Gasquet, currently ranked twelfth in the world, was in good shape recently, and then lost to Zhang Guan with a score of 3-6/2-6/3-6. Audiences who watched that game knew that Gasquet was not at fault at all, it was a crushing game. Not because Gasquet is not strong enough, or because Gasquet is not playing well, but his opponent Zhang Guan is too strong.
Who can block Zhang Guan at Wimbledon? This topic was turned over again, and the fans started to discuss this topic enthusiastically. In the end, almost all fans remembered the same name-Roger Federer!
"I think in the Wimbledon game, only Federer can beat Zhang Guan!"
"Who can beat Zhang Guan? It must be Federer! But to be honest, I don't think it is likely for Federer to beat Zhang Guan on the grass field. If it is possible, it will be hard."
"Federer may hope to beat Zhang Guan! But it is a pity that the two will meet in advance in the semifinals. I think if they can meet the finals, it will be a better result."
"I am more optimistic about Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan's play in front of the net is the same as that of Sampras, which is why I am optimistic about him."
"The next game is the semi-finals. Zhang Guan's game against Federer should be regarded as the final stage of the final! I think whoever wins between them will win the final championship. And Nadal and Djokovic? After all, it's a grass field. I don't think that a defensive player like Nadal will be a champion of the Champions League. As for Djokovic, he is too young!"
Zhang Guan looked at the interview with the fans on the TV, smiled slightly, and said, "Too young? Djokovic is only one year younger than me!"
"Professional tennis is great now! Players are getting younger. Only Federer is 26 years old in this year's Wimbledon semifinals, you and Nadal are 21 years old, and Djokovic is only 20 years old. A group of young men in their early twenties appeared in the Grand Slam semi-finals. It's unbelievable!" Coach Zhang sighed and said, "In the era when I played, the players are usually 25 years old. Only later will the results be achieved."
"You're so kind to say that!" Zhang Guan quipped, "Not everyone can talk about things with young people, only you coach, but without this qualification, don't forget who is the youngest grand slam champion in the world!"
Coach Zhang suddenly smiled awkwardly. At that time, he joined the US Open at the age of 15. When he won the French Open championship, he was only 17 years old. This record has not been broken so far. Coach Zhang is indeed not qualified to comment on the players being younger.
Coach Zhang changed the subject and then said, "Tomorrow's semi-final, don't take it lightly. Although you have beaten Federer twice in a row, Federer in Wimbledon is very strong. Although he doesn't have the kind of fight you do before the net, his serve and backhand cut can bring out great power in Wimbledon, coupled with his precise forehand, perhaps in the Wimbledon field, Federer's power of this style of play is not inferior to your play style in front of the net."
"I understand that Federer is strong after four consecutive Wimbledon titles. Four years ago, that immature Federer could already dominate Wimbledon. Now that Federer has become stronger, I will be cautious." Zhang Guan said.
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The semi-final between Zhang Guan and Federer is regarded as the pinnacle of this year's Wimbledon. Both of them are far better than other players on the grass field. It is almost certain that no matter who they goes to the finals, they can hold the Musketeer Cup.
The semi-finals began on July 7. The two semi-finals were held simultaneously on two courses, and the game between Zhang Guan and Federer was arranged at the center court.
After a brief warm-up, the two sides officially started the game, first of all, Zhang Guan's serve.
Federer is still hot, and he did not show a strong will to resist in Zhang Guan's serving game, nor did he have a strong resistance, making Zhang Guan win the game in the first game more easily.
Zhang Guan realized that Federer was a little bit hot, so he strengthened the attack in the second set, hoping to take the lead when Federer was not hot, but Federer used his veteran experience to hold his own after a tie. In the service games, the two sides played 1-1.
In the subsequent third game, Federer's condition improved slightly, but in Zhang Guan's serve game, it was still difficult to make a difference. After Zhang Guan's serve, the score of the two sides came to 2-1.
In the subsequent fourth game, Federer's success rate for a shot suddenly lowered. He could only rely on the change of the bottom line rhythm and online assault to keep his serve, but this became precarious in the case of Zhang Guan frequently surfing the net.
"I didn't expect Federer to fall into a passive position as soon as he started!" The narrator continued, "Federer is still a bit slow to warm up, but Zhang Guan's sharp attack does not intend to leave Federer a chance to warm up. Now Zhang Guan has got a breakpoint. "
Along with the narrator's words, Zhang Guan took the lead with a breakpoint of 40-30.
"ACE!" At the critical moment, the service saved Federer. Federer's ACE ball made the score 40-40. But then, in Federer's next serve, he made another mistake. He chose to serve the net on his second serve but was perfectly resolved by Zhang Guan. Then Zhang Guan turned to defend and took the lead.
At the critical moment, Federer once again tried to serve an ACE ball, but this time Federer's serve failed to help him. The ball went out of bounds, the referee did not immediately make a penalty, and Zhang Guan immediately chose to challenge Hawk-Eye.
Hawkeye showed that the ball was indeed out of bounds, Federer needed to serve again, and Federer once again chose to serve the net, Zhang Guan chose an adventurous attack, and finally succeeded, then Zhang Guan continued to work hard, after two shots he successfully took under this game, a break was made.
The score on the spot changed to 3-1, and next, Zhang Guan's serve. After this round, the score came to 4-1 without any suspense.
"After the five games, the score of the two sides was 4-1. This seems to be a very disparate score. Is Federer also like other players, can't even support 10 games? It seems that at Wimbledon, no one can stop Zhang Guan's progress, even Federer can't."
In the narration of the narrator, Federer's serve started in the sixth game of the two sides. Federer made no mistakes in this game. The successful guard made the score 4-2, but then Federer failed to break Zhang Guan's serve, allowing Zhang Guan to get the match point with a score of 5-2.
In the next eighth game, Zhang Guan played a high-ball and scored a stunning goal in an extremely passive situation, but Federer made two mistakes when the two sides evened. This is undoubtedly a gift to Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan took advantage of this good opportunity to break successfully and scored the first set of both sides with a score of 6-2.
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"At the end of the first set, the score between the two sides was 6-2. Federer didn't seem to enter the game, but Zhang Guan was getting more and more courageous. This score is too disparate. I really can't think of Zhang Guan facing Federer. The first set for Zhang Guan seems a bit too easy, even Federer is no different from other opponents."
At this time, Federer turned to the player channel.
"What's the matter, Federer walked into the player channel! He retired! Is he injured? Is Federer going to retire due to injury?"
The audience at the scene was suddenly in an uproar, many people were worried, and many people stood up from the seats.