Chapter 153: Dragon Fight
"It's so slow......!"
Nadal's return made Fan Ju dumbfounded, not a lightning-fast shot, nor the kind of topspin ball with a strong spin.
Cutting! The speed of the ball flight is very slow, but the angle and speed of the bounce after landing are not slow.
Fan Ju has never encountered such a player who cuts at the beginning of the field, and many of them will try a few beats before adding some cutting combinations.
But Nadal is too familiar with Fan Ju, so he doesn't need to be tempted, and gives Fan Ju an unexpected surprise after serving!
"The rhythm is out of ......"
Nadal felt the difference the moment he returned the ball, and Fan Ju was very uncomfortable with the cutting ball, especially this kind of force cutting deep into the backcourt, but this was not a fatal flaw for Fan Ju.
At least in the past games, many technical changes and unfamiliarities will change with the game, which is the most terrifying, you don't know when the opponent has adapted to your style of play and will give you an unexpected blow.
Nadal didn't want to beat Fan Ju right away, but according to his uncle's instructions, he had to take the next set first.
This is why he is so happy when he gets the first service game again, even if his serve is not strong, but if he has the right to serve, he has the advantage of taking the initiative, which will not change.
Fan Ju hit back awkwardly, the height of the downspin ball after the bounce was very low, and the red clay multiplied the power of all the spin, even the downspin that was not obvious on hard courts.
Nadal's downspin is precise, and even has the feeling of Albert's cross-court slices.
The ball is after it hits the ground. The bounces were all half a beat slower, not as lethally accurate as Albert's, but with stronger spin. It makes it harder to judge this kind of ball.
Once again, a small step back from the intended point of catch, Fan Ju must reserve enough space to vacate his swing even with double speed.
The irregular bounce is a headache for him, and Nadal is not the kind of opponent who can settle with his immature violent flat shots.
Compared to muscles, Nadal, who is less than 17 years old, will not be much worse than him, just like Fan Ju calls him by his nickname.
Like a sturdy little bull. Covered in strong tendons, Nadal has no shortage of strength, and he even needs to be controlled. Don't go out of bounds because you play too strongly.
Unlike Fan Ju and Federer's lower tensions, Nadal's racket has a 55-pound pound pound, which is a lot worse than Roddick's 70-pound power monster, but it still adds a lot more power when hitting the ball.
I thought it would be a quick showdown. The slow pace made Fan Ju find it difficult to adapt to this rhythm. Of course, it is also slow in double speed, but it is completely different from Nadal's slow tempo.
A light pick after cutting the ball, Nadal was not afraid of Fan Ju's ability in front of the net, he boldly released the ball in front of the net, seducing Fan Ju to hit the ball at the net.
However, Fan Ju stood in place, he didn't intend to move at all, not because he didn't want to move, but after Nadal pressed at a large angle for 3 consecutive beats. Fan Ju has lost his position on the other side.
If Nadal takes the initiative to pull out a shot at this time, Fan Ju may still have a chance to save the ball. But this ball is a broken ball in front of the net, which is what Fan Ju loves and hates.
Nadal knows his rhythm very well, and Fan Ju feels that he has been led by the nose on the court by a seemingly unintelligent little stubborn cow.
This made him angry, but there was no way, the rhythm was not easy to adapt, Nadal did not blindly use slow balls, with force, and the sudden short ball just now, it is very difficult to judge the rhythm of the next ball.
Nadal's double reversal is not only powerful, but also first-class, and Fan Ju can hardly catch the specific direction of the two sides that suddenly hit.
Only after the ball flies out of the racket can he move the run, but he loses the advantage of the first time, which is too slow for Nadal's fast and powerful backhand, and the slowness makes people feel as if Fan Ju's reaction is a slow beat.
"What's going on? Is it that the state of Fan Ju is not good again? Could it be that you are sick? ”
After only one game, Katrina and Honoré in the stands began to worry about Fan Ju, Katrina is a pure layman, although Honore is a sports journalist, but she is not a professional tennis player, and she can only see it in general.
Perhaps the only one who can remain calm is Raschet, who knows that there is no problem with Fan Ju, and his running speed and swing are normal.
Raschet, who was tapping his hand to measure the beat, knew that Fan's abnormality was only caused by Nadal's sudden rhythm, and he couldn't help but glance at his friend next to him, and he had to be convinced by Tony's cruel eyes.
This rhythm is not Nadal's usual style of play, so the one who can come up with this idea for Fan Ju's "weakness" must be the more experienced Tony Nadal.
This kind of variation-like style of play has very high requirements for the ball sense, and if you change other players, you will even mess up your rhythm.
But Nadal is a real genius, the talent of the ball, absolutely the top of the first-class, the instant variations are very good, even if it is not his own rhythm, just change the combination of play, and there is an amazing effect.
"It's a bad move!" Fan Ju also regretted it on the court, he still underestimated Nadal's rectum too much, and the kid would even "cheat".
Waiting for me! At the end of the first game, when the two staggered, Fan Ju said softly in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
This practice actually violates the etiquette of the tennis game, but Fan Ju can't control it, and he doesn't believe that Nadal will go back to "report" him, and he must give this kid a good look in the service game!
Nadal was already very satisfied with successfully suppressing Fan Ju in his own service game and not letting Fan Ju take advantage of his poor serve, but the voice just now made him shiver in his back, and he remembered that he still had to face Fan Ju's serve.
"He's angry, he's in trouble."
Nadal knows he's making small moves, but to win a match, especially if he hasn't warmed up in the early stages, he has to at least drag the match into the third set.
Nadal is young, but he is also a real tennis player, as long as he is in the game, as long as he does not violate the rules, he can use it, and he will not feel guilty because he did not face the opponent.
Of course, he is still wary of angry examples, but sometimes it may not be useful......
“40:0”
The referee glanced at the line, made sure that the ball just fell into bounds, nodded and reported the score.
Fan Ju looked at the landing point of his serve with satisfaction, in fact, he was a little unsure whether it was pressed in the neutral boundary, in fact, he didn't like to serve this kind of serve in the middle corner, but who was the corner Nadal is a fake right-hander, in order to avoid the opponent's strong point, he must serve in the opposite direction, which is a very test of his serving skills.
"It's okay, it feels good today, second ACE."
Nadal worked very hard to catch the ball, but Fan Ju's opening serve today was so good that it burst out, unlike Nadal's slow tempo-based serve, Fan Ju went completely fast, using the ball to bring up the rhythm of the whole game with the serve.
The first serve was a very beautiful inside corner ace, watching the ball slide out of the outside of the racket, Fan Ju used 2 times the speed at the beginning in order to achieve the best serving effect, so that his serve power suddenly increased a whole notch!
In excellent condition, coupled with the bonus of double speed, Fan Ju exerts an amazing one-shot efficiency.
In the second ball, although the outside serve was caught by Nadal to the landing point, but the return ball was not threatening at all, Fan Ju saw the landing point, and immediately intercepted a half-volley in front of the net, plus went up to the net to block the return line, forcing Nadal to return the ball again out of bounds.
The second ace followed by Fan Ju was like a perfect ball machine, with all three balls served beautifully, and the average speed exceeded 210 kilometers.
With the precise angle and landing point, Fan Ju had already obtained his three hold points less than 2 minutes after the start.
Nadal began to frown at this time, although Fan Ju's serve was temporarily ineffective, but once it broke out, it was enough to make people break out in a cold sweat, especially the kind of continuous pressure with a back beat after high speed, Nadal had an illusion of seeing Sampras for a moment.
“OUT!”
Fan Ju's serve still failed to become a lethal weapon after all, looking at his out-of-bounds serve, he also pouted helplessly, not that he didn't want to play well, but he was really powerless, and the pursuit of power had to be completely stable, even if it was at double speed, it was impossible to guarantee a good ball 100%.
A mistake could not prevent Fan Ju from winning his own service game, and even in order to maintain his suppressiveness, Fan Ju gave up the conservative second serve, and directly gave a one-serve quality second serve, giving Nadal a surprise attack.
received the ball, but it was too sudden, and Nadal, who was ready to receive the second serve, was also caught off guard, and if the extension hesitated slightly, the deviation would be very large.
Fan Ju looked at the serve that was blocked in front of the net with satisfaction, and a smile appeared on his face, and Fan Ju counterattacked Nadal's evasion with his strongest and toughest attitude.
"Even if it's just a serve, you won't give up a single step, and you have to be prepared to lose today!" Fan Ju secretly thought in his heart, increasing his confidence in winning.
On the field, like two extremes, Nadal, who controls the rhythm and slows down the game, is as fierce as fire, eager to ignite the paradigm of the game, who wins and who loses in the battle between the dragon and tiger? (To be continued......)