Chapter 409: Tennis King
The London Olympics ended, and the Chinese delegation returned with honors.
At Peking International Airport, when Zhang Huasong appeared at the exit of the airport, countless people shouted the slogan of "King of the Olympics" to greet Zhang Huasong.
After returning to Beiping, participating in the celebration party of the General Administration of Sports of China, and being received by the president of the country in the Great Hall of the People, Zhang Huasong began to prepare for the US Open from August 27 to September 9.
During this period, Zhang Huasong almost did not accept any endorsements and did not participate in any activities. Except for a CCTV special interview about him as the king of the Olympics, Zhang Huasong is preparing for the US Open with all his heart.
Even if Zhang Huasong is strong enough to crush any opponent on the planet, this US Open championship is too important, and this is Zhang Huasong's tennis title.
Even Zhang Huasong inevitably had psychological fluctuations, and he attached great importance to this, and also took out 12 points of energy and concentration to prepare for the US Open, which should not be difficult.
Of course, before the US Open, Zhang Huasong was completely absent from the Montreal and Cincinnati Masters.
In fact, during the London Olympics, the Montreal Masters in Canada was over.
Of the athletes who will compete in the Olympic tennis competition, only Zhang Huasong will compete in the Olympic track and field competition, and everyone else can go to the Montreal Masters after the tennis competition in London.
Therefore, Zhang Huasong's absence from the 2012 Montreal Masters is a matter of course.
Moreover, at the Cincinnati Masters, which started on the closing ceremony of the London Olympics, Zhang Huasong was naturally absent.
However, last year, he had already won the Gold Master of the Year and collected all the Masters trophies, and Zhang Huasong did not have any regrets in the Masters, and he was absent if he was absent.
Even if the ATP points are punished, the points are greatly deducted, and the world No. 1 ranking falls, Zhang Huasong doesn't care.
Anyway, Zhang Huasong's achievements are not reflected by the world No. 1 in ATP points, but by one championship after another.
Even if he can't break Federer's 237-week ATP world No. 1 ranking, it will not hinder Zhang's status in world tennis.
As long as Zhang Huasong wins this year's US Open championship and completes the annual Golden Slam, whether the ATP points are the world's No. 1 or not cannot change the fact that Zhang Huasong is crowned king in the history of tennis.
Of course, the embarrassment will probably be the ATP league: the king of tennis is not the ATP world No. 1?
At that time, I am afraid that the ATP's mandatory participation system, point punishment system, and schedule will be complained about by the media and the audience again.
However, none of this is about Zhang Huasong, he just needs to prepare for the US Open with peace of mind.
Just as the London Olympics fever is over, everyone turns their attention to the upcoming US Open, waiting for Zhang Huasong to be crowned king, Spain's Atletico Madrid club submitted their list of registered players for the 2012/2013 La Liga and Champions League seasons.
When everyone found out that Zhang Huasong's name appeared in the list of Atletico Madrid's players for the new season, the whole of Spain was a sensation.
Then, the news quickly spread around the world, grabbing the front pages of countless media outlets around the world.
"There is Zhang Huasong in the list of registered players of Atletico Madrid in the new season!"
"Why does Zhang Huasong appear in the list of registered players in the new season of Atletico Madrid, and does Zhang Huasong not participate in the US Open?"
"Atletico Madrid's list of registered players for the new season has Zhang Huasong's name, is it the same name and surname or is it the Zhang Huasong we are familiar with?"
Countless media flocked to Madrid, Spain, and countless media rushed to the training base of the Chinese national tennis team to verify with Atletico Madrid Club and Zhang Huasong, who was preparing for the US Open.
Subsequently, Atletico Madrid officially confirmed the fact that Zhang Huasong will play as a footballer in the 2012/2013 La Liga and Champions League.
At the same time, Zhang Huasong also held a press conference to confirm to the media his decision to play football after the US Open.
After careful consideration, Zhang Huasong will give up and no longer participate in the China Open, Shanghai City Masters, Paris Masters, and ATP year-end finals after this year's US Open. As for future tennis matches, naturally I will not participate in them again.
In the track and field competition, Zhang Huasong, who has completed both the Olympic Games and the World Championships, will not participate.
After the U.S. Open, Zhang Huasong will turn to football and start a new sports career.
After the official announcement of Atletico Madrid Club and Zhang Huasong's press conference, Zhang Huasong is about to withdraw from track and field and tennis after the US Open, and the news of switching to football has become the hottest news in the world.
So much so that the news of the start of the new season of La Liga on August 20 has not been paid much attention to.
As the world's No. 1 superstar in sports, Zhang Huasong's crossover is simply a stone that stirs up a thousand waves and shocks the world.
"Atletico Madrid officially confirmed that Zhang Huasong in their list of registered players for the new season is the familiar king of track and field and the king of the Olympics. 》
"International superstar Zhang Huasong once again staged a big crossover, and he is about to switch to football after the US Open and start a new adventure!"
"The all-round king Zhang Huasong crossed the border again, switched from tennis to football, and will withdraw from the field of tennis and track and field. 》
Zhang Huasong once again showed the world that his title of "Almighty King" is not in vain.
However, this time, everyone is not only not as pessimistic as the last track and field crossover tennis, but full of expectations.
Because Zhang Huasong's achievements in crossing over from track and field to tennis last time were too successful.
Also, with Zhang Huasong's physical fitness, sprinting speed, long-distance running endurance and other basic physical data, there is no need to talk about Zhang Huasong's ball skills, just the physical advantage can make Zhang Huasong have a place in the football world.
If Zhang Huasong's skills pass a little more, Zhang Huasong's success in football will be easy.
Countless fans who like both Zhang Huasong and football rushed to tell each other, ready to welcome Zhang Huasong's performance after crossing the football world.
Of course, it is not without its contradiction, they believe that athletics and tennis are individual sports, while football is a team sport.
Even if Zhang Huasong has good physical fitness and good ball skills, it is still not easy to succeed in football, so let's not be blindly optimistic.
Perhaps, Zhang Huasong's move to cross-border football this time will become his continuous cross-border failure journey.
Whether optimistic or not, welcoming or not, the news of Zhang Huasong's upcoming crossover football has become the biggest news and discussion in the global sports world before the US Open.
After the press conference, Zhang Huasong was naturally retained by the national team in track and field and tennis, as well as the IAAF and the International Tennis Association, all of whom hoped that Zhang Huasong would not quit track and field and tennis.
But Zhang Huasong has made up his mind, and in the fields of track and field and tennis, his achievements have reached the ceiling.
Even if you continue to win the championship, you won't gain much popularity and sense of achievement.
Athletics and tennis are not his favorite sports, he likes football.
In the view of Zhang Huasong, who has ranked fourth among international superstars and is not far from completing the task of the system, it is undoubtedly a very happy thing to be able to play his favorite football with the help of the system and complete the task of the first place in the international superstar when playing football.
Therefore, no one has been able to persuade Zhang Huasong, Zhang Huasong turned to football after the US Open, which is already a sure thing.
In this way, the 2012 US Open became Zhang Huasong's last event in professional tennis.
Countless tennis fans launched a call to "go to New York to witness Zhang Huasong's crown", regardless of whether they can buy tickets or not, countless people flew to New York with the complicated feelings of pilgrimage and witnessing Zhang Huasong's last match, and witnessed Zhang Huasong's battle for the king at the nearest distance.
After this US Open, everyone may never see Zhang Huasong's heroic posture of crushing his opponent on the tennis court again.
As a result, many tennis fans who didn't plan to go to the stadium have traveled thousands of miles to buy international air tickets to fly to New York, the Stars and Stripes, to gather at Flushing Tennis Park.
In the past, only 340,000 visitors and fans traveled to Flushing Park to watch the U.S. Open for more than 10 days in the stadium or surrounding squares and bars.
However, the 2012 U.S. Open, even before the qualifying tournament began, gathered more than 500,000 fans and visitors.
If Zhang Huasong arrives and the race starts, I don't know how many people will gather in Flushing Park?
Although this can bring huge economic benefits to local catering and accommodation, the safety risks are also very large, and the mayor of New York, the police chief, etc., are like big enemies, and they are deploying troops throughout the city just to ensure that there are no safety accidents during the US Open.
On August 25, Zhang Huasong arrived at New York International Airport and was greeted by thousands of tennis fans.
Of course, most of the banners put out by fans were slogans hoping that Zhang Huasong would not leave tennis, Zhang Huasong could only apologize frequently, and then hurriedly left the airport under the escort of bodyguards and airport security guards to avoid accidents such as stampedes and other accidents for excited fans.
On August 27, at Arthur Ashe Court at Flushing Park, the first round of the 2012 U.S. Open Zhang Huasong began.
As a result, the spectators in the stands did not cheer for Zhang Huasong all the time, but many people chanted for Zhang Huasong not to leave tennis.
However, Zhang Huasong still defeated his opponent with an aggregate score of 2-0 to advance to the next round. However, this time Zhang Huasong did not completely clean up the opponent, and was still won by the opponent in two games.
And the opponent is only a wild card player outside the ATP ranking of more than 100 people.
It can be seen that the great cause of the Golden Slam and the voices of the audience still have a certain impact on Zhang Huasong's state.
After the game, Zhang Huasong also bowed to the surrounding stands and thanked him repeatedly, and then left the court and went back to the hotel to rest, but never said that he would not play football but continue to stay and play tennis.
In the second round of the match, there were many fewer fans chanting for Zhang Huasong not to leave the tennis world. Everyone has already seen that Zhang Huasong's determination has been made and cannot be changed.
Since Zhang Huasong's departure from the tennis world has become a foregone conclusion, then everyone should cheer for Zhang Huasong and witness Zhang Huasong's great cause of becoming the king of tennis!
As the rounds progressed, Zhang Huasong's state became more and more stable, and he began to play extraordinarily.
In the semifinals, Zhang Huasong defeated Andy Murray with an overall score of 3-0, and it took only three sets for Murray to win only two games.
Zhang Huasong's state has completely reached the peak.
The US Open champion, Zhang Huasong is bound to win.
On September 9, 2012, a historic day in tennis, the men's singles final of the US Open, Zhang Huasong VS Djokovic.
As long as Zhang Huasong wins, he will complete the great feat of the 2012 annual tennis Golden Slam, and with the achievements of the Golden Master of the Year, 11 consecutive championships, 15 Grand Slam titles, and three annual Grand Slams.
On this day, the world is watching!
Not to mention, hundreds of thousands of fans and Zhang Huasong fans gathered in squares and bars in the square outside Arthur Ashe Stadium and in Flushing Park to witness Zhang Huasong's battle for the crown.
As for the global TV and online viewers who watched the match, according to media experts, it will be close to 1 billion, setting a global viewing record for a Grand Slam tournament and indeed any tennis event.
It was in the midst of such global attention that the game began.
In the first set, Djokovic still wanted to snipe Zhang Huasong.
In such a world-renowned match, if Djokovic succeeds in sniping, although he may incur the envy of Zhang Huasong's fans, his own popularity and popularity will also be unprecedented.
Therefore, Djokovic is also very hardworking.
As a result, Djokovic defeated Zhang Huasong in the first set for 4 games.
However, Zhang Huasong was too serious in this final, and he took a more serious attitude than the first time he participated in the Australian Open final and played a decisive battle with Nadal for more than 7 hours.
Therefore, Djokovic won 4 games against Zhang Huasong, but lost the whole set to Zhang Huasong 4-6, and Zhang Huasong won the first set smoothly.
Seeing that he couldn't defeat Zhang Huasong so hard, and couldn't even drag it in the tie-break, Djokovic lost confidence.
In the next two sets, although Xiaode played well, Zhang Huasong's play was more stable and terrifying.
As a result, Zhang Huasong easily defeated Djokovic with a score of 6-2 and 6-1 in the second and third sets, and defeated Xiao De with an aggregate score of 3-0 to win the 2012 US Open Grand Slam title, completing the final match of the 2012 Golden Slam of the year.
When Zhang Huasong defeated Djokovic with an AD-2 score in the last game and locked the championship, the on-site commentator roared in the loudest voice:
The tournament was over, Zhang Huasong was the champion, and Zhang Huasong completed the second annual Golden Slam in tennis history. In addition, Zhang Huasong also has three annual Grand Slams, career gold masters, annual gold masters, 11 consecutive Grand Slam championships, 15 Grand Slam championships and other great achievements that belong to him alone. Now, let us all stand and pay tribute to the greatest king of tennis in the 100-year history of tennis!"
All the fans, officials, celebrities, politicians, referees, athletes, etc., including Zhang Huasong's parents, wife, and agent, all gave a standing ovation and let out huge cheers, exclamations, and screams.
Zhang Huasong used his indisputable performance to complete his last battle in the tennis field, and became the world's recognized king of tennis with a series of unprecedented records and achievements.
In his second sport, Zhang Huasong achieved the pinnacle of tennis history.
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