Match point

Chapter 181 Prove yourself
191 cm, 79 kg.

In terms of body shape, Sarkesen is almost the same as Gao Wen before gaining weight, but their playing styles are vastly different.

Sarkisian is a player who is good at grabbing points.

What do you mean?
The simple understanding is that in the process of hitting the ball, he tends to lower the center of gravity of the body, and step up to grab the rising point after the tennis ball rebounds.

The average player's hitting point is often waiting for the tennis ball to bounce back to the height between his waist and chest, but his hitting point may be between his waist and knees.

That is to fight for time and rhythm.

This way of playing is mainly to avoid the weakness of one's own strength. By grabbing the rhythm, mainly using the hitting technique of leveraging strength to compress the time for the tennis ball to return to the opponent's court, and then establish an advantage for oneself. The speed and rhythm are The core of the whole game.

This type of style is more common in players with a height below 180 cm, such as Kei Nishikori of Japan and Diego-Schwartzman of Argentina. They are the top players in the tour. Master, and the world rankings are in the top ten.

In addition, the Italian player Fabio-Fognini (Fabio-Fognini) is one of the top players among all professional players in his ability to control the point-grabbing attack freely. He has an innate ability to judge the timing of hitting points. The talent from here can be called the top in the world.

It is true that all of them are players with a height of less than 180 centimeters and have no advantage in serving, but at the same time, this also allows them to have advantages that others cannot have in the link of hitting the ball.

However, Sarkisian is a full 191 cm tall, which is very rare.

The point-grabbing attack is actually very entertaining, because the time between hitting and hitting the ball is compressed, the rhythm of the round is fast, and the mercury-like attack allows the audience to feel a hearty sense of catharsis, and the whole game Very crisp, without sloppy.

Even if it is simply regarded as ASMR, close your eyes and appreciate it, you can feel the burst of adrenaline.

However, this style of play also requires strict attention, and the audience needs to maintain a high degree of concentration, because they have to grab points all the time. Once energy or physical strength declines, the position of the hitting point will deviate, and the quality of the game will decline. It's very obvious, and then it's completely passive.

In the two regular season games against the Bruins, Sarkesen obviously failed to play his best tennis, losing to Thompson and Geelong respectively.

When he came to Athens, Sarkissen felt hot, and his smooth and smooth rhythm control style of play was brilliant. The relaxed and freehand game was really pleasing to the eye.

Analyzing from a paper point of view, the game of rushing to attack is actually to reduce the time for Gao Wen to think, plan, and plan, forcing Gao Wen to rely on instinct to play, weakening the advantages of the brain and magnifying the disadvantages of the body, requiring Gao Wen to be like Thompson. Playing like that, the quality of the ball will naturally be difficult to keep up with.

Moreover, Gao Wen is 193 centimeters tall, and his center of gravity is actually too high. Especially in the process of fast movement, it is difficult to squat down. Facing Sarkissen, who is good at catching the rhythm, the chance of controlling the situation will be reduced. It may allow Sarkison to attack continuously and speed up the tempo, which just enters Sarkison's comfort zone.

Objectively speaking, Gao Wen really had a headache for Sarkesen's style.

Especially after he has reached a certain level of confrontation at the strength level, compared with strength players, the impact brought by point-grabbing players will be more obvious.

It is precisely because of this that after successfully advancing to the quarterfinals, Sarkeeson showed unstoppable confidence when interviewed by the media.

"...Yes, I know that Gao Wen is in good condition now, and he should undoubtedly be the one to win, but I believe that I have the key to victory."

Sarkissen, who just finished the game, is still sweating profusely, but his eyes are bright and his cheeks are flushed, and he can really feel the firmness emanating from the inside out.

"My opponents in the previous rounds are different from Gao Wen. Our batting methods and game styles are all different. My physical talent is not that good, so I need to work harder on the court to make up for my shortcomings. , I know what I'm doing, and I know what I should do."

"I know I can beat Gawain, so all I need to do is go out on the court and make it happen."

Normally, Sarkeeson is not arrogant and arrogant, on the contrary, he is always down-to-earth and diligent.

However, Sarkisian's confidence is not without reason.

On the one hand, it is because of myself.

Since entering the singles competition, Sarkeeson has really played well, and his performance is better than the other. Even the first round against the seeded players of the University of South Carolina won very easily. So far, he has not lost any set. Three games All are "2:0" wins.

From the progress of the game to the final score, Sarkesen's confidence has reached an unprecedented new high——

Now that we have reached the top eight, why can't we go one step further?

On the other hand, it is because of the opponent.

Before the full-scale singles competition of the National Championships, I once said——

No one could deny Gao Wen's sudden birth.

In the team competition, as the absolute main force, he defeated strong enemies consecutively, and followed the Bruins to regain the national championship trophy after ten years.

Now in Athens, there is no doubt that Gao Wen's topic is hot.

However, on the road of Gao Wen's strong rise, there are still too few top masters who have really defeated, and the highest ranked is Domian.

Moreover, don't forget that Gao Wen, like Macdonald, is a freshman, and their active time in the NCAA arena is still not enough, lacking time to prove themselves and important games.

Naturally, doubts will not disappear.

This is also an important source of Sarkesen's confidence - Gao Wen, is not as strong as imagined.

During the regular season, Sarkeeson lost to Thompson and Geelong successively. They were the first and second players in the United States, and they lost convincingly; but at that time, Gao Wen was only the sixth single of the Bruins. Appears as a Raider and shines like a comet.

Standing in front of Gao Wen, Sarkesen's confidence will not be suppressed.

What's more, the style of play is against each other, this is the fact before us.

You can see the clues by looking at the words of Sarkesen, "I know I can beat Gawain", not "I believe" or "I hope", the difference of a verb can be felt from the inside out. The belief that exudes, which is a very different thing.

In fact, the media has been waiting hard.

It's not so much that they expect Gao Wen to lose, it's better to say that they have no preference for the outcome itself, but they expect Gao Wen to go through a trial to see what level Gao Wen can show.

However, this year, the Siberian cold current swept across Athens, one after another, the high-ranking seeds fell one after another, and the expectations of the reporters were repeatedly frustrated.

Finally, Sarkeesan appeared, and then...the media suddenly had a collective climax.

　First update.Thanks to the book friend "Worry-free is the realm of hope" for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)