Chapter 1103 Inventory
Next came Federer's two serves.
Left half court, first ball, first serve ready.
"Bang!"
Outside corner, strong flat hit with backspin.
Li Ba pulled back with one hand, backhand straight line, hit the opponent's first zone in the second zone.
Federer moved from the second zone to the first zone, and Li Ba was rushing to the net at this time. He immediately used a forehand topspin and pulled a forehand diagonal line to hit Li Ba's first zone.
And the ball was very high, avoiding being intercepted by Li Ba in the air.
But just when Federer was forehanding, Li Ba, who was rushing to the net, stopped rushing to the net at the serving line (the white line 6.4 meters away from the net, about 5.5 meters away from the baseline) with an emergency stop.
As Federer pulled the topspin high ball, Li Ba retreated to the landing point without turning around, because the topspin high ball was relatively slow, and he had time to get in place.
The ball fell from the high point, Li Ba jumped up, leaned back a little in the air, and swung the racket to intercept.
"Bang!"
The ball was like a meteor, crashing into Federer's half of the court.
"1:3." The referee shouted.
"Pa pa pa..."
The audience burst into thunderous applause.
"This ball is so beautiful! Absolutely violent high-altitude volley, so impressive! But more importantly, I think the hammer's net rush should only be a defensive strategy to force Federer to serve high balls, otherwise he would not have stopped at the serving line."
Tong Kexin shouted excitedly.
Zhang Sheng nodded and said, "It should be. I have watched many of his NBA games. His defense is very active."
Tong Kexin smiled and said, "Now we are leading by two points and have the advantage in the tiebreak. I have discovered that Tiechui is very good at tiebreaks. His serve is too advantageous, and today he played this jump serve, which makes his serve more aggressive."
Zhang Sheng said, "According to data analysis, Federer's tiebreak ability is average. His serve is very strong and top-notch, but in the tiebreak, he changes his serve too frequently and cannot maintain his serve advantage. This is his weakness.
Among the top men's tennis players, Federer, Nadal, Murray and Djokovic should have the weakest tiebreak ability. Djokovic should be the strongest, but Djokovic can't beat Tiechui in the tiebreak.
Today's game, if Tiechui can't break the serve, he must be cautious in the tiebreak. This is the biggest chance to win."
"Yes, Tiechui does have outstanding tiebreak ability at the moment. With the strong against the weak, he should have a chance." Tong Kexin smiled.
In the right half, Federer's second ball, preparing for the first serve.
"Bang!"
"Wrong."
Federer shook his head and prepared for the second serve.
Sky TV, Venus said: "With Federer's serving technique, the first serve actually went into the net, which shows that his psychology should be affected."
Serena said: "No matter who it is, facing the jump serve of Hammer and his high-altitude volleys, the psychology will be affected."
Bill shook his head and said: "Too violent, Hammer continued his sports style on the basketball court."
Booth smiled and said: "Tennis is an elegant sport. I wonder what kind of impact will Hammer's entry into this sport have on this sport?"
"Bang!"
The second serve was successful.
Federer asked for the inside line, and still served Li Ba's serve, or flat hit with backspin.
But in order to ensure the success of the serve, the speed of this ball is really not fast, at most 170.
Li Ba turned sideways and backhanded a straight topspin, and the ball fell directly into Federer's second zone, and because the ball speed was not fast, the quality of this serve was very high, and the landing point was in the deep zone (near the baseline).
After receiving the serve, Li Ba began to rush to the net.
The ball landed too deep, forcing Federer to rush out of the court four meters before he could backhand the ball back.
He was so experienced that he knew that Li Ba must have finished grabbing the net at this time, so he tried his best to cut a high ball, backhand diagonal, and put it in the backcourt of Li Ba's second zone.
Li Ba also stopped when he rushed to the service line. Seeing his opponent return the ball, he immediately retreated.
After retreating to the position, he also jumped back and implemented a high-altitude interception.
This action is like badminton, but the difference is that the return of this action in badminton is a high ball, or hanging in front of the net, while he directly hits a high-pressure ball.
"Bang!"
The ball landed at the midpoint, close to the deep zone.
At this time, Federer was moving towards the midpoint, and he immediately retreated when he saw this, almost retreating to the position of blocking the net, and returned a forehand diagonal topspin ball, which landed in Li Ba's second zone.
At this time, Federer could barely control the ball's landing point. If it was Li Ba, it would be good to complete the return. Whether it went out of bounds or not, that would be another return. It can be seen how big the difference between the two people's skills is.
Li Ba once again made a high-altitude volley, hitting the opponent's second zone.
Federer rushed over and hit a backhand diagonal shot with great force.
"Iron Hammer hits high-altitude balls continuously, and Federer is suppressed five meters behind the baseline, very close to the net, and very passive."
Sky TV commentator Booth shouted loudly.
At the same time, in the CCTV live broadcast room, Tong Kexin shouted: "Iron Hammer must take this ball quickly. Continuous jumps and high-altitude volleys consume a lot of physical energy."
Li Ba hits a high-pressure ball again, this time in a good position, in the first zone, close to the bottom corner, a real deep zone.
This time Federer has no choice but to run from left to right, all diagonally, and the distance is more than ten meters. He didn't run halfway before the ball hit the net.
"1:4." The referee shouted.
"Pa pa..."
Warm applause rang out in the center court.
Next, it was Li Ba's first serve, in the left half, ready for the first serve.
"Bang!"
It was still a jump serve that was extremely powerful.
"ACE."
The referee shouted.
"5:1." The referee shouted.
"Beautiful!" Zhang Sheng shouted excitedly.
"The serving and receiving abilities of Tiechui make him too strong in the tiebreak!" Tong Kexin said excitedly.
It was 6 points, and the two drank water and wiped their sweat before switching sides to fight again.
In the left half, Li Ba was ready for the second serve.
"Bang!"
It was another jump serve.
"Error."
It went out of bounds, ready for the second serve.
"Bang!"
It was still a jump serve, with a lot of advantages in hand, Li Ba was not conservative at all.
"ACE."
The referee shouted.
"6:1. Set point." The referee shouted.
Finally got the set point, Li Ba excitedly waved his racket.
Federer shook his head, turned back and wiped his face, and motioned to the ball boy to wipe his sweat with a towel.
He just wiped the sweat off his face, and now he wiped it off again, because he needed time to adjust his mentality and think about his serve.
Now he knew another weakness in front of Li Ba, his ability to win the tiebreak was much worse.
He was really troubled by the fact that he couldn't break the serve and couldn't win the tiebreak.
"Great, great!" Zhang Sheng and Tong Kexin shouted excitedly.
In the right half, Federer served first.
"Bang!"
"ACE." The referee shouted.
"2:6. Count." The chief referee shouted.