In front of the TV, Federer is also paying attention to this game, because the winner of this game will be Federer's next opponent.
Although the media has been hyping up Zhang Guan and Gonzalez, whoever advances will only get a runner-up, and Federer has actually already determined the Australian Open championship, but the tennis king does not dare to take it lightly. Federer even felt that it would be okay if his opponent was Gonzalez, but if his opponent was Zhang Guan, he might run into some trouble. Gonzalez has been playing professional tennis for eight years. Federer is quite familiar with Gonzalez's technical characteristics, but Federer's understanding of Zhang Guan is very limited. Federer can only collect information about Zhang Guan. Videos of previous rounds.
Starting from the first round, Zhang Guan will show off a different weapon in every game, including heavy serve, fast movement ability, high-spin return, net play, 100% success in challenging the Hawkeye, and baseline offensive type. Playing style... Federer even felt that Zhang Guan had other secret weapons that he had not revealed.
At this time, the TV showed that Zhang Guan's second speed reached an astonishing 204 kilometers.
"The second serve with a speed of 204 kilometers per hour!" Federer was surprised, but then he immediately said: "Zhang Guan is really hard-working, but Zhang Guan's shot was very smart. He used reverse thinking. In When he made a mistake on his first serve, Gonzales would have thought that Zhang Guan's second serve would be slower. Zhang Guan took advantage of Gonzales's mentality and rushed to serve a fast ball. However, this kind of ball should only be Use it once, and if Gonzalez is on guard next time, Zhang Guan’s style of play won’t work.”
As soon as Federer finished speaking, he heard the referee's shout of "OUT" coming from the TV.
"Huh? Zhang Guan's first serve went out of bounds again!" Federer's girlfriend Milka said.
"Zhang Guan's serve today was not very stable! The angle he chose for this shot was too extreme!" Federer shook his head and continued: "Zhang Guan was influenced by Gonzalez. Gonzalez's He performed well in the first two service games, and scored several aces and serves. Zhang Guan is also a player who is very good at serving high-speed balls. He must have wanted to regain the ground through serving. However, because of this, he made a mistake on the first serve, which was not worth the gain. Oh, he might as well have served to the net just now, it is better than making a mistake now."
"Do you think Zhang Guan will serve another fast ball? Just like before." Milka asked.
"Definitely not. After the last ball, Gonzalez was already on guard, and the second serve of 204 kilometers just now was successful because of Zhang Guan's good luck. His luck cannot continue to be good. I think this time, he may be more conservative. Serving and hitting the net is still a good choice for Zhang Guan." Federer said, nodding to himself.
Then, the line judge's cry came from the TV: "ACE!"
At the same time, the broadcast camera also gave a large close-up of the ball speed display board, with another number starting with "2" on it.
"201 kilometers per hour!" Federer suddenly felt a burning feeling on his face.
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"You were lucky on the second serve of the last ball. You are not so lucky this time!" Gonzalez was thinking, when a yellow shadow flashed in front of Gonzalez's eyes again. It was a tennis ball. , fell to the ground and popped out of bounds.
Gonzalez still did not move. He was stunned on the spot because he felt that this scene seemed familiar. It was not until the referee shouted "ACE" that Gonzalez came back to his senses.
"This is impossible! The second serve is so fast!" Gonzalez turned to look at the ball speed display board and saw the number "201" on it.
"Another second engine with a speed exceeding 200 kilometers per hour!" Gonzalez felt something was wrong. If the second engine occasionally exceeded 200 kilometers per hour, it could be explained by luck or coincidence, but twice in a row the speed exceeded 200 kilometers per hour. For the second start of 200 kilometers, the possibility of luck or coincidence is relatively low.
"Oh! Oh! Oh! 201 kilometers, another second serve with a speed of over 200 kilometers per hour! Although Zhang Guan made two consecutive first serve mistakes, he gave us two second serves with a speed of over 200 kilometers per hour! If Unless I saw it with my own eyes, I would never believe that someone could hit a second serve with a speed exceeding 200 kilometers twice in a row! Zhang Guan was able to serve such a fast ball despite making a mistake on his first serve. He deserves to be a world champion! Zhang Guan’s The psychological quality is so strong!" The commentator's voice got louder and louder.
Federer took a deep breath in front of the TV. He looked at Zhang Guan, who was preparing to serve the third serve, and murmured to himself: "I thought Gonzalez's second serve was enough, but I didn't expect Zhang Guan's The second serve was even harder than Gonzalez’s.”
"Yes, and the success rate of the second serve is much higher than that of Gonzalez, at least there are no double faults!" Milka said from the sidelines.
Federer's brows suddenly furrowed. Milka's words hit home what Federer was most worried about. Although players who play hard on the second serve are not common, there are still a few among professional players. But Zhang Guan is the only player who can play hard on the second serve with such high accuracy. Of course, he has retired. Sampras was not counted by Federer.
A player's second serve level is directly related to the player's chance of being broken. The worse a player's second serve is, the easier it is for his opponent to break serve. For players who can maintain a high level of second serve, it is very difficult for them to be broken.
"If Zhang Guan can maintain this level of serving, it is unlikely that even I will break his serve! However, the men's singles game is very long, and the Grand Slam is a long game, so it is impossible for players to maintain this level all the time. This kind of serve will not be able to be sustained physically. I thought about it later, Zhang Guan and Gonzalez’s serving rhythm will definitely slow down.” Federer continued to watch the game, and Zhang Guan appeared on the TV again. One miss.
"Oh, Zhang Guan missed his first serve three times in a row! He seems to have lost his ability to serve." The commentator's voice sounded.
Zhang Guan shook his shoulders. He had made three consecutive first-serve mistakes that he had not expected. At this time, he couldn't help but start to reflect on himself.
"The serves these few times have been too unrestrained, and the angles have not been well controlled. This kind of serve that requires both speed and angle is indeed a bit difficult. It seems that you cannot have both, good speed and good angles. The serve still needs some luck. The next serve should be more stable!"
Zhang Guan is preparing for his third second serve, and the audience is waiting to see.
"Whoosh!" The speed this time was not as fast as the previous two balls. Zhang Guan was obviously seeking stability, but even so, the speed of this ball reached 192 kilometers, which was much faster than the second serve of ordinary players. .
Gonzalez was more prepared to receive the ball than before, and the speed of this ball was not as fast as the previous two times, so Gonzalez caught the ball and returned the ball over the net with his backhand.
Zhang Guanze rushed forward and cut a small ball with his backhand. This was obviously unexpected by Gonzalez. Gonzalez had already run in the wrong direction. When he was about to move forward to catch the ball, It's too late.
The score reached 40-0, and Zhang Guan got the game point.
"Although Zhang Guan's second serve this time did not exceed 200 kilometers per hour, the speed still reached an astonishing 192 kilometers per hour, which is almost the same as the average first serve speed of other players. Three consecutive high-speed second serves, and the accuracy rate is 100%, absolutely It can't be a coincidence, but real strength. In addition to Zhang Guan's sharp first serve, his second serve is also so powerful! This reminds me of the former golf king Sampras, whose second serve is also so strong! Perhaps Zhang Guanyu hopes to surpass Sampras’ second serve level and become the new ‘World’s Strongest Second Serve’!”
Amid the gushing voice of the commentator, Zhang Guan ended the game with an ace ball, and the two sides tied the first set at 2-2.
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After four sets, the game entered a short break.
The sun in Melbourne is still bright, but Gonzalez is sitting on a chair with a very gloomy expression.
"What does Zhang Guan mean? Are you hitting me back again? I made two double faults in the last game, and in this game, Zhang Guan hit three successful second serves. He did this on purpose. Are you telling me that his second serve is better than mine!"
Gonzalez was originally a very grumpy person, but he also knew that bringing anger into the game was not a good thing, so he tried to take deep breaths to calm himself down.
"The current score is 2-2. In the last four games, Zhang Guan and I both relied on serving to score points. It can be said that the first four games were a competition of serving. I have watched Zhang Guan's game video, and his net His forward play is very sharp and can beat Nalbandian; in addition, he is also very solid in the baseline forehand. Davydenko was defeated by Zhang Guan's baseline forehand. But in today's game, Zhang Guan was completely competing with me on serve, he didn’t use the baseline play, and he only served to the net a few times in front of the net. Why is this?" Gonzalez closed his eyes and thought silently.
The next moment, Gonzalez opened his eyes: "I understand! Zhang Guan must be very afraid of my forehand attack. He feels that if he fights forehand, he will definitely not be my opponent, so he is unwilling to fight with me." Instead of using the stalemate ball, I tried to serve the ball quickly to shorten the number of rounds of the stalemate! Oops, I almost fell into the trap!"
At this time, Gonzalez seemed to have found a guiding light. He thought that Zhang Guan did not dare to fight with his forehand. When he thought that he could use his forehand to defeat Zhang Guan, Gonzalez's blood suddenly boiled.
"That's right, I will insist on strong forehand attacks in my next game to show Zhang Guan the power of the Chilean cannon!"
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