Chapter 20: Rochester (2nd Update)
In the first game between Zhang Guan and Grosjean, the final score was 6-0, and Zhang Guan won. The match also went into a short break between sets.
Grosjean poured the whole bottle of water on his head, and instantly felt much cooler and sober, and he wiped his face and began to think seriously.
"Federer's signature topspin serve, the forehand topspin in catch, now I think about it, it's a bit like a 'Nadal spin'! One of these two is a big killer in professional tennis, how can Zhang Guan do both! Is he really a track and field athlete? Hell, if I knew one of these two technologies, I would probably be in the top ten in the world! Gross complained frantically in his heart, and then remembered his pre-match preparations and the tactical arrangements given by his coach.
"It didn't work to prepare like that before the match, that kind of quick flat serve, Zhang Guan didn't send it a few times at all. And that kind of forehand topspin, which was too restrained for my volleys at the net. Zhang Guan's serve always attacks my backhand, there is no way, how to attack his serve, what I said doesn't count. But I had to stop his forespin on serve, and once he hit that high-speed topspin, my net didn't work. In this way, I have to attack Zhang Guan's backhand as much as possible, and if Zhang Guan catches the ball with his backhand, he will not be able to use a high-spin forehand spin. ”
In the game, Grosjean fell all the way behind, he did not have the time and mood to think about how to deal with Zhang Guan, but after Grosjean calmed down during the break, his professionalism as a professional tennis player was reflected, he clearly analyzed the situation on the court, and quickly formulated new tactics.
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The match between the two sides in the second set. Grosjean served first.
Grosjean's first goal was an ace and he got off to a flying start. Then the second ball was received by Zhang Guan, but Zhang Guan's return direction was not good, and Gross let a successful volley in front of the net win another goal, followed by the third. Grosjean scored again on serve.
In this set, Gross obviously strengthened his serve, and his choice of each ball was more extreme, which made Zhang Guan a little troublesome to pick up.
In the fourth ball, Gross let the serve still be unrestrained, and as a result, he went out of bounds, and in the second serve, Gross felt that he had three match points in his hand and had capital to squander. So it was still a limit serve, and as a result, the double serve was wrong, giving Zhang Guan a point.
On the fifth ball, the situation was the same, Gross made a mistake, and he still did not choose to be conservative on the second serve, but this time he succeeded, and an ace directly won the first game. Successfully hold hair.
The victory in this game boosted Gross's morale, and Zhang Guan's service game followed. He also played aggressively, but Gross didn't break for that poor backhand.
In the third game of the second set, Grosjean maintained a good serve and successfully held serve. Immediately after the fourth game, Zhang Guan also relied on the advantage of serve and did not give Gross a chance to break.
That's it. The two sides went back and forth, not giving in to each other, but each game ended relatively quickly, and there was no too long round, and the score soon came to a 3-3 draw.
Game 7 of the second set. It was Grosjean's serve again. In this game, Grosjean's hand felt a little lower, and it was a double mistake as soon as he came up, giving Zhang Guan a point.
"It's too hot!" Grosjean could feel beads of sweat running down his cheeks, his clothes already soaked, and his thick black hair, though pressed under the tennis cap and not directly touching Yang Guo, still brought him an unbearable heat.
"My fitness has dropped a lot compared to the beginning of this set, and my hand is not as good as it was just now, so I have to be a little more conservative when I serve, otherwise I will make a double mistake." Thinking of this, Grosjean chose a slightly more conservative serve than before, which also made it much less difficult for Zhang Guan to receive serve.
"Whoosh!" Zhang Guan returned the ball over the net, which was considered a decent return, but Grosjean did not choose to go to the net.
"Attack him first! Then I went online to volley. Grosjean slammed a shot at the tennis ball, and he landed on Zhang Guan's backhand, and then Grosjean was ready to go to the net.
However, the next moment, Grosjean saw that Zhang Guan was still hitting the ball with his forehand, and he had another forehand spin.
"It's moving so fast! How did I forget this! Zhang Guan already has excellent movement speed. Grosjean immediately regretted it.
Grosjean wanted to be able to attack Zhang Guan's backhand, but he forgot that Zhang Guan has an amazing movement speed, such as this ball, in Grosjean's prediction, Zhang Guan will use his backhand to catch the ball, but in fact, Zhang Guan has moved to a position where he can catch the ball with his forehand when the tennis ball arrives in front of him, so he can still use his forehand to return a topspin ball.
In fact, sometimes, there may be only one step between the forehand and the backhand, move a little faster, or predict a little earlier, and be able to run such a step, and the backhand catch may become a forehand catch; In the same way, sometimes the movement is a little slower, or there is a slight hesitation in the prediction, so you run a little less step, and the original forehand catch will become a backhand catch.
And Zhang Guan, with his ability to move, happens to have that extra step, so he can still use his forehand to catch this ball.
"It's over!" By the time Grosjean saw Zhang Guan's forehand shoot back, he was already sure he had conceded the ball again.
"What should I do, the attack backhand doesn't work! Zhang Guan's movement speed is too fast, my backhand attacking him has no effect at all, and when my ball flies over, others also arrive, it is just one step away! If only I had a left-handed grip. Grossjean thought with some chagrin.
Zhang Guan and Grosjean both hold the racket with their right hand, so when they hold the ball, the opponent's backhand will be relatively slower when they attack each other, and if it is a right-handed grip and a left-handed grip, it is much easier to attack each other's backhand. For example, Federer and Nadal, the two are a right hand and a left hand, and they are also afraid of each other's forehand, so the two of them can often see the situation of attacking and backhanding.
At 0-30, Grosjean fell behind by two goals in the service game, and at this time he was once again confused, and he could not find a way to restrain Zhang Guan. This is exactly this game, Zhang Guan successfully completed the break.
Then Zhang Guan became more and more courageous, winning two games in a row, and the score of the second set between the two sides was fixed at 6-3.
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Grosjean poured another entire bottle of water on his head.
At this time, Grosjean has confirmed that Zhang Guan's strength is stronger than himself, although Grosjean does not want to admit this, and he does not want to admit that he will not be able to beat a wild card player as a seeded player, but the sanity of professional players makes Grosjean have to admit this.
"Zhang Guan's tennis strength is so strong! That kind of serve, that kind of forehand topspin, and that kind of speed, is definitely the strength of a seeded player! Also track and field athletes? I'm no match for him, this guy who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger, he cheated us all! And those damn media and sports commentators, too, are misleading me about sponsors' promotional stunts, what marketing schemes, all of them are deceptive! ”
"And that abominable Rochest! Losing to Zhang Guan when he was unwell in the game? You are not as strong as others at all, and you were blown up by Zhang Guan! I also made an excuse for myself to be unwell, you are a professional player, you don't dare to admit it when you lose, even I believe that you are unwell and lost to Zhang Guan! Roches, you, you've made me miserable! (To be continued.) )
PS: The second chapter is delivered, ask for a monthly pass! Qingming Festival the day after tomorrow, so I have to go to sweep the tombs of my ancestors after a while, and the first two chapters are counted as daily guarantees, and when I come back in the afternoon, we will start to officially break out!