All-round Athlete

Chapter 366: The Person Best at Creating Miracles

When the second set hit 3-3, Nadal continued to implement his tactics. He originally thought that he could delay the game to the final tie-break, but he did not expect to be defeated by Zhang Guan in the next seventh game. It's time for a break.

In fact, when Nadal chose to play the bottom line, the ending was already doomed. Numerous predecessors have used facts to prove that on the grass court, the net play is better than the baseline play, and the offensive play is better than the defensive play. When Nadal first started using the bottom line, Zhang Guan was not very used to it at first, so the two sides seemed to be evenly matched, but when Zhang Guan adapted to the bottom line, the advantages of playing at the net were reflected. All kinds of surfing with the ball and volleying in front of the net instantly made Nadal's defense full of loopholes.

One of Nadal's balls was ruled out of bounds. He immediately chose Hawkeye to challenge, but failed. It was this ball that Zhang Guan successfully broke serve again, and the game came to 4-3. Next, Zhang Guan's own serve In the game, the score was rewritten to 5-3 again, and the score was taken.

In the crucial ninth game, Nadal continued to serve, and the two had offense and defense with each other. After Nadal led 30-15, Zhang Guan returned the ball out of bounds to let Nadal get the game point, but then Nadal also gave Zhang Guan a return ball out of bounds, 40-30. Next, Zhang Guan made a backhand slice and put a slice in front of the net. He successfully scored another point, and the score was tied 40-40.

Then Zhang Guan used a volley high ball, came to the net and chose a straight line, and took the lead. However, Zhang Guan returned the ball with a backhand to hang the net in the next ball, and the two sides came to a tie again. Nadal's strong serve caused Zhang Guan to return the ball out of bounds, took the lead and won the game point, but then Zhang Guan attacked Nadal's forehand sideways and then went online to intercept the forehand, and the two sides once again tied the score.

It can be seen that no one is willing to give up this crucial game. Nadal wanted to keep his serve, and he played very tenaciously; although Zhang Guan could win this set by securing his serve in the next game, he was still pursuing a break.

After another two equal points, Zhang Guan relied on a running volley high-pressure ball to take the lead again. This is Sampras's trick. Zhang Guan has used it many times before. In the arena, the effect of this trick is even better.

Next, Zhang Guan hit the net with the ball at the original point, forcing Nadal to return the ball and made a mistake. Zhang Guan also won the second set with a score of 6-3.

Nadal shook his head in frustration, he already had a premonition that he might lose the third set.

"At Wimbledon, Zhang Guan has too many weapons at his disposal. He is very good at the bottom line, midfield, and front of the net, especially his front-of-net play. In terms of handling of the ball, he looks like a veteran who has played in front of the net for 20 years! In comparison, I only use the bottom line better." Nadal sighed: "We are all the same age. , but the gap between me and him is so big, I have been practicing tennis since I was a child, everyone said I am a tennis genius, but compared with Zhang Guan, I am nothing at all..."

The next moment, Nadal rubbed his knee. He felt that the old knee injury seemed to be recurring, so he called for a medical timeout, and the doctor came in to treat Nadal's knee briefly.

Perhaps affected by the injury, Nadal deliberately slowed down the pace of the game in the third set. Not only did he have more time to prepare for receiving the ball, but he also had more time to prepare for serving. Challenged Hawkeye once at the beginning.

Obviously, the knee injury still has a great impact on Nadal. He is not playing as hard as before, and his handling of the ball is more conservative. Nadal obviously realized that it is impossible for him to win, so it is better to take some protective measures. After all, for the 21-year-old Nadal, his career is still very long. He still has many chances to hit the Wimbledon championship. There is no need to gamble his career here.

Zhang Guan is still attacking fiercely, but Nadal puts more experience on defense, which makes the round of the game longer, and sometimes there will be a tug-of-war at the bottom line, but slowly, Nadal is still in the same position. The score was 5-2 behind Zhang Guan.

Zhang Guan got the inventory, which was the match point of the whole game, and Nadal's serve will be next.

The quality of Nadal's serve has declined, but he still tries hard to keep his serve, but after a tie break, Zhang Guan still successfully completes the break.

6-2, this is the score of the third set, and the result of the whole game is that Zhang Guan defeated Nadal 6-1/6-3/6-2 and won the Wimbledon championship this year.

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"We won, Zhang Guan won the final victory, we congratulate him! We also congratulate Nadal for winning the runner-up, and his performance is also very good!" The commentator took a deep breath, and then said: "The result of today's game It may not have exceeded the expectations of most people before the game. Zhang Guan, who is proficient in offense, defeated Nadal, who is good at defense. This is very normal in Wimbledon. But it is worth noting that Zhang Guan was awarded by Zhang Guan this year. The third Grand Slam title, and he is only one US Open champion away from the Grand Slam!"

"Who would have thought that Zhang Guan was not even considered a professional tennis player seven months ago, but seven months later, he swept the tennis world and won three Grand Slam titles in a row. I I really don’t know what words to use to describe all this, it’s simply a miracle! Zhang Guan deserves to be the best person in the world who is good at creating miracles.”

"After the French Open final two weeks ago, Zhang Guan once said that he wanted to win the Grand Slam of tennis. At that time, many people thought this was a fantasy, because even the Swiss king Federer hadn't won a Grand Slam yet. Guan, and two weeks later, when Zhang Guan won the Challenger Cup, we found that he was only one step away from the Grand Slam. I think Zhang Guan is really likely to fulfill his promise in September. It is possible to win the Grand Slam one step earlier than Federer and become the sixth professional male tennis player in the world to win the Grand Slam!"

"If Zhang Guan can finally win the US Open in September, he will also be the third player in the world to win the Grand Slam within a year. In 1962, the legendary star Rod Laver also won the Grand Slam in one year. But we all know that times have changed, and now tennis It is different from the past. Modern tennis has a faster rhythm, more styles of play, and more intense competition. It is almost impossible for modern tennis to win the Grand Slam within a year. !"

"I just said that Zhang Guan is the best at creating miracles in the world. He can bring us another 'miracle'! I want to wait until September, the moment of the US Open final, and the answer to this mystery will be revealed !"