"Federer walked into the player's tunnel! Is it to retire due to injury? No, Federer did not pack his bag. It looks like he just had to go back to the locker room." The commentator exhaled.
The top tennis courts are equipped with independent dressing rooms. There are also separate toilets and bathrooms in the dressing rooms. Generally, players who are required to return to the dressing room during the game have to go to the bathroom for convenience. This requirement is allowed in the game, and of course, there will be dedicated staff who will always follow the players.
Perhaps because of a trip to the dressing room, Federer lost his first set of emotions and calmed down a lot. In the next second set, Federer recovered his bravery. In his first four serves, Federer sent out eleven ACE balls, one of which Zhang Guan played a love-game. On average Federer will have nearly four ACE balls in each service, which is a very good stat.
Fortunately, Zhang Guan still maintained a relatively good feel. Although facing Federer's strong attack, there were also several dangerous times during the period, but Zhang Guan still kept his service every time. The score of the first eight games of both sides became 4- 4.
On the surface, the two sides have the same strength, but Federer knows that he cannot maintain such a strong offensive all the time. Eleven ACE balls in four servings games. In addition to his strength, there is also a lot of luck in it. He can't expect himself to have such good luck with each set.
In Federer's next serve, Zhang Guan began to use the technique of backhand straight-line push and block. This often forced Federer, who is used to standing on the bottom line, to have to actively run back and forth between two diagonals to receive the ball and then come. However, it was Zhang Guan who set up the interception posture in front of the net after going to the net in time. Federer had to speed up the speed of the counterattack under the lightness of the pace that was not fully in place, but the result was an increase in his own mistakes. The ratio of net to out of bounds is quite high.
Zhang Guan's tactic is to change the offensive and defensive rhythm by running. At Wimbledon, this kind of offensive and defensive rhythm will change faster, and then with the volley before the net, even if Federer seems to be in a hurry, he still struggled to keep his next serve and let the score reach 5-5.
And then, Zhang Guan began to join the backhand cross of the extremely concealed downspin ball. This kind of downspin often brought Federer out of the field, and it was difficult for Federer to return the high-quality ball. The result was that Zhang Guan directly intercepted in the half. Through this change, Zhang Guan got a break again.
7-5 is the score of the second set of the two sides. The second set is more difficult and more exciting than the first set. Compared with the 6-2 of the first set, it seems that Zhang Guan has no such advantage. However, Federer knows that he is not far from losing, Federer has shown all his weapons, but he is still not Zhang Guan's opponent, which also means that in the next third set game Federer will still lose the game.
"The change of the receiving rhythm is faster and more obvious on the grass field. My movement speed can't keep up. All the forcible return of the ball when the pace is not fully in place has increased the chance of mistakes. Zhang Guan has completely replicated Sampras's play in the net, and his mobility is better than that of Sampras, and the attack is more fierce. He is only 21 years old this year. It is estimated that within ten years, no one can play beat him on the grass!" Federer sighed.
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At this time, another game in the semifinals was over. Nadal defeated Djokovic and advanced to the final. The score of both sides was 1-1. This dramatic score was due to Djokovic's midway retirement due to injury.
The situation in Djokovic was good, he won the first set 6-3, but Djokovic was originally playing with injuries. In the second game, he lost because of the injury. The disparity score of 1-6 was lost to Nadal, and then the third set, he chooses to retire because of the deterioration of the previous game. It can be said that Nadal was very lucky to enter the Wimbledon final.
Nadal immediately rushed to the central stadium to watch the game between Zhang Guan and Federer after the game. He hopes to know who his opponent will be in the final tomorrow, and he hopes to know how his opponent state is now.
Nadal walked to the center court, but he looked towards the scoreboard for the first time.
"Zhang Guan has led 2-0, and the score in the third set is 4-1! What happened? Is Federer so vulnerable in front of Zhang Guan?"
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In the third set between the two sides, Zhang Guan still used the previous tactics, and Federer still did not find a way to deal with it. In Federer's first service game, Zhang Guan once led 40-0. Although Federer worked hard to save two breakpoints, Zhang Guan still grabbed the third breakpoint and successfully broke.
"Federer is powerless!" Nadal sighed. In Nadal's view, Federer was tactically restrained by Zhang Guan, and his body was not as strong as Zhang Guan, so he could not find a turning point.
But at this time, Federer chose to change his tactics. He reduced the use of backhand cutting balls. Instead, he began to use a lot of forehand attacks, forcing Zhang Guan to catch the ball at the bottom line. This sudden change of tactics made Zhang Guan momentary change his tactic. Somewhat uncomfortable, Federer not only kept his serve but even got a breakpoint.
At this moment, even Nadal felt that Federer had "revived" on the edge of the cliff.
But Zhang Guan, after all, broke a game first, which is his advantage. Even if the two sides protect the service game, Federer will lose this game and also lose this set, which forces Federer to have to attack, and he needs to attack during Zhang Guan's serve game so that he can have a chance to equalize the score.
Federer also chose this way, but in Zhang Guan's serve, Federer was already at a disadvantage, and launching a strong attack from the disadvantage was in itself a very high turnover rate.
It was also at this time that Zhang Guan's strong serve once again showed power, two consecutive ACE balls, directly turning Federer's dream of counterattack into a bubble.
Facing this scoreboard, Federer sighed with regret, and his Wimbledon five consecutive championship dream was ended by Zhang Guan at this moment.
The final score of both sides in the third set was 6-3, Zhang Guan swept Federer, successfully advanced to the final of Wimbledon.
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"Zhang Guan won again! We congratulate Zhang Guan for successfully entering the finals! In this match with Federer, Zhang Guan ended with his's victory. Even Federer only got a point in the second set. The crown has caused a little trouble. In the Wimbledon field, Zhang Guan is too strong. Someone has asked before, who can stop Zhang Guan's pace? And now we can answer, in this world, no one can stop Zhang Guan!" The commentator increased his tone, and then said, "No one can stop him!"