Chapter 811: Female sparring partner
Hold it.
Hold it!
It was not until he left the reporters and fans and turned into the corridor of the training ground that he could no longer hold back his laughter and burst out.
Haha...hahaha!
Graf and Jiang Yanyun both laughed out loud, while Agassi and Gao Hongli were not as exaggerated but were also smiling, and the laughter continued.
"Did you see their expressions..." Jiang Yanyun gestured to his cheek, recalling the still image of all the reporters in shock.
So funny.
Graf also nodded repeatedly, "They must have been frightened by Andre. I didn't expect Hongli to do the same. Haha, the effect is really..."
The Australian Open has not started yet, but it is certain that the first hot topic has been born, and I am afraid that the following press conference will also be very lively.
Agassi touched his bald head and gave Gao Hongli an apologetic smile, "Sorry, I really didn't think much about it just now..."
After Agassi thought about it carefully, he felt that he seemed to have caused trouble for Gawain.
"I'm still not good at dealing with the media. Media matters should be left to John and Pete." Agassi was a little annoyed.
Gao Hongli waved his hands repeatedly, "You handled it very well. If it were me, I would definitely mess it up." As he spoke, he couldn't help laughing, "We'll tell Gao Wen later, he will definitely laugh out loud."
But Agassi was still a little reserved. He was not 100% adapted to the job of coach and inevitably had more concerns in all aspects.
Jiang Yanyun noticed Agassi's expression and didn't say much. He just clenched his fist and cheered, "Novak is the champion."
Boom! The four of them laughed happily again, including Agassi this time.
The fans passing by all cast their eyes over here, but they had no idea what these four middle-aged men were laughing at. Then they noticed those gazes, and couldn't help but feel it was even funnier, and they couldn't stop laughing.
Little by little, the two families are becoming closer.
Standing in front of the idols he once admired, Jiang Yanyun slowly regained his familiar self and was finally able to treat Agassi and Graf as ordinary people. Especially when they talked about their children, the parents were always able to diffuse the atmosphere and easily narrow the distance.
"Do you want them to play tennis?"
"If I can, I will stop them, because I know how boring and hard the training life of professional players is, but I won't say much. It's up to them to choose. Whether they like it or not, I respect them."
"Indeed, when I watched Gao Wen train, I often regretted that I was young and ignorant back then, and placed my dreams on the shoulders of a child. If the child didn't like it, would it also mean that I was forcing the child to follow my own path..."
"Don't think too much. I think Gao Wen really likes tennis..."
Jiang Yanyun and Graf were chatting word by word. Sometimes, the language was not accurate, but they could always find a way to convey their meaning through gestures.
The four of them turned a corner and entered the training ground. The view became wider again, and then they could see Gawain hitting the ball.
Under the sun, sweat was pouring down my back, and the whole stadium was filled with a heat wave. My vision was distorted, and it seemed as if I could see the ground melting.
"Out of bounds!"
The opponent's return ball went out of bounds on Gao Wen's side, but Gao Wen did not stop hitting the ball. He hit the tennis ball back again. It can be clearly seen that his forehand control was more delicate, and finally it landed accurately in the blind corner of the baseline.
At the same time, the player on the opposite side who was hitting the ball stopped hitting the ball, but stood there with his hands on his hips, looking a little frustrated.
"Sorry, sorry, sorry."
The player on the opposite side spoke loudly, raised his racket and signaled to Gao Wen.
It was only then that Jiang Yanyun noticed that Gao Wen's practice partner was not Russell, but a Chinese - the words he just spoke were in standard Chinese.
At the same time, she is a girl.
Jiang Yanyun was a little surprised and turned to look at Graf. "Will girls practice with boys? Can their strengths match?"
"Yes, of course, and it's very common." Graf replied with a smile, "In normal hitting training, you mainly stand still and hit the ball. You don't change the angle to move the opponent, so the suppression of absolute power is not as strong as you think."
"Moreover, the ball string technology is very advanced now, and the effect of leveraging the opponent's force is good enough. In batting training, girls can definitely compete with boys."
"For girls, they can adapt to greater power confrontation; for boys, they can get familiar with the stability of active power shots."
“It’s a win-win.”
"So in the tour, you can often see male and female players practicing together. It's not dating, but real professional training."
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Graf explained a lot of things eloquently and warmly.
Agassi added another sentence.
"But it is limited to batting training, which is mainly for adjusting the swing action, getting used to muscle force, aiming at the landing point of the ball, adjusting power control, etc. It is not applicable to other training."
As they say, actions that are incomprehensible to ordinary fans are actually very common in professional tennis.
Among the Big Four, except for Federer, the other three players often conduct batting training with top female players, but the training time needs to be controlled, usually about an hour. If it is extended, the training effect will drop drastically.
Ultimately, the gap in physical fitness and strength is an objective fact before us.
During the offseason this year, in addition to adjusting his serving technique, Gao Wen also made very subtle adjustments to his forehand and backhand shots.
At any time, adjusting technical movements is always very tiring and uncomfortable, because it requires changing habits formed over the years, and it is inevitable to go through a period of pain.
Because of this, Gao Wen needs to complete training with players of different styles and types, and with female players he can fine-tune his batting feel with precision.
Last week in Doha, it was a men's tournament and there were no female players, so they were unable to go. In the end, he won the championship, which was more or less due to luck. He only encountered one top player, Berdych, throughout the whole process, and in the final stage, Gawain had already found some touch.
But Gao Wen also knows that his technical movements are still not fully adapted to the game. If he wants to have a better performance in the next Grand Slam, then training, training and training again is the only way.
So after arriving in Melbourne, we started joint training as planned, and training with female players was part of it.
At the side of the court, Agassi and others were meeting up with Sampras, Tobias and others. After a round of greetings, it was obvious that they had all adapted to life in Melbourne.
On the court, Gawain stopped hitting the ball, trotted towards the center of the court, and called out to the girl who was looking down in annoyance.
"Zhang Shuai."
(End of this chapter)