"It's a tiebreak! It's finally a tiebreaker!" The commentator began to talk about the rules of the tiebreaker, "In the tennis match, if the two sides of the game played a score of 6-6 draw in the first twelve games of a set, then there will be a tie-break. In the tie-break, each win will score as one point, and the first to win seven points will win, and if the score is six draws, one of them must win two points to be able to win."
The narrator is talking about the situation of the ordinary game. The Grand Slam match takes a long time. The two teams will not take the tie-break but will win the game after 6-6.
The voice of Coach Su rang from the side, "Since the opening of the Australian Open, Zhang Guan has not participated in the tiebreaker. Today is Zhang Guan's first time participating in the tiebreaker. I think this is also a test for him. After all, the tiebreaker is not the same as the ordinary game."
The narrator immediately asked, "So please guide us to introduce to us, in addition to the different rules, what is the difference between the tie-break and the ordinary game?"
"In addition to the rules you just introduced, the services of a tie-break and a regular game is also different. In a tie-break, one of the players serves first, then the opponent serves the next ball, and so on. Under this rule, serving becomes particularly important." Su directed a voice and then said, "We all know that the server in the tennis game has an absolute advantage, in the ordinary game, whoever can serve first can occasionally lose one or two servings, as long as they lose the right to serve, they will still have an advantage. But in the tie-break, the two sides serve alternately which is a huge advantage!"
"In addition to that, in the tie-break, athletes need to have more patience. Because in the case of 6-6, one of the players must win by two points to win, so there will be more than 7 points. For example, 8-6, 9-7, and 10-8, this kind of score is very common in tie-breaks. In many cases, it will even hit a dozen points before ending. In this Australian Open, in the game of Roddick against Tsanga, there was an 18-20 score in the tie-break."
"18-20? That should have been playing for a long time!" the commentator said softly.
"Yes, and the farther back, the more important the gains and losses of each ball, the greater the pressure on the athletes. If you don't have enough patience and accidentally impulse, you may lose a whole set game. For some unstable players, the previous 3-3, 4-4, and 5-5 will be played well, but once 6-6 comes, there will be a crash, just because they are too anxious. Therefore, the tiebreaker is basically whoever the first to make mistakes, who makes the mistake earlier, and whoever makes the most mistakes, will be the first to lose." Coach Su finally added, "Stability is the most important factor in the tiebreaker. What needs to be done is having patience."
The narrator thought about it and asked, "Federer's stability should be strong?"
"Yes. Federer can be said to be the most stable player right now, and he is very good at handling the key ball." Coach Su looked at Zhang Guan on the live screen and then said, "Zhang Guan hasn't fought in a tiebreak. So, this is a big disadvantage, especially after reaching 6-6, if Zhang Guan can still maintain the original mentality, this will be very important. And Federer will do nothing, he will exert pressure to force Zhang Guan to make more unforced errors."
"That said, the game was dragged to the tie-break, but for Zhang Guan, it turned from a balance to a disadvantage?" the commentator asked.
"It can't be said completely. If other athletes fight Federer for a tie-break, I think they will be at an absolute disadvantage, but Zhang Guan won't necessarily be the same. Zhang Guan is a talented athlete, even if he fights for the first time, I still think he has a great chance of winning."
"Okay, thanks to Su's comments. Now the players on both sides are ready, let's enjoy the tiebreak game in this round!"
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"I am very excited about my first tiebreaker!" Zhang Guan looked at Federer on the opposite side, serving with full strength.
The next second, the tennis ball already appeared in Federer's half, Federer rushed past but failed to receive the ball.
"ACE!" The referee's voice immediately sounded.
The narrator's voice suddenly increased by a few points, "ACE Ball, Zhang Guan grabbed the lead in the tie-break and scored the first point with an ACE ball. It seems that Zhang Guan's state has not been affected by a tie-break. His mood is still hot!"
The applause on the scene also lasted longer. Many viewers like to watch the tiebreaker because the tiebreaker looks more exciting and exciting than the ordinary match. In this atmosphere, although it is only 1-0 at this time, there is already a bit of a flurry of taste in the scene.
Federer's expression is extremely serious. The more he reaches the key, the more focused Federer is. His strong psychological quality can always make him play better at this time.
Federer did not have the excitement of Zhang Guan. Federer knew that stability and experience were the keys to winning in the tiebreak.
Federer's serve is as stable as ever, the speed is fast, the landing point is very accurate, and it is slightly topspin. This kind of service is a major feature of Federer. It is stable and has a high success rate. Although it will not directly serve to win, when the opponent receives the ball, I will always be passive, and then transfer the ball back and forth, until they lose the ball.
After Zhang Guan received the service, he also fell into this passive state. He was continuously mobilized by Federer's forehand. However, Zhang Guan's movement speed is relatively fast, so he can support his speed for a much longer time.
"This is also the case. After receiving the ball, Federer's forehand is used to call back. This should be a set of styles that Federer is very good at. Should I try to take a risk?" Zhang Guan began to weigh in his decisions.
At this time, Zhang Guan has two options. The first is to continue to hold Federer and wait for Federer to make mistakes. If Federer does not make mistakes, Zhang Guan will become more and more passive until he loses the ball; the second option is to take risks which are being forced to attack, either forcibly play a limit ball, or choose to force the net, but the risk of this kind of risky attack is very high.
"Now Federer's state seems to be very good. Waiting for Federer's own mistakes, it seems a bit unrealistic. Let's try to attack!" Thinking of this, Zhang Guan suddenly started and rushed directly to the net. He was going to force the net.
Federer returned to the ball at the same time, and Zhang Guan rushed to the net.
"Zhang Guan wants to force the net!" Federer was immediately pleased, "The most taboo in the seven-game game is irritability. It seems that Zhang Guan has already begun to be anxious, and I am not far from victory."