Almighty Athlete Chapter 91: Adapt to red clay ground

"How about, the footsteps in the clay court can still adapt to it!" Coach Zhang asked.

"It is still slightly different from the hard ground, and the feeling of this shoe is also different." Zhang Guan stopped and said, "Overall, the ground is quite flat."

At this time, Zhang Guan has replaced the tennis shoes dedicated to clay. The sole has a wide groove pattern, which is different from the fine herringbone pattern of the hard court tennis shoes. The friction is relatively greater.

Coach Zhang continued: "The level of the clay court is definitely not as good as the hard ground. Although the surface looks similar and the foot is the same, there are actually many irregularities. Although we are not easy to detect with the naked eye However, after the ball falls, it will show obvious changes. The direction of the ball’s flight will be affected by this unevenness, so the variable of the clay court will be larger. Because of this, many players like to choose on the clay court. A more conservative style of play."

Coach Zhang thought for a while, and then said: "The clay court usually needs more care, and it needs to be leveled and drawn regularly. When the French Open game is completed, although the venue will be sorted out after each day of the game, However, the high-intensity game will definitely make the venue more uneven, especially the main stadium Philip-Chattier Stadium and Susan-Langren Stadium, will play 15 consecutive days of the game, so the next game, Tennis will be increasingly affected by the ground."

Zhang Guan nodded and said that he knew that once the ground is uneven, the direction of tennis bounce and the speed of the tennis ball will be affected, and then it will affect the player’s catch, even because of the player’s tactical choice. It is the whole body that is moved in one stroke.

I saw coach Zhang picked up the racket and the ball and walked across from Zhang Guan. He said, "Look at this ball!"

Coach Zhang flicked the ball and served it quickly, but the tennis ball bounced after landing. The speed is obviously much slower.

"See, this is what I mean by "slow field"!" Coach Zhang said.

Zhang Guan said, "I remember. You told me that the clay ground is not very hard, there will be a lot of friction when the ball hits the ground, and the ball loses a large part of its kinetic energy, so the speed of the ball will jump It’s slower. So it’s also called the clay court.” Back to the Ming Dynasty Warriors

"Yes, the rhythm of the green clay field you see on the southwest coast of the United States is slower than the red clay field. It is suitable for beginners. In the past few years, there were many green clay field games. Now basically The above has been cancelled. In addition, the humidity of the air will have a great impact on the clay court. The greater the air humidity, the more viscous the clay court, and the more variables will be played." Coach Zhang said, pointing to the sky , And then said: “But you don’t have to worry too much about air humidity. May is the dry season in Paris. There is very little precipitation. You may drink more water when you race. In addition, the temperature in May in Paris is 10-20 degrees Celsius. It’s also more suitable for competitions. You don’t have to worry about the 40°C weather in the Australian Open.”

After Coach Zhang finished speaking, he took out another tennis ball: "You look at this ball again."

Instead of using the traditional serve action, Coach Zhang used a batting action directly. A top spin was played.

The tennis ball bounced to the ground, the speed slowed down again, but the ball bounced so high that it almost reached the position of Zhang Guan chest. You know that Zhang Guan has a height of more than one meter and nine, and his chest position is almost where the shoulders of many players are slightly lower.

"Have you seen it? Did you play very high?" Coach Zhang continued: "This is another major feature of the clay court. The topspin will play particularly high. My topspin level is average, far It’s far less than the top player in the world, you know that. Federer usually spins on the red ground. The ball will definitely hit the shoulder; if Nadal, the ball often returns to the position above the player’s head ."

"Doesn't it mean that a taller one will be more advantageous?" Zhang Guan said. While trying to play a topspin. The rotation of Zhang Guan's batting is not weaker than that of Nadal, and the ball bounced directly above Coach Zhang's head after landing.

Zhang Guan was a little surprised. He didn't expect this ball to be so high. Coach Zhang, on the other hand, went on to say: "In terms of height alone, it can indeed be said that a tall man has an advantage, but don't forget that in the current tennis world, tall athletes use the more violent style of play. Movement is often inadequate. On the clay court, footsteps are the most important. And because of the slow pace of the clay court, it is easier to catch the ball. Even a player who is not tall can receive a high ball!"

"When you are in the Australian Open, you often win by one hit. Only when you play Federer can you be forced to play a longer round. In the slow pace of the French Open, there is not much chance of winning by one hit. , Frequent rounds of rounds are the most common.” Coach Zhang stretched out three fingers, and then said: “So the most important thing is to play the clay court, three points, one is agile reaction, the other is rapid movement, And the most important thing is tough will!" Sword of God of War

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Before the French Open, there were the so-called three warm-up matches, namely the Masters Monte Carlo, Masters Rome and Masters Hamburg, all of which were clay courts, also known as This is the vane of the French Open.

The first of these was the Monte Carlo Masters match, and the final was undoubtedly between Federer and Nadal. Since the French Open final last year, the two have not played on the clay court. As a result, Nadal successfully defeated Federer and defended his status as "The King of Red Clay".

When Zhang Guan arrived in Europe~IndoMTL.com~ The Masters match in Rome was just over. Federer regretted that he was not able to reach the finals, and the Chilean cannon Gonzalez in good condition went all the way and entered the finals. . In the final, Nadal easily defeated Gonzalez and revenge on the Australian Online.

The violent play of Gonzalez is really not good at playing on the clay court. In the week after the Masters Hamburg, the same clay court, Gonzalez once again in the quarter-finals. When meeting Nadal, he was still defeated by Nadal, and the final of this game was a confrontation between Federer and Nadal. This is also the 11th "Bull Bean War". Most people think that Nadal is coming Continuing the good condition of the Rome station, he won the field on his own, but the result was that Federer defeated Nadal, and more importantly, the final set of both sides was taken by Federer 6-0 and given to Nadal. Snack.

At this time, there is only one week left before the French Open, and in the new week, the French Open will also be announced. (To be continued.)

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