The temperature was already very high at this time, and the scorching sunlight shining on Grosjean made Grosjean feel extremely restless.
The first game was Zhang Guan's serve. Zhang Guan certainly had an advantage as the server, so losing this game was something Grosjean could accept. But Zhang Guan's serving level was unacceptable to Grosjean. The slugger's serve is already a sharp weapon, coupled with Federer's signature topspin serve, this is a huge test for any receiver.
If he were a player of Nadal's level, he might be more capable of solving the current problem, but at the moment Grosjean didn't think of how to deal with Zhang Guan's serve.
But at this time, Grosjean had no time to think carefully about how to respond to Zhang Guan's serve, because his serve was about to begin.
Grosjean is a player who likes to press forward or go to the net very much, and the main purpose of his serve is to get himself a chance to go to the net. This kind of player is also called a serve and net player. The world's most famous serve and net player is the golf king Sampras. He is eager to hit the net with almost every ball.
Players who are good at serving and netting will have a better serve. An excellent serve can make the opponent's return of the ball not of high quality. Moreover, this type of player's reaction in front of the net is very fast. Not only does his hand feel in front of the net be good, he can often pass a ball in front of the net. Two volleys scored easily.
Grosjean's skills are far inferior to those of the world champion Sampras, especially his backhand skills, which have always been his weakness. However, he has an excellent serve and sensitive reactions at the net, which makes him an excellent serve and net player. It is also his most important weapon that currently ranks among the top 30 in the world.
Grosjean threw the tennis ball high and then swung the racket to serve. The moment the racket came into contact with the tennis ball, Grosjean felt that the quality of the ball was pretty good.
"Good shot, get ready to hit the net!" Grosjean's body has begun to move forward slightly.
However, Zhang Guan had already quickly moved to the position of receiving the ball.
"Just like in the video, he moves so fast. Most people can only catch the ball with their backhand, but Zhang Guan can use his moving speed to catch the ball with his forehand. But my serve was good. , even if you catch the ball with your forehand, I'm afraid it won't be of high quality... Sure enough, there is a chance!"
Grosjean had been paying attention to Zhang Guan's return of serve. When he saw Zhang Guan's racket swinging, he knew that the ball had a chance to hit the net. Then he quickly rushed to the net and aimed at the ball that had just passed the net. The ball is one shot.
"Hit the gap on his backhand!" Grosjean hit hard.
"Whoosh..." The ball quickly flew towards the gap where Zhang Guan's backhand was made, and then landed and flew out. It's just that the landing position is outside the boundary.
"Hey..." The audience let out a sigh of regret. Grosjean's net shot was very beautiful, and the timing was also very good. The position he attacked was also in the gap of Zhang Guan's backhand, which would have been beautiful. A hit, but unfortunately it went out of bounds.
"What a pity. Grosjean probably hasn't warmed up his hands yet and didn't control his strength well. As long as the ball was just a little closer, it would have hit the line! That will be a beautiful volley in front of the net!" the commentator said. explain.
However, Grosjean's face was a little solemn. As the executor of this ball, he certainly knew that he had no problem with force control. Ordinarily, this ball should definitely fall in bounds, but it flew out of bounds. , only a short distance from the sideline.
"No, according to the strength and direction of my force just now, I clearly chose the landing point within the bounds. But it was so biased. When I volleyed in front of the net just now, it did feel a bit strange, as if the ball was floating... "
Grosjean has yet to figure out why the ball landed so far, and the progress of the game does not allow him to stop and think clearly. He must start a new serve.
For this ball, Grosjean still adhered to his original tactics, which was also his accustomed style of play, high-quality serve and timely netting.
"Whoosh!" Grosjean's ball was of extremely high quality, with perfect angle, power, and rotation. The landing point was on the sideline. Even with Zhang Guan's amazing moving speed, he only touched it slightly. The edge of the ball, but failed to catch the ball.
"15-15!" the referee announced the score.
Grosjean nodded with satisfaction. He is a player who is good at serving, so in his service games, he often hits ACE balls or serves to score points.
Then, Grosjean started to serve the third ball. This time he still chose the landing point of the ball at the edge of the court, just like last time. Zhang Guan did not catch the previous ball, so he was guarding against the edge position at this time, so he successfully returned the serve.
However, Grosjean hit the ball back to the other side of the field, and Zhang Guan had to run from the left side of the field to the right to return the ball. I saw Zhang Guan quickly rushing to the right, and the tennis ball flew right in front of Zhang Guan. He hit the ball hard with his forehand and hit the ball over the net.
On the opposite side, Grosjean had already responded to the net. He accurately moved to the front of the ball and made another volley in front of the net, hitting Zhang Guan's gap.
"It feels like that again, the ball is floating!" Grosjean watched helplessly as the ball flew out of bounds again.
"What's going on? The ball just now was definitely weird. Why did I feel the ball was so floating when I hit the ball, as if I couldn't control it." Grosjean felt a little weird, and several possibilities appeared in his mind, but he Unable to determine at the moment.
For the next fourth ball, Grosjean still insisted on his tactics of going to the net. He created opportunities for himself to go to the net by serving and returning the ball. After three back and forth, Grosjean seized another opportunity to go to the net.
I saw Grosjean rushing to the net and hitting the tennis ball with his backhand. However, Grosjean's backhand skill was indeed worse than his forehand skill. Although this volley was very beautiful, it was still within the range that could be caught. , if it were a player with a strong backhand, this shot would most likely score directly.
Zhang Guan's mobility is his biggest honor guard in defense. He successfully caught the ball, still with a forehand.
Grosjean did not retreat to the backcourt, but continued to stay in the frontcourt, as if waiting for Zhang Guan to return the ball.
"Do you think my volley in front of the net is that simple? That backhand just now was just a tactical pressure on you, now it's the real volley in front of the net!" Grosjean had already taken his position and aimed a blow at the tennis ball. Whipping, he prepares to win the ball with a side spin.
However, when the racket made contact with the tennis ball, that erratic feeling came again. Then the ball returned a little too far, and Zhang Guan took advantage of this opportunity to hit the ball into the backcourt. Grosjean had no time to return to defense and could only lose another goal.
The score came to 15-40.
"It feels like this again, I understand, it's spin! Zhang Guan's forehand return spins at an extremely high speed! Oops, how could Zhang Guan know how to use this style of play? This is a style of play specifically designed to restrain me from hitting the net!" Grosjean was immediately distraught.
On the next ball, Grosjean made a mistake on his first serve and was a little conservative on his second serve. As a result, Zhang Guan seized the opportunity and continuously attacked Grosjean's baseline, preventing Grosjean from hitting the net and losing his great weapon. Grosjean was attacked backhand by Zhang Guan continuously after seven or eight shots, and then lost the ball. He also lost his serve at the same time.
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Nalbandian stared at Zhang Guan in shock.
"What did I see? That forehand movement, almost a vertical swing, rapid head twitch! And the rotation of the ball, so fast. Damn it, this is the 'Nadal spin', how could Zhang Guan do that? This move! Federer’s signature topspin serve coupled with Nadal’s spin, how can Grosjean win?”
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