Zhang Guan returned the favor and also fired an ACE ball. The audience at the scene suddenly fell into excitement.
"After Federer fired an ACE, Zhang Guan also fired an ACE. It's really unimaginable that after the score reached 6-6 in the tie-break, both sides actually fired ACEs one after another!" the commentator said excitedly. shouted, the depression and boredom of the previous dozen games were completely gone at this moment.
Under normal circumstances, when it comes to the tie-break, the players will most likely choose to be more stable. Especially when the score is 6-6, you only need to win by two goals, which also gives the players no chance to make mistakes. .
However, at this time, the two top tennis players did the opposite. At this most critical time, they both chose to fight for the ACE ball, and both achieved success. This also greatly increases the viewing pleasure and excitement of the game.
Federer was slightly surprised, but then immediately regained his composure. A powerful opponent could make Federer more focused and stimulate his desire to win.
Zhang Guan held two tennis balls in his hand, tried them out, then threw one of the tennis balls to the caddy and continued to serve.
"Drink..." Zhang Guan roared, and even the audience sitting in the last row could hear it clearly.
The tennis ball flew over the net, and Federer's body moved at the same time. He rushed towards the tennis ball and stretched out his racket at the same time.
But Federer was still a little short, and his racket ultimately missed the ball.
Another ACE ball!
"ACE ball! Zhang Guan fired two ACE balls in a row. At the most critical moment of the tie-break, he fired two ACE balls in a row. He was really brave to fight. The current score is 8-7, and Zhang Guan is temporarily in the lead." The commentator said while looking at Federer opposite. I saw Federer testing the elasticity of the ball and then making a serve motion.
Federer shouted the same, and Zhang Guan moved one step earlier.
"Bang..." The racket hit the tennis ball, but the angle was a little low, and the ball was eventually intercepted by the net.
Federer scored on serve and the tiebreak was tied at 8-8.
Federer continued to serve, and this time, the quality of Federer's serve was slightly worse than the previous one, and Zhang Guan successfully returned the serve.
Although Zhang Guan's return of serve was successful, the quality of the return was only average. Federer immediately chose to suppress the forehand, and Zhang Guan also quickly ran to catch the ball.
Federer moved back and forth with his forehand, but Zhang Guan relied on his fast movements to continuously complete the counterattack. Although Federer had some extreme shots during the period, they were all resolved by Zhang Guan's surprise. This ball It ended up being a stalemate.
"This ball has a chance to break serve!" Zhang Guan realized that this was his opportunity, and he had worked hard to save the ball, so he would definitely not give up this ball easily.
Zhang Guan crossed the baseline with one stride and caught the ball in advance, but it was the first point to attack Federer.
Federer immediately ran into the baseline range. He wanted to continue pulling the baseline, but lost the opportunity.
In the end, Zhang Guan won the goal through continuous points grabbing.
The score became 9-8, and Zhang Guan still served next, and Zhang Guan also cherished this opportunity, and finally won the tie-break with a difficult score of 10-8.
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"Zhang Guan's condition is also very good!" Nadal commented silently in his heart. Through the competition just now, Nadal has noticed that both of the two people on the court have performed at their best and have also shown their personal best. Good level.
"There is not much difference between the two in terms of forehand. Maybe Zhang Guan's ball may be faster, but on the clay court of the French Open, this advantage is not obvious, but Zhang Guan's mobility is stronger, which is why Zhang Guan The key to winning the championship. If Federer had my mobility, he could at least hold on to the ball just now! But in general, both of them are so strong! If they can also perform in the final In this state, I'm afraid I will be in trouble. I also have to get into the best game condition as soon as possible. If I don't show the best game state, I may really lose in the final!" Nadal clenched his grip. With his fists in his hands, his eyes revealed an incomparable tenacity.
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Although he lost the first set, and even in the tie-break, Federer's mood was not affected, and instead he calmed down even more.
"Zhang Guan's mobility is so strong, he's on par with Nadal, and maybe a little bit more explosive. This is where I'm at a disadvantage." Federer recalled his many battles with Nadal. He also relies on his strong mobility to win on clay courts.
"It's still not suppressed enough. If enough pressure is put on Zhang Guan, even if he has super mobility, he can only run for his life! That's how I defeated Nadal in the Hamburg Masters."
Federer decided to put more pressure on Zhang Guan in the next game.
In the second set, Federer changed his tactics. He played very unrestrainedly in Zhang Guan's serve game, constantly looking for opportunities to counterattack. Some balls were so extreme that it seemed like he was gambling on luck. Federer hoped to get a break.
But Federer played extremely steadily in his serve, without showing any flaws, obviously to protect his serve.
This style of play is often used when facing players who are stronger than yourself. Because you are not as strong as your opponent, you can only rely on luck if you want to break serve; also because you are not as strong as your opponent, you can only choose to be steady in your serve in order to keep serve.
The reason why Federer uses this style of play is because he has realized that his strength is not as good as Zhang Guan, and he must make changes in order to win.
This is a style of play for the weak. For Federer, he has not used this style of play since 2001. Because in 2001, he had already entered the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam. Since 2003, he has continued to win Grand Slam championships. He is the king of tennis. No one in the world is stronger than him, even if Facing Nadal on a clay court, Federer did not use this style of play.
But today, Federer was forced to use this weak style of play.
Federer is eager to win. In order to win, Federer is willing to put down his pride as the tennis king and admit that he is a weakling.
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"Federer is..." Nadal had already stood up. He could see that Federer was using the "weak style of play".
The next moment, Nadal opened his mouth in surprise.
"That's Federer! That's Federer, who holds 9 Grand Slam championships! That's the king of tennis! He can actually use this style of play! How much courage does he have to have to make such a choice? !”
It really requires immense courage to let a strong man who has been at the top of the world for a long time choose to use the weak's methods!
At this moment, Nadal felt the strong desire to win in Federer's heart. Nadal could even feel that Federer only had victory in his heart now! He died for victory.
"Federer is really the greatest tennis player!" Nadal sighed, and then he looked at Zhang Guan, but there was a trace of fear in his eyes.
"Is Zhang Guan really that strong?"
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