Chapter 64: Going to the Grand Prix
The next day, the Beijing Tennis Management Center was lively. Since it was a morning flight, the team was already assembled and ready to leave before six o'clock.
This time, the National Tennis Grand Prix was led by Director Xiao and Coach Zheng. When the bus left the gate of the Guangcai Tennis Center, Coach Zheng, who had led the team for many years, had a different feeling in his heart. This time, he had a strong hunch that the Beijing tennis team, especially the men's tennis, would create a huge surprise. And the source of this surprise is none other than the oldest member of the Beijing team - Pan Xiqi.
On the plane, looking out the window at the marshmallow-like white clouds, Pansic had mixed feelings in his heart. Although he is very confident in his own strength, this Grand Prix is the first competition he has participated in since becoming a professional player, and it belongs to his professional debut in a sense. In this case, it is impossible not to be nervous.
Lin Teng, who was sitting next to him, seemed to see Pan Xiqi's thoughts, and when he saw that Pan Xiqi, who had always been calm, was also upset, he decided to comfort him. He patted Pansiqi's arm and said with a smile, "Hey, uncle, what do you want?" Why didn't you talk much all the way? ”
Pan Xiqi came back to his senses and replied, "It's nothing, it's just that somehow, my heart can't be still." ”
"You're thinking about the game, right? Hi, this is normal, no big deal. I think when I first participated in the youth competition, I was so nervous that I was so nervous that I couldn't even hold the racket when I got on the pitch. Lin Teng told his experience.
"Oh, so tell me how you managed to get over your nervousness?"
"What else, just play a few more games. Competitive sports are actually skilled jobs, and after a long time, they have become a daily job. Besides, with your strength, uncle, you don't need to be nervous at all to participate in this kind of domestic competition. I guess you don't need to exert all your strength at all, and your opponents will all lie down. It's them who should be nervous. "Lin Teng has a mysterious confidence in Pan Xiqi's strength.
"It's not so much that I'm nervous, it's that I think it's all too unreal. You know, a few months ago, I was just an ordinary office worker sitting in front of the computer every day. If you had told me that I had the opportunity to play professional tennis, I would have thought you were crazy. But now, all of this has become a reality. Lin Teng, tell me, are we on the plane? I'm not dreaming, am I? Pansiqi asked.
"Of course, everything you're going through now is true, and I can testify to that. But when I hear you say that, I think it's amazing. Your experience in the past few months has been the most amazing thing I've ever encountered in my life. Lin Teng also felt incredible about the drastic changes in Pan Xiqi's life.
"Hey, you're a kid, just turned eighteen, where did you come from. There is still a long way to go in life, and there will be many things that you cannot understand. Amused by Lin Teng's words, Pan Xiqi replied.
Pansiqi certainly knew what the magical turn in his life was, but he couldn't explain it to Lin Teng at all. I believe that after Lin Teng heard this, he would definitely think that he was crazy. Besides, the alien dogs have repeatedly emphasized that they can't divulge even a little bit of information to others, otherwise they will disappear forever, so that Pansiqi will never find them again.
was interrupted by Lin Teng like this, Pan Xiqi completely walked out of his confused thoughts, and began to chat with Lin Teng with a match. Lin Teng proudly introduced Pan Xiqi to his interesting experience of participating in the youth competition before, and Pan Xiqi also listened to it with relish.
On the other side, Director Xiao was chatting with a strange man. Judging by their relaxed and happy chat atmosphere, Coach Zheng should be quite familiar with this person.
"Xiao Ding, this time you are our reporter on the team, you have to help us write a few reports and promote us well." Director Xiao said very politely.
"Hey, I still need you to explain, when did I report that the Beijing team was not vigorously promoted? You can rest assured, this Grand Prix is another big competition once a year, and I will definitely come to a comprehensive special report. The reporter named Ding Ye agreed.
"Hmph, that's a nice thing to say, you didn't find fault with our Beijing team before." Director Xiao slandered in his heart, but there was no dissatisfaction on his face.
Ding Ye is a tennis reporter for Beijing Sports Channel, so it has become one of his jobs to cover the Beijing tennis team with the team every time he competes. However, due to the lackluster results of the Beijing tennis team over the years, there are few bright spots that can attract attention. Therefore, for Ding Ye, every report with the team has gradually become his trouble.
After all, for a sport, athletes need to make achievements in order to gain the attention of all walks of life, and the news reports they write can be seen by more people, so as to gain greater influence. In a way, the low level of the Beijing tennis team has also led to his obscurity in the press for so many years.
However, no matter how bad the grades are, the reporting tasks assigned by the superiors always have to be completed. As a result, finding fault with the Beijing tennis team takes up most of his news coverage. For Director Xiao and Coach Zheng, the leaders of the Beijing team, none of them can escape from his pen, and without exception, they will not be severely criticized. Rao is like this, and Director Xiao still doesn't dare to offend him. After all, it is really rare for the Beijing team to have a reporter report with the team, and how dare they pick and choose from reporters.
Looking at the list of participants of the Beijing team in his hand, Ding Ye asked Director Xiao with some doubts: "Director Xiao, why don't I know the top two of the three main singles players in men's singles this time?" When did these two newcomers come to our team? ”
"Oh, you're asking Pansic and Lin Teng. They just joined the Beijing team more than three months ago, so you may not know each other very well. Director Xiao explained.
"Three months? It's only three months to take the main position, which is kind of interesting. Please tell me more about these two new team members. With a keen sense of news, Ding Ye felt that there must be articles here.
Because with his many years of knowledge of the Beijing tennis team, he knows that although the Beijing team is medium, the competition for the main position has always been fierce and abnormal. This time, two new main forces who have been in the team for three months came out at once, and something must have happened that he didn't know.
At Ding Ye's request, Director Xiao introduced to him the specific situation of Pan Xiqi and Lin Teng. He also briefly explained how they locked in the main singles position and participated in the doubles tournament at the same time.
When he heard that Pan Xiqi was thirty years old this year and was only an amateur player a few months ago, Ding Ye was completely excited. He felt that after waiting for so many years, the big event of the Beijing team had finally happened, and it was still a scandal.
Holding back his excitement, he asked Director Xiao many more questions, most of which revolved around Pan Xiqi. For example, Pansiqi's background, whether he is someone's relative, etc. As for what Director Xiao said about how Pan Xiqi crushed the other players of the Beijing team and won the main position, he didn't believe it at all. Because in his opinion, these are simply a huge lie.
Just as Ding Ye was trying his best to extract more information about Pan Xiqi from Director Xiao's mouth, Pan Xiqi, who was a few rows away, had already fallen asleep with Lin Teng. He didn't know that a few days later, this reporter named Ding Ye would bring a lot of turmoil to himself.
Nearly three hours later, the plane landed smoothly at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. Guangzhou at the end of April is the most beautiful time of the year, full of spring everywhere, and the eye is full of verdant. The blooming flowers make the title of Guangzhou Flower City more worthy of its name.
The Beijing team attaches great importance to this competition, so they arranged for the players to stay in a five-star hotel only ten minutes away from the game. Looking at the luxurious facilities in the hotel, Pan Xiqi couldn't help but feel that he had made the right choice to join the Beijing team. Otherwise, he would never be willing to live in such a good hotel on his own.
This is also the advantage of the Beijing team sitting on the capital, and the financial resources are strong to have such treatment. Compared with the tennis teams in some backward provinces in the interior, they don't have such good conditions. Originally, the level of tennis in these provinces was not high, and coupled with the financial constraints in the province, grandma didn't love grandma and didn't love it. The team members can generally only stay in ordinary express hotels, and luxury hotels like the Beijing team are not to be considered.
After having lunch at the hotel at noon and resting in the hotel, all the staff of the Beijing team rushed to the court non-stop for adaptive training. With the game officially kicking off tomorrow, this is the only afternoon opportunity for the players to get used to the venue. Moreover, tennis teams everywhere have this demand, the space is really limited, and the Beijing team only grabbed an hour of precious time.
Pan Xiqi and Lin Teng, as the top two main forces, can naturally get a piece of the field. The two practiced on the court for half an hour and basically had a preliminary understanding of the situation on the court. The venue of this competition is a fast hard court, which is more beneficial for power offensive players, and it can be regarded as a good thing for fast-paced players like Lin Teng. As for Pansiqi, it seems to be quite indifferent, no matter how fast or slow the field is, it doesn't make a big difference for him.
In the remaining half an hour, they lost with their own men, and Zhang San and Li Si, the second main doubles players of the Beijing team, practiced the ball. may be that they were abused too badly before, Zhang San and Li Si are still a little unable to come back to their senses, and the two of them are sleepwalking on the field. It seems that this time in the Grand Prix, the poor pair is destined to be disappointed again.
The hour-long practice session was soon over, and Pansic returned to the hotel with the group. Since the official competition will start tomorrow, they are not allowed to leave the hotel and enjoy the beautiful night view of Guangzhou. However, they don't have the heart to do so now, and most of the players go to bed early after resting.
And just like that, the first game of Pansizi's career is about to begin!