"ah!"
"Ahhh..."
"oh…"
"Jesus Christ…"
On the abs stadium, the fierce battle was in full swing. From cheering to exclamation, after a sharp turn, all the audience fell silent, and their eyes focused on Zhang Ze, full of concern.
In the players' rest area, Gao Wen and the others all stood up, their eyes filled with worry, they held their breath, their heart went into arrest, and they stared at Zhang Ze who fell to the ground.
Li Zhe, who was completely focused on the game, stood in front of the net, waiting for the next shot, and realized the situation after a half-beat delay. He turned around and looked at the opponents and teammates, and saw it at a glance. Zhang Ze, who was at the bottom line, supported the ground with one hand, and the racket was thrown aside.
what happened?
Li Zhe ran all the way over, his heart was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't make a sound at all, and then he saw Zhang Ze raised his right hand and waved it to indicate that he was fine.
Li Zhe stretched out his hands, pulled Zhang Ze to stand up, and helped Zhang Ze pick up the racket that had been thrown aside. He frowned, but still did not relax.
Zhang Ze could also feel the tension and worry revealed by Li Zhe, so he took the initiative to explain:
"It's just that the ground didn't stop, and it slipped."
"fine."
"I reacted promptly, dropped the racket, did self-protection, and I didn't have any sprains and strains after the fall. Everything was fine."
In order to prove himself, Zhang Ze jumped twice on the spot, shaking his hands and feet, and relaxing his limbs, just like a puppy learning to walk.
Li Zhe was speechless for a while, and laughed without holding back.
On the side of the pitch.
Wu Di also breathed a sigh of relief, the most important thing is to avoid injury.
In the Davis Cup, if there is an injury during the game, it is not allowed to replace players, and there is only one option to retire and admit defeat; moreover, once Zhang Ze is injured, the impact on the follow-up of the season is also obvious. The race has just begun.
Looking up, Wu Di noticed Gao Wen's furrowed brows. In terms of age, he was four years older than Gao Wen, obviously he should be his elder brother.
"It should be fine, don't worry." Wu Di comforted.
Gao Wen smiled and nodded in response, "Well, the most important thing is not getting hurt."
But Wu Di realized that Gao Wen's worries still hadn't dissipated, "What's the matter? Worried about the competition?"
Originally, Gao Wen didn't plan to say more, but he took a quick look at Wu Di and noticed Wu Di's worry, and Wang Chuhan was also worried.
Think about it.
Gao Wen still said, "I'm worried about my physical condition, now is the time to pay more attention."
Mainly Zhang Ze.
In the first singles match, Zhang Ze fought for three and a half hours, and it didn't end until the long game. Such a duel was a test for any player.
In the middle, Gao Wen made a quick decision, and it was over in less than two hours, and then the third doubles match had to be boarded.
Doubles, as expected, this is the battleground of the two teams. New Zealand has its own calculations, and China also has its own calculations.
Gao Wen is an objective variable, but for China, if they want to beat New Zealand, they need three victories to realize it.
Although Zhang Ze and Wu Di's two singles matches, Huaxia has a ranking advantage, but their family members know their own affairs, and Zhang Ze and Wu Di's recent state is average. It can be seen from the entanglement and struggle in the first game today, which also means Therefore, they should try their best to win the doubles to avoid accidents.
What's more, in doubles, New Zealand does have an advantage, and this is also a game that New Zealand must win—
Marcus - Daniell (marcus-daniell), doubles world ranking eighty-five.
Artem - Sitak (artem-sitak), doubles world ranking fifty.
Moreover, these two are players who specialize in doubles. Both players have won the challenge doubles championship under their names, and they have also won a lot of games at the ATP level.
On the other hand, Zhang Ze's doubles world ranking is 352, and Li Zhe's doubles world ranking is 273.
Of course, in singles and doubles, there is a certain gap between the top 100 players in the world and the top 300 players in the world, but the gap is not as huge as imagined.
Compared with singles, doubles pays more attention to tacit understanding and cooperation. What the world ranking shows is not strength, but the time and results of the doubles. Just like Gao Wen and Nadal, their doubles world rankings are not at all. Worth mentioning, but still crowned champions in Doha.
However, it is true that Daniel and Steck can rank among the top 100 in the world doubles ranking.
The trend of the game is unpredictable.
The high-spirited Huaxia team showed their belief in winning. They won the first two sets and two tie-breaks.
"7:6(3, "7:6(4.
There is only one set left to advance to the next round.
However, the New Zealand pair also refused to disarm.
"6:7(1.
In the third set, it was still a tie-break. This time, the New Zealand team dominated the tie-break, easily won and pulled back a set.
In the next fourth game, Zhang Ze's physical strength could already be felt to fluctuate significantly.
"3:6".
Amidst the cheers of the home fans, the New Zealand team won another set, and the two sides must enter the final set.
At this time, it was already 9:30 p.m. local time in Auckland, and the doubles match had been going on for more than two hours, but it was still not over.
For Zhang Ze, the physical fitness test had indeed reached its limit.
Although Gao Wen emphasized that it is the mind that really makes the tennis game complete a qualitative change; but it is undeniable that the ability at the physical level is the foundation.
Physical fitness is the most important thing.
A group of players, including Zhang Ze and Wu Di, have been training their physical fitness for the five-set best-of-five Grand Slam, but judging from the current results, it is still not enough.
At the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, after Zhang Ze defeated Hewitt in the first round, he could see his fatigue in the second round, and lost to Benjamin Becker of Germany without much struggle.
Now, the same is true.
Entering the final set, the game between the two sides is still stalemate, and the gap has never been widened.
At this time, the score was deadlocked all the way to "4:4".
The two sides still refused to give an inch.
Zhang Ze and Li Zhe faced challenges again in their serving rounds, but at the critical moment, their physical strength could not keep up. Zhang Ze's knees were weak, and he obviously did not have the strength to push the ground to support him. Fell down, resulting in a missed return.
Then, a fatal break point was sent.
"40: ad".
From the situation in the first three sets, it can be seen that it is very, very difficult for both sides to break serve. Once they are broken, they may give up the whole game.
Not match point, but better than match point.
New Zealand hoped to seize the opportunity of Zhang Ze's extreme physical strength, end the game in one go, and recover the big score by one point.
There is no doubt that this is New Zealand's life-saving straw, they have stood on the edge of the precipice, so they desperately need this doubles victory.
Two sets behind, two chases and three sets?
Does this story sound familiar?
The morale and state of New Zealand reached a new peak, and the cheers and support from the home audience swept across.
Whether it's Zhang Ze or Li Zhe, it's inevitable that they feel a little uneasy. The whole situation is indeed not good for them.
Subconsciously, both of them glanced at the players' rest area, and then they could see—
"fighting!"
Gao Wen was clenching his fists and shouting, his eyes were so bright and radiant, and his firm belief was burning.
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