“In the second round of the Australian Open men’s singles match that ended during the day, Zhang Guan, who was a wild card participant, actually defeated the 28th seed Sebastian Grosjean with a total score of 3-0. , broke out an upset in the second round of the Australian Open men's singles. The final three sets were 6-0, 6-3 and 6-2. As a result, Zhang Guan successfully entered the third round, while Grosjean won again. It ended his Australian Open journey once and for all.”
The news in just a few sentences shocked many people who follow the Australian Open. Any victory of a non-seeded player against a seeded player can be regarded as an upset. Even if Grosjean's seed ranking is already relatively low, Considering that his opponent is Zhang Guan, this can be regarded as a big upset.
Many players who participate in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time are eliminated in the first round. Only a few can survive until the second round, and very few can advance to the third round. If a player who participates in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time successfully advances to the third round, he can already be regarded as a dark horse player in the competition.
Zhang Guan not only participated in the Australian Open for the first time, but also participated in a professional tennis competition for the first time. He entered the third round of a Grand Slam in his first professional tennis competition, which undoubtedly set a precedent.
"How did Zhang Guan beat Grosjean? Grosjean is the 28th seed in the tournament!"
"In the first round, Zhang Guan's opponent was Roches. But Roches was unwell during the game, so he lost to Zhang Guan. Could it be that Grosjean was also unwell?"
"Isn't Grosjean's serve and net very powerful? How could he lose to a track and field athlete and be swept 3-0? People who don't know think Grosjean met Federer or Nadal!"
After many people learned the news, they immediately looked for the battle report of this game, hoping to learn how Zhang Guan won. From the description of the battle report, everyone saw that Grosjean could not catch the ball. , Grosjean's volley went out of bounds, Grosjean's double fault and other information.
The person who wrote the battle report only described the entire match truthfully, such as Zhang Guan's serve in the first game. Of course he would not describe in detail that Zhang Guan's signature topspin was Federer's. He would only talk about Zhang Guan's feel. Yes, several ACE balls were served; for example, in the second game, the person who wrote the game report could not write in detail about Zhang Guan's return of a Nadal spin, but only described Grosjean's mistake when he intercepted the net.
If you only watch the game report without watching the game video, the information people can get is that Grosjean made a lot of unforced errors in the game, so many people are misled. There are so many games in the second round of the Australian Open, and the doubles have also started, I am afraid that even die-hard tennis fans will not find the video to study it.
"It seems that Grosjean was not in good shape during the game. He made many unforced errors. He was probably too much on the woman's belly last night, so he turned into a soft-footed shrimp during the game!"
"Zhang Guan's luck is really good. In the first round, he met Roaches who was unwell, and in the second round he met Grosjean, who was in extremely poor condition. He really deserves to be a sponsor's wild card. Everything he encountered was easy. But I think Zhang Guan’s good luck should end here, his opponent in the next round will be Nalbandian!”
For the entire Australian Open series, the news of Zhang Guan's victory over Grosjean is just a short-term interest. As the fifth match day of the Australian Open begins, both men's singles and women's singles have entered the third round, and the seeded players They started to compete one after another, and the Australian Open competition became more exciting. Especially on the fifth match day, Roddick's match against Safin attracted the attention of many spectators.
The memory of fans is quite short. With new games and duels between big names, who would care about a failed No. 28 seed and a wild card player.
But as Zhang Guan's next opponent, Nalbandian and his coach watched the video of the game between Zhang Guan and Grosjean all night.
"The rounds of the game are still too short. The information that can be obtained from one game alone is very limited. Judging from Zhang Guan's playing style, he should be a baseline player like everyone else." The coach stood up. , and then concluded: "At present, it seems that Zhang Guan's service hit rate is still very good. Basically, he succeeds on the first serve, rarely on the second serve, and his choice of serve does not seem to be very extreme. This is a personal habit The reason?"
"I don't think so." Nalbandian shook his head: "Grosjean's backhand is too weak, and Zhang Guan's serve is indeed very strong, so there is no need for Zhang Guan to attack Grosjean's backhand when serving. Serve to the limit and you can take the initiative.”
The coach nodded: "In other words, the current level of Zhang Guan's second serve is still unknown. I think we can work hard in this direction during the game. Your backhand is already stronger, and the return of serve is yours. Strength, so during the game, you can force Zhang Guan to serve as many shots as possible with extreme landing points, causing him to make more first-serve errors."
"You mean, let him serve the second serve?" Nalbandian asked.
"Yes, although we are not yet sure about Zhang Guan's second serve level, we can be sure that the second serve of all athletes is weaker than the first serve. Especially for some newcomers, their mentality will fluctuate greatly during the second serve. Although Zhang Guan has good skills, he is not a professional tennis player after all. He may not have much second serve experience. This may be an opportunity for us." The coach continued: "The other point is Zhang Guan's forehand and hitting. The speed should be very fast!"
"Yes, according to my observations at the scene, Zhang Guan's forehand spin should be no less than Nadal's. I thought it was Nadal's spin at first! One Nadal is difficult enough, and now there is another one. Zhang Guan can also spin like this!" Nalbandian said unhappily.
"What about his backhand?" the coach asked.
"This... seems to be relatively normal and average. I don't see any bright spots so far. The main reason is that Zhang Guan's mobility is too strong and he can always occupy the forehand position." Nalbandian said.
"Zhang Guan's strong mobility is only part of the reason. The other reason is that Grosjean's backhand return was too weak, which gave Zhang Guan a chance. If it were you, you would not give Zhang Guan time to move to the forehand position." !” the coach said.
"Of course, my backhand is much better than Grosjean's. If I hit the same ball with my backhand, I think Zhang Guan can only use his backhand to catch the ball!" Nalbandian Full of confidence.
The coach encouraged him with excitement: "Then in the competition, you should mainly fight Zhang Guan's backhand! You both hold the racket with your right hand. It is very easy for you to attack his backhand with your backhand. Your backhand is the strongest in the world. Then, use your strongest spear to pierce your opponent!"
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