The next day, the king Sampras faced the reporter's camera again.
"Is Zhang Guan my disciple? No, no, I haven't taught Zhang Guan any skills of playing before the net."
"Why is Zhang Guan's play in front of the net the same as mine? I think this is normal. Ten years ago, tennis players all over the world were studying my play, just like everyone is studying Federer now. At that time there should be a lot of video and text information kept, which is enough for people to learn for a long time."
"You can learn to play on the net by watching videos and texts? I am afraid it is difficult for the average person, but there will always be some geniuses in this world, Zhang Guan is undoubtedly a genius! The world of geniuses, it is normal for ordinary people not to understand."
"Of course I'm optimistic that Zhang Guan will win the championship. I was hesitant before yesterday's game, but after I watched yesterday's game, I have confirmed this. Zhang Guan's play in front of the net is the same as me at the peak. I think he can sweep any opponent at Wimbledon."
At the same time, Zhang Guan also accepted an interview with the media.
"Sampras is my idol. A long time ago, I was studying Sampras's playstyle before the net, and I tried to imitate his playstyle very hard. You know, the net playstyle is for Wimbledon. The most powerful style in the game, I also hope to use this style to win Wimbledon."
"Sampras's guidance is certainly better if it can! I am of course looking forward to learning from Sampras the world's strongest on the net player."
In the face of reporters, Zhang Guan of course must talk about Sampras beautifully. After all, he is the predecessor of tennis, and once the world's top athlete, praising the other side is the best choice. The more mature athletes, the less likely they are to say that they have surpassed a well-known senior, or that they are about to slap a well-known senior, even if they surpass a senior. Say it in your mind, not in your mouth.
Wimbledon's first matchday did not appear unpopular, as Federer, Roddick, etc. have successfully promoted, and several games have been postponed to the next day due to heavy rain. In the next day's game, Nadal, Djokovic, and other strong players also swept the opponent 3-0, successfully advancing to the second round.
On the third day of the Wimbledon game, Zhang Guan ushered in his second round of competition, his opponent is Thai player Udom Chok.
Udom Chok is 26 years old, the golden age of a tennis player. However, as an Asian player, the lack of physical talent also limited Udom Chok's room for improvement. His technical characteristics are similar to most Asian athletes, his strength is relatively weak, but his movement is very flexible.
Players with weak strength tend not to have too strong serve, and in Wimbledon, if the service is not strong enough, it means that the game has lost half, so the result of this game is already doomed.
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On the center court, Udom Chok has completely lost the will to resist. Now the two sides are playing in the third set. In the first two sets, Zhang Guan blasted Udom Chok with two 6-0, and the first score of the third set also reached 5-0, Udom Chok is about to swallow the third zero egg.
"No wonder Haaz can't even win a game. It turned out that it was so difficult to win a game from Zhang Guan. We are all Asian athletes. Why is the strength between us so great!" In Udom Chok's heart, he no longer feels like playing, he naturally surrendered his gun.
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"In the second round of the Wimbledon Tennis Open, which ended today, the third seed Zhang Guan continued his good momentum and easily defeated his opponent with a score of 6-0/6-0/6-0. He successfully entered the third round. In the game, Udom Cok had no way to face Zhang Guan's front-line play. Both the offensive end and defensive end were completely suppressed by Zhang Guan. This makes the game have no suspense. Zhang Guan's next game will be held on June 29th, and his opponent is Spanish player Vodasco."
Coach Zhang turned off the TV and said, "In the next round, he finally met a decent opponent. This Vodasco is 24 years old and currently ranked 40th in the world. He is Spanish like Nadal. He is a fellow, so his style of play is similar to that of Nadal, and he has a strong forehand. This style of play is good for the French Open, but it is difficult to achieve good results in Wimbledon. But drive carefully. New year's boat, you should not take it lightly during the race."
Zhang Guan nodded his head. There are many excellent tennis players in Western extraction, such as Robredo, Ferrer, Ferrero, Moya, etc., all of which can rank in the top 20 in the world, but Nadal's light is It's so dazzling, it's easy to make everyone ignore other excellent players in Spain.
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On June 29, Zhang Guan faced Vodasco's challenge in the third round of Wimbledon.
At the beginning of the game, Zhang Guan launched an offensive and caught Vodasco by surprise. The first four games were 4-0. This score made the first set of the two sides contest with no suspense, and finally, Zhang Guan also won the first set with a score of 6-2.
In the second set game, Zhang Guan continues to work hard. In the first serve of Vodasco, he got a break and then established a 2-0 lead. Then the two sides defended their services and the score alternately rose to 4-2. In the seventh round, Zhang Guan broke again, and in the eighth round, he successfully defended his game and won the second set with a 6-2 victory.
In the third set, Vodasco's condition finally improved, and he also changed his tactics, choosing to go on the net more frequently. At this time, Vodasco also knew that he must have a bold attack, and his bold attack did indeed achieve very good results. At least in the first eight games, he did not break the serve by Zhang Guan. After eight games, the score of the two sides was 4-4. But in the following two games, Vodasco's unforced mistakes made him unable to maintain a strong offensive. Zhang Guan finally won the third set with a 6-4 score. He also won the whole game and successfully advanced to the top 16 of Wimbledon.
Verdasco shook his head in disappointment, but he also knew that he had no chance to win this game. But for him, being ranked 40th in the world, and entering the third round of Wimbledon, is already a good result.
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Walking on the player channel, Zhang Guan asked, "My opponent should be Ljubicic in the next game! I have never played with Ljubicic."
"Not Ljubicic, but Matthew." Coach Zhang said.