tennis giant

Chapter 248 Counterattack!

Even An Sheng himself was a little surprised to be able to win against Aris, because his opponent was too strong. During the game, he was always at a disadvantage, but he didn't expect that he would be defeated by him in the end. Come down.

Of course, this is also Aris's own mistake of underestimating the enemy, which gave An Sheng a chance to come back.

And when the fans and netizens learned that An Sheng, whom they considered sure to lose, had actually advanced, their surprise was conceivable.

More importantly, in the second round of the main match, Zhang Ze, who had placed high hopes on them, disappointed them again. He regrettably lost to his opponent and was eliminated from the competition.

In other words, at this time, among all the participating Huaguo men's singles players, only An Sheng was left.

This result surprised many people.

But the first to react was the media, which almost immediately shifted the focus of the report and focused their attention on An Sheng.

Many live video platforms also quickly released the video of the match between An Sheng and Aris, and some websites even re-commented and dubbed it.

Soon, many fans who followed the Qamdo station and Ansheng saw the game between Ansheng and Aris.

Their feelings were pleasantly surprised, but amidst the surprise, there was a strong worry revealed.

In fact, in this game, An Sheng's disadvantage was too obvious. It seemed that he was a little lucky to win. Therefore, even if he won this game, many people were still not very optimistic about his ability to continue. go ahead.

In short, this time, whether it is the fans or the media, they are all a little dull. They just support and pay attention to An Sheng silently, but they don't make too many voices.

Perhaps, this is also a kind of self-protection for them. After all, the greater the hope, if it fails at that time, the disappointment will be uncomfortable.

And An Sheng didn't have time to understand this now. He soon ushered in his next opponent, Robredo from Italy.

His ATP ranking is currently No. 137, and he is also the No. 8 seed player in this tournament.

Before the match, An Sheng was also a little nervous, because he estimated that, in terms of hard power, he might fall into a huge disadvantage again. After all, the ranking between him and his opponent was not small.

And when the game really started, this was quickly verified. In terms of strength, Robredo really had the upper hand.

However, judging from the situation, An Sheng seemed to be much better than the previous game.

The reason is that Robredo is much more patient than Aris. He knows how to control the intensity of the attack. When it is time to slow down the attack, he is not so anxious.

"Oh!"

The quality of Robredo's serve is not bad, which created a very good continuous offensive opportunity for him.

But An Sheng also acted very tenaciously, resisting his first few attacks.

At this time, the difference between Robredo and Aris began to emerge. The latter would often increase his risk of mistakes in order to maintain his offensive strength, while the former was not in a hurry at all. Since this time It is impossible to score directly with a strong attack, so be patient and look for opportunities from the next multi-shot.

As a result, Robredo took the initiative to slow down his offensive intensity. Although this seemed to give An Sheng some breathing room, in fact, the situation was still in his hands, and the risk of mistakes was to He is much younger, at least he is more confident than An Sheng, who is stronger.

Therefore, after they entered a stalemate for multiple shots, An Sheng was the first to make a hit error, resulting in a loss of points.

More importantly, when Robredo had enough patience, An Sheng's defense did not play a very good role. In other words, his defense could delay the opponent's offensive trend, but it could not serve He brings the score.

This is an obvious disadvantage of the passive defensive style of play. Its ability to actively score is too poor, especially when the opponent is stronger than you and you cannot pose enough threats to him, it is even more difficult to score actively. .

For An Sheng, the only advantage of such a situation is that the game will drag on for a long time, which gives him some time to adjust his tactics.

But as I said before, Ansheng only has so many "weapons" in his hands.

In other words, the changes An Sheng can make now are relatively limited, because he must stay within the framework of his defensive tactics.

In this way, An Sheng is doomed to lose this match?

In fact, it is not, and An Sheng has already thought of a way, that is, his counterattack!

You know, An Sheng's tactics are not pure defense, but defensive counterattack.

He knew very well that since his defense could no longer allow him to win the game, all he could rely on now was his counterattack.

And An Sheng is already trying, but the result is not very good.

In the first game, An Sheng lost, and the scores between the two sides were quite different, which also showed that his previous counterattack was not good enough.

This is also true. Ansheng's current counterattack strategy is actually very simple. It depends on the opponent's return to see if it gives him a chance. If the chance is good, he will directly counterattack. If the chance is not good, then, He will give in and stay safe.

Such an approach is obviously too rough.

Fortunately, during the game, maybe it was because Ansheng had a very strong belief in winning, or maybe it was just his luck. Anyway, he was already aware of his own problems, and as the game progressed, Gradually I came to understand some essentials about “fighting back”.

Among them, the most important point is the timing.

"Oh!"

This is still Robredo's serve, and Anson then completes the return.

Robredo took the initiative to slow down the intensity of the attack after taking three consecutive attacks relying on his serving advantage to prevent unnecessary mistakes.

That is to say, when he slowed down his offensive, An Sheng actually had a chance to fight back.

Tennis, after all, is a kind of relatively "heavy" small ball, and the intensity of the game is so high, so even Robredo, he will occasionally have some minor problems when switching the intensity of attack.

In this shot, he originally wanted to use topspin to hit An Sheng's defensive corner, but probably because he didn't control the strength of his hand well, the landing point was slightly forward.

And this gave An Sheng a chance to fight back. In fact, if it was in the past, he would indeed fight back without hesitation.

However, this time, An Sheng did not do so.

The reason is that he has already noticed that Robredo on the opposite side has no flaws in his stance, and seems to be consciously defending against his backhand counterattack.

It can be seen from this that even if he chooses to counterattack, he probably cannot score directly, thus wasting this opportunity in vain.

With this in mind, An Sheng did not launch a counterattack, but it was obviously impossible for him to let go of such a rare opportunity to attack.

In other words, since he was already able to counterattack this ball, it actually meant that he could have more control.

He can have more control over the line and landing point of the ball in this shot.

And An Sheng's method is to use his backhand to hit a straight line, but it is not completely offensive, because his ability itself is not enough to do this, and he can only give up part of the speed of the ball. He can complete such a hitting line only when he is strong.

This is the so-called control. He traded his aggression in exchange for the line and landing point of the ball.

Sure enough, this shot did not cause Robredo to make a mistake, but it limited his line selection to a certain extent.

To be on the safe side, Robredo chose to hit a diagonal forehand.

The most important thing is that this fell into Anson's "trap". When he finished his last shot, he had already anticipated Robredo's most likely hitting route, so he was early. Just getting ready.

At this beat, An Sheng suddenly exerted strength and hit a strong straight line with his forehand.

There is no suspense. At this time, Robredo, who is still far away from the bottom corner of the forehand, cannot catch up at all, thus allowing An Sheng to score a winning point.

"Nice!"

An Sheng shouted, extremely excited.

And this is Ansheng's new understanding of counterattack. The key point is the timing of counterattack!

To put it simply, the timing of your counterattack does not depend on whether you are smooth or not, but on whether the opponent has exposed a flaw to you, and only when the opponent reveals a flaw, your counterattack can play a greater role. The effect, even like just now, is to directly complete the winning point.

Among them, there is actually another question, that is, when you discover the opponent's flaws, the quality of the opponent's shots may be higher, and your counterattack will be more difficult. At this time, what should you do? Do?
In fact, the answer is obvious. In the ball just now, as far as An Sheng himself is concerned, his counterattack is also very difficult.

But still the same as before, when the opponent has obvious flaws, you can actually reduce the intensity of some counterattacks in exchange for a higher success rate and control.

But this kind of counterattack method is much better than the counterattack effect if you only look at your own situation and don't consider the opponent's situation.

In addition, it must also be said that compared to Aris, Robredo's strength still has some gaps. His hard power is not enough to completely suppress An Sheng, otherwise, he would not have played so patiently.

After all, why should he bother with things that can be solved simply and violently?
It can be seen from this that there is a gap in strength between An Sheng and Robredo, but at least they are still at the same level.

Therefore, when An Sheng found a better counterattack method and played a good effect, the situation of the game tended to be balanced.

And when both sides have a chance to win the game, and the probabilities are relatively close, the outcome of the game, and more, probably depends on the willpower of the players on both sides.

On this point, An Sheng didn't fear anyone.

Facts have also proved that his willpower is indeed superior to Robredo's, which was more obvious in the second half of the third set.

In the end, An Sheng still won the game with great difficulty, thus advancing to the semi-finals of this event!
(End of this chapter)