In the second set, the final score was 7-6, and Davydenko still fell in the tie-break.
In a tennis match, losing a tie-break is a very depressing thing. Being able to reach a tie-break can be said to be just a stone's throw away from victory. Losing a tie-break represents the hard work of the twelve games before the game. All wasted. And losing two tie-breaks in a row will seriously affect the athletes' emotions.
Davydenko's mood was obviously affected. He was obviously out of shape in the third set, and he seemed much hesitant in both his actions and reactions.
At this time, Davydenko had his old habit again. He doubted whether his foot injury had recurred, so he seemed a little timid in his steps.
In the Australian Open match, when Davydenko faced Zhang Guan, he once suspected that his foot injury had recurred. However, the MRI results later showed that Davydenko's foot injury had not worsened, so Davydenko started a high-intensity game again.
Today, after his tactics failed and he lost two tie-breaks in a row, Davydenko also became mentally loose. He began to worry about his foot injury again.
Davydenko even had the urge to withdraw from the match immediately, but thinking about his sponsors, he decided to insist on completing the match. You must know that losing the match 3-0 and withdrawing from the match due to injury are two completely different concepts. Especially for sponsors, they would rather the athletes lose miserably than retire due to injury.
For sponsors, of course they like the players they sponsor to achieve good results, so sponsorship contracts often include reward clauses for achieving good results. An injured athlete's worth will be greatly reduced, and sponsors will also suffer heavy losses. Liu Feiren in 2008 is a good example.
Davydenko was worried about his foot injury, but for the sake of money, he persisted until the end. However, he lost a bit miserably in the third game. He only won one game at the beginning. Then they lost one after another, and finally lost the third set with a score of 6-1.
Zhang Guan also defeated Davydenko 3-0 again and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the French Open.
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After Zhang Guan defeated Davydenko, he immediately rushed to the Susan Court, the second largest French Open, because Sharapova's match was at the Susan Court.
But as soon as he entered the player tunnel of Susan Stadium, Zhang Guan met Sharapova. At this time, Sharapova's eyes were red and she looked like she had just cried.
"Did you lose?" Zhang Guan calculated the time and found that Sharapova's match lasted quite a long time.
Sharapova's game and Zhang Guan's game were almost at the same time. Although Zhang Guan won 3-0, it was a two-set tiebreaker, which took more time. The women's singles event is a best-of-three-game system. Judging from the time, Sharapova must have experienced a hard battle.
Zhang Guan looked at Coach Joyce next to him, hoping that Joyce could give him some tips.
Coach Joyce immediately understood Zhang Guan’s intention, and he immediately said: “Martha fought hard for three sets and finally won. She played for more than 150 minutes, and the last set lasted 16 games.”
The Grand Slam deciding set does not have a tie-break, but a long-set tie-breaker. That is to say, after a score of 6-6, whoever leads two games will win. This format is even more cruel and intense than a tie-break. .
Zhang Guan silently calculated in his heart that after 16 games in the last set, the score was 9-7.
Just listen to Sharapova say: "My shoulder hurts a little, so I made too many mistakes today, and it was too difficult to win in the end. I thought I was going to lose several times. After winning, I couldn't help it." Cried."
Zhang Guan looked at Sharapova with some worry. After the Australian Open, she had been suffering from a shoulder injury. She also played with the injury in the French Open this time, and then angered the top eight, and the competition would only become more and more intense. This made Zhang Guan a little worried about Sharapova's shoulder injury.
"Who is your opponent in the next match?" Zhang Guan asked.
"It's Anna!" Sharapova then added: "Anna Chakvetadze."
Zhang Guan nodded suddenly. If Sharapova didn't add her last name, Zhang Guan really wouldn't know which "Anna" she was.
Chakvetadze is also a Russian, and is also a top product on the Russian tennis beauty assembly line. Like Sharapova, she is blond, has a beautiful face, and is also very strong. She is currently ranked in the top ten in the world. .
"What about you? Who is your opponent?" Sharapova asked.
"Let me think about it. It seems to be the No. 19 seed, an Argentinian, named..." Zhang Guan carefully recalled the opponent's name. Although Zhang Guan is not a tennis novice now, he still often can't remember some people's names, especially It's the name of a player who has never played against him.
"Is it Kanas?" Coach Joyce reminded.
"Yes, it's Kanas!" Zhang Guan said.
Coach Joyce immediately laughed: "I didn't expect that this year's two 'cow killers' would get together! The qualified players in your area will definitely meet Federer in the semi-finals. This quarter-final is really interesting. The two The 'cow' killer has a fight first, and now the 'cow killer' also has to compete for a spot!"
"Two 'cow killers'?" Zhang Guan was stunned, and then asked very uncertainly: "You mean Kanas and me?"
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"Guillermo Canas is an Argentinian. He is 30 years old this year. He has been playing professional tennis for 12 years and is considered a veteran in the tennis world." Coach Zhang introduced.
"Coach Joyce said he was a cow killer before. What happened?" Zhang Guan asked immediately.
"Do you still remember the two ATP1000 Masters tournaments held in the United States in March? Indian Wells and Miami." Coach Zhang continued.
"Remember, the championships in those two tournaments were won by Nadal and Djokovic respectively." Zhang Guan said.
Coach Zhang slowly introduced: "It was these two games that gave Canas the title of 'Cow Killer'. In the Masters Indian Wells game, Federer met Canas in the second round, and then was Canas swept; and in the Masters Miami Station, Federer met Canas again in the fourth round and lost to him again. Canas then defeated Robredo and Liu consecutively. Bisic eventually reached the final, where he lost to Djokovic."
"I defeated Federer twice in two weeks. Canas is very good! With Federer's level, it is very rare to lose to the same person twice in two weeks." Zhang Guan sighed.
"It's because Kanas is in good shape this year! Think about it, a player who has played professional tennis for twelve years and is already thirty years old. If he was strong, he would have achieved good results long ago. He would not wait until now to suddenly You jumped out to be a 'cow killer'." Coach Zhang smiled and said: "You defeated Federer in the Australian Open final, so you are considered a new generation of 'cow killer', plus Canas and Nadal, the three of you are now called the three 'cow killers'! So, this quarter-final between you and Canas is also called the 'battle between the butchers', who wins who? Go kill the cows.”
The fourth chapter was delivered, and it was one o'clock in the morning. I was going to write another chapter, but it was too late. Let's count it as tomorrow's chapter. Tomorrow I will guarantee three chapters and strive for four chapters. Finally, please give me a monthly ticket.
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