tennis giant

Chapter 256 No Regrets
Ansheng defeated the biggest dark horse Yuichi Bintian in this event, which made many tennis fans happy.

For example, An Sheng's Weibo is very lively at this time, and the number of followers has also exceeded 20, which is already a very high number for Huaguo men's tennis players.

But it was also at this time that An Sheng was spread out on the floor, so tired that he didn't even want to move a finger.

This game lasted for more than three hours. They almost played every set and every game to the full, which also made An Sheng's physical strength exceed the limit, and he was really exhausted.

There is no doubt that this will definitely have an impact on his next game, and may even become the key to determining the outcome of the game.

After all, An Sheng's current style of play requires a lot of physical strength. If he lacks physical strength and cannot run anymore, then he will naturally be unable to fight back defensively.

The good news is that after he entered the semi-finals, the game time was adjusted to the evening. In this way, he also had four or five hours of rest time.

And his opponent in the semi-finals is Grego from France. His ATP ranking is as high as 59th, and he is also the second seed of this event.

An Sheng can 100% confirm that Greg is stronger than him, so he has already made full mental preparations before the game.

At 7:[-] pm on the second day, the game started on time.

"Oh!"

An Sheng took the lead to serve, and after serving, he didn't dare to neglect for a moment, and immediately ran back to the center line, ready to start at any time to defend the next shot.

But somewhat unexpected by An Sheng, Greg's hair extension was a little "soft".

"Maybe he didn't exert his strength."

This thought flashed through An Sheng's mind, and his feet were not slow. After quickly catching up to the position, he used a forehand thrust to hit the opponent's forehand corner.

In this shot, An Sheng actually wanted to show Greg a little bit of color, so he exerted his strength and did not hold back at all.

In addition, his current hand feeling is still very good, the line is very accurate, and the landing point is almost on the bottom line.

After seeing the effect of his play, An Sheng felt that the ball was there.

But just a moment later, before he had time to completely relax, his body tensed up again, because he saw that Greg had actually caught up.

However, his position when hitting the ball is already three or four meters away from the baseline, and in order to save the ball, his swing is also very reluctant.

It stands to reason that under such circumstances, Greg is naturally unlikely to hit a high-quality return, but in fact, he hit a forehand topspin of good quality.

On the contrary, An Sheng himself, because of a subconscious negligence, made him relax his body in advance. When he realized the problem and wanted to start it again, he was a little awkward, so that it was not too difficult to face this time. Returned the ball, but there was a mistake.

However, An Sheng did not feel sorry for himself because of this. After all, the game has just begun, and it is normal to make some mistakes because of ignorance of the opponent.

"Oh!"

An Sheng stabilized his mentality and sent the second ball. The speed of the ball was still good, but the angle was slightly positive.

But what An Sheng expected again was that Greg's return was not "tough" enough. He obviously had the opportunity to play more strongly, but he played so conservatively.

An Sheng didn't have time to think about it, since he had an opportunity to attack, he naturally couldn't let it go, and then he used his forehand to hit a strong flat blow.

In the face of his offense, Greg is very tenacious, and his defense is also very stable.

After a few shots, seeing that his attack could not score, An Sheng also had to slow down his offensive, but in the subsequent multi-shot stalemate, he was the first to make a mistake, resulting in a loss of points.

The next few balls were basically in a similar situation, which led to An Sheng being broken by Greg in the first round of the game.

This time, An Sheng finally noticed something, and then frowned.

The key to its current unfavorable situation is that Greg's game strategy is actually the same as An Sheng's before, using defensive counterattacks.

Moreover, Greg's mentality was very positive. He didn't think he wanted to control the initiative of the game just because An Sheng's ranking was low.

On the contrary, he is sticking to his defensive counterattack style and handing over the initiative of the game to An Sheng.

But the problem is that An Sheng is not very good at continuous attack now, and even if he launches an offensive with all his strength, it will be difficult for him to break through the opponent's defense when his own strength is not as good as Greg's.

This is the root cause of Ansheng's consecutive loss of points.

After realizing this problem, An Sheng had no time to be upset, and immediately began to adjust his tactics.

What is certain is that since Greg has given up the initiative in the game, it is impossible for An Sheng not to stop, but he needs to be more cautious in the face of active offensive opportunities.

More specifically, before he discovers Greg's defensive loopholes, his offense can be slowed down to ensure his batting success rate, and only after he discovers the opponent's defensive loopholes can he let go. Fight, use a sharper offense to complete the score.

In fact, An Sheng's idea is correct, but it is very difficult to implement it.

"Oh!"

After serving and receiving, An Sheng got another good opportunity to attack, but he was not in a hurry at all, and only used a backhand slice to make the transition.

What surprised An Sheng again was that Greg was also good at using a backhand to slice the ball, and then used the same method to hit the ball back.

Anson cut another shot, but the result was the same. Greg was very patient.

If this continues, An Sheng knows that this is not good for him, so he has no choice but to change the line actively in the next shot.

But then, Greg reacted very quickly, caught up in time, and used a forehand topspin to complete the counterattack.

In this way, it was An Sheng who was once again caught by Greg's loophole in his position and used a quick counterattack to score this point.

This is the dilemma Anson is currently facing. Greg's defense is flawless. In other words, Anson's ability cannot force Greg to have a defensive loophole.

When Greg had no defensive loopholes, Anson's offensive ability was almost impossible to break through the opponent's defense. On the contrary, he himself would expose some loopholes because of his pursuit of offense, and the opponent seized the opportunity to counterattack and score.

All in all, Greg didn't give Anson any chance at all. It seemed that he had given the initiative to Anson, but in fact, he was firmly in control of the game situation.

This point has actually been said before.

That is, although a player who adopts a safe style of play lacks the impact of using the weak to defeat the strong when facing a stronger opponent, he can safely win when facing a weaker opponent. next game.

After that, although An Sheng tried various methods and played desperately, he was still restricted by Greg's safe play style. In the end, he lost the game without any suspense.

At the end of the game, An Sheng was smiling, quietly waiting for Greg to end his celebration, then took the initiative to shake hands with him, and sent him sincere congratulations.

And An Sheng ended the An Ning Challenge, but he had already achieved his goal, and he lost his temper in this game, so he had no regrets in his heart.

(End of this chapter)