At this time, the temperature was already very high, and the scorching sunlight swayed on Grosjean, which made Grosjean feel extremely irritable.
The first game is Zhang Guan's serve game. Of course, Zhang Guan as the server is more advantageous, so losing this game is also something that Grosjean can accept. But Zhang Guan showed a level of serve that made Grosjean feel unacceptable. The heavy gunner's serve was originally a very sharp weapon, plus Federer's signature topspin serve, which is a huge test for any receiver.
If it is a player of the level of Nadal, he may be more capable of solving the current problem, but the current Grosjean has not thought of how to deal with Zhang Guan's serve.
But at this time, Grosjean had no time to think carefully about how to deal with Zhang Guan's serve, because his service game is about to start.
Grosjean is a player who likes to press forward during a game, and the main purpose of his serve is to allow himself to find a chance for a volley. This kind of player is also called a tee player. The world's most famous server for Internet service is Sampras, who wants to hit a volley for almost every ball.
Serving net-type players will serve better. An excellent serve can make the opponent's return quality not high, and this type of player's reaction in front of the net is very fast. He can score easily with two volleys.
Grosjean's technique is far less than that of Sampras, especially the backhand technique, which has always been his weakness. However, he has an excellent serve and a sensitive pre-net reaction, which makes him an excellent serving Internet player. It is also the most important weapon he can currently rank in the top 30 in the world.
Grosjean let the tennis ball be thrown high, and then he flicked the serve. Grosjean felt that the quality of the ball was not bad at the moment the racket touched the tennis ball.
"Good shot, ready to hit a volley!" Grosjean let his body move forward slightly.
However, Zhang Guan has quickly moved to the catching position.
"As shown in the video, the movement speed is very fast, most people can only use the backhand to catch the ball, but Zhang Guan can use his movement speed to achieve the forehand catch. But his serve is good, even if you catch the ball with your forehand, I am afraid that the quality of it wouldn't be too good... Sure enough, there is a chance!"
Grosjean had been paying attention to Zhang Guan's serve. When he saw Zhang Guan's racket waving, he knew that the ball had the opportunity to hit a volley, and then he quickly rushed to the net and aimed at the net. The ball was a shot.
"Attack his backhand neutral!" Grosjean gave a fierce blow.
"Shoot..." The ball quickly flew towards Zhang Guan's backhand neutral and then flew out. It's just that the landing position is out of bounds.
"Hey..." There was a pity of regret from the audience. Grosjean's serve was very beautiful, and the timing was also very good. The attacked position was also the gap at Zhang Guan's backhand, which would have been a beautiful blow, but it was a pity for it to go out of bounds.
"It's a pity, Grosjean probably hasn't warmed up his hands yet, and he hasn't controlled his strength. This ball will be pressed on the line as long as it is a little inside! That will be a beautiful volley before the net!" they all thought.
However, Grosjean's face is a little dignified. As the executor of this ball, he certainly knows that he has no problems in power control. It is supposed that this ball should fall within the bounds, but it just flew out of bounds, just a short distance from the sidelines.
"No, according to my strength and direction of force, I chose the landing point in the circle. But it was so biased and so powerful. When it was just intercepted in front of the net, it felt a bit weird, as if the ball was fluttering... "
Grosjean hasn't yet figured out why the ball missed so much, and the progress of the game does not allow him to stop to think about it. He must start a new serve.
For this ball, Grosjean still insisted on the tactics he originally formulated, which is also his usual style of play, high-quality serve, and timely Internet access.
"Shoot!" The quality of this ball by Grosjean is extremely high, and the angle, power, and rotation are perfect. The landing point is on the sideline. Even if Zhang Guan has amazing moving speed, even if he only touches the edge of the ball slightly, he will still fail to catch the ball.
"15-15!" The referee broke the score.
Grosjean nodded with satisfaction. He was a player who was good at serving, so he often got ACE balls or served points in his serve.
Then, Grosjean started to serve the third ball, this time he still chose the ball's landing point on the edge of the court, the same as last time. Zhang Guan didn't receive the last goal, so he was also guarding the edge of the landing point, so he made the serve more successfully.
However, when Grosjean hit the ball back to the other side of the field, Zhang Guan had to run back and forth from the left to the right of the court. He saw Zhang Guan quickly rush to the right, and the tennis ball just flew in front of Zhang Guan. He hit the ball with a forehand and hit the net.
The opposite Grosjean had already made a response to the Internet. He moved accurately to the front of the ball and intercepted in front of the net to hit Zhang Guan's neutral.
"It's that feeling again, the ball is fluttering!" Grosjean let his eyes watch as the ball flew out of bounds again.
"What's going on? The ball was weird just now. Why did I feel the ball flutter when I hit it as if I couldn't control it." Grosjean felt a little weird, and there were several possibilities in his mind, but again he was not sure for now.
In the fourth ball, Grosjean still insisted on his rushing tactics. Through serving and returning, he created opportunities for himself to hit a volley. After three rounds, Grosjean caught the opportunity to hit a volley again.
Grosjean rushes to the net and hits a backhand against the tennis ball, but Grosjean's backhand level is worse than his forehand level. Although the interception was very beautiful, it was still within the range of being caught. If it is replaced by a player with a strong backhand level, this blow is likely to score directly.
Zhang Guan's ability to move is his greatest honor in defense. He successfully received the ball and it is still received with a forehand.
Grosjean did not retreat to the backcourt but continued to stay in the frontcourt as if waiting for Zhang Guan to return the ball.
"Do you think my interception in front of the net is so simple? The backhand was just tactical persecution just now, and now it's the real interception in front of the net!" Grosjean has already gotten his position, aiming at tennis is a blow, and with a rush he was ready to win the ball with a spin.
However, when the racket touched the tennis ball, the erratic feeling came again. Then the position of the ball back was a little bit, and Zhang Guan took advantage of this opportunity to hit the ball to the backcourt, and Grosjean had no time to return to the defense and could only lose another goal.
The score came to 15-40.
"It's this feeling again, I understand, it's a rotation! Zhang Guan's forehand return has extremely high-speed rotation! Damn, how does Zhang Guan know how to use this style of play, this is a way to specifically restrain my online play!" Grosjean was suddenly confused.
On the next point, Grosjean made a mistake and made a conservative second serve. As a result, Zhang Guan caught his chance and continuously attacked Grosjean's bottom line. Grosjean's backhand was attacked by Zhang Guan after seven or eight shots he lost the ball. He also lost his serve.
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Nalbandian stared at Zhang Guan in shock.
"What I saw was the forehand movement, almost vertical swing, fast head tapping! And the rotation of the ball, so fast. Hell, this is 'Nadal turn', how could Zhang Guan use this trick! Federer's signature top serve and Nadal turn, how can Grosjean win?"