Chapter 408: The King of the Olympics
On July 20, Zhang Huasong, Li Na, Zheng Jie and other members of the tennis national team arrived in London a week ahead of schedule to prepare for the tennis competition of the London Olympic Games.
At the London International Airport, Zhang Huasong and others were warmly welcomed by many overseas Chinese.
Of course, among them, Zhang Huasong has the most fans. There are not only overseas Chinese, but also foreign fans.
In fact, the tennis court of the London Olympics is the same as Wimbledon, using the grass court of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
Therefore, Zhang Huasong, who just won the championship at Wimbledon, has a very high chance of winning the tennis Olympic championship.
The Olympics are usually only played in advance for football, and all other matches are held after the Opening Ceremony.
However, in order to take care of Zhang's schedule, the first round of tennis and the football group stage at the London 2012 Olympics were held two days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, just to end the tennis event early and make time for Zhang's track and field schedule.
Not only that, in the schedule of tennis finals, the men's singles final is also the first tennis final to be held, the purpose is also to make Zhang Huasong's tennis match and track and field schedule can be connected to avoid conflicts.
So, on July 25, 2012, before the London Olympics opened, the first round of tennis officially began.
The London Olympic Organizing Committee is willing to listen to the IOC and adjust the schedule for Zhang Huasong, naturally with the intention of allowing Zhang Huasong to attract spectators to buy tickets and increase global ratings.
Therefore, in the first round of the competition, Zhang Huasong's competition was naturally scheduled for 9 o'clock in the morning on July 25, which was the first official competition in the entire London Olympic Games.
The match not only attracted more than 10,000 spectators to fill the stands at Wimbledon O2 Stadium, but also attracted sports channels from more than 200 countries and regions around the world to broadcast live.
Any member of the IOC has broadcast the game live.
Because the other competitions have not started yet, and Zhang Huasong's fame is also worthy of such fanfare from TV stations in all countries.
Tennis Grand Slam tournaments, but there are not so many countries and regions to broadcast them.
Even when Zhang Huasong completed the annual Grand Slam the year before, the countries and regions that broadcast the US Open final that year were not as good as the first round of the London Olympics.
It can be seen that although in terms of influence in the industry, the Olympic tennis competition is not as good as the Grand Slam. But in terms of broadcast coverage, the Olympics are still better.
Of course, this is also because Zhang Huasong's match was the first to start, and there were no other matches at the same time. As the first official competition of the London Olympics, it attracted so many countries and regions to broadcast.
From the second round onwards, there will not be so many countries and regions broadcasting Zhang Huasong's game. Every country will definitely focus on broadcasting the games of its own athletes, and it will not take care of Zhang Huasong's games.
In the men's singles tennis tournament at the London Olympics, there were 64 draws, and Zhang Huasong's opponent in the first round was a player from Finland, ranked 78th in the ATP rankings, who came up from the qualifying round.
The Olympic singles competition is a best-of-three format, which is why the industry believes that the Olympic tennis tournament is not as good as the Grand Slam, because the Grand Slam is a best-of-five format and has 128 draws.
Against such a player who came up from the qualifying round, Zhang Huasong did not let go of water at all, and went all out to easily defeat his opponent with a total score of 2-0.
The Finn didn't even win a game and was shaved straight away.
However, after being shaved bald, the Finnish player not only did not hang his head, but turned around and took out a watercolor pen from his backpack, asked Zhang Huasong to sign his racket, and took a group photo, acting like a star-chasing fan, not at all like a world's top 100 Olympic tennis player.
Zhang Huasong was surprised, but naturally did not refuse. This is the first time that Zhang Huasong has been asked for an autograph by an opponent during the game, which made Zhang Huasong quite surprised.
Seeing this scene, the audience at the scene and in front of the TV couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
In fact, whether it is the audience at the scene or in front of the TV, they all know that there is no suspense about Zhang Huasong's victory. Even the contestant's fellow Finnish man didn't expect him to have a chance to beat Zhang.
However, after being shaved and losing the game, he went to Zhang Huasong to ask for an autograph, which is too spineless, right?
Finns naturally feel a little unhappy, but audiences in other countries feel that this proves Zhang Huasong's popularity and charm from the side: even the opponent is Zhang Huasong's fans, which shows Zhang Huasong's awesomeness.
Zhang Huasong's fans adore Zhang Huasong even more!
This is a small episode of Zhang Huasong's first round of the game, and the most important thing is the influence of this game.
According to a rough post-match count, hundreds of millions of viewers around the world tuned in to this tennis match, which is similar to the Grand Slam final.
And that's just the first round. Although this game is the first game, it also perfectly proves Zhang Huasong's ratings appeal, and it has not wasted the hard work of the IOC and the London Olympic Organizing Committee.
In addition to Zhang Huasong's match, the first round of tennis and the football group stage were played for two days.
Then, on the evening of July 27, the 2012 London Olympic Games officially opened, and Zhang Huasong participated in the entrance ceremony of the delegation as the flag bearer of the Chinese Olympic delegation.
Not to mention that Yao Ming has retired, even if Yao Ming has not retired, the current Zhang Huasong is also a representative of the Chinese sports industry, and the flag bearer can only be Zhang Huasong.
When Zhang Huasong led the Chinese delegation into the venue holding the five-star red flag, the London Olympic Stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, resounded with warm applause and cheers, and countless people shouted Zhang Huasong's name or nickname with accents from various countries, and they were very excited.
Zhang Huasong is not only likely to win the Olympic tennis title for the first time, but also has the potential to defend his 10-time title and win 11 gold medals.
In that case, Zhang Huasong will have an unprecedented 21 Olympic gold medals, making him the athlete with the most gold medals in Olympic history.
At that time, I am afraid that it will not only be the king of track and field, but the king of the Olympics.
Therefore, after seeing Zhang Huasong appear, the audience and guests at the scene applauded and cheered him so warmly.
Everyone welcomed Zhang Huasong and felt honored to have the honor of witnessing one of the greatest Olympians of all time.
After the opening ceremony, on July 28, the London Olympics officially kicked off.
On the first official day of competition, in addition to the second round of tennis, there are also swimming, football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, table tennis, badminton, shooting, archery, weightlifting, judo, fencing, rowing, equestrian and other competitions, and several events will produce gold medals.
Therefore, it is inevitable that Zhang Huasong's game ratings will be shared by many games, and Zhang Huasong's game will no longer be broadcast in more than 200 countries and regions around the world.
However, this did not have any impact on Zhang Huasong.
In the second round, Zhang Huasong faced the Argentine player ranked 45th in the ATP and continued to win 2-0 without suspense.
The audience at the scene and in front of the TV is actually not watching the game, just to see the demeanor of Zhang Huasong, an international superstar.
In the third round, 1/4 finals, and semifinals, Zhang Huasong won all 2-0 without any suspense.
It's just that since the third round, Zhang Huasong has not been able to shave his opponent's head. After all, in the Olympic arena, the performance of the athletes is not only about their own results, but also about the honor of the country, and everyone is quite desperate.
Even if he knows that he can't beat Zhang Huasong, he can't be shaved by Zhang Huasong.
In the end, Zhang Huasong successfully entered the finals.
The opponent in the final surprised everyone, neither Federer, nor Nadal, nor Djokovic, not even Andy Murray, but Argentina's Del Potro, who is ranked 10th in the ATP.
This is really surprising, and it can be called an unpopularity.
However, when Zhang Huasong's final opponent was confirmed as Del Potro, everyone in the world knew that Zhang Huasong's victory was no longer in doubt.
Whether in terms of strength or game atmosphere, Del Potro is definitely at a disadvantage across the board.
If Zhang Huasong's opponent is Andy Murray, then the audience at the scene will naturally cheer for Andy Murray.
But if Zhang Huasong's opponent in the final is an Argentine player, the audience in the United States will definitely cheer for Zhang Huasong.
Because of the Anglo-Argentine war in history, whether it is football or other sports, the American audience will definitely cheer for the opponents of the Argentine players.
This final is no exception.
On August 2, the 2012 London Olympics tennis men's singles final, by Zhang Huasong VS Argentina's Del Potro.
From the first minute of the game, most of the audience was really cheering for Zhang Huasong. Whether it is overseas Chinese, Chinese people, or even other European audiences, they are cheering.
Cheering on Del Potro, there was no one else, except for a few dozen spectators who could be Argentine.
Obviously, even those neutral spectators who should not have any inclinations are looking forward to Zhang Huasong's victory and the most important step in completing the annual tennis Golden Slam, not to mention the American who already has a grudge against the Argentines.
And Zhang Huasong did not disappoint all those who supported him.
In the cheers of the audience, Zhang Huasong won easily with an aggregate score of 2-0.
Moreover, Zhang Huasong, who played extraordinarily, even gave Del Potro a bald head in this world-renowned Olympic tennis final: Del Potro did not win a game in two sets.
Federer is finally no longer lonely, in addition to him, there are people who were shaved by Zhang Huasong in the tennis final, Federer is finally not the most tragic person.
When the game ended, the live TV commentators on the scene and around the world excitedly commented:
At the end of the match, Zhang Huasong won the Olympic tennis men's singles final with a comfortable 2-0 overall score over Argentina's Del Potro, and shaved his opponent's bald head, thus winning the first Olympic gold medal in tennis of Zhang Huasong's career. Next, as long as he wins this year's US Open Grand Slam title, Zhang Huasong will complete the second annual Golden Slam after Steffi Graf in tennis history. Coupled with the achievements of the consecutive annual Grand Slam, the annual gold master, and the 11 consecutive Grand Slam championships that no one has ever completed in history, Zhang Huasong will become the first person in the 100-year history of tennis and completely crowned the king in the tennis world. ”
Zhang Huasong successfully won the men's singles gold medal in tennis at the London Olympics, taking a solid step in the journey of the annual Golden Slam. As long as Zhang Huasong wins the final US Open Grand Slam, Zhang Huasong will become the undisputed king of tennis. It is the luck of our generation to witness the birth of the king of tennis, let us wait and see, and wait for Zhang Huasong to be crowned king of tennis for the second time after being crowned king of track and field. ”
Indeed, after winning the Olympic gold medal, Zhang Huasong's annual Golden Slam has completed 4/5 of the progress. There is only one US Open Grand Slam left, and Zhang Huasong will be completely crowned king.
However, Zhang Huasong did not relax himself. Because, after the tennis match is over, his track and field competition starts again.
On August 3, the track and field competition officially kicked off.
Zhang Huasong will compete in the men's 100m, 200m, 400m, 10,000m, marathon, high jump, pole vault, long jump, three-level long jump, and javelin in ten days of competition from August 3rd to August 12th, and participate in a final every day.
In fact, before Zhang Huasong participated in the track and field competition, Phelps had already increased his individual Olympic gold medal count to 16, and was already the athlete with the most gold medals in Olympic history.
Moreover, Phelps' swimming competition is not over yet, with three finals still to play, and Phelps still has a chance to increase his Olympic gold medal total.
But why didn't the global media and spectators talk much about Phelps' all-time number of Olympic gold medals?
If Zhang Huasong defends the Olympic track and field championship, plus the tennis men's singles gold medal, Zhang Huasong's Olympic gold medals will reach 21, and Phelps's more than ten gold medals are not enough.
As the days passed, the progress of the London Olympics was as expected by the media and the audience, Zhang Huasong, who has always been in a terrifying stable state, made no mistakes, and went on to win a gold medal a day, piling up his total Olympic medals to a higher level than Phelps.
On August 12, 2012, the last day of the competition and the closing ceremony, Zhang Huasong successfully won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the London Olympics, and fixed his number of gold medals in the London Olympics at 11 and the total number of Olympic gold medals at 21.
Although Phelps went on to win two more gold medals, bringing his total Olympic gold medal tally to 18, it still couldn't catch up with Zhang's 21.
With only two Olympic experiences, Zhang Huasong has raised his total number of Olympic gold medals to the highest height in history.
At the closing ceremony, when Zhang Huasong received the gold medal in the men's marathon, the slogan of "King of the Olympics" resounded throughout the audience.
Obviously, this is the whole audience saluting and cheering for Zhang Huasong's great achievements at the Olympic Games. Of course, Zhang Huasong is also well-deserved.
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