Chapter 1090 Terrifying High-Altitude Interception Capability

“Bang!”

Djokovic predicted accurately and completed an outside corner block.

However, he predicted one thing wrong.

No, it was not a wrong prediction, but a lack of psychological preparation.

Li Ba’s serve was almost all topspin, occasionally flat, but never backspin, and this time, he did not expect Li Ba to serve a backspin, even though he saw it when Li Ba hit it, but due to insufficient preparation, the block action was deviated, the block force was too small, and the return ball went directly into the net.

“4:0, the game is over, the first set is 1:0, Li Ba is leading.” The referee shouted.

After throwing the ball in his pocket back to the ball boy, Li Ba carried the bag to the opposite side, and then drank a sip of water without wiping the sweat. The first game was too smooth to hold the serve, so he did not sweat.

“Bang bang bang…”

Standing in the middle of the right half of the baseline, Djokovic hit the ball continuously.

Li Ba stood one meter behind the baseline. He counted and stopped, twenty-one times.

This is Djokovic's habit. No opponent likes this habit of his. It's too annoying, but he still sticks to it because it can stimulate the opponent's emotions, just like NBA trash talk.

Right half court, first serve.

"Bang!"

Djokovic hits the inside corner and hits the ball flat.

This is his first serve habit. He is 187 cm tall and has enough hitting height, so his first serve is usually the most penetrating flat shot.

His current serving technique is also close to first-class in the world. As he gets older, his serving technique is getting better and better. Overall, he is better than Nadal, but not as good as Federer who has top serving technique.

He is currently on the rise, and his physical function is also rising. The average ball speed of the first serve is about 200, and the second serve is about 165.

This flat shot is fast, has no arc, and is very penetrating. The moment it lands in the serving area of ​​the right half court, it bounces immediately.

But Li Ba reacts very quickly. The locking skill plus prediction allows him to accurately judge the ball path. His good overall mobility and super accurate capture ability also make his hitting extremely accurate.

"Bang!"

When the ball bounced to the highest point, Li Ba took a flat hit to receive the ball, and instantly jumped up one foot to complete the serve.

The powerful force burst out instantly, and the ball drew a straight white line in the air, and then hit the deep area of ​​the opposite middle road.

"Oh!" The whole audience exclaimed.

After serving, Djokovic moved to the midpoint, but still did not catch up with the ball, and he did not even see the ball.

He was a little confused and looked at the referee.

The referee also did not see the landing point of the ball. He looked at the line judge on the baseline, who immediately made a valid ball gesture, and the referee shouted: "0:1."

At this time, a number appeared on the speedometer, 228 kilometers per hour.

"Oh!" More than 15,000 people in the center court exclaimed again instantly.

Serving at this speed is fast enough, and receiving at this speed is incredible!

Djokovic looked at the number and was extremely shocked.

Eric Chang applauded excitedly in the audience.

In the past few months, Li Ba has been training his serving skills most of the time, because his talent is so suitable for serving to win, and now he is about to start to shine.

"Oh my god, this serve, such a high hitting height, is simply a high-pressure ball behind the baseline." Zhang Sheng excitedly shouted in the Beijing CCTV live broadcast room:

"Beautiful! So beautiful! Tiechui's hitting height is too advantageous, he even jumped up just now, it is said that his bounce height can reach 80 cm, how high can he hit it?"

Tong Kexin also shouted excitedly: "This serve is too terrifying! The super high hitting height gives Tiechui's flat hit the most terrifying height advantage, and also makes his landing point control more powerful, and at the same time allows his ball speed to reach his serving speed, which is incredible!"

"Height, height, this is the huge advantage of hitting height!" Zhang Sheng said excitedly.

"By the way, Tiechui never jumps when serving, but most people jump when serving, trying to make the hit higher, so that the serve has more advantages. Zhang Sheng, what do you think is the reason why Tiechui doesn't jump when serving?" Tong Kexin asked.

"It should be... that he retains his serving strength?" Zhang Sheng guessed.

Tong Kexin smiled and said, "Oh, it's possible. He doesn't jump serve, but his serve is already powerful enough. Is the height of the serve higher than others by one or two feet?"

Zhang Sheng said, "Let's take Djokovic as an example. He is 187 cm tall, which is already very tall in the tennis world, but he is 19 cm shorter than Tiechui.

As for the arm span, we don't know the exact data, but it is estimated to be about the same as the height, while Tiechui is 231 cm. Apart from the 10 cm palm length, the arm span is at least one foot different. Add the height, which is about 50 cm, which is half a meter."

Tong Kexin smiled and said, "So when facing Djokovic, he really doesn't need to jump when serving, and the height of the serve is more than half a meter."

Zhang Sheng smiled and said, "Real height crushing, not to mention jump serve? You know, Tiechui is the best at blocking shots. After jumping up, it should not affect the quality of his serve. Let's think about the horror of his jump serve?" Zhang Sheng smiled.

The discussion between the two also sparked heated discussions online.

"I think Tiechui hasn't practiced jump serve well yet, right?"

"Jumping is a part of serving. Tiechui usually serves one foot behind the baseline. There is no possibility of stepping on the line, and there will be no such mistakes. It is impossible for him not to jump serve. I can be sure that Tiechui is retaining his strength."

"How high can Tiechui jump?"

"The data I know is close to 80 centimeters, right?"

"Oh my God, he will definitely not jump that high when serving, but how high can he block when he intercepts in the air?"

"In the match against Safin, he had a lot of high-altitude intercepts, which were really beautiful! It was just too violent, even more violent than when he blocked shots."

"His standing reach is over 2.8 meters, and his jump touch should be close to 3.6 meters. With the racket, oh my God, the highest interception height is over 4 meters!"

At this time, Djokovic was preparing for a serve in the left half.

This time he asked for the outside corner, still a flat shot.

Li Ba still took the highest point of the flat shot to receive the serve, but this time he didn't need to jump.

This time, Djokovic's flat shot also had a little slice, that is, a little backspin, and the height after the rebound was not as high as the previous ball.

The reason for serving like this is that Djokovic wants to control the rebound height of the ball, thereby reducing the height of Li Ba's hit.

If the hit height is not that high, the power of the flat shot will be reduced, and the possibility of going out of bounds will also increase.

Li Ba still hit the ball accurately, but unfortunately, the ball went out of the baseline.

"OUT!" The referee shouted.

"1:1." The chief referee shouted.