On the way to Court 5, Pansiqi still couldn't believe what had just happened. It can be said that except for the day when I first encountered an alien dog, today is the most amazing day in my thirty years of life. The cow's final affirmation is still in his ears, and Pansizi, who has been praised by his idol, has a lot of confidence in the rest of the race.

As the first Women's Singles match on Court 5 ended a little sooner than expected, when Pancich arrived on the court, the staff motioned for him to enter the tunnel and wait. According to the schedule of the organizing committee, the first US Open men's singles main draw of the Chinese men's player will start in 20 minutes.

Sitting in the lounge chair in the players' tunnel, Pansic's mind was full of happy images of the practice with the cows just now, and it seemed that he had forgotten all the games that were about to start. The average player usually fidgets nervously when facing their first Grand Slam match. But looking at Pansic like this, where is there a little nervous consciousness.

Not long after sitting down, an incomparably large figure suddenly appeared in the player's tunnel. Because this man is so tall, even the very wide tunnel for the players seems a little narrow. Looking at the extremely exaggerated proportions of his body, Pan Xiqi couldn't help but wonder if the other party's thighs were about to reach his chest.

"Wow, shouldn't this be a basketball player?" Looking at the South African star Anderson who appeared in front of him, Pansiqi was deeply shocked by the height of the other party.

Kevin Anderson, 31 years old, is a famous South African tennis player, currently ranked 32nd in the world, the No. 28 seed in the US Open, and Panci's first-round opponent. Anderson made his debut early and has been in tennis for more than ten years, and has achieved some outstanding results before, and even reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam.

However, Anderson's astonishing height of 2.03m and his powerful serve are the two outstanding specialties that make Anderson known as one of the biggest players in tennis today, along with Croatia's Karlovic and America's Isner. As long as these three people participate in each tournament, basically all the leaderboards in terms of serve will be firmly occupied by them.

Having not watched Anderson's games much, Pancich wasn't very familiar with him. Just knowing the opponent's serve, even the cow and natto will feel a lot of headaches. But now as soon as he saw the real person, Pan Xiqi knew that the shock of the scene was far stronger than those cold statistics. Not to mention anything else, the mere fact that Anderson was just standing in front of Pansiqi now made Pansiqi feel breathless.

It can be said that Anderson, who is more than two meters old, is already the tallest person Pansiqi has ever seen in real life. Looking at Anderson's face, which was very far away from him, Pansic wanted to ask the other party how the air was above.

Standing in the tunnel, Anderson didn't pay attention to Pancizi's intense curious gaze at him. Glancing slightly at the very strange Chinese player sitting opposite, Anderson didn't speak, just sat down silently and began to check the various equipment he needed for the game.

Seeing that Anderson looked like no one was approaching, Pan Xiqi naturally didn't take the initiative to say hello. In addition, his English is so bad that if Anderson takes the initiative to talk to him, it will be a scene he doesn't want to see.

For Anderson, today was nothing more than an ordinary first round match of a Grand Slam. When the US Open schedule came out, Anderson was satisfied with the result when he learned that he would face the last qualifier in the first round.

There's a saying in the tennis world that the first round of a Grand Slam can be your biggest test of the tournament. This means that if you don't pay enough attention to your opponents in the first round, the match will likely give you unexpected results.

Upsets for top stars in the first round of a Grand Slam are no longer news in the tennis world, and many lower-ranked players are often spurred on by the special atmosphere of the Grand Slam to overperform and pull down famous players who they would not normally be able to beat.

Anderson, who is ranked in the top 30 in the world for many years, has naturally experienced several first-round surprises. That feeling of depression made him determined to put absolute focus on the first round of a Grand Slam at all times.

However, at this year's US Open, Anderson did not have such troubles at all. What could be more satisfying than a first-round opponent from a qualifier from China. Before that, Anderson even doubted that there was anyone in China who was playing men's tennis. In his previous impression, it seemed that only Chinese female players would appear in the public's sight.

As soon as the draw was released, Anderson set his sights on a potential opponent he might face next. In his opinion, the first round is actually not much different from the bye. The only thing he had some apprehension was that the game would be too easy to get enough warm-up.

And when he saw Pansiqi with his own eyes, it seemed to confirm his thoughts even more. This Chinese saw that he was making a fuss, obviously he had not seen much of the world. This kind of rookie player is almost equal to zero threat to him in a lot of battles.

Anderson's opinion also seems to represent the thinking of the vast majority of those who follow the game, and the bookmaker's 1.2 to 15 odds before the game are equivalent to telling fans that the outcome of the game is already obvious.

Due to the 12-hour time difference between China and New York, it was close to 1 a.m. when Pansiqi's game began. In the middle of the night, there are still some die-hard tennis fans crouched in front of the TV, ready to tune in to the men's singles match. However, most of these fans do not have much hope for the outcome of the match, and the reason why they want to watch the game is to witness the birth of another historical moment in Chinese tennis.

For this game, CCTV also did some pre-game momentum. However, the focus of the tournament was on the first appearance of the Chinese man in the main draw of the US Open, and there was little attention paid to the outcome of the match. It seems that in the eyes of CCTV, this game is estimated to be the last Chinese men's player game that can be broadcast live.

However, some people who are familiar with Pansiqi in front of the TV still have different expectations for Pansiqi. Among them, Lin Teng, who was restless in front of the TV, should be regarded as Panxiqi's number one supporter. Watching the time pass minute by minute, Lin Teng didn't know where to put his nervous hands. At this time, the TV commercial before the game seemed so boring and long in his eyes.

Finally, when the last advertisement was broadcast and the camera cut to the picture of the US Open tennis park, Lin Teng was shocked and shouted excitedly.

"Uncle Pan, it's up to you now!"