Federer found it a bit ridiculous. He continuously forced his backhand and then suddenly switched to attacking his forehand. This is the tactic that Federer has used most in recent years, and it is also the tactic with the highest scoring success rate. But now Zhang Guan is actually using the same tactic. tactics to deal with yourself.
Federer knows how difficult it is to master this trick of his. First of all, the forehand technique needs to be passed. If the forehand technique is not good, the ball does not spin hard enough or the landing point is not good enough, it will definitely not be able to suppress the opponent's backhand. Secondly, you must choose a good time to switch to the forehand and specialize in the forehand. Unfortunately, if the opponent is prepared, it will not have the effect of a surprise attack. Instead, it may give points to the opponent.
On the next ball, Zhang Guan still used the same style of play. After serving, he forced Federer's backhand. After a few more shots, Zhang Guan attacked Federer's forehand position, and then scored another point through a volley. The score became 0-30, and Federer was two goals behind.
Federer's expression still looks very relaxed, because this is his unique move, so of course he knows how to break it.
"This kind of strong pressure on the backhand, no matter how fierce the pressure is, you can't win the ball. The key is to switch to the forehand. That's when the real lethality comes into play. When you suddenly switch to the forehand, most people will be caught off guard and return the ball. There will definitely be flaws, so you just need to be able to seize the opportunity to focus on the forehand, so that you can return the forehand more calmly, and naturally it will become a stalemate." Federer thought as he began to pay attention to Zhang Guan's movements. , he hopes to become familiar with Zhang Guan's rhythm as soon as possible to deal with Zhang Guan's pressing backhand and attack forehand.
"Zhang Guan's rhythm feels so familiar. It's really a bit like my rhythm." Federer doesn't pay too much attention to this. Now, eight out of ten tennis players around the world are learning or imitating Federer. Many of them are studying or imitating Federer. Professional players are also learning from Federer's sense of rhythm, and Federer has long been accustomed to it.
On the next shot, Zhang Guan suddenly changed his line and reversed his forehand.
"Start attacking the forehand!" Federer started at the same time. However, the result this time was the same as the previous two times. Federer still did not make a good quality return.
Federer looked up at the 40-0 score, but a look of confidence appeared on his face.
"Zhang Guan's rhythm is very similar to mine. Maybe I won't be so passive next time."
Zhang Guan served again and continued to force Federer's backhand. Federer did not make any major adjustments to his return, but Federer kept sensing the rhythm of Zhang Guan's swing.
Two beats, three beats, when Federer returned to the fourth beat, his body moved two small steps in the direction of his forehand.
"Will he switch to the forehand in this shot? According to this rhythm, the possibility is very high!" Federer was already ready to run to the forehand position to catch the ball.
However, in the next shot, Zhang Guan still attacked Federer's backhand.
"If it's not this shot, then the possibility of switching to the forehand in the next shot is greater!" After Federer returned the ball, he moved two steps towards his forehand again, and these two steps were larger than before.
"Whoosh!" The tennis ball flew toward Federer's forehand, just as Federer expected.
Federer quickly ran to his forehand position. This time, he made a high-quality forehand return.
Federer judged in advance that Zhang Guan would switch to the forehand on this shot, and he was mentally prepared. Moreover, he had made two small steps in advance. In this master's game, sometimes a small step can determine the success or failure of a game. , so this time, Federer can hit a high-quality return.
Zhang Guan was ready to go to the net, but when he saw the ball, he immediately returned to the baseline. Zhang Guan had already judged that Federer's return was of good quality. If he went to the net blindly, it would be easy to reveal flaws.
"Did Federer predict that I would focus on the forehand on this shot? He just moved two steps towards the forehand position to prevent me from suddenly focusing on the forehand. As expected of Federer, his judgment is really accurate. ." Zhang Guan did not realize at this time that Federer was already familiar with his rhythm.
Through this high-quality forehand counterattack, Federer reversed the original passive situation and even vaguely took the initiative. For Federer, who is in good condition, as long as he gets the initiative, his next advantage will only be getting bigger.
40-15, Federer got a goal back.
"Beautiful, this shot was so beautifully played. Federer, who had been forced to hit his backhand, reversed the situation with a beautiful forehand return! Only such a shot is in line with Federer's status as the world's number one. ” the narrator said.
Zhang Guan continued his serve, still suppressing Federer's backhand continuously. When Zhang Guan focused on the forehand, Federer once again predicted in advance and seized the initiative in the forehand return.
"Federer should be familiar with my rhythm. Otherwise, it is impossible to judge so accurately just by guessing. But I am familiar with your rhythm!" Zhang Guan's forehand from the bottom line went directly to the bottom line, and at the same time he I also guessed that Federer would most likely counterpress his backhand.
Zhang Guan's judgment was also very accurate. Federer was indeed prepared to counter Zhang Guan's backhand. Zhang Guan quickly moved to the midfield position.
Another midfield interception! .
The ball hit directly near the sideline. Federer wanted to catch the ball, but stopped halfway. Federer could catch the ball, but even if he caught the ball, it would cause Zhang Guan Federer would still lose points if he had the opportunity to volley in front of the net, so Federer simply gave up the shot.
"Congratulations to Zhang Guan for successfully holding his serve. The midfield interception just now was very beautiful. The score between the two sides is now 3-1, and Zhang Guan is temporarily in the lead."
A relieved smile appeared on Zhang Guan's face, but Federer opposite didn't look so happy.
"In that shot just now, Zhang Guan probably judged in advance that I would force my backhand, so instead of catching the ball at the baseline, he chose to intercept in the midfield, which cost me the opportunity to continuously force my backhand." Federer looked at the opponent Zhang Guan, then thought: "Zhang Guan was able to see through my offensive intentions. This is really beyond my expectation. It seems that Zhang Guan also did enough homework before the game. He has been studying my playing style. . But my understanding of Zhang Guan is still very limited, which is also my biggest disadvantage at the moment."
Federer picked up his racket, came to the court, and started his serve.
In Federer's last service game, he mainly relied on forcing his backhand and then focusing on his forehand to score points. Of course, he could not use this effective tactic once, so after Federer served, he continued to choose Zhang Guan's backhand.
Zhang Guan has gradually become familiar with Federer's rhythm. After two beats, he moved two small steps towards his forehand. Then when Federer attacked his forehand, he rushed to the forehand position.
Zhang Guan moved faster than Federer. When the ball hit the ground, he was already ready to catch it, and then returned the ball with a forehand calmly.
"I learned pretty quickly." Federer waved his forehand and moved Zhang Guan to the other side of the court.
Zhang Guan was not to be outdone. He ran very actively and also chose a position closer to the edge when hitting the ball. He was also mobilizing Federer.
The two sides played a long game for fifteen rounds. In the end, Federer used a very aggressive shot, forcing Zhang Guan to make a mistake when receiving the ball, and won the ball.
"It seems to be getting harder and harder to score, but there should be no problem in keeping serve in this round." Federer wiped the sweat from his head, took a few long breaths, and continued to serve.
"Will Federer continue to force his backhand?" Zhang Guan's eyes widened and he concentrated on getting ready to catch the ball.
The tennis ball flew in, and the target was still Zhang Guan's backhand.
"Still have to press the backhand." At the same time as Zhang Guan returned the ball, he found that Federer began to move forward.
"This is a serve and a net!" Zhang Guan already had a premonition that he was going to lose the ball.
For this shot, Federer actually chose to serve and hit the net.
Federer's style of play still favors baseline play, so Zhang Guan was caught off guard by his sudden use of serve and net. Federer successfully won the point.
On the third ball, Federer fired an ACE and the score reached 40-0.
In the fourth ball, the two sides played another long shot for more than ten rounds.
"Whoosh!" The tennis ball flew towards him. While Federer was watching the direction of the tennis ball, he glanced at Zhang Guan's position with the corner of his eye.
"This ball, hit it to the left!" Federer made an instant judgment and accurately hit the tennis ball to the left side of the court with his forehand. Zhang Guan on the opposite side had also moved in that direction.
"My current position seems to be too far back." Federer moved towards the middle and then thought: "If I come to catch the ball, I will definitely use a chip to lob it to the right side of the front court, although it is a bit difficult. , the risk is quite high, but if it succeeds, there may be a chance of high-pressure ball... Huh?"
Zhang Guan on the opposite side made a move. He sliced the ball with his forehand and hoisted the ball directly to the right side of the front court.
"Zhang Guan has the same idea as me?" Federer moved to the frontcourt in a few steps. He was about to use his backhand, but suddenly remembered that it might give Zhang Guan a chance to press the ball.
"You can't backhand, let's hit the ball to the backcourt!" Federer switched to a forehand to catch the ball. Instead of hitting his signature topspin, he hit a flat shot and hit the ball directly to the backcourt.
However, what Federer didn't expect was that Zhang Guan had quickly moved to the backcourt, then hit a diagonal line and won the ball directly.
"Zhang Guan actually guessed what I was thinking!" Federer was a little annoyed and even more frustrated.
Zhang Guan, who was on the opposite side, let out a sigh of relief.
"As I expected, I learned from Federer's experience book, and my understanding and judgment of the ball are basically the same as Federer's. For the same ball, what Federer can think of, I can also think of!"
PS: I have created a group of my own, 5.1.6.0.1.3.1.2.0. Welcome to join. I will also recruit some managers by the way.
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