Federer is sitting in the stands. In the just-concluded tennis semifinals, he defeated Djokovic and won the Olympic bronze medal.
After all, Federer has won many Wimbledon titles, and he is best at playing on grass. At Wimbledon, Federer is very popular. As long as he does not meet Murray, most British people will support Federer more. His victory over Djokovic was also expected by everyone.
At this time, Federer looked at Zhang Guan with a solemn expression.
"Zhang Guan, you should have felt it. The atmosphere at this home court is scary, suffocating, and even desperate! What you are facing is not just Murray, but the entire UK! The entire UK The will is now standing behind Murray and supporting him. Under such circumstances, he may not be able to perform even half of his normal state!" Federer sighed softly.
Federer met Murray in the semi-finals one day ago, and he encountered exactly this situation today. The oppressive feeling at Wimbledon Stadium and the hostile mood of British fans made Federer extremely uncomfortable. At that time, Federer did not show his normal state at all, and then lost to Murray.
When it comes to tennis skills, even if Murray is not as good as Federer now, he is still similar. The two can be said to be players of the same level. In terms of physical fitness, the 25-year-old Murray is undoubtedly at his peak, and the 31-year-old Federer is not too old. The two are equally matched.
However, the difference in game conditions caused Federer to lose miserably to Murray.
Federer's game state is actually not bad. The world rankings announced a week before the Olympics were that Federer surpassed Djokovic and ranked first in the world. He also became the No. 1 seed in men's singles tennis at the Olympics. Just imagine how the world's No. 1 ranking could be so bad.
But at the London Olympics, in the devilish home court of the British, Federer still failed to maintain his form. But Murray, with the expectations and blessings of the entire British audience, became more courageous as he fought and was in unparalleled condition.
After all, this is Britain, the birthplace of tennis; this is Wimbledon, the holy land of tennis; and this is Murray's home court. Any tennis player who meets Murray here will feel the feeling of being away from home. Atmosphere, when they challenge Murray, they are challenging the will of all British fans!
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Zhang Guan wants to challenge the will of all British fans!
Zhang Guan knew without feeling that his current state was very bad, because in the system, the state value had already told him in more intuitive numbers.
Not long ago, Zhang Guan just used a bottle of status potion, but now, in this bad away atmosphere, his status has dropped again.
Zhang Guan finally understood why Federer lost so miserably when he met Murray in the semifinals. Playing in this environment, no matter who faces Murray, they will probably be beaten.
"No wonder Murray in the London Olympics is a bug-like existence! This is no longer a home court, but the British are showing their tennis heritage, the heritage of an old empire!"
Zhang Guan sighed, used another bottle of status potion for himself, and then quickly started serving while he was in good condition.
"ACE!"
No matter the strength, speed or angle of this ball, it was impossible to jump. Murray on the opposite side did not react at all, and Zhang Guan got the point.
Murray seemed a little surprised. Just now, he felt that Zhang Guan's condition was declining, but this ball didn't look like it could be delivered by a person in poor condition.
"Maybe it's just a coincidence!" Murray held the racket tightly and prepared for the next ball.
"Whoosh!" The tennis ball came flying again, the speed, angle, and force were still so perfect. Murray rushed over and swung the racket, barely hitting the ball, but was unable to resist Zhang Guan's next serve and hit the net.
"Good shot!" Murray wiped the sweat from his head. Although he was his opponent, Murray had to admit that Zhang Guan's serve was beautiful.
"Zhang Guan has adjusted his form again? It's amazing. He deserves to be the owner of the Golden Slam!" Murray sighed inwardly.
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While the men's tennis singles final was going on, a gymnastics competition was taking place at the Greenwich Center on the Greenwich Peninsula.
In the gymnastics arena, there were three competitions taking place today, namely the men's rings final, the women's uneven bars final and the men's vault final. The first thing to start is the men's ring finals.
Although this game was in the finals, it did not attract much attention from the audience. After all, there was also a men's tennis singles final going on at the same time. The battle between Zhang Guan and Murray was more attractive than the gymnastics event. Therefore, the mainstream media in Europe and the United States focused their attention on the tennis finals.
Countries such as Italy, Russia, and Bulgaria have broadcast live broadcasts of the gymnastics ring finals, because there are players from these countries who have been shortlisted for the finals, such as Italy's Moranti, Russia's Ballantin, and Bulgaria's Yovchev. He is a famous European general. However, in comparison, the influence of the media in these European countries is far less than that of the news media in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain.
At this time, almost no one in the UK was watching the gymnastics ring finals, and there were not many viewers in Europe watching gymnastics either.
"Observer" editor-in-chief Charlie is one of the few viewers. This is not because he likes gymnastics, but because "Observer" has just published news about the ring finals in today's content. Although Charlie also felt that this revelation was nonsense, driven by curiosity, he still watched the Italian TV broadcast through the Internet.
In the ring finals, the first person to appear was the previous Olympic champion, Chinese player Chen Dabing, known as the "ring king".
The difficulty of Chen Dabing's technical movements reached a full 6.8 points, which can be said to be the highest difficulty score in the ring event.
And Chen Dabing's actions were indeed perfect, with no flaws to be found.
"Awesome! Perfect moves! This should get the highest score!" Although Charlie doesn't pay much attention to gymnastics competitions, he can still see that Chen Dabing did this set of moves very well.
Chen Dabing's final score appeared on the TV, with a difficulty score of 6.800, a completion score of 9.000, and a cumulative score of 15.800!
"15.800 points." Charlie suddenly felt that this number was very familiar. He seemed to have mentioned it yesterday. He hurriedly found yesterday's report from the file cabinet and saw the same number.
"Is this news true? This is impossible! Coincidence! It must be a coincidence!" Charlie's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He knew that if the results of the ring competition confirmed the news, it would have such a terrifying impact. !
At this time, Charlie suddenly felt a little scared. He felt that he might have stirred a hornet's nest. Perhaps the Observer should not have published this third piece of revelations at all.
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Wimbledon Tennis Courts.
Murray looked at the score with some disappointment, first in the fourth set, and in the just-concluded third set, he persisted until the tiebreaker, but still lost to Zhang Guan.
7-6/6-7/6-7, this is the score of the first three sets. Murray is temporarily behind Zhang Guan by a score of 1-2 in the total score, and all three sets reached tie-breaks.
For Murray, these three sets were extremely difficult. Playing tie-breaks in three consecutive sets consumed a lot of energy for Murray. At this moment, Murray even felt a little tired.
The intensity of the game was too great, and as it was the final of the Olympic Games, Murray was playing at home. When he accepted the blessings of the home fans, he was also burdened with too much pressure. This pressure made Murray consume more energy than usual. Much physical strength.
If the game goes smoothly, physical exertion is not a problem. For example, in the match against Federer, Murray chopping up melons and vegetables to win without feeling tired at all.
But now, Murray really feels a little tired.
In a three-set tiebreaker, facing an opponent like Zhang Guan, for Murray, the intensity of this game is comparable to five sets in an ordinary game. Grand Slam matches are best-of-five sets, and in general Masters tournaments, only the finals are best-of-five sets, so now Murray is already a bit overwhelmed.
After losing the third set, the original excitement and clarity in Murray's heart gradually faded. When fatigue spread throughout his body, all he had left was his persistence.
Murray looked at Zhang Guan on the opposite side and thought to himself: "I am playing at home, and even though they are like this, the Zhang Guan on the opposite side should be not much better than me!"
Murray swung the racket to serve, and the tennis ball fell into the front half, but Zhang Guan's running speed remained unabated.
"Drink!" Zhang Guan shouted and returned the ball over the net, while Murray raised his hand and hit a diagonal shot.
Like an agile cheetah, Zhang Guan rushed to the diagonal and returned the ball with a one-handed backhand.
"Good opportunity!" Murray stepped forward directly to hang another diagonal line.
Zhang Guan's speed was still the same as before. He rushed to the other side of the court, waved his forehand and returned the ball vigorously.
"Reverse lob diagonal!" Murray also guessed Zhang Guan's idea, but Zhang Guan's ball speed was a bit too fast. Murray could not hit the ball back at a tricky angle, so he could only slow down the ball speed, and Added rotation.
However, while returning the ball, Murray saw that Zhang Guan had already started to intercept the ball.
"Why is Zhang Guan moving so fast? Isn't he tired?"
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North Greenwich Arena.
Morien Lalli, the second Argentine player to appear, performed very poorly. Not only was he shaking when doing the movements, but his center of gravity was unstable when he landed and he fell to the ground. He only scored 14.733 points.
The famous Russian player Balandin came on the court for the third time, but he also made a mistake. He had an obvious shaking in one of his handstand movements. This will definitely deduct completion points, so Balandin's final score was 15.666 points.
The fourth player to appear is Italian veteran Morandi. His difficulty score is the same as Chen Dabing, both 6.8 points. The quality of Morandi's completion of this set of moves is pretty good. Although it is not perfect, it is not obvious. It was a mistake, but when he landed, he stood unsteadily and jumped before regaining his balance. This must be a deduction, so Morandi's final score was 15.733 points.
The fifth Bulgarian player, Jovchev, almost fell to his knees when he landed and only scored 15.108 points.
In the editor's room of "Observer", Charlie crossed his legs. At this time, he was mostly relieved.
"None of the results of these players are the same as what was revealed. Although there are errors in it, points will definitely be deducted, but it is just a match between Chen Dabing's results. It can be explained by coincidence!" Charlie said to himself said.
After Puerto Rican players and another Russian player appeared one after another, Brazilian star Zanetti, as the finale player, grabbed the ring.
Zanetti's movement difficulty is also 6.8 points, the same as Chen Dabing and Italian star Morandi. The moves he performed were considered excellent, and several of them could even be called textbook moves. It's just that he didn't stand firm immediately at the end, and took a small step back. In gymnastics, Zanetti's small step is not a mistake. At most, it is a small flaw, but it will definitely affect Judge's score.
"Although there are no big mistakes in the movements, the last small step should affect his results. Zanetti's difficulty is the same as Chen Dabing's, but the whole set of movements is not as flawless as Chen Dabing's. Zanetti His score is definitely not as good as Chen Dabing’s, and it looks like Chen Dabing will successfully defend his title!”
While Charlie was thinking about it, the TV screen showed Zanetti's final score.
The difficulty score is 6.800 points, the completion score is 9.100 points, and Zanetti’s final score is 15.900 points, 0.1 points more than Chen Dabing!
"Zanetti's score actually exceeded Chen Dabing!" Charlie was stunned at first, but then he stared at the 15.900 score.
"I read that right, 15.900 points! It's really 15.900 points! What's that news about? As long as there are no mistakes, the contestants will get their default scores! Chen Dabing's default score is 15.800 points. He made no mistakes. He really got 15.800 points; and Zanetti’s default score was 15.900 points, and he made no mistakes, he really got 15.900 points, which is completely consistent with the news!”
"What's more important is that the two have the same difficulty score. The quality of Zanetti's movements is obviously not as good as Chen Dabing's. There is a small flaw when he lands! However, Zanetti's score is higher! This is unreasonable! Under the same difficulty score, the person who completed the movements with flaws scored higher than the person who completed the entire set of movements perfectly. Could it be said that there are really predetermined results! Could it be that the London Olympic Organizing Committee is really manipulating the results of the competition? "
Thinking of this, Charlie realized that the finals of this ring event might set off a bombshell for the London Olympics!
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