game."

……

In ESPN's studio, Sampras stared at Zhang Guan on the broadcast screen with wide eyes.

"The midfielder intercepted and followed the ball to the net. Zhang Guan used my playing routine! Zhang Guan's timing is very good, and it doesn't insult my set of skills! Sampras sighed silently in his heart.

In sports, even the same technique will have different representatives in different eras, such as the backward jumper in basketball, in the nineties of the last century, people will definitely think of Jordan when they mention the backward jumper, and if a player completes a beautiful backward jumper, it will definitely be called "Jordan's back-to-back jumper"; And in the XXI century. When people think of the step-back jumper, Kobe Bryant, if an athlete completes a step-back jumper, it will be regarded as a "Kobe-like step-back jumper".

The same is true for tennis, where a midfielder intercepts and then follows the ball to the net. If it is placed in the nineties of the last century, it belongs to Sampras's style of play, but in the first decade of the twenty-first century, it has become Federer's style of play. Sampras and Federer, two users, also think that this style of play is their own routine.

At this time, the voice of the ESPN commentator rang out: "The second game between the two sides has ended. Zhang Guan temporarily led Federer with a score of 2-0, which I think many people did not expect. Mr. Sampras, can you give us a comment on the two games just now? ”

"Okay." Sampras came back to his senses and then said: "Judging from the opening situation, Federer was a little slow to heat up, so there were some mistakes; Zhang Guan, on the other hand, seized several important opportunities, which is the key to his ability to take the lead. But after all, the competition has just begun, and I think the next two athletes will give us a very intense competition. ”

"Intense competition? You mean Federer is going to get into a tough fight? There was a hint of skepticism in the narrator's tone.

"I know that before the game, many people were not optimistic about Zhang Guan, and the reason why everyone was not optimistic about Zhang Guan was not because Zhang Guan's strength was weak, but because Federer's strength was too strong. But I think that the difference in strength between Zhang Guan and Federer is not as big as everyone thinks, and the two are likely to be at the same level. Sampras began.

"Oh, Mr. Sampras really has a unique insight." The commentator smiled and continued: "But Federer's recent form is very good!" In this Australian Open, he advanced from the first round to the final, did not drop a set, and won every game 3-0. ”

"Zhang Guan also did not drop a set, winning every match 3-0." Sampras added: "And Zhang Guan's opponents are not weak, Gonzalez, Davydenko, Haas, Nalbandian, and Grosjan, Zhang Guan defeated a total of five seeded players to finally advance to the final, and his path to promotion seems to be a little more difficult than Federer's. ”

The commentator nodded: "You are right, judging from the results of the two sides in advancing to the finals, it is indeed half a catty!" The third game between the two sides is about to begin, so let's turn the screen back to the game! ”

……

Inside the court, Federer started his second service game.

"Drink!" Federer's hand is an ace and the first to strike.

On the next serve, Federer did not score directly through the serve, but he gained the advantage on the court through the serve, and then won another ball with a continuous forehand press.

The score came to 30-0, Federer's start was very smooth, but the next ball, Federer made a mistake, and the second shot was blocked by Zhang Guan, after a few beats, Federer tried to attack Zhang Guan's backhand, but the direction was not well controlled, and he shot out of bounds and was pulled back by Zhang Guan.

"Was Federer just going to attack my backhand?" Zhang Guan can feel that Federer has found the form of the game, and he will soon use one of the tactics he does best.

I saw Federer's fourth serve, and this ball, Federer sent directly to Zhang Guan's backhand position.

Zhang Guan also had to fight back with a backhand, which Federer had apparently anticipated, and he began to use a forehand to force Zhang's backhand.

"Sure enough, it's Federer's most common tactic!" Zhang Guan was a little helpless, although his backhand level was good, but compared to Federer's forehand, it was definitely a little worse.

Federer continued to force Zhang Guan's backhand, and Zhang Guan slowly fell into a disadvantage.

Suddenly, Federer made a move of his forehand, and the ball landed almost along the sideline, and Zhang Guan wanted to chase it, but it was too late!

“40-15！” At the same time as the referee announced, the audience also gave Federer a warm applause.

"I guessed right, Federer really started using this style of play. Pressing the backhand and then mobilizing the forehand is undoubtedly the most powerful move in Federer's hands, and as long as Federer doesn't make mistakes, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to break this move! ”

Zhang Guan took a deep breath, he knew that Federer had found his touch, and the peak Federer, who had no flaws, finally appeared after two rounds! (To be continued.) )

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