Federer finally realized that the speed of opening his crown had become faster, which shocked Federer. He had never seen a tennis player move so fast. Even Nadal, who was very mobile, could not do this.
"I almost forgot, Zhang Guan is the fastest man in the world. But tennis is different from sprinting. Tennis requires countless sudden stops. Can his knees bear it when running so fast?" Federer thought, While watching Zhang Guan backhand the ball over the net.
"Pick the ball? This is a chance for me to smash! But this is the only way Zhang Guan can catch the ball. Although you caught the ball, you still have to lose the game." Federer and several other players He blocked the ball with broken steps, and then made a powerful smash.
The tennis ball hits the ground, then bounces high, and the next landing point will be out of bounds.
"It's so high, Zhang Guan will definitely not be able to catch it!" Federer looked up at the ball, then looked at Zhang Guan, only to find that Zhang Guan was running towards the spot where the ball landed.
"Does Zhang Guan still want to catch this kind of ball? Even if he successfully catches this kind of ball, he will be completely passive, not to mention that it is difficult to control the landing point at such a long distance." Federer thought to himself.
As the main stadium of the Australian Open, Rod Laver Arena certainly covers the largest area in Melbourne, and there are large gaps left on the front, rear, left and right. A standard tennis court will leave a 6.4-meter gap area outside the front and rear sidelines. The empty area left before and after the Rod Laver Arena is more than 10 meters, because there are line referees and ball boys sitting on the edge of the court, and large cameras are also placed, all of which require more space. Lots of space. Moreover, in the world's top competitions, a 6.4-meter gap is not enough for players to show their strength. Therefore, the open space at the edge of the courts for such top events is larger than that of standard tennis courts.
At this time, Zhang Guan has moved to the edge of the court. Behind him is the line referee, and this is where he fell.
Zhang Guan swung his racket and hit the falling tennis ball with a volley. Then the tennis ball turned into a long arc, flew over the net, and landed in Federer's half.
"Wow!" Everyone in the audience shouted in surprise.
The tennis ball falls almost vertically. It is very difficult to hit the falling tennis ball in the air. If the timing is not good, the ball will be missed. Moreover, Zhang Guan’s hitting position has reached the edge of the court, close to 10 meters from the sideline. The distance from the sideline to the net is 11.885 meters. In addition, the distance of the ball that landed in the opponent’s half, Zhang Guan’s actual shot was The distance is more than 25 meters. For ordinary spectators, it is not easy to catch this ball and successfully land it in bounds.
Federer was also surprised. According to the normal rhythm, athletes will definitely use a challenge to catch such a high-altitude ball that seems to be out of bounds. Because the difficulty of the challenge is low, the success rate is very high, but the challenge has a major disadvantage. That is, the ball will bounce higher, which will give the opponent the opportunity to continuously press the ball.
Zhang Guan did not use a challenge. He accurately grasped the moment when the ball fell, and then volleyed the ball. In this way, the ball would be a relatively low arc, and Federer would not be able to use high-pressure smashes continuously. However, this technique is extremely difficult and requires excellent ball control skills.
"That's a beautiful catch!" Federer also had a feeling of being surprised, but he showed no mercy in his hand movements. He continued his offensive with a powerful forehand topspin. This time, Federer chose to land in the frontcourt. .
Zhang Guan was still moving quickly. After completing that long-distance volley, he had already started to move towards the sideline of the court, and then he caught the ball with difficulty with his one-handed forehand. Federer then attacked the diagonal backcourt, and Zhang Guan ran into position again and completed the ball.
At this time, Zhang Guan was mobilized by Federer and ran all over the court. It seemed that he was completely passive, but in fact, he had reversed a lot of situations. Originally, this was a goal that must be lost, but Zhang Guan suddenly pulled it back. .
Three more shots later, Zhang Guan finally caught an opportunity to catch the ball more comfortably through running.
"Now!" Zhang Guan held the racket with both hands and hit with a forehand.
"The speed of this ball is quite fast, so it shouldn't have a very strong spin." Federer looked at the flying tennis ball and was ready to catch the ball.
However, the moment Federer caught the ball, there was an uncontrollable feeling on the racket.
"What a strong spin! This kind of spin is almost the same as Nadal! How can such a fast ball spin at such a high speed?"
In the process of hitting a tennis ball, the strength of the player determines the speed of the ball, and the degree of friction between the racket and the ball determines the spin of the ball. But you can't have your cake and eat it too. A ball with high speed cannot have strong spin. Similarly, a ball with strong spin cannot have high speed. This is actually best reflected in table tennis. For example, the table tennis team's chipper has strong spin on the ball, but the speed of the chip is relatively slow.
Among professional tennis players, Nadal is the player who pursues spin the most. He will even sacrifice some speed for the spin of the ball. Because he pursues spin too much, Nadal's serve was even considered to be a major shortcoming in the early days.
Now Zhang Guan's return is comparable to Nadal in terms of spin, but it has a faster ball speed than Nadal. This is something Federer has never faced before.
"What's going on? The speed is so fast and the spin is so strong. In the first two sets, Zhang Guan did not hit returns of this quality... Wait a minute, has Zhang Guan been hiding his strength?"
This idea emerged from Federer's mind and could not be dissipated for a long time.
"Impossible! Zhang Guan was already strong enough in the first two games. If he were still hiding his strength, how powerful would he be!"
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"40-15!" The referee shouted the score, and Zhang Guan successfully recovered a goal.
"Hua Hua Hua..."
"Wow oh oh..."
Applause and cheers instantly engulfed the entire stadium.
With this shot, from the moment Federer completed the smash, Zhang Guan was originally in a losing situation, but he pulled the ball back little by little through the edge of the court, then suppressed Federer with his forehand, and finally completed it. He reversed the situation and won the ball. In the contest for more than ten consecutive shots, both sides played at a very high level, and the audience was fascinated to watch.
Sharapova looked at Zhang Guan with admiration and murmured to herself: "Why do I feel that Zhang Guan suddenly became stronger in this set?"
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