All-round Athlete

Chapter 374 Quarterfinals (three more)

Zhang Guan's opponent in the third round, American John Isner, is one year older than Zhang Guan. Like Zhang Guan, Isner also turned professional in 2007. But Isner is not a rookie with no game experience. He was once the NCAA tennis champion of the American College Athletic Association and entered the All-American team every year.

Isner is 2.08 meters tall. He used to be a basketball player in middle school, but white basketball players in the United States are not so easy to mix, so Isner switched to tennis and achieved very good results.

During the game, Isner caused some troubles to Zhang Guan. Isner’s height made him serve very well, and Isner was also very good at serving to the net. This made Isner able to He kept his serve relatively smoothly, and the tall and long-armed Isner also hits the ball with great power, which is very helpful for hitting the concrete court. At the same time, Isner, like the vast majority of American athletes, has relatively strong physical strength.

In the first set between Zhang Guan and Isner, the two sides reached the tie-break. Isner's serve was well chosen for the net. Zhang Guan failed to break serve many times, but at this time Zhang Guan also Gradually getting familiar with Isner's rhythm and dismissal, he finally won the tie-break with a 1-0 lead.

In the second and third sets that followed, Zhang Guan's changeable style of play and quick transition between offense and defense caused Isner to lose his rhythm. What made matters worse was that Isner made several serve errors and failed to hit the net. It also led to Isner's weak follow-up. He lost the next two games 4-6/3-6.

Zhang Guan made it to the fourth round of the US Open without any risk, and his opponent in the fourth round was still not a seeded player.

Zhang Guan originally thought that he would meet No. 13 seeded Frenchman Gasquet or No. 21 seeded Spaniard Ferrero in the third round, but these two seeds were eliminated in the first two rounds. It was another Spanish player, Faye Lopez, who successfully advanced to the fourth round, and he will be Zhang Guan's opponent in the next match.

Fei Lopez is 1.87 meters tall and has a very good image. He has a star face and once had the nickname of "Girl Killer".

Lopez is also a very strong serve player, and his serve is also hard enough, so he can often serve ACE balls, and his characteristic is also accompanied by more mistakes. On average, every successful serve by Lopez Two ACE balls, there will be a double fault.

During the game, Lopez also made a lot of unforced errors. Under the pressure of Zhang Guan's attack, Lopez made as many as twelve unforced errors in the first set. Facing an opponent of Zhang Guan's level, there are three or four turnovers in a set and some hits, and more than ten unforced errors in a set are basically moving closer to the rhythm of the set.

The trouble Lopez caused to Zhang Guan was not as good as Isner. In the end, Zhang Guan successfully advanced to the quarterfinals with a score of 6-4/6-4/6/2, and Zhang Guan's next opponent was No. 5 Seed Native American player Roddick.

Roddick was the champion of the US Open in 2003. Last year, he also entered the final of the US Open, and finally lost to Federer and finished second. This year, Roddick was also very lucky. He met Argentine player Argentine in the second round Casuso, but Akasuso retired due to injury in the game. In the fourth round, Roddick faced the ninth-seeded Czech player Berdych. Berdych also retired due to injury after the start of the game. Roddick Dick successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

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On September 5th, the tenth match day of the 2007 US Open. The most focused match of the day was fifth seed Roddick challenging top seed Zhang Guan.

The game reached the quarterfinals. Roddick was the only remaining American player. The American audience also had high hopes for Roddick, so this game also attracted many spectators. Many Americans expected Roddick to win. Zhang Guan, advanced to the semi-finals.

Zhang Guan also has a lot of supporters, because the US Open is near the famous Chinese community in New York, the Chinese audience will of course support Zhang Guan, and the momentum in the stadium is not weaker than Roddick's supporters.

The first match between the two sides began. Since the two met for the first time and reached the quarter-finals, both sides were more cautious in the first four rounds.

Roddick's serve is really good, he sent four ACE balls in his first two serve games, and Zhang Guan also let him send four ACE balls in his first two serve games.

After four games, the score of the two sides was tied at 2-2.

In the fifth game, Roddick's serve game, he began to strengthen the offensive, and the serving point became even more extreme. You must know that Roddick was called "the world's best serve" back then. On a fast court like the US Open, Roddick's super-fast serve can score as long as it has a good landing point.

Roddick's serve can be called a stunt, but his net volley technique is very rough, whether it is the timing of rushing to the net, the selection of the net, and the touch of the volley are relatively average, and the prediction of the passing ball is even more difficult. It is very bad. Many times when Zhang Guan hits some passing balls, Roddick often judges the wrong direction and runs in the opposite direction. Sometimes even if he judges the right position, Roddick's control of the racket, strength and angle is not good enough.

Following Roddick's failed volley at the net, Zhang Guan got the break point first. Then Roddick cut the ball frizzily again and directly attacked Zhang Guan's backhand position, but he did not expect that Zhang Guan had already been waiting in place. As the tennis ball flew, Zhang Guan adjusted his footsteps and won with one blow.

"Although Roddick serves very fiercely, his golf intelligence is really average! He also has problems in judging where the ball lands. No wonder he has been unable to beat Federer. With Federer's elegant attack, Roddick is impossible to win. " Zhang Guan won the break, and he felt that he should have won the game for sure.

The score rose alternately, and finally Zhang Guan won the first set with a score of 6-4 by virtue of a break in one game.

After all, Roddick is a very experienced player. During the rest period between the two sets, he made adjustments to his tactics. He felt that he still had to make full use of his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and maximize his serving speed.

The second set began with Roddick's serve.

In the meantime, Roddick threw the ball and swung the racket. The tennis ball suddenly appeared in Zhang Guan's half. superior.

The ball speed monitor on the sidelines showed a speed of 233 kilometers per hour. It is impossible for the receiver to catch the ball at this speed unless it is thrown head-on.

This serve at a speed of 233 kilometers per hour instantly detonated the audience.

"The serve at a speed of 233 kilometers per hour is indeed Roddick! The Roddick we remembered is back!"

The next ball, Roddick is the same blow, a 227 kilometers per hour serve to win another point.

Immediately after Roddick made a mistake in his first serve, Zhang Guan hit a through ball on the second serve and sent a point, but then, Roddick still relied on his fast serve to rewrite the score to 40-15.

"Good job, Roddick! This is how you should play. Give full play to your strengths. You don't need to pursue too tricky serve angles. As long as you have a fast enough ball speed, your opponent will be equally difficult to deal with!"

On the fifth ball, Roddick made another serve with a relatively conservative placement, but the speed of the ball was extremely fast. With this ball, Roddick won his own serve.

"241 kilometers! My God, the serve speed is 241 kilometers per hour, which is very close to Roddick's own serve speed of 245 kilometers per hour! This is the strongest serve Roddick in my impression!" The commentator was amazed sighed.

And Roddick screamed to the sky, venting his depression of losing the first set.

"It seems that Roddick is playing well, and Zhang Guan will have a hard time in the next game."

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