Deyo took revenge on Arnaldi in a thrilling way, and entered the semifinals only two wins away from the 100 crowns, and Wang Xiyu entered the decisive round

"True legends, never afraid of dusk, because they themselves are torches that light up the entire night sky before they go out." I think that could not have been more appropriate for the 38-year-old veteran Novak Djokovic, who qualified for the last four in Geneva last night.

Before this fight with Arnaldi began, many people were sweating for Djokovic. As we all know, at the Madrid Masters not long ago, it was this young Italian who knocked out Djokovic in an upset and became famous! In the face of such a new generation of players with balanced skills and full of physical fitness, Djokovic obviously does not have an advantage in many aspects, and the only thing that can be fought may be the experience of handling key points and the grasp of the psychology of the game.

However, despite the fans' apprehension about the match, the bookmakers offered odds of 1.22 to 4.33 for Djokovic to emerge as the winner.

Once the bout began, the prepared Djokovic took a different style of play, deliberately avoiding a powerful forehand exchange with Arnaldi in favor of a deliberate backhand to try to open the way.

And this tactical concept also made Djokovic rarely abandon the "full-court coverage" style of play, and instead adopted the "point to face" tactic. In today's match, he put more return shots in the middle of the field, so as to take the initiative to bring the round, and in the round, he will always frequently attack the opponent's relatively weak backhand position through the backhand diagonal, so as to destroy Arnaldi's position on the baseline and force the opponent to make mistakes in the move. It also worked, as Arnaldi had to resort to a "rush" tactic after his regular scoring tactics were blocked, but his risky sideways forehand led him to a high number of unforced errors, with a whopping 10 unforced errors on his forehand and four on his backhand in the first set. Djokovic's precision strikes not only save physical energy, but also maximize his technical advantages.

In the second set, Arnaldi began to fight back, and he used his powerful serve to deny the match into a stalemate, which really worked. Shortly after the start of the second set, Djokovic also missed his own serve, and then threw a racket to vent his frustration. In the fifth game, Djokovic almost sprained his knee at the game point, seeing that the second set was already 1-4 behind, the game seemed to be running to the deciding set, and many fans couldn't sit still, but at this time, Djokovic did not show his agitation.

During the break, Djokovic checked his knee while he kept calming himself down by closing his eyes and meditating. After returning to the court, Djokovic quickly improved his service aggression and concentration, on the other hand, Arnaldi seemed to be affected by Djokovic's "almost injury" just now, and easily sent his own serve in the seventh game. This break proved to be decisive for the whole match, and after that, Djokovic completely grasped the rhythm of the match, and won the whole match in three consecutive games!

Regarding Djokovic's reversal, a netizen commented, "Today's Djokovic is more like a samurai who is well versed in Eastern philosophy: braking with static, overcoming rigidity with softness." That's right, as he said after the game: "Victory is not about beating your opponent, it's about taming your fear." ”

As soon as the draw table for this year's Geneva tournament came out, public opinion generally believed that Djokovic had won the "next draw", and the bottleneck of physical fitness and the decline of technical ability doomed him to failure. However, Djokovic proved himself with his performances as the tournament got underway, and now he is just two wins away from his 100th career title, and it is clear that Djokovic has shown everyone that he still wants to win, that he still has expectations for the French Open, and that he will definitely go to Roland Garros in stronger form.

In addition to Djokovic, Wang Xiyu's fans should also be very happy yesterday. In the women's singles qualifying tournament of the French Open, Wang Xiyu eliminated Maristani in straight sets and entered the decisive round of the qualifying round, where she will compete with Sheila for a place in the main draw.

In this women's singles qualifying match, Wang Xiyu continued her slow form in the previous round, and the two sides launched a break battle in the first set, and the two failed to hold serve in their respective service games in the first eight games. And then the two of them went through the tie-break battle to send the game into a tie-break, and in the tie-break, the two people also played inseparable, Wang Xiyu saved the handicap and cashed in on his third handicap, only to win the first set tie-break with a score of 10-8.

After winning the first set in a thrilling way, China Jinhua completely mastered the rhythm of the game and finally sealed the victory 6-3 in the second set! For China's Jinhua, who has been wavering after breaking her wrist in an accident at the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, is now able to win back-to-back French Open, and hopefully reach the main draw of the French Open for the fourth time, which is definitely good news! Although we have seen her form still have ups and downs, her attitude of enjoying the game and her tenacious fighting spirit have given the fans hope. In the next round, I look forward to her continuing to move forward and attack the main draw of the French Open!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Lu Xiaotian)