Perhaps it was Wu Di's resentment that played a role, and in the matchup draw, Xiao Ji collided with Nadal, the No. 3 seed of the tournament, in the first round.

Xiao Ji was also surprised by this, this is indeed unlucky enough for the average wild card player, it basically means a round of tours, but he is obviously not ordinary.

A few years ago, Nadal, Xiao Ji will be timid, this year is different, this is Nadal's form is declining rapidly, the worst season, in the four Grand Slams, the Australian Open quarterfinals, the French Open quarterfinals, this is not bad, in Wimbledon, the first round bye, the second round went home directly, and the US Open also stopped in the third round.

The performance in other competitions is not much better, not even a Masters championship, if it is not for the more diligent participation, it would have fallen out of the top 10 in the world.

In the face of such a toothless Nadal, Xiao Ji is not false at all, and it should be very good to use a king as a stepping stone to start his performance in the tennis world.

Before the opening of China Net, Xiao Ji also welcomed a guest, the manager of Nike's Chinese branch, Houte.

The two had already met before when they were negotiating the endorsement contract, and as soon as Hou Te came in, he complained with a bitter face: "Brother Xiao, I was miserable by you last time, and I was almost demoted." ”

Of course, Xiao Ji understood what he was referring to, the last time he signed the contract, Xiao Ji deliberately indicated that it was only football equipment, and Houte did not know his potential, and stepped into this big pit with one foot.

It's miserable now, with Xiao Ji's amazing performance in this World Championships in track and field, his influence in track and field events has also become very huge, this is a business opportunity.

Houte obviously came to negotiate a new contract, and before that, Adi and other companies had come to inquire first, but they were all rejected by Xiao Ji.

Since he has chosen Nike as his endorsement sports brand, don't think about receiving endorsements from other brands, there is no left and right in this kind of thing, it will only make you not a person inside and out, and leave a mustard in the hearts of both parties.

Nike deliberately delayed coming back to negotiate a contract with him this time, which was a small expression of dissatisfaction with his last petty tricks.

Xiao Ji didn't care, this is just a small matter, Nike still has this little capacity, and he brought this matter over with a haha.

Houte didn't bother to think about it anymore, he just exaggerated that stepping into Xiao Ji's pit was a big mistake, but pulling Xiao Ji into their Nike camp was also a great achievement, and it was worth the merits.

The negotiation of the new contract was generally pleasant, Xiao Ji agreed to endorse Nike's track and field series equipment, and Nike would pay a lot of endorsement fees and design a pair of Xiao Ji's exclusive running shoes.

This is something that Xiao Ji has coveted for a long time, a good pair of running shoes is very helpful to improve performance, top sprinters have their own custom running shoes, the most famous is Jones's "crystal slipper", Liu Xiang also has his own "red ** shoes".

And there was a disagreement between the two sides on the project, and Houte wanted all the endorsement rights, that is, no matter what project Xiao Ji participated in, Nike had the endorsement rights.

Of course Xiao Ji doesn't do it, this is too domineering, he still wants an endorsement for one project.

Hou Te naturally won't agree, God knows that Xiao Ji will participate in several projects, if this continues, Xiao Ji's endorsement fee alone can be the sum of Nike's other spokespersons, and Nike will not spend it like this no matter how rich it is.

In the end, the two sides took a step back and came up with a compromise plan, with Nike having the right to endorse Xiao Ji in football, track and field and tennis.

It seems that Nike has also put in a certain amount of effort, and believes that Xiao Ji will also be very strong in tennis.

Xiao Ji agreed to this plan, and these three projects are indeed his main projects, but if you think that his future will be limited to these three projects, you are wrong.

After negotiating the contract, Houte didn't stay long, he knew that Xiao Ji was now preparing for the net.

China Open is scheduled to be held during the National Day holiday, and it is a very stylish thing to go to the scene to watch a tennis match during the holiday, and the price of tickets is not too expensive.

Therefore, when Xiao Ji stepped into the court, he was greeted by a dense crowd of spectators, and even the farthest seats were filled.

At the edge picking ceremony, Xiao Ji looked at Nadal up close, his muscles were still full and powerful, his skin and face were very vicissitudes, he looked similar to Lao Fei, and his hair was ......

Forget it, let's not talk about it, it's too hurtful.

Nadal felt Xiao Ji's gaze, he didn't think much about it, thinking it was just curiosity or something, in fact, he was also curious about Xiao Ji.

Born in Spain, he has been deeply influenced by football since he was a child, not to mention that he also has an uncle who is a former Spanish international, and at one point almost went on the path of a professional footballer, although he is now a tennis player, he still loves football.

For Xiao Ji, Arsenal's leading star, he has long wanted to see it, but he didn't expect to be an opponent on such an occasion.

Both men had the idea of getting to know each other after the game, but they both put this idea aside for the time being during the game and played mercilessly.

Nadal's style of play can be summed up in one word, and that is "turn".

The unique swing gives tennis a strong topspin, and that is the famous Nadal spin.

Even if he was not at his peak, Xiao Ji felt that Nadal's hitting speed had reached more than 3,000 rpm, he had never been exposed to this kind of speed before, suffered a small loss, and there were more unforced mistakes, and Nadal broke the game first, falling behind 1-3.

There are several ways to deal with topspin, the most common of which is to mobilize the opponent so that he can't get enough power or to rush to the upswing to speed up the tempo.

Xiao Ji didn't choose these two, he used violence to counter violence, and he had this ability.

When Nadal continued to suppress Xiao Ji's backhand with strong topspin, Xiao Ji forced sideways, jumped high, and slapped the super backslash that pressed down, the angle was extremely open, and the ball was super fast, and it landed right in the outside corner of the second zone.

Nadal just glanced at it and didn't chase it, he couldn't catch up at all, this kind of hotshot is completely unreasonable, he can only admit that he is unlucky, anyway, it's just one point, don't care too much.

The audience also applauded this wonderful beat, and they could also see that Xiao Ji had fallen into a disadvantage before, and this beat suddenly brought out the momentum.

Seeing that the effect was good, Xiao Ji carried out this tactic to the end, played extremely irritable, and shot hard at every opportunity, even if he paid a lot of mistakes for this, but this mistake was within the acceptable range, and the winning score alone could be equal to the mistake, and then counting Nadal's forced mistakes, it would be a sure win.