On the fifth match day of the Australian Open, both the men's and women's singles began their third-round competition.
The Grand Slam competition has reached the third round, and the seeded players have met one after another. The competition is obviously more intense than before, and the viewing level of the competition has also increased significantly. At this time, neither the audience, the media nor professional sports commentators will specifically review the previous four days of competition. Everyone will focus on the more exciting third round.
Although there were many focus battles on this day, such as Roddick vs. Safin, such as Serena Williams vs. Petrova, there were no upsets. The top seeds won relatively easily. , successfully advanced to the fourth round.
Then on the sixth match day, Zhang Guan also ushered in his third round match. His opponent was the world's strongest backhand David Nalbandian.
Vodafone Stadium, this game is scheduled for the first game of the day. The sun is not very strong during this period, which is not only suitable for the game. Moreover, it was a rare cloudy day, so the overall temperature was not very high. Melbourne has a temperate oceanographic climate. As long as there is no strong sun in summer, it will feel very cool.
When Zhang Guan appeared on the field, there were no more boos from the audience. Although Zhang Guan's previous wild card participation has caused a lot of doubts, being able to reach the third round in a Grand Slam competition itself shows the strength of the player. Even a "backdoor" player can still win the audience. their approval.
However, the cheers and applause Zhang Guan received was obviously far less than that of Nalbandian. Although Nalbandian was only the No. 8 seed in this Australian Open, as a veteran player, his fame and his past record , which makes him have a lot of fans. At least in tennis, he is more popular than Zhang Guan.
“In the first match today, we saw Nalbandian. Although he was affected by injuries throughout last year, judging from his promotion to the Australian Open this year, his condition is still the same. Very good. Nalbandian's opponent in the first game was Serbian player Tipsaravic. However, due to the hot weather that day, Tipsaravic withdrew due to heatstroke; in the second round after that During the match, Nalbandian easily defeated the famous Ecuadorian Lapante with a total score of 3-0 and advanced to the third round."
"Nalbandian's opponent today is Zhang Guan! The world's number one flyer participated in the Australian Open with a wild card qualification. He was once criticized, but he defeated Belgian player O-Roches in the first round, and then In the second round, he defeated Sebastien Grosjean, the 28th seed of the tournament, with a score of 3-0 in both games! It can be said that Zhang Guan showed a strength that is not inferior to that of professional tennis players in the game. I think we can already regard Zhang Guan as an excellent professional tennis player. It is worth mentioning that among the players who participated in the Australian Open men’s singles competition with a wild card, only Zhang Guan has not been eliminated.”
"Nalbandian and Zhang Guan, one is a veteran and the other is a new dark horse. I believe these two players will definitely give us a wonderful game! Okay, the game is about to start. First of all Nalbandian’s serve!”
This time, Nalbandian had better luck in guessing the heads and tails of the coin. He guessed the coin correctly and got the opportunity to serve first. At this time, he stood on the court and prepared for his first serve of the game.
"This is my serve, and it's the first one. You don't need to work so hard. It's better to be more stable." Nalbandian directly used a more stable cutting serve, although the landing point was not very good. Extreme, but the speed of the ball is very fast.
The speed of the cutting serve is naturally not as fast as the flat serve, and the spin component is not as good as the topspin serve. However, if the speed and spin of the cutting serve are combined, it can easily pose a great threat to the receiver. Because there is a cutting action when serving, the tennis ball will spin sideways. If the server holds the racket with his right hand and serves the ball, it will spin to the right. If the server holds the racket with his left hand and serves the ball, the ball will spin to the left.
The tennis ball flew over the net, bounced on the ground, and ran directly towards Zhang Guan's backhand.
"The serve seems to be very stable. It is really attacking my backhand. I haven't shown any backhand strength in the past two games. Nalbandian is probably testing my backhand! It seems like it's time to show it. My backhand strength suddenly improved!" Zhang Guan held the racket with one hand, chipped the ball with a backhand, and returned the ball to Nalbandian.
"One-handed backhand! Zhang Guan's habit is indeed one-handed backhand." Nalbandian's eyes lit up, and he was even more delighted.
There are two backhand techniques in tennis: one-handed backhand and two-handed backhand, but most players still use two-handed backhand. In fact, one-handed backhand and two-handed backhand each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and which backhand method a player chooses depends on his or her specific situation.
The ball-touching area of a one-handed backhand should be larger. If a person stretches one hand in one direction, it will definitely go further than if he stretches both hands in one direction; in addition, the movement of the one hand should be more subtle, especially when playing short balls or When releasing the ball, you must use one hand. For example, if you are a two-handed backhand player, you must switch to one hand if you want to release the ball. When the opponent sees this, he can immediately determine that the opponent is going to release the ball. Small balls, on the other hand, players with one-handed backhand don't have this problem.
The biggest disadvantage of the one-handed backhand is instability. Returning the ball with one hand requires more strength, so the strength of the athlete is very high. Facing the fast flying tennis ball, the strength of one hand is often not enough to control the stable shot. Drop point. Therefore, many one-handed catching methods use chipping.
Instability is the biggest disadvantage of the one-handed backhand, and it is also the biggest advantage of the two-handed backhand. The two-handed backhand must be more powerful and more stable. Theoretically, if a player's strength with one hand is not weaker than the strength of other players' hands, then he can also use one hand to achieve the effect of both hands.
Generally, baseline players use a two-handed backhand. Of course, there are exceptions, such as Federer, who uses a one-handed backhand. Federer is very powerful. He can use a one-handed backhand to produce the effect of an ordinary player's two-hand backhand, and his slice is very timely. In addition, Federer also has excellent backhand topspin, which makes Federer's backhand also become more powerful. It became a big killer.
If facing an ordinary opponent, Federer's backhand may still have an advantage, but when facing Nalbandian, the world's strongest backhand, Federer's backhand will not be able to take advantage at all, otherwise Nalbandian He won’t become a “cow killer” for a time.
At this time, Nalbandian saw Zhang Guan using a one-handed backhand, and he was immediately reassured. Nalbandian's skill is a two-handed backhand. Even Federer, the world's strongest, can't match Nalbandian's one-handed backhand. How can anyone else's one-handed backhand be Nalbandian's? Bandian's opponent!
"It seems that the strategy formulated before the game is correct. We should attack Zhang Guan's backhand!" Nalbandian thought of this and hit the ball violently with both backhands.
"Nalbandian's backhand is coming! It looks so powerful! The landing point is great!" Zhang Guan sighed in his heart, but he did not stop. With his strong mobility, he ran after him to the tennis ball in front of.
At this time, Zhang Guan wanted to take another step forward, and then use his forehand to counterattack with a "Nadal turn", but time did not allow it. The tennis ball was already in front of him, and Zhang Guan had to counterattack with his backhand.
"Nalbandian, do you have the strongest backhand? I also want you to see my backhand!"
The next moment, Zhang Guan held the card in one hand and hit the tennis ball fiercely.
"Whoosh!" The tennis ball turned into a yellow shadow and flew to Nalbandian's backhand.
Nalbandian also started to move, and then prepared to fight back with a backhand. However, after the tennis ball landed and bounced back, the arc was surprisingly straight and the speed was very fast.
A trace of imperceptible horror flashed across Nalbandian's eyes as he was running.
"This is topspin! It's so fast and the spin is so powerful. This effect can only be achieved with both hands! But Zhang Guan obviously returned the ball with one hand. How could he hit such a high level of backhand with one hand? The ball must be so powerful!"
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