On the tennis court behind the hotel, Zhang Guanzai was testing the effectiveness of the tennis racket.
"Sure enough, it's pretty much what I expected. Equipped with a tennis racket, from serving to catching, as long as the racket is used, all aspects have been improved." Zhang Guan stopped and estimated the test results in his mind.
"In terms of accuracy, it has improved by at least 10 to 15 percent. This improvement can determine the outcome. In the past, it was difficult to control the landing point of many difficult balls. Now we can control the landing point of the ball. It’s much easier.”
“In addition, playing spin balls, whether it is top spin or side spin, feels easier than before. You can achieve the same spin effect with less force. If you use more force, the spin will be better than before. More intense.”
"This racket can bring me so much improvement in my abilities. It seems that I also need to buy the tennis shoes in the system." Zhang Guan found the shoe section in the system mall and bought a pair of all-terrain tennis shoes. shoe.
In tennis, active running is the key to victory. According to data analysis, 50% of tennis victory depends on running. If you want to have better running ability, tennis shoes are definitely an essential piece of equipment.
The rubber on the front of tennis shoes is relatively sufficient, and there are longer extensions on both sides, which is helpful for athletes to make emergency stops; while the sides of the forefoot of sneakers are often thicker, which is to make athletes more stable when moving laterally, and at the same time, there is Effective way to prevent slipping; the rear part of the tennis shoes is relatively small, which allows the athlete to retreat more quickly and smartly.
In reality, different competition venues require different designs of tennis shoe soles. For grass courts, soles with prominent gel-like textures are preferred, while for sand courts, soles with wide corrugated grooves should be selected. Hard courts are most commonly used. Smooth sole with fine herringbone pattern. Of course, if you are not very professional, you can also use comprehensive functional soles, which can better adapt to all types of venues.
The tennis shoes in the system are not that complicated. The biggest advantage of equipping a pair of tennis shoes in the system is that it can improve Zhang Guan's mobility. Zhang Guan's mobility was already very good, but now that he is equipped with tennis shoes, he is even more powerful.
"With a racket and a pair of sneakers, my strength has improved by nearly 20%. This way I have a better chance of winning against Federer. As long as my luck is not bad, I should be able to win tomorrow's match!" Zhang Guan said carefully. After thinking for a while, he shook his head. He removed all the rackets and sneakers he had equipped from the system and temporarily put them in the inventory.
"It's better not to equip rackets and sneakers yet. After all, it's a Grand Slam final, and the opponent is Federer, so it's better not to show all your cards."
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January 28 is also the 14th match day of the Australian Open. At 4:30 in the afternoon, the main venue of the Australian Open, Rod Laver Arena, ushered in the last match of this Australian Open and the finale. Game - Men's singles final, the two sides are the No. 1 seed and defending champion Federer and the unseeded player Zhang Guan.
This game, which was considered to have no suspense by the media and the public, still attracted a lot of spectators, especially many Chinese spectators in Australia, who rushed to Melbourne from all over Australia to cheer for Zhang Guan.
In China, the CCTV Sports Channel, which was responsible for broadcasting this match, also started the Australian Open special program as early as an hour and a half ago, showing the highlights of Zhang Guan's promotion process. The host and Director Su also seemed to be talking to each other. He talked like a cross talk for more than an hour.
In Australia, the focus of the broadcasters is entirely on Federer.
"Federer has won nine Grand Slam trophies, and today he will compete for his tenth Grand Slam trophy. It's incredible. You have to know that Federer is only 26 years old this year. It seems that he is very promising to compete for the Serie A title. Plath’s world record of fourteen Grand Slam titles!”
"That's right, and since Nadal stopped in the quarterfinals, Federer has continued to maintain his position as the world's number one. There are 2,000 ATP points in the Grand Slam finals. But even if Nadal enters the final, it is unlikely that he will overtake Federer. To become the number one in ATP points, after all, the difference between the two is close to 4,000 points!"
"What is Federer's current ATP points? Is it more than 8,000?"
"Well, let me take a look. If Federer wins the championship today, he will continue to be ranked first in the world with 8,120 points. If he loses, his points will be 7,320, and he will still be ranked first in the world! After all, Nadal, ranked second in the world, only has more than 4,000 points."
"Calculating it this way, the runner-up in a Grand Slam can get 1,200 points. Zhang Guan should not get any points! If he gets the 1,200 points from the runner-up, where will he be ranked?"
"Probably 22nd place! If Zhang Guan wins the championship, 2,000 points will be enough for him to enter the top ten in the world. Yes, it happens to be 10th place!"
"Entering the ATP world rankings for the first time and being able to enter the top ten should make history! However, Zhang Guan's opponent is Federer, so it is almost impossible for Zhang Guan to win. But if he is ranked 22nd in the world, he will still A history has been created! The 1,200 points awarded to the runner-up in a Grand Slam is already more than the points awarded to the champion of an ATP 1,000 event. After all, the champion of an ATP 1,000 event only has 1,000 points, which is 200 points less than the runner-up in a Grand Slam. Zhang Guan You should be satisfied.”
Finally, the sponsor representatives finished their speeches before the finals, and the men's singles finals were about to begin.
"Viewers, what you are watching now is the final of the men's singles event of the 2007 Australian Open. The match between the defending champion Federer, the number one seed, and the unseeded player Zhang Guan. It is worth mentioning that this is Zhang Guan's first match. Once he participated in a professional tennis competition, he participated as a wild card, and he became the first wild card selection to participate in the Australian Open and reach the final. Now the first game of the contest between the two sides has begun, with Federer serving first!"
"Federer can be slow sometimes. I don't know what his condition is like today." Zhang Guan was ready to catch the ball, but as the referee said "OUT", Federer made a mistake on his first serve.
On the second serve, Federer used his signature topspin serve. Federer's topspin serve has a very precise landing point and a very flat bounce angle. Coupled with the strong topspin, it is also very difficult for the receiver.
However, the speed of this kind of ball is not very fast. If the opponent is a baseline player with better mobility, the power of Federer's topspin serve will be greatly reduced. For example, Nadal uses a baseline defensive style, and Nadal is the most mobile among professional players, so Federer's topspin serve poses a very limited threat to Nadal.
Zhang Guan's mobility is not inferior to Nadal's, and at the beginning of the game, Zhang Guan also chose a baseline style of play, so Federer's topspin serve posed almost no threat to Zhang Guan. After that, the two only held each other for three shots before Federer made a mistake and hit the ball out of bounds.
The first ball between the two sides, in Federer's serve, Zhang Guan temporarily took the lead.
"Federer's condition looks very average. Did he get off to a slow start again? It seems like I have a chance to break serve in the first game!"
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