Chapter 311: Offense vs. Defense
Passed?
The moment the ball fell, the same thought popped into the minds of the spectators, because in their opinion, the ball should be a high-pressure ball, as if there was no better option.
Wait for the ball to bounce before returning it? This is probably more difficult than hitting the ball directly in the air, and this kind of straight up and down fall is completely different from the flight arc after the normal return ball hits the ground.
Agassi is also ready, he has retreated to the position of 1 meter outside the bottom line, once Fan Ju exerts his strength, he will force the attack, and he knows that at this time Fan Ju can't see the position of the ball at all, this ball is bound to be too heavy and too tricky.
The moment the ball crossed the racket, he was stunned, Fan Ju didn't move, did he really miss it?
But the next action of Fan Ju made Agassi, as if his feet were on fire, and without warning or preparation, he ran straight towards the net!
In the face of this choice, it seems to be the wrong goal, Fan Ju has to make a change, since the opponent's position and direction on the baseline can not be determined, and the ball in the air cannot hit the power, then why not go the other way?
When the ball hit the ground, Fan Ju's racket moved, and unlike what the opponent and the audience thought, Fan Ju not only did not attack the bottom line, but chose to be in front of the net!
The racket is swung from top to bottom, which reminds Fan Ju of the posture he used to serve when he didn't know how to play tennis, but the effect is completely different.
The lower side of the forehand is diagonally cut like a cut ball on a ping-pong table. All the power is converted into the moment the racket makes contact with the ball.
The ball changed direction with a powerful downspin, and it was at this moment that Agassi realized that Fan Ju was not going to attack his baseline.
Agassi was too far from the net. But his body started very timely, and he rushed to the front of the net without a little stagnation or hesitation.
He seems to have seen the opportunity to return the ball, and has decided the direction of the return in his heart, and then give the opponent a small ball, even if the front of the net is the field of Fan Ju, but still stand on the bottom line of Fan Ju. No matter how fast he is, he can't catch up with the ball he returned directly in front of the net.
Fan Ju didn't move in the backcourt, which is weird. But Agassi couldn't care less, and his racket stopped the ball before it hit the ground, but when he tried to pick it up, he suddenly realized that he was wrong!
The ball has a powerful reverse spin. If it is a force, it may still pick the ball over the net. But the problem is that Agassi wants to play a beautiful ball, and the feel is exactly the same as the power of the ordinary ball.
When the ball touches the racket, the speed of the reverse rotation is even faster than the speed at which Agassi lifts the racket, and the direction is completely out of control in an instant, like a rampaging hen, you can't guess where it will turn in the next second.
Agassi reacted quickly, but it was too late. The ball flew straight in the direction of the net, a ball in front of the net that was obviously more than a meter away from the forgotten belt. With the help of his own strength, he flew backwards to the mesh belt, how strong a spin does this have to be, to do it!
The audience could not see the details of this qiē, for them, this ball was nothing more than that, after Fan Ju served, Agassi played a high-profile backcourt, Fan Ju smashed and put it in front of the net, and Agassi went to the net to catch the ball but hit the net belt.
It seems that every qiē is caused by mistakes and wrong choices, but in fact it is not the player who is wrong, nor the ball!
The fault is that they are not on the field, and they do not feel the subtle exchange between the players, if it were not for Agassi taking the initiative to talk about the goal after the game, I am afraid that the whole world will think that it is just an ordinary goal between the two players.
However, Fan Ju was still on the break point, and his service was not so much a recovery as a moment of good luck to hit the blow.
"It's still lost, and sure enough, relying on the ordinary state, it's still a little bit worse than the opponent." Losing the game was a bit frustrating, and the format of the Grand Slam was the biggest problem he had to face.
The best-of-five system itself limits the rhythm of Fan Ju, and after winter training, Fan Ju actually has a trace of desire in his heart, hoping to win one or even two sets of matches with his own strength and only double the speed of the competition against top players.
In the first four rounds, Fan Ju played very smoothly, and his strength is indeed as good as his ranking, and there is no problem in entering the TOP50 or even the TOP20.
But when he actually met Agassi, the top contender, the problems gradually came to light inside the Circle.
"No one can always keep the serve steady dìng, and it's normal to be broken, but why don't you rely on double speed, it will be difficult for you to win the break from these top players, is it really because you rely too much on double speed, and the sequelae are generated?" Fan Ju asked himself in the rest seat.
In the second half of the first set, Agassi continued his steady play, winning the first set from Fan Ju 6:4, and Fan Ju's serve rebounded slightly in the second half, and the double serve was also unusually stalemate.
On the surface, except for the game that Fan Ju lost due to a service error, the two sides basically maintained a 5:5 situation.
But falling behind is behind, Fan Ju must go into the next set with a score behind, and what he has to think about now is not how to win the match in front of him, but how to break through the shackles and complete the break at non-double speed.
"If I can't do that, I'll always be a non-Grand Slam sub-top player, and no one will remember a top 1 who can only win in ordinary tournaments."
It must be broken, Fan Ju gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, not only when the opponent's state fluctuated, but even when he was at his peak, he also had the ability to break.
There is no shame in scoring on the ups and downs, or being able to wait until the opponent is up and down, is an ability in itself.
But Fan Ju is far from satisfying this, he wants to be like Federer, in the opponent's peak moment, to be able to break the serve, without relying on double speed, without relying on any external force, so that he has this strength that he can be proud of.
It may be a little early for the current Fan Ju, but Fan Ju has never given up this goal, since he realized that his progress comes from himself, not from double speed, he has clearly realized that double speed is both a help and a burden.
With double speed play, you will always have one more card than your opponent, and you are also the biggest double king bomb, which can suppress all the opponent's moves.
But in fact, if you can't play your own hand of loose cards and hold the Double King Bomb, it's still just a flash in the pan, essentially just relying on double speed to play.
Can double speed become stronger? Time to get longer? Fan Ju didn't know this, and he never expected it, he didn't plan to experience it a second time when he was in the mood of double speed self-evolution.
The brain can be tested once, so who can guarantee that the second time, the third time will be fine? Even Fan Ju himself forgot about it, how long has it been since he tried to increase the speed to triple after he was able to use the rampage.
The momentary dizziness after acceleration still discouraged him, and at the same time reminded him not to be too lazy about this ability that appeared for some reason and would disappear at some point.
"Keep playing...... I'm sure I can do it. With a sense of determination, Fan Ju took to the court again, and he had to face Agassi's serve, which was not powerful but extremely accurate, enough to give him an advantage in his baseline style of play, and put Fan Ju in a tough battle.
Agassi's serve is not the sonic serve that Nickelodeon is now advocating, and this is by no means that Agassi can't learn, or can't play at a higher speed.
Obviously, the king knows very well that his tactics do not require Roddick's extreme speed serve, and he also knows that that serve is not suitable for his style of play.
Agassi's limit is that he is on the bottom line, flexibly judging the opponent's ball path and playing counter-attacking attacks, challenging his opponent's strength all the time.
Whether it is a forehand or a backhand, Agassi has completely suppressed Fan Ju, not by far surpassing Fan Ju's technique, but by relying on a little timing and clever hitting to achieve the effect he wants.
"Beautiful ball control, precise and powerful, this kind of shot is really better for the baseline than the shot that only has power and spin on you." Fan Ju watched it so many times, and still couldn't help but admire.
Agassi's style of play reminds Fan Ju of Nadal, the same baseline defensive type, Nadal has more power and stronger spin than Agassi, and unlike Fan Ju, Nadal himself has excellent ball sense and ball control.
Nadal has grown up as an amplified version of Agassi, one who is slightly different in some technical aspects, but is also extremely difficult in nature.
"Maybe Nadal will be more difficult to deal with in the future than Agassi at this time, and if you don't want to lose to the younger brother, you have to work harder." With a light cushion, Fan Ju once again followed the ball to the net and attacked, and only the offense had a chance to break through this line of defense.
Fan Ju is certainly no match for Agassi, but Fan Ju is an offensive player, and he is also a strong attacking player with a lot of means.
In defense, Fan Ju has shortcomings, but in offense, Fan Ju will never be afraid, and he will not lose a single one of the opponent's strong-to-strong beats and rotational power.
As for accuracy, it has become unimportant in the extreme attack, the goal of the attack is not to not hit the bounds, but to make the opponent unable to resist his own attack, and take the initiative to make passive mistakes!
Fan Ju pressed, Agassi defended, Fan Ju in the second set was more active, and more fearless, he was fighting, he wanted Agassi to be tired, all of them were paving the way for the end, he was betting that Agassi would never have imagined his future plan, and now he only needs the opponent to show a little gap, open his door to victory! (To be continued......)