"What? Did I hear me right? Pan Xiqi didn't expect to hear this sentence from Lu Yanxun's mouth.

"Is it necessary to make such a fuss? Isn't it normal to ask a partner to sign up for a doubles match before a match? Lu Yanxun was a little disdainful of Pansiqi's reaction to such a fuss.

"It's normal, it's just that I didn't expect you to send me an invitation, after all, the two of us don't seem to know each other yet, right?" Pansiqi felt that he was a little unable to keep up with the other party's train of thought.

"I see, yes, for you, I'm afraid you haven't had the experience of a temporary doubles match with a stranger. But as someone who has been before, I'm going to tell you that this will be a common occurrence in your career in the future. Lu Yanxun explained.

"In professional competitions, except for those who specialize in doubles, most people participate in doubles with a ticket. Even if you play well, it doesn't matter if you don't play well, you don't do much targeted training for doubles, so you usually don't have a fixed partner. ”

"But when it comes to the Grand Slams, it's different. Although the doubles of the Grand Slam are not particularly important, the prize money is high enough. If you can make it to the quarterfinals and semifinals, the prize money will almost catch up with the amount of the first two rounds of singles. This is quite attractive to many singles players who are not strong. ”

"For example, the upcoming US Open tennis tournament will cost $50,000 in the first round and $86,000 in the second round. If the doubles can reach the round of 16, they can get 44,000 US dollars. If the doubles team wins, the prize money is as high as $675,000. Even if it is shared by two people, it is a huge income. ”

In this way, players who participate in the singles competition will naturally sign up for the doubles competition enthusiastically so that they can get a piece of the pie. You know, for players of our level, singles matches can basically be played in two rounds at most, so we urgently need to try our luck in doubles. ”

"At this point, the problem of not having a regular partner arises. Generally, players will temporarily find a partner before the game to form a temporary combination to participate in the competition. If you have good grades, you can consider a long-term partner. If you don't do a good job, then it's good to get together and disperse, and you can find a new partner. ”

"I used to have a regular partner in the United States, but this time he couldn't even participate in the singles qualifying tournament because of his low ranking at the US Open. With his doubles ranking, he can't directly enter the main draw. As a result, I really couldn't find a suitable person for a while. Lu Yanxun shook his head helplessly.

Hearing this, Pan Xiqi finally understood the other party's intention. However, he still didn't understand that there were so many choices, how could Lu Yanxun find himself who he didn't know at all.

"I see what you mean. But with so many people to choose from in professional tennis, how did you come up with me to form doubles? Pansiqi asked.

"Hey, I'll tell you the truth, I don't have a choice. Generally at this time, the partner of the person who wants to participate in doubles has already been fixed, and it is not easy to find the right person temporarily. It just so happened that I came to Chengdu to participate in the competition, and after reading the news about you, I thought that you were a good object. ”

"Me? How did you come to this conclusion? Pansiqi was a little surprised.

"There are three reasons. First, you also speak Chinese, when the time comes, we will participate in competitions abroad, there is no barrier to communication, and it is also more beneficial to doubles competitions. Second, I've seen your game footage, and your singles strength is definitely much higher than your current ranking, and I guess your doubles level shouldn't be too bad. The third reason, and most important, is that I bet you would never turn me down. Lu Yanxun said a little proudly.

"Oh, you're so confident in yourself?" Pan Xiqi felt that Lu Yanxun came prepared this time.

"Hehe, if you don't plan to play doubles at all, then I've miscalculated. But according to my guess, with your current ranking and tournament experience, you shouldn't get too much prize money. Therefore, the US Open doubles tournament should be very attractive to you. That way, you have a good chance of playing doubles. ”

"Even if I decide to play doubles, I don't necessarily have to say yes." Pansiqi replied.

"Hehe, even I, who have participated in professional competitions for so many years, it is so difficult to find a partner temporarily before the game, do you think there is any other choice but to promise me? Of course, if you've promised someone else, then I'll be the one I haven't been here. Lu Yanxun looked at Pan Xiqi with confidence.

"Well, I really haven't told anyone about it. I thought I'd wait until the start of the game to think about it, but now that I hear from you, it seems that it's a little too late. I have to say that Lu Yanxun's words really moved Pan Xiqi.

Pansic had seriously considered participating in the doubles tournament after deciding to participate in the US Open. For him, the best partner is naturally Lin Teng. But with Lin Teng's current ranking, he can't even register for the singles qualifiers, and naturally he can't appear on the US Open with him.

As a result, Pan Xiqi could only turn his attention to other Chinese players. However, looking at it, with the current world rankings, only Wu Di can participate in the US Open. originally thought that after the Chengdu competition, Pan Xiqi took the initiative to find Wu Di and sent him a partner invitation. But now that Lu Yanxun said this, Wu Di should have contacted his partner a long time ago.

In this case, Pan Xiqi really couldn't think of any reason to refuse Lu Yanxun's active invitation. Having such an experienced veteran as a partner is not only a doubles match, but also a lot of benefits for him to participate in singles.

If nothing else, the problems of life during the competition are enough for Pansiqi to have a headache. It is important to know that there is no accommodation for Grand Slam tournaments, and players need to solve their own problems. Those tennis superstars naturally have their own team to help them arrange everything, but for the average player, they need to do it themselves.

Participating in the US Open this time, it goes without saying that Pansiqi will be alone again, and he won't even know where Pansiqi lives at that time. Now that there is Lu Yanxun, naturally there is no need to worry about these things. It's a big deal, when the time comes, he will live wherever Lu Yanxun lives, and it will be good to share the room fee with him.

"How's it going, have you thought about it? I'm still waiting for your reply. If not, I'll have to hurry up and reach out to someone. Seeing Pan Xiqi bowing his head and pondering, Lu Yanxun urged with a little impatience.

"Okay, I promise you. This time at the US Open, we signed up as doubles partners. After weighing it in his heart, Pansic nodded in agreement.

"Haha, I knew you wouldn't refuse! Then it's decided, we'll see you in the United States then, my new partner! Lu Yanxun happily patted Pan Xiqi on the shoulder and left.