On June 2, at 7 pm, capital time, the French Open men's singles semi-finals officially began. At Philips Stadium, the first match was between Federer and Zhang Guan, followed by the match between Nadal and Djokovic. Contest.
The second meeting between Federer and Zhang Guan naturally attracted worldwide attention, and the game happened to be during prime time, so as soon as the game started, the ratings skyrocketed, easily breaking through the 3% mark and heading towards 4%.
After a series of introductions and warm-ups, the game began, with Federer taking the lead in serving.
"Play steadily and make fewer mistakes!" Federer muttered silently and began to serve. After more than ten consecutive shots, Federer scored the first point.
"Federer played so steadily from the start today!" the commentator couldn't help but say. In the past, Federer was known for his gorgeous offense, but today, Federer's style of play has become extremely stable.
The second ball, the third ball... Federer is still the same, every shot is just right, neither too unrestrained nor too conservative, it can be said that there are no flaws.
15-0, 30-0, 30-15, 40-15, 40-30, and then Federer won the first game with his powerful forehand.
It was calm, both sides played well, and there was no highlight. This was the evaluation of many viewers on the first game. Before the game, many people thought that the battle between the two strong men would be full of highlights and topics. It would be a collision of Mars and the Earth, and the game would be very fierce. However, the first game ended in a draw. It was different from what everyone imagined, and the fierce confrontation did not come.
Zhang Guan looked at Federer on the opposite side with some confusion. He also felt that Federer's style of play today was a little different from the past. His playing seemed to be a little too stable. Although this stability meant that Federer did not make a single mistake in the whole game, and even more There were no obvious flaws, but Zhang Guan could not feel Federer's desire to win.
"How come it's like the tactics used by Davydenko, does Federer have to delay until the tie-break? Federer played so steadily, without any flaws, even if I tried to attack, I had no chance. This forced me to play steadily. Ah!" Zhang Guan shook his head and started to serve.
In Zhang Guan's serve game, Federer still chose to play steadily and did not risk attacking at all. This result made it easier for Zhang Guan to maintain his serve game.
"In the first two games, the players from both sides tied 1-1. Judging from the situation in these two games, the players from both sides played relatively conservatively. It may be because at the beginning of the game, the athletes have not yet entered the game state, and After all, it is the semi-finals, so it is normal to choose a stable playing style. I think that when the players start to enter the competition, they will definitely bring us exciting competitions."
The commentators began to try to defend the two players on the court. However, things went against expectations. In the subsequent four consecutive sets, the players from both sides still played very steadily. The score of the first set came to 3-3.
The six-set game ended, but the audience looked uninterested. During the entire six-game match, neither side played a gorgeous attack. Except for some symbolic applause from the audience at the end of each game, The rest of the time it's quiet. The TV screen panned across the auditorium, even capturing some of the audience members yawning.
Federer has always been known for his gorgeous offense, and Zhang Guan gives people the impression that he is a player with rich offensive methods. Originally, everyone thought that this match between the two should be a tit-for-tat contest, but now the two offensive players However, the players started to play steadily, which disappointed many people.
The commentator frowned and continued, "The two of them haven't warmed up yet?" Obviously it's impossible. They have already played six games. If the strength gap between the two sides is relatively large, someone might win the game 6-0. As a professional athlete, he should find his match state after six games.
So why didn't two players who were good at attacking choose to attack? The only explanation is that the tactical choices of these two people were originally like this. Play steadily and don't try to attack easily.
Thinking of this, the commentator sighed: "It seems that today's game may be a boring and long game."
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Zhang Guan tried several running attacks and achieved good results in Zhang Guan's own serve game, but the effect in Federer's serve game was relatively average, with a success rate of less than 50%. With Federer's experience and skills in the game and his steady playing style today, this sudden change in hitting rhythm is not very lethal. Federer is good at almost all offensive and defensive rhythms, so he only needs one or two beats to adjust. Pass.
Zhang Guan can hardly find Federer's weaknesses, and Federer can't find Zhang Guan's weaknesses either.
Federer's best forehand was difficult to inflict damage on Zhang Guan on the slow clay court of the French Open. In addition, Federer deliberately chose a conservative style of play, which made it impossible for him to score points from Zhang Guan's serve.
Just like that, after the score of 5-5, it was Federer's serve. Then Federer played steadily. After several long rounds of stalemate, he kept his serve and rewritten the score to 6-5. What followed was Zhang Guan's serve.
"It's almost time to launch an attack." Federer silently encouraged himself, and then he served. After receiving the serve, Federer suddenly chose to attack. After two consecutive shots, Federer made a wide-range maneuver and took the first Next point.
The entire eleven games were so boring. Now Federer suddenly exerted his strength and made a beautiful transition from defense to attack, which immediately excited the audience. Those who had been napping also woke up and gave a round of applause. echoed from the audience.
Zhang Guan glanced at Federer very warily, and he vaguely guessed Federer's intentions.
For the next ball, Federer still chose an unrestrained attack after receiving the serve, pressing hard with his forehand, and then preparing for a wide-angle maneuver. However, Zhang Guan was already prepared. After catching Federer's ball, he made a preemptive strike and quickly came Within the baseline, the early catch disrupted Federer's rhythm of continuing the attack. Then Zhang Guan quickly changed the offensive and defensive rhythm and successfully won the point. The score became 15-15.
"As expected, Federer suddenly exerted force in this game and wanted to catch me off guard. He used a psychological warfare!" At this time, Zhang Guan had already seen through Federer's intention.
In the previous eleven games, Federer used a steady playing style, which even made Zhang Guan feel that he had no desire to attack. When the score reached 6-5, Federer only needed to break serve to win the first set, so Federer suddenly started to attack. With the first eleven games foreshadowing, if Zhang Guan falls into his previous habitual thinking and becomes careless, he will easily lose this game. For Federer, even if his psychological tactics fail, there will still be a tie-break to play. Therefore, for Federer, a sudden attack in the twelfth game will definitely make a profit.
But now, Federer's wishful thinking has been seen through by Zhang Guan.
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