Nadal blinked and confirmed that one of the two people on the court was Federer and the other was Zhang Guan, not two Federers.
"Is it an illusion? I'm probably too tired from practice today!" Nadal leaned on the sofa, and Zhang Guan on the TV happened to hit a beautiful line change with his forehand.
"Only Federer would choose to change the line with his forehand when dealing with this kind of ball!" Nadal sat up straight and stared at the TV.
If Federer had used a forehand to change the line on the ball just now, Nadal would have taken it for granted, but the user was Zhang Guan, which made Nadal feel incredible.
Nadal had watched the match between Zhang Guan and Davydenko before, and he also found that Zhang Guan's forehand playing style was very similar to Federer's, but Nadal didn't take it to heart at the time because there were too many people in the world. Many players are learning or imitating Federer's style of play, and it is not surprising that Zhang Guan imitates Federer's style of play.
Today, when Zhang Guan and Federer competed on the same court, Nadal discovered through comparison that Zhang Guan's tactics were not only very similar to Federer's, they were carved from the same mold.
Each high-level tennis player has his or her own distinctive technical characteristics, and among athletes at the level of Grand Slam seed players, each person's technical characteristics can be as precise as the way they handle the ball and the details of their shots.
For example, Federer and Nadal have played against each other more frequently in major competitions, and they have studied each other more thoroughly. Nadal has already understood Federer's way of handling the ball. Especially for some more difficult balls, only Federer will choose a specific way to return the ball, because only Federer's skills can do it.
"Zhang Guan has studied Federer more thoroughly than I have, and he is still learning Federer's style of play! Nowadays, so many players are learning Federer's style of play, and Zhang Guan is the one who learns it the most. It's almost the same. Federer himself is the same. In this match, Federer may be in trouble."
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On the field, both sides ran very actively, almost running around in their own half.
Players on both sides are using reverse thinking, standing in the opponent's position to consider how to catch the ball, which means they can see through the opponent's tactical intentions. This makes many tactics of both sides interrupted by the opponent halfway through, and they have to change. With the new tactics, the running between both sides became very frequent.
3-3, 4-4, 5-5, after ten games, neither side was able to break serve.
During the CCTV live broadcast, the commentator was heard to say: "Federer is running more and more actively. In the past two years of competition, it is rare to see Federer running so actively. It seems that he is very eager to win! "
The commentator next to him, Coach Su, nodded: "Yes, but I think this also means that Zhang Guan put a lot of pressure on Federer, forcing Federer to use active running to deal with it, and as far as the current situation on the court is concerned, In this situation, Federer has not taken the initiative, and the two sides are still in a balance of power."
"Director Su, why does this happen?" the commentator asked.
"Whether it is Zhang Guan or Federer, they are both players who are very good at serving. Both of them seem to be in good condition today. Although they will occasionally make one or two mistakes, such mistakes are not fatal, so keep your serve." There should be no problem in the game. I think there should be a tie-break in this game." As soon as Director Su finished speaking, Zhang Guan won the eleventh game with a serve and the net, and the score reached 6 -5, Zhang Guan is temporarily ahead.
The twelfth game is Federer's serve. This is an extremely critical game for both sides. If Federer can successfully hold serve, the game will enter a tiebreaker. If Zhang Guan breaks serve, Federer will lose the first game. Second set match.
Federer stood on the court with no distractions. As the king of tennis, Federer is undoubtedly the best in the world in handling key balls. Countless competition experiences have already allowed Federer to develop a steely will and stable psychological quality. The more critical balls are reached, the more Federer can perform. Better level.
In this game, Federer did indeed perform well. He had an advantage with a serve and an ACE at the beginning, and then continued to press the forehand after serving, which directly destroyed Zhang Guan's hope of breaking serve. Federer succeeded. Guaranteed serve and tied the score at 6-6.
"It's a tie at 6-6. The two sides will have a tie-break contest next! I think all the viewers, like me, are very much looking forward to the tie-break contest between the two sides!" The commentator said while flipping through the information in his hand.
"Let's take a look at the past record of players from both sides in tie-breaks. Let's first look at Federer. In this Australian Open, Federer has experienced two tie-breaks. In the third round of the Australian Open, Federer faced No. 25 seed Yu There was a tie-break in Zini's game, and Federer won the tie-break with a small score of 7-5; then in the semi-finals, Federer also played a tie-break against No. 7 seed Robredo. , Federer easily won that game with a small score of 7-2. This is Federer's third tie-break at this Australian Open."
"Let's take a look at Zhang Guan again... Oh, Zhang Guan has never played a tie-break! This is unbelievable! From the first round to the final, Zhang Guan has never played a tie-break. This also shows that Zhang Guan has never played a tie-break. In every previous set, I was able to break serve at least once! The next game will be Zhang Guan’s first tie-break in his career!” After the commentator finished speaking, he took a deep breath and sighed. Said: "I have to say that this situation is very unfavorable to Zhang Guan. He has no experience in playing tie-breaks, and his opponent Federer is the best in the world in key shots. If I were For Zhang Guan, he would rather play one or two tie-breaks in previous games, so that he can at least accumulate some tie-break experience."
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In the stands, Sharapova looked at Zhang Guan with a worried look.
"Oops, Zhang Guan has never played in a tie-break. Playing a tie-break is completely different from a normal game. If his opponent is weaker, he may have a chance to slowly adapt to the rhythm of the tie-break. But now his opponent is Federer, and with Federer’s level of key shots, he probably won’t give Zhang Guan any chance to adapt to the tiebreaker.”
Sharapova couldn't help but clasp her hands. At this time, all she could do was pray to God.
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"Finally, the game was pushed to a tie-break. This game was really difficult. Zhang Guanyuan was much better than I thought." Federer wiped the sweat from his head with a wry smile: "Fortunately, Zhang Guan didn't fight. With my experience in tie-breaks, I can win this set. But playing a tie-break with a player who has no tie-break experience at all, I really can’t win.”
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