All-round Athlete

Chapter 292: Sampras' Unique Skill

Federer's slow start to the game is not once or twice, especially in some major events, when the previous rounds are relatively smooth, Federer will always have a slow start to the final. Federer's "slow fever" has not been "cured" until 2015.

"0-15, I didn't expect that Zhang Guan was the first to score in this game!"

"This is the first goal of the game. Federer made a mistake as soon as he sent out the bounds. He should first look for the touch."

The broadcast screen was aimed at Federer, but Federer's expression didn't change much. He bounced the tennis ball on the ground a few times, and then prepared to start the second serve.

"OUT!" the referee yelled again, and Federer's first serve went wrong again.

"It seems that Federer's hand feeling at the beginning is really average, and he even made two consecutive one-serve mistakes!" The commentator's voice sounded, and there was a disappointed sigh from the audience.

Still unfazed, Federer hit his second serve once again.

"Swoosh!" The tennis ball flew over. It was still Federer's signature topspin serve. The landing point was not the limit, but it was already very close to the sideline.

The speed of Federer's second serve was still not fast, and the speed of this shot was only about 170 kilometers per hour, so Zhang Guan had more time to run to the point of receiving the ball, and then hit back with a forehand.

This time, Zhang Guan increased the spin of the ball. This kind of high-speed spin of the bottom line is exactly the "Nadal spin" that Nadal is best at.

"Boom!" The tennis ball bounced on the ground, and then bounced up, but the sound of the tennis ball rubbing against the ground made Federer frowned.

"This is a high-speed return!" Federer has accurately judged this point through his voice. He dared not have the slightest carelessness. He swung his forehand and hit back very cautiously.

When the racket is in contact with the tennis ball, there is a floating feeling on the racket, which is caused by the high-speed rotation of the tennis ball.

"Sure enough, this spin is no less than Nadal's forehand. Zhang Guan's forehand can really hit this kind of high spin return. Fortunately, he is not using Nadal's baseline defensive style of play. Otherwise, it will really take some effort!" Federer thought to himself.

Federer's return of the ball was very cautious this time, and at the same time it was equivalent to giving up the initiative of the server, and the two sides began a stalemate. However, Federer was a bit slow after all. He failed to grasp the landing point of the ball twice in a row. Zhang Guan seized the opportunity and scored another ball.

"Federer's opening two shots were a bit too conservative. The last return, the landing point can obviously be more limited. We all know that Zhang Guan is a player with fast movement. The kind of ball just now is very difficult. If it poses a threat to Zhang Guan, Federer should play more aggressively." A guest commentator said.

"I don't think Federer has entered the game yet. We all know that Federer can be slower at times. The last time he lost was in Sydney half a month ago. He lost to Roddick in that game, and he lost One of the reasons for the ball is that he was relatively slow at the beginning of the game and did not enter the game quickly, so he was caught off guard by Roddick. Now it is actually a very good opportunity for Zhang Guan. If he can seize this If there is a chance to break serve, it will be more beneficial to the first set." Another guest commentator said.

0-30 behind, Federer finally felt a little pressure on the court. He held his breath, concentrated, and sent a ball. Zhang Guan on the opposite side immediately started, but still failed to catch up with the flying tennis ball and was pulled back by Federer.

"ACE! 15-30." The referee announced the score.

"ACE ball! Okay, the first ACE ball of this game, after two consecutive one-serve mistakes, Federer sent a total of ACE balls, it seems that Federer is starting to find his touch!" The commentator said.

Zhang Guan looked at the ball speed display board on the sidelines. The speed of this ball is not fast, only 195 kilometers.

"The speed is only 195 kilometers per hour, but the landing point of this ball is indeed too tricky. It almost bounced off the ground and went out of bounds. Although the speed of the ball is not fast, it is still impossible to catch it."

This is the characteristic of Federer's serve. The speed of the ball is not the fastest, but it has the most changes and is also the most difficult to catch. Once Federer can serve this kind of serve perfectly, unless he judges the direction of the ball in advance, otherwise it is impossible. May be received.

"The feel of Federer's serve has recovered a bit. I will bet on Federer's placement for the next shot." Zhang Guan was thinking while watching Federer's serve. While Federer was swinging his racket, Zhang Guan's body had already started to move.

"Zhang Guan moved too early, the ball hasn't come yet, it's still moving now? No, he is guessing where the ball will land!" Many senior fans have judged Zhang Guan's intentions, and their eyes widened. , Watching the field.

The tennis ball landed, but at this time Zhang Guan had already appeared on the trajectory of the tennis ball.

"Zhang Guan guessed right!"

For this ball, Zhang Guan was very lucky. He guessed the ball's landing point correctly, stood in the position ahead of time, and then hit the diagonal with a powerful forehand.

This scene was somewhat beyond Federer's expectations. He instantly realized that Zhang Guan had guessed where the ball landed, and then hurriedly ran to catch the ball. Federer used a backhand and sliced ​​the ball across the net, but this also gave Zhang Guan Internet access.

With Zhang Guan's awareness of surfing the Internet, of course he would not let go of this opportunity. Although before the game, Zhang Guan also decided not to go online easily, but when the opportunity arises, he still has to go. Got to the net and won the ball with a beautiful volley in front of the net.

"Good shot! This shot is beautiful! Zhang Guan now has two break points!" Director Su couldn't help shouting.

At the scene, many spectators still hadn't realized it. Only a few minutes after the game started, Federer got a break point by Zhang Guan, and there were still two.

"What's going on? This is Federer's serve. Shouldn't Federer hit the opponent all the way? How did Zhang Guan get the break point first!"

Whether it is on the spot or in front of the TV, many Federer fans feel a little unbelievable. From the first round to the semi-finals of this Australian Open, Federer has not lost a set all the way. broke.

Federer finally began to feel a little bit of pressure. He was not worried about losing the game, but felt that if he was broken in the first game, he would be more passive in the end and might play very difficult.

"Oh!" Federer yelled softly, and the tennis ball had already appeared in Zhang Guan's half court.

Although Zhang Guan successfully received the ball, he somewhat underestimated the spin of the ball. As a result, the ball hit the net, Federer served and scored, and the score came to 30-40.

Federer relieved his pressure by scoring a successful serve, but at this time Zhang Guan was still holding a break point, so for Federer, he still had to hit the next ball well.

"Oh!" Federer snorted again. His serve this time was almost a copy of the previous one, with a high speed, a good landing point, and a certain amount of spin.

Zhang Guan learned his lesson this time. He guessed that the ball would have a certain amount of spin, so he slightly reduced his force and used a backhand slice to hit back to Federer's frontcourt, thus offsetting part of the spin.

"Didn't use a forehand to catch the ball, did you use a backhand slice? It's about the same as me." Federer made the same choice. He also used a backhand slice to hit back, but the ball landed closer to the edge. Also closer to the frontcourt.

Federer hardly uses forehand slices, and occasionally uses backhand slices, because slices rarely score directly, so players with an aggressive style of play like Federer don't like slow-paced slices.

Zhang Guan caught up with the ball, and with a flick of his wrist, the tennis ball flew to the space in Federer's backcourt, but the experienced Federer had already seen through this point.

"Good opportunity!" Federer saw a gap on the other side of Zhang Guan's half court while swinging his forehand.

"That's right there! If the high ball is transferred to the backcourt, Zhang Guan will definitely not be able to catch it!" Federer swung his racket, and the ball changed its course and flew to the other side.

Zhang Guan also had a premonition that Federer would attack his gap, and when Federer hit the ball, he was already running towards that gap.

"You can't catch up with such a long distance!" Federer was about to celebrate, but Zhang Guan made a move that surprised him.

Zhang Guan, who was in motion, jumped up horizontally, and then aimed at the tennis ball to make a split.

"What? This action is..." Federer stared wide-eyed, looking at Zhang Guan in a daze.

With a dunk, the tennis ball hit the ground directly at a small angle, and then flew out of bounds.

"It's really that technique! He actually learned this technique!" Federer gasped: "The high-pressure ball after a horizontal jump while moving, that's right, it's this technique. This is Sampras' technique. Apart from Sampras, there is no other athlete in the world who can master this skill! Zhang Guan actually knows this trick!"

There are many similarities between the high-pressure ball technique and the serving technique. Generally speaking, players who serve well will not be bad at high-pressure ball skills. For net players, high-pressure ball is of course a compulsory course. The most advanced technology in the high-pressure ball is the horizontal or vertical jumping high pressure during the movement.

This technique sounds easy, but it is very difficult to do it in practice. Even in the era when playing at the net is very popular, only Sampras can skillfully use this technique in the world. With the retirement of Adams and the decline of net play, no player in the world can master this technique anymore. Even Federer, who is regarded as the most comprehensive technique, cannot use this technique proficiently.

"Zhang Guan actually knows this move. This is Sampras' unique skill! Moreover, Zhang Guan can also use Sampras's net play style. What is the relationship between him and Sampras? Zhang Guan’s tennis skills were taught by Sampras? When did he and Sampras get together?”

Federer frowned and looked at the score. The first game between the two sides was over, and he had already been broken by Zhang Guan.

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