tennis giant

Chapter 120
Having easily won the semi-finals, An Sheng was in a good mood. The most important thing was that this victory had once again boosted his self-confidence.

Now An Sheng's strength is actually very close to the peak of amateur players, and his skills are very comprehensive without any obvious loopholes.

In addition, as long as he keeps his focus on the game, his performance will be quite stable.

And this also means that in the CTA amateur competition, there are very few players who can really pose a threat to him.

But the problem was that An Sheng didn't have a clear understanding of this point, especially when he met other high-ranked players and it was the first time they played against each other, he still seemed not confident enough.

But this time, he defeated Qin Zhimin, who was ranked seventh, and Sun Qixin, who was ranked third, one after another, and the process of their fight was much easier than he imagined.

In this way, An Sheng will undoubtedly have a clearer understanding of his own strength, and will also have a clearer answer to his position among amateur players.

Turning around, when An Sheng returned to the players' rest area, there was no doubt that he immediately became the center of the crowd and was "surrounded" by many other players, and the compliments given to him were all expected.

But An Sheng was not used to this, and he didn't know how to deal with them. After all, among these people, he really knew very few.

But he can't just walk away, because it would appear too ruthless and arrogant, and it is easy to be misunderstood. His EQ is not so low, and he knows that since he is in this circle, everyone bows his head and doesn't see him. Look up and see, after all, it is to give them some face.

As a result, An Sheng had to spend nearly half an hour greeting them and getting to know each other before he excused himself to take a shower and prepare for the evening finals, allowing him to escape.

Well, at this moment, Meng Hong had just finished his semi-final and returned to the waiting room from the court, which immediately attracted the attention of others, who gathered around him.

From a distance, An Sheng noticed that Meng Hong glanced at him with a wry smile on his face. Presumably, he probably already knew the result of the match between An Sheng and Sun Qixin, and that's why he had this expression.

It is worth mentioning that after this, Meng Hong did not come to join An Sheng as usual.

The reason is easy to understand. After all, tonight, the two of them are opponents in the finals. In order to avoid embarrassment for both sides, it is better not to meet before the end of the game.

At 7:[-] pm that day, the finals officially started.

The two sides guessed, and Meng Hong took the lead to serve.

Standing on the serving point, Meng Hong's expression was very serious, and his brows were tightly furrowed. It seemed that he was a little nervous, but at the same time, his eyes were always on An Sheng's body, and his eyes were burning, which was also obvious. It can make people feel his fighting spirit.

There is no doubt that he does not want to lose this game.

On the other hand, An Sheng looked a little more relaxed, but it could be seen from his expression that he was serious. Although he had built up some confidence at this time, it was his first time fighting Meng Hong. Be less cautious.

"Oh!"

Meng Hong's serve is very good. Although the placement is average, the speed of the ball has definitely reached the top level of amateur players. Compared with He Yiming, it may not be much worse.

But An Sheng didn't panic. He was able to do a good job receiving and receiving when the opponent's placement was not very accurate and the angle was not opened.

The fact is also the same. An Sheng is routine. He hits the ball to the opponent's bottom line and hits the ball deep. In terms of return, the quality is already good.

Next, there was no suspense. Meng Hong seized the advantage of serving and took the lead in launching an attack. He used his forehand to hit a powerful blow.

This seemed normal, but An Sheng, who was very focused on the game, immediately discovered the difference between Meng Hong. Compared with ordinary players, his forehand hitting action was extremely violent and powerful. ferocious!

Immediately, when An Sheng returned the ball, he really felt this.

"His forehand is very strong!"

It was precisely because of this powerful forehand attack that Meng Hong scored the point relatively easily.

The situation of the second ball that followed was basically similar to the previous one, but obviously, this was intentional by An Sheng. He wanted to test whether Meng Hong's forehand hit just now was at his usual level. It's still an occasional performance.

It turned out that Meng Hong's forehand was indeed very strong. As a result, An Sheng immediately changed the way he played the ball, and began to consciously hit the ball towards the opponent's backhand instead.

But the effect doesn't seem to be very good.

Could it be said that Meng Hong's backhand is also very strong?
No, in fact, compared to his forehand, his backhand strength is very average.

This is actually a relatively normal phenomenon, not just for Meng Hong, but also for most amateur tennis players, as well as real professional players. It is very common for their forehand and backhand abilities to be "partial". of.

The reason is that in tennis, forehand hitting and backhand hitting are completely different ways.

In the forehand, it is generally used to hit the ball with one hand, and in the backhand, no matter whether it is used with one hand or with both hands, it is obviously different from the movement of the forehand.

Therefore, there are very few players like An Sheng who can have almost the same forehand and backhand abilities, and basically have no difference in strength.

But since Meng Hong's backhand ability is very average, why was he able to suppress An Sheng when An Sheng deliberately targeted his backhand?
To explain this point, it must be said that Meng Hong has a very good understanding of his own abilities and is very self-aware. He knows that his backhand ability is weak, while his forehand is his advantage.

Naturally, Meng Hong will use his forehand more in the game.

This gradually allowed him to develop a hitting habit, and made it his special skill, or lethal weapon, that is, turning sideways quickly!
For example, in the few shots just now, when An Sheng hit his backhand position, he suddenly turned sideways and hit a fatal blow with his forehand.

However, the reason why he was able to do this cannot be ignored. This round of the game was his serve, and it was only after he had the advantage of serving that he had the opportunity to turn sideways.

Otherwise, it is obvious that using a sideways hit has its flaws, because once your sideways forehand hit does not produce a good offensive effect, then this will instead become an opportunity for your opponent to counterattack.

No matter what, Meng Hong won his first serve relatively smoothly.

But when the right to serve came to An Sheng, Meng Hong's situation was not very optimistic. With An Sheng attacking continuously and targeting his backhand weakness, he had no chance to counterattack at all.

In this way, compared to the previous round, Meng Hong lost this round more easily.

What made Meng Hong even more uncomfortable was that when the game came to the third game, which was his second serve, he discovered that An Sheng was indeed a slow-burning player, and his strength had already been further improved. promote.

This makes it difficult for even his forehand to pose a fatal threat to Ansheng. Often when he plays a powerful forehand attack, Ansheng is able to return the ball.

It doesn't matter whether An Sheng's return is of sufficient quality or not, at least, it is already very difficult for Meng Hong to kill him with one shot.

The key point is that under An Sheng's target, he can only use a sideways attack if he wants to play a strong forehand attack now, but as I mentioned just now, choosing to hit the ball sideways is a risk in itself.

When you get the chance to hit the forehand, it is bound to prevent you from being able to prepare for the next shot as quickly as in normal situations.

To be more clear, a sideways forehand is a one-shot deal. If it cannot score directly, or has a big advantage, then its power will be greatly reduced, and it will even be "backlashed". Very bad for himself.

This point was not a joke. It was fully reflected in the fifth game of the game, which was Meng Hong's third serve.

When Meng Hong's forehand no longer poses much of a threat to Ansheng, his sideways attack will only expose him to counterattacks. Often he will hit a forehand attack, but in the next shot, he will Falling into a very passive situation.

There is no suspense. At this point in the game, Meng Hong's unique skill of powerful forehand critical strike has been completely broken by Ansheng, and he regards it as an opportunity to counter Meng Hong.

After that, Meng Hong didn't bring out any more effective weapons. Therefore, the game fell into An Sheng's control immediately, and the more he fought, the more stable he was, firmly controlling the situation.

At this time, it must be said that An Sheng was actually a little surprised by the trend of this final, because he once again felt that the game seemed to be much easier than he imagined!

This relaxed feeling was definitely something An Sheng never felt when he participated in several other CTA competitions before.

In previous games, he often felt nervous and difficult, but this time, although he was still a little nervous in the first two games, but as the game progressed to the later stage, he was more nervous. I feel more and more relaxed.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is because of An Sheng's strength that he has really reached the pinnacle of amateur players. In the CTA competition, few people can pose a threat to him.

It's just that he himself is still a little unaware of this.

In the end, An Sheng won the final with 6 to 2, a relatively disparate score. He also successfully completed his small goal and became the champion of this CTA Hangzhou Station Platinum Tournament. !
(End of this chapter)