Chapter 127: Old Ball Ruffian

"This is ESPN, and this is the upcoming live broadcast of the Cagliari Challenger in Italy, which is the second round of the match between Italian native seventh seed Andaria and '02 Orange Bowl champion Fan Ju."

The time difference between Italy and the United States is two hours longer than that of China, and the 1 p.m. match will be broadcast live in the United States at 4 a.m. in Florida on the east coast, and only at 1 a.m. in California on the west coast.

"The game has reached the third game, and the young player Fan Ju is not in very good shape, perhaps affected by the drug ban incident some time ago, I hope the young man can find his form." The anchor watched the game, he had some news in his hand, and he didn't need to explain the game too much in the early morning, and he inserted two sentences from time to time, which was enough to provide some relevant information for the audience who stayed up late in front of the TV.

There is no TV in the dormitory of Nickelodeon, but the computer network is still available, and a few little guys still have a little dazed face, burying their heads in the bed, quietly watching the game.

"Wayne, get your feet off the way!" The English is a little stiff, and you can still hear a very heavy "exotic" flavor, the short Nishikori Kei pushed the curly hair Wayne on the side dissatisfiedly, and I don't know if it was because Fan Ju's appearance was not good, or because of the uncomfortable relationship of the leg that was pressed.

Wayne also ignored the little guy, the little guy didn't speak English, the two didn't communicate much, and they kept making trouble for themselves, didn't he just say a few bad words about the little guy's lazy training in the "group". Was he reprimanded twice by Fan Ju?

"Alright, let's watch the game. Fan Ju's appearance is really strange, he easily defeated his opponent in the last game. "The big man Isner doesn't mix with the two. He has little experience in clay matches and takes Fanju's game very seriously.

Although Isner is big, he is very careful to observe, Fan Ju is indeed not good at this time, the opponent's opening two games have suppressed himself very well, and the changeable tactics make it difficult for him to grasp the consistent rhythm of the game, which makes him very unaccustomed to it.

"2:1" Andaria made a quick backcourt pick, and instantly knocked back the action that Fan Ju wanted to force in front of the net. didn't completely chase the ball, so I could barely "cover" the ball back from under the crotch, but the ball went over the net, but the opponent stopped in front of the net early.

Old and strong, Andaria's table xiàn interprets the meaning of the word very well, there is not too much physical and strength confrontation, but Fan Ju feels the pressure brought by Andaria everywhere, which is already a bit out of the category of pure clay technology, which is more of a veteran who has been in the professional tennis world for thirteen years The experience and strength of the table.

"Phew. I'll give you a good look later! Fan Ju spat out, chasing the ball too fast just now, and the raised sand splashed in his mouth, Fan Ju was still patient. He wanted to see how many hole cards his opponent had hidden and hadn't taken out.

Fan Ju didn't exert his strength, and his opponent had already exhausted all his strength, even if it seemed to outsiders that Andaria was 30 years old and past his prime. But that doesn't mean that he is past his peak and has no body and speed to run and hit the ball on the court.

After slapping the ball, Fan Ju glanced at his opponent's position. It's a very standard outside corner direction, and I obviously know that my first ball will mostly hit a high-speed ball with an angle and a backhand position. Finding the habit of Fan Ju in just one game, regardless of whether or not you have done research beforehand, can make your opponent feel constrained.

But how could Fan Ju really endure the other party's suppression?

"It's so heavy!" The backhand in the outer corner of the first area was served, but Fan Ju did not use a high-speed serve, and the speed of the ball flying in the air was not high, perhaps more than 180 kilometers, but it was still not a high-speed ball.

Andariel's backhand was meant to cushion the ball back easily, but when the racket touched the ball, he felt an unusually familiar feeling.

It's not a lot, but he remembers three times in his career that he's played against a player who can play this kind of "weighty" and fast serve.

Once in the Davis Cup, and the other two times in the Masters, he was not injured at that time, he was still at the top of his career, but he never won against this opponent once, which he regretted, but he did not feel unwilling, because there were not many people who could promise this king in his prime, because he was Sampras, representing the king of an era.

His body didn't forget to catch the ball, and the weight of the ball caught him off guard, but it was no problem to hit the ball back into the court, because the ball speed was not fast, and it was clear that the opponent's serve was not at Sampras's peak level.

The new technology of the racket allows for faster ball speed, which is why Fan Ju is able to play the topspin serve that is comparable to Sampras's peak, but it also makes him face the trouble of lack of power, and only in double speed can the super spin produce a comparable effect.

However, the opponent's racket is also improving, although the speed is faster and the game is better, but the advantages between them are canceled out by each other.

The ball was floating, and Andaria was taking too much effort to unload the power of the spin, which made it easy for Fan Ju to take a great opportunity.

In two big steps, Fan Ju had already stepped into the position where the ball was about to fall, his eyes were staring at the ball, but his feet were not idle at all, a few quick small steps to adjust, he felt that he had found the best hitting point!

Quickly glanced at the opponent's baseline position, Fan Ju's right hand held the racket high, and the gesture of holding the racket has quickly completed the change, this is a grip that is more suitable for serving, and it is also a grip that is more suitable for smashing!

With a slight jump, the body is very light, and there is not much force, because the power has all hit the top of the racket, and the racket under high pressure is very powerful, and the speed of movement will not be slower than when serving.

And the court in front of him has no service boundary area, and there is no restriction on the direction of the serve, Fan Ju can play in any direction he wants, there is no limit, and no one can stop him from doing so!

"Hey!" With a short but powerful effort, the tennis ball flew to the left-sided center of the court at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour, and Andaria had enough time to return to the middle, but he watched the high-speed smash of the ball, and he had the heart but could not run.

Serve half before the net! This is one of Sampras's standard net tactics, and Andaria even thinks that even if his ball is not floating and high, Fan Ju will still rush to the half court to intercept it, because Fan Ju is telling him, and your opponent is also not using all his strength, play hard, work hard, and don't make those little tricks upset him.

Is that what Fan Ju thinks? Well, he didn't think about it that much, but he was a little irritated by his opponent in the first few games, and wanted to take advantage of his service game to vent a little, but obviously his venting did something, at least Andaria's play was more direct, at least he didn't make any tricks in his service game.

"Maybe you think it's better to play more crisply, right?" Fan Ju didn't know the reason, and he couldn't afford to do so much psychological analysis on the court, he was not an "old ball ruffian" like Andaria, and he found so many emotions before he could use his opponent's expression.

Andaria clearly sensed the danger signal, so he took the initiative to change his style of play, but the situation of the game did not improve.

Fan Ju patiently played 5 rounds with his opponent, but in the 9th game, when the score was 4:4, he finally couldn't help but start to explode, using his double-speed ability with all his might, not a gentle angel strike, but a more explosive demonic touch.

Andaria has a lot of experience and is usually able to predict the direction of Fan Ju's movement one step earlier, and several mistakes are due to being one step too slow, and he is not suitable for using Angel Strikes, which require a higher anticipation to assist.

Devil's Touch is more suitable for chasing the ball, his blow is dripping and thorough, if on hard ground, the opponent will often be beaten upset, whether it is Soderling or other opponents, when they face Fan Ju in the state of Devil's Touch double speed, there is only one feeling, if you don't fight back, you will die!

The powerful suppression forced Andaria to start attacking unusually, because he didn't attack, Fan Ju forced him to attack with a sudden counterattack.

The forehand cut that could have adjusted the rhythm suddenly became completely powerless, and it was not that Fan Ju could suddenly become restrained from this powerful downspin chipper, sweeping for no reason, a brutal forehand like Soderling, whether you are topspin or downspin, it doesn't matter, give me a slap back!

“OUT! 30:40 "Andaria wiped a cold sweat, if the ball just now hadn't been OUT, his serve would have been broken, even if he was still holding a break point in his hand, he didn't know how long he could last, maybe 2 or 3 balls? Maybe not a single ball can hold up?

He saw Fan Ju after the outbreak, it was terrifying, the pace was so fast that he couldn't keep up, he could only sigh in his heart that it has now become a world of young people, since this year he has been constantly defeated by rising young people, Fan Ju is not the first, nor the last.

Fast pressing is Fan Ju's forte, and also after the "slow tempo" just now, the sudden increase in speed made Andaria lose his way all of a sudden, and made a mistake at a time, allowing Fan Ju to find an opportunity to play a high-quality serve, three times the speed at a time, which is enough to determine the direction of the game at some point!

After the "4:6 Fan Ju" break, Fan Ju was expected to be sniped by the opponent, but he was in a state of double speed, but he did not hesitate at all, slowed down slightly, and made several beautiful shots in a row, so that Andaria did not catch any chances, lost two points, and took back the serve game smoothly.

"Won't it be too fast?" Fan Ju won the first set, but he was very dissatisfied, he knew that he won the first set in the rhythm of the mutation, Andaria was very uncomfortable, but Fan Ju himself did not get any benefits, this is not a victory in technology or strength, just relying on the rhythm change of double speed, he doesn't know if it will help him in the future game, but the opponent in the next game is definitely going to counterattack, he has to be on guard! (To be continued......)