Chapter 168: Testing New Weapons
Fan Ju's tournament draw has been good, and at least once in the first round against a high-ranked opponent or anything like that.
Of course, in this competition, his hidden high ranking is the real landmine, almost the feeling of who touches and who dies.
Don't look at the world tennis world is so big, but in fact, there are only a small number of players participating in the tournament at the same time, some players only compete in Asia and Oceania, and some will fly back and forth between the Americas and Europe.
Fan Ju belongs to the type of tournament that has no specific goal and purely depends on IMG's arrangement, except for the last clay tour tournament that was rejected due to training, and basically did not make any objections to the schedule arrangement.
The high density of matches did put a lot of pressure on Fan Ju at first, but considering the special circumstances of Fan Ju's new professional tennis, such a match was necessary.
Not only can you quickly accumulate enough competition experience for Fan Ju, but also allow Fan Ju to get used to the rhythm of professional competitions and prepare enough before facing the competition.
In the first round of Birmingham, Fan Ju shook his head and stood on the court, the wild card player opposite was very nervous at this time, he should have been lucky that he did not meet the seeded player in the first round, but he couldn't be happy when he saw the opponent standing opposite and staring straight at him.
"Why? Obviously, he has more experience than his opponent, and his physical condition is not worse than his opponent at all, but why ......" The American local player is very depressed, and at the age of 27, he still has to compete with a wild card, and when facing a young player, he is timid.
Fan Ju didn't feel like he was on top. It's just that the thighs are still a little soreness at this time because of intensive training.
The usual preparation for the horse step squat is particularly difficult to do. In order to relieve his thigh muscles, when he can stand up straight, Fan Ju tries to stand as straight as possible.
However, this made his opponent very nervous, and the first serve came directly to a double fault.
"Do you want to be so funny?" In fact, Fan Ju's overall "state" is not good now, not because of his spirit and feel, but purely because he will be a small step slower than usual in terms of movement.
This can be particularly difficult for him to receive the serve, especially when he doesn't receive the ball after he starts. He was very dissatisfied, very dissatisfied!
"This is forcing me to make a big move!" Fan Ju rubbed the muscles of his inner thighs and thought resentfully.
The unlucky opponent does not know. The player in front of him was looking forward to the fight, but he hated it even more than that.
The opponent sorted out the love again and began to serve, but Fan Ju quietly entered a step in the receiving area, and the racket was placed in the center of the body. His eyes are like those of a tiger waiting for his prey.
A nice throw. The opponent's serve finally found the right way.
The ball speed is good, the cutting angle is also beautiful, and against ordinary opponents, this ball is enough to win the service advantage, but against the hungry tiger waiting for food, this is not enough!
Out of the shot, he suddenly squatted sideways and lunged, and the body deflection angle gave way to a huge space. A "coincidental" encounter between a racket and a ball in this space.
The speed and power of the serve are all converted into the speed of the counterattack at any moment. Although the waist and abdomen are sore, the strength is stronger than before.
The seemingly reluctant lunge was like a nail nailed to the ground, and the swing of the racket did not make his body shake at all, on the contrary, the moment after the swing of the racket, he completed the action of changing from lunge to forward lunge.
The rapid transformation of the action made the opponent stunned, and when he realized that the place was in front of the net, he had already found that it was too late.
The high-speed ball with kinetic energy fell towards the bottom corner, and the precise landing point smashed a clear mark on the red clay!
"Sure enough, I can't react, the enhancement of the waist and abdomen seems to have some effect!"
When Fan Ju saw his opponent's movements, he stopped rushing to the net, and he knew that he didn't need to waste his strength.
"The power of the side lunge needs to be strengthened, and if there is a little more space to be spared, this ball should be able to hit a deeper position."
Fan Ju was not satisfied with the incredible hair extension that seemed to the audience and opponents alike, and there was still room for improvement in the effect.
It seems to be a bit weird hair extensions, with its own reasoning, and the same as the horse step, the lunge itself also has the function of stabilizing the body.
The quick tilt and sinking action saves the time to take a step, and the body that leans out sideways can play the serve that is hitting you with a better effect.
However, there is really no practical promotion of such hair extensions, and in the face of opponents of this level in front of you, double speed is enough, but in the face of higher-level players, I am afraid you will have to use 2 times the speed.
And Fan Ju knows that the time of double speed can be saved, if each hair extension has to use 2 times the speed state, I am afraid that the practicality is not as high as the ordinary double speed of the hair extension.
The strengthened waist and abdomen strength allows Fan Ju to be more fluid when changing movements in an instant, and the connection between squats and waist twisting sprints becomes more fluid.
"Count yourself unlucky, accompany me to practice today!"
Fan Ju quickly turned the racket, changed the grip of the racket, looked at the opponent who was still thinking about how to send the next ball, squinted his eyes and said in his heart.
Picking up the racket and swinging it quickly, the unlucky opponent ran like a dog vomiting blood, chasing the ball thrown by the owner.
On the other hand, Fan Ju is like a big Buddha that does not move like a mountain, just standing in the center of the court, except for serving and receiving, it is rare to take a few steps to make adjustments.
Fan Ju is not having fun, he is just trying to control the opponent's every stroke movement, when he hits the ball, how will the opponent fight back, how much distance, how much running, how much strength, can force the opponent to play the most powerless, hit the return ball to the center of the court?
Fan Ju has also tried in the past in the game, but it is just constantly widening the opponent's receiving distance, and he never expected to rely on the return ball to control the direction of the opponent's return.
The opponent in front of him is a good real target, the strength is not strong, the skills are all under his control and suppression, and the comprehensive ranking is even only one level higher than the new career.
Even compared with Fan Ju in an ordinary state, it is a level worse, and Fan Ju in the state of double speed has the strength to far exceed the opponent, and it is almost an impossible task to turn the tables after controlling the score.
"On the field, there is never an upset for no reason, and every upset means his potential strength." This is Fan Ju's understanding of upsets, and it is also an important basis for Fan Ju to observe his opponent in every game.
When his own technical and tactical strength is a whole level higher than the opponent, the probability of an upset is only based on the only possible condition that he himself is injured and retires.
Even if he is in poor physical condition and is in a period of burnout, Fan Ju has enough strength to crush the opponent with technology to win the game.
Only when the opponent is really in a situation where his skills are comparable, at least one of the skills will make him feel difficult, and when he is at a low ebb, or in an uncomfortable state, there will be the possibility of an upset.
The American player on the other side, who didn't even know his name, obviously didn't put this pressure on Fan Ju, so Fan Ju's real yàn also did it very easily, and after two sets, he tried all his technical changes after two weeks of training, and the result was very satisfying to him.
"It's not obvious, but it's getting stronger!" Fan Ju kicked his thighs, which were still a little sore, and was very satisfied.
The strengthening of the lower limbs and core muscles not only improves his explosiveness and flexibility, but more importantly, the stability of the core makes it easier for him to grasp the center of gravity when hitting the ball.
Although there are no technical statistics, in some attempts, he clearly feels that some progress is not enough to surpass him in the past, but the progress is real.
It's only been two weeks of training, and even the first stage hasn't been completed yet, so being able to have such a change is enough to make Fan Ju satisfied.
The rest only needs to continue to strengthen after the French Open, even if there is no training for the last two parts, just completing the first part of the core muscles and lower limbs to strengthen, Fan Ju can have more advantages in the game and tactics.
With some expectations and some worries, Fan Ju knew that the first part of his training could be said to be the easiest and the least side effects.
There are only positive but few negative effects on the improvement of strength, and perhaps the only trouble is that he has to maintain a certain amount of muscle training and eat high-protein and low-fat foods in the competition.
Just like today's thigh muscle state, if you face a master who is on par with you, you may miss some important hitting opportunities due to the sprint pause of the sour and soft guide.
"The opponent in the second round turned out to be Dinah?" Fan Ju saw a familiar name, which was very memorable to him.
This opponent was the first opponent Fan Ju had encountered in the Challenger, even if it was only a qualifier, but it has to be said that Dinah caused Fan Ju a lot of trouble at that time.
Even Fan Ju thinks that many of the players he encounters in the main match are not as big as the trouble that Dinah gave him, maybe if he didn't have himself, Dinah would have got better results in that game, and this game is the same......
"But who told you that you were unlucky to meet me in the second round......" Fan Ju shook his head and said regretfully.
Fan Ju is not a megalomaniac, but he is confident that after a few games, he is stronger than himself at that time, with more tactics, more flexible playing style, and even more comfortable in the use of multiples when facing masters.
However, Fan Ju is quite happy to meet an old opponent, although the same opponent will be in a slightly different state and performance, but it is the best basis to verify whether he has improved.
"How much you've changed since the first challenge, let's use tomorrow's tournament to prove it!" After completing a set of muscle training movements, Fan Ju is full of confidence to win. (To be continued......)