The next morning, it was still ten o'clock, and the third round of men's singles officially began. Since Li Tianming is the eighth seed in this tournament and Pan Xiqi is a newcomer, the tournament was arranged by the organizing committee to be played in the smaller of the two center courts.

This was Pancic's first time in the center court, and he was a little excited after learning about the arrangement before the game. After watching tennis for so many years, he knows what Centre Court means to his players. Which of the tennis superstars he admires is not on the stage of the center court to show his tennis charm to the world audience. It can be said that playing on the center court of a Grand Slam on his own can be regarded as one of Pancizi's biggest dreams.

This time it's only a domestic level competition, and the stadium naturally can't compare with the Grand Slam. But compared to the outfield that Pancicic had been in before, I don't know how much better. At the very least, the auditorium is several times larger, and if all the seats are full, it can hold at least three or four thousand spectators.

Of course, this is only the third round of the competition, so naturally it will not attract such a large audience. But looking at that posture, there are always thousands of people. This is a good attendance rate for a competition of this level at the National Tennis Grand Prix.

Early in the morning, Coach Zheng nervously told Pan Xiqi again to focus on his body and not to be reckless in the game. Looking at Coach Zheng's sincere and frightened look, Pan Xiqi couldn't help but feel funny, the psychological pressure that Li Tianming has caused to the Beijing team for so many years is really not something that can be eliminated in a day or two.

Looking at Li Tianming of the Shanghai team again, his mood is obviously much more relaxed. This competition can be regarded as his curtain call. After playing tennis for many years, he decided to retire this year.

As the last battle of his career, Li Tianming naturally wants a perfect ending. It is really difficult for him to achieve above the semi-finals, and if he can get the quarter-finals, it can be regarded as an explanation for himself.

In the first two rounds, he was lucky, and with a good draw from the high seed, he passed the test without any difficulties. When he learned from his coach that his opponent in the third round was Pan Xiqi from Beijing, he couldn't help but feel that such an arrangement was simply a kind of fate.

He also read the report about Panci before the game and also expressed disdain for Pancic's behavior. Even when he heard from others that Pansiqi had won the first two rounds with an extremely strong performance, he didn't feel any pressure. The reason is not that he despises Pancic's strength, but that he just needs to be sure that Panci is from the Beijing team.

I don't know when it started, as long as I met a member of the Beijing team, no matter what the game, he would always be Li Tianming who won the final victory. At first, he didn't realize this, but as more and more players of the Beijing team lost to him, his title of "Beijing team nemesis" gradually spread in the circle. It was only then that he realized that he did seem to be particularly close to the Beijing team.

Year after year, the winning streak continued to accumulate, and finally, even he himself was convinced of the "Beijing team nemesis". Although he didn't know how to explain this situation, his previous experience convinced him that as long as he faced the Beijing team, he would be the one who won in the end.

The next opponent Pan Xiqi will naturally not be an exception, although I heard that the opponent in the first two rounds has a strong momentum, but in the face of the law of more than ten years, Pan Xiqi still has no chance of winning. It can be said that the moment Li Tianming stepped into the circle, he was sure that he would definitely be the winner today.

In this game, Director Liu of the Network Management Center appeared in the audience as usual. Watching Pansiqi live for three consecutive rounds is a treatment that few players have received in recent years. Some rumors followed, presumably meaning that the newly appointed Director Liu seemed to admire Pan Xiqi and wanted to recruit him into the national team.

But most people don't believe this rumor, after all, considering Pansiqi's previous resume, combined with his seriously old age, the possibility of representing the country is almost zero. And now Pansiqi is only playing to the round of 16, and it is not known how far he can go in the end. It would be too early to discuss such issues.

In addition to Director Liu, there were two more familiar figures in the audience. I saw Xiao Wu of the Tianjin team looking at Pan Xiqi who was practicing on the field with a nervous face, and seemed to be quite concerned about the result of this game.

Beside her, another girl sit. It's just that this girl is dressed quite strangely, not only wearing a sun hat, but also a big mask on her face. The already small face instantly covered most of it, leaving only a pair of deep eyes exposed.

"I said, Senior Sister, aren't you nervous about today's game? What if Pansiqi wins? Could it be that I really want to give him your WeChat ID? Haven't I become a bad guy who betrays my friends? Xiao Wu asked by tugging at Wang Yan's sleeve.

"You, why are your brains so confused. In today's game, even if Pansiqi wins, it doesn't mean that you will lose that bet. Wang Yan smiled and shook her head, feeling that her young teammate was really a little difficult to use.

"What do you mean, sister, I remember that I bet that Pansic wouldn't make it past the third round? Isn't it the third round today, and if he makes it through, won't I lose? Xiao Wu didn't understand Wang Yan's words.

"You're saying that Pan Xiqi won't be able to pass the third round, but the other party is saying that he won't win the championship directly! As long as Pansiqi doesn't win this competition, he doesn't win, and you don't lose. Wang Chang said the key.

"Gee, how come I didn't think of that? You're still smart, senior sister! Hehe, it seems that I will have a hard time losing this bet. If I had known this, I wouldn't have pulled you to watch the game, after all, you still have to play in the afternoon, so I have to worry about it in vain. Xiao Wu said with a smile.

After speaking, she looked at Pan Xiqi on the field again, with a strange look on her face, and then said to Wang Yan: "Senior sister, I really didn't expect that it was Pan Xiqi himself who bet with us that night. I have to say that he is really a wonderful person, and he dares to boast that he will definitely win the championship in Haikou, I really don't know if he is arrogant or confident. ”

"I heard that in the first two games, he let the opponent have no chance at all, and showed a strong strength, so I guess he still has some ability. However, there are so many masters in this competition, and it is estimated that it is not so easy to get the contact information of this girl. Wang Yan had a sly look on her face, and it seemed that she also thought that Pan Xiqi should have little hope of winning this gamble.

At the end of the five-minute practice, Panci took the lead. Looking at Li Tianming, who was a head shorter than him, and thinking of what Coach Zheng said before, Pan Xiqi couldn't help but feel a little funny. I didn't expect the famous "Beijing team nemesis" to be a dwarf, and it is estimated that it will be less than 1.7 meters. This kind of height, for a men's tennis player, can't be said to be too short, it simply becomes a defect.

You must know that in the men's tennis world, a height of less than 1.85 meters seems to be a bit insufficient, not to mention those serving cannons that often exceed 1.9 meters. As for giants like Croatia's Karlovic who are more than two meters old, they are also emerging. Now in the selection of young players, height is at least a very important indicator, I really don't know how Li Tianming was selected for the professional team back then.

However, to be able to rank among the top ten in the country in this situation, and to kill his former teammates, Li Tianming must have his own specialty. Therefore, Pansiqi did not despise the other party too much because of his height.

On the first serve, Panci decided to continue with the most conventional strong outside corner flat shot. With his average ball speed of about 200, he can normally make a good start for himself with an ace.

Slapped the ball to the ground three times, threw it up without pause, pulled the racket, and hit the ball. Sure enough, the violent serve that had fascinated the audience before reappeared, and the speed still reached 202 kilometers per hour. As Pansiqi's serve landed, the audience also burst into exclamations. Xiao Wu, who saw Pan Xiqi's serve for the first time, was even more shocked to close his mouth.

However, Pan Xiqi's expected ace ball did not appear, and he saw Li Tianming on the opposite side moving quickly, taking two steps to the right with his short legs, and actually took the serve back to the court.

"Huh", the opponent actually judged the direction of his serve, and at the same time moved in place. This is the first time since the start of the tournament that a player has been able to receive Pan Xiqi's serve head-on, and it can be said that Li Tianming's receiving skills are more than a step better than the previous two.

Li Tianming, on his side, was really shocked by Pan Xiqi's serve and broke out in a cold sweat. Before the match, he had heard that Pancic's serve was strong, but he didn't expect it to be so strong. Judging from the speed and power of this serve, he doesn't recognize that there are other people in the country who can send this kind of ball stably. This time, he was also lucky, betting in the right direction, coupled with his excellent foot movement, and narrowly missed Pansiqi to score directly.

However, Rao is like this, because Pan Xiqi's serve is too heavy, Li Tianming still feels that his strength has been suppressed. Therefore, the quality of the ball he returned is not too good, and it can only be said that when he returns to the opponent's court, the angle and landing point are not threatening.

Pan Xiqi didn't plan to let go of this kind of good opportunity, Pan Xiqi jumped a few small steps, adjusted his body and directly dodged his forehand to attack the straight line. The ball was heavy and straight, and the flight route was as if it had been drawn in advance, and it was smashed directly towards Li Tianming's bottom corner.

However, Pan Xiqi still did not score as he wished, Li Tianming predicted the direction of the return ball while Pan Xiqi swung the racket, and the movement speed seemed to be much faster than the opponent in the first two rounds under the fast smashing of the little short legs. With a strong run, Li Tianming grabbed the ball before it flew away, and pushed the ball with a backhand with both hands to a diagonal line.

However, due to the very high quality of Pansic's attack this time, Li Tianming only forced himself in place, and the hitting was not very comfortable, and the quality of the return ball was worse than that of the return serve, and he played a half-court high ball.

Pan Xiqi quickly came to the front court, swept a forehand in front of the net, and lightly hit the ball to the other side of Li Tianming's court, landing to score.

In this way, Pancich successfully won the first point of the game. However, looking at Li Tianming again, although he was a little surprised by Pan Xiqi's performance, there was no panic on his face.