第24部分(第4/7 頁)

　of　our　mixed　doubles　was　quite　pleasing；　with　the　pairing　of　Leo　and　Iris；　they　opened　brilliantly　with　a　5�0　lead　as　the　other　pair　looked　bewildered。　Leo’s　forehand　chop　was　always　an　edge　ball　which　contributed　a　lot　to　their　rapid　success。　As　for　me；　my　short　serves　kept　my　opponent　on　her　toes；　and　Angela；　my　partner；　fired　the　ball　directly　to　where　the　girl　got　my　return；　making　it　virtually　impossible　for　her　to　get　away　to　let　her　partner　push　it　back　due　to　difficult　footwork　involved。

When　it　came　to　the　third　round；　things　began　to　go　wrong。　The　opponents　were　students　from　Senior　3；　Class　4；　among　them　there　were　some　professional　players—one　of　them　went　so　far　as　to　rank　third　in　the　tournament　in　Guangdong　province。書包　網　。　想看書來

Glorious　defeat（2）

Poor　Jerry　happened　to　play　against　the　“Ping…Pong　King”。　At　the　very　beginning　of　their　match；　the　Ping…Pong　king　sent　two　hook　balls　with　so　much　spin　that　once　Jerry’s　paddle　reached　it；　it　automatically　flew　out　of　the　table。　Jerry　did　a　backhand　topspin　serve；　dreaming　of　getting　even　with　him—which　proved　to　be　too　na�ve；　for　the　Ping…Pong　king　returned　the　ball　easily；　forcing　it　spin　in　a　reverse　direction；　and　sent　a　long　drive　to　Jerry’s　open　forehand　side。　Jerry　couldn’t　react　in　time；　and　another　point　was　lost。　The　following　match　was　terrible；　for　the　Ping…Pong　king’s　assorted　techniques　kept　Jerry　stunned；　dazzled　and　confused；　forehand　chop；　backhand　sidespin；　long　drive；　block　shot；　*ash；　and　each　one　was　enough　to　drive　Jerry　crazy。　To　make　the　matter　worse；　the　spin　of　the　ball　shot　by　the　Ping…Pong　king　was　really　hard　to　read；　he　tempted　Jerry　with　a　return　that　looked　like　high　pushes　but　actually　had　topspin；　or　cheated　him　by　sending　a　chop…like　ball　which　had　a　sides