The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is extremely cruel.
In the Grand Slam match, it's not easy to make two chases and three chases, not to mention that Lee Hyung Taik's rhythm has been completely disrupted.
"What kind of play is this? Suddenly the catch point was advanced in advance, and the offensive and defensive rhythm also changed continuously." Lee Hyung Taik gasped, and the continuously changing rhythm made him consume more physical energy than usual.
"Zhang Guan's forehand is more accurate than I thought." Lee Hyung Taik felt powerlessness in his heart. Zhang Guan was always actively changing the offensive and defensive rhythm, and every change was always incomparably sudden, while Lee Hyung Taik was only allowed to adapt to changes very passively, Lee Hyung Taik is finding it increasingly hard to find his sense of rhythm.
"What should I do? What should I do?" Lee Hyung Taik began to worry.
If he was a top player, he may not be so passive at this time. At least they can find some ways to cope with their services and ensure that they do not lose the initiative. Lee Hyung Taik does not have this ability. He has been playing professional tennis for 12 years. He has no potential to tap. He does not have the skills of top old players, nor the imagination of new players. The experience he has had was the honor he earned. The new style of play he seen is useless in front of him.
In an instant, the first four games of the third set were over, and Lee Hyung Taik still didn't win in one game.
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Federer ended his game and walked out of the Philippe Chatrier stadium.
Federer's first round of competition was originally held yesterday, but due to heavy rain, that game was forced to stop half of the second set of that game, so today he has to make up the rest of the game. In the end, Federer also easily won with a total score of 3-0 and advanced to the next round.
"Today's last game is Nadal's game, aren't you going to take a look?" Mirka, who has been accompanied by Federer, asked.
"No, Nadal's game time is too late, let's go back to watch live TV! Besides, the two of us have fought many times, and we already know the truth, I know his style of play well." Federer lowered his head and thought for a while. Then he said, "Let's go to court 6."
"Course 6? Who do you want to see?" Mirka asked.
"Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan's game is on the 6th court. I forget who his opponent is, um, it doesn't matter who he is." Federer continued, "But Zhang Guan didn't participate in any competition in these three months. He didn't even participate in the three Masters before the French Open. It is said that he started to collaborate with Zhang Depei, who was also the French Open champion and was the youngest French Open champion. He is also an Asian, maybe he has helped Zhang Guan develop a secret weapon. I have to check it out."
"Maybe he is bluffing. I read some recent reports. They said that Zhang Guan's style of play is not very suitable for fighting on clay courts. On red clay, playing in front of the net is not effective," Mirka said.
"Even if he doesn't play in front of the net, Zhang Guan's bottom line technique is also very strong. His forehand rotation is even a few points stronger than mine, almost comparable to Nadal. I think Davydenko is not his opponent. In the 2/4 group, Zhang Guan will eventually qualify." Federer's eyes flashed a strong fighting intention, "In other words, we will meet in the semi-finals!"
The No. 6 stadium is right next to the Philip Stadium, and the two of them reached the entrance of the No. 6 stadium between them.
Players of the French Open do not need to buy tickets to enter the French Open, and for Federer, as long as he is willing to show his face, and tennis court in the world will open the door to welcome.
Federer walked into the stadium, and Zhang Guan and Lee Hyung Taik were still playing. Federer immediately looked at the scoreboard but found that the two were close to the end of the game.
"6-0/6-0 turned out to be two 6-0! The third set also hit 4-0, who is Zhang Guan's opponent? Seeing the name as Asian, I remembered it was Lee Hyung Taik." Federer looked at the field and saw Lee Hyung Taik's figure.
"Lee Hyung Taik is also a veteran. Although he hasn't scored any results, the world ranking is more than forty. Why is his strength so weak? Even now, he hasn't even won a game!" Federer is not like Zhang. Federer is a white tennis player. As the first person in the tennis world, he has at least some knowledge of the top 50 players in the ATP ranking.
Federer looked at the field, his eyes stayed on Zhang Guan instantly.
"Why did Zhang Guan have so many invalid runs? In the Australian Open finals, he didn't run so aggressively. Although it is said that the net games use more active running, what is such a blind run? Is this the tactic Zhang Depei gave him?" Federer shook his head. He felt that a good opponent would probably disappear.
However, at the next moment, Federer suddenly widened his eyes, "Huh? Running inside the bottom line? The catch point was advanced? Is it a flat hit, a sudden offensive, and defensive change! I understand that through the advance of the catch point, the offensive and defensive change while controlling your rhythm, you can also disrupt your opponent's rhythm and make flaws appear in your opponents!"
Federer is much higher smarter than Lee Hyung Taik, with this one ball, Federer saw through Zhang Guan's entire set of tactical intentions.
"It turns out that those are not invalid runs just now, but a kind of temptation, or that they are ready to go forward at any time, to improve the rhythm of the batting more quickly. Is this the new tactic of Zhang Guan?" Federer's quick analysis stands up.
"This tactic is still based on running, and the core of the tactic is to control the rhythm. To use this tactic, you need to have quick mobility, a strong forehand, accurate judgment, and physical strength beyond ordinary people... Zhang Guan seems to have all of them, and this is a set of tactics tailored for Zhang Guan!" Federer frowned, thinking about how to crack if he faced this tactic.
"The French Open is a slow field. The slower the ball, the easier it is for Zhang Guan to catch the ball ahead of time. How do I feel that this tactic is unsolvable in the French Open!"
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In the third set game, the two sides played 5-0, while the sixth game score was 30-30, the two sides tied.
In this game, Lee Hyung Taik's incomparable tenacity played, he can see that he is desperate, he knows that he will lose this game, but he does not want to lose this game without winning a game.
"I want to score, at least I want to win the next game!" This belief supports Lee Hyung Taik, so he has not given up at this moment.
But the strength gap between the two sides is insurmountable, he still lost this point. The next point, if Lee Hyung Taik loses again, the game will end.
CCTV's commentary has begun to celebrate and began to analyze Zhang Guan's opponent in the next game, and the South Korean commentary has completely fallen into silence.
At the barbecue restaurant, the young man who shouted "Let two chase three" bowed his head and couldn't bear to watch this scene, and there was a table of guests standing up next to him, ready to check out. Liu Yong's appetite was wide, not only called for meat but also added a bottle of soju.
Finally, the game was over and the score in the third set was also 6-0.
Lee Hyung Taik looked at the final score, 6-0 in three sets, and tears came out involuntarily. In his twelve-year tennis career, he has never lost so badly, he never felt so wrong.
"It turns out that the strength gap between us is so big!"
Before the game, Lee Hyung Taik was confidently preparing to defeat Zhang Guan and ascend to the throne of "Asia First". Now, he is eager to find a place where no one can cry.
A camera happened to capture this moment. It gave Lee Hyung Taik a close-up of his face, and the tears that slipped from the corners of Lee Hyung Taik's eyes were particularly conspicuous.
The CCTV narrator did not think the incident was too big, he immediately said, "Oh, Lee Hyung Taik was beaten to tears by Zhang Guan!"