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Chapter 422 Comeback and advance!

"Wow~"

As soon as the first set was over, there was a moment of silence in the audience, and then there was an uproar.

"This seems to be the first game An Sheng has lost since his comeback, right?"

Someone has already told the truth. Indeed, this is the first match that An Sheng lost in more than half a year since his comeback.

In previous games, Anson has always won by sweeping his opponents 2-0 or 3-0, even when facing Djokovic, Federer and others.

But this time, he actually lost the first set!
Could it be that An Sheng is really going to lose this game?

At this time, Dimitrov was also quite excited. For him, if he could really defeat An Sheng, then what he could gain would not only be a victory in a match, but he would also be able to break into the Australian Open. The finals can even draw the attention of tennis fans all over the world!

How could he not be excited by such a temptation?
Moreover, Dimitrov can clearly feel that in this game, his competitive state is very good, and correspondingly, An Sheng's competitive state is obviously not the best.

That is to say, this game is the best time for him to defeat An Sheng, and he must not miss this opportunity.

At this time, An Sheng, who was sitting down to rest, had already calmed down. At the same time, he was also thinking about countermeasures in his mind.

Not long after, a smile appeared on An Sheng's originally indifferent face, and then he took a sip of the energy drink next to him, then stood up again, and walked to the court.

In fact, the situation of this match was not complicated. An Sheng quickly figured it out. Losing the first set was nothing more than an accident.

To be more specific, in addition to the score, he was still at an advantage in the first set.

The key point is that as long as Anson himself does not make mistakes, Dimitrov will never be able to pose a real threat to his serve.

Correspondingly, although Anson did not break serve against Dimitrov in the first set, he got at least three break points.

It's just that he was a little unlucky and didn't get these crucial points.

As for the final tie-break, Ansheng originally had an advantage, but it must be said that there will always be some surprises in the game.

The success rate of Dimitrov's beautiful serve extension is definitely not high, but even if he succeeds, there is nothing you can do about it.

In addition, it is very important that An Sheng suddenly realized that he did not have to face Dimitrov head-on. In terms of comprehensive skills, there is probably no better player in the entire tennis world than him.

Therefore, he can try other styles of play to see if he can achieve better results. Moreover, this is a five-set match, and he has enough time to try.

Intermission ends and the second set begins.

"Oh!"

In the first game of the second set, An Sheng served first, and his ball speed reached 203 kilometers per hour, which was still not his best state, but it was enough to give him an advantage.

Sure enough, Dimitrov's return was of the same quality as the previous set.

In this way, An Sheng started to attack immediately, and he didn't need to play particularly fiercely. As long as the attack of each shot was above his level, then he could score smoothly.

The fact is also the same. On the third shot, An Sheng hit a forehand to complete the winning point.

"Oh!"

In the next shot, there was a slight surprise, because An Sheng realized that Dimitrov actually chose to fight at the beginning, and when he received the serve, he was obviously exerting strength.

But after thinking about it for a while, An Sheng immediately understood.

The reason is very simple and routine. After the last game, Dimitrov obviously understood that he could not pose a threat to Ansheng's serve with only conventional means of receiving and returning. If so, he would naturally think of other ways to change this situation.

Anyway, if he continues to use the previous receiving method, he will also lose. Therefore, it is better to give it a go and fight for that tiny opportunity.

If he succeeds, then he will naturally make money, and even if he fails, he will not become worse than he is now.

However, just like Anson's previous judgment, under his serve, the probability of Dimitrov being able to successfully hit a high-quality return is very small.

What's more, if he wants to break serve against An Sheng, he needs to score four consecutive points in a short period of time. From this, it can be seen that the probability of his success is really extremely low.

The reality is basically the same. Although Dimitrov can occasionally hit a few good shots, under Anson's steady performance, there is no chance to break serve.

Therefore, in the second set, An Sheng's serve was still as stable as Mount Tai.

In this way, the key to the game naturally came to Dimitrov's serve, and when the game reached the sixth game, the situation on the court finally changed.

"Oh!"

Dimitrov's serve was of good quality, and An Sheng immediately completed the return. In the sending and receiving link, the two sides basically remained unchanged.

Subsequently, Dimitrov launched an offensive forcibly, with his forehand, hit a strong flat blow, and attacked An Sheng's forehand corner.

But at this time, An Sheng took the initiative to make a change. He no longer forcibly confronted him, but hit a forehand topspin, which slowed down the rhythm of the game.

Of course, there is no doubt that after using topspin, although the speed of the ball has decreased, its control has increased.

This ball, its angle is bigger than before, and it lands deeper.

As a last resort, Dimitrov rushed to the sideline to complete the return and continue his previous offensive.

But in the next shot, An Sheng used a forehand topspin, which not only completed the defense, but also had a wider angle, and once again forced Dimitrov to rush to the sidelines to complete the return.

But this time, Dimitrov couldn't continue his strong attack. When his foot movement was not particularly in place, he could only hit a topspin ball as a transition.

At the same time, he is also ready for the next shot to defend, because, based on his understanding of An Sheng, he believes that An Sheng will definitely launch a strong counterattack in the next shot.

But he guessed wrong. An Sheng launched a counterattack, but he did not insist on pursuing a one-shot victory as before. Instead, he used the topspin ball again, which was just a change of line.

And after An Sheng became "soft", this ball formed a multi-shot, and the two sides fought back and forth for more than ten shots before they were able to decide the winner.

It was Dimitrov who wanted to attack too much and complete the fatal blow, which caused him to make a hit error.

"Oh!"

On the next ball, after serving and receiving, An Sheng suddenly released a small ball.

This surprised Dimitrov. Fortunately, An Sheng's small ball was shot forcibly, and the conditions were not suitable, which also led to its not particularly high quality.

Because of this, Dimitrov rescued him, and after being pulled by both sides, he entered the bottom line stalemate instead.

But at this time, it was he himself who made the first hitting error and sent An Sheng a point.

"Oh!"

On the next goal, Ansheng suddenly exerted his strength and hit an unsolvable winning point.

The many changes made by An Sheng not only made the game more exciting, but also made it difficult for Dimitrov to adapt, and even became a little confused for a while.

When he came back to his senses, An Sheng was already leading 40-0. In this round, he got three consecutive break points.

But this time, An Sheng obviously won't miss another chance. On the fourth ball, he relied on a backhand volley to score the winning point again and complete the break of this round.

And, just after that in the 8th game, An Sheng broke serve again, thus successfully winning the second set with a score of 6-2.

And more importantly, even now, Dimitrov still has difficulty adapting to Anson's changes, or in other words, he can't keep up with Anson's rhythm now.

Not only that, as the game progressed, Dimitrov's competitive state was also affected to a certain extent, and gradually began to decline, no longer as brave as before.

In the third set, Ansheng broke serve in the first game. Although Dimitrov wanted to resist, he tenaciously held serve in all subsequent games.

But in the end, An Sheng relied on this game to break serve and won the third set with a score of 7-5.

But when the game came to the fourth set, it was difficult for Dimitrov to persevere. Whether it was in his mentality or in the state of the game, he had a very serious collapse.

It only took 10 minutes, and An Sheng quickly won it with a score of 6 to 1.

In this way, Ansheng lost three sets in a row and defeated Dimitrov with a total score of 3-1, thus advancing to the final of this Australian Open.

It is worth mentioning that after the game, many media outlets revealed that when An Sheng lost the first game, the ratings of various TV stations and network broadcasting platforms unexpectedly jumped.

It can be seen that, in the hearts of the audience, An Sheng's strength has formed a pattern, so that his loss has become a very attractive gimmick.

I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing?
(End of this chapter)