Chapter 134: Prologue to the Bitter Battle (Subscription Requested)
A lot of dreams in one night, like a stone pressed on the heart, making it difficult for him to completely relax, many people will have this experience, the first night has a lot of dreams, the next day not only does not wake up the feeling, but will feel more and more tired and unrefreshed.
Fan Ju rubbed his temples and walked out of the hotel, the fresh air outside the building didn't make him feel better, which made his symptoms of burnout even worse.
Knowing that it was impossible to pass so quickly, Fan Ju still held the possibility of luck before falling asleep, but the result was not good, which made him have to go to today's semifinals in a bad state.
"Sure enough, the best way to put down work and rest during the burnout period......" Fan Ju looked at the "beautiful" environment around him helplessly, but he didn't have the slightest intention of playing, he couldn't drink a cup of coffee and eat snacks on the road during the competition period, and spend an afternoon leisurely.
He has to face tougher and tougher matches and stronger opponents, but only more pressure and constant challenges.
It was still the 3,000-person main arena, but after Fan Ju walked into the arena, he felt some bad premonitions, and he didn't know what it was.
He knows that he is not in good shape, and his athleticism has not been affected, but his stability has become more and more uncontrollable, which will make him more passive in the game.
As an "away" player, he was the first to walk out of the field, looking up to see that the entire stadium was filled with more than half of the spectators, no more than when he was playing against the seventh seed, but he could still feel the pressure from the stands.
When his opponent Filippo stepped out of the tunnel, the pressure suddenly rose to the extreme, and he looked at the tsunami of applause and cheers from the mountain. It's a difference between heaven and earth when he plays.
Fan Ju has always believed that he is in a good mental state and is not easily disturbed by the so-called home advantage. But at this time, he suddenly realized that no matter how good the psychological element is. When under the pressure of thousands of people, it is inevitable that they will be subject to uncontrollable fluctuations.
Especially when this fluctuation and burnout period collided, the impact on Fan Ju was also multiplied, and this pressure not only made him uncomfortable, but also felt different from his previous shots during the warm-up practice.
The audience can't see it, and neither can the TV station's broadcast host, but Raschet can see it very clearly, he is very worried about Fan Ju, in such a state. Anything can happen.
"I hope I don't ......get injured" is already Raschet's biggest wish, if he is injured, it means that it will not only affect the result of this match, but may even affect the performance of the next tournament one after another.
Fan Ju's physical condition is very good, and there are no injuries left over from the past, which makes him take advantage of his opponents in the game, and almost every competitive player who has been trained since childhood will inevitably be left with large and small ailments, possibly wrists and ankles. It could also be a knee problem.
It is not uncommon for ligament strains caused by excessive force, and even in online schools where there is a coach to accompany the practice, it is inevitable that injuries will occur during training.
Fan Ju watched his opponent slap the ball with ease, and his emaciated body didn't seem to have a lot of strength. Just like a normal person walking by the side of the road, you don't think he's strong, and you don't think he's a tennis player who needs a lot of cardio.
But when you really start playing. will put away their contempt, and the "thin" body has become an excellent disguise!
Filippo's serve is not fast. It's not even very powerful, and it's not very threatening from the angle. It stands to reason that it is an excellent counterattack opportunity for a master like Fan Ju, but there is not much choice for this kind of serve.
In the face of such a serve, Fan Ju can play a diagonal line or a straight line, and the opponent also knows that the quality of his serve is not high, and he is ready for the second shot at the moment of serving.
In the face of a diagonal diagonal extension, his quick reflexes and running ability played to his advantage, and when he swung his racket, his whole body almost half-jumped in the air, and the movement was more exaggerated than that of Soderling with a flat volley.
All the power is concentrated in one point, this kind of power makes the ball increase the acceleration in an instant, and what shocks Fan Ju even more is that the opponent's forehand power is very hidden, and he even misjudged the position of the opponent's hitting direction in a split second.
After running, he barely hit the ball back, but the initiative remained on the opponent's side, and it was more suitable for the opponent to snatch back his own hair extension.
The concealed swing is not afraid, and his reaction speed at double speed is not fake, but the concealed force allows him to react only after the opponent's ball leaves the racket.
This is undoubtedly a beat slower, and in a high-speed round, a slow beat is equivalent to losing the opportunity to regain the advantage.
Every professional player has his own technique, and Filippo's running power is a powerful weapon for him to seize the advantage, and twice in disguise, allowing Fan Ju to return the ball with a wrong judgment, exert too much force, and go directly out of the bottom line.
"There are no superfluous small movements and techniques, but I hate ......" Fan Ju likes to shoot against the opponent's baseline, especially against opponents who are not as strong as his own, so that he can better exert the power of the spinning ball, so that every ball hits the opponent's goal solidly, so that the opponent has no power to resist.
Filippo's physique does not seem to be able to resist Fan Ju's suppression, but on the field, he is completely different from his appearance, his rapid movement is like adding a force to the swing of the racket, and the complete force invisibly dissolves Fan Ju's offensive pressure, but vaguely suppresses Fan Ju's movement range, and always nails him to the bottom line.
Fan Ju felt like he was being entangled in a rope, and he didn't know that his opponent was not having a good time at this time.
"Be careful with the net, be careful with the topspin, be careful with his sudden line changes, be careful with the hair extensions......" Filippo seemed to be reading the Bible, and the Fan Ju on the other side put a lot of pressure on him, he did win easily before, but that didn't mean he dared to underestimate this opponent.
He had seen all the footage of Fan Ju's matches, and his coach had also helped him sort out the characteristics of Fan Ju, and compared to himself, Filippo found that his opponent had too many powerful weapons, and the mere fact that he could intercept before hitting the net on clay made him stunned.
Filippo analyzed his opponent very carefully, and also found some ways to pay attention to the play, of course, the trouble caused by the opponent to Fan Ju in the first two games also became the focus of Filippo's attack.
It is not necessarily the strongest player who wins on the tennis court, but the player with the fewest holes, and any shortcoming can be caught by the opponent, which can also cause a global collapse.
A good player must have the ability to self-regulate his tactics on the field, and Fan Ju has such an ability, and Filippo also has it.
In order to prevent Filippo from exerting force during his run, Fan Ju pressed his baseline closer to the baseline, so that the ball would be in the air longer, and without the deceleration of ground friction, the speed of the ball would be faster, so that the opponent's running reaction time would be shorter.
“OUT!”
A powerful return ball, Fan Ju waved the racket in his hand in annoyance, this time out of bounds let the opponent get his game point, not critical, but there was no chance to break first and reduce his pressure.
This style of play has higher requirements for controlling the force, and the hitting of the deep pressure on the bottom line makes him need more control and force, which is not as simple as seeing the ball and swinging the racket after running to the position, every power must be accurately controlled, one more point will be out of bounds, and one less point will be found by the opponent to counterattack.
This is not an easy task, Fan Ju must concentrate 100% on the game, ignore the impact of those stands, and cannot be entangled in whether he is in a burnout period, any distraction will make him make unnecessary mistakes and fall into passivity.
Filippo also felt the pressure from Fan Ju to return the ball, and he tried to return the ball as steadily as possible, firmly grasping the advantage of his side, putting Fan Ju under more pressure and forcing his opponent to make mistakes at critical moments.
Analyzing the strength of Fan Ju, he also found the opponent's "weakness", and the out-of-bounds and netting mistakes caused by the force and landing point when shooting are the biggest weaknesses of Fan Ju.
Filippo is also very envious of Fan Ju's strength and explosiveness, but he also knows that it is not what he needs, and the stability of hitting the ball in the run is what he values, and the ability to hold the bottom line brought by his strength, with his style of play, it is not suitable for too "thick" body muscles.
Fan Ju was prepared for the fact that his opponent's serve was not taking advantage of his opponent's serve, and he knew it was going to be a long battle as soon as the match started, and he wanted to end the match in the semi-finals altogether. You have to have enough hard strength to do it.
The strength of the opponent and Fan Ju belong to the same level, maybe the technical bias is different, but it is undeniable that the two belong to the same level of opponents, Fan Ju's baseline strength is very strong, and the same speed is not weak.
And Filippo's swift movement and unforeseen swing made Fan Ju have to be vigilant against his opponent's movements at all times, and he didn't dare to be careless and lucky.
"Poof!"
The tennis ball instantly crossed the entire court and slammed into the baffle on the sidelines, and the loud noise made the audience marvel.
Filippo remained motionless, watching this beautiful ace, clinging to the halfline, completely grasping his moving center of gravity, a very high-quality inside corner serve, which also opened the curtain of more and more intense matches! (To be continued......)