Almighty Coach

Basel feels that today's game is really like a practice.

Chen Zhen's strength is too weak, making Basel completely unable to arouse interest in serious competitions. From Basel's point of view, Chen Zhen's serve is not strong enough, the spin of the return is also very average, and even the choice of the return point is not limited enough. This kind of opponent is somewhat inferior to his training partner.

The so-called flocking of birds of a feather is divided into groups. Basel's friends are at least among the top 20 in the world, and most of the sparring partners that Basel usually invites are at the level of Grand Slam seed players. I am very happy to be a training partner for Basel. Compared with Chen Zhen, they are indeed much better.

However, looking at the score on the sidelines, Basel pouted dissatisfiedly. In the first set, the two sides even drew 6-6, and a tie-break contest was about to begin.

"It seems a little too relaxed today. I feel that my concentration is not as good as the usual practice. In the first set, I even reached the tie-break." Basel shook his head with a wry smile.

Basel felt that it was really inappropriate for him to go to the tie-break against a cannon fodder player. However, Basel is not worried. He is currently in a relaxed state and is not focused on the game. Basel believes that as long as he concentrates, he can easily win the game.

Chen Zhen didn't expect that he could play a "tie-break" with Basel.

In this match, Chen Zhen basically didn't have any tactics to speak of. He just had to fight for every goal. Anyway, the opponent was Basel, and he couldn't win no matter how he played. It's better to fight hard. Every point you win is a point. But the result allowed him to enter the tie-break of the first set.

If you don't look at the players and only look at the score, the audience will even feel that this is a close battle. But considering the gap in strength between the two sides, the tie-break in the first set was obviously caused by Basel's failure to enter the game.

"Boom!" The baseball hit the sideline and flew out, but Basel didn't catch the ball.

"ACE!" The referee announced without hesitation. He could see clearly that it was an ACE ball.

After hearing the referee's decision, Basel seemed very annoyed. He should have received the ball, but he thought the ball would go out of bounds, so he didn't catch it. This is also a microcosm of Basel's overall state today, he is a little slack.

Basel looked at the score, the tie-break game is now 5-6, Basel is one goal behind, and more importantly, Chen Zhen on the opposite side has won the game point, which is also the inventory of this game!

Fortunately, Basel served next, and he had the initiative.

"If you miss the next goal, you will lose this set." Basel thought to himself, but in fact, he didn't feel nervous at all.

Basel swings his racket and serves, which is still his signature topspin.

It was a beautiful serve with good angle, power and spin.

Although Chen Zhen received the ball, the quality of the ball returned was not high, and even his technical movements were deformed.

Basel directly chose to go to the net, made a strong dunk, hit the ball in the opposite direction of Chen Zhen, and scored easily. With this ball, Chen Zhen had no power to fight back.

The score of the tie-break became 6-6.

But then, Basel had a double fault. The score became 7 to 6, and it was Chen Zhen's turn to serve again.

"This game is really tight." Dai Li couldn't help sighing.

Cheng Jianguo next to him didn't respond at all, he was too nervous to speak at this moment.

Finally, in the tie-break of the first set, it was Basel who was superior in the end. They succeeded in this round and rewritten the total score to 1-0.

"Although we reached the tie-break in the first set, Basel still won the victory without any risk. But I really didn't expect that the players who advanced to the qualifying round would be able to play the tie-break with Basel." The commentator said .

Another commentator immediately answered: "Yeah, I didn't expect this result. I guess it might be because the opponent is too weak, so Basel played very relaxed and didn't take it seriously."

Basel is indeed as the two commentators talked about, he is really very relaxed now.

"If you just look at the score, even I feel that it was very difficult for me to win this game." Basel took a sip of water, leaned on his chair, and reported to the opposite stand, right? With a smile, it is obvious that he does not feel the slightest pressure now.

The second set started soon, and Basel still looked relaxed and absent-minded, and then the game still entered the tie-break.

Two consecutive tie-breaks were played, and those who didn't know would think that two players of equal strength were competing.

But this time, it was Chen Zhen who won the tiebreaker. At the critical moment, Chen Zhen seemed to be possessed by Basel, and hit two consecutive ACEs, but Basel himself did not show a very positive attitude and a strong desire to win, and lost this tie-break.

The big score also became a 1-1 tie.

Although the score was equalized, Basel seemed indifferent. He didn't realize that he would lose to the little-known Chen Zhen. At this time, Basel is like a gambler with a million chips in his hand, appearing on the table with a bet of one yuan. Even if he loses a hundred and eighty bets in a row, it is only a loss of one ten thousandth. , I don't feel bad at all.

Basel always felt that as long as he was a little more serious, he could take Chen Zhen lightly.

In the third set, Basel really got serious. In this set, he did win the game, but it was a tie-break again.

Three consecutive tie-breaks are also very rare in Grand Slam competitions.

The match, which was supposed to be over within half an hour, has now been played abruptly for an hour and a half, but only three sets have been played.

In the fourth set, the score of the two sides came to 5-5 in a blink of an eye.

"Could it be another tiebreaker!" Basel looked at the score, feeling a little anxious in his heart.

A player who was promoted in the qualifiers forced three tie-breaks in a row. Even as a tennis king, Basel's mentality was a little out of balance.

However, the result made Basel even more depressed. He easily kept his serve, but then failed to break it. The two sides entered the tie-break for the fourth time.

"Four tie-breaks in four consecutive sets, this is the first time I have encountered such a situation after playing tennis for so many years, and the opponent is still the cannon fodder for qualifying promotion." Basel looked at Chen Zhen on the other side of the rest , carefully recalled the process of today's game.

"In the first two sets, I underestimated the opponent. Afterwards, this guy gradually adapted to my style of play. I also made a few mistakes that shouldn't have happened, and I didn't play very aggressively. I should have known this earlier. If so, we should make a quick decision at the beginning of the game and resolve the battle as soon as possible." Basel thought to himself.

...

"7 to 6, 6 to 7, 7 to 6, 6 to 7..." Dai Li whispered the scores of these four games, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, the strength of the title "evenly matched".

In Grand Slam competitions, Chen Zhen is undoubtedly a cannon fodder player, while Basel is the well-deserved No. 1 player in the world. Such a contest between two people is completely two levels, and there is no suspense. But under the blessing of the title of "evenly matched", the result is really "evenly matched".

"Hey, the effect of this title is too abnormal. It can make a cannon fodder player and the world's top tennis king indistinguishable. This already ignores the difference in strength."

Dai Li couldn't help but compare this "evenly matched" with the rewards he had received before.

"In the beginning, the effect of the explosive aura I got was not high, and as the athlete's level improved, the effect became less and less obvious. Later, weight-loss exercises, fat-reducing exercises, relaxing massage, rehabilitation massage, etc. And so on, it can only be regarded as an auxiliary effect, although it can help athletes lose weight and recover their bodies, but after all, it cannot directly affect the competition.”

"The morale boosting book and warm-up square dance can directly affect the competition, but they can't directly improve the strength of the athletes. They just let them get a relatively better competition state. As for flexibility yoga and physical rampage, they can be regarded as strengthening skills. It can enhance a certain aspect of an athlete, but this enhancement is not instant and requires long-term uninterrupted training."

"Athlete illustrations and copy cards can only be regarded as props to enhance my personal ability. They have no effect on training or competition. Athlete patches and age reduction cards are props that directly affect athletes and can continue to play for a long time. Effect props, but the number used is limited.”

"The pyramid of the coaching team and the scepter of coaching authority will not directly affect the athletes, but they can enhance my personal leadership. The first title, 'Iron Chain Boat', can enhance the cooperation between athletes. In specific competitions, For example, the track and field relay race can indeed achieve miraculous effects, but this title will not directly affect the strength of the athletes, how fast the athletes should run, or how fast they have to run."

"In comparison, the state of the balance can directly affect the state of the athletes, thereby directly changing the result of the game. In the prediction box, a top lottery can also change the result of a game. As for today's 'evenly matched', even more It is ignoring the strength gap between athletes, so that a tennis king and a cannon fodder player are inseparable."

"These three props have only been obtained in the last few times. The rewards I have obtained range from assisting athletes in training at the very beginning, to directly affecting athletes in the middle, and directly changing a game. So It seems that as the level rises, the rewards I get become more and more powerful."

Dai Li suddenly had a feeling of fear in his heart. When he has the ability to change the result of the game, then there is no fairness in the game!

"A world-class coach has the ability to change a game. It is also the value of a coach. If an athlete is bad, and after the coach's guidance, he is still bad and has not improved at all, then the coach What's the use?" The system's voice suddenly rang out from Dai Li's mind.

"But other coaches don't have systematic support, they rely on their own true abilities, which is unfair to others." Dai Li responded immediately.

"There is no fairness in life. From the moment of human birth, the starting point of life is different, and the injustice between people exists. This is fate, and it cannot be chosen by people. There is a higher The starting point of life is not a sin, it can only be said that he is lucky. Just like you met me, it means that your luck is better than others, so you have a higher starting point."

The system voice paused, and then said: "A knife can do many things, it can be used to cut vegetables, it can be used to chop wood, and it can also be used to hurt people, but how to use it depends on the user of the knife. From this point of view, I am the knife, and you are the user. So how to use me in the end is up to you, depending on what effect you want to get. Maybe sometimes, what you want The effect is not a simple victory."

"It's not a simple victory?" Dai Li was taken aback for a moment, and then he saw Chen Zhen on the field.

At this time, Chen Zhen's eyes exuded a strong fighting spirit, and his expression revealed a color of confidence.

At this moment, Dai Li suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

"No matter what the result of this match is, Chen Zhen has already gained the heart of a strong man! Isn't this the result I most hope to see."

Thinking of this, Dai Li suddenly laughed.

Dai Li really wanted to help Chen Zhen, but Chen Zhen's talent was not top-notch, nor was his strength very strong. He still had a lot to improve. For a cannon fodder player like Chen Zhen, it is impossible to go too far in the Grand Slam competition. Perhaps for this kind of player, gaining confidence through the Grand Slam competition is better than winning reward.

...

In the fifth set, the two sides were still playing inextricably. Chen Zhen always had a few lucky points at critical moments, while Basel made many unforced mistakes at critical moments.

And Chen Zhen's luck was also very good. He successfully overturned the referee's penalty twice when he challenged Hawkeye, which made the referee feel hot. However, Basel's two challenges to Hawkeye failed.

In a blink of an eye, the fifth set was tied 6-6 again.

When this score appeared on the screen of the arena, the audience exclaimed. The game played five innings, the first four innings were all tie-breaks, and the fifth inning also reached 6-6, which made the game, which was originally expected to end in half an hour, more than two and a half hours.

More importantly, according to the rules, the next step is to rely on the long game to win.

The men's singles of the four major tennis tournaments are best of five games. If the first four games are tied 6-6, the winner of the game must be determined through a tie-break. After 6 to 6, it was not a tie-break, but a long-set tiebreaker.

Generally, tennis matches adopt a short-set system. In each set, the first to win 6 rounds wins. If there is a 5-5 tie, the first to win 7 rounds wins, that is, a tie-break.

In the four major tennis tournaments, when it comes to the deciding game between the two sides, it is necessary to play a long game. That is to say, in this game, if the two sides score 5 to 5, the player must win more than six games and win more than two games of the opponent. Just got a set victory. Therefore, in the long game, there are often scores of 10 to 8 or 12 to 10.

The longest long game final in history was at Wimbledon, with a score of 70 to 68, that is to say, in the final game, players from both sides played a total of 138 rounds, and this game also played for three full days. The game time reached 11 hours and 5 minutes. It can also be seen from this score that the strength of the two contestants is really evenly matched.

In fact, the two players who were able to reach the long-set tiebreaker are really evenly matched. The two conditions for the long-set tiebreaker are that the score of the first two sets is 2-2, and the second is that the tiebreaker reaches 6-6. It is impossible to meet these two conditions without two players of equal strength.

The relationship between Chen Zhen and Basel obviously has nothing to do with being "evenly matched". Before the match, no one would have imagined that the king of Basel, facing a cannon fodder who had advanced to the qualifying round, would go to a long game to win!