Chapter 47: Zhang Guan's New Coach (Three Changes)

At this time, Zhang Guan fell into a state of "confusion" again, because with Zhang Guan's lack of tennis knowledge, he didn't know what kind of player Gonzalez was, and his understanding of Gonzalez was only limited to the nickname of "intellectual cannon".

So Coach Joyce started the most basic popular science explanation of the players.

"Martin Velisca Gonzalez, who has been playing tennis since he was seven years old, was ranked No. 1 in the world in the junior category, and won several men's singles titles as a teenager, with a best result of No. 7 in the world when he entered the profession. His style of play is known for its ferocity and fierceness, and he is arguably the most violent and brutal of the ATP's top players. ”

"Gonzalez's serve is very good, and he can often hit the ball at more than 200 kilometers per hour in a row, which is very similar to you." Coach Joyce looked at Zhang Guan and continued: "Among the seeded players in this Australian Open, the most ferocious serve is Gonzalez in addition to the American player Roddick. Gonzalez and Roddick are both the kind of players who are very good at serving hard and fast, and the difference between the two is that Roddick's serve is more stable, while Gonzalez's serve is not stable with you, when he is not in good shape, the service level may decline, but when he is in good shape, the serve is more powerful than Roddick. ”

"It's also worth mentioning that Netzales' second serve is very strong, and our average players will seek stability when they serve second, but Gonzalez is different, his second serve is even harder than the first serve, and the landing point is more extreme, and he may be the only player among the current top players in the ATP rankings who is not weaker than the first serve."

"And what about the success rate of his second serve?" Zhang Guan asked.

"His way of fighting the second serve will definitely cause the success rate of the second serve to be lower than that of the average player's second serve. However, the specific game also depends on Gonzalez's condition, the state is good, and the success rate of the second serve is also very high. ”

"In that game, you can play 1-2 with Gonzalez!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.

Zhang Guan has a book of experience with Sampras, who has long been regarded as one of the best second-serve players in the world. A normal men's singles player will have a second serve 20 kilometers slower than the first serve. Sampras's second serve was about the same speed as the first serve.

Sampras's second serve speed can reach more than 190 kilometers, which is already at the level of the average player's first serve. However, the biggest headache for opponents is not Sampras's second serve speed, but Sampras's second serve accuracy, Sampras's second serve is not much worse than the first serve while maintaining the speed of the second serve.

Just listen to Coach Joyce continued: "In addition to the serve, Gonzalez's forehand is also very strong, his forehand is as fierce as his serve, but his backhand level is relatively average, it is worth mentioning that Gonzalez is not very good at slicing the ball with his backhand." Gonzalez is also a good surfer. However, his level at the net is not very top-notch, and his ability to move is not the fastest. So Gonzalez's Internet access mainly relied on a fierce force. ”

"That sounds like this Gonzalez has as many advantages as it does not have to deal with it!" Zhang Guan then asked, "So what is the style of play that Gonzalez uses?" Like today's Nadal, is it attack-oriented? ”

"Gonzalez is an offensive player from the baseline, his main style of play is to play offense instead of defense, he chooses to attack when he is advantageous, he still chooses to attack when he is weak, in short, he keeps attacking. It's fair to say that Gonzalez is an offensive maniac. And when Gonzalez was in form, his offense was very sharp, and in the game you saw today, Gonzalez was really crazy. Even Nadal is no match for him. Coach Joyce spoke.

Although Nadal is very young, his defense is arguably the strongest among the men's professional players at the moment, and he was able to break Nadal's defense and beat Nadal 3-0. Suffice it to say how terrible Gonzalez is when he's in good shape.

"So what am I going to do in the game? Attacking Gonzalez's backhand? Zhang Guan asked.

"Actually, the best way to deal with a player like Gonzalez is not to let him play in form, as long as he doesn't have a good game. Gonzalez can play 70 or 80 percent of his strength, but once he is in good shape, Gonzalez may be able to play 200 percent of his strength. Coach Joyce spoke.

At this moment, Zhang Guan's mobile phone suddenly rang.

"It's Zhuge Wenbo. They all live in a hotel, and they have to call to say something, and it's not far away. Zhang Guan picked up the phone.

"Zhang Guan, you're with Coach Joyce now, right? Then find a suitable place first, and I'll tell you. Zhuge Wenbo said.

"What a mysterious thing God! Just say it, anyway, Coach Joyce can't understand Chinese. Zhang Guan replied.

"Yes, how did I forget this, he is a foreigner, he can't understand Chinese, I knew that I went over to tell you, and wasted my phone bill." Zhuge Wenbo smiled, and then said: "Tell you a good news, and at the same time, I can ask for your opinion, the tennis center has helped you find a tennis coach." ”

"A tennis coach in the country? I'm afraid it's not very reliable! And with one more coach, it is troublesome to return to the advertising fee, sponsorship fee and competition prize money to be distributed. Zhang Guan said.

"Although this coach was found by the tennis center, he was not a domestic coach, but was invited by the tennis center from abroad." Zhuge Wenbo opened his mouth and said.

"Foreigners!" Zhang Guan was a little surprised, he didn't expect the tennis center to find a foreign coach for himself.

"Americans, Chinese Americans to be exact!" Zhuge Wenbo continued: "The way of vocational teaching is the same as that of foreign coaches, we spend money to hire others to teach you, and as for advertising endorsement fees and bonuses, people do not participate in the sharing." However, the annual salary is not low, $400,000 a year. ”

"That's a lot of money." Zhang Guan said.

Tennis coaches generally have to follow the players around to play on weekdays, and it can be said that throughout the season, the coach's food, clothing, housing and transportation do not need to spend much money, and 400,000 US dollars a year is basically equal to pure income. And the annual income of the American middle class is 400,000 US dollars, even if it is deducted from taxes, it is considered a high-class middle class.

I only heard Zhuge Wenbo continue: "But I think people are really worth this money." And now, the Australian Open has begun, and the big-name tennis coaches have basically been hired, and it is not easy to find such a person, that is, the tennis center can find the right person so quickly. If you think you can, let him fly to Australia tomorrow! ”

"Oh? When you say that, I'm really curious, who is he? Zhang Guan asked.

"The youngest Grand Slam champion in men's singles in the world!" Zhuge Wenbo paused in his voice and said a name: "Zhang Depei!" (To be continued.) )

PS: The third update is delivered, the fourth update is being written, it may be a little later, I will wait for the writing to come up and then sleep. I suggest you watch it again tomorrow.