Federer stood up from the sofa and stretched.
Next to him, Federer's girlfriend Mirka said: "Zhang Guan defeated Davydenko, you don't seem to be surprised at all?"
"Accident? Isn't it normal for Zhang Guan to defeat Davydenko?" Federer asked.
Milka said with some confusion: "Why is this normal? Zhang Guan is not even a seeded player. He does not have any world rankings and even participated as a wild card; and Davydenko is the third seed in the tournament. This is another player who has already become famous. In the match between the two of them, Davydenko probably has a greater chance of winning."
"Dear, I am very familiar with Davydenko's level. That guy is the same age as me. Our birthdays are only two months apart, and we entered professional tennis at the same time. We used to play in youth tournaments. When I was young, I had played against Davydenko. He has lost to me nine times in a row since he entered the profession." Federer smiled proudly and continued: "Davydenko has no talent, poor understanding, and technical skills. Although he is pretty good, he has no characteristics of his own. His only bright spot is the competition experience accumulated over the years. I would not be surprised if any player among the top 50 in the world beats Davydenko."
"Looking at Zhang Guan, he is a talented athlete. I think his physical talent should be the best in the world. This can be seen from track and field competitions. Although Zhang Guan is participating in a professional tennis competition for the first time, look at On his way to promotion, he will show a new ability in every game, and every game will surprise people. Take the game just now, Zhang Guan actually used my baseline tactics to This is really a wise choice to deal with Davydenko! But this also fully proves how powerful my tactics are. Even if Zhang Guan only learns a little bit, he can easily defeat Davydenko!"
Milka shrugged: "I don't think Zhang Guan has 'only learned a little bit', especially the sideways attack from the baseline, which is very similar to yours. In addition, Zhang Guan is also the same as you in the selection and handling of the ball." , but it seems that Zhang Guan’s performance is even more gorgeous than yours!”
"That's because the landing point of Zhang Guan's shot is more extreme, so it will look good. I can also hit that kind of ball, but you have to know that there is a lot of luck involved in that kind of ball. And I am more used to it. Win the game steadily." After Federer finished speaking, he pointed to the TV and continued: "The following is Nadal versus Gonzalez. If Nadal successfully advances, he will have to play Zhang Guan in the next game. Let’s compete, Nadal versus Zhang Guan, that’s the game I’m most looking forward to!”
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In the lounge of Rod Laver Arena, Nadal stared at the TV screen with a smile on his face.
Zhang Guan used the same playing style as Federer, which is what makes Nadal most happy, because the whole world knows that Nadal's playing style is relatively restrained against Federer.
"Zhang Guan used Federer's baseline attack style! If I were farther away, I really thought Federer was competing with Davydenko. Why did Zhang Guan even use Federer's style of play? Zhang Guan has such good physical fitness, and his mobility is not inferior to mine, so he is definitely more suitable for my baseline defensive style of play." Nadal pouted with some dissatisfaction.
"But this is exactly what I want. After a while I defeated Gonzalez, and my opponent in the semi-finals was Zhang Guan. I really hope that Zhang Guan will continue to use Federer's baseline style, so that I can advance easily. Let’s go to the final.” Nadal picked up his bag and walked to the court.
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Zhang Guan did not leave the field after winning, because the next match will be between Nadal and Gonzalez, and the winner among them will be Zhang Guan's next opponent.
"Who do you think will win among them?" Sharapova sitting aside asked.
"Of course Nadal won!" Zhang Guan said without any thought.
Sharapova shook her finger: "That's not necessarily true. Gonzalez and Nadal have met three times in the past. Gonzalez led 2-1, and Gonzalez eliminated 5 players in the previous round. Blake, the No. 1 seed, shows that he has been in very good shape recently."
"But Nadal is the No. 2 seed, and Gonzalez should only be the No. 10 seed!" Zhang Guan still instinctively felt that Nadal was stronger.
"Davydenko is also the No. 3 seed? Didn't he lose to you, a wild card player?" Sharapova retorted.
"That's different, I'm a genius..."
The two were bickering, and the match between Nadal and Gonzalez began.
In the first set, Nadal took the lead in serving. The first four games could be said to be close to miss. Although Nadal got a break point, he failed to break serve. The two sides were tied at 2-2. In the subsequent fifth game, Gonzalez got three break points at the beginning. In the end, Nadal returned the ball out of bounds and lost the game. Then in the seventh game, Gonzalez once again successfully broke serve with his ferocious play. As a result, in the first set of the match, Gonzalez easily defeated Nadal 6-2.
In the second set, Gonzalez continued to press forehands and hit the net, putting great pressure on Nadal. Especially in the following games, Gonzalez was full of firepower, hitting consecutive aces and serves to the net in the service game. It was difficult for Nadal to deal with it. It could already be seen at this time that Gonzalez had been suppressing Nadal. As a result, Nadal lost another serve in the second set and lost to Gonzalez again with a score of 4-6.
In the third set between the two sides, "Chilean Artillery" Gonzalez was still fierce in firepower. Although both sides protected the serve in the first two games, Gonzalez's performance was really much better than Nadal's. Nadal even requested a medical timeout due to hip discomfort. However, this medical timeout still did not help Nadal stop his decline. In a key ball back and forth for 22 rounds, Nadal made an outrageous mistake on his forehand. Gonzalez was given a break, and the balance of victory began to tilt towards Gonzalez.
In the eighth game, Gonzalez continued to serve ACE balls. It only took two minutes to end the game. The score between the two sides came to 5-3. By this time, Gonzalez was already playing crazy, even if It was in Nadal's serve game that he still easily got the match point. At the critical moment, Nadal made another mistake and returned the ball out of bounds twice in a row, ruining the entire game. Gonzalez also defeated Nadal with a total score of 3-0 and advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
"Nadal actually lost, 3-0, so easily?" Zhang Guan looked at Gonzalez who was celebrating in the stadium and felt a little incredible. In Zhang Guan's memory, Nadal is not weaker than Federer. Although Nadal's skills are not as perfect as Federer, even if he loses, he should lose by a narrow margin, and he lost with a score of 3-0. The game can be said to be a complete defeat.
Sharapova winked at her: "It seems I guessed it right, your opponent is not Nadal, but Gonzalez!"
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