ESPN will of course also broadcast the Australian Open finals, and the commentator they invited is the former champion, Sampras.
At this time, the high-pressure ball that Zhang Guan sent out while jumping horizontally was being played in slow motion in the live broadcast.
"I was right, Zhang Guan was using my trick! In this world, besides me, there is a second person who can use this trick! When did Zhang Guan learn this?" Sampras was surprised, he didn't continue to speak, as if he had forgotten that he was serving as a commentator for this game.
Sampras and Zhang Guan did not meet. Although they are both celebrities, they met each other through news reports. When Zhang Guan used to play before the net, Sampras began to pay attention to Zhang Guan. At the beginning of this year, the players who used pre-net play have been almost extinct. Secondly, Zhang Guan's pre-net play made Sampras feel very familiar with it. Sampras even feels like it was him playing on the field.
Now, Zhang Guan's new trick is the unique skill of Sampras, which is like a Shaolin monk playing an authentic set of Tai Chi in front of him.
"The whole movement, Zhang Guan performed very smoothly, he should be very skilled in this trick." Sampras is very clear that it is difficult to jump horizontally or vertically in this movement. The player requires a certain amount of physical talent, and secondly, the player must have good skills. The most important thing is that the player must know how to choose the best timing. Because the speed of the tennis ball is very fast, so the player must choose to take off at the most appropriate timing to succeed in blocking the ball in mid-air.
In the broadcast screen, Zhang Guan's smash appeared again, but Sampras's brows grew tighter.
"Great bouncing! Zhang Guan's bouncing speed and bouncing height are much stronger than when I was younger, this move is in Zhang Guan's hands, the power is indeed greater." Sampras signed secretly.
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"Beautiful! Zhang Guan seized the opportunity and finished the break! Zhang Guan led Federer 1-0!" The CCTV commentator shouted excitedly, and then he said, "Coach Su, the action Zhang Zhang just made, looks like a smash in badminton!"
"Yes, the action of jumping a high-pressure ball during this movement is indeed very much like a smash in badminton, but this set of movements is more difficult than the badminton smash. First, the speed of tennis is faster than that of badminton, because the resistance of badminton flying in the air is relatively large, so the player flight will be slower. When the badminton reaches the opponent's half, the speed is not comparable to tennis; the second is the tennis ball is a sphere, while it is in the air, there will be spin, and the difficulty of catching the ball is relatively higher. "Coach Su said with a pause, and then said, "In fact, the smashing action just now is very difficult to compete in tennis. If you want to compare it, then there are two key difficulties in completing this set of actions."
"What are the two key difficulties?" The commentator asked very cooperatively.
"The first difficulty is to grasp the timing. It's not only a simple jump to catch the ball. We all know that the speed of the tennis ball is very fast, so athletes not only need to take off but also need to be able to stop the tennis ball while jumping. It's not possible to jump early or late; the second difficulty is the physical coordination of the athletes. When the human body is in the air, there is no focus. At this time, to complete a return, the body must have great coordination. Yes, although athletes with poor coordination can jump up, the poor technical movements cannot be converted into points."
"Of course, these two points are not difficult for Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan is after all the holder of the Asian long jump record. His jumping ability is among the best in the world, and the long jump exercise is also a sport that requires physical coordination to make movements in the air, so there is no problem with Zhang Guan's coordination." Coach Su explained.
The narrator nodded, "It turns out this way, no wonder I rarely see athletes using this technique in the game."
"Yes, as far as I know, this technical action is the unique skill of the previous generation of the former king Sampras. Since Sampras retired, no athletes have used this technique." Coach Su worried that ordinary audiences would not know who Sampras was, he went on to explain, "Sampras is the champion before Federer, holding 14 Grand Slam titles, more than Federer now."
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Federer has been getting slower and hotter in recent years, and the situation of being broken in the first game has been several times, but every time Federer can always pull back the score and even overtake in the next few games.
But with the ball just now, Zhang Guan used the technique of jumping the high-pressure ball laterally while moving, but invisibly gave Federer a lot of pressure.
"Zhang Guan can master this technique. Zhang Guan's height is more than 190 cm, playing highball has a congenital advantage, and I heard that Zhang Guan is still a long jump champion. It seems that the best result of last year's long jump was Zhang Guan. What he created means that his bounce is top in the world, so as long as Zhang Guan can grasp the timing of his jump, he can easily hit a high-pressure ball." Federer shook his head silently, "During the last game, the last point of the game was that I took it too seriously, or I shouldn't put the ball too high. Based on this trick, I definitely can't beat him in air control. It looks like I must give up on my initiative of the air control in this game."
"The jumping high-pressure ball on the move, Zhang Guan is now showing a new kind of weapon! Sure enough, as I expected before the game, Zhang Guan has no means of unknown use, during the next game, I can't be careless." Federer sneaked a glance at Zhang Guan, who couldn't see far away and then thought, "Now it is Zhang Guan's serve. According to the information I collected before the match, Zhang Guan's serve is still quite variable. I definitely can't receive a high-speed serve of more than 230 kilometers. Also, Zhang Guan's service level is very good. I have to go all out!"
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On the other side, Zhang Guan is also summing up the gains and losses of the previous game.
"It was a bit of luck to win in the first game. Federer was a bit slow at the beginning of the game. It is estimated that during the next games, it will become more and more intense. Federer will be better and better. Next, my service game will have to be as fast as possible. I have to make a quick decision and let Federer hold the ball less, and his state will be slower!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Guan got up and went to the arena.
The second game of the two sides is about to start, this time it is Zhang Guan's turn to serve.