Chapter 363: I Am Not a Lamb
"Old Henman, this is going crazy! With such a good fight on clay, is he going to push his limits or what? Fan Ju did not have the excitement of the media, and in his opinion, this kind of return to the light did not bode well.
Henman, who is almost 30 years old this year, can be said to have reached the peak of his career, although this peak is not calculated in terms of rankings, but in terms of actual results in major competitions.
Although the Paris Masters lost to Fan Ju, the tournament after the year was more ruthless than one another, and it was stunned that in this era of the rise of post-80s players, they returned to the top circle from outside the circle, which is enough to make people sigh.
When Agassi was squeezed out of the top eight, Henman rushed up again with a serve, even though everyone knew that this momentum might not last long, but no one dared to say that Henman was poor.
Of course, dodging does not mean losing the game, but taking the initiative to avoid those strong attacks on the field, and roundabout let the opponent's state fall down to the level of the god blocking and killing the god and the Buddha.
The players who are in a burst state are like Fan Ju in the rampage, even Fan Ju has a weak period after the rampage, how can those states that are like knocking drugs be maintained for a long time?
In most cases, it is a wave of suppression, using excellent play to quickly and completely crush the opponent, and Henman is like this, relying on the suppression of the serve, he is stunned to hit the serve on the clay net with a sound and impressive.
Some media even commented that Fan Ju's performance at the French Open last year pointed out a clear path for Henman, of course, what is this road. Even Fan Ju himself didn't know.
When it comes to the competition, the Internet is hot about the Internet, of course, Fan Ju guessed it. This is also a helpless move by the French Open team after the elimination of many high-ranked players.
Especially the elimination of those well-known top players, so that there are only a few small fish and shrimp left in the competition, even if it is the most popular fan Ju, which is the highest-ranked, the most popular, is just rising.
If you don't find some topics, I'm afraid that the popularity of this French Open will be the lowest in the past, so that Fan Ju and Henman can finally pull out some targeted content. Otherwise, the group will be almost confused and don't know what to do.
After two days of rest, Fan Ju and Henman were ready for the match, at the pre-match press conference. Fan Ju says he won't change his style, and he has gradually perfected his clay style, as evidenced by a win over Coria.
And the net play is also part of his clay play, and he will not lose the net just because he is on the clay. I won't ignore the characteristics of the venue just because I want to go online.
"These guys can't talk to each other properly. It's not all so clear, it's not like it's endless. Fan Ju got out of the press conference and muttered to Honore on the side, but the French could only shake their heads together, the media, if you don't dig up all your information, how can you give up?
Of course, the media wanted to hear some exciting news, but unfortunately Fan Ju just didn't give it, and of course they were used to it for a long time. Trying to entangle is just a daily habit, after all, there are some players with simple minds and well-developed limbs. If you can't keep it, you will leak the wind, and at that time it was called wonderful, even if it couldn't make headlines, it could attract attention.
Of course, it is difficult to expect something to leak out of Fan Ju's mouth, Fan Ju is smart enough and careful enough, it is his advantage not to be impulsive and think, and the most troublesome thing is that if you come hard, you have to be careful of his calculations.
Unlike a pure gentleman like Federer, you also can't say anything, and people don't care if you say the wrong thing, but Fan Ju is different, if you offend him, just wait for him to find fault, ban interviews or something, those lessons from the past, but no media wants to taste it again.
The report is very happy, but it is not happy to be someone else's report, the media is honest, and they can only find some ordinary topics, although they are attractive, but they lack the breaking point.
"I think you should do something big again, knowing that you haven't made them happy in a long time." Honore thought for a moment and said as if reminded.
Fan Ju wiped his sweat, and said in his heart, I am a troublemaker in your eyes, right? Indeed, he has been very "peaceful" for months, mainly because there is nothing to worry about and calculate.
In addition to the game is the game, it also makes him more focused on tennis, and the ranking is the best result, if Fan Ju still has any dissatisfaction, that is, when he can stand on the same level as that opponent and compete with him.
Walking through the hall, Fan Ju returned to the lounge, warmed up, changed clothes, and carried out every step according to the standard process, this is a Grand Slam semi-final, and it is also the key to determining whether Fan Ju can enter the final.
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In the lounge, Henman was not at all calm, and he practiced his serve, and he knew very well what he had to rely on to win at this point.
After opening his shoulders with a full sensation, he began to rest again, and he knew better than anyone that he was getting older, and that was probably the last season he could stay at the top level.
He's fighting, like those who have reached the edge of age and their bodies are beginning to degenerate, he's fighting with experience and the last remaining body, and after that, Henman may still be Henman, but his body and concentration will never return to the top level.
"Come on!" The coach on the side patted Henman on the back to give the player a final cheer, and Henman smiled back, but turned around and regained his fortitude on his face.
Roland Gaslo, this is not the place Henman dreamed of, if he is to be selected to reach the top of Wimbledon, but it is more difficult, the faster the pitch is also more beneficial to his opponents, Fan Ju, Federer, Roddick, none of them are fuel-efficient lamps on grass.
Stepping onto the red court, Fan Ju and Henman were once again on this red land, and the audience was full, obviously full of enthusiasm for this unusual game.
On the broadcast helicopter, the camera shot down from the sky, and it can be seen that not only the entire Roland Gaslow main stadium has been filled with spectators, but also a large number of tennis fans gathered in the sub-arena outside, waiting to watch the game on the big screen outside.
Sitting on the grass, regardless of whether the scorching sun overhead burns their skin, they are enjoying the joy of the moment before the game, yes, it belongs to the game, not only to the players, but also to the spectators.
The applause kept ringing up, just the two of them came to the arena, sat down separately, Fan Ju and Henman were thinking about their own thoughts, and they also tried to let themselves empty and concentrate, and focused their state on the game.
What would a serve-and-net clay match look like? And it was also the serve of the two top players, which was really curious and made people look forward to the start of the match.
The coin landed and Henman got the serve, which was not a advantage, but Henman was very happy with this.
Not letting Fan Ju take the lead is also a tactic he has thought of a long time ago, if possible, he doesn't want Fan Ju to win any set, of course, this is really difficult, but this is the goal, the game is to move towards the set goal, there is no room for retreat.
"Oh!" When the first serve was played, Fan Ju was taken aback.
The ball is very fast, 204 kilometers per hour, and more importantly, the ball is still very tricky, the quality landing point is very good, the landing point is extremely deep, and the slowed bounce speed does not affect the effect of this serve too much.
It could even be said that it was a perfect opening serve, and if it was placed on hard and grass, it would have been able to hit an ace.
However, this was on clay, so the beat slowed down a bit, and it was only for this time that Fan Ju's racket finally captured the fleeting moment of catching the ball.
The ball was blocked, but it was not over yet, and the ball was beautifully served, limiting Fan Ju's options.
It is impossible to play a straight line, you can only choose the middle and the diagonal, which means that you can't play the crossing ball, you must give the choice to the Henman racket that has been in front of the net!
This is the true meaning of serving the net, using a strong serve to limit the return line, no choice and no initiative, only passively to meet the attack.
Henman undoubtedly did a good job, even Fan Ju couldn't hit a super high-quality return ball on every ball, if he could keep this serve for the whole match, Fan Ju would definitely lose!
"Of course it can't be! But when is the head? Fan Juzheng was depressed, looking at the score, he knew that he couldn't be depressed.
5:3, it is still Henman's service game, the continuous serve is strong, and even Fan Ju is depressed, where is this clay game, it is completely a service game.
Fan Ju was very unhappy with being suppressed continuously, but he knew that if the opponent didn't stop such an outburst, no matter how much he used double speed, it would be useless.
So the break just happened, and it was twice, of course, it wasn't Fan Ju releasing water, but his one shot was really not as lethal as the old Henman, and the most important thing was that Henman seemed to have learned a little bit of the essence of Fan Ju's clay tactics as the media said.
The rhythm of counterattacking the net is the same as Fan Ju, which can create great trouble for Fan Ju, and he can't help it, because this is his own thing, he knows very well what node the opponent is using, unless he can avoid it, but in a high-tempo game, it is impossible to control the appearance of some special balls.
Fortunately, Henman does not have Fan Ju's strong topspin suppression, so there is no so-called reverse pressure, Henman seems to be avoiding and Fan Ju on the baseline to shoot, more use of a quick up-pressure attack, to end his own service game.
The service game relies on the serve and the net, clean and neat, and the service game relies on the sudden rhythm to disrupt the scene, Henman is experienced and has a very good mastery, but he ignores one point, Fan Ju is not a lamb to be slaughtered! (To be continued......)