At the beginning of the game, Federer changed his habit of slow start and played very proactively at the beginning of the first set. Zhang Guan also performed very well. As a result, no one could get too many opportunities in the opponent's serve. In the first six games, both sides maintained their serve. In terms of game points, the two battled to a 3-3 tie. In the next four games, both sides also won their own service games. The first ten rounds were tied at 5-5.
This result is acceptable to both sides. This is the fourth time the two have met each other, and they have learned a lot about each other. Federer, in particular, is becoming more and more familiar with Zhang Guan's playing style and rhythm, so Zhang Guan also He didn't expect to break serve in the first few games, and Federer also didn't think Zhang Guan would give him a chance to break serve, so both sides were ready for the tie-break.
In the end, the first twelve games of the game were tied at 6-6, and the first set entered a tie-break.
In the tie-break, both sides maintained serve in the first 4 points. Federer made another mistake in the 5th point and hit the net with his backhand. However, Zhang Guan also hit the net with his backhand two goals later. The score between the two sides is still tied.
However, at this moment, a dramatic scene happened. After 6 goals, the two sides exchanged the court. Suddenly there was a strong wind on the court. The wind direction was very unfavorable to Federer. Therefore, Federer played very cautiously. Zhang Guan seized this opportunity and strengthened his attack. In the end, Zhang Guan won 7-5. Winning the tie-break and the first set with a score of 1.
This result was somewhat beyond the expectations of Zhang Guan and Federer. Zhang Guan never thought that he would win in this way, and Federer also did not expect that he would lose the first set due to a strong wind.
At the beginning of the second set, Federer played a little cautiously, as if he was worried about the strong wind coming again. As a result, he made consecutive mistakes in the fourth game of the second set and fell behind 15-40, facing two break points. Although Federer first saved the first break point in the baseline stalemate by relying on the opponent's mistakes, he then had a problem with the volley in front of the net and was broken, falling into a 1-3 deficit. Zhang Guan played a love-game in the next game, extending the score to 4-1.
However, after all, Federer is still the King Federer who rules the tennis world. Faced with such a disadvantage, he stabilized his position and began to make significant adjustments to Zhang Guan. This also helped Federer stabilize the situation. The strong wind also stopped at this time, and Federer also let go. He used his tricks to create trouble for Zhang Guan again and again.
4-2, 5-2, 5-3, the scores of both sides rose alternately, but Federer was broken and lost one game after all, which put him at an absolute disadvantage. In the ninth game of the contest between the two sides, although Federer worked very hard to win There was a tie once, but in the end Zhang Guan relied on his strong serve to successfully win the game. At the same time, they won the second set with a score of 6-3.
After two sets, Zhang Guan once again led Federer 2-0. This is the same as their previous three encounters. In the overall situation, Federer seems to be more and more passive, and it seems that he is getting further and further away from victory.
During the break between the two sets, Federer began to sum up the gains and losses of the two sets.
"Zhang Guan has become stronger again. Compared to the first time we met at the Australian Open, his performance has become more stable, and Zhang Guan is very good at seizing opportunities. If we play against him, the error tolerance rate is really low. , if he makes the slightest mistake, he will catch him and lose the game. Moreover, Zhang Guan's fast offensive and defensive style of play is basically forcing his opponent to make mistakes! Strong physical fitness and high technical level, these two points I can still accept it, but his handling of the ball is extremely mature. Is this really a person who is participating in a professional tennis competition in his first year? How could such a monster appear in the world!"
Federer shook his head. He still had not figured out a way to deal with Zhang Guan. In the end, he felt that all he could do was to play to his highest level, play his own characteristics, and win this game well.
Federer once again stood on the court, and the third set began.
At this time, Federer had put down his burdens and thought wholeheartedly about just playing well. This actually allowed Federer to perform at his highest level. In Zhang Guan's serve game, Federer took the lead in breaking serve at 40-30. point, but Zhang Guan's stable serve is still the biggest weapon to keep points at critical moments, and he still successfully kept his serve.
In the next few games, neither side was able to break serve, and the result was once again tied at 6-6. Then the two began the second tie-break of the game.
Four or five minutes into the tie-break, Zhang Guan's serve went out of bounds first in the stalemate. Federer took advantage of the situation and took a 3-2 lead. Federer then used two strong serves to expand the score to 5-2. At this time, Federer Just two more points were needed to win the tie-break.
Zhang Guan's next two serves made no mistakes, and the score became 5-4. Then Federer's serve scored, and the score came to 6-4. At this time, Federer had already got two set points.
At this time, Federer felt that this was the closest he had come to victory. At this time, Federer began to feel nervous. He made mistakes on his first serve, and then Federer continuously added heavy spins on his second serve. However, Zhang Guan guessed the direction of the ball correctly and hit back with a forehand easily, and then the two began to stalemate.
Federer remembered at this time that Zhang Guan's physical strength was better than his own. If the stalemate continued, he would definitely lose, so he took the lead in launching a strong attack. However, Zhang Guan on the opposite side showed extreme patience at this time. He insisted on playing steadily and steadily. , finally found an opportunity in a backhand return by Federer and successfully won the point. The score between the two sides became 6-5.
Federer lost this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and seemed very frustrated and his mentality was a little loose. After Zhang Guan served twice to turn the score into 7-6, Federer chose to serve to the net, but the return ball hit the net. It was this mistake that allowed Zhang Guan to win the tiebreaker 8-6.
At the same time, Zhang Guan also won the US Open championship.
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"Oh my god, Zhang Guan did it! He really did it! A Grand Slam! He won the Grand Slam within a year and became the only male player among active athletes to achieve a Grand Slam! And this is His first year in professional tennis! In January, he could only enter the Australian Open with a sponsor's wild card, but nine months later, he was already at the pinnacle of tennis history. It’s a miracle!”
The commentator took a breath and continued: "Zhang Guan is worthy of being a 'miracle worker'. When he was engaged in track and field, he continued to create miracles one after another. Now that he has come to the tennis court, he continues to do so." Doing the same thing! I really don’t know what to say now, and I don’t know what words to use to express my feelings at this time!”
The commentator raised his voice slightly, but then continued in an increasingly lower tone: "But what I can be sure of is that Zhang Guan will definitely become a legend in the tennis world!"
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