All-round Athlete

Chapter 273: Federer is Best at Tactics (Fifth Watch)

Walking out of the Vodafone stadium, Zhang Guan was surrounded by several reporters. To Zhang Guan's surprise, all the reporters surrounding him were black-haired and yellow-skinned, and they were all from China.

"It's rare! After playing four games, domestic reporters have not been so active in interviewing me! By the way, I heard from Zhuge that the domestic media has unblocked me, so these reporters have also come." Zhang Guanchong The reporter waved his hand, motioning for everyone to ask questions one by one.

"Zhang Guan, I heard that you were suspended by the field management center. Is this true?" the first reporter asked.

Zhang Guan was slightly taken aback, he didn't expect the reporter to ask this question first, after a brief moment of surprise, Zhang Guan said: "Yes, I was indeed suspended."

"Is the reason for the suspension because the athletics center doesn't want you to play tennis?" asked another reporter.

"I don't know about this, you have to ask them." Zhang Guan shook his head.

"You have advanced to the top eight in the Australian Open, but you have been suspended in China. Do you feel wronged?" The third reporter asked.

Zhang Guan thought for a while, and felt that it was not easy to answer this question directly, so he said: "I am an athlete, and what I have to do is to play well in every game! As for the suspension and punishment given to me by the field management center, I will strictly Executed, I will not participate in any track and field competitions during the suspension period."

The next reporter couldn't wait to ask: "Are you planning to give up track and field when you participate in the tennis competition? Is it possible to quit the national track and field team in the future?"

"As long as the national track and field team doesn't expel me, I certainly won't quit the national track and field team. Although I am now banned from participating in track and field competitions, as long as the national team needs it, I am willing to accept recruitment at any time!" Zhang Guanda added Ling Ran : "I am always ready to serve my country."

"You have now advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Tell me about your ultimate goal in this year's Australian Open!" Finally, a reporter asked a relatively normal question.

"Of course it is to win the Australian Open championship! From the beginning to the end, I have only one goal in participating in the competition, and that is to win the championship. It was the same in the track and field field before, and it is the same in the tennis field now!" Zhang Guan did not hesitate at all replied.

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After returning to the hotel, Zhang Guan was in a good mood when he remembered that he had just earned 300,000 US dollars. Then he turned on the computer, looked at the matchup table for the next round, and asked Sharapova next to him: "By the way, I suddenly remembered something. Davydenko played so many games, his injuries should be fine." Less?"

Sharapova thought for a while, then shook her head: "I really haven't heard of any major injuries on Davydenko's body. He also took great care to protect himself during the game."

Zhang Guan found some memories about Davydenko in his mind. In his impression, Davydenko was once involved in a gambling incident, and the reason was that Davydenko retired due to injury in the middle of the game, which led to gambling The company suffered a lot of losses, so the gaming company reported Davydenko, and it was later confirmed that Davydenko's foot was indeed a stress fracture.

"Perhaps now Davydenko is not affected by the foot injury!"

But at this time, Sharapova said: "Davydenko is very good at playing against Nadal. He should have the best performance against Nadal among male players. Davydenko seems to be very suitable for Nadal. That kind of high-spin ball, and Davydenko is also very good at playing on clay courts, but he is weaker on grass courts, and Wimbledon is basically a round trip."

"Clay courts are more suitable for defensive players, while grass is more suitable for offensive players. It seems that Davydenko should not be good at dealing with offensive players. If this is the case, tomorrow's game I'll use an offensive style of play!" Zhang Guan said.

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On the tenth match day of the Australian Open, the men's singles quarter-finals, Zhang Guan played against the No. 3 seed Nikolai Davydenko.

This time Zhang Guan finally came to Rod Laver Stadium, the main stadium of the Australian Open.

Today's Rod Laver Stadium still has four games arranged. The first is the two quarter-finals of the women's singles. Sharapova defeated Chuck Vitadze 2-0, and Clijsters 2 -1 over Hingis. The match between Zhang Guan and Davydenko was scheduled for the third match, and the last match was between Nadal and "Intelligence Cannon" Gonzalez.

The first set of the two sides began, and Davydenko took the lead in serving. As a Russian player, Davydenko's serve is relatively sharp. Although his physical talent is average, he can often send the ball at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour.

Davydenko's touch at the beginning of the game seemed to be very good. He issued two ACEs in a row and made a good start with a score of 30-0. But then, after Zhang Guan pulled back a goal, Davydenko's style of play gradually became more stable, and then he successfully kept his serve.

In the second set, Zhang Guan served and hit Davydenko by surprise with three consecutive heavy-duty serves, and then easily won the next game relying on a single serve.

Immediately after the third and fourth innings, neither side took advantage, and the score came to a 2-2 tie.

"Davydenko is more stable than I imagined, and there are not many opportunities to go directly to the Internet. It seems that the pre-net style of play is not suitable for dealing with Davydenko. Let's use Federer's style of play to deal with him! Zhang Guan thought of Federer's 20-game winning streak against Davydenko in history, and felt that it would be more reliable to use Federer's style of play against Davydenko.

On the next ball, Davydenko's serve was caught by Zhang Guan at the bottom line, and then Zhang Guan used a forehand topspin to continuously hit Davydenko's bottom line with large angles. It is easier to control the landing point of the ball with topspin, and this kind of large-angle bottom line ball makes it impossible for Davydenko to have the opportunity to go online. Although the speed of the ball is average and the threat is not too great, the high-speed topspin constantly destroys Davydenko's serve advantage.

After a stalemate for a few shots, Zhang Guan suddenly forced Davydenko's backhand, and after Davydenko returned the ball, he suddenly changed the line and Davydenko's forehand. But Davydenko didn't react, and he missed the goal.

For the second ball, Zhang Guan was still the same. He received the ball smoothly from a position relatively far behind the baseline, and then hit the bottom line with a high-angle kick with a forehand topspin. Another sideline backhand. As a result, Davydenko conceded another goal.

On the third ball, Davydenko served and scored, and on the fourth ball, Zhang Guan used the same tactic to score another point. The score of this game came to 15-40, and Zhang Guan had already got the break point.

Davydenko wiped the sweat from his brow, but recalled the three balls he just lost in his mind.

"Why does Zhang Guan play like this? In the previous video, I remember that Zhang Guan hardly used this style of play! This is a standard baseline offensive play. The bottom line draws the attack and turns sideways. Isn't this the tactic Federer is best at! It’s not good for Zhang Guan to learn from anyone, but how can he learn from Federer!”

Davydenko was agitated for a while, because he had lost nine games in a row against Federer.

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