Zhang Guan suddenly did become stronger. From the moment he was equipped with a tennis racket and tennis shoes, he became stronger.
Racket and shoes helped Zhang Guan increase his strength by more than 10%. Although it seems that it wasn't much, in the world's top-level competition, if this increased strength is displayed on the field it will become an unstoppable advantage.
Federer had a cold face, even if the ball just now was barely saved by Zhang Guan, but Federer still has a huge advantage in his hand, but in the process of stalemate, Federer's advantage is being worn away little by little. The two sides slowly turned into a balance of power, and then it became Zhang Guan's turn to suppress Federer. In the end, Federer lost the ball.
"Whether it's a forehand or a backhand, Zhang Guan's hitting power has become stronger and the speed has become faster. Also, the rotation of the ball is stronger than before. Although the ball speed is not much faster, the rotation is not much stronger than before, But if the two are added together, the lethality of the ball can be completely increased by one grade! There is also speed, although it is only a bit higher than before, this increased speed makes his defense a level higher." Federer tightened both eyebrows and stared at Zhang Guan as if to see through Zhang Guan.
Federer has not yet felt that Zhang Guan's ability to control the ball has also increased. He just noticed that Zhang Guan's ball speed and rotation have increased, and his movement speed has also increased. These three points of improvement are not much. If you take out one of them alone, it will not threaten Federer, but the addition of the three can be described as a quantitative change causing a qualitative change, which has achieved a comprehensive improvement of Zhang Guan's comprehensive strength.
"How did this sudden increase in strength happen? Except for the use of stimulants, the only explanation is that he was hiding strength before!" Thinking of this, Federer's head was cold and sweaty.
"Ten thousand pairs of eyes have been staring at Zhang Guan on the field. It is impossible to take stimulants, and the championship will also have a drug test after the game. Taking stimulants will be detected. It seems that Zhang Guan was hiding his strength in the previous game!"
Federer's eyes revealed a shock, and there was a trace of despair in the shock.
Zhang Guan in the first two sets can already compete with Federer, and if that is Zhang Guan's hidden strength, Federer knows that he certainly has no hope of winning. What's more, Federer is now behind 0-2.
"The total score of 0-2, the opponent's strength is still above me unless there is a miracle, otherwise how can I win? Damn, this is the final of the Australian Open, it can't be lost like this! Federer clenched his fists tightly, "I'm not reconciled!"
Federer was unwilling. It can be said that he had smooth sailing in this Australian Open. He was easily promoted 3-0 all the way. Nadal, who had the greatest threat to him, stopped in the quarterfinals early, which made Federer feel that he won the championship. Especially after defeating Roddick 3-0, Federer thought he had already won the Australian Open championship.
But Federer didn't expect that in the final, he would encounter one of the strongest opponents in history, he was about to fall on the battlefield of the last battle.
"The game is not over yet, I can't lose! Until now, it has only been a fight!" Federer made up his mind.
Federer is known as the most stable professional tennis player. Whether it is an advantage or a disadvantage, Federer can maintain patience, handle the ball reasonably, and slowly deal with the opponent. The reason why Federer did this is that he firmly believes that his strength is stronger than his opponents, so as long as he plays steadily, he can win.
But today, Federer encountered an opponent who was stronger than him. His steady and steady way of playing no longer worked, so he decided to fight.
Federer still holds two points at this time, he still has the capital to fight ACE ball.
Next, Federer made a double-error.
Federer rarely makes double-serving mistakes. His top serve is almost 100%, and whenever a mistake is made, Federer will choose to use a more conservative top serve. But today, Federer must fight to serve, even for the second serve, so it is rare to have a double-serving mistake.
In the 40-30 case, Federer's serve is still very limited. A tricky serve of 215 kilometers per hour made Zhang Guan have a receiving error, and Federer finally won the first game.
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"What's wrong with Federer? Why is he so aggressive? Is this the same Federer I'm familiar with?" Nadal looked at the TV, his face dull.
In Nadal's impression, Federer will always be so stable. Even in the clay court of the French Open final, Federer was still playing steadily, whether it is leading or lagging.
But today, or in this game, Federer, who was extremely stable in the past, is gone. His style of play has become full of aggression. When serving, he is pursuing high-speed and extreme landing, and when receiving the ball, he constantly tries to take the initiative to attack, which is completely different from Federer's previous style of play.
Nadal did not participate, and of course, he did not understand the pressure Federer is under.
"Is it because he is 0-2 behind, Federer is anxious? Why is he so anxious today? This is not Federer's style." Nadal was puzzled, and then he turned his attention to Zhang Guan.
"Zhang Guan played well!" Nadal sighed involuntarily.
At this time, Zhang Guan was using a strategy of seeking stability. He reduced the number of surfing the net as if he wanted to play Federer.
"What's the matter? Zhang Guan is deliberately pursuing the ball and holding Federer, but Federer is forcibly attacking. Is this a reversal? Zhang Guan is seeking stability and Federer is aggressive, I am not mistaken!" Nadal pinched his arm and determined that it was not a dream.
Nadal looked at the TV with a very strange expression. Today's final was too abnormal. At this moment, Nadal even felt that the two of them were playing a fake match! But thinking carefully about the identity of the two players, a king of track and field and a king of tennis, and in the grand slam final, of course, it is impossible to collude to play fake matches.
"What exactly is going on?"
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In the next game, Zhang Guan eased his hair and the score became 1-1. In the next two games, both sides also kept each other's serve.
In the fifth game, Federer's serve error rate began to increase. He sent two ACE balls and scored a few beautiful serve points, but the number of errors was also quite a lot. The scores of the two sides began to rise alternately. After three "equals", Zhang Guan finally got a breakpoint.
"Wow, Zhang Guan got the breaking point! Can he break it?"
The next ball Federer chose to serve the net.
"Federer made a mistake, he took the initiative to go in front of the net but hit the ball out of bounds! Zhang Guan completed his break!"
"I can't think of it. Zhang Guan took the lead in this game to complete the break. This is the second break of the game! The last break was still in the first game of the first set between both sides, and Zhang Guan did exactly that break, and won the first set!"
"The score is 3-2, Zhang Guan leads, and the next is Zhang Guan's serve! Is Federer losing this game? Is Federer going to be swept 3-0?"
Federer looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines and he felt a sense of powerlessness.
"Zhang Guan is stronger than me!"