Chapter 357: Go hand in hand
Panci's debut at the Chinese Open ended in a farce, with Panci only making his 20-minute appearance on the Diamond Stadium from his appearance to his surprise promotion. However, even so, Pan Xiqi quietly created the best record in the history of Chinese men's tennis players at the China Open.
Of course, for the more than 10,000 spectators in the audience, such a result seemed a bit regrettable. After all, some of them have spent a lot of money to get a ticket to the Diamond Stadium from scalpers. I was going to witness the debut of China's first men's Grand Slam winner on home soil, so that he could show off in his circle of friends. But now it was good, Pansiqi only had a few beats, and the game ended unexpectedly.
However, fortunately, Pansiqi's extremely patient and pro-people performance after the game soothed the wounded hearts of many spectators. For the fans who gathered on the sidelines early to wait for autographs, Pancich almost did not refuse to come, and met the other party's demands one by one. After signing for half an hour, just when Pan Xiqi felt that his right hand was sore, the on-site organizing committee staff finally couldn't stand it anymore, and only in the dissatisfaction of many fans, they forced Pan Xiqi away from the center court.
After leaving the Diamond Court, Panci did not return home directly, but asked the China Open Organizing Committee to visit the injured caddy from earlier. For Pan Xiqi's unexpected request, the China Tennis Organizing Committee was naturally happy to agree. After all, for them, in addition to the field, they also hope to have some news points that can attract the public's attention outside the court, and this can definitely be regarded as a breaking news that can vigorously promote the China Net.
Due to the severity of the injury, the little caddy was taken to the nearest hospital after being carried off the course. Fortunately, after a series of tests, the results were not too bad. Since the tennis ball hit the little girl's arm sideways, it only caused a soft tissue contusion, but did not hurt the bone, and only needed to rest for a while to recover.
Pansiqi's unexpected appearance naturally surprised and delighted both the little girl and her parents. The little girl who had long regarded Pansiqi as a super idol even forgot about the injury on her arm the moment Pansiqi appeared, and almost couldn't help jumping out of bed.
For this unfortunate little caddy, Pansic naturally expressed his concern. Not only that, but he also gave the little girl a racket of his own as a gift to encourage her to come out of the pain as soon as possible. With such concern for his idol, the little caddy instantly forgot all about the pain caused by his previous accidental injury, and was a little glad that Kyrgios's serve hit him.
Of course, Pan Xiqi's hospital trip was accompanied by the staff of the China Network Organizing Committee, and for them, such first-hand news materials are definitely not to be missed. Their efficiency was also high enough, and the next morning, the news of Panci personally asking the injured caddy appeared in several news outlets with which they had a good relationship.
For a time, Pan Xiqi was labeled as "close to the people", "noble character", "good player of the people" and other labels, and his popularity in China has reached a new peak after winning the US Open. As the national attention of Panxiqi continues to rise, even the Chinese network has attracted more and more attention from ordinary people. It can be said that Pan Xiqi has become the number one traffic star of this year's China Network without any suspense.
As an ordinary ATP tour, the China Open is different from the Grand Slam in that the schedule is quite tight. After a night's rest, though, Pansiqi's second round began. This time, Pancic's opponent is Germany's Misha Zverev.
Speaking of Zverev, the first thing that comes to mind for tennis fans is Zverev, who has been born in the past two years. Born in '97, Zverev has already won two Masters titles and is the leader of a new generation of players.
As his own brother, although Misha Zverev entered the tennis world much earlier, his achievements are obviously much inferior to his younger brother's, and he has not won a single singles championship so far. After working hard in the tennis world for so many years, his world's highest ranking has never broken through the top 20, and he has always hovered among the second-rate masters.
However, mediocre results do not mean that Zverev is vulnerable, and for many first-time opponents, he is an extremely difficult opponent. All this is because the style of play he adopts is actually a pure serve-and-net style of play that is almost extinct in today's tennis world.
This kind of hair-style play is still very popular in the tennis world in the first decade of the last century. Its pinnacle representative is the previous generation of football king, the American player Sampras. With his powerful serve and perfect volleys at the net, Sangshen won 14 Grand Slam titles, seven of which made him the undisputed king of the grass before the cows.
However, with the development of racket technology and the improvement of tennis players' baseline skills, the survival space of pure hair play is getting smaller and smaller. Especially in recent years, players have become more and more reluctant to come to the net, and the few times that appear in the game are often forced to be passive online.
In this environment, Zverev's persistence is commendable. And because of his special style of play, he was able to gain the upper hand against many less experienced opponents. And in the fourth round of the Australian Open at the beginning of this year, he used a strange and varied full-court style of play to knock out the tournament's top seed Murray, which can be regarded as the pinnacle of his career.
And this encounter between Panci and him is also the first time that Panci has encountered an opponent with a pure hair style since entering the professional game. For the upcoming match, Pancich seems to be looking forward to it.
At half past seven in the evening, the second round match between Panci and Grand Zverev was staged as scheduled at the Diamond Stadium. Compared with the first day of the match, this match can be regarded as Pansiqi's real debut in the middle of the net. The final result did not disappoint the more than 10,000 Chinese fans present, 6:1, 6:2, almost no challenge, Pan Xiqi swept the opponent in two sets and advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals of this year's China Open.
In this match, in the face of Pansizy's frantic crossing of the bottom line, Zverev almost had a feeling of doubting life. I don't know how many times, Zverev, who came to the net, obviously felt that he had laid an extremely tight defense line in front of the net, but for some reason, under Pansiqi's counterattack, he seemed so vulnerable. Pansiqi's cross-ball can often tear through his defense at angles and directions he doesn't expect, leaving him in a thousand holes.
"Maybe the style of play is really about to enter the grave of the times!" After the game, Zverev, who left the field gloomily, couldn't help but lament in his heart.
While Pansiqi successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, the first half of the game was also going on in an orderly manner. Natto, another major box office guarantee of this year's China Open, also easily swept the opponent in two sets and also won a victory. In this way, the two most important stars of the 2017 China Open Tennis Championships have maintained a trend of going hand in hand, and the China Open competition is gradually getting better. I want to talk about "The Prince of Middle-aged Tennis" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~