Table tennis: Swinging the racket billions of times, achieving a grand slam

Chapter 111 [111] I'll fight, you can do whatever you want!

"We lost the first game, it doesn't matter. The most important thing now is the second game. Let's adjust our playing style a little bit."

When the team member was not Chen Jin, Li Qian finally regained his responsibility and confidence as an off-field coach.

But he looked serious and had sharp eyes, completely different from his usual self.

It seems very reliable.

Zhang Jiahao originally planned to make a strong push in the second round and make some contribution to Chen Jin's inevitable death.

Now, encouraged by Li Qian, he was revived to full health on the spot.

"How to adjust?"

Zhang Jiahao asked while drinking water.

"Dako is tall and strong, with a long arm span, a large area of ​​table protection, and explosive forehand and backhand, so don't try to fight him with forehand and backhand."

Li Qian stared at Zhang Jiahao slowly and analyzed calmly.

It was originally thought that Zhang Jiahao's defeat in the first game with a huge score difference of 3:11 must have dealt a heavy blow to his confidence.

But what was unexpected was that Zhang Jiahao's eyes were still filled with a fierce fighting spirit.

This made Li Qian feel much more at ease.

Boy, I underestimated you!

Compared to Chen Jin's maturity beyond his years and Xie Mingyang's cold exterior but warm heart, Zhang Jiahao is always smiling and nonchalant in his daily life.

But once on the field, his ferocity may not be weaker than that of Chen Jin and Xie Mingyang.

only.

Everyone has different talents and playing styles. In terms of technical strength, Zhang Jiahao is not as fierce and solid as the other two.

"Then how should I fight?"

Zhang Jiahao took another bite of the banana and chewed it slowly.

"Whether he serves, you serve, or even hits back, remember one thing, cut him in the middle, cut him in the middle like crazy."

Li Qian's tone was firm and unquestionable, "Hold his body, limit his attack, and prevent him from actively exerting force."

The so-called middle does not refer to the center of the table, but is relative to the players.

Especially for tall players, although long arm span is helpful in protecting the table, it is also easy for them to be squeezed by the ball chasing in the middle, and they cannot quickly connect and exert force.

"understood."

Zhang Jiahao nodded, "In the first game, I wanted to use my forehand to penetrate his backhand."

To know.

He holds the racket with his left hand, and his forehand diagonal line is Dako's backhand.

"With your little strength, you think you can pull through Dako's backhand?"

Li Qian looked at Zhang Jiahao, "There was another problem when you played the first game."

"You're hitting the ball with your forehand, why do you keep thinking about retreating?"

"At your age, your pulling power is already weak, and you like to retreat to the middle and far table. Let alone Dako, I can defend against you."

Hear this.

Zhang Jiahao curled his lips and couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "Why don't you go up and defend one?"

But, he didn't say it in the end.

Li Qian continued, "So, don't keep thinking about retreating. You must defend the middle and near table."

"Even if you use the opponent's force to attack, or defend in the middle or near the table, as long as you open up the landing point, you can at least get a few more points from Dako."

If you think about it carefully, Li Qian's words are indeed right on the mark.

In the first game.

Zhang Jiahao was afraid of Dako's strength, so once he found that Dako showed signs of pulling the ball, he immediately stepped back from the table to relieve the force and formed a pulling trend against Dako.

As a result, he was often violently pulled through by Dako.

When competing in strength with Dako, Zhang Jiahao is definitely at a disadvantage.

The only solution is to defeat force with cleverness.

not to mention.

Zhang Jiahao has already determined his fighting style for the second game, and mid-to-close-to-table is the best choice.

This coincides with Li Qian’s tactical thinking.

"it is good!"

Zhang Jiahao nodded, "Coach Li, don't worry, I will defend the middle and near table in the second game. If you take a step back, I will be a pig!"

Looking at Zhang Jiahao gritting his teeth, it was obvious that he was competing with himself.

Li Qian felt quite relieved.

"Also, your pull shot has too much spin but not enough power."

Li Qian continued, "When fighting against people of your own age, spinning might be very lethal."

"But now is the era of big balls. Spin alone is not enough. You also need power. Only with spin and power can you succeed."

"So, when you pull the ball, you can either add more friction to your wrist, pull it a little more, control the arc and the landing point, or push your waist and hips forward, and boldly exert force forward to make the ball rush a little more."

"Don't be like in the first game, not spinning or charging. In the eyes of a master like Dako, these are all chance balls..."

As Li Qian was still giving instructions, he suddenly heard the referee on the field giving a reminder.

"Time, please."

Ten seconds left until the break is over.

At this point, Li Qian had basically said everything he needed to say.

"Come on, don't be stressed."

After high-fiving Zhang Jiahao, Li Qian said loudly, "In this match, if you win, you'll make a lot of money, and if you lose, you won't lose anything. Just play well."

"Of course."

Zhang Jiahao took the towel and walked towards the stadium without looking back.

When he was halfway through the walk, he suddenly raised his left hand high, clenched his fist, and faced the audience with the back of his fist.

Then, he raised his index finger. Li Qian thought Zhang Jiahao was doing this for him to see.

Little did they know that only Chen Jin, who was sitting in the audience, could understand the meaning of this gesture.

"Buddy, I'll fight, you can do whatever you want."

Zhang Jiahao's voice seemed to ring in Chen Jin's ears.

Second round.

Zhang Jiahao indeed carried out the tactics arranged by Li Qian to the end and defended the middle and near table.

No matter how hard Dako bombarded him, he gritted his teeth and held on, not giving up an inch.

At the same time, he ran all over the table like a mad dog, strengthening his forehand and backhand attacks.

He also stared at Dako's center and attacked fiercely without any reason.

It's like a mad dog biting someone, once it's got a piece of meat in its grip it won't let go.

Because it was near the middle of the table, Zhang Jiahao's offensive power and speed were significantly improved compared to the first game.

Accordingly, the rotation is reduced.

The mid- and long-range play used in the first game was completely abandoned.

more importantly.

With this mad dog-like desperate playing style, Zhang Jiahao gradually started to get his touch.

The more I play, the smoother it becomes, as if I can do anything.

Even Dako's powerful backhand attack was actually stopped by Zhang Jiahao.

And pressed a straight line.

"F**k!"

Looking at the stubborn young man with murderous look on his face, even a strong man like Dako felt a little afraid at this moment.

A little cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Originally, Zhang Jiahao started with 0:5.

But he kept chasing points, became more and more courageous, and even fought with Dako to 9:9.

Dako never expected that Da Zhang Jiahao, who was badly beaten by him in the first game, would perform so well in the second game.

If this continues, I will definitely lose.

"Want to step on my shoulders and achieve your fame?"

"No way!"

Dako made a prompt decision and called a timeout.

While adjusting yourself, interrupt your opponent's hot state.

"It was a good inning, keep it up."

Back at the sidelines, Li Qian praised him highly. "After the break, it's your turn to serve. We must make good use of these two serving opportunities."

"How to use it?"

Zhang Jiahao asked while eating a banana.

"Serve with reverse spin, give more side spin."

Li Qian said in a deep voice.

Deep in the eyes, a light flickers.

"Reverse rotation?"

Zhang Jiahao was a little puzzled, "Why?"

"In these two games, you used counterspin serves all the time, and Darko has already adapted to it."

Li Qian smiled slightly, as if he was confident of victory, "But don't forget, you are left-handed."

"Your forward-spin serve is a reverse-spin serve for Darko."

"And your counter-rotation is actually a forward rotation."

"But people have preconceived ideas. As long as they see you use a counter-spin serve, they will subconsciously think that your serve is counter-spin..."

Hear this.

Zhang Jiahao's eyes suddenly brightened up: "So, when I serve with a counter-spin, Dako is likely to use a counter-spin receiving method to deal with the serve, which will cause the serve to be eaten by the spin?"

"Yes."

Li Qian nodded and said, "For the second serve, we should take risks and steal his long ball in the middle. The faster and higher the better."

"Lou is afraid that I can't."

The timeout is over and we are back on the court.

According to Li Qian's tactical arrangements, Zhang Jiahao carried them through to the end.

The result was just as Li Qian expected.

On the first serve, Dako failed to predict the spin and the ball went out of bounds.

The second serve was against Dako's position, but Dako was unable to gain leverage and lost points again.

11: 9.

Zhang Jiahao won the second game and tied the score.

Originally, when he fought against Dako, he was expecting to be swept away.

I never expected that as a rookie, I could actually beat Dako in a game.

I'll have something to brag about when I go back!
Zhang Jiahao was very excited.

Walking to the sidelines, Zhang Jiahao made a scissors gesture towards the audience.

Seeing this, Chen Jin smiled knowingly: "Good boy, I underestimated you after all."

"However, I'm afraid that this style of play can only win one round against Dako."

“With Dako’s strength, once he adapts, he won’t give Zhang Jiahao any chance.”

(End of this chapter)