Reborn Almighty Life

[0168] Mixed joys and sorrows

On March 10, local time in the United States, the Indianapolis Masters officially kicked off. 64 main draw players will determine the champion through six rounds of competition.

Compared with the preferential treatment given to high-ranking players in the Tour, the Masters treats everyone equally. After all, everyone's ranking is not bad.

As the seventh seeded player in the tournament, Gu Fei faced Austrian player Kubek in the first round, who is currently ranked in the 40s on the ATP rankings. His strength is not weak.

Gu Fei continued his good form since the Australian Open, defeated his opponent in straight sets, and successfully advanced to the top 32.

In the 1/16 finals, Gu Fei's opponent was Sri Chaphan, the previous number one in Asia. However, with Gu Fei's rapid rise, his limelight has been robbed.

Facing fellow Asians, Gu Fei showed no mercy and started an ace ball battle with Sri Chapan. In the end, Gu Fei won the game with more delicate defense.

However, after entering the third round, the Chilean cannon Gonzalez made Gu Fei suffer a lot, and he only managed to survive in a tiebreaker after three sets.

Gu Fei seemed to be under the illusion that these opponents were waiting for him to fight, as if they were on fire, they were so exciting!

This feeling was particularly strong in the fourth round match against Spanish player Costa, because the opponent was like an invincible little strongman who kept using his baseline skills to deal with himself. The three-set match took nearly three hours.

Extremely rare in fast hard court games.

At this time, even the slowest person can realize that they have become the target of ATP.

After Becker inquired, it was found that these players were working so hard because Gu Fei had not lost since his debut, and all the players hoped to be the first to defeat Gu Fei.

In this way, Gu Fei has to face a high-ranking player who goes all out in every match, and the difficulty is even greater than the Australian Open.

You know, when Gu Fei was at the Australian Open, Agassi and Roddick were considered high-ranking players with outstanding abilities, and the others did not pose much threat to Gu Fei at all.

But in the Masters, most of the players are at the top of the ATP, so it is not easy to win every game.

In the semi-finals, Gu Fei's opponent was Federer, who had just met in Dubai. The two players had similar playing styles, and it was even more difficult to separate them.

In the end, Gu Fei had better luck. In the third set tiebreaker, he defeated Federer with two lucky tennis balls and reached the finals of the Masters for the first time.

The opponent in the final was Gu Fei’s old acquaintance, Australian Hare Hewitt, and this game was considered by the sports media to be the world’s number one ‘battle of revenge’!

As the defending champion and top seed, Hewitt was in hot form at this year's Indianapolis Masters, easily reaching the final without losing a set in the first five rounds.

As Gu Fei's competition increases, the outside world's understanding of him becomes deeper and deeper. Every opponent will come up with some targeted tactics to try to defeat Gu Fei.

This time, Hewitt, who had adjusted his mentality, was not in a hurry to attack, but used his baseline skills and super running ability to start a struggle with Gu Fei.

Hewitt, who was fully defensive, was still extremely scary, and Gu Fei was also a little uncomfortable with his opponent. The first two sets ended at 1:1, and both sets were decided through tie-breaks.

In the third set, Gu Fei suddenly exerted his strength in the 10th set and caught Hewitt off guard with two consecutive serve returns and finally won the game 6:4.

Although Hewitt failed to get revenge in the final, he was also the one who pushed Gu Fei into the most embarrassing situation in the game, which also gave many players a huge inspiration.

When Gu Fei lifted the Indianapolis Masters trophy, the muscles in his arms kept shaking and he almost dropped the trophy.

There were six high-intensity matches in one week, and the pace was much higher than that of the Australian Open. Gu Fei's 12 o'clock physique was already starting to feel a little overwhelmed.

In Becker’s words, Gu Fei’s time in the professional arena was too short, he did not receive enough professional training, and his physical reserves were quite poor.

At the Australian Open, Gu Fei relied on his sharp serve and the unfamiliarity of his opponent to make a surprise attack, and with some luck, he suddenly won the Australian Open championship.

But now Gu Fei has become a thorn in the side of high-ranking ATP players, and various targeted tactics have emerged.

Gu Fei is not the only smart person in this world. Almost all of the opponents in this Indianapolis Masters Cup chose to fight Gu Fei fiercely, trying to exploit Gu Fei's physical shortcomings and finally win the game.

There was no time to make any changes, the Miami Masters officially kicked off on the 17th, and Gu Fei could only rush from Los Angeles to Miami on the east coast.

What impressed Gu Fei the most about Miami was the Heat and the cigar-producing mecca across the sea from Miami. This is a famous beach city with a fiery passion.

However, the Miami Masters gave Gu Fei a disastrous start. In just the third round, Gu Fei fell to Andre Agassi, the tournament's No. 2 seed.

As soon as the game ended, almost all major sports media around the world were cheering for joy. Everyone thought that Gu Fei was indestructible and would not lose.

Seeing Agassi, who was already over 30 years old, force Gu Fei to be out of breath, and eventually his technical movements were deformed due to lack of physical strength, all professional players realized that Gu Fei's sharp serve and watertight bottom line defense were based on abundant strength.

On the basis of physical fitness.

Continuous competitions and long plane trips have undoubtedly exposed Gu Fei's shortcomings in physical fitness. The cold robot from the huge red empire has finally discovered its weakness!

Gu Fei, who was eliminated from the competition, had no intention of staying in Miami and enjoying the sunshine and beaches here. He lost for the first time in his career, and he was somewhat depressed.

Subsequently, the ATP official announced the latest men's singles ranking. Gu Fei relied on his championships at the Australian Open, Dubai Gold Tournament and Indianapolis Masters, as well as 25 points earned in the third round of the Miami Masters, to successfully surpass Moya and break into the TOP5.

But Gu Fei realized that the exposure of his physical shortcomings would bring more troubles to the upcoming clay court season.

Due to the material of the clay court, the ball speed is very slow, and the game is often dragged into a long and fierce battle. The approaching summer in Europe will intensify the physical consumption.

No, in order to increase his physical fitness, Gu Fei could only go to Europe in advance, and stay in seclusion for a period of time before the start of the Monte Carlo Masters to conduct secret training.

When Gu Fei saw Agassi lifting the championship trophy in the ESPN report, he was filled with envy. After all, no one can have too many championship trophies.

Gu Fei's defeat on the court immediately made Yu Hong, who was negotiating with the sponsor, feel that the other party's enthusiasm was quickly fading.

According to what the media quoted from famous tennis players, Gu Fei's skills have been polished very well, but the Chinese's physical disadvantage will be exposed in the long and difficult season ahead.

After all, Zhang Depei is a lesson learned from the past!

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