Zhang Guan did suddenly become stronger. From the moment he put on a tennis racket and tennis shoes, he became stronger.
The racket and sneakers helped Zhang Guan improve his strength by more than 10%, which may not seem like much, but when it comes to competing at the world's top level, this 10% improvement in strength becomes an unstoppable advantage when it is shown on the court. .
Federer had a stern look on his face. Even though Zhang Guan had barely saved the ball just now, Federer still had a huge advantage. But in the stalemate, Federer's advantage was being worn away bit by bit. After losing the match, the two sides gradually became evenly matched, and then turned to dominate Federer. In the end, Federer lost the ball.
"Whether it's a forehand or a backhand, Zhang Guan's hitting power has become stronger and the speed has become faster. In addition, the ball's spin is stronger than before. Although the ball speed is not much faster, the spin is not much stronger than before. , but when the two are added together, the lethality of the ball can be completely upgraded to a level! There is also speed. Although it is only a little higher than before, this increased speed has raised his defense to a higher level." Federer tightened He frowned and stared at Zhang Guan, as if he wanted to see through Zhang Guan.
At present, Federer has not felt that Zhang Guan's ball control ability has increased. He only noticed that Zhang Guan's ball speed and spin have increased, and his moving speed has increased. In fact, the degree of improvement in these three points is not much. If one of them is taken alone, it cannot threaten Federer. But the sum of the three can be said to be a quantitative change leading to a qualitative change, which has achieved an all-round improvement of Zhang Guan's comprehensive strength.
"How did he achieve this sudden improvement in strength? Apart from the use of doping, the only explanation is that he was hiding his strength before!" Thinking of this, little cold sweats appeared on Federer's head.
"Tens of thousands of eyes on the field have been staring at Zhang Guan. It is definitely impossible for him to take doping. Moreover, the champion will have a drug test after the game. Doping will be detected. It seems that Zhang Guan was in the previous game. He really hid his strength!”
There was a look of horror in Federer's eyes, and the horror was mixed with a hint of despair.
Zhang Guan was already on par with Federer in the first two sets, and if that was Zhang Guan hiding his strength, Federer knew that he definitely had no hope of winning. What's more, the current score is still 0-2 behind Federer.
"The total score is 0-2 behind, and my opponent's strength is actually better than mine. Unless there is a miracle, how can I win? Damn it, this is the Australian Open finals, I can't just lose like this! Federer clenched his fist tightly: "I won't give in!"
Federer is indeed very unwilling. He can be said to have gone smoothly in this Australian Open, advancing easily 3-0 all the way. However, Nadal, who originally threatened him the most, stopped in the quarterfinals early. This made Federer feel that the road to victory was The journey was smooth, especially after defeating Roddick 3-0, Federer thought he had won the Australian Open championship.
But Federer never expected that in the final, he would encounter one of the most powerful opponents in history, and he would soon fall on the battlefield of the final battle.
"The game is not over yet, I can't lose! At this point, all I have to do is fight!" Federer made up his mind.
Federer is known as the most stable professional tennis player. Regardless of his advantages or disadvantages, Federer can maintain patience, handle the ball reasonably, and slowly deal with his opponents. The reason why Federer did this is that he firmly believes that he is stronger than his opponent, so as long as he plays steadily, he will definitely win.
But today, Federer encountered an opponent who was stronger than himself. His steady and steady approach no longer worked, so he decided to give it a try.
At this time, Federer still holds two game points, and he still has the capital to fight for the ACE ball.
Next, Federer made a double fault.
Federer rarely double-faults. His top-spin serve is almost always on target. Whenever he makes a serve error, Federer will choose to use a more conservative top-spin serve. But today, Federer had to fight hard to serve, even on the second serve, so a rare double fault occurred.
At 40-30, Federer's serve was still at its limit. A tricky serve with a speed of 215 kilometers per hour caused Zhang Guan's return of serve to make a mistake. Federer finally won the first game.
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"What's wrong with Federer? Why is he playing so aggressively? Is this the same Federer I'm familiar with?" Nadal looked at the TV with a dull look on his face.
In Nadal's impression, Federer is always so stable. Even on the clay court of the French Open final, where Nadal has an absolute advantage, Federer is still playing steadily, whether he is leading or lagging behind.
But today, or in this set, the extremely stable Federer in the past is gone. His playing style has become full of aggression. When serving, he pursues high speed and extreme placement. But he kept trying to take the initiative to attack, which was completely different from Federer's past playing style.
Nadal, who is not participating, certainly doesn't understand the pressure Federer is under now.
"Is it because Federer is getting anxious after falling behind 0-2? Why is he so restless today? This is not Federer's style." Nadal was puzzled, and then he turned his attention to Zhang Guan.
"Zhang Guan played so steadily!" Nadal sighed involuntarily.
At this time, Zhang Guan was using a stable style of play. He reduced the number of times he went to the net, as if he wanted to play stalemate with Federer.
"What's going on? Zhang Guan is deliberately pursuing a stalemate, but Federer is attacking forcefully. Is this the other way around? Zhang Guan is seeking stability while Federer is playing aggressively. I read that right!" Nadal said He pinched his arm to make sure this was not a dream.
Nadal looked at the TV with a very strange expression. Today's final was so abnormal. At this moment, Nadal even felt that the two people on the court were cheating! But if you think carefully about the identities of the two players, one is the king of track and field and the other is the king of tennis, and they are in the Grand Slam finals, it is certainly impossible for them to collude to fight match-fixing.
"What exactly is going on?"
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In the next game, Zhang Guan easily kept serve and the score became 1-1. In the subsequent two games, both sides also maintained each other's serve.
In the fifth game, Federer's service error rate began to increase. He served two ACE balls and scored several beautiful serves, but he also made many errors, and the scores of both sides began to rise alternately. After three "deuces", Zhang Guan finally got a break point.
"Wow, Zhang Guan got a break point! Can he break serve?"
Federer chose to serve and hit the net on the next ball.
"Federer made a mistake. He took the initiative to reach the net but hit the ball out of bounds! Zhang Guan completed the break!"
"I can't believe that Zhang Guan took the lead in breaking serve in this set. This is the second break of serve in this game! The last break of serve occurred in the first game of the first set between the two sides, and Zhang Guan also broke serve. I won the first set with that break of serve!”
"The score is 3-2, Zhang Guan is in the lead, and what follows is Zhang Guan's serve! Is Federer going to lose this set? Is Federer going to be swept 3-0?"
Federer looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines and felt a strong sense of powerlessness.
"Zhang Guan is really stronger than me!"
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