The director's voice sounded in the commentator's headphones.
"After the commercial ends, let me say something quickly. Although player Li Hengze lost the first set, we have to boost morale. The entire country's audience is paying attention to this game!" the director said.
"But player Li Hengze lost so miserably, 0-6, how do you ask me to boost his morale! In the game just now, I have made a lot of excuses for player Li Hengze." The commentator said aggrievedly.
"Then we can find other excuses, such as the weather is too cold or the weather is too hot. Li Hengze is not a local player and is not used to it."
"But Zhang Guan is not a native French player, and he is also from Asia, so he will also be affected by the weather."
"Then the sun is too dazzling, which is not conducive to player Li Hengze's performance!"
"It doesn't make sense that the courts have to be switched in odd-numbered rounds in tennis matches."
"Then find the reason for the venue. The ground is too hard, or the ground is too soft!"
"Player Li Hengze said before the game that he has an advantage against Zhang Guan on clay courts."
"The crowd was too noisy! It affected the game."
"Well, Director Jin, European audiences are still very good at watching football."
"Just say the referee is biased!"
"There are ball marks on the clay court, so the referee can't be biased even if he wants to!"
The director was stunned for two seconds, and then said angrily: "I don't care what excuse you make, you have to tell me something!"
The director ended the call, and ten seconds later, the commercial ended and the microphone returned to the announcer.
"Dear spectators, welcome back. In the first set that just ended, Lee Hyung-taek probably didn't fully demonstrate his strength, and unfortunately lost the game. However, the French Open was three out of five sets. The winning match has just ended in one set, so viewers don’t have to worry about player Lee Hyung-taek. I believe that in the next game, player Lee Hyung-taek will definitely be able to catch up and turn defeat into victory!"
The commentator's words rekindled the confidence of many Korean viewers in front of the TV.
"It turns out that player Lee Hyung-taek hasn't fully shown his strength yet!"
"Player Lee Hyung Taek, stop hiding your strength!"
"Li Hengze, the opponent looks very strong, it's time to get serious!"
There were various sounds in the barbecue restaurant, and the diners looked at the TV with expectant faces. At this time, Li Hengze was preparing to serve.
"Drink!" Li Hengze shouted. This time he was very lucky. The ball almost hit the sideline. Zhang Guan made a mistake in catching the ball this time. He used a little more force and the ball flew out of bounds.
15-0, Li Hengze took the lead.
"Good shot, beautiful serve! Li Hengze's serve was so perfect. His opponent Zhang Guan was unable to parry the ball and returned the ball out of bounds in a hurry. With such a high-quality serve, Federer and Nadal must have also received it. Not even that!" the commentator said excitedly.
There was also a round of applause in the barbecue restaurant.
"Yes, this is the strength of player Li Hengze!"
"Hahaha, player Li Hengze is so good, he is simply the best in the world!"
"Player Li Hengze finally started to fight back! Just fight like this and give your opponent a 6-0!"
"Lee Hyung-taek is a world champion, and now he is finally reaching the level of a world champion!"
The barbecue restaurant was instantly filled with endless compliments.
"Humph, who wouldn't eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year!" Liu Yong said softly, unconvinced.
On the TV, Li Hengze also started his second serve. He attacked Zhang Guan's backhand from a tricky angle. Zhang Guan hit back to the baseline with his backhand, and then the two entered the rhythm of a baseline stalemate.
In French Open matches, baseline stalemates are the most common. Sometimes once the two sides get into a stalemate, long rounds of more than twenty shots are common.
However, Zhang Guan did not intend to leave too much time for Li Hengze to stand on the baseline. Through running, he gradually moved his position forward to the baseline, and then began to change the rhythm of hitting the ball.
Li Hengze still couldn't adapt to Zhang Guan's fast-changing style of play, and lost the ball in a hurry.
Next, Zhang Guan frequently used running attacks, making it impossible for Li Hengze to easily control the rhythm of the game. As the server, Li Hengze was unable to win with one blow and could not control the rhythm. The result of the game can be imagined.
15-15, 15-30, 15-40. Li Hengze lost three goals in a row, and the service score at the beginning became Li Hengze's only score in this game.
At the most critical moment, Li Hengze made a double fault and lost his serve.
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"Why did player Li Hengze lose again!
There was a sigh in the barbecue restaurant. At 15-0, diners were still scrambling to discuss how Li Hengze should counterattack, but Li Hengze immediately lost four goals in a row and lost the game.
The commentator once again found various excuses, but many viewers in front of the TV actually believed what the commentator said.
Most of the ordinary spectators only know a little about tennis. They don’t have much professional tennis knowledge, and they lack understanding of tennis tactics and play. They don’t know how to analyze the situation at the scene. They almost always follow what the commentator says.
In the next few games, Zhang Guan kept serve, Zhang Guan broke serve, Zhang Guan kept serve again, and Zhang Guan broke serve again. Although Li Hengze had several beautiful serves, it was still difficult to stop Zhang Guan's progress.
Another 6-0, and Li Hengze lost another game.
Li Hengze fell behind 0-2 with a total score of 0-2 and failed to win a single game in the two sets. At this time, even viewers who don't know much about tennis can see that there is a clear strength gap between the two sides in the game.
European and American audiences think this result is very normal. Zhang Guan is the new Australian Open champion, and he defeated Federer to win the championship. This Australian Open champion is full of gold. Although the Australian Open is played on hard courts and the French Open is played on clay, the Australian Open champion will definitely not fail in the first round when he reaches the French Open.
As for Li Hengze, in the eyes of European and American audiences, he is just an ordinary player who has been playing professionally for 12 years and has yet to achieve good results. His strength is definitely not as good as Zhang Guan. Of course, it is normal to lose to Zhang Guan by a large gap.
However, Korean audiences don’t think so. Li Hengze is their hero, and the media praised Li Hengze in various ways before the game, so they have always been optimistic about Li Hengze. However, the gap between Li Hengze's performance in the game and the pre-game prediction is too big. The so-called higher expectations will lead to disappointment. Bigger is exactly the psychology of Korean audiences now.
"Being behind 0-2, if we lose the next set, player Lee Hyung-taek will be eliminated!"
"This is the first round of the French Open! Is Lee Hyung-taek going to be eliminated in the first round?"
"It's impossible. Li Hengze is the world champion. How could he be eliminated in the first round!"
The Korean commentator was completely speechless now. The scores in both sets were 0-6. He could no longer find any excuse to excuse Li Hengze. The commentator himself also understood that the strength of both sides was different. There is indeed a large gap.
In the barbecue restaurant, a man wearing glasses stood up and said: "We are behind 0-2. I won't watch anymore. Let's go back. Boss, pay me!"
At another table next to it, diners also stood up and prepared to pay and leave.
"What's the rush? Although player Li Hengtaek is behind 0-2, I believe that with his strong will, he can make it two to three! I will continue to cheer for player Li Hengtaek! If player Li Hengtaek knows that we are cheering for him, we will definitely You can perform at a super level and defeat your opponents!" A young man said. He looked like a young man who had just entered college, and his words were still very childish.
"Let two chase three?" Liu Yong sneered: "You are overthinking! With such an obvious strength gap, why don't you accept the reality?"
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