CCTV's sports channel is also broadcasting this game.
Taking advantage of the rest time, the commentator asked the commentator next to him, "Coach Su, the first four games have ended, and now the two sides have reached a 2-2 draw. Please comment on the first four games!"
"The first four games were mainly about serving the ball, which can be said to be serving war. Although the current score is 2-2, it looks like their equal, but Zhang Guan still has a big advantage. Zhang Guan's serve better than Gonzalez, he serves faster and has better accuracy. Although Gonzalez's serve is also very good, it is still not as good as Zhang Guan." Coach Su as the domestic guest has always been happy.
"So why is there such a "service war" situation?" The commentator then asked.
"At the beginning of the game, the athlete's physical strength is often relatively sufficient, so you can choose some quick-serve. Another point is the choice of tactics." Coach Su paused, then said, "Probably for the two players, they all hope to give their opponents a chance to disembark, and hope to use a strong serve at the beginning of the game to play advantage, or play momentum, which is also a type of tennis tactics. Many slow players may not enter the state at the beginning of the game. If you encounter this type of play, you will be more passive and you may lose the game quickly."
"Do you think that the two sides will continue this service war?" The commentator continued.
"It shouldn't be. This kind of play with each other is unsustainable. I think the two sides will soon return to the normal rhythm of the game. Through the stalemate, they will continuously create opportunities and find loopholes in their opponents to complete the scoring. Gonzalez's forehand hitting power is very sufficient, and the lethality is great, but his backhand is relatively weak, so I suggest that Zhang Guan will try to attack Gonzalez's backhand." Coach Su then continued.
"Okay, it was great hearing Su's comments, the fifth game of both sides will start again, let's switch back to the game screen!"
With the voice of the narrator, the screen cuts back to Rod Laver Stadium.
It was Gonzalez's turn to serve again. He looked up at Zhang Guan and thought about it carefully. Then he started to serve. This time, he directly served towards Zhang Guan's backhand position.
The landing point of this ball is not very limited, and it is relatively easy to judge, but the speed of the ball is still very fast. Zhang Guan rushes up with one arrow step. The ball has reached the front. He hit a backhand and returned to a diagonal. Of course, Zhang Guan also has no choice. At the speed of this ball, it is impossible to hit it into a straight ball.
Returning to the diagonal is equivalent to a tennis ball flying a longer distance, and the receiver will have more time to prepare. Gonzalez walked quickly to the position, lifted the racket, and used his forehand to strike hard.
"Let you try my forehand!" Gonzalez shouted as he hit the ball.
This is Gonzalez's strongest offensive method and a strong forehand.
The tennis ball flies over the net, there is no high-speed rotation, and there is no tricky landing point, only the speed, and strength.
"The ball came so fast! Fortunately, the point of fall is close." Zhang Guan waved the racket without thinking, he wanted to return a topspin. However, he still underestimated Gonzalez's strength. When the racket was in contact with the ball, Zhang Guan realized that he hadn't recovered well.
"The strength is so huge." Zhang Guan screamed badly. Instead of playing the ideal topspin on this goal, he gave Gonzalez a chance to draw the ball because the return strength was too small.
Of course, Gonzalez will not miss this opportunity. He still uses his forehand, a fierce vigorous hit, and scores first.
"Okay!" Gonzalez shook his fist in excitement. He was very satisfied with his performance just now.
In the second ball, Gonzalez's serve still fell to Zhang Guan's backhand, and then used the diagonal position to return with a strong forehand. Although Zhang Guan increased the strength of the return this time, he still did not block Gonzalez's fierce offensive. After three rounds on the spot, Gonzalez glanced at a chance, and a line-changer got another minute.
"Yeah!" Gonzalez snarled, and his two consecutive wins made him feel that his emotions were completely mobilized and his body began to get excited.
"The two goals were just the appetizer, and the dinner will be next!" Gonzalez was confident, and he started serving the third ball.
"Whoosh!" The tennis ball flew over the net, like a small cannonball. Gonzalez continued his forehand attack. His attack became more and more smooth, and the speed of the ball became faster and faster.
"Gonzalez's strength is even greater than before!" Zhang Guan was somewhat uncomfortable with this violent forehand style of Gonzalez at this time and lost a point after a few shots.
Then Gonzalez seemed to be in a state of play. After a continuous attack, he went in front of the net and gave Zhang Guan a love-game again. The score of the first set of the two sides came to 3-2, and Gonzalez temporarily led.
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"The situation is not good for Zhang Guan. Gonzalez is in his state! Gonzalez is in a state of blows. Even I will feel a headache!" Federer said softly in front of the TV.
"If you were to face Gonzalez, what would you do?" Mirka asked.
Federer thought about it and said, "Once Gonzalez hits the state, he will be very fierce. Look at Nadal during the last game, you know that Nadal's defense has been hit by Gonzalez and ended the game with 3-0. Therefore, the best way to deal with Gonzalez is to not let him play into his state. And if he faces a good Gonzalez, he should not be able to fight against him, but he should be able to slowly attack him. This way Zhang Guan's backhand will slowly wear out Gonzalez's state in this way. Gonzalez is easily angry, and it is not easy to maintain his stability. Once he encounters a continuous setback of attack, he will easily crush."
At this time, in the live hall of CCTV, Coach Su was also surging.
"Zhang Guan should be smarter. When facing an offensive player like Gonzalez, he should avoid his edge first. Try to attack Gonzalez's backhand, or add some small-angle cutting balls to reduce Gonzalez's forehand chance."
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On the court, Zhang Guan couldn't hear Su's advice at all.
"Gonzalez's forehand play is indeed very violent. If the general player holds him positively, he will suffer." Zhang Guan twisted his shoulder, "But I am not a normal player, I have the skills to increase arm strength. If you talk about power, I will not lose to Gonzalez. Since Gonzalez is very good at this kind of violent play, then I will use violence to suppress violence today!"