"My set of tactics is a combination of running and attacking!" Coach Zhang looked confident and then said, "In the bottom line, running is more for defense, like Nadal. His running is very active, so his defense is great. And the score in the bottom line is more to mobilize the opponent through the forehand, waiting for opportunities to find the opponent's flaws. When you were fighting Federer, this tactic should have been understood!"
Zhang Guan nodded. Although Federer's movement ability is strong, he usually does the bottom line lateral movement the most. His tactical core still uses precise forehands to mobilize opponents, so that the opponents would show flaws in the movement. So, Federer's running distance is not very long.
"And in my set of tactics, running is not for defense, but for offense, so it is especially necessary to have a strong forehand ability. Otherwise, even if you can run again, you can't get any points." Coach Zhang said that he took out a tactical board and continued to introduce it.
"In the current bottom line, most of the athlete's movement range is here." Coach Zhang drew a few strokes on the tactical board and then said, "At this position, the ball's speed may not be maximized, so Federer added a topspin to the bottom line, which also increased stability and accuracy. A strong topspin can cause the tennis ball to fall quickly after passing the net, and the bounce of the tennis ball is relatively flat, but the rhythm of this ball will also be slightly slower, especially the low field' of the French Open clay, the rhythm will become slower and slower."
"In my tactical design, facing this kind of bottom-line play, you don't need to catch the ball here, but you should advance the catch point and the catch time in advance. This requires you to have fast and flexible foot moves. And after the catch point and the catch time are advanced, you can speed up the rhythm of the ball, and complete the offensive and defensive transition in the fastest way possible. It is even better if more tactical changes can be added. The changes can easily make opponents make unforced mistakes."
Coach Zhang wiped the tactical board that has been painted into graffiti and then said, "To use this tactic, in addition to fast and flexible footsteps, it also requires you to have a very high hitting stability and a strong forehand. It is essential."
Zhang Guan frowned, "It seems a little difficult! You know, many players now, they don't play straight, they have very good topspin, advance the receiving position, and accelerate the rhythm of the ball. It is difficult to easily lose control of the ball, and it is even more difficult to complete the offensive and defensive conversion quickly."
"You're right, this is where you need to train next." Coach Zhang nodded and then said, "That is to borrow strength!"
"Borrow?" Zhang Guan asked, confused.
"Yes, as a Chinese, you should be familiar with Tai Chi, this is similar to Tai Chi, and use your strength!" Coach Zhang then explained, "As long as the tennis ball has spin, then the ball will reach the highest spin. Before the point, you can use the force to catch the rotating force to better control the ball and at the same time apply a stronger rotation, so that your return ball will also have a very strong rotation."
Zhang Guan nodded somewhat clearly. He felt that what Coach Zhang had said was very important.
Coach Zhang said with a smile, "Of course in the game, the situation changes rapidly, this set of play looks very aggressive, so the use of this set of tactics also requires a strong psychological quality, but don't worry about it, you can stand on the podium as the world champion dozens of times a year, and there must be no problem with your mental quality."
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After half a month of training, Zhang Guan finally realized the power of this style of play.
This type of play is indeed very repressive, especially the rapid offensive and defensive transition. You can easily grab the initiative. If the athlete's tactical awareness is sufficient, adding changes in tactical design to the offensive and the defensive transition is almost regarded as a set of unsolvable tactics. Because in tennis, the first party to use tactics must have the initiative, while the opponent can only passively resolve or respond to tactics. Sometimes this kind of continuous high-tempo offense can easily make opponents confused and lose.
But the shortcomings of this style of play are also obvious. First of all, you have to be able to run, not only to be fast but also to be more flexible, because as long as you use this style of play, you have to fight for every ball; the moving distance will be larger, so the physical strength of the athletes is also a small test. If the physical strength is insufficient, I am afraid that you will not be able to run after two sets.
Also, this set of play has high technical requirements for athletes, especially in the forehand, which requires players to have a strong forehand attack ability. If the strength of the forehand ability is not enough, the lethality of the offensive and the defensive conversion will not be enough, and there will be no advantage.
At the same time, so-called borrowing is also a difficult technique to master. This technique already exists, but many European and American athletes do not bother to use this technique. With the development of tennis today, athletes pay more and more attention to strength and rotation. Especially after Federer's bottom line emerged, everyone began to use high-speed spinning to take the initiative. Almost no one used this style of play.
In general, if you want to use the power of this style of play, you need not only the athlete's physical talent but also the athlete's excellent skills. However, talented and highly skilled athletes must have already adapted to their style of play. How can they find coach Zhang to learn a new style of play?
Days of training have made Zhang Guan more and more familiar with this style of play. Now all he needs is to verify the power of this new style of play on the field.
At the same time, Zhang Guan also gave a name to this combination of running and offense-running attack.
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"How is your injury?" Zhang Guan looked at Sharapova with concern.
Sharapova smiled slightly, "It's still those old injuries that don't hinder, just take a break and do some physical therapy."
Zhang Guan is still very worried. He can feel that Sharapova's injury is not as simple as she said.
Sharapova's injury has been affecting her game. In the recent Pacific Life Insurance Cup, Sharapova lost to Zvonareva in the quarter-finals; and the Sony Ericsson Cup, the same as in the quarter-finals, Sharapova lost to Williams again.
"Do you want to go out and relax?" Zhang Guan said, waving his two tickets.
"What ticket?" Sharapova asked.
"NBA playoffs, Rockets and Jazz tickets for the seventh game! And the front row seats." Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"The seventh game of the playoffs must be hard to get! Where did you get it? It must be from Yao!" Sharapova said.
"Yes!" Zhang Guan nodded, then said, "Yao also opened a Yao restaurant in Houston, I heard that it is very unique, so he has to treat us to a good meal!"