When he walked out of the Vodafone Arena, Zhang Guan was surrounded by several reporters. What Zhang Guan didn't expect was that the reporters surrounding him were all black-haired and yellow-skinned, and they were all reporters from China.
"It's rare! After playing four games, domestic reporters have not been so active in interviewing me! By the way, I heard from Zhuge that the domestic media has unblocked me, so these reporters have also come." Zhang Guanchong The reporter waved his hand and motioned for everyone to ask questions one by one.
"Zhang Guan, I heard that you were suspended from the field management center. Is this true?" the first reporter asked.
Zhang Guan was slightly stunned. He did not expect that the reporter would ask this question first. After a brief moment of surprise, Zhang Guan said, "Yes, I have indeed been suspended."
"Is the reason for the suspension because the Tianjin Management Center does not want you to participate in tennis matches?" another reporter asked.
"I don't know about this. You have to ask them." Zhang Guan shook his head.
"You have advanced to the top eight in the Australian Open, but you are banned in China. Do you feel aggrieved?" a third reporter asked.
Zhang Guan thought for a while and felt that it was difficult to answer this question directly, so he said: "I am an athlete, and what I have to do is to play every game well! As for the suspension penalty given to me by the Tianjin Management Center, I will strictly Executionally, I will not participate in any track and field competitions during the suspension period."
The next reporter couldn't wait to ask: "Are you ready to give up track and field events when you compete in tennis? Is it possible to quit the national track and field team in the future?"
"As long as the national track and field team does not fire me, I will certainly not quit the national track and field team. Although I am currently prohibited from participating in track and field competitions, I am willing to accept the call-up at any time as long as the national team needs it!" Zhang Guanda added righteously. : "I am always ready to serve the country."
"You have now advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Tell us about your ultimate goal for this Australian Open!" Finally a reporter asked a relatively normal question.
"Of course it is to win the Australian Open championship! From beginning to end, I have only one goal in participating in the competition, and that is to win the championship. This was true in track and field before, and it is also true in tennis now!" Zhang Guan did not hesitate at all. 's replied.
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After returning to the hotel, Zhang Guan was in a good mood when he remembered that he had just earned three hundred thousand US dollars. Then he turned on the computer, looked at the match list for the next round, and asked Sharapova next to him: "By the way, I suddenly remembered something. Davydenko participated in the competition so frequently, his injuries should not be... Less?"
Sharapova thought for a while, then shook her head: "I haven't heard of any major injuries to Davydenko. He also pays attention to protecting himself during the game."
Zhang Guan found some memories about Davydenko in his mind. In his impression, Davydenko was once involved in a gambling incident, and the reason was that Davydenko withdrew due to injury midway through the game, which led to gambling The company suffered a lot of losses, so the betting company reported Davydenko, and it was later confirmed that Davydenko's foot did suffer from a stress fracture.
"Maybe Davydenko hasn't been affected by his foot injury yet!"
At this time, Sharapova said: "Davydenko is very good at beating Nadal. He should be the best male player against Nadal. Davydenko seems to be very adaptable to Nadal." It’s a high-spin ball, and Davydenko is also very good at playing on clay, but it’s weaker on grass, and Wimbledon is basically a first-round round.”
"Clay courts are more advantageous for players with a defensive style of play, while grass courts are more suitable for players with an offensive style of play. It seems that Davydenko should not be good at dealing with players with an offensive style of play. In this case, tomorrow's game I'll just use an offensive style of play!" Zhang Guan said.
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On the tenth match day of the Australian Tennis Open, in the men's singles quarter-finals, Zhang Guan faced the No. 3 seed Nikolay Davydenko.
This time Zhang Guan finally came to Rod Laver Arena, the home stadium of the Australian Open.
Today's Rod Laver Arena still has four games scheduled. The first is the two women's singles quarter-finals. Sharapova defeated Chakvitadze 2-0, and Kim Clijsters 2-0. -1 against Hingis. The match between Zhang Guan and Davydenko was scheduled for the third match, and the last match was between Nadal and "Intellectual Cannon" Gonzalez.
The first set started with Davydenko serving first. As a Russian player, Davydenko's serve is quite sharp. Although his physical talent is average, he can often serve the ball with a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour.
Davydenko seemed to have a good touch at the beginning of the game. He issued ACEs twice in a row and got off to a good start with a score of 30-0. But then, after Zhang Guan got back a goal, Davydenko's playing style gradually became more stable, and then he successfully maintained his serve.
In the second set, Zhang Guan served, catching Davydenko off guard with three consecutive heavy-hitting serves, and then relied on a serve to go to the net to easily win the game.
In the third and fourth games, neither side took advantage, and the score was tied at 2-2.
"Davydenko plays more steadily than I thought, and there are not many opportunities to go directly to the net. It seems that playing in front of the net is not suitable for dealing with Davydenko. Let's use Federer's style of play to deal with him! "Zhang Guan thought of Federer's 20-game winning streak against Davydenko in history, and felt that it would be more reliable to use Federer's style of play to deal with Davydenko.
On the next ball, Davydenko's serve was caught by Zhang Guan at the baseline. Zhang Guan then used a forehand topspin and kept hitting high-angle balls on both sides of Davydenko's baseline. It is easier to control the landing point of the ball with topspin, and this large-angle baseline ball makes it impossible for Davydenko to have a chance to go to the net. Although the speed of the ball is average and the threat is not great, the high-speed top spin constantly destroys Davydenko's serving advantage.
After a stalemate for a few shots, Zhang Guan suddenly forced Davydenko's backhand, and after Davydenko returned the ball, he suddenly changed the line to attack Davydenko's forehand. But Davydenko did not react and indeed lost the ball.
For the second ball, Zhang Guan was still like this. He successfully caught the ball at a relatively backward baseline position, and then started to hit the baseline ball at a wide angle with a forehand topspin. Then he suddenly pulled a diagonal line to attack the backhand, followed by a sideline forehand, and then Another backhand from the sideline. As a result, Davydenko conceded another goal.
In the third ball, Davydenko served and scored, and in the fourth ball, Zhang Guan used the same tactics to score another point. The score in this game reached 15-40, and Zhang Guan had already obtained a break point.
Davydenko wiped the sweat from his forehead, but his mind recalled the three goals he had just lost.
"Why does Zhang Guan play like this? In the previous video, I remember that Zhang Guan almost never used this style of play! This is a standard baseline offensive play. The bottom line is pulled and attacked sideways. Isn't this the tactic Federer is best at! Who is not good at learning from Zhang Guan, why should he choose Federer!"
Davydenko felt irritated because he had lost nine consecutive games against Federer.
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