All-round Athlete

Chapter 361 The same semi-final, the same opponent

In the fourth round of Wimbledon women's singles, Sharapova lost to Venus Williams and was eliminated. However, this year Sharapova has been plagued by injuries, which affected the state of the game. This result is acceptable of.

In the men's singles event, in the lower half of Wimbledon's 2/4 zone, the 12th seed French player Richard Gasquet defeated his compatriot Tesonga in the fourth round and successfully advanced to Wimbledon He is also Zhang Guan's opponent in the next round.

"Gasquet is French. He is the same age as you. He is 1.85 meters tall. He is also a player with great potential, and he is currently the No. 1 player in the French men's singles." Coach Zhang introduced.

"I remember, the 'four little kings' in the tennis world. Before the French Open, before I met the black guy Monfils, you mentioned Gasquet, he and Monfils Djokovic Qi and Murray have become the "Four Little Kings" in the tennis world." Zhang Guan said.

"Back then, Gasquet was known as the most promising of the four little kings, and Gasquet also had a nickname, 'Little Federer'." Coach Zhang continued to explain.

"Why? His technical characteristics are very similar to Federer's?" Zhang Guan asked.

"Yes, many of Gasquet's styles of play are imitating Federer. Gasquet is right-handed with a one-handed backhand. His backhand slices the ball very well, and it is really similar to Federer's backhand. At Wimbledon, besides volleying at the net, backhand cutting is also a great weapon, so Wimbledon also has an advantage for Gasquet." Coach Zhang thought for a while, and then said: "But you don't have to worry, Gasquet does not have Federer's strong forehand. Compared with his backhand, his forehand can be said to be a little weak, which is one of the reasons why he failed to make further progress. So during the game, you can try Try to attack Gasquet's forehand more."

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The match between Zhang Guan and Gasquet was scheduled for July 5th at Wimbledon's "Champion's Grave". However, the weather was not good, and it rained again in the middle of the game. Before the contest between Zhang Guan and Gasquet started, it was forced to postpone until tomorrow. Federer's match on the center court was also postponed.

On July 6, the weather finally cleared up slightly, and the match between Zhang Guan and Gasquet went smoothly.

In the various reports of the news media before the game, they all talked about how powerful Zhang Guan was on the grass, and after the start of Wimbledon, Zhang Guan did indeed show his dominance in Wimbledon. So Gasquet was still very guilty when facing Zhang Guan.

With Gasquet ranked 12th in the world, it is a relatively satisfactory answer to be able to enter the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, but Gasquet is not satisfied with this. Among the "four little kings" of tennis back then, Germany Djokovic has entered the top five in the world, and Murray has also entered the top ten in the world. He was praised as the most talented in the year, but he is not as good as Djokovic and Murray, so he really wants to be in Wimbledon. Go one step further and strive to enter the top ten in the world.

So in this competition, Gasquet fought very hard, and he hoped to win a victory.

In the first set, Zhang Guan took the lead to serve. In the first two games, the two sides have been testing each other, and no one tried to break serve. In the fourth game after that, Zhang Guan took the lead in getting a break point 40-30 in Federer's serve in Gasquet's serve. Own serve. In the first four games, Zhang Guan led 3-1.

In the fifth game, Gasquet used his excellent running to bite the score. The two sides once had a 40-40 tie. However, Zhang Guan obviously did not want to give the opponent room to play early, and won two consecutive serves to the net. In this round, they led 4-1. Then in the sixth inning, Zhang Guan used extremely extreme returns in a row, and the landing points were all near the sideline. Although there were out-of-bounds balls, there were also in-bounds balls, and Zhang Guan successfully challenged Hawkeye once again, but Gasquet Still relying on his sharp offense to get three game points, he completed the guarantee and the score came to 4-2. In the next two rounds, the two sides once again kept their serve, but the score of 5-3 has allowed Zhang Guan to get the count. In the ninth game, Gasquet suddenly changed his forehand to a backhand and hit Zhang Guan's backhand. Zhang Guan was caught off guard and lost two goals in a row, but then Zhang Guan used an ACE ball to resolve Gasquet. With a special offensive, he then used his serve to go online to win three goals in a row, and completed the guarantee without any risk. Zhang Guan also won the first set 6-3.

In the first set, there was no suspense for Zhang Guan to win. Gasquet did not get a break point, and of course it was impossible to break serve.

At the beginning of the second set, Zhang Guan got a break point in the first game and broke serve successfully. After that, Zhang Guan successfully kept serve and the score was 2-0. This score made Zhang Guan feel like a fish in water at the beginning of the second set. In the next few rounds, Zhang Guan scored an astonishing 100% of his first serve, and Gasquet, who was a little stunned, appeared consecutively. Serving error, after five games, Zhang Guan led 4-1 again, and in Zhang Guan’s own serve game, Zhang Guan scored two ACE balls and easily won the game point 40-15, and then Gasquet After failing to challenge Hawkeye, Zhang Guan took a 5-1 lead and got the inventory again.

In the subsequent seventh game, the two sides had a continuous stalemate. After two equal points, Gasquet still managed to keep his serve with an ACE ball. The score came to 5-2, but then Zhang In Guan's serve game, Gasquet was unable to resist, and Zhang Guan also made another victory with a score of 6-2.

Gasquet called for a medical timeout before the start of the third set. After the three-minute medical timeout ended, Gasquet's condition began to improve. Both defense and offense were of high quality. He used his tricky placement to win his first serve in the set, leading 1-0. But Zhang Guan's condition is also very good, he continuously served the net to attack the outer corner, scored three points in a row, and then easily secured the serve with a serve. After that, the two rounds were calmly secured, and the two sides tied at 2-2. In the fifth game, Gasquet's hand feeling improved again, and he sent two ACE balls, and successfully secured the serve. Then Zhang Guan did not give Gasquet a chance in his own serve game, and the two sides drew again 3-3. .

After 30-30 in the seventh game, Gasquet put a low-quality ball in front of the net and hit Zhang Guan's forehand position. Zhang Guan flipped the ball back with a slight flick of his wrist and got a break 40-30 Then Zhang Guan did not waste this opportunity and successfully broke serve with another net ball. In the next game, Zhang Guan kept serve again, and the score became 5-3. Zhang Guan had already won the match point. At this time, Gasquet played a little impatiently, but the unforced errors increased. In the end, Zhang Guan won the third set with a score of 6-3, and also won the whole game, entering the Wimbledon finals. semifinals.

In another venue, Federer also defeated the Spanish player and No. 20 seed Ferrero with a score of 3-1, and successfully entered the semi-finals. He and Zhang Guan met again in the semi-finals. This result is the same as the French Open three weeks ago.

Same semi-final, same opponent.

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