Chapter 40: Against Model Workers (1st Update)

"Eagle Eye System Innovation Co., Ltd.? Sounds related to the Eagle Eye system, is it the supplier of the Eagle Eye system? Zhang Guan asked.

Zhuge Wenbo nodded: "Yes, it is the company that provides the Eagle Eye system for the major tennis courts in the world, they have the exclusive patent of the Eagle Eye system, and they have the only certification of the International Tennis Federation, so." In addition, they said that they can give you an appearance fee of $300,000 as long as you are willing to take part in the test. ”

"That's a lot! I remember winning the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, and the prize money was 300,000 Australian dollars! Zhang Guan said.

Before the 2008 financial crisis, the exchange rate of the Australian dollar was not much different from the US dollar, but after the 2008 financial crisis, the Australian dollar depreciated sharply and gradually became less "valuable" than the US dollar.

For the current Zhang Guan, the appearance fee for ordinary activities is 100,000 US dollars, so 300,000 US dollars is definitely a relatively high number.

Zhang Guan thought for a moment and asked, "How are they going to test?" ”

"They have a high-speed ball machine, and then they serve twenty balls, and you just have to judge it right. Of course, if you make one or two mistakes, I believe everyone can accept it. Zhuge Wenbo then asked, "Do you have faith?" If it doesn't work, I can push it off. ”

"What does the Australian Open host say?" Zhang Guan then asked.

"The Australian Open organisers also want you to be able to take part in the test." Zhuge Wenbo said with a smile: "They are willing to provide the Vodafone Stadium as a test site, but they are not to test whether the Eagle Eye system is good, but to attract the attention of the media and increase the ratings, which is very much in line with the consistent style of the Australian Open......

Among the four Grand Slams, the Australian Open is not very popular with European and American audiences, the Australian population is not large, and the tennis market is not as good as the other three Grand Slam events, so the Australian Open is ranked at the bottom of the four Grand Slams. That's why. The organizers of the Australian Open have always been regarded as the most utilitarian organizers, and even the US Open, which has a high degree of sports commercialization, is ashamed of itself.

Zhang Guan thought for a while and said: "If you want to talk about confidence, I still have it, the appearance fee of 300,000 US dollars is also a lot, my usual appearance fee is 100,000 US dollars, and then judge whether the 20 balls are out of bounds, which is equivalent to giving me 10,000 US dollars for one ball!" But when you think about it, it's a bit of a bad feeling, and it looks like I'm playing tricks in the game. ”

"I think you should go." Coach Joyce, who was next to him, suddenly spoke.

"Why?" Zhang Guan asked.

"If you're really sure that you can judge those twenty balls, I'd suggest you go for it. You need to show the world that you are capable of this kind of power. What's more, it can put more pressure on your opponents! Coach Joyce spoke.

Zhang Guan didn't immediately understand what "more pressure" meant, so Coach Joyce went on to explain: "The Hawkeye system is mainly used to determine whether the ball is out of bounds, so only when the landing point of the tennis ball is relatively limited, the Hawkeye system has a role, and it is generally obvious that the ball in or out of bounds is not usable to use the Hawkeye!" Many experienced players will use the opportunity of the Hawkeye Challenge to use some key balls, and the opportunity of the Hawkeye Challenge means that the player can be more bold in handling the key ball. Choosing a more intense or extreme style of play, I think you're sure to know that. ”

Zhang Guan nodded, it was precisely because he had a 100% success rate in the Hawkeye challenge that he dared to use a more extreme style of play to deal with Haas. Because Zhang Guan doesn't have to worry about the referee's misjudgment at all. And Haas has become much more conservative after using up the opportunities for the Hawkeye challenge.

Thinking of this, Zhang Guan said: "I understand, if the opponent knows that I can accurately judge whether the ball is out of bounds." Then when you play against me, you don't dare to choose a very extreme landing point, and the style of play will not be too intense, right? ”

Coach Joyce nodded. continued: "And your next opponent is Davydenko, the way to deal with Davydenko is very simple, you just need to let Davydenko know that your strength is above him." ”

"Davydenko!" Zhang Guan's nickname "model worker" flashed in his mind.

"Davydenko is an outlier in tennis, his talent is average, his physical fitness is average, his mobility is average, his technique is average, he can be said to have no technical characteristics at all. But he's one of the hardest working players in tennis. Whatever he can participate in, no matter the size of the competition, no matter where the competition is held, he will definitely go to it. At the moment, he is ranked No. 3 in the world, not because he is strong enough, but because he has participated in enough competitions. Coach Joyce spoke.

The world ranking of tennis is calculated according to the points, and players can earn the corresponding points when they participate in the competition. The points of different levels of competition are also different, the most is of course the Grand Slam champion, who can get 2000 points, while the average small competition has much less points, and the lowest ATP 250 tournament, the championship point is only 250.

Generally, high-level athletes rarely participate in low-level competitions, such as Federer, who participates in more than a dozen competitions a year, in addition to Grand Slam level competitions, mainly to participate in ATP1000-level events such as the Masters, ATP 500 and ATP 250 level events, Federer basically does not participate.

Davydenko is different, even if it is the lowest ATP 250 event, as long as time allows, Davydenko will participate. Davydenko's strength is relatively weak among the top players in the world rankings, but it is more than enough to abuse vegetables in ATP 250 matches, and the more matches he has participated in, Davydenko's points have also brushed up, so his world ranking is in third place. But if you really talk about overall strength, Davydenko may be the weakest one in the world's top ten, that is, world No. 14 Djokovic and world No. 15 Murray, who may also be a few points stronger than Davydenko in terms of strength.

Davydenko's "labor model" can be said to compete purely for the sake of participating in the competition, and it is of course the best to be able to get good results in the competition, and if you don't get good results, you will not be discouraged, and then prepare to participate in the next competition.

Moreover, Davydenko's stability in the game is very high, and he will definitely win the game when he encounters an opponent weaker than himself; When encountering an opponent with similar strength to himself, Davydenko will work hard to fight; But when encountering opponents who are stronger than him, knowing that he cannot win, Davydenko often begins to adopt protective play to avoid injury. For example, in the 2006 US Open, Davydenko met Federer in the semifinals, Davydenko knew that he could not win Federer, so he simply lost three sets in a row, and flew to the other side of the world to participate in the China Open on the night after the match.

Therefore, Coach Joyce feels that when facing Davydenko, the best tactic is the so-called "strength persuasion". (To be continued.) )

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