"Your opponent in the next round is not Ljubicic, but Matthew." Coach Zhang continued: "After losing one set first, Matthew won three sets in a row and defeated Ljubic 3-1. Sitch.”
"Matthew? That Frenchman? I remember he is ranked 40th in the world. How is he so powerful that he can defeat Ljubicic?" Zhang Guan asked in surprise.
"It's not Matthew's problem, it's Ljubicic's problem. Matthew played normally, but Ljubicic's performance was really poor. He caught one of the 11 break points. Such a state How can you not lose? So you don’t have to worry about the next game, just show your normal strength.
Zhang Guan nodded in agreement, but also felt sorry for Ljubicic. At the Australian Open, Ljubicic's ATP ranking was still fourth in the world, but now he has fallen to fifteenth in the world. This year's Ljubicic is obviously in poor condition. He was upset in the first round of the Australian Open and stopped in the third round of the French Open. Now Ljubicic also lost in the third round of Wimbledon.
Zhang Guan's opponent in the next round, Mathieu's full name is Paul-Only Mathieu. He is a French player. He is 25 years old this year and is ranked 41st in the world, which is lower than Verdasco, whom Zhang Guan just defeated. One person. However, Matthew performed very well in this year's Wimbledon. He defeated Spaniard Ferrer, the 17th seed in the second round, and today he defeated Ljubicic, the 15th seed in the tournament.
In the eyes of many people, Matthew has shown himself to be a dark horse, and some people expect Matthew to be a dark horse, including Matthew himself.
But Matthew also knows that his opponent in the next round is Zhang Guan, an opponent who is far stronger than Ljubicic and Ferrer. Perhaps on the grass of Wimbledon, Zhang Guan is even the strongest in the world. opponent.
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On June 30, although continuous rain caused a serious delay in the Wimbledon schedule, and the heavy rain all day made the 30th the day with the most serious delay, the organizer of the tournament, the All England Club, insisted on not arranging a match on Sunday (July 1). According to tradition, the first Sunday after Wimbledon starts is a rest day without competition, but due to continuous rain near London in recent days, the competition has been postponed. On the 30th, there are still many third-round matches for men's and women's singles that have not been played. It stands to reason that they can use the weekend to catch up on work and make up for the missed games. However, the British obviously have no intention of doing this. They still choose to follow Tradition.
In the six days since the start of Wimbledon in 2007, there has been only one day without rain. The remaining match days were filled with all kinds of rain: drizzle, pouring rain or intermittent showers. Since the playing field is an open-air grass field, the game will be interrupted as long as there are raindrops. Fortunately, the game has already reached the third round, and the number of games has been greatly reduced, which will not affect the overall process of the game.
On the eighth match day of Wimbledon, at the Center Court, after the two fourth-round matches of the women's singles, there were two fourth-round matches of the men's singles. The first is Federer's game. His opponent is the German golden boy Haas. The game ended before it even started. Haas withdrew due to abdominal discomfort, allowing Federer to advance. Federer became the only player at Wimbledon this year who could enjoy four consecutive days of rest. He even had time to make an appointment with a hairstylist. , went to give myself a new hairstyle.
At another venue, Federer's old rival Nadal was much more miserable. Because of the rain, Nadal's previous three match days were terminated. Counting today, Nadal has failed for four consecutive match days. All must be spent in the game. Due to the delay of the game due to rain, Nadal still has to face a devilish schedule of five games a week.
The game between Zhang Guan and Matthew was originally held in the fourth game of the center court. However, due to Haas's withdrawal, Zhang Guan's game was also advanced. He will start the contest with Matthew in the third game.
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In the first set, Mathieu took the lead in serving. Matthew's first serve is pretty good, with speed and angle, but his second serve is really bad. For Zhang Guan, Matthew's second serve can be said to be no threat. Therefore, at the beginning of the game, Zhang Guan entered the state relatively quickly, and then took advantage of Matthew's weak touch and lack of strength on the second serve to break serve first. Then both sides protected the serve. After four games, the score became 3-1, Zhang Guan takes the lead temporarily. At this time, Zhang Guan played more actively and proactively, and Matthew was obviously not very adaptable to Zhang Guan's style of play. He was broken by Zhang Guan in the fifth and seventh games. In the first set, Zhang Guan lost serve. 6-1 takes the lead.
In the second set, Zhang Guan increased the changes in his lines and strengthened his return of serve. And Matthew was not willing to fail. After absorbing the lessons of losing the first set, he also made tactical adjustments, increased the rotation of the ball and changes in landing points, mobilized Zhang Guan on both sides, and successfully kept the score. He lost his first three serve games, but then Mathew made two unforced errors in his serve games. Zhang Guan did not miss the opportunity, successfully broke serve to lead 5-3, and then easily held serve in the ninth game. After that, they won another victory with 6-3.
In the third set, Zhang Guan continued his good form and broke Matthew's serve early on, establishing a 2-0 lead. In the subsequent games, Zhang Guan played proactively and did not give his opponent any chance in his serve. He successfully broke serve again in the third and fifth games to expand the result 5-0. In the sixth game, Zhang Guan's serve won the game. At this time, his hand was hot and his attack was unstoppable. However, Matthew, who had already lost the momentum, had completely lost his resistance. Zhang Guan easily kept serve and won the third set 6-0. In the game, he defeated Matthew 6-1/6-3/6-0 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.
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"Who can stop Zhang Guan?" 》
Zhang Guan won again. In today's game, he defeated French player Mathieu with a disparity of 6-1/6-3/6-0. Matthew, the 'dark horse' of this year's Wimbledon, did not continue to go all out, and the result did not exceed everyone's pre-match expectations. With Zhang Guan's current state, it is indeed impossible for Matthew to defeat him.
It is worth noting that so far, Zhang Guan has not lost any set in this Wimbledon. He has swept his opponents 3-0 in every game, and no opponent can support 10 in a set. Game or above! There were even several 6-0 appearances. This fully demonstrates Zhang Guan’s super strength on the grass court. He is like Sampras back then. His playing style at the net dominates Wimbledon. I think Wimbledon will soon welcome a player from The King from the East, from Asia, from China! Who else can stop Zhang Guan's progress now
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