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Chapter 128 The Crucial Battle

At 11:[-] in the morning, all four quarter-finals have all ended.

And when people saw the semi-finals announced by the tournament, they were all excited and shocked.

Among them, for Ye Shuhao and He Yiming to appear in the semifinals, this is a matter of course, no one will be surprised, but for the other two in the semifinals, it is somewhat beyond everyone's expectations.

The first is An Sheng. In fact, as the No. 6 seed in this tournament, he was able to break into the semi-finals, which should have been a relatively normal thing.

However, perhaps because he has entered the circle for too short a time, most of the contestants and audience do not know him.

In addition, with Ye Shuhao and He Yiming around, everyone paid more attention to them. Therefore, no one paid attention to An Sheng before.

Therefore, when they noticed that An Sheng had already entered the semi-finals without knowing it, they were more or less surprised.

Of course, for An Sheng, they were at most slightly surprised, far from being shocked, but when they saw the last of the top four, the situation was different.

Because, the last spot in the top four is not the third seed they expected, Sun Qixin, who is currently ranked third in CTA, but a player they have never even heard of before, Mo Shaocong.

There is no doubt that Mo Shaocong, who is only 21 years old and comes from EZ Province, has created the biggest upset since the start of this competition and is also a dark horse in this competition.

Moreover, in the upcoming semi-finals, he will have the opportunity to create even greater upsets.

And once he succeeds, the upset this time will not only be the biggest upset in this tournament, but also the biggest upset in this year's CTA amateur competition, because his opponent is Ye Shuhao.

"Cut! How is that possible? Forget about the other contestants, but if he meets Ye Shuhao, he will definitely lose!"

This is probably the view held by the vast majority of the audience regarding the match between Mo Shaocong and Ye Shuhao. They think Mo Shaocong is doomed to lose.

But even so, they couldn't deny that they were very interested in this previously unknown Mo Shaocong. While they felt that he had no hope of winning, they also vaguely hoped that he could create more big miracle.

Probably for this reason, at 02:30 in the afternoon, in the two semi-finals held at the same time, the match between Mo Shaocong and Ye Shuhao attracted more attention, and An Sheng was once again ignored by them.

Of course, this is a very good thing for An Sheng, especially his current mentality is maintained very well, and he doesn't want to be disturbed by others.

Before the game, it was basically the usual practice. An Sheng and He Yiming deliberately avoided each other. , there is no other action.

Under the watchful eyes of only a hundred scattered spectators, the match between An Sheng and He Yiming officially began.

"Oh!"

With He Yiming serving first, there is no doubt that his serving is still so sharp, but on the clay court, it is inevitable that the rebound speed of his tennis ball after landing has weakened.

This is crucial.

If the opponent he was facing was an ordinary player who was far behind in strength, then such a small reduction in ball speed might not have any effect.

But what he is facing now is An Sheng, a player whose strength is similar to him, and may even surpass him. The change in his ball speed has been magnified to a certain extent.

Originally, his serve could pose a great threat to An Sheng. Even if he was lucky and landed closer to the sideline, then this might be an ace.

But now, his serving can no longer go beyond An Sheng's ability. As long as An Sheng can maintain his focus on the game, the possibility of him making a wrong return is extremely low.

And we all know that serving is He Yiming's best and most powerful weapon, but now, it has been greatly weakened, so the impact on him can be imagined.

Sure enough, although He Yiming had already played his strongest level, An Sheng still successfully completed the reception.

Moreover, after that, He Yiming was still unable to take advantage of the serve and beat An Sheng to death with one shot. It was because of the influence of clay on the speed of the ball and the existence of sliding steps that An Sheng's defensive ability was greatly strengthened. .

In this way, the two sides will inevitably fall into a multi-shot fight.

Under such circumstances, the key point of the competition between the two sides became the ability to hold the bottom line, and in this ability, overall, An Sheng would have a certain advantage.

He Yiming is not a bottom-line defensive player after all, he is better at attacking!

However, the clay court has greatly weakened the offensive ability, which is very unfavorable for offensive players.

But back to the game, after An Sheng completed the return, the quality was actually relatively average. He Yiming immediately seized the opportunity and hit a powerful flat blow with his forehand.

If it is on a hard court, the speed and angle of the ball are enough to complete a winning point, but on the clay court, An Sheng uses sliding steps to not only save the ball, but also form a counterattack.

This meant that He Yiming no longer had the advantage of serving, and had no choice but to use topspin for a transitional attack.

But when it came to the next shot, He Yiming could only use topspin to defend, because his running ability, especially his sliding ability on clay, was a little behind.

And on the next shot, He Yiming knew that this was his last chance in this shot. If he still couldn't score the winning point, then the situation would inevitably be controlled by Ansheng.

Therefore, even if the opportunity is not very good, He Yiming can only reluctantly launch a fighting attack.

He succeeded, he hit a very beautiful small diagonal line interrupted by the sideline, but!He still lost the point.

Because, even if he successfully completed the fight, he still failed to beat An Sheng to death. Under the action of the red clay, the tennis ball bounced high after landing and flew far away, which also made An Sheng dangerous. He managed to save him again.

But He Yiming never expected that An Sheng could rescue him, so he could only stand on the bottom line, watching the tennis ball bounce off the ground, and then land again after flying far away.

At this moment, He Yiming was in a trance, but it was definitely not just because of the loss of the goal, but because he suddenly discovered that An Sheng's strength had improved again compared to the last match.

In fact, An Sheng's improvement is relatively "secret", and it is not so easy to detect. Even for him, it is difficult to tell exactly where he has improved.

But He Yiming did feel it, it was very sensitive, and it shocked him.

He is very clear that at their stage of strength, it is extremely difficult to improve every point, but this rule does not seem to apply to An Sheng.

And back to the game, of course He Yiming will not give up the game just because of such a ball, or that feeling. In fact, this is an incentive for him, making him more focused and relaxed. Open, do your best!
An Sheng soon discovered this, but his current state of mind is really amazing.

He clearly knew that He Yiming had put all his eggs in one basket and no longer cared about the finals, and because of this he became stronger, and the subsequent competitions would definitely become very difficult, but there was no turmoil in his heart , always remained calm.

The next goal he lost, he was expressionless.

The next ball he won, he was still expressionless.

On the fifth ball, he got He Yiming's break point, which was crucial, but he still had no expression on his face.

It's a pity that the break point he finally won was resolved by He Yiming, but An Sheng was still calm, without the slightest fluctuation.

In the end, He Yiming struggled to secure the serve.

The most important thing is that after this round of confrontation, He Yiming's emotions have been fully mobilized, and his strength has been improved again.

An Sheng could feel this, but he still didn't seem to care at all, he was calm and scary.

The game continued and came to An Sheng's serve.

And he also encountered the same predicament as He Yiming.

The power of his serve has been greatly reduced, which may still allow him to gain some initiative, but it is by no means the key to winning the game.

In addition, He Yiming is now in full swing. In his serve, An Sheng gradually fell into a disadvantage.

His first ball, lost.

The second ball, after another overshoot, still lost.

The same was true for the third ball. An Sheng lost the point again. At the same time, this also allowed He Yiming to get An Sheng's three break points.

"Nice!"

He Yiming was very excited and shouted loudly, unstoppable.

An Sheng saw it, but he still looked fearless. He served the ball again, and he was relentless. He served it as he wanted.

Moreover, at this critical moment, An Sheng suddenly used the serve to hit the net. To He Yiming's astonishment, he successfully volleyed and saved a break point.

Immediately afterwards, An Sheng was extremely tenacious and played a long ball with He Yiming that lasted more than [-] beats. He once again won the point with his tenacious will.

Afterwards, he used fighting without any fear of failure, and dangerously regained a point to tie the score, and then broke He Yiming's three consecutive break points.

The follow-up process of this game was also very, very difficult. He Yiming got break points many times, but An Sheng was always able to pull them back.

All in all, An Sheng has disadvantages, but he has no fear. He is merciless in all kinds of fighting methods. Even if it is the opponent's break point, he dares to fight.

In the end, An Sheng managed to secure the hair!

But even at such a critical moment, he had won such an important victory, but his heart was still as calm as water, and there was no trace of emotion on his face.

He Yiming also discovered this a long time ago. He was surprised and didn't quite understand it, because in his previous tennis career, he had never entered such a state.

He doesn't know, what's the use?I don't even know what happened to An Sheng?
And the ensuing game seemed to give him the answer.

When the game reached the fifth game, An Sheng won his first explosive moment. He has fully adapted to He Yiming's ball on the clay. Under his calm thinking, he played more reasonably. , and more finely tuned.

At this time, He Yiming felt the improvement of An Sheng.

However, as far as An Sheng's current level is concerned, compared with He Yiming who has completely let go of his state, it is probably half a catty, almost the same.

As a result, He Yiming wasn't too worried. He was even a little happy because he knew that An Sheng was a slow player.

But now, An Sheng's ability has been improved, but he is still at the same level as him. Then, this also shows that he has the opportunity to fight for the victory in this game.

Thinking of this, He Yiming's attitude towards the competition is even more positive than ever. He wants to prove himself, he wants to keep his second dignity, and he doesn't want to lose!

But when the score rose alternately and came to the 7th game, An Sheng's strength was once again improved.

But this time, An Sheng was actually in a state of real spiritual explosion. His strength had reached his maximum, approaching the real 60 mark!

But it must be said that his mental outburst this time is very different from the previous ones. The key is that his emotions have always remained in a stable state, not as excited as before.

This is of great significance to An Sheng, because in an extremely excited situation, he can't feel the changes in his body, technology and other aspects so clearly, but now, he can clearly To experience, in the state of mental explosion, his changes, his differences.

Moreover, when his thinking is clear, he can also test his current abilities through competitions, so as to gain a deeper understanding of himself.

Of course, after An Sheng completed his second outburst, there was no suspense about the result of this match, including He Yiming himself, who also clearly understood this point.

But a game is a game, and He Yiming will not give up until the last moment.

It also has to be said that He Yiming did this unintentionally to help An Sheng again.

Normally, it would not be easy to find a suitable test subject, but at this moment, He Yiming is a very suitable candidate for An Sheng to let him understand his own condition.

As for the result of the game, it goes without saying that An Sheng won.

Moreover, this time, He Yiming was convinced of the loss, especially in the second half of the game, he found that there was already a clear gap between himself and An Sheng, and it was impossible not to be convinced.

However, for An Sheng, there is no doubt that his biggest gain is not the victory of the game, but that he has really felt the boundary.

Moreover, this time's spiritual attribute explosion is the real upper limit of its strength, which completely coincides with that boundary.

That is to say, as long as he can fill the gap between his current strength and the boundary line, then he will be able to truly reach the critical point of 60, and perhaps at that moment, he will be able to complete his breakthrough.

In addition, it is very important that An Sheng's strange state is still going on, which is not only very beneficial to his next finals, but also, in this state, when he fights Ye Shuhao, there will be other things. Harvesting, this is also a matter of uncertainty.

And after the game, there is one more important thing that is worth mentioning.

Maybe it's because of something he felt during the game, or because he felt An Sheng's abnormality, and this abnormal state is likely to be beneficial to An Sheng.

Therefore, after the game, He Yiming did not say anything to An Sheng except for touching An Sheng's hand lightly. He was afraid of disturbing An Sheng's state.

In addition, after they returned to the player's rest area, He Yiming also intentionally protected An Sheng from being disturbed by others, so that he could calm down and wait for the final in the evening.

(End of this chapter)