In tennis, if after 40-40, one side needs to win by two goals to win, and the side that takes the lead at this time is called Advantage, abbreviated as "AD", which is called "taking the lead" in Chinese. The first player to score one more point will win the game, and if he loses one point, the game will be tied.
After a long stalemate of seventeen shots, Zhang Guan still won the shot and took the lead.
Twenty-three shots later, Nadal relied on his strong defense and strong will to reverse the ball and the two sides were evenly divided.
Zhang Guan scored an ace and took the lead again.
After fifteen shots of back and forth, Nadal relied on his forehand to slowly reverse the passivity, and the two sides were evenly divided again.
After a 26-shot stalemate, Nadal used a two-handed backhand to win the ball from a small angle and take the lead.
Zhang Guan turned over and made another contribution. Nadal hurriedly caught the ball. Zhang Guan scored another point after continuous suppression. The two sides were evenly divided.
Take the lead, tie, take the lead, tie... In this game, the two sides experienced 8 ties. In the end, Zhang Guan relied on the server's advantage to win, and the score reached 5-4.
Nadal's hope was dashed. He failed to successfully break serve, and the first score was 5-4. Nadal had to be more careful in the next game. He had to keep his serve. In the first set, Nadal had to be more careful. to be able to continue.
However, Zhang Guan on the opposite side was obviously not prepared to give Nadal a chance to successfully hold serve. His defensive intensity had increased. In this game, Zhang Guan not only defended, but also put pressure on Nadal.
15-0, 15-15, 30-15, 30-30, 30-40, 40-40, Nadal took the lead, then Nadal made a mistake on the first serve, and Zhang Guan successfully broke the second serve. The two sides came to the point again. The state of being evenly divided.
Then the game fell into the rhythm of the previous game, taking the lead, tying the score, taking the lead, and tying the score again. Since Nadal's serve was not as threatening as Zhang Guan's, this shot took a longer time and was evenly divided 10 times. In the end, Nadal relied on his serve advantage to win the game, and the score came to Arrived at 5-5 level.
The two sides played for a full 18 minutes in this game, which is very unusual in tennis matches. The previous game also played for a full 15 minutes because there were 8 ties. Now counting, the first set has 10 games. The two sides have been playing for more than an hour.
Both Zhang Guan and Nadal are good runners. With the support of strong mobility, their defense has been upgraded to a higher level. The French Open is a slow court, which is not conducive to the threat of attack. On the one hand, the defensive effect is improved, and on the other hand, the offensive effect is reduced. The trade-off between the two makes every attack by both sides unable to achieve immediate results. In this case, even if you gain an advantage after serving, you cannot beat your opponent to death in one shot. You often need to hold on for more than ten shots, silently encourage your own advantages, and then win the final victory.
The next game is crucial for Zhang Guan. As long as he wins, he can at least ensure that he will enter the tiebreaker. At the same time, for Nadal, he also extremely hopes to break Zhang Guan's serve.
Then, the first ball between the two sides was played for thirty-three beats. This long round of more than thirty beats seemed to announce that this game would last for a long time.
Nadal is worthy of the title of "King of Clay". He plays very tenaciously. Even when he is 40-15 behind, he refuses to give up. Instead, he focuses more on the game, running faster and more. Swinging hard, he pushed himself to the extreme, and this also brought him rewards. The score changed from 40-15 to 40-40, and Nadal scored two goals in a row.
The audience at the scene was impressed by Nadal's indomitable will, and they began to cheer for the "King of Clay", while the TV viewers at home had anxious expressions on their faces.
The commentator of CCTV took a deep breath and said in a slightly dull voice: "I didn't expect this game to be so difficult. The last semi-final against Federer was not so difficult. Both Zhang Guan and Nadal We tried our best, but the two sides are matched against each other, and the outcome of this game is unpredictable... "
Coach Su's voice immediately sounded from the side: "For now, Nadal is indeed better than Federer on clay courts, especially in terms of defense. Nadal can be said to be the strongest defensive player on clay courts. In the previous semi-finals, Federer was originally an offensive player, so the pace of the game would be faster; while Nadal was more defensive, the pace of the game would definitely be slower. However, judging from the current scene, Zhang Guan and Nadal are still They are all at a balance of power, and now both sides are breathing a sigh of relief. Once whoever breathes a sigh of relief first, he may be the first to lose."
The score display in the lower left corner of the broadcast screen once again showed that the two sides were evenly divided, and the game also entered the rhythm of the first two sets.
In this game, the two sides once again played a long game of 20 minutes, with 12 consecutive ties, setting a new record for ties in this game. In the end, Zhang Guan successfully won the game and the score reached 6-5.
In CCTV's studio, the commentator and Director Su breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Zhang Guan won this game, and the first set could at least go to a tie-break. If Zhang Guan was luckier, he might still be able to win. 7-5 victory.
In the twelfth game, Nadal's serve. In this game, running is still the main theme for both athletes. Under this kind of running, whether it is Zhang Guan or Nadal, the defensive intensity has not dropped at all.
The score is still very tight, almost one point for you and one point for me alternately increase, and this game has reached a tie for the first time.
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Federer frowned in front of the TV: "How could it be like this?"
"What's wrong?" Milka asked.
"This game is probably going to become a battle of physical strength!" Federer continued: "8 ties, 10 ties, 12 ties, plus the six goals that were 40-40 in each game before, Let me do the math... It's forty-eight. They played a total of forty-eight balls in the above three games, and there were often long rounds of more than twenty shots. This was very physically demanding, not to mention the two of them. Keeping running vigorously will consume more physical energy, and it may not take long for one of them to be unable to hold on!"
As soon as Federer finished speaking, Nadal made a mistake. A ball was thrown close to the sideline. Nadal's movement was a little slow by half a beat and he failed to catch it properly. Zhang Guan took this opportunity to attack successfully and took the lead.
The camera immediately focused on Nadal, and he was seen frowning, as if he was thinking about something.
"Why is Zhang Guan's pace faster than just now?" Nadal recalled the previous goal: "Maybe it's because Zhang Guan is the 100-meter champion, so he has some unique skills in controlling explosive power!"
Nadal did not realize that Zhang Guan was not getting faster just now, but that he was getting slower.
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