Chapter 1091 The Serve Is More Threatening After Slowing Down

"It's out of bounds, what a pity! If Tiechui can maintain the quality of the serve just now, it would be terrible." Tong Kexin said with a smile.

Zhang Sheng said with a smile: "Compared with the serve that Tiechui just received, Djokovic's serve is that the latter hits the highest point, while the former returns the ball directly on the way up.

There is another difference. Djokovic is just fast-driving or blocking, borrowing the force, the force is not very strong, easy to control, and not easy to go out of bounds. Tiechui is counterattacking, and it is a flat shot, the counterattack force is very strong, so it is not easy to control well, and it is easy to go out of bounds.

But once it falls in the bounds, Tiechui's return is more difficult to receive than Djokovic's return, because the return speed is too fast. This is grass, if it is a clay court, it will definitely hit a hole."

Next, Djokovic made a mistake in the first serve in the right half of the court and entered the second serve.

His second serve usually uses a slice, backspin, and rarely serves topspin or flat hits.

Li Ba's forehand pulls the topspin strongly, asking for a straight line, forcing Djokovic to start running.

Djokovic's two-handed backhand is indeed too strong. After running to the right position, he pulled the backhand diagonal line, which also forced Li Ba to run.

"The baseline is Djokovic's strong point, so you should pay attention to the hammer!" Tong Kexin reminded.

Li Ba moved to the right position, pulled the backhand straight line, and pulled it hard and strong. A fierce topspin ball hit Djokovic's right half.

Djokovic ran again, from left to right.

After mobilizing his opponent, Li Ba decisively implemented the net.

Djokovic noticed Li Ba's net grab and also showed his specialty, pulling a topspin ball with one hand forehand.

This is a high ball, which takes the position of the deep baseline area, trying to steal Li Ba's opportunity.

Li Ba hurriedly stopped and turned, and his top turn and first step played a role, allowing him to catch up with the ball.

Seeing that Li Ba's huge body has such a fast turning and moving ability, the fans in the audience were stunned.

"Bang!"

Li Ba pulled back with one hand and pulled another topspin.

However, his technique was still not up to par. Although he pulled the backhand through, he could not control the landing point.

The ball was right next to Djokovic. He blocked it with a backhand, and the ball bounced back instantly. He also controlled the landing point very well, leaving Li Ba no chance to return the ball.

"2:1." The referee shouted.

Next, Djokovic changed his serve. He gave up the previous flat shot on the first serve and used a lot of backspin balls, just like the second serve.

After the backspin ball bounces after hitting the ground, the rebound height will not be as high as the flat shot and topspin ball, and the power will not be as strong as the flat shot and topspin ball. Even high-quality backspin balls may rebound if they encounter headwind.

After the rebound height is reduced, Li Ba's hitting height can be reduced, so that Li Ba will not have the opportunity to intercept high in the air, nor will he have the opportunity to receive the serve with a high-altitude flat shot. He can only use topspin balls to receive the serve.

For topspin balls, the ball speed is relatively low, so Djokovic has the opportunity to enter the stalemate stage, and thus defeat Li Ba with his stalemate ball ability.

After such a change, he really limited Li Ba's advantage in hitting height and successfully saved his serve.

1:1, both players saved their serve.

After two rounds of competition, both players knew each other better.

Djokovic gained more because Li Ba's first serve was too shocking for him, but in the following few serves, he found a way to save his serve and regained his confidence.

Next, it was Li Ba's serve, and it was time to test Djokovic's strongest serve receiving skills again.

In the middle position one foot behind the baseline of the right half court, Li Ba prepared for the first serve.

"Bang!"

He asked for an outside corner, a topspin ball, with a speed of 215 to 225, which was slightly higher than the previous second serve, so that the first serve had a higher success rate.

When he was training, the topspin ball at this speed, if it did not jump, could have a success rate of about 65%.

Djokovic made an accurate prediction, moved in time, and blocked with his backhand, but the ball was too fast, so the quality of his serve was still not high. He barely returned a high ball, and the position was not deep enough, and the serve was not aggressive enough, landing on the serving line.

This gave Li Ba the opportunity to intercept from a high altitude. He quickly moved to the serving line (the horizontal line in the middle of the half court, and the area in front of the net is the serving area) and then jumped up, hitting a high-pressure ball in the half court. With a bang, the ball hit the opposite court directly.

After receiving the serve, Djokovic ran to the court. The ball was in the deep area of ​​the left half court. The high-pressure ball was too fast, and he only had time to turn his head.

"1:0." The referee shouted.

The speedometer showed that the speed of the first serve reached 221 kilometers per hour.

Zhang Sheng said excitedly: "It seems that Djokovic's serve reception has no effect on serves with a speed like the hammer."

Tong Kexin smiled and said: "The main reason is that the ball is too fast. Djokovic's serve reception quality will definitely be seriously affected. Top players, like Federer and Djokovic himself, only have a first serve of about 200, so Djokovic can rely on his serve reception technology to complete high-quality serves, but a 220 ball, that's impossible, it's beyond his limit."

Left half court, first serve.

"Bang!"

"ACE!"

A corner ball with a speed of 226 per hour prevented Djokovic from receiving the ball.

He tried his best to take a step forward, but with his backhand, the racket was still half a meter slower.

"2:0." The referee shouted.

"Look, 226, this should be the limit of Djokovic's serve reception. He can't receive the ball at this speed." Tong Kexin shouted.

"No one can receive this ball at this speed, including Federer." Zhang Sheng said with a smile.

Tong Kexin said with a smile: "If you want to take a gamble, you can move in advance before the hammer hits the ball, and you can still try your luck."

Zhang Sheng said: "That's really a matter of luck, I don't know whether it's the inside corner or the outside corner. But anyway, it's easy to receive, this is really a solution that is not a solution."

Right half court, first serve.

"Huh!"

Djokovic took a deep breath, his eyes wide open, staring at Li Ba's serve. He needed to make a judgment at the moment Li Ba hit the serve, whether it was the outside corner or the inside corner, whether it was a flat hit or a topspin or a backspin, and then move in time.

"Bang!"

Li Ba tiptoed to hit the ball, inside corner, topspin.

At this moment, Djokovic moved to the inside corner like a cheetah.

His moving direction was still to maintain his technical movements and move forward.

Most people, especially Li Ba's serve with a speed of more than 200 km/h, would retreat to a position three or four meters behind the baseline, and receive the serve when the ball bounces from the high point after hitting the ground (serving area).

But he did not do that. He moved forward and received the serve while the ball bounced from the ground. This time, he did not change because the opponent's serve was too fast. His will was very firm.

Moreover, his serve was not like others, who used slices to receive the serve, sliced ​​the ball back first, and gave themselves the opportunity to play a stalemate. He directly fast-dribbled or used the force to block, and directly implemented a counterattack after receiving the serve.

At this moment, he turned around, took a big step forward to the left with his right foot, and blocked with his backhand in an extremely awkward physical condition.