Zhang Guan's ACE ball instantly set off the audience. If Sharapova or Li Na fired an ACE ball, the audience would not be surprised, but Zhang Guan, a non-tennis professional, actually fired an ACE ball. This It brought a different feeling to the audience.
Sharapova silently looked back at Zhang Guan and thought to herself: "I haven't seen him for more than half a year, but his serve has improved again! I remember when I first started learning, his serve was only over 190 kilometers, but just now That shot must have been a serve that traveled more than 200 kilometers! Among ATP professional players, it can be considered a top serve!"
Next, the right to serve was still in Zhang Guan's hands, and he started serving for the second time.
"That must have been a coincidence just now! How could Zhang Guan, a track and field athlete, serve at such a high level! You have to catch the ball well, otherwise it would be too ugly to fall behind 0-3 as soon as you start." Li Na said silently Thinking, while getting ready to catch the ball.
"Whoosh!" Another yellow light flashed by, and the angle was even more tricky than before. Li Na immediately reached out to shoot, but was a step too late. Tennis has leapt beyond her reach.
Another ACE ball!
Li Na opened his mouth slightly, but did not speak. Although there was no Hawkeye system on this field and it was impossible to calculate the ball speed, Li Na still judged that the ball speed of Zhang Guan's serve still exceeded 200 kilometers per hour.
For professional men's tennis players, it is not an easy task to send a ball with a speed of 200 kilometers per hour. Even those at the top of the ATP rankings cannot guarantee that they will be able to hit the ball with a speed of over 200 kilometers per hour twice in a row.
"Two consecutive serves with speeds exceeding 200 kilometers per hour, even if it is a coincidence, it is impossible to achieve without a certain strength foundation. It seems that I underestimated Zhang Guan before. He is definitely not a rookie in tennis, at least his serve has reached At the level of a professional player." Li Na thought silently, and her expression became serious at the same time.
"You want me to give way to Zhang Guan? His serve is better than mine!" Jiang Shan thought silently. At the same time, he also noticed the changes in Li Na. Although the couple just got married at the beginning of this year, they have known each other for many years. Jiang Shan knew Li Na's unyielding character very well. At this time, he knew that Li Na was about to get serious.
Next it was Li Na's turn to serve, and it was Zhang Guan who received the ball. So Li Na chose a more extreme serve.
Now Li Na is not as sharp in serving as she was later, and can only be regarded as the average level of the first-class female professional players in the world. As for Zhang Guan, when he first learned tennis, he faced Sharapova, who was famous for her sharp serves and fierce play. She was abused by Sharapova a lot, and Zhang Guan was naturally capable of receiving some extreme serves.
Therefore, Zhang Guan received Li Na's serve relatively easily, and he even added a little top spin when returning the ball. However, for professional athletes, Zhang Guan's return can be said to be a bit bad, because the landing point of Zhang Guan's return was very bad.
Although the system's skills can bring technology to Zhang Guan, they cannot bring game experience. For professional tennis players, it is essential to understand and study the opponent's technical characteristics before the game. At the very least, they must know what the opponent is good at and what they are not good at, and then attack the opponent's weaknesses during the game while trying to avoid the opponent. Play to your strengths.
Now Li Na's technical characteristic is that his forehand return is very strong. Zhang Guan's return ball happened to reach Li Na's forehand position, allowing Li Na to give full play to his strengths, so he only saw Li Na's forehand. With one swing, the tennis ball drew an extremely tricky angle and regained one point.
After scoring this point, Li Na breathed a sigh of relief: "Zhang Guan is still a rookie. Although the ball came back, the landing point was very bad. In the game, this choice of landing point is giving away points." "The abnormal serve just now really shocked me. I thought I was meeting a Grand Slam level player!"
The next ball was still Li Na's right to serve, and Zhang Guan's return point was the same as last time. Li Na scored another point in the same way, and the score was tied at 2-3.
Sharapova was not surprised by the result of losing two points in a row. Instead, she felt it was normal. Zhang Guan has no competition experience and looks pretty good during practice. But in the real competition, when faced with professional players, his true colors immediately show up. Sharapova has already guessed this result.
The next two balls were served by Sharapova.
Considering that this was just a charity exhibition match, Sharapova's first serve was relatively ordinary, and Jiang Shan's reception was relatively easy. Then Sharapova deliberately slowed down her return speed, which was equivalent to creating a net for Li Na. Li Na did not waste the opportunity to volley, and directly volleyed in front of the net to score another point.
Li Na's performance just now has already been noticed by Sharapova. As a professional tennis player, Sharapova can tell at a glance whether her opponent is playing seriously.
"I have returned the point of the first ball to you, and I will play seriously next time!" Sharapova took a deep breath, stabilized her mood, and then started to serve.
"Bang!" The racket hit the tennis ball hard. This was an American spin serve. The ball spins very hard in this way of serving. Because of the technical difficulty, even top tennis players rarely try it. .
More importantly, the angle to the ball is very tricky, which is a big test for the receiver.
Jiang Shan has retired for several years. Although he has been working as a tennis coach these years and his technical foundation is still there, the feeling of competition has long been lost. So when Jiang Shan reacted and started to catch the ball, it was already too late. He touched the ball in front of him and then hit the ball out of bounds.
The score became 3-4, Li Na and Jiang Shan were still 1 point behind, and the right to serve returned to Jiang Shan.
Jiang Shan's first serve deliberately pursued an angle, but the first serve failed to pass the net. So Jiang Shan's second serve was much more conservative, and as a result, he lost the initiative. Then Sharapova fiercely counterattacked. After scoring this point, the score came to 3-5.
However, the quality of Jiang Shan's serve was much higher in the next ball. After three rounds of stalemate, Li Na found a gap and scored a point, making the score 4-5.
Next came Zhang Guanlai to serve.
Li Na looked at Zhang Guan warily. She had a premonition that Zhang Guan would serve again with a speed exceeding 200 kilometers per hour. As a female tennis player, even if she is ranked among the top 30 in the world in the WTA rankings, it is still very difficult to receive a serve from a male player with a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour.
The racket in Zhang Guan's hand hit the tennis ball hard, another powerful and heavy blow.
This time, Li Na, who was fully focused, reacted instantly, but she still underestimated Zhang Guan's serve. This time, the serve was even faster than before. Although Li Na made a move to catch the ball, Didn't catch the ball.
"ACE! Zhang Guan issued ACE three times in a row!"
"The speed of the ball just now was definitely over 200 kilometers per hour! It's only been half a year since we last met. How come the speed of the serve has increased so much? Is it because the arm strength has become stronger?" Sharapova looked at Zhang Guan inexplicably, but she was thinking in her heart. I keep wondering when sprinters need to work on their arm strength.
At this time, Li Na was a little angry. She was hit with three aces by a track and field athlete. Li Na felt a little aggrieved, and her competitive spirit made her become more serious.
"It's just an exhibition match, don't take it too seriously." Jiang Shan's voice suddenly sounded from beside her, and Li Na realized that Jiang Shan had come to her side unknowingly.
Li Na was stunned for a moment, and then felt that he was indeed taking it too seriously. This was just a charity exhibition match, not a formal competition, so why should the outcome be so important
Li Na is now a regular in the top 16 of Grand Slams. It can be said that she has proven herself through competition results. No one would think that Li Na would lose to an amateur player. In a charity exhibition like this, even if Li Na loses, people will think that Li Na deliberately let Zhang win.
After thinking about this, Li Na's competitive spirit disappeared without a trace in an instant, and she suddenly felt much more relaxed. At the same time, Zhang Guan also started serving.
"Whoosh!" Zhang Guan's serve was as fast as ever, but this time, Li Na successfully caught the ball.
If you are a professional athlete, your serve will continue to change during the game. If every serve is the same, no matter how powerful the serve is, your opponent will gradually adapt to it. Zhang Guan obviously has no experience in this aspect of the game. Although his serve is very fast, every serve is the same. Li Na has caught the pattern and made a successful return of serve.
"Okay, I finally received it!" There was a hint of joy in Li Na's expression, but the next moment, the joy disappeared without a trace.
Sharapova had already rushed over, and a topspin shot created a good angle and an excellent landing spot. Jiang Shan made a mistake in his return and the tennis ball was blocked on the net.
The score became 7-4 and the game was over! Zhang Guan and Sharapova won the exhibition match.
…
This exhibition game ended relatively quickly, and there was no long back-and-forth stalemate between the players during the game. Especially Zhang Guan's three ACE balls greatly accelerated the process of the game, but the audience did not I feel disappointed. It is impossible for the exhibition match to have the fierce battles of the main match. Being able to interact with the players on the spot is the key.
What Zhang Guan didn't expect was that although this was just an exhibition match, the organizers still arranged an awards ceremony, which was not notified before the game.
The award presenter walked over with a smile on his face and handed something like a certificate to Zhang Guan.
"What is this?" Zhang Guan thought with surprise.
The first chapter has been delivered, please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket. And as I said last week, if something is going to break out this week, let’s start tomorrow!
(End of chapter)