All-round Athlete

Chapter 356 Women's Intuition

There are many grass tennis courts in the UK. After Zhang Guan arrived in the UK, he rented a grass tennis court in Newbury, Berkshire. Newbury is not far from Wimbledon, and it is also a very suitable place for vacation in England. It is the best place for Zhang Guan to carry out adaptive training.

"Mr. Zhang, you are satisfied with this site! The lawn was tidied by me just now, and it is definitely not worse than Wimbledon's!"

The man who spoke was Richard Cofield, the operator of the tennis court.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Cofield, this place is very good, it is very suitable for me to train." Zhang Guan replied.

Zhang Guan actually doesn't know much about grass courts, but coach Zhang is obviously very satisfied with this court.

"If you have any other needs, you can call me at any time, my family lives nearby." Cofield continued: "Newbury is not big, you can come to any problems you encounter here Find me."

Cofield seemed very enthusiastic, not like a traditional British person at all, but made Zhang Guan a little uncomfortable.

At the entrance of the stadium, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl looked into the stadium, and then he shouted at Cofield: "Dad, Mom asked you to buy some lettuce on the way back."

"Okay, dear." Cofield waved his hand, beckoning her to come over, and at the same time said to Zhang Guan: "This is my youngest daughter, Hermione, who is fourteen years old this year, and I have an older daughter and a son. "

The name Hermione is very common in the UK. In Zhang Guan's memory, several Hollywood female stars have this name.

Hermione is very beautiful, with long blonde hair that is slightly dark brown, and she is about 1.65 meters tall, which is relatively tall for a fourteen-year-old, but she looks a little thin.

"Oh, you are Zhang Guan!" Hermione walked up and saw Zhang Guan with a surprised look on her face, and then she said to Cofield: "Dad, is it Zhang Guan who you said this morning that you want to rent a tennis court?" crown?"

Before Cofield could speak, Hermione stepped forward: "Zhang, shall I take a photo with you?"

"Of course." Zhang Guan nodded, and Hermione immediately took out her phone, stopping Zhang Guan from taking selfies with excitement.

Cofield spread his hands helplessly. A little girl of this age likes to show off the most. These few group photos will probably make Hermione show off in school for several days!

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Coach Zhang pointed to the court under his feet and said, "The grass court is the court with the least friction, and the bounce of the ball is also the lowest, which is only about three-quarters of the hard court."

Zhang Guan nodded in agreement. The friction between the tennis ball and the ground depends on the smoothness of the ground and the contact area between the ball and the ground. Among them, the laterite is naturally the least smooth and also has the largest contact area, while the grass is the smoothest and has the smallest contact area.

Coach Zhang went on to say: "In the grass field, after the ball hits the ground, there is obvious slippage, which greatly reduces the time for players to prepare to hit the ball. At the same time, the grass field cannot be covered evenly like other fields, and the foundation is also uneven. It is uneven, so the rebound of the ball on the grass is very irregular. In addition, as the game progresses, some areas of the grass will be smoothed due to the long-term running of the players, so it is more difficult to grasp the direction of the ball. This also In addition to being familiar with grass performance, athletes are required to have good anticipation and adaptable agility."

"When playing on grass courts, we should try our best to use chipping and surfing. The power of chopping on grass is more threatening than other courts, but it is difficult to play on the net. Because the ball goes back and forth fast, There is not enough time. Even if you go to the net and face the return of the ball much faster than other courts, the adjustment of your body technique is also very hasty. The grasp of the volley in front of the net is not very high. A lot of inexplicable mistakes. But if you don’t choose to play on the net but stay on the bottom line, because the bounce of the ball is too low, it is more difficult to deal with the rebound of the ball than in front of the net.”

"Wimbledon recommends you to use the baseline style of play. Even Federer relies on precise chopping and frequent surfing to win Wimbledon's four consecutive championships. In the last 30 years, Wimbledon has only Conners, Andre Agassi and Hewitt, three pure baseline guys who won championships."

"Another advantage of the grass court is that the power of the serve is much greater, especially the high-speed flat serve, which is the deadliest weapon in Wimbledon. On the one hand, there are many difficulties in receiving the serve. The friction speed of the ball passing through the grass There’s very little loss, and the bounce is low, so there’s really little room for the receiver to react. You have a huge advantage in that.”

"Generally speaking, when playing on grass courts, you must attack. Whoever has the sharpest attack will win." Coach Zhang paused, and then continued: "So I think Wimbledon is heaven for you! You have the strongest serve in the world, and at the same time you have the most powerful front-net technique in the world, as well as the latest running style, which can make up for the lack of play before dropping the net. At Wimbledon, your strengths are all Being multiplied by Fang Da, I even feel that I can celebrate your winning the Challenger Cup at Wimbledon in advance!"

In the following days, Zhang Guan started training on the grass court. After Zhang Guan gradually became familiar with the characteristics of the grass court, Coach Zhang seemed a little unqualified as a training partner. He is not very good at grass courts. Now that he is facing Zhang Guan on grass courts after retiring, it becomes difficult for him to connect serve.

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Zhang Guan walked off the court a little tired, and practiced the ball for an entire afternoon. With Zhang Guan's physical fitness, he would feel a little tired.

"Drink water?" The little girl Hermione came over with a bottle of water and handed it to Zhang Guan.

"Hermione, when did you come? Didn't you go to school today?" Zhang Guan took the water bottle.

Hermione is now a frequent visitor to the stadium. She often comes to see Zhang Guan's training, and sometimes she will bring one or two classmates along. Zhang Guan doesn't care about this, girls of this age are probably the main force of star chasing in European and American countries.

"Today is the weekend. Mom said I could stay here all afternoon. I've been watching you practice!" Hermione raised her head and stared at Zhang Guan with wide eyes, waiting for Zhang Guan to drink a bottle of water. Received the empty bottle again.

At this moment, Coach Zhang's voice sounded: "Zhang Guan, look who is here!"

Zhang Guan looked towards the entrance and found Sharapova walking in with her bag on her back.

After the French Open, Sharapova went to the Birmingham Classic to warm up for the upcoming Wimbledon, so she temporarily separated from Zhang Guan. The Birmingham Classic just ended yesterday, but Sharapova lost to Jankovic in the final and could only be runner-up.

"Hermione, that's Sharapova, you know her?" Zhang Guan walked towards Sharapova while talking.

"Of course I do! It's your girlfriend..." Hermione pouted dissatisfiedly.

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Sharapova leaned on Zhang Guan's shoulder, looked at Hermione's leaving back, and said mischievously in Zhang Guan's ear: "I feel that little girl likes you very much!"

"Like me? Don't be kidding, she is still a fourteen-year-old child." Zhang Guan stretched out his arms to embrace Sharapova.

"It's fourteen, but it's only seven years younger than you." Sharapova glared at Zhang Guan.

Zhang Guan was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a smile: "God, Martha, you must be jealous! My beautiful and sexy goddess is jealous of a fourteen-year-old girl."

Instead of responding, Sharapova continued: "You've got to trust me, trust a woman's instincts!"