Match Point: Chapter 1039 Tian Ji Horse Racing

Chapter 1040 Tian Ji Horse Racing

"198, 298, 319, 365, 399..."

In such a bunch of numbers, suddenly a single digit, "3", stands out easily, even if you want to ignore it, it is very difficult.

There is no doubt that in the Davis Cup match of "China VS New Zealand", Gao Wen is a variable, and how to deploy troops becomes the key.

Whether it is China or New Zealand, they all know one important point:

The Davis Cup is a team competition. Even if Gao Wen can play multiple roles, including two singles and one doubles, his energy is limited.

New Zealand can make a bold assumption that they lost both singles matches against Gawain, and they have stronger confidence in the doubles match.

Then, the importance of the other two singles games will also be highlighted. Only when the two singles games are completely victorious can the doubles game become the key to breaking the balance.

This is also the charm of the team competition. Even if China has a "3", New Zealand can also make this "3" sit helpless in the rest area.

In the final analysis, the team competition tests the overall strength and average strength, just like in the table tennis team competition, the key to the real victory or defeat is often the third singles, not the first singles or the third singles, but "not to be The third single of "People Pay Attention to" shows its heritage.

In this regard, Li Zhe also has a clear understanding that Gao Wen is their trump card, but the team competition cannot rely on only one player, otherwise it will not be a team.

Therefore, the game between the two sides has already started from the stage of formation.

On the Huaxia side, Gao Wen, Li Zhe, Zhang Ze, and Wu Di were dispatched.

Gao Wen, in charge of two singles.

Zhang Ze and Wu Di are each in charge of a singles match.

Zhang Ze and Li Zhe cooperated in doubles.

Of course, the next day's singles lineup can be changed at any time, and they can adapt to changes after the first day of competition is over, but the point is that they need to do their best to win every game.

They chose Li Zhe instead of Wang Chuhan because they considered doubles, and they didn't intend to give up the doubles victory. Among this group of players, both Li Zhe and Zhang Ze spent a lot of time on the doubles field, which can be regarded as both singles and doubles. He is more familiar with doubles than Wu Di and Wang Chuhan.

Li Zhe and the others all know that Gao Wen is currently under tremendous pressure, and the next "Sunshine Double Championship" is even more anticipated. They hope to share the pressure for Gao Wen, and they also hope to become teammates who fight side by side and fight for the Davis Cup together. Victory, instead of taking the ride of Gao Wen.

This means that they need to spend their time in doubles to make sure everything is possible.

At the same time, it also means that Zhang Ze and Wu Di's singles also need a chance to win.

As long as Zhang Ze or Wu Di can win a singles victory, they will be able to disrupt New Zealand's layout, and the pressure on Gao Wen's shoulders will be relieved—

Who knows? Maybe they can win "3:0" on the first day, so that Gao Wen doesn't need to play again the next day to accumulate energy for Indian Wells.

It is precisely because of this that today, after Zhang Ze appeared on the stage, he was full of fighting spirit and performed well.

However, New Zealand, which sits at home, is also well prepared:

The gap reflected in the world rankings is not a real difference in strength; the solidarity and backing of the home game has become a source of confidence in the battle.

Even the weather is on New Zealand's side, highlighting the home field advantage.

The first game, less than fifteen minutes after it started, was interrupted by a sudden downpour.

Everyone thought that this should be a torrential rain in the summer afternoon, like a child changing his face, it came and went quickly, at most 30 minutes passed; in the end, the game was interrupted for three hours, and the sky was full of dark clouds. It sounded like the end of the world, with a hole in the sky.

While waiting for the players to play again, the sky was still gray and the wind was blowing, which obviously had a direct impact on the players' performance.

At this time, we can see the ingenuity of New Zealand's formation.

According to common sense, Venus is ranked higher in the world. Avoiding Gao Wen and facing Zhang Ze should have a better chance. This is the correct way for Tian Ji to start the horse race.

Before the match, Li Zhe and Zhang Ze all prepared for the match with Venus as their target.

However, New Zealand did not, they chose Statham.

Statham, this is a weird player, not a typical hard-court player, not a typical clay-court player, more like a mix of different styles.

Hitting the ball is not mainly flat hitting, but more spin, so it seems that this should be more suitable for clay; but the point is that he often surfs the net, and even cooperates with the serve and return of the serve, and it is completely grass. ;Occasionally, the baseline shot can also be stuck for a while.

Simply put, omnivorous, changeable.

Statham's tactical combination is varied, whether it works or not, but it can be seen that he has been seeking changes and breaking inertia.

Such a player is indeed a difficult role in the Challenger League, because the opponent often does not have the ability to absolutely suppress, and it is easy for Statham to break the rhythm.

However, the skills are too complicated and the tactical system is not clear. Without a system, he often just thinks about where to play, and even he can't control himself; moreover, he is not like the Brown who Gao Wen played against in Doha at the beginning of the year. Possesses a trump card, but also lacks instant explosive power.

Naturally, the ups and downs of the game are particularly obvious.

Statham is like a double-edged sword. He doesn't know whether he will hurt his opponent or himself.

Such an opponent, for Zhang Ze, who lacked strength to suppress, really fought very hard, because there was no routine, and the whole process kept changing.

Can't settle down.

"2:6", "7:6(5, "7:6(0, "3:6".

Zhang Ze lost one set first, then won two tie-breaks in a row, but lost the fourth set again, and then the two entangled all the way to the final set.

Even in the final set, they still failed to widen the gap, and entangled all the way to the long set final victory—

This also means that one side must win two games in a row in order to win.

"8:7".

Zhang Ze, who took the lead in serving, saved three break points, secured his serve again, and continued to put the pressure on Statham.

In the next serve game, Statham had to protect.

But is it really that easy?

Pay attention to the score. In the whole game, Zhang Ze got a total of nine break points, but he only broke Statham's serve in the second set.

On the contrary, Statham broke Zhang Ze's serve in the first, second, and fourth sets~www.mtlnovel.com~ So, the situation is still unfavorable for Zhang Ze.

After a brief break between rounds, Zhang Ze appeared again.

"Focus! Ah Ze, focus!"

Gao Wen yelled at Zhang Ze, just like the coach next to the boxing ring cheering for the boxers.

Zhang Ze turned his head and saw Gao Wen's bright eyes at a glance. He nodded heavily, and then trotted all the way into the "boxing ring" in front of him.

Li Zhe narrowed the distance slightly, approaching Gao Wen, "Do you need to warm up?"

The next singles match will be Gao Wen's match, and it is not sure when it will start, because no one knows when the long game will end.

In fact, Gao Wen had warmed up three times before and after, and this time it was less than 30 minutes after returning from warming up. Every time he felt that the game was about to end, but after warming up, he found that the game was still going on.

Gao Wen showed a shallow smile, "Wait a little longer, it's okay, there are still 30 minutes to warm up before the next match."

(end of this chapter)