Neil Robertson scored a brilliant one-shot streak in the final set of the Players' Championship 6-4 win over Karen Wilson, which was praised by a group of professionals as "the best shot of the last 10 years".
文/Phil Haigh，《Metro》
Robertson trailed 32-41 in the tenth inning and needed to clear the table until the ball was powdered to win the set. Although the green ball was still on the spot, the coffee ball was close to the edge of the library and it looked like the green ball would be defensively selected. Match commentator Ken Dahdi thinks the same thing, with Dahdi saying, "I don't think he's even going to try to make a coffee ball by borrowing the green ball, I think he'll score the green ball and then leave the mother ball in the tee zone to form a safe world." ”
Robertson's approach, however, surprised us as he scored the green ball and managed to k out the coffee, showing a high degree of accuracy.
Dahdi said: "Can you believe it? What a great shot he made! It's wonderful! It was definitely the prettiest shot in the game so far. ”
Robertson revealed that other players have called it "the best of the game", and even more so, that it is "the best shot in the past 10 years".
Robertson tweeted after the game: "A former ranking champion highly praised it as the best shot they've seen in the last decade. Especially when facing match points and wanting to reverse, it is amazing to play such a shot. I'm still tired but hopefully I can do better in the quarter-finals."
Robertson mentioned fatigue due to contracting the new coronavirus, and he self-isolated after testing positive for the virus. However, the infection with COVID-19 seemed to have had little effect on his game, and Robertson scored 114 points at the beginning of the game, followed by 100, 94 and 60 points to win the game.
Robertson allegedly appeared at Wolverhampton's venue 15 minutes before the game and robertson was known to be quite relaxed in his time control. But then again, winning the Masters last month showed Robertson's good form, and it was understandable to relax and compete.
Robertson said: "I was lucky that I came out to compete after the quarantine ended. The state of the Masters is still there, I feel good and the confidence is high. You can clearly see that my shots are good. I practiced for a few days and it got me into the shape I needed and got a good performance. ”
After winning Wilson to advance to the next round, Robertson will be challenged by Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals. In response, he explained: "Even if I still feel tired, being able to play against Ronnie will play perfectly. He's an offensive player and we're going to play fast. ”
'It's going to be a very interesting game, there won't be a lot of bland moments, this style of play suits me and I'm a little bit excited.