Chapter 289: Final Paris
"It's a pleasure to meet you again!" Fan Ju in the locker room saw Henman.
It's actually not bad, it's spirited, I saw Fan Ju nodded, but there wasn't much to talk to.
felt bored, Fan Ju didn't bother the other party, after all, the two of them had to compete later, and too much communication now would inevitably distract them.
This game was different from the past, attracting a lot of attention, and even Fan Ju himself didn't expect that he would really be able to get to this point.
Originally, he was just more confident in himself to play a good game, and then the schedule was indeed very favorable to him, but after this prediction was progressing and more and more strong players were eliminated, Fan Ju suddenly found that he really had the possibility of winning the championship.
"The best-of-five final is not very good for me!" Fan Ju is actually not calm in his heart, or the biggest test for Fan Ju in the entire Masters Series is the final of this best-of-five system.
The use of double speed had to be compressed to the limit, and the final against Henman was completely predictable, and it was going to be an extremely fast-paced and fast-paced match, which meant that the test of Fan Ju's selection opportunities would become extremely strict throughout the match.
Fan Ju had played Tim Henman in a semi-final on grass, but compared to this one, that immature semi-final now seems to be just an immature warm-up game.
In that game, Fan Ju was almost full of shortcomings, and it was not so much a style of play to serve and the net as to use the characteristics of double speed to rush forward after serving.
Such recklessness was lightly suppressed and cracked by an experienced opponent. However, that game also made Fan Ju understand what it means to serve to the net, and how to use his own skills to play his own serve-net tactics.
The same two players stood on the field. However, today is not destined to be a stage for a one-man performance, this belongs to the serve net, and the audience is also here to see a wonderful battle in front of the net.
"How many years have we not seen a game like this? It's exciting! "Although most of the spectators in the stands were French, there were a lot more British and American spectators in today's game.
They looked as excited as if it was not Fan Ju and Henman who chose the top seats, but Sampras and Henman at Wimbledon a few years ago.
The tee net has never disappeared from the minds of the spectators. The kind of battle situation that changes in an instant in front of the net can still make them cover their hearts. Feel the surprise and thrill of tennis.
There wasn't a single top-ranked player in the world in the final, but the entire arena was packed, there wasn't a single empty seat, and there were more cardboards outside the court. Audience with a font asking for a ticket.
Fan Ju still remembers seeing such a picture in the Orange Bowl final. It was just a small court with a few thousand people, but now it is the top indoor court in Paris, and the number of 10,000 spectators is enough to elicit a tsunami of applause.
"It's exciting!" Fan Ju turned the racket, and his body couldn't help but tremble a little, not because he was afraid, but because he was too excited.
Trying to calm himself down, this is not his first game, and being too excited doesn't necessarily bring out the best in form. On the contrary, the calmest players are the more clearly they can see the changes in the arena. Take advantage of the initial opportunity.
Henman's face was calm, he looked at Fan Ju, just like Fan Ju looked at him, he was more experienced than Fan Ju, and he also had more energy for the finals of big competitions, he knew very well that Fan Ju must be very excited at this time, why wasn't it the case when he entered the final for the first time?
But just as he was still observing Fan Ju, he found that Fan Ju was slowly recovering his movements, his eyes had been taken away from him, and he began to ask the caddie for the ball, ready to start warming up with him before the game.
"It's funny, is that the difference between having won a championship before?" After thinking about it, but letting it go again, Henman also began his warm-up.
With the players holding their breath and the crowd quietly discussing, who is more optimistic about who's going to win, or analyzing the advantages of each side, it's a final that is hard to calm down, and as long as you're in this arena, you can't help but be affected by the atmosphere around you, and you can't help but be engaged and waiting for the game that is about to start.
When Fan Ju and Tim Henman took off their coats and stood up from the top picker again, there was a burst of applause on the sidelines, and when the two stood on the service line, the court instantly fell silent, and the gasps of the people around them became clear and audible.
Tim Henman's first serve is still the original preparation move, there is not much bouncing action, and he does not pursue blind power when serving.
When he served, Henman's movements were still at a glance, but when the ball flew out of the racket, his body was already like a hare scurrying, and he suddenly came to the net.
Fan Ju's backhand to the middle position of the extension, was directly stopped by Henman along the body movements, Fan Ju barely chased the fast bounce of the flying ball, another backhand, but Henman was ready to reverse the shot!
The 3 rounds of quick sparring are completed on the court in an instant, and you don't even have time to sigh at the action of the two sides, but you have already completed the first round of the battle.
Henman is still the same Henman, he has not become sluggish because of his age, his movements are agile, and his judgment is accurate, so that Fan Ju has no time to take a look at the return ball flying to the opposite corner after stopping the action.
"It's amazing, no wonder they can reach the final, Federer and Roddick are really unjust......" Fan Ju was amazed, and the applause and cheers of the audience have already explained it.
Losing a goal, it doesn't matter, this game has just begun, Fan Ju has watched those two games, he knows what kind of opponent he is going to face, this game is good, if you want to be like a game with Reina Schuttler, you can win a break at the beginning, don't even think about it.
"Smack!"
Tim Henman's serve seems to have left power, but it can still make a loud noise when smashed on the net, which is enough to prove that there is a lot of power on the ball.
A good opportunity for the second serve, Fan Ju paid attention, if he could press the opponent on the bottom line!
But Henman is a veteran, even if he serves the second serve, he will never leave a chance for Fan Ju, the second serve is still aimed at the backhand, and Fan Ju jumps quickly to the side to catch the ball.
I still couldn't hit the straight line I wanted, but the ball stayed with a strong topspin and backcut force, and the ball was not heavy, but it was a real landing point in front of the net.
It doesn't matter if it's a second serve, Henman still rushed to the net unmoved, but compared with the previous ball, Henman needed to bend down to catch the ball, and the action was a little forward, which didn't look so natural.
"It's heavy!" Fan Ju wasted a good opportunity, and his sudden drop of the ball did allow Henman to send it back in front of him.
Fan Ju seized the opportunity to cross with a forehand, he knew that the opportunity was only in an instant, Henman had blocked the middle route, and the right side was not the position where he flashed, and all the hitting positions were only left for himself, and after the baseline landed, the landing point was less than 15 centimeters wide.
Swing the racket! There is no way not to ruin the shooting, Fan Ju knows that this is specially left for him by Henman, except for this choice, all other directions can only be intercepted.
As soon as the ball was shot, Fan Ju knew that it was heavy, and it was a very subtle feeling, as if he only pressed it on the keyboard, but he just typed two letters.
The loud sound of OUT proves that Fan Ju's judgment is indeed very subtle, less than 10 centimeters, if calculated by the position in front of the net, Fan Ju's ball is only one centimeter off, whether it is to collect a little power, or to deflect the ball a little more inward, you can hit a good ball out.
"It's a pity, if only I could have hit my forehand a little more accurately." If he had used double the speed just now, he might have had this ball, but Fan Ju couldn't waste it so much, so he could only miss this opportunity.
Henman was also relieved when he heard OUT, Fan Ju's falling ball was too sudden, he couldn't judge the position of the return ball, and could only subconsciously block it with experience, but it seemed that he was right.
Fan Ju is still inexperienced, if Henman is replaced, the forehand just now may not be a force, but choose to pick the ball in the backcourt, which can also make the opponent unable to touch the ball, and the chance in the boundary will be greater.
But it is not easy to make a judgment in an instant, the same ball, different processing methods, the result will be completely different, but the brain at that time, it can be said that it only relies on instinct to judge, and can only rely on experience and talent to improve.
Fan Ju was not in a hurry, he found that Henman's service form was a little sluggish at the beginning, the ball fell low, and he was always competing with the net.
The third ball was still a hanging tennis ball, but this time Henman did not adjust it back, and the second serve was hung on the net again, and there was a sigh on the sidelines, obviously regretting this.
Henman made every move, looked at the ball rolling in front of his eyes, and kicked his foot in the direction of the caddie on the sideline, but he didn't notice that the caddie was actually on the other side behind him.
Although it was a slight body movement, it also showed that he was not happy with the double error, but there are always times when the player serves.
Fan Ju can not miss the connection, but the number of double faults on the serve is not quite a lot at all, and the ratio can reach the level of 1:1 with ace, and in most cases, there will be 2 or 3 times in a match, and it will appear more frequently as the game is extended and the body is consumed.
But the serve and net player, after all, the serve and net are shown as a complete technique, and the serve is not smooth? Tim Henman immediately scored directly with a serve from the middle to recover the lost point.
"Khan, this is going to be someone else, it must be an ace, right?" Fan Juqiu received it, but it didn't fly out, strictly speaking, when he received the ball, he directly hit the racket frame, so that the ball lost its center of gravity. (To be continued......)