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

Chapter 119

As a disciple of Wumen, Chen Jin has studied the very different straight-blade playing styles of Ma Lin and Wang Hao.

Moreover, under the careful guidance of Coach Wu, we can take the essence and discard the dross.

Short sucking, which was once one of Marin's special skills, is naturally also within Chen Jin's scope of study.

Although Chen Jin's short sucking skills are not as sophisticated as Marin's, he is equally adept at it thanks to his excellent hand feel.

"F**k!"

Francesca retreated to face Chen Jin's bombardment, and had never expected that this guy had such a skill.

Isn't the mainstream playing style in today's world table tennis to retreat to the table and then bombard and counterattack?

You, young man, have no martial ethics and your fighting style is like that of a veteran!
Francesca rushed forward in a hurry to save the ball.

However, Chen Jin's attack was short, and his skills were superb, so he managed to get the ball out of the table after two jumps.

What’s even more frustrating is...

The second jump brushed the white edge of the bottom line of the table, making Francesca think it was a half-jump.

Therefore, I plan to hit the table hard.

Just like the magical back-jump shot by Moregard to tease Fan Zhendong at the Paris Olympics.

But when he bent down, he found that it was a two-jump ball.

Francesca was so angry that she wanted to throw the racket.

In the end, I held back.

Francesca gave Chen Jin a thumbs up.

1: 2.

Francesca continued to serve.

Short ball down the side.

Forehand position.

Chen Jin took a short step forward and cut the opponent with a forehand small triangle.

Fortunately, Francesca had long legs and arms. She stepped forward, turned and lobbed the ball high, controlling the return ball to Chen Jin's backhand.

Although the arc of the ball is a bit high, the loop is strong. Chen Jin did not dare to tear it quickly for fear of it spinning out of bounds.

So Chen Jin hooked the handle with his index finger, pressed down the racket with his backhand, and used the opponent's arc to block a diagonal shot.

Francesca took a step forward, flashed to the backhand position, lowered her wrist and led the racket, then quickly tore the ball.

"Snapped!"

This ball is powerful and heavy.

Like a lion attacking a rabbit, he pounced on Chen Jin's backhand position.

"Well done!"

Chen Jin stood firmly in the middle near the table, with his chest and abdomen tucked in. He also lowered his wrist to lead the racket, then added force to pull the racket back.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

The rapid and loud sounds of hitting the ball continued one after another, echoing throughout the stadium.

The two players on the court fought backhand against each other with increasing force and speed.

After eight or nine rounds of fighting, it was still difficult to tell who was the better winner.

Francesca clearly felt that the ball that Chen Jin shot backhanded at him was much stronger and faster than his own.

To know.

Although his backhand technique is not as explosive as Dako's, it is more stable.

Even at the Saudi Grand Slam, he once beat Fan Zhendong's backhand.

Francesca asked himself, looking at the entire world of table tennis, there are only a handful of people who can compete with him in backhand.

The Chinese boy in front of him looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old.

At such a young age and unknown, he was able to fight him head-on and not lose!
What surprised Francesca even more was...

The other party is still a straight person.

As a European veteran, Francesca has also played against several of the world's top straight-blade players during her career.

Xu Xin, Qiu Dang, Felix...

If we only talk about the backhand quality, these three straight blades are not as good as Francesca's.

Xu Xin is good at forehand loops, and his backhand sideways shots are mostly just a supplement.

Although Qiu Dang's backhand horizontal shot was offensive, it was not very threatening and he was mostly defending.

Felix's backhand is not known for its strength, but for its speed and the change in landing point.

The only straight-blade player who can compete with him in backhand like Chen Jin is the legendary one.

Francesca once heard teammates Ocharov and Qiu Dang talk about how among the straight-blade players, the only one who could compete with the backhand of the horizontal blade without losing, and even gain the upper hand, was Wang Hao, the current head coach of the Chinese men's team.

It’s a pity that Francesca had never played a match with Wang Hao, so she couldn’t understand Ocharov’s description of Wang Hao at that time.

But this time, against Chen Jin, he finally experienced firsthand how the straight-blade backhand could compete with the horizontal-blade backhand.

"If Wang Hao is really like what Ocharov said, then Wang Hao's backhand must be at least as strong as this young man's."

In just a few seconds, they exchanged more than a dozen backhand blows, and neither of them was at a disadvantage.

"what happened?"

Francesca's eyes darkened slightly, "This young man's position is actually still pushing forward."

"Does he still want to exert force?"

My mind has not changed, and it turns out to be true.

Chen Jin pushed his body forward, and the force of his hands tearing back increased instead of decreasing.

The murderous intent became more fierce than at the beginning.

Feeling the opponent's strength, Francesca, who was good at backhand, couldn't help but take half a step back.

Only then could he barely withstand Chen Jin's continuous yet fierce and fierce backhand attack.

"Looking at the boy's profile, he says he's only fifteen."

Francesca wondered, "Is this the backhand strength a fifteen-year-old boy can have?"

He knew that if he continued like this, Chen Jin would definitely hit him from behind.

Francesca knew very well that the best way out of this stalemate was...

Change line!

However, Chen Jin's attack was too fierce, like a storm, making it difficult to breathe.

Changing lanes is not easy.

Francesca immediately thought of another solution - changing the landing point.

"I can't let him push forward and tear me apart so comfortably."

Mind this.

Francesca followed her heart and slightly adjusted the board shape, changing the landing point when tearing back.

Lead the ping-pong ball to the left of Chen Jin's center line.

Unsurprisingly.

Chen Jin was a little slow to react.

We agreed to attack at a diagonal line, but you changed the landing point?
Are you scared?

He quickly took half a step to the right, leaned sideways, and barely managed to pull the ball back.

however.

The quality of the return ball is far worse than before.

Especially the landing point.

Francesca seized the opportunity, quickly turned sideways, and made a forehand counter-attack diagonally, attacking Chen Jin's forehand position at a large angle.

"Fuck!"

Chen Jin leaped forward and swung his racket to hit the ball back.

However, the quality of Francesca's forehand drive is by no means comparable to that of Yuta Tanaka, Huang Yancheng and others.

Pull back and drop the net.

2: 2.

The score was tied again.

The two are back on the same starting line.

Although they lost the game, Chen Jin also found out a lot of things.

Francesca's backhand is very strong, but not so strong that he can't handle it.

As long as he stands firm and doesn't retreat, he may be able to fight backhandedly with Francesca.

“Francesca’s forehand and backhand strengths are relatively balanced.”

"It sounds like an advantage, but in fact, it's because he doesn't have a killer move to quickly end the game with his forehand and backhand."

"You can only win by changing the landing point and forcing the opponent to make mistakes."

Chen Jin touched the pool table and kept analyzing his opponent's playing style in his mind.

immediately.

After taking the ping-pong ball thrown by the referee, Chen Jin calmed down a lot.

“However, Francesca’s overall ability is still very strong and must be treated with caution.”

Thinking of this, I saw that the opponent was ready to receive the serve.

Chen Jin was not in a hurry and served with a hook shot.

Short ball down the side, slightly right of center.

Francesca swings short.

Without getting entangled with him for too long on the table, Chen Jin lightly shook his wrist and made a long backhand chop.

Francesca pulled his left leg back to create space for the shot.

Draw a circle with your backhand and twist and pull to make a straight line.

The ball had a low and fast arc, and carried a strong side spin. It stuck to the white edge on the right side of Chen Jin's half of the table and flew past with a whoosh.

The tricky landing point was completely beyond Chen Jin's expectations.

Chen Jinfei failed to save the ball.

2: 3.

"I hit the ball too conservatively just now. I should be bolder and send it forward to hold off the opponent."

Chen Jin made a timely summary.

Next ball, same routine.

But this time, Chen Jin's chopped ball directly to Francesca's backhand baseline.

Forcing Francesca to hit the ball with his backhand.

"Snapped!"

The quality of the return ball was a little poor, so Chen Jin used his backhand to hit the ball straight line, equalizing the score again.

Li Qian, who was sitting outside the court, watched the two people's game intently.

I originally thought that Chen Jin would be brutally slaughtered by Francesca, it would be a horrible sight.

But no one expected that after these few balls, the two of them would fight to a stalemate.

What was even more unexpected to Li Qian was...

As a straight-blade player, Chen Jin was able to compete head-on with Francesca on the backhand.

This is outrageous!

“Before the match, I thought that Chen Jin’s backhand might be destroyed by Francesca.”

"But now it seems that Chen Jin's backhand is not inferior to Francesca at all."

"In fact, it was Francesca who seemed a little afraid to fight back against Chen Jin."

This surprised Li Qian.

Especially after Francesca's backhand shot was torn apart by Chen Jin's shot along the center line.

Li Qian clearly saw that Francesca frowned and glanced at Chen Jin's backhand, with a hint of fear in her eyes.

It can be predicted that in the next game, Francesca may change his playing style to avoid a head-on backhand confrontation with Chen Jin.

"Francesca should focus on changing the ball's landing point, mobilizing Chen Jin and forcing him to make a return error, so as to find a flaw and deliver a fatal blow."

As it turned out, Li Qian's guess was absolutely correct.

With his more experienced game experience and ability to read the game, Francesca took the lead in adjusting his tactical play.

No longer fighting back against Chen Jin.

Instead, he restricted Chen Jin's active force by limiting the landing point.

Once Chen Jin showed a flaw, Francesca immediately seized the opportunity and delivered a fatal blow.

This trick really works.

Francesca went on a scoring spree.

The score was extended to 7:3.

But Chen Jin was not panicked at all.

After a fight, I became familiar with Francesca's quality of attack and playing habits.

"Start the counterattack!"

But Francesca served a short forehand ball from the side to half the table.

Chen Jin immediately stepped forward.

Twist your waist and raise your elbows.

"Snapped!"

Explosive twist diagonal line.

If it were someone else, they would definitely be blasted through by the board.

But Francesca was tall and strong, so he took a step forward, dived to the table, and pulled back to the center line.

Chen Jin's current position was at the forehand half of the table.

Facing this ball, it is naturally impossible to move sideways.

however.

He was not afraid at all.

Backhand blast.

"Snapped!"

The force penetrates the bottom plate and pulls a straight line.

Francesca started very quickly, flashed to the middle, twisted his waist and turned sideways, and made a forehand counter-attack.

The ping-pong ball, with a strong arc, hit Chen Jin's backhand hard.

Francesca's pace is fast, but Chen Jin is even faster than him.

Predicting the landing point in advance, Chen Jin had already guarded the backhand position, stood firmly and moved his body forward.

Keep your chest and abdomen tucked in, and your wrists bent inward.

Watch the rising phase of the incoming ball and use your backhand to tear it apart.

"Snapped!"

The sound is like a dragon's roar.

As powerful as thunder.

Francesca originally wanted to hit a forehand counter-attack.

However, Chen Jin's explosive attack was powerful, with power, speed and loops.

Tear through his forehand forcefully!

Francesca looked at Chen Jin in shock: "My forehand was actually penetrated by a straight backhand?"

More importantly, the other party is only a teenager of fifteen or sixteen years old.

It’s hard to imagine what kind of power this is!

"I remember Ocharov said that many years ago, the Chinese team had a 16-year-old boy whose backhand was so terrifying that the entire European table tennis world was shocked."

"And the boy's name is Fan Zhendong."

At the beginning, the sixteen-year-old Fan Zhendong became famous in Europe in one battle, which was the match with Ocharov.

In that match, Fan Zhendong emerged out of nowhere and blew up Ocharov's backhand, shocking the entire European table tennis world.

Since Fan Zhendong, even a team as strong as the Chinese team has never seen such a terrifying young man.

Whether it was Zhang Benzhihe in the past or Felix now, neither was as shocking as Fan Zhendong back then.

But, at this moment.

Francesca looked at Chen Jin in front of her, as if she saw the young man who had shocked Europe many years ago.

"Will I become the same as Ocharov and become a stepping stone for this young man to become famous overnight?"

Francesca gasped, her eyes becoming sharper, “No, I can’t let this happen to me.”

Take a deep breath.

I came back to my senses from the shock just now.

Francesca made up her mind: "We must nip this boy in the bud!"

Since the Paris Olympics, all five gold medals have been won by the Chinese team.

But in men's singles, unlike in the past, the championship and runner-up were both won by the Chinese team.

In fact, apart from the champion, the winners of the silver and bronze medals were all Europeans.

As European table tennis finally shows some signs of rising, we must not let the new players of the Chinese team extinguish this ray of hope.

Think of this.

Francesca's fighting spirit became even more fierce.

The look he gave Chen Jin was as sharp as an eagle.

Now he has a three-point advantage.

As long as you play steadily, reduce active mistakes, change the landing points and limit the opponent's chances of getting the upper hand, you will most likely win the first game.

In a best-of-five match, winning the first game means you have a great deal of initiative.

Besides, the opponent is just a teenager and has no experience in major competitions.

Once you encounter the setback of failure, your mentality will definitely fluctuate, or even collapse.

"When that time comes, I will take advantage of the situation and win the game in one fell swoop."

At least, that's what Francesca thought.

　Today is my girlfriend's birthday and I have been busy all day, so the update is a little late.

　　As usual, I will add 2,000 words tomorrow to express my apology.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)