"It's a tie-break! It's finally a tie-break!" The commentator began to introduce the rules of the tie-break match: "In a tennis match, the first twelve games of a set are tied at 6. -6 ties, then there will be a tie-break. In the tie-break, each ball won is worth one point, and the first one to score seven points wins. If the score is six ties, one of the teams must win by two points. Points are the only way to win.”
What the commentator is talking about is the situation of ordinary games. Grand Slam matches adopt a long-set tiebreaker. The final set of both sides will not use a tie-break. Instead, the winner can be won by winning two games after 6-6.
Director Su’s voice sounded from the side: “Since the start of this Australian Open, Zhang Guan has not participated in a tie-break. Today is the first time Zhang Guan has participated in a tie-break. I think this is also a time for him. A test. After all, tie-breaks are different from ordinary games."
The commentator immediately asked: "Then please tell us, Director Su, apart from the different rules, what are the differences between the tie-break game and the ordinary game?"
"In addition to the rules you just introduced, the serving in the tie-break is also different from that in the ordinary game. In the tie-break, one side will serve one ball first, then the other side will serve two balls, and the opponent will serve two more balls, and so on. .Under such rules, serving becomes particularly important." Director Su paused and then said: "We all know that the server has an absolute advantage in tennis matches. In ordinary games, who is the server? Whoever serves will keep serving. It doesn't matter if you lose one or two serves occasionally. As long as you have the right to serve, you have an advantage. But in the tie-break, both sides serve alternately. If one can break the opponent's serve , that is equivalent to having a huge advantage!"
"In addition, in the tie-break, athletes need to have more patience. Because once a 6-6 situation occurs, one side has to win by two points to win, so there will be a situation of more than 7 points. For example, 8-6, 9-7, 10-8, this kind of score is very common in tie-breaks. In many cases, it will even reach more than ten points before the winner is determined. In this Australian Open, In the match between Roddick and Tsonga, there was an 18-20 score in the tie-break."
"18-20? That should be a long time!" the commentator said softly.
"That's right, and the further you get to the back, the more and more important the gain and loss of each ball is, and the greater the pressure the athletes are under. If you don't have enough patience and accidentally act impulsively, you may lose the entire ball. game. Some unstable players played well in the previous 3-3, 4-4 and 5-5, but once they reached 6-6, they would collapse because they were anxious and could not sink. I lost my temper, so I made a mistake. Therefore, the tie-break is about who makes the mistake first. Whoever makes the mistake early or makes more mistakes will lose first." Director Su finally added: "Stability is the most important thing in the tie-break. Things that need to be done.”
The commentator thought for a while and asked: "Federer's stability should be very strong, right?"
"Yes. Federer can be said to be the most stable player, and he is very good at handling key balls." Director Su looked at Zhang Guan in the live broadcast, and then said: "Zhang Guan has never robbed. In the seventh game, this is a big disadvantage, especially after reaching 6-6, it is very critical whether Zhang Guan can maintain his original mentality. And Federer will not do nothing, he will definitely show Zhang Guan Guan applied pressure and forced Zhang Guan to make more unforced errors."
"So, if the game reaches the tie-break, Zhang Guan will be at a disadvantage instead of being evenly matched?" the commentator asked.
"I can't say that completely. If other athletes were to play tie-break with Federer, I think it would be an absolute disadvantage, but that's not necessarily the case for Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan is a talented athlete, even if it is his first time to play tie-break. Seven, I still think he has a good chance of winning."
"Okay, thanks to Coach Su for your comments. Now both players are ready. Let's enjoy this tiebreaker!"
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"This is my first time playing tie-break, I'm really excited!" Zhang Guan glanced at Federer on the opposite side and served with all his strength.
The next second, the tennis ball appeared in Federer's half. Federer rushed over, but failed to catch the ball.
"ACE!" The referee's voice immediately sounded.
The commentator's voice suddenly became louder: "ACE ball, Zhang Guan took the lead in the tie-break and scored the first point with an ACE ball. It seems that Zhang Guan's state was not affected by the tie-break. His touch is still hot!”
The applause at the scene also lasted longer. Many spectators liked to watch the tie-break, because the tie-break looked more exciting and exciting than the ordinary game. In this atmosphere, although it was only 1-0 at this time, the scene was already tense.
Federer's expression is extremely serious. The more critical the ball is, the more focused Federer is. His strong psychological quality can always make him perform better at this time.
Federer is not as excited as Zhang Guan. Federer knows that in the tie-break, stability and experience are the keys to victory.
Federer's serve this time was as stable as ever. The ball was very fast, the landing point was very accurate, and it had a slight spin. This kind of serve is a major feature of Federer. It is stable and has a high success rate. Although he will not directly serve to win, his opponent will never win. He was always passive when catching the ball, and then he was moved back and forth, and finally lost the ball.
After Zhang Guan received the serve, he also fell into this kind of passivity. He was continuously mobilized by Federer's forehand, but Zhang Guan moved faster, so he could sustain it for much longer.
"This is the situation again. After receiving the serve, Federer's forehand moved back and forth. This should be a style of play that Federer is very good at. Should I try to take a risk?" Zhang Guan began to weigh in his heart.
At this time, Zhang Guan has two options. The first is to continue to stalemate with Federer and wait for Federer to make mistakes. If Federer does not make mistakes, Zhang Guan will become more and more passive until he loses the ball; the second option is to take risks. For a strong attack, you either have to hit a limit ball or force the ball to the net, but the chance of success for this kind of risky attack is not high.
"Federer seems to be in very good shape now. It seems a bit unrealistic to wait for Federer to make mistakes. Let's try a strong attack!" Thinking of this, Zhang Guan suddenly started and rushed directly to the net, preparing to force the net.
At the same time as Federer returned the ball, he found Zhang Guan rushing to the net.
"Zhang Guan is going to force the net!" Federer suddenly felt happy: "The most taboo thing in a tie-break is impatience. It seems that Zhang Guan is already getting impatient. I am not far away from victory."
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