The men's singles final is the last game of the US Open.

Chen Qiang's opponent is Tang Buji, who was the greatest tennis player before the arrival of the Open era. In that era, Tang Buji was probably the one who was a big devil in the tennis world.

Don Boogie's father was a Scottish football player. Later, his family moved to the United States, so Don Boogie was also born into a sports family.

Don Boogie grew up in Oakland, California, where it is mainly a hard field. When Don Boogie was still very young, he was already a well-known "hard field king" in the United States. He went further and practiced grass and clay fields, two Wimbledon champions and one French Open champion, which was enough to prove his strength in grass and clay. During World War II, he also entered the US military service, but because of the muscles on his shoulders torn during training, he lost his peak status since then.

It has been introduced before that Australian player John Bromwich was called the world's number one backhand at that time with his backhand skills. If he had one-handed backhand, Don Boogie was well deserved to be the world's number one. Some tennis critics later generations even thought that Don Boogie was the most powerful backhand player before World War II.

In addition to backhand, Tang Buji's serve was also very powerful. Tang Buji used the power-type serving technique. In 1938, people called Tang Buji's serve "the most powerful serve ever."

Don Boogie is also the world's strongest tennis player. Since Wimbledon last year, Don Boogie has never lost the game. Now on the US Open, Don Boogie plays at home, and the audience will cheer for Don Boogie. In this game, Don Boogie has the best time, place, and people.

The various predictions before the game are generally believed that Tang Buji can win the final victory, and almost no one thinks that Chen Qiang can defeat Tang Buji.

From the first round to the final, Chen Qiang did not lose a single set during the period, and all swept his opponents 3-0. In theory, such a record should make many people optimistic about Chen Qiang.

In fact, this is not the case, because Don Boogie won the finals all the way to the finals, and also swept the opponent 3-0.

When both sides swept their opponents 3-0, Tang Buji, which is more famous in the tennis world, is obviously more eye-catching. Tang Buji's 3-0 value will also be infinitely amplified.

This is like playing in the group stage of the World Cup. If a strong team like France wins three consecutive games to advance to the knockout stage, and they all win big scores, people will say that the French team is in great shape, and many people will even be optimistic about the French team winning the championship.

But if the Japanese team wins three consecutive games to advance in the group, of course, some people will say that the Japanese team is in good shape, but more people will think that the Japanese team is upset, and no one will be optimistic about the Japanese team winning the final championship. This is the gap between the strong team and the weak team.

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If a passerby A made tens of billions of dollars in investment in cryptocurrency, people would probably add "luck" and "speculation" to passerby A, and financial experts might even make some negative remarks to passerby A.

This is the situation that Chen Qiang is facing now. Although he has performed very well in the previous rounds of the competition, in the eyes of most viewers, Chen Qiang may just be a "lucky person" who happened to enter the finals.

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The game officially began, first of all, Tang Buji served, and he immediately gave Chen Qiang a warning.

"Dang Boogie's serve is really fast!"

Chen Qiang felt the threat brought by Tang Buji's serve. In terms of ball speed, Tang Buji's serve has reached the level of future professional players, so Chen Qiang's catch is very difficult. Many times, even if he can catch the ball, he has no quality to receive the serve.

What surprised Chen Qiang even more was that Tang Buji's backhand could actually make a slight top-spin ball! Of course, the rotation of this top-spin ball is very slight, and even Chen Qiang needs to observe carefully to find it. Moreover, Chen Qiang was able to discover Tang Buji's top-spin ball because Chen Qiang himself would play the top-spin ball. If it were someone who had no knowledge of the top-spin ball, it would be impossible to find that Tang Buji's hitting had a slight top-spin ball.

"It's 1938 now, and Don Boogie will play top spin. It is logical that players of this era should not be able to use top spin. No wonder Don Boogie is known as the greatest player before the Open era. This top spin alone means that his understanding of tennis is far beyond this era."

Chen Qiang still realized that it was definitely not a coincidence that Tang Buji was able to win so many honors in that era. Tang Buji not only had physical and skill, but also had an understanding of tennis, which was unique in this era.

"I originally thought that players of this era would not have realized the technology of topspin. It seems that I was wrong. There will be some talented athletes in every era, and Tang Buji is obviously a talented athlete of this era! Unfortunately, if there were no World War II, the development of tennis would be at least ten years faster than in history!" Chen Qiang thought to himself.

World War II indeed delayed the development of many sports. Take tennis as an example. During World War II, a large number of outstanding players joined the army. From 1940 to 1945, they delayed five years. They did not play for five years. Not only did they have a decline in their level, but many people have even left the peak of their bodies.

This also caused the entire tennis sport to regress for ten years. By around 1955, the strength of tennis players returned to the level before World War II. After more than ten years of development, athletes' skills were greatly improved, and tennis also entered the Open era.

If there was no World War II, according to the development trend of tennis at that time, perhaps in the early 1950s, tennis players would have the strength of the next mid-1960s.

Chen Qiang evaluated the impact of World War II on the development of tennis in his heart, and then eliminated distracting thoughts and devoted himself to the game. He was facing the greatest tennis player of this era, Tang Buji, so distracted thinking about other things during the game is not a good choice.

In Tang Buji's serve, although Chen Qiang failed to break the serve, Chen Qiang's own serve later. Tang Buji also had no good way to deal with Chen Qiang's serve, so it was still easy for Chen Qiang to keep his serve.

After the two games, Tang Buji's expression also became solemn.

"Chen Qiang can also play spinning balls! And the balls he plays are more powerful than mine!"

Tang Buji's understanding of tennis is far from the level of later generations, so he calls the top spun ball "spin ball". For Tang Buji, the top spun ball is his unique skill. He has never leaked this technique to other players. It is also with this initial top spun ball that Tang Buji was invincible in the game and swept the four Grand Slam events in more than a year.

Now Tang Buji sees Chen Qiang also using the top spun ball, and Chen Qiang's top spun ball has a greater rotation force. His unique skill suddenly appears on others, and the opponent uses it better. How could Tang Buji not be surprised?

Tang Buji can be sure that he did not reveal his skills in topspin, and Chen Qiang is far away from China and it is impossible for him to secretly learn topspin from Tang Buji, so in an instant, Tang Buji immediately understood that Chen Qiang, like him, has also developed topspin technology, and Chen Qiang's research and development pace is even faster.

"It is not unreasonable for people to call Chen Qiang the world's number one athlete. He was able to develop a better spinning ball. It seems that it is not easy to win this game." Tang Boogie couldn't help but sigh.

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1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4... The scores in the first set were stalemate. Chen Qiang and Tang Buji have always been in service, and no one was able to break the serve. In the end, the score was tied 6-6.

If it is included in later games, the next draw will be played in the seventh game. Whoever chooses to win the 7th point will win this set. However, in the 1930s, the US Open played a long-distance victory, which means that if you want to win this set, you must have to lead by two points.

In previous games, Chen Qiang didn't even have to play until the 10th game to win the game. Today, his first set against Tang Buji will have to play at least 14 games before the winner will be decided.

At this moment, after the previous ten rounds of battles, Chen Qiang has gradually become familiar with Tang Buji's playing style, and Tang Buji has also gradually become familiar with Chen Qiang's playing style. Because of this, the number of rounds per ball between the two has begun to grow longer and longer.

After the score of 7-7, both sides sat on the sidelines and took a break for a while, and the game temporarily entered a timeout.

Chen Qiang wiped the sweat from his head, but he kept thinking about countermeasures in his mind.

"What should I do? Don Boogie's serving has reached the level of a future professional athlete. I have no advantage in this regard, and he also knows how to use top spin. The current situation is that I can't do anything to him, and he can't do anything to me. If you continue to play this way, the game will become a physical attrition battle. Maybe it will take until someone consumes too much physical energy and makes a mistake, and this set of games will have the first break."

"No, there should be other ways. Let me think about what would happen if the top players in the future encounter such a situation?"

Suddenly, Chen Qiang had a flash of inspiration in his mind. He remembered the dozens of fights between Federer and Nadal, and finally had an idea.

"I understand. The game has entered a stalemate stage. Tang Booji and I have gradually become familiar with the opponent's playing style. So now we are not competing for how to attack the opponent's weaknesses, but for who will make fewer mistakes! The side who makes fewer mistakes will return to the final victory of the game!"

Chen Qiang has watched many Grand Slam finals. He has witnessed dozens of peak battles between Federer and Nadal, and also witnessed the rise of Djokovic. With Chen Qiang's understanding of tennis, he can of course see that players at that level have no shortcomings.

And that level of game is not an attack on the opponent's weaknesses, because players like Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic no longer have any weaknesses, so what they really compete is that the side who makes fewer mistakes and makes fewer mistakes will eventually win, while the side who makes more mistakes will lose the game.

Chen Qiang and Tang Buji are naturally far from reaching the level of Federer and Nadal. Compared with King Fei, both Chen Qiang and Tang Buji are weak, but in this era, they are already the most powerful players in the world.

Chen Qiang and Tang Buji both have many weaknesses, but their strength is not enough to grasp the opponent's weaknesses. Therefore, attacking against the opponent's weaknesses will not have any effect.

It's like two people playing chess. If they are two top experts, they will definitely fight back and forth, and they will look even more frightening; and if they are two bad chess players playing chess, although there are many loopholes, because neither of them can catch the other's loopholes, the result is that they fight back and forth.

Chen Qiang and Tang Buji are like two chess players. Both of them have limited abilities, but they are hard to match.

At this time, the law that whoever makes fewer mistakes can win will also apply to Chen Qiang and Tang Buji.

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In the first set, the final score was 10 to 8, which was a big score at that time.

Don Booji shook his head helplessly. He had already persisted to this point, but eventually lost the game, which made him feel very sorry.

But Don Boogie was not discouraged. This was just the first set, and there were still opportunities behind Don Boogie.

Moreover, Tang Buji also found the reason for losing the first set. He made several small mistakes in the last serving game, but was caught by Chen Qiang, and that serve game was broken by Chen Qiang.

Tang Buji felt that this was just an accident, or that he was not lucky. If he paid a little attention and did not make those small mistakes, or if Chen Qiang did not catch those small mistakes, he would not lose the first set.

It is inevitable that people will make mistakes, and mistakes are also part of the game. No player can beat his chest to ensure that he will not make mistakes in his life, so Don Boogie did not take the mistakes to heart. He quickly adjusted his mindset and prepared for the second set.

Tang Buji had not realized that Chen Qiang had made adjustments and he could reduce his mistakes.

In the second set, Don Boogie lost again, and the score of this set was 7-5, which looked far less stalemate than the first set.

"What's going on? Why did you lose!" Tang Buji didn't react a little.

Don Boogie thought that the second set was pretty good, and he also made several beautiful serves and hits during the period. This performance was not worse than the first set, but in the end it was easier than the first set.

Moreover, Chen Qiang's playing style has not changed significantly. How to play in the first set and how to play in the second set. The techniques used by Chen Qiang are all the ones shown in the first set, and there are no new tricks.

Chen Qiang did not make any changes, and Tang Buji also performed as usual. The result of the game should have turned into a long tug-of-war like the first set, and then a long-distance victory with a big score. However, this is not the case. 7-5 is a relatively normal score in the Grand Slam final.

Tang Buji never figured out that it was clearly the same recipe and the same taste, so why did he lose the second plate!

After all, Don Boogie has not escaped from the understanding of tennis in this era. The tactics he used are still looking for Chen Qiang's weaknesses and attacking.

Chen Qiang, on the other hand, minimized his mistakes and gained the lead by making fewer mistakes. This tactic is something athletes in this era could not have imagined.

Rather than saying that it is a victory of sports philosophy.

On the technical level, Chen Qiang was unable to defeat Tang Buji. In terms of talent, Chen Qiang was far inferior to Tang Buji.

Tang Buji can be called the greatest tennis player before the Open era, and his talent is absolutely unparalleled. Chen Qiang's talent in tennis is really not as good as Tang Buji.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Don Boogie had the training of the future, he would become a player of Federer's level. With Chen Qiang's tennis talent, even if he practiced for 100 years, he would not be able to reach Federer's level.

However, Chen Qiang did not compete with Tang Buji for technology and talent. He chose the most correct path and used future sports concepts to defeat Tang Buji!
Chapter completed!