All-round Athlete

Chapter 274 Advance to the semi-finals (one more)

If in the 1990s, playing in front of the net was a skill that athletes must master, then after entering the 21st century, playing the baseline has become the most basic tactical game in tennis.

The bottom-line play of tennis is mainly divided into two types: bottom-line offensive play and bottom-line defensive play. The representative of the bottom-line offensive play is Federer, while the representative of the bottom-line defensive play is Nadal.

Technically speaking, Federer is indeed an all-around player. However, among the various offensive methods that Federer has mastered, the bottom line attack is undoubtedly his best. Federer is known as the strongest forehand in history, and his forehand is even known as the "hand of God". Under his powerful forehand, the bottom line pull attack stalemate and turn sideways attack has become Federer's sharpest weapon. This style of play can often mobilize the opponent to run the whole court, and it is also very good to watch, so people will say that Federer can always play a gorgeous attack.

Federer's baseline attack and sideways attack requires not only good technique, but also a strong forehand. Many players are now trying to learn Federer's style of play, but their skills are not as good as Federer's. At the same time, they lack the strongest forehand in history, so naturally they cannot play Federer's power.

Federer at his peak used this bottom-line style of play, which can be said to be a nightmare for all players. Except for Nadal who can use the clay court to compete with Federer, for other players, Federer's bottom-line tactics are simply nothing. Unsolvable existence.

Davydenko is very afraid of Federer's bottom line tactics. Davydenko's playing style is often used by Federer to mobilize back and forth with this tactic. More importantly, Davydenko is not that kind of talented player. After a long time of turning back and running, Davydenko's unforced error It will increase significantly, especially in the last few games of each set, Davydenko will concede consecutive goals.

So when Davydenko found out that Zhang Guan was also using the bottom-line pull and turn sideways attack, the first thing that came to mind was Federer. Davydenko was so impressed with Federer's style of play that he lost nine times in a row. , how could he not be impressed!

At this time, Davydenko suddenly panicked. He made a mistake in the first serve, and the second serve was received by Zhang Guan, and then he continued to attack the bottom line for several consecutive shots.

"Oops, Zhang Guan is going to attack the diagonal again!" Although Davydenko had expected it, he was caught off guard and lost his serve.

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"Zhang Guan would use Federer's tactics. I didn't expect it before the game. I thought Zhang Guan would play at the net." Davydenko took a deep breath: "There are too many people in this world. I am learning this style of play from Federer, but no one can do it like Federer. I think Zhang Guan is at most just learning how to play. It is impossible for him to have such good judgment and such a strong forehand as Federer. So I need to calm down, don't panic, continue to play steadily and look for opportunities!"

Next came Zhang Guan’s serve. Although Davydenko worked hard to win a goal, he still failed to complete the break. At this time, the score came to 4-2. For Davydenko, every next There is no room for loss in the serve game, and Davydenko must find a way to break Zhang Guan's serve game.

In the seventh round of the two sides, Davydenko successfully kept his serve, but the whole process was very difficult. He was still mobilized back and forth by Zhang Guan's baseline play. Thanks to Davydenko's serve was still stable in this round, otherwise It is likely to be broken by Zhang Guan again.

In the eighth game, Zhang Guan began to strengthen the offensive in front of the net, but did not achieve very good results. Davydenko reached a tie, and then Zhang Guan turned to the baseline offensive style of play, and finally won his own serve Bureau.

The score at this time came to 5-3. The next game is a crucial game for Davydenko. If he can't keep his serve, he will lose the first set.

However, it was also in this game that the last thing Davydenko wanted to see happened. Under running back and forth, his unforced errors increased, and he made three unforced errors in one game. A mistake, which can be said to be fatal in tennis, he also lost his serve and also lost the first set between the two sides.

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At this time, Davydenko felt very depressed, not only because he lost the first set, but also because the feeling of losing was exactly the same as when he lost to Federer.

"Zhang Guan's baseline offensive style is exactly the same as Federer's, as if it was carved out of the same mold! Has Federer taught Zhang Guan how to play tennis before? I haven't heard about it, but why are the two players' baseline style? It’s like this. The accuracy of Zhang Guan’s forehand topspin is no worse than that of Federer, and his footsteps move faster, which makes it easier to catch the ball with the forehand. Thinking about it this way, why Zhang Guan has become an enhanced version Federer!"

This idea surprised Davydenko. Federer is already strong enough. If Federer can move faster, Nadal on clay court may not be Federer's opponent.

"The young people nowadays are better than each other. First there was Nadal, then there was Djokovic, and now there is another Zhang Guan. It seems that Federer will not lack challengers in the future!"

Davydenko got a new racket and stepped onto the field.

At the beginning of the second set of the two sides, Zhang Guan still insisted on using the bottom line attack, but added more attempts.

"No wonder Davydenko never beat Federer. Federer's tactics are really effective against Davydenko. Davydenko's physical talent is really average. Once he is mobilized, he will make more mistakes. Next I'm going to try a more extreme landing point." Zhang Guan hit the ball with a swing, and this time the ball flew directly towards the sideline.

Davydenko ran over with a big stride, but was still a step short. He could only watch helplessly as the ball landed on the sideline and bounced out.

Next, Zhang Guan still chose a landing point closer to the edge, and scored three consecutive goals, two of which fell inside the bounds, and once fell outside the bounds.

However, Davydenko looked very embarrassed. His footsteps did not seem to be as agile at the beginning of the game, and he made more and more mistakes in returning the ball while running.

The final score of this set was 6-2, and Zhang Guan won again.

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"My foot hurts a bit." Davydenko knew that the fault in returning the ball during his running was due to his foot problem.

In the winter, Davydenko had been examined by a doctor. At that time, the doctor had told Davydenko that his feet were at risk of stress fractures, and suggested that Davydenko should not participate in such high-frequency competitions, and it was best to rest for a while. A year and a half. But Davydenko obviously did not follow the doctor's advice. Just entered 2007, Davydenko first ran to Qatar to participate in the Doha Open, competing for high prize money, and then participated in the Sydney International Competition non-stop, and ended up in the second round. Zhong chose to retire due to foot discomfort.

But now, the Australian Open has reached the quarter-finals. After being transferred back and forth continuously, Davydenko felt discomfort in his feet again.

"Already 2-0 behind, Zhang Guan's baseline offensive style is no worse than Federer's. It seems that today's game is impossible to win. It is more important to protect yourself from injury."

In the next third set, Davydenko gave up resistance after keeping his first two serve games, and lost the game again. Zhang Guan also successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

The first update was delivered, and I checked the information for several hours. I started writing it late in the afternoon. The next chapter will be half an hour later.