Chapter 381: The Wind Makes Trouble
How long will it take for Fan Ju to become number one in the world? This question may be unfair to Federer, who is now the number one player in the world, but it is very realistic in the current situation-
Judging from the current points, because Federer did not win Wimbledon for a second time, there has been a sharp drop in his points, which is about equal to a Masters championship, and with his original 5610 points, he is still far from Roddick, but the problem is that there is an extra example in this.
5,610 minus 550 points to only 5,060, and Fan Ju, if he wins, will take his points to a high of 5,160 in the week of Wimbledon on July 5.
This is already 100 points ahead of Federer, which means that the world number one ranking will change, and Federer will have to give up his throne before he has enjoyed the glory of being the first place at the end of the year, which is obviously not good news for him.
Of course, Fan will only be able to maintain the world number one for a week, and when the next week comes, he will lose 150 points again, and he will once again fall behind Federer in the ATP rankings.
There is no match scheduled until the start of the tournament in Toronto on July 26, which will leave Federer with a chance to close the gap between the two sides.
"So, you have to win, otherwise the gap between you will remain above 300 points, and last year Roddick won those titles, but this year it's hard to say." Rembrandt was anxious, the world number one and the world number two are two completely different concepts, one means that you are the first person, and the second? Who remembers who is second in competitive sports?
Is it so fast? Fan Ju himself didn't realize that the pace he was chasing was so fast that he didn't even have room to react, and it was true that most of the games were without opponents. The increase in points has long been a natural thing.
Last year's Fan Ju's strength was not so strong, and the points deducted could not become an obstacle. If you really want to talk about trouble, then next year will be the biggest test for Fan Ju.
"Let's win this game first." Fan Ju was very composed. Of course he wants to overtake Federer, but that doesn't mean his game will be Federer.
You can't be distracted by the game, even if there is a schedule that is very worthy of your attention before your own match, Sharapova and Serena Williams are already in the final, but Fan Ju has already blocked out a cacophony at this time, and his opponents are only Roddick and himself.
"You should be able to win, right?" Of course, Fan Ju is not asking himself, but talking about Sharapova's competition, since the girl's name can remain in her memory, it must be an unusual feat.
17 years and 2 months to win Wimbledon. This is obviously a result that can be matched, perhaps the only thing that makes Fan Ju feel strange is that he didn't care much about tennis in his previous life, how could he remember the name of a female player?
Walking on the field, the crowd was buzzing, well, this has become the norm, and Fan Ju's game has become a signature, attracting the audience to buy tickets to watch the game.
Don't watch the game, just look at the neatness and rhythm of Fan Ju's handling of the ball. It can make people feel refreshed, and if they encounter a master and a critical moment, Fan Ju can let the audience experience the limit of what is called tennis.
Waving to the audience, Fan Ju had a smile on his face. Roddick behind him had a stern face, and the expressions of the two of them well illustrated the different moods at this time.
Roddick had a headache, and there weren't many weapons he could use to this day. Serve, of course, that hasn't changed. However, his firepower weakened, making it more and more difficult for him to restrain Fan Ju.
The forehand is powerful enough. But Fan Ju was able to use his footwork and reaction to close the gap between them, as the Queen's Cup match illustrated this very well, by limiting his forehand position, Fan Ju easily won the championship, far easier than the past matches, and the suppressiveness became more and more apparent.
The weather was a bit gloomy, and it was clear that the good weather in London had come to an end lately, and the temperature was good, but the air pressure was depressing.
This is not a good day for sports, the thick sports floating in the sky seem to be able to fall raindrops at any time, and the organizing committee of the event has distributed disposable raincoats outside the venue to prevent sudden rainstorms and drench the audience from head to toe.
Of course, the biggest test came on both players, with Fan Ju and Roddick both having to deal with the weather that could change at any time.
For Fan Ju, if it rains long enough, he may be able to take a nap to recover his speed ability and increase his advantage, but what if it is a short shower?
He can't guarantee that he will still be in a fit for the game after a short sleep, which means that if there is no accurate forecast, he will have to work with Roddick to maintain his body temperature while waiting for the game to continue.
"I really envy that girl, you can still see the sun in the morning game, this ghost weather." Fan Ju didn't know the result of Sharapova's game, but judging from the expressions of the people around him, most of them were good, and the specific details were not said for the time being, but as long as the result was good, Fan Ju also let go of a piece of his mind.
Of course, if it was his turn to race, if the weather could remain normal, he would feel happier, but God didn't think about embarrassment, the probability of rain is actually not high, but the wind is not small.
Windy! This can be a great test on the court, and it will be more difficult to control the ball, and during the flight, a sudden gust of wind will be enough to send a ball that is just pressed on the line out of bounds.
Especially on the serve!
Of course, this is not only limited to Roddick, in the technique of serving to the net, serving is also the key, and Fan Ju also has to face the problem of frequent one-serve errors.
This created a variable in the game, but of course this variable limited the play of both sides, and only a more stable game could take advantage.
"What a hassle! This wind force must be above level 3, right? "Fan Ju felt the wind, the stadium was surrounded by spectators, and he could feel a level 3 wind inside, which means that the wind outside may have been hung to level 5 or even more.
If the racket has hit the ball, the stability brought by the speed and spin is enough to break through the wind barrier on a certain distance.
But there is no choice in throwing the ball, and this is also the time to look at the player's skills.
Fan Ju's original serve was because the ball was unstable, so he could only maintain a serve at 50% of the level, and he deeply understood the impact of this.
Roddick has been playing tennis for a longer time than he has experienced, and he has experienced a lot of games, so he is more experienced in the impact of wind and how to deal with it.
At the start of the match, Roddick was more prepared than usual before serving, of course, he was not thinking, but waiting for the moment when the wind would light up slightly.
The wind is not constant, and there will be a brief interval between gusts, perhaps less than 2 seconds, but it is enough for the toss.
"Smack!" The standard power serve, without the influence of the wind to weaken its power, Roddick-style serve, like the wild American West, is full of cowboy wild and uninhibited style.
A little shallow, huh? The moment Fan Ju saw the landing point, he judged the bounce position of the ball, and took a step forward, the ball seemed to have a lot of power, but the landing point was controlled by Roddick.
Unlike those balls that are pressed against the edge of the teeing area, this ball needs to be moved forward to hit the best point of rise and gain more topspin.
And taking a step forward also gave Fan Ju the motivation to step forward with the ball, compared to being pressed on the bottom line, how could Fan Ju let go of this opportunity!
"It's not good, let him use the Internet!" Roddick saw Fan Ju swinging the racket and continued to rush forward and shouted badly, but it was too late, Fan Ju's hair extensions were very strong, in Fan Ju's comprehensive Internet service, this is a standard combination of standard hair extensions and Internet access.
The strong topspin didn't jump too high, but the spin controlled the range of Roddick's return, and compared to Roddick's serve, Fan Ju's return was more open.
After all, the ball speed has been raised, and the lateral wind on the court cannot blow the ball out of the bottom line, and there is enough space on the left and right sides, so that Fan Ju's swing is more unscrupulous.
Roddick lifted the racket up, and forced the ball into the air to hit a high throw, which was far better than sending the ball to Fan Ju, who had already blocked the net.
"It's too late!" Fan Ju rushed too hard, as soon as Roddick moved, he turned back to chase, but Roddick was not slow with his shot, Fan Ju raised his head and saw that he was about to catch up.
Well...... Before Fan Ju could sigh at Roddick's cleverness, he noticed that the ball seemed to be flying in a strange direction, as if it was being pulled outward by an additional force, deviating from the trajectory that the ball would have fallen.
"It's the wind!" Fan Ju suddenly thought of something, and suddenly understood that the wind at the height was much stronger than the bottom of the court, which meant that the wind on the ball at this time was much stronger than he felt.
“OUT!” The ball that was already in a hurry with the wind changed its landing point and deviated by more than ten centimeters, which was enough to deflect the return ball that was only played by hand feeling.
Luckily, Fan Ju sighed and looked at his opponent again, Roddick was obviously a little disappointed, after all, he felt that this ball should be dealt with very well, but in fact, he forgot that in addition to Fan Ju, there was also the opponent of nature.
The score was rewritten, but it was only the first point, Roddick's unlucky return ball reminded Fan Ju that today is not a good day to go high, and letting the ball spin more is the key to stabilizing today.
"Looks like the style of play is going to change a little bit." After pondering for a while, Fan Ju made a plan, and after taking a look at his opponent, he confirmed the key to deciding the victory. (To be continued......)