On April 13, the 2010 Monte Carlo Clay Masters season officially began in the Principality of Monaco.

Last year's Monte Carlo Masters was Zhang's first clay-court event, and he lost to Nadal in the final, becoming his first defeat on the tennis court.

However, Zhang Huasong's strength this year is clearly very different from last year's first clay court event. Even though it's still a clay court, this year's Zhang Huasong is confident that he can easily win.

It just so happens that Zhang Huasong and Nadal are also divided into the upper and lower halves respectively. If Nadal can reach the final, then Zhang Huasong will complete his revenge on Nadal on the same court.

The course of the match was also in line with Zhang's ideals, who naturally won 2-0 in the top half as the No. 1 seed.

Nadal defeated Andy Murray, Federer and others in the second half of the bracket to meet Zhang Huasong in the final.

In the final, Zhang Huasong showed super dominance. Although Nadal is known as the king of clay, he cannot compete with Zhang Huasong.

Rafael Nadal, the king of clay, ultimately failed to defeat Zhang.

Not only did he fail to beat Zhang Huasong, but Nadal failed to win even a set, and Zhang Huasong defeated Nadal 2-0 on aggregate in the final to win the 2010 Monte Carlo Clay Masters.

Zhang Huasong's record of not losing a set since last year's US Open continues, and the title of Nadal's king of clay is gradually becoming less and less popular.

After all, in front of Zhang Huasong, Nadal will be unworthy of the name of king again.

However, in the Madrid Masters after Monte Carlo, Nadal broke out instead.

The general schedule of professional tennis tournaments every year is Monte Carlo followed by the Madrid Masters, followed by the Rome Masters, with the exception of playing the Rome Masters after the Monte Carlo Masters last year.

This year, the schedule is back to normal, and the Monte Carlo Masters are followed by the Madrid Masters.

In his home country of Spain, Nadal's home stadium, Nadal finally burst into full form amid the cheers of his Spanish compatriots and fans, and defeated Zhang Huasong in one set.

Although Zhang Huasong defeated Nadal with an aggregate score of 2-1 to win the championship, Nadal finally ended Zhang Huasong's record of not dropping a set since last year's US Open.

Zhang Huasong won 7-5 in the first set, and in the second set, Nadal successfully dragged the game into a tie-break, and then used his service game to win the tie-break and win a set against Zhang Huasong.

Although Nadal still lost in the third set and failed to create a miracle, in today's era when the tennis world is almost completely monopolized by Zhang Huasong, it is very rare for Nadal to defeat Zhang Huasong in one set.

For the first time since the US Open, someone can beat alien Zhang Huasong in one set, and Nadal has received numerous praise from the media and fans.

Of course, Nadal certainly doesn't want this kind of praise, and his heart must be to beat Zhang Huasong to win the championship.

However, looking at Zhang Huasong's strength and stable state in the tennis world now, Nadal's ideal may be difficult to achieve.

Not only Nadal, but Federer, who is currently ranked higher than Nadal in the world, also wants to beat Zhang Huasong.

In the Rome Masters after Monte Carlo, it was Federer, not Nadal, who broke into the final to compete with Zhang Huasong for the championship.

Federer was weaker than Nadal on clay, and naturally couldn't even win a set, and was finally defeated by Zhang Huasong 2-0.

A few days after the Rome Masters, the French Open was immediately followed.

Although this is a more advanced Grand Slam tournament than the Masters, Zhang Huasong's strength is still the best in the world, and his form is as stable as Mount Tai, and the opponents are still those opponents.

So, while Zhang's opponents tried their best to defeat Zhang and stop his second annual Grand Slam, none of them succeeded.

On the road to Zhang Huasong's French Open championship, world famous players such as Verdasco, Djokovic, and Nadal all lost in the process of fighting against Zhang Huasong.

However, Djokovic broke out in the French Open final on June 6, winning a set against Zhang Huasong, and finally lost only 1-3, without being shaved by Zhang Huasong.

So far, the European clay series has come to an end, and Zhang Huasong has won 3 Masters and 1 Grand Slam championship with a winning record.

Since the Madrid Masters in 2009, Zhang Huasong has won all the tournaments he has participated in, and has also won all the championships he has participated in.

And in this year's four Grand Slams, Zhang Huasong has already won two. Two more years away, Zhang Huasong will complete the second annual Grand Slam, becoming the only athlete in the 100-year history of tennis to complete the annual Grand Slam twice.

Zhang Huasong also won the French Open, surpassing football superstar David Beckham in the international star popularity list and rising to the seventh position of international superstars.

Zhang Huasong is now in full swing, and his popularity has been rising rapidly. And Beckham has reached the end of his career, detached from mainstream football, gradually faded out of the field of vision of fans, his popularity has been declining, and it is only a matter of time before he finally falls into the ranks of kings.

However, after the end of the French Open, the minds of the media, spectators, and sports fans around the world have not been completely focused on Zhang Huasong's second Grand Slam this year and surpassing Beckham's ranking, but have flown to South Africa and flew to the World Cup!

Zhang Huasong himself is also going to South Africa, ready to sing the theme song "Rok-You" at the opening ceremony of the South African World Cup. 【】

The eyes of the world are focused on the Republic of South Africa.

32 teams, including five-star Brazil, German Chariots, Argentine Eagles, the uncrowned king of the Netherlands, and Spanish Matadors, have arrived in South Africa one after another, and football superstars such as Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka, Henry, and Robben have appeared, even if they train, eat, and go shopping, they can attract the attention of media and fans around the world.

Football king Maradona became the head coach to lead Argentina to the World Cup, Pele continued his crow's mouth predictions, and politicians, celebrities, and celebrities who usually seem to have nothing to do with football have been interviewed or expressed their views on the World Cup and the teams they are optimistic about on social networking sites.

The Republic of South Africa has 40,000 police officers preparing for the World Cup alone, and Interpol has also sent a special team to support South Africa to prevent terrorist attacks and football hooliganism.

More than 60,000 fans from more than 170 countries and regions around the world applied to volunteer for the World Cup in South Africa, including administration, reception, tour guides, translation, information and communication.

The quadrennial World Cup has such a big influence!

Although tennis is known as the top three sports in the world, it is still far from the influence of football in the world and the number of fans and spectators.

There are 1.5 million football teams in the world, and 400 million soccer players are mobilized. Just because these players follow the World Cup, there are 400 million viewers, not to mention the more ordinary fans.

The Football World Cup, among all sporting events, can only be compared to the Olympic Games. In a single event, the World Cup is the world's No. 1 event!

Just from the number of countries and regions that broadcast the World Cup, you can see the influence and attention of the World Cup: the number of countries and regions that broadcast the tennis Grand Slam is generally about 170, while the number of countries and regions that broadcast the South African Football World Cup is 215.

The total number of countries and regions in the world is 224, except for a few war-torn and extremely backward small countries, other countries and regions that have the conditions to broadcast will broadcast the World Cup in South Africa.

Singing at the opening ceremony of such a World Cup is a great opportunity for Zhang Huasong, who has not yet set foot in the field of football, to show his face in front of football fans all over the world and gain popularity in football.

While the music video for "Rok-You" has hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, how many of them are repeated over and over again?

Therefore, the actual number of fans covered, is far less than the number of broadcasts.

Those fans who don't go online, or can't link to YouTube, there are still many people who don't know "Rok-You" and don't know Zhang Huasong.

Only by singing at the opening ceremony of the global live broadcast can you really show your face in front of football fans all over the world.

Therefore, Zhang Huasong did not allow himself to make any mistakes, and as soon as the French Open was over, he and his team rushed to South Africa to rehearse before the opening ceremony to ensure that the singing of the opening ceremony was perfect.

After the French Open final on June 6 and South Africa on June 7, Zhang Huasong and the Freshlyground band rehearsed for three days in Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and the opening ceremony and opening match of the World Cup in South Africa.

In addition, the director team of the opening ceremony entered the Johannesburg Football City Stadium where the opening ceremony was held for a live rehearsal.

Speaking of which, although it is a hot summer in June in the northern hemisphere, in the Republic of South Africa in the southern hemisphere, it is winter, and the average outdoor temperature is only about 0 degrees.

Moreover, the formal lottery excludes the absence of audiences, and the costumes and props are exactly the same as the official performance. For the sake of stage effect, it is impossible for the actors to wear down jackets to rehearsals.

It was really cold during the open-air rehearsal in the stadium, but no one flinched.

Zhang Huasong is an athlete with good physical fitness, and there are personal doctors and physiotherapists for medical protection. Other actors, such as the band Freshlyground, are so enthusiastic that they don't feel cold at all.

For the first time, the World Cup was held on the African continent, in their country, and these actors worked very hard to present a perfect World Cup opening ceremony for the world!

No matter what the final result is, everyone will definitely not be tired in the process!

The last general rehearsal on June 10 had no problems, it passed smoothly, everything was ready, just waiting for the opening!

At 14 o'clock local time on June 11, the opening ceremony of the 19th FIFA World Cup in 2010 was grandly opened at the Football City Stadium in Johannesburg, the largest city in the Republic of South Africa, known as the country of rainbows and diamonds.

The 94,700-seat Soccer City Stadium is packed to the brim with fans, officials, politicians, celebrities, players' relatives and friends, and wives from both the local and international communities.

The opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa began with the huge countdown number counting down from 20 to 1 on the large LCD screen in the stadium, and the cheers of billions of fans who watched the live broadcast of the opening ceremony throughout the stadium and around the world.

An African poet stood in the middle of the stadium and called out to the world to welcome everyone to South Africa for the World Cup!

Finally, the African poet shouted: "This is Africa, this is South Africa, this is the 2010 FIFA World Cup!" Rejoice, Africa! ”

Amid the applause of the audience and the cheers of the fans, hundreds of actors and drummers entered the venue to begin the opening ceremony cabaret performance with African characteristics.

At the opening ceremony, there was not only the theme song, but also many songs with African and South African characteristics. However, none of these songs are titled theme songs, nor are they promoted around the world.

Only Zhang Huasong's "Rok-You" has been promoted globally in the official name.

After more than 20 minutes of singing and dancing performances, the nine South African cities and 10 stadiums that hosted the event began, as well as the 32 national teams that entered the finals, the national flag entrance ceremony, and more.

After the 32 strong flags entered and were introduced, Zhang Huasong and the members of the Freshlyground band, as well as other dancers and singers, began to enter.

The sharp-eyed fans in the stands who had been waiting for Zhang Huasong to enter the stadium immediately spotted Zhang Huasong and began to scream Zhang Huasong's name.

Some fans' hobbies coincide, it's not just that they don't watch football, they don't watch athletics, they don't watch tennis, they don't watch sports news, they don't listen to songs!

So, even if Zhang Huasong appeared on the football field for the first time, there were a lot of fans in the stands!

With the appearance of Zhang Huasong and the band Freshlyground, the on-site commentator also shouted to the audience: "Below is the international superstar Zhang Huasong and the band Freshlyground of the Republic of South Africa, who will bring you the 2010 World Cup theme song "Rok-You" written and composed by Zhang Huasong. ”

Live TV commentators from 215 countries and regions around the world also began to introduce to the local audience watching the live broadcast in their own Chinese: "On the center stage of the court is the familiar world superstar Zhang Huasong, who has just defended the French Open Grand Slam title, and he and the South African local band Freshlyground will bring you the theme song of this World Cup "Rok-You". This is a song written and composed by Zhang Huasong and has been popular all over the world before the opening of the World Cup, and it is very popular among the fan group, and I believe that most fans at the scene will also sing it. Later, there may be a grand occasion of tens of thousands of fans singing the theme song of the World Cup together, let's wait and see! ”

At the scene, as many commentators expected, many fans in the stands were already eager to try, ready to sing the World Cup theme song chorus with Zhang Huasong and Freshlyground later.

The lyrics of the high-rise part of "Rok-You" are so simple that most fans who have heard this song can sing it. Even if you haven't heard it, you can sing along after listening to it once or twice!

There is also the unique applause rhythm in this song, which is really magical, and it is very appetizing to the fans, and the fans can't wait to sing together!

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