Chapter 21: Entering the Third Round (Three Watches)
"In the second round of the Australian Open men's singles that ended during the day today, Zhang Guan, who participated as a wild card, defeated the tournament's No. 28 seed Sebastien Grosjean 3-0 on aggregate, causing an upset in the second round of the Australian Open men's singles, with the final three sets of 6-0, 6-3 and 6-2, Zhang Guan also successfully entered the third round, and Grosjean ended his Australian Open journey again."
This short sentence of news has shocked many people who follow the Australian Open, any unseeded player defeating a seeded player can be regarded as an upset, even if Grosjean's seeding is already relatively low, but considering that his opponent is Zhang Guan, this can already be regarded as a big upset.
Many first-time Grand Slam players are eliminated in the first round, and only a few can make it to the second round, while very few can make it to the third round. If a first-time Grand Slam player makes it to the third round, he can already be considered a dark horse in the tournament.
Zhang Guan is not only the first time to participate in the Australian Open, but also the first time to participate in a professional tennis competition, and the first time he participated in a professional tennis competition, he entered the third round of a Grand Slam, which is undoubtedly a precedent.
"How did Zhang Guan win Grosjean? Grosjean is the No. 28 seed in the tournament! ”
In the first round, Zhang Guan's opponent was Roches. However, Rochester was unwell in the game, so he lost to Zhang Guan. Could it be that Grosjean is also unwell? ”
"Isn't Grosjean's serve net very strong? How could he lose to a track and field athlete and be swept 3-0, those who don't know still think that Grosjean met Federer or Nadal! ”
After many people learned the news, they immediately went to look for the battle report of this game, hoping to know how Zhang Guan won from it, and from the description of the battle report. What everyone saw was that Gross couldn't catch the ball, Gross let the net volley out of bounds, and Gross made double errors.
The person who wrote the battle report just described the whole game truthfully, such as Zhang Guan's serve in the first game, of course, he would not describe in detail that Zhang Guan sent Federer's signature topspin ball, but only said that Zhang Guan felt good and sent several ace balls; For example, in the second game, the person who wrote the battle report could not write in detail about Zhang Guan's return to Nadal, but only described Gross's mistake when he intercepted the net.
If you only watch the battle report and don't watch the game video. The information one can get is that Grosjean made a lot of unforced errors in the game, so a lot of people were misled. And there are so many matches in the second round of the Australian Open, plus the doubles have also started, even hardcore tennis fans will not find a video to study.
"It seems that Grosjean's game is not in good shape, there have been many unforced mistakes, probably last night on the woman's belly too much, so he became a soft-footed shrimp in the game!"
"Zhang Guan's luck was really good, he met a sick Rochester in the first round and a very bad Grosjean in the second round. It's a sponsor wild card, and it's all easy to deal with. But I think Zhang Guan's good luck should end here, his opponent in the next round is Nalbandian! ”
The news of Zhang's victory over Grosjean was a brief anecdote for the entire Australian Open series, and with the fifth day of the Australian Open and the men's and women's singles reaching the third round, the Australian Open became even more exciting as the seeded players began to face each other. In particular, on matchday five, Roddick played against Safin. It has attracted the attention of many audiences.
Fans' memories are pretty short-lived, with new tournaments, big names going to showdown, and who cares about a losing No. 28 seed and a wild card.
But as Zhang's next opponent, Nalbandian and his coach watched the footage of Zhang's and Grosjan's match all night.
"The number of rounds is still too short, just from one game. The information available is very limited. Judging from Zhang Guan's style of play, he should be the same as everyone else, a bottom-line player. The coach stood up and then concluded: "At present, it seems that Zhang Guan's serve hit rate is still very good, and he is basically a successful serve. There are very few second serves, and his options on serve don't look very limiting. Is this the reason for personal habits? ”
"I don't think so." Nalbandian shook his head: "Grosjean's backhand is too weak, and Zhang Guan's serve is indeed strong, so when Zhang Guan serves, he attacks Grosjean's backhand without using a very extreme serve to take the initiative." ”
The coach nodded: "That is to say, what is the current level of Zhang Guan's second serve, it is still an unknown, I think we can work hard in this direction in the game, your backhand is already relatively strong, and the return is your strength, so in the game, you can force Zhang Guan to send some balls with more extreme landing points as much as possible, so that he will make more mistakes." ”
"You mean, let him do a second shot?" Nalbandian asked.
"That's right, although we can't be sure of the level of Zhang Guan's second serve, but it is certain that all athletes' second serve is weaker than the first serve, especially some rookie players, the second serve will fluctuate more mentally, although Zhang Guan's skills are good, but after all, he is not a professional tennis player, he may not have much experience in the second serve, this may be our opportunity." The coach continued: "The other point is Zhang Guan's forehand, the speed of hitting the ball should be very fast!" ”
"Yes, according to my observations on the spot, the spin of Zhang Guan's forehand shot should be no less than that of Nadal, and I thought it was Nadal at first! One Nadal is tough enough, and now there is an extra crown, which is also so capable of spinning! Nalbandian said unhappily.
"And what about his backhand?" The coach asked.
"This ...... It seems to be relatively normal, and it is more general, and there are no bright spots at present, mainly because Zhang Guan's movement ability is too strong, and he can always occupy the position of the forehand. Nalbandian spoke.
"Zhang Guan's strong movement ability is only part of the reason, and it is also because Grossrang's backhand return is too weak, which gives Zhang Guan a chance, if it were you, I guess I wouldn't give Zhang Guan time to move to the forehand position!" The coach spoke.
"Of course, my backhand is much stronger than Gross's, if the same ball is the same and I use my backhand to fight back, I think Zhang Guan can only use his backhand to catch the ball!" Nalbandian said confidently.
The coach encouraged with an excited face: "Then in the game, you will mainly fight with Zhang Guan for the backhand!" You are both right-handed, it is very easy for you to attack his backhand with your backhand, your backhand is the strongest in the world, so next, use your strongest spear to pierce your opponent! (To be continued.) )
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