Chapter 122: Unable to Return to the Sky
"Zhang Guan can still run!" Nadal looked surprised.
Not far away, the scoreboard showed the score of the second set, 6-4, and the winner was still Zhang Guan.
In the first two games, when Nadal's explosiveness declined, Zhang Guan instead increased his tempo, ran more actively, and played a wave of continuous offensives, like a storm, so that Nadal could not parry. As a result, Zhang Guan won two games in a row, and also won the second set.
Before, the two of them were back and forth to hold each other for many shots before they could win a goal, but in these two games, Zhang Guan won neatly and did not go through too long rounds, even people who don't know much about tennis can see that Zhang Guan has the upper hand in the situation.
Nadal was originally going to continue to hold on to Zhang Guan, but he completely lost these two games because of Zhang Guan's offensive rhythm.
"What's going on? Zhang Guan's running is just like the beginning of the game, and his physical strength seems to be completely unconsumed! This game has been played for almost two hours, and the intensity of the game is so great, how can there be no physical exertion? Even if Zhang Guan's physical strength is stronger than mine, it is impossible to have such abundant physical strength as at the beginning of the competition! Nadal couldn't figure out why this was happening, and he was even more anxious when he remembered that he was 2-0 down.
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In front of the TV, Federer sighed: "It looks like Nadal can't achieve his third consecutive French Open title." ”
"It's 2-0 down, but Nadal should still have a chance!" Milka said from the side.
"It's impossible to turn the tables around. Have you noticed that in the last two games of the last set, Zhang Guan not only attacked fiercely, but also moved more agilely, which shows that Zhang Guan still has a lot of physical reserves; Nadal, on the other hand, was obviously out of step in the last two games of the previous set. His fitness reserves are already bottoming out. Federer continued: "The main reason why Nadal is considered strong defensively is because of his strong mobility, his style of play is also based on strong mobility, once he can't run, his style of play becomes useless, and that is the moment when Nadal collapses!" ”
"Nadal can't run?" Milka shook her head: "Probably not. Everyone can say that Nadal is the best tennis player at all. ”
"When I say can't run, I don't mean that he can't really run, but that he can't keep up with the rhythm of Zhang Guan's running. The tactical core of both of them is running, in defense, whoever runs more actively will have a more solid defense, and in attack, whoever runs more actively will be easier to suppress the opponent. Federer's expression became serious as he spoke. He continued: "So in this case, if a side slows down, his defensive intensity will be reduced, and his attack will lose its suppressiveness, while his opponent can defend more easily and put more pressure on the attack. ”
"That's why Nadal lost the last two games so simply?" Milka asked.
Federer nodded: "And I think maybe that's just the beginning." In the third set, Nadal may not be able to hold out for so long! Zhang Guan should be able to start celebrating his second Grand Slam title soon! ”
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The third set began. Nadal tried to attack, and the break between sets allowed Nadal to recover and some energy, and the 2-0 overall deficit inspired Nadal to work harder and recover the score as soon as possible.
In the next few games, Zhang Guan faced Nadal's counterattack and once seemed a little passive. He was even suppressed by Nadal on his own serve, but Nadal was still unable to break through Zhang Guan's defense and still did not get a break.
In the first six games, both sides successfully held serve, but the continuous counterattacks also depleted Nadal's physical strength again. But Nadal also knows. He has to keep up with the rhythm of Zhang Guan, with the style of play of both of them, once he can't keep up with the rhythm of the game, he will collapse in an instant.
"Come on! Be sure to keep it up! Run faster! Nadal had a strong willpower to push himself up and try to keep up with the pace of the game.
However, Zhang Guan on the opposite side did not stop in the slightest, at least on the surface, Zhang Guan showed no signs of physical exhaustion.
"How can Zhang Guan run so much? He still has so much stamina? Won't he get tired? Nadal's eyes revealed a hint of hideousness, he couldn't figure it out, he was already tired like a dog, and Zhang Guan on the other side was still in full condition.
The score came to 4-4 in the third set, and the situation was still evenly matched, but in reality, Nadal was already pushing for this kind of high-intensity running.
"I'm the king of clay, I'm going to win the French Open three times in a row, how can I lose!" Nadal has been supported by strong faith, his pace has not slowed down, and his forehand shot remains strong.
Zhang Guan once again rushed forward, advanced the receiving point, quickly changed the rhythm of attack and defense, and attacked Nadal's gap, similar to this tactic, Zhang Guan has also used it many times in this game, and it is no stranger to Nadal.
Zhang Guan's running and attacking tactics are indeed very powerful against ordinary professional players, but against athletes of the level of Paydler or Nadal, of course, it is impossible to win with one blow, at most it is to win some advantages. With Nadal's defensive intensity, Zhang Guan's running tactics are like a big bundle of straw, which looks bulky but weighs within an acceptable range.
But sometimes, the last straw can crush a camel, let alone a whole bundle of straw.
And this was not the last bundle of straw, Zhang Guan received the ball in advance again, changed the rhythm of the shot again, and threw another bundle of straw to Nadal.
In the end, Nadal's strong camel could not hold on, and he was still going to fall......
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Now the score is 5-4 in the third set, Zhang Guan leads and has already secured match point, and it is Nadal's serve game in progress.
Nadal was behind on his own serve, and the two sides had already experienced three deuces before that.
The score was Zhang Guan, and on the court, the two were using forehands to hold each other.
Nadal attacked Zhang Guan's backhand with his forehand, Zhang Guan was also attacking Nadal's backhand with his forehand, and in the face of the opponent's backhand attacking his own backhand, both sides relied on fast running, ran to a position where they could use their forehand to catch the ball, and then launched their own attack.
At this point, the game becomes a contest of speed, and whoever takes the lead and is one step slower and cannot run to a position where he can use a forehand to catch the ball can only be forced to use a backhand catch, and once he is forced to use a backhand catch, the next thing he will face is bound to be endless suppression, until he loses this ball.
Eventually, Nadal slowed down a bit in a catch and was forced to use a backhand to catch the ball, and Zhang Guan certainly couldn't miss the opportunity and didn't hesitate to start pressing violently.
"Oops!" Nadal knew that if he lost this goal, he would lose the whole match and lose his third consecutive French Open title!
"This time I really can't go back!" (To be continued.) )
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