When the second set reached 3-3, Nadal continued to implement his tactics. He originally thought he could delay the game to the final tie-break, but he did not expect to be defeated by Zhang Guan in the next seventh game. To the break.
In fact, when Nadal chose the bottom line play, this ending was already doomed. Countless seniors have used facts to prove that on grass courts, net play is better than baseline play, and offensive play is better than defensive play. When Nadal first started using the baseline style of play, Zhang Guan was not very adaptable at first, so the two sides seemed to be evenly matched. However, after Zhang Guan adapted to the baseline style of play, the advantages of playing in front of the net became apparent. All kinds of follow-up shots and volleys in front of the net instantly made Nadal's defense full of loopholes.
One of Nadal's balls was ruled out of bounds. He immediately chose Hawkeye to challenge, but failed. It was this ball that Zhang Guan successfully broke again. The game reached 4-3. Next, Zhang Guan's own serve In the game, the score was rewritten to 5-3 again and the score was obtained.
In the crucial ninth game, Nadal continued to serve, and the two exchanged offense and defense. After Nadal led 30-15, Zhang Guan's return ball went out of bounds and Nadal got the game point, but then Nadal also gave Zhang Guan a return ball that went out of bounds, 40-30. Next, Zhang Guan sliced the ball backhand and then put a slice in front of the net. He successfully scored another point and the score was 40-40.
Then Zhang Guan used a volley high ball and came to the net and chose a straight line to take the lead. However, on the next ball Zhang Guan returned the ball with a backhand and hung the net, and the two sides were evenly divided again. Nadal's powerful serve caused Zhang Guan's return ball to go out of bounds, taking the lead and gaining game point, but then Zhang Guan sideways attacked Nadal's forehand and then went to the net to intercept the forehand, and the two sides once again tied the score.
It can be seen that no one is willing to give up in this crucial game. Nadal desperately wanted to hold serve, and he played tenaciously; although Zhang Guan could win the set by holding serve in the next game, he was still pursuing a break.
After two more draws, Zhang Guan once again took the lead with a running high-pressure volley ball. This was Sampras's trick. Zhang Guan had used it many times before, and at Wimbledon. On the field, this move is more effective.
Next, Zhang Guan's follow-up shot hit the original point, forcing Nadal to make a mistake in returning the ball. Zhang Guan also won the second set with a score of 6-3.
Nadal shook his head in frustration. He already had a premonition that he might lose the third set.
"In the Wimbledon arena, Zhang Guan has so many weapons at his disposal. He is very good at the baseline, midfield, and front of the net, especially his front-of-the-net play, and his choice of timing and matchups at the net. In terms of handling the ball, he is like a veteran who has been playing at the net for 20 years! In comparison, I am only better at baseline play." Nadal sighed: "We are all the same size. , but the gap between him and me is so big. I have been practicing tennis since I was a child. From childhood, everyone said that I am a tennis genius, but compared with Zhang Guan, I am nothing at all... "
The next moment, Nadal rubbed his knee. He felt that the old knee injury seemed to be recurring, so he asked for a medical timeout, and the doctor came in to briefly treat Nadal's knee.
Perhaps affected by his injury, Nadal deliberately slowed down the pace of the game in the third set. Not only did he have more time to prepare for receiving the ball, but he also had more time to prepare for serving. Challenged Hawkeye once at the beginning.
Obviously, the knee injury still has a great impact on Nadal. He is not playing as hard as before, and his handling of the ball is becoming more conservative. Nadal obviously realized that he could no longer win, so he might as well take some protective measures. After all, for the 21-year-old Nadal, his career is still very long. He still has many opportunities to win the Wimbledon championship. There is no need to gamble his career here.
Zhang Guan was still attacking fiercely, but Nadal put more experience into defense, which made the game rounds longer. Sometimes there would be a tug-of-war at the bottom line, but slowly, Nadal still The score was 5-2 behind Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan got the set point, which was the match point of the entire game, and next was Nadal's serve.
The quality of Nadal's serve declined, but he still tried hard to keep his serve, but after a deuce, Zhang Guan still successfully broke serve.
6-2, this was the score of the third set, and the result of the entire game was that Zhang Guan defeated Nadal 6-1/6-3/6-2 and won this year's Wimbledon Championship.
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"Win, Zhang Guan achieved the final victory, we congratulate him! We also congratulate Nadal for winning the runner-up, his performance is also very good!" The commentator took a deep breath and continued: "The result of today's game Perhaps it did not exceed most people’s pre-match expectations. Zhang Guan, who is proficient in offense, defeated Nadal, who is good at defense. This is normal at Wimbledon. However, it is worth noting that Zhang Guan won this year’s victory. The third Grand Slam title, he is only one US Open championship away from the Grand Slam!"
"Who would have thought that seven months ago, Zhang Guan was not even considered a professional tennis player, but seven months later, he swept the tennis world and won three consecutive Grand Slam titles. I I really don’t know what words to use to describe all of this. This is simply a miracle! Zhang Guan is indeed the best at creating miracles in the world.”
"After the French Open final two weeks ago, Zhang Guan once said that he would win a Grand Slam in tennis. At that time, many people thought this was a fantasy, because even the Swiss King Federer had not won a Grand Slam. However, two weeks later, when Zhang Guan won the Challenger Cup, we discovered that he was only one step away from the Grand Slam. I think it is really possible for Zhang Guan to fulfill his promise in September. It is possible to win the Grand Slam one step earlier than Federer and become the sixth male tennis professional player in the world to win the Grand Slam!"
“If Zhang Guan can finally win the U.S. Open in September, he will also be the third player in the world to win a Grand Slam within one year. Before that, Donald Boogie won in 1938. won the Grand Slam within one year, and then in 1962, the legendary star Rod Laver also won the Grand Slam within one year. But we all know that times have changed, and today’s tennis It is different from the past. The pace of modern tennis is faster, there are more playing styles, and the competition is more intense. It is almost impossible for modern tennis to win the Grand Slam within one year. !”
"I just said that Zhang Guan is the best at creating miracles in the world. He can bring us another 'miracle'! I want to wait until September, when the US Open finals, the answer to this mystery will be revealed. !”
(End of chapter)