Chapter 52: The World's Strongest Second Shot
In front of the TV, Federer is also watching this match, because the winner of this match will be Federer's opponent in the next match.
Although the media has been hyping that Zhang Guan and Gonzalez can only get one runner-up in the end, Federer has actually decided to win the Australian Open, but the tennis king does not dare to take it lightly. Federer even felt that if the opponent was Gonzalez, it would be fine, but if the opponent was Zhang Guan, he might be in some trouble. Gonzalez has been playing professional tennis for eight years, and Federer still knows a lot about Gonzalez's technical characteristics, but Federer's understanding of Zhang Guan is very limited, and the only information Federer can collect about Zhang Guan is the video footage of the previous rounds.
From the first round onwards, Zhang Guan will show a different weapon in every game, heavy artillery serve, fast movement ability, high spin return, play in front of the net, 100% challenge Hawkeye success, baseline offensive play...... Federer even felt that Zhang Guan had other secret weapons that had not been revealed.
At this time, the television showed that Zhang Guan's second engine reached an astonishing speed of 204 kilometers.
"Second shot at 204 km/h!" Federer was taken aback, but then he immediately spoke: "Zhang Guan is really hard enough, but Zhang Guan's ball is very smart, and he uses reverse thinking." In the case of a mistake, Gonzalez must have thought that Zhang Guan's second serve was slower, and Zhang Guan took advantage of Gonzalez's psychology to grab a fast ball, but this kind of ball should only be used once, and the next time Gonzalez is on guard, Zhang Guan's style of play will not work. ”
As soon as Federer finished speaking, he heard the referee's shout of "OUT" on the TV.
"Huh? Zhang Guan went out of bounds again! Federer's girlfriend Milka began.
"Zhang Guan's serve today is not very stable! The angle he chose for this ball was too extreme! Federer shook his head and continued, "Zhang Guan was influenced by Gonzalez. Gonzalez's first two service games were good, with several aces and service points. Zhang Guan is also a player who is very good at serving high-speed balls, and he must be trying to get back on the court by serving. However, because of this, a mistake was worth the loss, and he might as well have come to the net with a serve. It's better than making a mistake now. ”
"Do you think Zhang Guan will send another fast ball? Just like that. Milka asked.
"Definitely not, after the last goal, Gonzalez has been prepared, and the second serve of 204 kilometers just now is also because of Zhang Guan's good luck, luckily succeeded, his luck can't be good forever. I think this time, he will probably be a lot more conservative, and serving to the net will still be a good choice for Zhang Guan. Federer said as he nodded to himself.
Then, the TV came the shouts of the line referee: "ACE!"
Meanwhile. The broadcast footage also gives a big close-up of the ball speed display board, which again has a number starting with "2".
"201 kilometers per hour!" Federer suddenly felt a burning sensation on his face.
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"You were lucky with the second shot of the last ball, but you didn't have such good luck this time!" Gonzalez was thinking about it when a yellow shadow flashed in front of Gonzalez's eyes, it was a tennis ball, which fell to the ground and popped out of bounds.
Gonzalez remained unmoved, and he froze on the spot, because he felt that this scene was familiar. It wasn't until the referee called out "ACE" that Gonzalez came to his senses.
"It can't be! The second shot is still so fast! Gonzalez turned his head to look at the ball speed display and saw the number "201" on it.
"Another second shot with a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour!" Gonzalez felt a little bit wrong, if there was an occasional second shot that went at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour. It can also be explained by luck or coincidence, but the probability of luck or coincidence is lower for two consecutive second shots with a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour.
"Oh! Oh! Oh! 201 km, another second engine with a speed of more than 200 km/h! Although Zhang Guan made two consecutive mistakes. But he brought us two second engines with speeds of more than 200 kilometers per hour! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that someone was able to exceed 200 kilometers with two consecutive second shots! In the case of a miss. Zhang Guan can also send such a fast ball, worthy of being a world champion! Zhang Guan's psychological quality is really strong! The narrator's voice rose higher and higher.
Federer in front of the TV took a deep breath, he looked at Zhang Guan, who was about to serve the third ball, and muttered to himself: "I thought Gonzalez's second serve was enough to fight, but I didn't expect Zhang Guan's second serve to fight more than Gonzalez." ”
"yes, and the success rate of the second serve is much higher than Gonzalez's, at least there are no double faults!" Milka said from the side.
Federer's brow furrowed suddenly, and Mirka's words hit Federer's worst fears. Although it is not common for players to play very hard in the second serve, there are still a few professional players, but at the same time as the second serve, the accuracy is still so high, Zhang Guan is the only one, of course, the retired king Sampras is not counted by Federer.
The quality of a player's second serve is directly related to the player's chances of being broken. The worse the second serve, the more likely it is to be broken by the opponent. And players who can maintain a high level of second serve are difficult to break serve.
"If Zhang Guan can maintain this level of serve all the time, it is unlikely that I will break his serve! However, the men's singles match is very long, and the Grand Slam is a long-set victory, and it is impossible for players to keep this kind of serve all the time, and their physical fitness will not be able to hold it. Federer continued to watch the game, and Zhang Guan on TV made another mistake.
"Oh, Zhang Guan made a mistake three times in a row! He seems to be feeling like he can't get his serve anymore. The narrator's voice rang out.
Zhang Guan shook his shoulders, and the three consecutive mistakes were also something he didn't expect, and he couldn't help but start to self-examine at this time.
"These few times the serve is too unrestrained, the angle is not well controlled, this kind of serve that requires both speed and angle, the difficulty is indeed a bit big, it seems that the fish and the bear's paw can not have both, the speed and angle of the serve, or need some luck. Let's be more stable on the next serve! ”
Zhang Guan prepared for the third second shot, and the audience was waiting to see it.
"Whoosh!" This time the speed was not as fast as the previous two balls, Zhang Guan was obviously seeking stability, but even so, the speed of this ball reached 192 kilometers, which is much faster than the second serve of ordinary players.
Gonzalez was more prepared to catch the ball than before, and the ball wasn't as fast as the previous two times, so Gonzalez caught the ball and returned it back to the net.
Zhang Guan was a forward lunge, also cutting a small ball with a backhand, which was obviously unexpected by Gonzalez, who had already run in the wrong direction and was too late by the time he was ready to receive the ball forward.
The score came to 40-0, and Zhang Guan got the game point.
Although Zhang Guan's second serve did not exceed 200 kilometers per hour, the speed still reached an astonishing 192 kilometers per hour, which is about the same as the average speed of other players' serves. Three high-speed second shots in a row, and the accuracy rate is 100 percent, it is absolutely impossible to be a coincidence, but a real strength. In addition to the sharp first serve, Zhang Guan's serve is also so strong! This reminds me of Sampras, the former king of the ball, whose second serve is also so strong! Maybe Zhang Guan has the hope of surpassing Sampras's second serve level and becoming the new 'world's strongest second serve'! ”
In the gushing voice of the commentator, Zhang Guan ended the game with an ace, and the first set of the two sides was tied at 2-2.
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After four sets, the match went into a short break.
The sun was still shining in Melbourne, but Gonzalez sat in his chair with a very gloomy expression.
"What does Zhang Guan mean by that? Are you hitting me back again? In the last game, I made two double service errors, and in this game, Zhang Guan hit three successful second serves, did he do this on purpose? Are you telling me that his second shot is better than mine! ”
Gonzalez was a very grumpy person, but he also knew that it was not a good thing to bring anger into the game, so he tried to take deep breaths to calm himself.
"The current score is 2-2, and in the four games that ended, Zhang Guan and I both relied on serve to get points, so it can be said that the first four games were a competition of serves. I've seen the footage of Zhang Guan's game, and his play in front of the net is very sharp and can blow Nalbandian out; In addition, his foundation in the baseline forehand is also very solid, and Davydenko was defeated by Zhang Guan's baseline forehand. But in today's game, Zhang Guan is completely fighting with me to serve, he didn't use the baseline play, and the play in front of the net is also limited to a few times to serve to the net, why is this? Gonzalez closed his eyes and thought silently.
The next moment, Gonzalez opened his eyes: "I understand! Zhang Guan must be very jealous of my forehand attack, he feels that if he fights his forehand, he will definitely not be my opponent, so he is reluctant to play with me to hold the ball, but to use more fast serve ways to shorten the number of rounds of hold! Oops, I almost hit the trick! ”
At this time, Gonzalez seemed to be looking for a guiding light, he thought that Zhang Guan did not dare to fight with his forehand, and remembered that he could use a forehand to attack Zhang Guan, Gonzalez's blood suddenly boiled.
"That's right, in my next game, I will insist on a forehand attack, so that Zhang Guan can see the power of Chilean cannons!" (To be continued.) )
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