tennis giant

Chapter 401 Victory!
Anson and Federer, the number of times the two have played against each other before is actually not many, and the results are mixed, but in people's impression, the latter is the winner.

Why is this happening?

First, because Federer won the most crucial match between them, last year's Wimbledon final, which left a deep impression on people.

Secondly, it is also because everyone's strong image of Fred is deeply ingrained, but for An Sheng, the time for his rise is too short, and everyone may not even have a particularly complete impression in their minds.

Therefore, in the eyes of the majority of tennis fans, although Ansheng defended this US Open championship, he is not qualified to be compared with Federer.

And Anson's goal is to change everyone's impression that Federer is great, but Anson, he will only be greater in the future!

On October 10, at 12:02 pm, both Anson and Federer appeared on the center court on time, and none of the 30 spectator seats were vacant.

It is worth mentioning that before the game, the reporter asked Anson and Fred to evaluate each other.

And Anson's evaluation of Federer is very simple, there are only two words, that is "legendary".

Correspondingly, Federer's evaluation of An Sheng not only did not refuse, but also said a lot. In general, he praised An Sheng severely.

But among them, there is one thing that makes Anson feel a little uncomfortable, that is, Federer mentioned words such as "car accident" and "injury" many times.

Although this is true, An Sheng actually doesn't want people to mention it, at least during this time period, he doesn't want to.

Of course, An Sheng knew that Federer should have good intentions, and naturally he would not compete with him in this matter, let alone engage in any boring "war of words" with him.

Half an hour later, at 3 o'clock sharp, the game officially started.

And this game, it can be said that it was played quite wonderfully. Not only was the confrontation fierce, but also with the hard work of the players on both sides, they hit a lot of good shots that were enough to enter the video highlights.

"bang"

In the first game, on the fourth ball, An Sheng suddenly sent a chasing ball, which seemed very abrupt under the foreshadowing of three consecutive outside corner serves.

But Federer's mental state is very concentrated, and his reaction is extremely fast. Even if he is caught off guard, he adjusts his hitting posture in time and hits a good quality return.

Immediately afterwards, Ansheng hit a powerful flat shot towards the opponent's backhand corner, and the ball was extremely fast.

Federer responded with a backhand slice.

But at this time, contrary to Federer's expectations, An Sheng rushed into the court extremely decisively, and completed a bounce when the ball just hit the ground.

Although its ball speed is not very fast, its angle is wide open.

As a last resort, Federer crossed the entire court from his backhand position, ran out of his forehand sideline, and picked the ball back under very extreme circumstances.

He obviously saw An Sheng who was preparing to volley in front of the net, and this high ball perfectly avoided An Sheng's block and forced him to chase back.

At this moment, the offense and defense changed hands.

Federer took advantage of the trend and came to the net, ready to intercept it, while An Sheng chased back desperately, trying to save the ball.

Fortunately, An Sheng's reaction was indeed very fast. At the moment Federer made a shot, he made an accurate judgment and took immediate action. In addition, the flying speed of the high ball was relatively slow.

In this way, Anson still caught up, and also under an unconventional hitting action, he hit a high-arc topspin ball, which broke Federer's block in front of the net and forced him to retreat to the bottom line.

And when both sides retreated to the bottom line, the two fought against the bottom line for many shots before finally deciding the winner. An Sheng scored this point with a small backhand slash.

"Oh!"

This is the fifth ball of the second inning.

Federer hits the serve and hits a powerful forehand drive to Anson's backhand sideline, which is not slow and has a great angle.

And this high-quality attack, if the opponent is replaced by someone else, it must be a beautiful winning point.

However, his opponent is An Sheng!
Accurate prediction and early start allowed An Sheng to save the ball from a dangerous situation, and he used his good touch to achieve good quality.

But Federer on the opposite side seemed to be prepared to save Ansheng. He rushed into the court in advance and completed a very beautiful ball in the midfield position.

Ansheng, who had just reset, was also shocked by Federer's move, but after he reacted, he did not give up, but rushed to the middle net desperately.

Moreover, at the moment when the tennis ball was about to hit the ground, he raised the ball high, passed Federer, and flew towards the opponent's backcourt.

At the same time, An Sheng took advantage of the situation and stood in front of the net, ready to volley.

Federer naturally saw Anson's movement, so after he chased back, although the movement was awkward, he still forced a straight line and tried to cross.

It's a pity that Anson's predictive ability showed his power again, allowing him to judge Federer's crossing route in advance, and then completed the volley and scored this point.

"Oh!"

In the third game of the second set, Federer sent an inside corner. The quality was very high, and the point was already under the line.

The angle is too big, and the ball speed is also good, so even An Sheng can hardly deal with it easily.More importantly, An Sheng "bet" on the outside corner before, so his reaction was half a beat slower than usual.

Very reluctantly, An Sheng completed the return, but it was also a last resort. He hit a high toss ball, the speed of the ball was very slow, but at least he could ensure that the landing point would be relatively deep.

And Federer, who had been waiting at the bottom line for a long time, immediately hit An Sheng's backhand sideline with a forehand without hesitation.

An Sheng chased desperately, and finally rescued him, but the quality of his return was relatively mediocre, so he could only rely on his touch to hit the ball as deep as possible.

In the next shot, Federer chose to attack Anson's forehand sideline, and Anson was afraid of chasing desperately, so he was able to complete the save.

Being dragged back and forth by Federer for several shots, although An Sheng was very embarrassed, he never gave up, and his persistence was also to win the opportunity to fight back.

In the end, he used a backhand slice to complete the transition, and then switched from defense to offense, scoring the point with difficulty.

And such a wonderful confrontation, there have been many in the game.

But from this, we can find a rule, that is, An Sheng is often the passive side, but his tenacity allows him to finally turn the situation around and complete the score.

Correspondingly, Anson took the initiative, and Federer was involved in multi-shot confrontations, but rarely appeared.

Why is this happening?Does this mean that An Sheng is at a disadvantage in the competition?

But the fact is quite the opposite. The reason why An Sheng rarely takes the initiative in multi-shot confrontations in matches is because Federer rarely can withstand it when he takes the initiative.

This, in fact, is the key to deciding this game.

In the end, Anson also relied on this advantage and defeated Federer 6-4, 7-5 with a total score of 2-0, thus advancing to the top 8 of this Shanghai Masters.

It's a pity that this is not the final. Although An Sheng won, his influence cannot be compared with the previous Wimbledon final.

Therefore, An Sheng still has a long way to go, and still needs to continue to work hard.

(End of this chapter)