Chapter 1109 Cannon Roddick

Sampras retired when the US Open was held in 2003, which was also when Li Ba entered the NBA league and trained frantically in an abandoned warehouse outside Phoenix.

He is the real King of Wimbledon and has won 7 Wimbledon singles championships in his life. His serving and netting skills are perfect, his baseline skills are excellent, and his one-handed backhand technique can be written into textbooks. Real technology is king.

Then, he has something similar to Li Ba. His second serve is the strongest in the world.

Of course, his serve is different from Li Ba's. His first serve pursues speed, which is similar to all players, but his second serve focuses on spin, pursuing control of the landing point, concealment of the shot, etc. Wait, these are things that Li Ba cannot do now. Li Ba still pursues speed in his second serve.

"Pete, what do you think of the Hammers and Roddick? What do you think is the difference between them?" Bill asked.

Hearing Bill's question, Sampras smiled and said: "They do have too many similarities, so I won't go into that. If you ask them what are the differences, the Hammer's skills are worse. , all aspects, including serving skills. However, Iron Hammer’s physical condition and quality are better, and his serving ability is stronger, so he has more possibilities.”

"Pete, who do you favor in this final?" Booth asked.

Sampras said: "Everyone is thinking about this problem. It is really difficult for them to break the opponent. It depends on luck, or like the semi-final between Roger and the Hammers, it depends on physical fitness and willpower."

"Pete, the Hammers had such a long semi-final with Federer, what do you think of his physical condition?" Bill asked.

"His physical fitness is really too strong. He has played in the NBA for one season, so I can't estimate this." Sampras shook his head.

Bill asked: "Pete, who do you like?"

Sampras thought for a while and said: "I'm still optimistic about the Hammers, if there are no accidents."

"Why?" Booth asked.

Sampras replied: "Because the Hammer's ability to hold serve is stronger than that of Roddick, it is difficult for Roddick to break serve, but his ability to hold serve is not as good as the Hammer's, so his chance of being broken is greater than the Hammer's."

"Do you know Hammer?" Bill asked.

"I met him once, at Staples, when he was an All-Star in 2004." Sampras laughed.

"Have you ever talked? You won't talk about boxing like Serena Williams, right?" Booth asked with a smile.

"Oh, we only chatted for a few words. You know there were a lot of people present and we didn't have that much time. What we talked about was, he asked me, Pete, what do you think of my girlfriends? Why do you keep staring at them? "

"Haha..." Bill and Booth were startled, and then burst into laughter.

Sampras himself laughed, and then said: "I was confused at the time. I said, I only glanced at it, just one glance, one glance, not staring. Don't get me wrong, okay? Haha!"

"Haha, didn't he hit you with his iron fist?" Bill asked with a laugh.

"No, no, I guess he didn't know me. He probably hadn't touched tennis at that time. He gave me a warning look and then left."

Sampras burst out laughing.

"Ha ha……"

Bill and Booth were also swaying with laughter.

In the CCTV live broadcast room, Zhang Sheng and Tong Kexin were explaining.

"I look forward to the Hammer's serve being as good as today." Zhang Sheng said with a smile.

"I'm worried that too many such powerful serves will cause great wear and tear on Hammer's shoulders. I hope he stays healthy." Tong Kexin said with a smile.

At this point the game begins.

Today's center court is brightly lit with stars, and the number of stars from all walks of life present far exceeds that of previous Wimbledon singles finals.

All-powerful football superstars can be seen everywhere, as can big-name Hollywood stars.

Li Ba estimated that the final would not last that long. Roddick's defense was not as good as Federer's. He should be able to find break opportunities or be broken by his opponent, so he asked Yatou and Guoguo to come for this final. Gao Yuanyuan and Harden are also there.

Roddick and Li Ba were waiting at the exit to appear.

Roddick is 188 centimeters tall and weighs nearly 90 kilograms. He is quite slim in front of Li Ba.

The two have known each other for a long time, not quite acquainted with each other, but they have talked.

"Hammer, if I win this championship, my world ranking will rise by at least three places next year," Roddick said.

Li Ba laughed and said: "Come on, Andy, you only have one Grand Slam title in total, and it's the US Open. You can't win Wimbledon, two runner-ups. By the way, I want to congratulate you. You will be the winner soon." Got the third runner-up.”

Roddick groaned angrily and shouted, "You can't break me."

Li Ba smiled and said, "You can't break me either."

Roddick shouted: "You just beat Roger to death, your physical fitness must be gone."

Li Ba said with a smile: "At least I can kill Roger a dozen more times."

Roddick's face is twitching wildly, can he still be beaten to death? How to do this?

He looked at Li Ba and couldn't help but ask: "Tie Hammer, your serving skills are so poor, why is the ball speed so fast?"

This was an awkward feeling in his heart, because before Li Ba, he held the record for the fastest serve, and the Hammer guy broke his record.

"Are my serving skills poor?" Li Ba said disdainfully.

"You didn't use all your strength at all. I don't even want to talk about your serving skills." Roddick said with a look of disgust.

Li Ba sneered: "That's because I don't need to use my whole body to exert force. If I use my whole body to exert force, my tennis racket will directly penetrate."

Rodick's face twitched wildly, but looking at Li Ba's upper limb muscles, he had to agree with this statement.

The two came out and first tossed a coin. Li Ba won and chose to serve.

He looked up at the sky. It was a little cloudy. Would it rain?

It is possible for London to rain eight times a day. Umbrellas are one of the must-have items for traveling in London.

Rodick on the opposite side saw Li Ba looking up at the sky, and he also looked up. Seeing that the sky was cloudy, he couldn't help but smile at Li Ba.

After warming up, the game began.

Right half court, first serve.

"Bang!"

"ACE."

"1:0." The referee shouted.

Tong Kexin shouted excitedly: "The first one is the ACE ball. The hammer's serve is still as strong as ever."

Next, Li Ba used a strong serve and four consecutive ACE balls to successfully hold his serve. Roddick, whose receiving skills were not top-notch, did not touch the ball.

Looking back, the two changed sides and played again. Roddick served.

"Bang!"

A powerful serve, that is, the fastest flat shot.

"ACE."

The referee shouted.

"1:0." The head referee shouted.

Li Ba looked back at the speedometer. 218 kilometers per hour. According to his understanding, this is Roddick's peak speed this year. It seems that Roddick is in good shape today.