Chapter 815 Sharing Experience
ATP and WTA once did a set of data comparisons between female players and male players, allowing fans to have a more intuitive view of the new generation's playing style.
A new generation of women's professional tennis has produced a group of players with "violent playing styles". They have excellent burst and power, and the penetration of their shots has also reached a higher level.
Among them, Madison-Keys, the 2017 US Open women's singles runner-up, is a typical representative.
After data testing, it was found that her forehand shot was better than Djokovic and Murray in terms of instantaneous racket head speed and hitting power.
That is to say, without the need to move, she can stand still and hit the ball with full force, then when Keys confronts Djokovic/Murray in forehand, she will not be at a disadvantage at all.
Of course, in official competitions, the shots and rounds are much more complicated. It is not just a simple competition of strength and speed. That is another matter.
But there is no doubt that individual hitting training in daily life can indeed form confrontation.
At the same time, women players' selection and handling of shots are more or less different, which is why men players occasionally train with women players.
Ping! Pong! Ping! Pong! Hitting training is actually very boring and tedious. Hitting the ball back and forth hundreds of times, mechanically repeating, repeating, and repeating again.
But in Gao Wen's opinion, the training content is very rich. When Zhang Shuai regained her confidence, the quality of her overall hitting improved significantly, and the training became interesting.
Zhang Shuai has adapted to the training atmosphere a little bit and has regained some of her usual personality. She came up with an interesting idea:
"...Why don't you try to use all your strength and fight with pure power? I want to see how many beats I can last."
After all, in the entire women's tennis world now, strength is becoming more and more important. Once the strength level is suppressed, it will be very difficult to overcome hardness with softness.
A-Radwanska's ball feel and touch are hard to come by, and even she has never been able to go further.
For ordinary female players, maybe they cannot be so strong on the offensive end, but at least they should form a stalemate on the defensive end and withstand the opponent's full-strength attack as much as possible. They should not only continue the round but also look for opportunities to counterattack in defense.
The suppression of "Power VS Power" is like this, either the footsteps are pushed back little by little, or the return ball becomes shallower little by little.
If you can push the defensive return ball as deep as possible without moving your feet backward, that's an excellent return, also known as "resistance."
The squatting wall return technique, which is becoming widely used among female professional players, is based on this principle, relying on the center of gravity to squat and return the ball with force.
German player Angelique-Kerber mastered this move during her peak period in 2016. That year, she was not only the player with the most WTA wins, but also won the Australian Open and US Open in the same year, ranking first in the world at the end of the year.
For Zhang Shuai, this is also an important training project. Now facing Gao Wen, she is undoubtedly a very suitable sparring partner.
Gao Wen did not refuse.
but……
Just two minutes later.
Zhang Shuai looked up to the sky and sighed, watching the tennis ball flying into the sky, flying high and falling straight down, with no way to continue flying forward.
But Zhang Shuai was not too frustrated. She smiled helplessly, trotted forward two steps, and volleyed the tennis ball as if it were a football.
At this moment, we can see Zhang Shuai's usual character. She is no longer silent and irritable because of the "Grand Slam first round curse".
"Alas, it seems there is still a big gap."
"I can't stand it. I really can't stand it."
"I thought it could last at least seven beats, but it went straight up into the air after only three beats."
As a result, the volley was not accurate, and the gravitational acceleration of the falling tennis ball was beyond imagination, so the timing of the kick was slightly slower.
Across the net, Gao Wen's bright voice with a faint smile could be heard coming along the breeze.
"It seems that I need to practice the high-pressure ball in front of the net more."
High pressure at the net?
Zhang Shuai was stunned for a moment, looked up at the sky, then looked at the tennis ball bouncing on the ground, and then realized what Gao Wen meant.
He let out a long breath and shook his head helplessly:
There are more than just one or two things that need training. Every day there are new projects and new tasks. Obviously, there is still a long journey ahead.
Otherwise, how could she still not make it past the first round of a Grand Slam? Twelve times.
The upcoming Australian Open will be her thirteenth chance.
Each time, the news media said, “This is it.” She told herself, “This is it.” Other teammates and other players also said, “This is it.”
It seems that the whole world believes that this is the best opportunity; but the cruel reality is that it is missed every time and ends in failure every time.
After trying again and again, she almost couldn't hold on any longer, and she didn't know how long she could persist, struggle, and try.
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Thoughts surged in her mind and her mouth moved as if she wanted to say something, but she thought that she and Gawain were not familiar with each other and this was only their second meeting. It was already very, very rare that Gawain was willing to agree to the invitation to practice, so she really shouldn't push her too far.
Therefore, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, raised his head, smiled at Gao Wen, and replied politely.
"Yeah, there's no end to practice."
Originally, Gao Wen was just joking, but after Zhang Shuai responded like this, the atmosphere became serious and the joke could no longer continue.
The training is over.
Zhang Shuai trotted to the front of the net and looked at Gao Wen in front of her. He was young and energetic, bathing in the golden sunlight, and his whole body was filled with vitality.
"Good luck. We all hope you'll do well."
Zhang Shuai said this sincerely, not out of gratitude, but because she believed from the bottom of her heart that maybe Gao Wen could achieve good results in Melbourne Park.
Gawain laughed heartily.
"It's not just me. Each of us has our own battles. I hope you can also fight on, complete your own battles, and achieve a breakthrough."
It was just a simple sentence, but Zhang Shuai could deeply feel the sincerity in Gao Wen's eyes. It was not a politeness or a small talk, but full of sincerity.
The words weighed heavily on her chest, and her heart surged involuntarily.
"Thank you for practicing with me," the words were on the tip of my tongue, but when they came out of my mouth it sounded completely different.
"When you stepped onto Arthur Ashe Stadium, did you believe you could win?"
After going around in circles, Zhang Shuai still couldn't hold it in anymore, and the thoughts deep in her heart just came out, and she finally threw out the most curious question in person.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhang Shuai realized that he was very rude, just like a reporter who couldn't read people's expressions. His eyes were burning with gossip, and he apologized quickly without waiting for Gao Wen to answer.
"I'm sorry, I'm really rude. It's okay if you don't answer..."
(End of this chapter)