Chapter 134: New Brother
At the same time as Pansiqi's frenzied assault in Vietnam, the two most important Grand Slams of the year in tennis have also come to an end. Roland Garros, the all-time king of clay Natto, won the Musketeers Cup for a record 10th time, ending a two-year Grand Slam title drought.
At elegant and traditional Wimbledon, you'll once again witness the legendary moment of the King of the Meadows' cows. In this place where he won a Grand Slam for the first time, the cow won the crown for the eighth time in seven matches without losing a set with a perfect performance, and further strengthened his position in the history of the GOAT.
Seeing that the number of cow Grand Slams has reached a record nineteen, Pansiqi, who is a loyal cow fan, is even more excited. It can be said that the six weeks of competition in Vietnam are officially because of these two Grand Slam tournaments, which allowed him to survive such a long time in Vietnam.
However, while watching the Grand Slam matches, Pansiqi also felt a faint sense of loss in his heart. Watching his idol perform in the world's highest tennis halls, while he can only improve his ranking day after day on the amateur court of Vietnam, Pansic feels that the gap between them is too great.
Also a professional tournament, the Grand Slam is like a noble-born princess who is loved by thousands of people. The top hardware, the biggest sponsors, the largest number of viewers, and the most expensive tournament prize money can all contribute to the ultimate dream of a tennis player in the Grand Slam. Countless tennis players have spent their entire lives just trying to win a Grand Slam title. And just one championship honor can also make the player be written into the glorious history of tennis.
As the lowest player, the Hope Tournament, with so many players participating in one race, only $15,000 in prize money. Pancich has won six Hope Championships in a row, and the prize money is only a few thousand dollars. And players participating in Grand Slams, even if they lose in the first round, can earn tens of thousands of dollars.
In addition to the prize money, the biggest difference between the two competitions is the influence. Thinking about the first time Sister Na won the French Open, it was reported by domestic and foreign media, and hundreds of millions of viewers were looking forward to it in front of the TV. After returning to China, Sister Na was also like a hero, wildly sought after by the Chinese people, and her value approached that of a superstar overnight.
And Pan Xiqi, who appeared at the Capital International Airport at this moment, although he had six mini hope championship trophies in his suitcase, he didn't feel any difference in his life at all. In this Vietnam Hope Tournament, not to mention the domestic media to report on the scene, even in the tennis circle, there are not many people who know the specific situation.
After each week, the ATP website reports the final results of the tournaments around the world. As the lowest level and the largest number of competitions, the Hope Tournament also has a corresponding layout, but its space is almost negligible. If it weren't for the people, no one would have seen the news of Pancic's consecutive championships.
However, this does not mean that no one in the country really knows about Pan Xiqi's situation, and Wu Di, the single brother of the tennis men, is the first to know the news.
In the past six months, Wu Di has experienced some injuries, so the performance of the challenge is not satisfactory. While the world ranking is still strong enough for him to compete in the Challenger, it has slowly dropped from a top of 160 to 258 now.
In recent years, the competition for the title of the first brother in the domestic tennis world has almost been between Wu Di and Zhang Ze, who has created the best historical ranking of 148 Chinese men's players, and it has always been the goal that Wu Di wants to surpass.
It stands to reason that Wu Di's decline in the ranking is the best time for Zhang Ze to regain the title of first brother, but who knows that Zhang Ze was hit by more serious injuries at the same time, and he did not participate in a few competitions at all. In addition, getting married has delayed a certain amount of energy, so now Zhang Ze's world ranking has already slipped to outside the top 300, and he can't even keep his qualification to participate in the challenge.
In this way, Wu Di's name as the number one Chinese player can be threatened by no one else. Although this title of first brother is really not worth mentioning for the world tennis world. But in China, it is also a well-known name, and Wu Di is naturally reluctant to give it up easily.
When the new world rankings are released every week, Wu Di will always habitually take a look on the Internet, on the one hand, to pay attention to the ranking changes of the world's top masters, and at the same time, to see the recent performance of domestic opponents.
After looking at the list of the top ten players, Wu Di smiled bitterly. These are all players he can't hope for, let alone defeat, and even the chance of meeting is almost non-existent. If he can fight a cow or natto, let alone a few rounds, his career can be considered complete.
Then he flipped the ranking to the 200-300 interface, and saw that his name was still stuck in the 258 position. The number of points is 196 points, an increase of one point from the previous period. Faced with this result, Wu Di couldn't help but sigh. That added point meant he lost the first round of another Challenger tournament and only earned a consolation score for playing in the tournament.
"Whatever, no matter what, I'm still the highest-ranked male player in China. When it comes to Chinese men's tennis, the first thing everyone mentions will be me. With a word of comfort to himself, Wu Di changed the input condition for viewing the ranking from the world to China.
The results that appeared on the computer page next made Wu Di stand up instantly. Rubbing his eyes and looking at the rankings again, he was shocked to find that his name was only in second place!
And in the first row, Pansizi's name appears. With 210 points, it is currently ranked 243rd in the world and has a staggering 6 entries.
"How is that possible? How is this possible? I just haven't looked at the rankings for a few weeks, so why is he ahead of me? Faced with such a result, Wu Di seemed completely unacceptable.
Wu Di checked the world ranking before, and also found Pan Xiqi's name, but at that time, Pan Xiqi was only a few tens, and the world ranking was also five hundred away, so he didn't pay attention to it at all. Who knew that in just two or three weeks, Pansic had made such a huge leap forward and was suddenly ahead of him.
"Six races, 210 points. I remember that the winner of the Hope Race could score a maximum of 35 points, could it be that he won six Hope Races in a row? This is something that a Chinese player has never done before! Thinking of this possibility, Wu Di hurriedly began to look through the information on the ATP official website in the recent period.
"Pansiqi, Pansiqi, Pansiqi again!" After seeing the name of six consecutive Pansiqi in Vietnam's two hopeful races, Wu Di finally confirmed the news. He sat down in his chair weakly, feeling a little cloudy. But at this time, he clearly knew that his name as the first brother in the country was lost.