Zhang Shuai, born in 1989, is a Chinese professional female tennis player.
In fact, Zhang Shuai became famous very early. In 2008, when he was only 19 years old, he passed three qualifying rounds at the US Open and entered the Grand Slam stage for the first time.
In 2009, amidst the cheers of the home fans at the Imperial City Open, Zhang Shuai upset the then world No. 1 Dinara-Safina in the second round.
Moreover, Zhang Shuai also performed well in the doubles arena. In 2011, his partner Date Zi won the doubles championship of the Osaka Open, and he has always had an excellent record in the follow-up.
By 2011, Zhang Shuai had already been able to directly enter the Grand Slam main match list by virtue of his world ranking, and did not need to pass the qualifying test.
As of this year, Zhang Shuai has been playing professional tennis for six years in a blink of an eye, and the slim girl has grown into a twenty-five-year-old girl.
For a long, long time, Zhang Shuai was considered to be the most promising seed among the young generation after the golden generation gradually retreated to the second line.
However, the reality is cruel. These expectations and pressures have become the shackles that bind Zhang Shuai. The younger Wang Qiang and other rookies have begun to emerge one after another, but Zhang Shuai has not been able to usher in a breakthrough in the professional arena. , has been struggling with ups and downs.
For tennis fans, Zhang Shuai is most well-known, but it is a shameful record:
Since passing the qualification test in 2008 and entering the US Open for the first time, until the French Open in 2015, Zhang Shuai stopped in the first round of all fourteen Grand Slam events.
She also created a record of consecutive victories in the first round of the WTA Grand Slam. It was so tragic that it was unbearable to look at, so that in the end, this seemed to have become a curse, just like Tang Seng restraining Monkey King. Every time a Grand Slam event comes Every now and then, it buzzes in her head.
and!
It's not just a loss, she often loses with a score of "6:0" and "6:1". One is an egg and the other is a fried dough stick. A shameful nickname, "Meal Mom" - all of them are breakfast scores, which has also become Zhang Shuai's black history.
Whether the curse exists objectively is unknown, but what is certain is that pressure absolutely exists.
When losing becomes a habit, every time you stand on the court, you will start to question yourself, especially the threshold of "the first round of the Grand Slam". If you believe that you can win the first round, the game will become more difficult.
Finally, simply do not know how to hit the ball.
At this moment, it was no longer a competitive issue, but a psychological issue.
In fact, this year is the seventh time for Zhang Shuai to participate in the Australian Open, and it is also the fifth consecutive year to enter the Australian Open. So, is she really ignorant of the subtle differences in the game balls?
In Gao Wen's view, it should be half and half.
Half of it was because he didn't have the energy to pay attention. Zhang Shuai focused all his attention on hitting the ball: exert force, exert force, and exert force again.
On the one hand, it is to form a confrontation with Gao Wen; on the other hand, it is desperately trying to strengthen its attack power to prove itself, so that it ignores the control of details.
She didn't notice at all that Gao Wen's hitting was not even as strong as Zhang Shuai's, because the Australian Open's ball was really not suitable for full power.
Half of it was because of too much pressure, Zhang Shuai always doubted whether he could rely on offense to score—
In addition to the bad score, part of the reason for the nickname of "Food Mom" is that in Zhang Shuai's games, he seldom attacked. Rainbow Cake".
Compared with the US Open, the ball used in the Australian Open is slightly heavier, which also means that the ball is hit more solidly, and the power is more full and sufficient on the tennis ball, so the offensive effect is immediate.
Perhaps, Zhang Shuai knew that the **** used in the Australian Open were different, but subconsciously ignored this.
Similarly, Gao Wen's reminder is not a real guide, nor is it a so-called popular science, but a way to draw back Zhang Shuai's attention, so that Zhang Shuai can regain his focus—
Does Zhang Shuai have the top ten abilities in the world?
This point is up for discussion.
Does Zhang Shuai have the ability to break through the first round of a Grand Slam?
Needless to say.
In the Australian Open in 2016, Zhang Shuai passed the qualifying test and entered the main draw. He faced the second seed Halep in the first round. As a result, Zhang Shuai won in straight sets, breaking the biggest upset since the start of the tournament. Not only did he eliminate Halep, And ended his 14th Grand Slam first-round vicious circle.
Not only that, after completing the breakthrough, Zhang Shuai was like a rebirth from Nirvana, reaching the quarter-finals at the same Australian Open in one go.
After that, Zhang Shuai advanced to the fourth round at the French Open once, the quarter-finals at Wimbledon once, the third round at the US Open twice, and the third round at the Australian Open three times.
Therefore, what Zhang Shuai needed was just an opportunity to break through the psychological pressure.
The day before yesterday, Gao Wen ran into Zhang Shuai and Wang Qiang at the training ground. Unexpectedly and abruptly, Zhang Shuai invited them to train together.
Gao Wen agreed without hesitation.
Just like Tim agreed to Gao Wen's invitation back then, it was nothing special, it was just a daily life among colleagues and friends.
Moreover, if he could bring a little help to Zhang Shuai's training, Gao Wen would be very happy to see Zhang Shuai break through his demons as soon as possible.
really!
Gao Wen's reminder seemed to give Zhang Shuai an "excuse"—
It turned out that I didn't notice the subtle difference in the weight of tennis balls, so my shots went out of bounds repeatedly, and the quality of offense was always trapped by mistakes and could not be improved.
She can stop blaming herself, the pressure finds an outlet, and she can focus entirely on shot control and recalibrating feel.
Slowly, confidence and focus came back, and the quality of the shot improved, not only maintaining depth and line, but also creating impact.
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At this point, we can see the advantages of training with female players. Gao Wen can feel the impact of hitting the ball without losing his center of gravity. This allows Gao Wen to maintain a high pressure and a high degree of confrontation all the time. Adjust your batting style below:
Sometimes pure force, sometimes leverage force, sometimes control the landing point, and sometimes transition the ball...
Don't underestimate professional players, even female players, when they stand firm and start hitting the ball, the instantaneous explosive power of the entire strength and speed is also very strong.
In the confrontation between forehand and forehand, Gao Wen repeatedly familiarized himself with his brand-new hitting method and power generation method, and slowly adjusted the feel.
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