tennis giant

Chapter 304

The match between Anson and Fognini is really very different from the past.

In An Sheng's previous concept, for the game, every ball must be fought for, and he can't wait to fight the opponent for every ball.

But in the first set of the game, when An Sheng realized that it was difficult for him to regain the situation, he naturally chose to give up strategically.

This kind of change is not recommended for novices, but it is a very common phenomenon for "veterans" in the professional tennis world.

Probably, the players have participated in more competitions, and they have a clear understanding of the situation and trend of the competition, and they also have that confidence, so when it is time to let go, they will let go.

And when the game came to the second set, there was no doubt that An Sheng had no way to retreat, and there was no way out, so he must do his best to compete with the opponent.

"Oh!"

An Sheng took the lead to serve, and it was a very high-quality sneak attack from the inside corner.

In the first set, An Sheng used very little of this kind of ball, obviously hiding it on purpose, but when he used it at this time, he wanted to give the opponent a surprise and grab the head start.

In fact, this was indeed beyond Fognini's expectations. Moreover, he originally had a plan with An Sheng. He wanted to take the lead at the beginning of the second set and show off his momentum first.

Therefore, on this ball, Fognini was prepared to receive a strong attack in advance.

In other words, Fognini adopted a more risky return method, predicting Anson's serve route in advance to gain more reaction time.

But now, needless to say, he guessed wrong and let An Sheng get an ACE!

And very importantly, An Sheng noticed Fognini's advance prediction and immediately understood what the other party was thinking.

"I can't be cowardly!"

Without any hesitation, An Sheng made this decision.

"Oh!"

This was a regular outside corner serve, and the quality was still good, but after sensing Fognini's intentions, An Sheng naturally did not dare to relax.

Sure enough, on this ball, Fognini once again adopted the pre-judgment receiving method. The moment An Sheng sent the ball, he had already started to act in advance.

"Snapped!"

A rebound-style return, the ball speed is extremely fast and the angle is also very tricky.

This is the benefit of predicting in advance. After guessing the opponent's serve line, you will have more reaction time and energy to increase the controllability of the ball, thereby improving its quality.

However, how could An Sheng, who had been prepared for a long time, let him succeed so easily?
In fact, An Sheng was also "fighting for his life" at this time. It can be seen that after he served, he did not stop for a moment and ran quickly to his backhand position.

And when he was running, Fognini's strong return attack this time also happened to hit Anson's backhand.

Without any suspense, An Sheng used his backhand and hit a powerful lash, hitting the corner of Fognini's backhand.

At this time, Fognini had just completed his return attack. In his heart, he was quite excited, and even felt that this time the return was enough for him to score directly.

But what about the result? It goes without saying that he failed again in this ball competition.

On the next ball, Fognini returned to his normal style of play, no longer making risky moves, but trying to use his overall strength advantage to overwhelm Ansheng.

This was the key to his victory in the first set.

But he soon discovered that the situation at this time was already very different from the first game. The strength shown by An Sheng had obviously improved a lot, and he was full of vigor and drive. , and there is a posture of wanting to fight him desperately.

And Fognini, who has a lot of experience in the game, of course knows that An Sheng's game state is already up.

Of course, this seemed normal to him.

During the game, there will always be some fluctuations in the player's state, especially in the case of losing a set first, it is not surprising that An Sheng fought back and was able to raise his momentum.

More importantly, through the first set and the competition of these few goals, Fognini recognized Ansheng's strength.

In this way, Fognini breathed a sigh of relief.

Since An Sheng is in the limelight, and he seems to be unstoppable, so, instead of trying his best, it is better to avoid his edge for the time being.

This is a very natural choice. After all, the physical strength and energy of the players are limited. Since he feels that the success rate is not high and there is still a way out, then he naturally has no need to work hard.

After Fognini had such a state of mind, the situation of the game quickly changed accordingly.

To put it more directly, after Fognini gave in, Ansheng quickly took control of the game. Whether it was offense, defense, or counterattack, he played more fiercely and more smoothly.

Under such circumstances, An Sheng seized this wave of opportunities and broke Fognini's two serve games in a row, thus establishing the victory of the second set.

At this time, Fognini's mood was relatively stable. After all, in the second set, he was planning to fail.

But when the game came to the third set, whether it was An Sheng or Fognini, they were on the edge of a cliff, and it was impossible to retreat. There is no doubt that the real contest between the two sides fell on this third set. During the game.

There is one thing that Fognini obviously did not expect, that is, An Sheng is a slow-burning player. The closer to the end of the game, the stronger his strength will be.

At this moment, An Sheng has reached his strongest state, and it is the highest level he has reached since he came into contact with tennis.

The most important thing is that his spiritual attributes have reached the highest point in history. He originally had 82 points of comprehensive spiritual attributes, but after the "second stage promotion", he reached the peak of 80 stages!
It is 100% sure that in terms of spiritual attributes, An Sheng has already surpassed Fognini on the opposite side, and in other respects, An Sheng has not lost to the opponent.

"Oh!"

At the beginning of the third set, Fognini's state was obviously different, his expression was extremely serious, and that desperate posture was already on display.

Facing his serve, An Sheng didn't make any risky moves, but he judged its route the moment he swung his racket.

Immediately afterwards, An Sheng's reaction speed was also exceptionally fast. He found the accurate hitting position almost instantly, and then swung his racket without hesitation.

With a "snap", Fognini's serve flew to his backhand at a faster speed and a shorter route.

This time, it was so fast that Fognini had no time to catch up!
"impossible!"

At this moment, Fognini felt unbelievable.

"Nice!"

On the other side, An Sheng raised his arms and shouted, looking extremely excited!
He is indeed very excited, not only because of this point, but more importantly, he knows that because of his spiritual attributes, his upper limit of strength has been improved again, thus increasing to a certain extent. Without his competitiveness, maybe winning the championship is no longer just a dream.

"Oh!"

For the next ball, Fognini played with deep doubts, but at the same time he played more fiercely.

This had a certain effect, at least it didn't allow An Sheng to play a strong offensive in this serve, but his serve was still of high quality.

Therefore, as a last resort, Fognini gave up his plan to attack, and hit a backhand diagonal topspin, which landed deep, trying to stabilize the situation.

Before that, facing such a ball, An Sheng was really unable to counterattack, but now, the situation is different, because he judged Fognini's hitting line at an earlier moment.

This little difference bought An Sheng a little extra reaction time, and it was because of this little extra time that he had a chance to fight back.

Without hesitation, An Sheng hit a powerful backhand counterattack, and took the risk on his own initiative to change the line.

"Wow~"

This attack was really beautiful, unexpected, and the quality was very high. The landing point was almost on the sideline, which also attracted the audience to involuntarily let out exclamations.

In the face of such a counterattack, no matter how strong Fognini's running ability is, there is nothing he can do, so he gave up directly, turned his head and subconsciously looked at An Sheng on the opposite side.

"Impossible. Could it be that he has been hiding his strength before?"

Fognini thought this was incredible. If An Sheng really had this strength, why didn't he show it before?
And he wouldn't believe that just because of the state of the game, An Sheng could be reborn, or in other words, his strength could be improved by at least one level. This is impossible.

Regardless of whether Fognini believes it or not, at this point in the game, the stronger and dominant side is no longer him.

As a "weak person", Fognini also lost the initiative to win the game. What he can do is to persevere as much as possible, hoping that Anson will make mistakes or his state will fluctuate.

But is it possible?

Maybe it was possible, because An Sheng still had a limit, but as far as this game was concerned, it was impossible, because in the previous two games, they each played a game.

Therefore, Ansheng's current situation is still far from his limit.

In this way, the result of the game lost its suspense. In the third set, An Sheng continued the momentum of the second set and completely overwhelmed Fognini on the opposite side. The next city, and then broke into the semi-finals of this Rio Open!

It has to be said that this result broke An Sheng's previous best record and became a new record for him.

But this time, will he stop there?Or go one step further, break into the finals, or even win the championship?
(End of this chapter)