south wind into my arms

Chapter 56 Surprise
The reason why mixed doubles in tennis has become "non-mainstream" is because of the limitations of doubles itself and the differences between male and female players.Generally speaking, men are superior to women in terms of strength and explosive power. A first-tier female player of the national team may not be able to get a bargain when fighting with a second-tier male player of the provincial team.The game is only exciting when it is played between opponents of equal strength.In mixed doubles, the strengths of male and female players are not equal, so the visibility will be compromised.

Therefore, in mixed doubles competitions, female players tend to become the team's shortcoming.This also means that if a group of doubles teams has strong female players, then according to the barrel theory, their shortcomings will be greatly improved.

Luo Lingzhi is very strong, much stronger than Lu Sheng.

At Lu Sheng's current level, Nan Ge couldn't even beat Nan Ge, and Nan Ge could only go two sets in Luo Lingzhi's pat, and lost the third set at all.

Before the game, the media made predictions about the game, and professional commentators analyzed it. The experts believed that the Hangzhou team had a relatively high chance of winning, after all, the strength lies there.Of course, there are different voices, and some people like to sing the opposite tune and suppress the upset.Their reasons are not unreasonable: the key to doubles is coordination.But from the tacit understanding of cooperation alone, the pair of Lu Sheng and Xu Zhiyao is better than Luo Lingzhi and Sang Chu.Well, Luo Lingzhi's partner is called Sang Chu.

Lu Sheng himself agrees with most experts.She has already made an appointment with Xu Zhiyao: Let go of the fight, as it is to gain experience.

At this moment, standing on the field, facing the whole field of little ants, Lu Sheng's mentality is very relaxed.

Xu Zhiyao was as relaxed as she was.In fact, Xu Zhiyao has never been nervous in a game. Lu Sheng even suspected that his heart was made of diamonds, it was too hard.

Luo Lingzhi is a typical bottom-line player, with both offensive and defensive skills, good explosive power, good forehand straight hits, and strong backhand.Among tennis players, those who play a particularly good backhand can easily stand out.

Facing a right-handed player with a strong backhand, Lu Sheng, who is left-handed, has nothing to do.

The first serve game was Luo Lingzhi's serve.

Lu Sheng and Xu Zhiyao originally stood on the left and right. After Xu Zhiyao received the serve, the two immediately changed their formation and became front and back.One is at the net and the other is on the bottom line.

Luo Lingzhi and Sang Chu were not stupid either. They had expected that their opponents would switch to front and rear positions. After all, the left and right formations were not good in front of Luo Lingzhi, who had a strong backhand.But what Luo Lingzhi and the others didn't expect was that this front and back type turned out to be Lu Sheng in front and Xu Zhiyao in the back.

This unscientific.According to past game data, Lu Sheng was responsible for most of the defensive work due to his quick response and lack of strength and technique, while Xu Zhiyao was the one looking for opportunities to attack in front of the net.Now the whole thing is reversed, those with weak defensive ability defend, and those with weak offensive ability attack.This, this... is your mind alright?
Luo Lingzhi's doubts just flashed in his mind, and he didn't delve into it.After all, focusing on the game is the most important thing. The situation on the court is changing rapidly, and she can't spare brain cells to understand these problems.

Sang Chu stood in front of the net. He knew that he was not as dazzling as Luo Lingzhi, but as a man, it was okay for him to stand in front of the net to withstand Lu Sheng's pressure.

Xu Zhiyao's return ball passed in front of Sang Chu, how could he miss such a good volley opportunity, he raised his hand and slammed hard, thinking that it would be a surprise volley to win, but Lu Sheng turned around and immediately slapped back.

So close, with such a fast ball speed, she can shoot it back without blinking her eyes.

The reaction is too fast!
Sang Chu was caught by her unexpectedly, without this mental preparation, he missed the best opportunity.The tennis ball ran towards the gap between him and Luo Lingzhi's defense and scored on the ground.

Sang Chu broke out in a cold sweat, and went back to communicate with Luo Lingzhi in a low voice: "She reacted too quickly."

Luo Lingzhi said, "Don't you know that she reacts quickly?"

"Um, I know..."

Indeed, I analyzed it before the match, and this girl named Lu Sheng actually doesn't have many advantages...

"Careless, careless..." Sang Chu touched his nose in embarrassment.

Luo Lingzhi: "Come on."

Next, Sang Chu raised his vigilance and defended the net. The two sides had a winning goal. After a deuce, Luo Lingzhi got the game point, a beautiful diagonal kick from the bottom line, and scored the winning score, leading the game by one game.

The scoring rules for doubles are slightly different than for singles.If you want to win a game in singles, you need to lead your opponent by two balls, that is to say, there is an ad (advantage, preemption) after the deuce, and you will win by winning one ball after the ad.The rule of doubles is deuce no ad, that is to say, after a tie, winning another goal can seal the victory of the game.

Naturally, the need to win at least four goals is a common point between the two.

After winning the next round, Sang Chu asked Luo Lingzhi, "Do you think something is wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

"Uh, I can't say it well, it feels like... the opponent's strength has become stronger?"

Luo Lingzhi thought for a while, indeed, although they won the round just now, it was not easy to win.But if something was wrong, Luo Lingzhi didn't notice it.She had no choice but to say, "There should be a deviation between what we see and what we feel."

Sang Chu nodded, the only way to understand it.

The second game was Lu Sheng's serve.Lu Sheng's serve is still remarkable. Although her skills are not top-notch, she has a heart to pursue first-class skills. She always cuts the ball as far as possible. Seen from the top, the trajectory of the ball is an arc. , similar to a large banana.Serve speed is also good.

However, Sang Chu still caught the ball steadily and drew the ball to the bottom line.Xu Zhiyao ran over so-so, returning the ball with spin, high speed and low landing point.Topspin is always difficult to catch, Sang Chu and Luo Lingzhi cooperated tacitly, leaving Luo Lingzhi to catch the ball, he rushed to the net and waited for the opportunity to attack.

But he didn't wait for the opportunity to attack. Luo Lingzhi's return ball was blocked by Lu Sheng, and he drew it far to the other side, out of reach of Luo Lingzhi and Sang Chu.This point was taken lightly by Lu Sheng.

Pity.It doesn't matter.come again.come on.

Before they knew it, the round was over, and Lu Sheng and the others narrowly saved the serve.

In the Nets battle, the opponent's serve is always more difficult to overcome.Luo Lingzhi and Sang Chu didn't think much about it, but they were a bit regretful that they couldn't break their opponent's serve.Keep up the good work.

But in the third game, Luo Lingzhi and Sang Chu were defeated by Lu Sheng and the others in their own serving game.

How did this happen, what happened...

Luo Lingzhi also sensed that something was wrong. Although he couldn't say what was wrong, it turned out that there must be something wrong!She sat down with Sang Chu and analyzed it, but before she could figure out why, the rest time was over.

In a tennis game, starting from the second game, after every two games, switch sides and rest for one and a half minutes, including the time to drink water, wipe sweat and change rackets.In fact, the overall rest time is not short, but these times are fragmented, and it is impossible to concentrate on thinking about complex issues.

But Luo Lingzhi also found a reason, she asked Sang Chu, "Don't you think that Lu Sheng has a high scoring rate at the net?"

Sang Chu nodded suddenly, "It seems to be."

"How did she do it?"

"I don't know... I can't become stronger overnight, can I?"

"Impossible, is she hiding her strength?"

Sang Chu shook her head, "Then her acting skills are too good, she almost lost in the semi-finals, why hide it?"

The two were still at a loss.

Just keep fighting in such a daze, even though the two of them tried their best to guard against Lu Sheng, they couldn't put all their energy on her alone, that Xu Zhiyao was like a fly, he ran away when you waved, and waited for you not to wave He came to harass again... so annoying.

In the end, Luo Lingzhi and the others lost the first set 4-6.

During the intermission, Luo Lingzhi said, "I may know why."

"Why?" Sang Chu was a little irritable at the moment, and he especially needed to know the answer.

"Because of that man, Xu Zhiyao."

"Ok?"

"Xu Zhiyao likes to play with topspin," Luo Lingzhi looked at the two opponents not far away, and explained to Sang Chu in a low voice, "He is consciously controlling the direction of rotation and the speed of the ball. You have also seen his previous singles In the game, this person's strength and endurance are not good, and he is still a chatterbox during the game, but his ball handling skills are really nothing to talk about."

"Well," Sang Chu nodded, "That's right. But what does this have to do with Lu Sheng?"

"Because Xu Zhiyao is helping Lu Sheng create opportunities by controlling the ball. Although Lu Sheng's volley was played from her hands, it is actually a relay ball. Xu Zhiyao's topspin is very difficult to hit. I have to choose some optimal way to return, otherwise it is easy to cause out of bounds. That is to say, my return is restricted. After he creates a topspin, no matter how good my return is, the return is roughly The direction is set. Do you understand?"

"It means that Lu Sheng knows the general trajectory of your return, so he can sit back and wait for the rabbit to work?"

Luo Lingzhi nodded, "It should be like this."

Sang Chu's goosebumps came up, and she felt an extremely uneasy feeling in her heart, "Impossible, how could Xu Zhiyao be so powerful? What's more, it's not enough for Xu Zhiyao to do it, plus Lu Sheng's cooperation."

"He can do it. He doesn't need to be too precise, he just needs to have an estimate range. The general direction is there, and Lu Sheng can make adjustments according to the actual situation at any time. As for how strong the tacit understanding between the two is, is it possible that both Haven't you felt it yet?"

"I still don't believe it, how can you have only one way to return the ball?"

"The best way to return the ball."

"Okay..." Sang Chu touched his chin, and when he thought of his opponent's calculation ability, he felt a chill down his spine."So what do we do now?" he asked.

"It's easy," Luo Lingzhi twitched his lips, "The two of them are actually not very powerful, they just found a very clever way. We just need to destroy this way."

(End of this chapter)