Chapter 332: Advance to the Final Four
After a short break, the staff came to call Zhang Huasong and Djokovic in, and the live camera began to appear on the TV footage of the live broadcast of the Australian Open in various countries.
Although the quarter-finals were not finals, they were also broadcast live on television in dozens of countries.
After reaching the top 8, athletes from many countries have already been out, and the appearance rate of the remaining games will naturally be higher.
In addition, Zhang Huasong is a world superstar, and Djokovic is the third in the ATP world ranking with tens of thousands of points.
This game is full of highlights!
Was it the defending champion Novak Djokovic who defeated Zhang Huasong to reach the semifinals and then enter the final to defend his title? Or Zhang Huasong, who reached the top 8 of a Grand Slam in his first professional competition, continues to be black to the end, and even the top three in the world can't stop him?
Aside from Djokovic's own fans and compatriots, most neutral viewers are expecting Zhang Huasong to win!
Huaguo, because of the time zone, is just dawn in China at this time.
Seeing Zhang Huasong and Djokovic starting to appear, the CCTV live host explained behind the scenes:
"Good morning viewers, CCTV Sports Channel is now broadcasting for you a match in the men's singles quarterfinals of the 2009 Australian Open, which was played by Chinese athlete Zhang Huasong against the third seed Djokovic."
"Djokovic is currently in the tens of thousands of points, ranked third in the ATP world, and is the champion of the last Australian Open Grand Slam, this time Djokovic is the defending champion of the Australian Open."
And Zhang Huasong, everyone is familiar with it, is our Olympic hero and the king of track and field. However, Zhang Huasong does not seem to be satisfied with reaching the top in just one area. Previously, he personally planned and participated in Xiangtan Satellite TV's large-scale variety music program "The Masked Singer" and won the honor of the annual singer. He also released his first music album which hit the market yesterday and achieved a first-day gold record. ”
Now, he shocked the tennis world by reaching the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam Grand Slam at the Australian Open in his first professional tournament after less than three months of tennis.
"Previously, no one in my country's men's tennis has entered the main draw of a Grand Slam, and Zhang Huasong is making history every step of the way. In women's tennis, the best result of my country's athletes is that Zheng Jie reached the semifinals at the French Open last year. In this Australian Open, Zheng Jie has been eliminated in the fourth round and stopped in the top 16, and only Zhang Huasong is left as a Chinese athlete. If Zhang Huasong can defeat Djokovic to reach the semifinals, he will tie Zheng Jie's record and become one of the only two people in my country's tennis team to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam so far. (Li Na won the Grand Slam after 2009)
"Of course, we not only hope that Zhang Huasong will reach the semi-finals, but also hope that he will continue to reach the final and win the championship and win the first Grand Slam championship for Chinese athletes."
"In the track and field arena, Zhang Huasong has created too many miracles that people can only look up to. However, in today's tennis match, Djokovic is the defending champion and the third in the world, can Zhang Huasong break through? Let's wait and see! ”
Following the camera footage, Zhang Huasong and Djokovic entered the stadium.
At this time, the Hisense Arena was full, and the attendance rate was 100%. Seeing Zhang Huasong and Djokovic playing, there was warm applause in the stands and cheers and cheers from the fans of the two.
After the two warmed up for a while, at 9 a.m. on January 29, the 2009 Australian Open men's singles quarterfinals between tennis newcomer Zhang Huasong and defending champion Novak Djokovic officially began.
In this game, Zhang Huasong got the first game of serve when flipping a coin.
Zhang Huasong entered the game quickly because of the relationship between system skills.
On the first ball, he sent a powerful fast ball according to the established strategy. Although a little angle is sacrificed, the ball is fast, which will also make the opponent tired.
Sure enough, Djokovic is not yet in the game. Zhang Huasong's first serve, he just ran a step to the side of the ball, and the ball was already out of bounds.
The referee announced: "ACE, Zhang Huasong 15-0 Djokovic!" ”
There was applause in the stands, but Djokovic was stunned.
Zhang Huasong entered the game so quickly? As soon as he came up, he sent out such a fast ball and hit him with an ace?
They're not ready yet, right?
Just as Djokovic was stunned, Zhang Huasong continued to serve, and the game continued.
Djokovic has not yet entered the game, and Zhang Huasong has already shown an aggressive posture, serving all powerful and fast balls.
Although it sometimes goes out of bounds, most of the time, it can keep Djokovic busy.
Among them, Zhang Huasong also issued an ace with a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour, and before Djokovic's body could make a move, the ball went out of bounds, causing the audience to exclaim.
Djokovic did subconsciously think that Zhang Huasong had just learned tennis, and it was just luck to break into the top 8 of the Australian Open.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Huasong's strength and momentum, as well as his power-based style of play, made him really tired of coping.
At the end of the first set, Zhang Huasong defeated Djokovic, who has tens of thousands of points and is ranked third in the world, with a score of 6-2, which is a big surprise.
Could it be that Zhang Huasong really wants to go all the way to the final and win the Australian Open Grand Slam championship as a pure newcomer?
In the second round, Djokovic adjusted his mentality, finally played normally, and played a few good games, and finally got the tie-break, won Zhang Huasong with a score of 7-6, and won the second set, with a total score of 1-1.
However, in the next third set, Zhang Huasong continued to play with power, and also issued an ace that was faster than the ball in the first game, and Djokovic didn't even react, and the ball went out of bounds.
Of course, sometimes Zhang Huasong will also suddenly hit an angle ball. Although he is not fast, increasing Djokovic's running distance also makes him very tired.
After the third set, Zhang Huasong won 6-4, but Djokovic was already out of breath!
In the fourth set, Zhang Huasong was ready to make persistent efforts and wanted to continue to completely defeat Djokovic with a power-based play.
As a result, unexpectedly, the score of the fourth set was 3-1, and when the game was far from over, Djokovic suddenly raised his hand to signal the referee to pause, and then told the referee that he had no physical strength and could not hold on.
Djokovic's record sixth time in a Grand Slam tournament was midway through the tournament due to physical exhaustion.
This is simply impossible for Nadal and Federer, and Djokovic, who is ranked third in the world, has already happened six times.
It's incredible!
Djokovic's fans, both live and in front of the TV, covered their faces and couldn't bear to watch it anymore.
Zhang Huasong's fans and neutral audiences were surprised and applauded Zhang Huasong.
Because of Djokovic's midway withdrawal, Zhang Huasong automatically entered the semifinals of the 2009 Australian Open Grand Slam.
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