With Pan Xiqi breaking through the shackles of Chinese men's tennis for decades and becoming the first mainland player to enter the top 100 in the world rankings, the domestic media's fanatical pursuit of Pan Xiqi has reached a new height.

The sports world always speaks by strength, if after winning the first round, Pansiqi's declaration of winning the championship was just regarded by everyone as absurd and ridiculous nonsense, then Pansiqi, who is now in the top 16, seems to have a little qualification to have something to do with that unattainable dream.

Of course, in the hearts of most people, they are still 100% sure that Panci will not be able to win the championship. However, now that Pansiqi has proven that he still has extraordinary strength, the media, which has always been good at seeing the wind and steering the rudder, will naturally not be so harsh on his remarks.

Gradually, article after article came out trying to whitewash Pansiczy. In the text, Pansizzi is no longer portrayed as an aspiring embroidered pillow, but as an older tennis player who struggles to pursue his dream of supreme tennis.

Among them, the most cited is an interview video about Sister Na more than ten years ago. At that time, Sister Na was only in her early twenties, and Chinese women's tennis did not achieve any outstanding results. However, it was in that environment, in the face of an interview with reporters, the young Sister Na firmly stated her dream of breaking into the top ten in the world.

Although there is still a certain gap between the world's top ten and the Grand Slam champions, for Chinese tennis, which was at a low point at the time, Sister Na's declaration does not seem to be much more modest than Pansic's victory remarks.

Similarly, the vast majority of people at that time also regarded Sister Na's bold statement as a ridiculous fantasy. However, more than ten years later, the stubborn and individual Sister Na slapped those who laughed at her in the face with her groundbreaking two Grand Slam titles and the highest ranking of the world's No. 2.

I have to say that the media's ability to steer the rudder is too strong. In such a comparison, what is impossible for Pancich to win the US Open. Under the deliberate guidance of various media, the domestic public's perception of Pan Xiqi is also gradually changing.

However, Pansiczy, who was far away in New York, could not feel the kindness that the media first showed. If nothing else, just because he announced his refusal to contact all media after the first round, he is carrying out his promise very thoroughly.

After each game, Panci rushed into the players' lounge almost immediately, not giving the media a chance to stop him. In addition to competitions and training, Panci never appeared in public, but obediently stayed in the residence, shielding from all external interference.

For a time, Pansiqi seemed to be an insulator for all media. In the face of such a big hot spot, but it is impossible to approach it at all, how can it not make those media reporters feel a strong sense of frustration. The more this happens, the more Pansiqi becomes the number one target they must take.

At this time, Qian Xiaojia naturally regretted it even more. Originally, with her special relationship with Pansiqi, it was entirely possible to win an interview with Pansiqi. However, due to his short-sightedness, it has led to the current passive situation. Qian Xiaojia, who had a hint of fantasy and wanted to use WeChat to contact Pan Xiqi alone, could only sadly find that he had already been blacklisted by the other party.

Since he can't break through Pansiqi, then start with the people around him. The first to bear the brunt is naturally Pan Xiqi's two doubles partners, Lu Yanxun and Wang Yan. In order to get close to Lu Yanxun, many media outlets even used their peers in Taiwan. But for some reason, when Lu Yanxun and Wang Yan were asked questions related to Pan Xiqi, they all tacitly chose not to answer. It was only at this point that those experienced reporters really realized that this time they had hit a hard bone.

While Pancici was playing a game of cat and mouse with the rest of the media, his fourth-round opponent, veteran Italian Lorenz, also set his eyes on him. Not for anything else, just because this veteran who has been in the professional tennis world for more than ten years realizes that the biggest breakthrough in his career is just around the corner.

Born in 1981, Lorenz is almost one of the few living fossils left in the tennis world. However, unlike the best cows in history, Lorenz's entire career can be described as uneventful.

In the usual tour, Lorenz can also put on a shining moment from time to time, winning a small competition and the like. But once it came to the Grand Slam, this veteran with extremely average psychological quality, his results could be said to be miserable.

It took fourteen Grand Slams for Lorenz to reach the second round for the first time. And the best Grand Slam record in his entire career was the third round of the US Open. Lorenz was pleasantly surprised by such a performance, but now that he was facing a qualifier ranked far below him in the fourth round, the Italian veteran naturally had a different idea.

You must know that the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam can be regarded as a hurdle to test the success of a professional player's career. After all, Grand Slam titles are so rare that reaching the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam has become the primary goal of most tennis players.

Originally, Lorenz had almost decided that he might not have any hope of accomplishing this goal in his life, but now, a great opportunity suddenly presented to him, how could he not be pleasantly surprised.

"Dear Tina, I feel like the best moment of my career is coming soon. And all this was brought to me by a Chinese named Pan Xiqi. Let's thank God together! In a message to his wife, who is far away from home, Lorenz wrote.

Reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open, each player will receive up to $470,000 in prize money. For Lorenz, this can be counted as a huge amount of money. Lorenz, who had already transferred it to his account in advance, began to arrange the use of the prize money very seriously.

When the money is in hand, he plans to return to his home in Italy, repaint his old apartment, and throw away the old sofa and replace it with a new one. Finally, buy his favorite wife a designer necklace as a birthday present this year.

"Oh my God, I've already felt the beauty of money in advance." Lorenz, who is indulging in a sweet dream, seems to be eager for the next fourth round match with Pansiqi.