The scores in three consecutive sets were 6-4, and Zhang Guan defeated Djokovic 3-0. This game was quite exciting. Both Zhang Guan and Djokovic played many beautiful shots and showed their top level of selection.
However, Djokovic felt very depressed. In every set, he and Zhang Guan fought back and forth in the first eight games, but every time the key games were played, Djokovic always appeared inexplicably. A few mistakes cost the game. A close match one moment turned into a rout the next. It all happened so suddenly that Djokovic lost the game before he even had time to react, let alone make tactical adjustments.
Even at the end of the game, Djokovic still felt that there was not much difference in strength between himself and Zhang Guan. It was just that his luck was slightly worse at the critical moment. He was not focused enough and made several mistakes. Zhang Guan seized the opportunity, which resulted in the current result.
Djokovic has been looking for reasons within himself, and in the post-match interview, Djokovic said this: "I feel that my heart was relatively fragile on some important points today, especially when the score reached 4 At -4, everything seemed to be going well, but suddenly I made so many mistakes, it was just incomprehensible. This is my first time in the US Open finals, and there are 23,000 people staring at you, looking forward to a game Great match. I was nervous, there was a lot of pressure, and I knew I had to play well. But obviously I made a mistake, when I needed to be calm and wait for my chance, I didn't do it. Throughout the US Open, I performed well .My performance was not bad today, but I had a lot of opportunities, but I didn’t take advantage of them.”
In front of the TV, Federer watched Djokovic's post-match interview and shook his head helplessly.
"Djokovic obviously didn't find the root cause of the loss. If it was Nadal, I'm afraid he would have realized it already! Djokovic is still too young." Federer sighed.
"I think Djokovic said it well. He found his own shortcomings. We just watched the video of this game together. Djokovic always makes some mistakes when the score is critical. Even a double fault occurred when he didn't get the game point, which is equivalent to giving points to Zhang Guan. In this game, Djokovic lost because he failed to grasp the key ball." Milka Said from the side.
"This is just the appearance." Federer continued: "The scores in the three sets are all 6-4. Do you think this is a coincidence?"
"Isn't it?" Milka stared in surprise: "Can Zhang Guan still be able to control the score of the game?"
"This is Zhang Guan's tactic. In the first eight games of each set, Zhang Guan was playing according to Djokovic's rhythm, so on the surface it looked like the two sides were evenly matched, but in fact it was Zhang Guan who Constantly adapting to Djokovic's rhythm. Zhang Guan deliberately gave Djokovic the illusion that they could play back and forth. In the subsequent key game, Zhang Guan would suddenly attack Djokovic. Vic applied pressure, and Djokovic made frequent mistakes in key games because of Zhang Guan's pressure," Federer said.
"Why? Why did Zhang Guan do this? Since he can force Djokovic to make frequent mistakes, why not do it at the beginning of the game instead of waiting until the score is 4-4 in each set? Could it be that Zhang Guan Are you worried about Djokovic that he won't be able to win?" Milka then asked.
"Talent, I think it's because of talent." Federer continued: "Of course Zhang Guan won't worry that he can't beat Djokovic, but Zhang Guan obviously doesn't want to expose everything in front of Djokovic. Strength. Djokovic has unparalleled talent, he has a strong learning ability, and he is very good at summarizing after the game, so he is improving in every game. And Zhang Guan obviously does not want Djokovic to Vic learned nutrition from himself, so Zhang Guan deliberately created the appearance of him and Djokovic playing back and forth, so that Djokovic could not figure out Zhang Guan's true strength."
"It sounds like Zhang Guan is quite cunning." Milka said with a smile.
"Of course. After all, Zhang Guan holds dozens of world championships, how can he be a brainless player." Federer nodded, and then said: "I think Djokovic must be very angry now. He may He felt that he lost the game because he was unlucky at the critical moment, or he was not focused enough and made too many mistakes. Maybe he would not realize that he lost the game because of the gap in strength. Djokovic Qi is indeed a level below Zhang Guan!"
When Federer said this, there was a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
"What? Are you worried about the finals the day after tomorrow?" Milka asked.
"Yes, the match between Zhang Guan and Djokovic showed me something very important. Zhang Guan has grown up again!"
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On the day of the men's singles semi-finals of the US Open, the men's basketball team returned to China after completing its European tour and played two warm-up matches in Macau and Melbourne Tigers respectively.
After the warm-up match, the men's basketball team returned to Beijing and once again entered into summative training. Then the men's basketball team will play three practice games with the Brisbane Bullets in late September, participate in the China-Europe Basketball Tournament in October, and compete with the Brisbane Bullets in October. The Orlando Magic play an NBA preseason warm-up game.
In the training center, Coach Yunus looked at the men's basketball players sweating on the training field with a satisfied smile on his face. Although the players of this men's basketball team are not as good as European and American players in terms of physical fitness, they still train very hard. Especially in terms of discipline and obedience, it is worse than that of European and American players, which makes it much more difficult for coach Yunus to manage.
Next year is the year of the Olympics, and the venue is in the capital, so coach Yunus has a very heavy burden on his shoulders. He is also aware of this. At the same time, he hopes to lead the men's basketball team to achieve good results in the Olympics.
"I hope Dayao won't get injured again, and Yi. He will also enter the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks this year. He will definitely be able to grow quickly! By the time of the Olympics next year, I will have more good cards in my hand, and maybe he can Achieve better results than last time." Coach Yunus was very ambitious. He looked at his watch and felt that the time was almost up, so he motioned for the players to take a rest first.
After a while, he saw the players gathered in a crowd, and from time to time there was chatter and laughter. Yunus was a little curious and walked over. He passed through the crowd and saw that it was Wang Shipeng holding a ball in his hand. The DV player was playing the footage recorded during Dayao's wedding.
"It turns out to be a video of Yao's wedding!" Coach Yunus also found himself on the small DV screen, so he also started watching it.
After a moment, the scene changed to a shot of the training ground.
"Hey, Dapeng, what is this? Isn't that Zhang Guan! Can he also play basketball?" someone asked.
"Nonsense, there are no male athletes who can't play basketball. Even if Zhang Guan can't play well, he can still play some!" someone immediately responded.
Wang Shipeng thought for a while and said suddenly: "I remembered it. After Brother Yao's wedding, we went to practice football again. There happened to be one less person, so we arrested Zhang Guan to make up the number. At that time, I put the DV player I left it to Xiao Chen. I asked why the battery ran out later. It turned out that this guy forgot to turn off the phone! You don’t know, but Zhang Guan’s business car is really good, spacious and comfortable, and it also has a refrigerator... "
"Wow!" A cry of exclamation suddenly sounded.
On the small screen of the DV machine, Zhang Guan had already jumped from the free throw line!
"Oh my God! What did I see! A jump dunk from the free throw line!"
At this moment, Coach Yunus’ mind went blank.
(End of chapter)