Match point

Chapter 117
The huge disparity in doubles points broke the balance of the Los Angeles city derby. In all the matches between the two sides this season, they have never encountered such a one-sided situation, and the morale and mentality of the two sides have changed significantly.

However, under the crisis, the Trojans who took the lead, Yannick Hanfman, showed Smith's superior skills in formation.

The German player has a tough style, a stable mentality and a strong performance.

The last time he played against Gao Wen, even in the face of Gao Wen's continuous interference with various means, Hanfman was still able to stand firm at the critical moment, showing no signs of collapse at all, and using his stable and strong serve to deal with it, he has been Compete until the last moment of the game.

Although the game was eventually lost in two clean sets, Hanfman's performance still left a deep impression on people.

Today, after a rout in the doubles match, as the first singles debut, Hanfuman also showed his threat again against Giron, who ranked higher than himself.

"6:4", "6:2".

In the two games, Hanfman pocketed the victory that Smith had carefully calculated and had to win, and evened the score for the Trojans.

This time, before Sampras could speak, Sofar had already smiled.

"We all know that this is a Los Angeles city derby. Never ignore the energy that any team bursts out of in desperation. Both sides are like this."

The Bruins are still immersed in a strong double-point victory, and the Trojans have already caught up to get back a city-and the score also widened the distance.

Because of the opposing style of the game, Geelong was indeed at a disadvantage in the face of Hanfman. He was suppressed throughout the game, and the game was very uncomfortable and struggling.

Although it is the all-too-familiar Los Angeles city derby, after entering the league championship match, the game is unusual. From the doubles duel to the first singles, the whole process and results have broken people's cognition, and you can feel the shock. To the difference in the mentality and motivation of the two parties——

This is the championship game!

However, a game is just a game, whether it is a sweeping victory or a narrow victory, the numbers reflected in the total score are the same.

"1:1".

The big scores of the two sides formed a tie and the game continued.

However, today's duel is destined to be different from the past.

In the second game, the fifth singles match between the two sides.

Bremer, who is not doing well recently, has unknowingly slipped to the team's fifth singles position, and has been overtaken by Macdonald and Gawain successively; moreover, Di Giulio was directly replaced by Purcell, and missed the main lineup , For Bremer, he has been able to feel the crisis.

Bremer, who was at the bottom of his boat, knew that he was standing on the edge of the cliff, so he blew the horn of return in this championship battle.

Facing the fifth singles of the Trojans De Bloom, Bremer regained the touch and state of the top [-] in the United States after a long absence. He was active throughout the game and firmly grasped the advantage; Bloom's powerful impact, Bremer still crossed the finish line steadily.

"6:2", "6:4".

Another clean victory, Bremer once again exceeded the score for the Bruins!

After winning the last point, Bremer showed a rare emotion, kneeling on the ground and shouting to the sky. Although it was only the fifth singles victory over the opponent, for Bremer, who has been plagued by ups and downs in the second half of the season To Mo Mo, it was an extremely precious game!
Not only Bremer, but the players of the Bruins can also feel this catharsis and release. They all stood up and gave warm applause to Bremer.

Feeling Bremer's passion deeply, and with the ardent expectations of his teammates on his back, Gawain went into battle and once again faced Saramento, the true number one singles player of the Trojans.

"...We are all looking forward to a wonderful matchup."

Sofar expressed everyone's aspirations in the live broadcast room. After all, the last match between the two players was indeed a classic. The amazing long-shot duel can't be counted with both hands. I also look forward to a contest where Mars hits the earth, which will detonate the atmosphere of the final.

However, the actual progress of the game deviates slightly from expectations——

Sure enough, it was an extraordinary day.

In fact, rather than the intense excitement brought about by the league championship game, it is better to say that the crazy May of the National Championship is coming. The subtle changes in state and mentality cannot be ignored. Tactical drills and state adjustments are also important tasks. The balance of confrontation was accidentally broken.

The Saramento game...how should I put it?

Great change in style.

For a long time, Saramento has been a player who defends and counterattacks. The defense all over the court is his housekeeping skill and the basis of the whole game; but today, Saramento tries to attack more.

The experience of playing against Gao Wen last time told Saramento that at critical moments, relying solely on defense and waiting for opponents to make mistakes cannot win the game. With this courage and firmness defeated Saramento.

Saramento tried to do the same.

However, Saramento's weakness at the level of strength is not enough to support violent shots, and his offense still focuses on grabbing points.

What do you mean?
Saramento's habitual position is one meter away from the bottom line, but now it is within one meter of the bottom line, which also means shortening the reaction time of returning the ball, and it is necessary to grab the rebound after the tennis ball hits the ground and rebound at all times At this point, the connection of the entire shot becomes tight; and be ready to hit the ball within the bottom line at any time.

The point-grabbing tactic is actually quite suitable for Saramento, because the height is not high and the center of gravity is low, which also means that Saramento can squat down and can make full use of the strength of the calf to push the tennis ball back; but it is not completely It is suitable for Saramento, because he is used to shooting more tug-of-war games, but the point-grabbing tactics need to compress the rounds and improve the rhythm as much as possible.

More importantly, it is really not that easy to grab a shot. If you are a little faster, you may go off the net; if you are a little slower, you may go out of bounds.

It is precisely because of this that the game in Saramento suddenly became fierce and impatient, but lacked stability and made mistakes everywhere.

If a layman saw this game, they would think that Saramento was in a bad state and couldn't find the hitting point, and the whole game was like a derailed train, out of control.

In stark contrast is Gao Wen, who should be fast when he should be fast, and who should be slow is slow. It is obviously more calm, and the right balance between exertion and control has been found.

Facing the violent bombing in Saramento, Gao Wen's response seemed to be leisurely and easy.

The whole match was just a matter of time. In just over an hour, Gao Wen had once again won the victory.

"6:2", "6:2".

The scores of the two sets remained the same, and Gao Wen easily defeated Saramento. The expected strong matchup did not happen, but ended a bit hastily. It's match point.

"3:1".

　No.17 more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)