"Zhang Guan snatched the wild card spot that should have belonged to me! This year, as in previous years, there were supposed to be three wildcard spots in the men's singles event for Australian players, but in the end, the Australian players only got two of them, and the other one went to Zhang Guan! ”

"I don't know how Zhang Guan got that wild card spot, but I'm pretty sure it's not fair! Zhang Guan is a track and field athlete, he has not played in any professional tennis before, he does not have any tournament records, he does not have a little ATP points, maybe he can't even serve, he is a complete layman, what qualifies him to get a wild card for a Grand Slam? Giving him a wild card spot is a waste! ”

"ATP Pro Tennis Player's Certificate? Didn't you look up where that certificate came from? That's just a prize for a charity event! It doesn't prove that he's a professional tennis player at all! ”

"Sponsor wild cards are compliant, of course I know that! I don't have anything to say if this sponsor wild card was given to a tennis player who has always been a professional, but now this wild card is being awarded to a layman, which I absolutely can't accept. Yes, I don't have top sponsors, but I'm a tennis player, I love tennis, I started practicing tennis when I was a kid, training day and night, and I think that hard work pays off! But I didn't expect to lose to the sponsor this time! Sponsor Wild Card? In my opinion, it is no different from spending money on a wild card! ”

Chris Goochioni's interview appeared in a Melbourne media the next day, taking advantage of Zhang Guan's participation in the Australian Open, the report was quickly hyped, Gocchioni completely put himself in the position of an underdog, and also won the sympathy of many people, and at the same time, Gocchioni's status as a local Australian player also gave him a lot of extra points.

A local radio station in Melbourne also conducted a street survey and asked some people what they thought about the incident.

"I think Guccioni has a point. Giving a wild card to an Australian Open athlete is a very unfair thing! One interviewee said.

"Zhang Guan is indeed a big-name athlete, but he is not a tennis player after all! Sponsors pay to get wild cards? I was really surprised! I sympathize with Goochioni, and I also resent this kind of behavior by the Australian Open organising committee. Another interviewee said.

"Zhang Guan? What else would he do but run faster? I didn't even know he could play tennis! I think he'll be eliminated in the first round! The interviewee was clearly not optimistic about Zhang.

"That Chinese actually snatched the place of our Australian player! My God! Is this still the Australian Open? Tell me when Zhang Guan's match starts, yes, I'm going to watch his fight, and I'll give him a full boo! I'm going to see for myself how he gets knocked out! The interviewee appeared very agitated and clearly dissatisfied with Zhang.

At the same time, some sports commentators in Australia have also spoken out:

"The Australian Open is no longer a Grand Slam tournament, it smells of rotten money. It is an insult to an athlete who has never competed professionally in tennis to qualify for the Australian Open just because he has the world's top fame and a first-class sponsor! Zhang Guan's appearance on the Australian Open court may really attract more viewers to watch the Australian Open, and may really increase the ratings of TV broadcasts, but this effect is probably only one game! I think Zhang Guan will be swept out in the first round! He can't win a set, maybe he can win a game, thank goodness for it! Dear viewers. You're about to see a game that will go down in history, a game that will go down in history as a laughing stock! ”

……

On the training ground, Michael Joyce waved his hand helplessly and said to Sharapova not far away: "Martha." Looks like I'm going to live up to your expectations this time! I've never seen such a perfect tennis player as Zhang Guan, technically, serve, return, forehand, backhand, front of the net, volley, high pressure, and step movement. He's all good at it, and he can't find any weaknesses at all! There is also the handling of the ball, even the king of the ball, Sampras! Seriously. I have nothing left to teach him. To put it mildly, he was simply made for tennis! ”

Michael Joyce is Sharapova's current coach, sparring partner, personal doctor, and psychotherapist, arguably Sharapova's full-time nanny, a former professional player, who retired as a tennis coach and was instrumental in Sharapova's 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open.

Zhang Guan is about to participate in the main draw of the Australian Open, but he does not have his own coach, so Sharapova asked Joyce, and by the way, as Zhang Guan's coach, Joyce also readily agreed.

Coach Joyce originally thought that it should not be difficult to teach a newcomer, but after a few days, Coach Joyce found that he really had nothing to guide Zhang Guan, physical fitness, technique, experience, everything Zhang Guan showed was perfect.

Sharapova shrugged her shoulders helplessly, Zhang Guan's performance was also beyond her expectations, and she even thought that Zhang Guan might win this year's Australian Open!

"I can't watch Zhang Guan practice anymore in the future! The blow was too big! People used to say that I was a talented tennis girl, but compared to Zhang Guan, I don't seem to be stupid and even a scumbag! Sharapova pouted unwillingly, and said to Joyce: "Then let's stop here today!" Would you like to go to dinner together? ”

Joyce shook his head and refused very knowingly, "Forget it, I won't be a light bulb between you!" Oh, by the way, there seem to be a lot of reporters coming outside today, all of them are coming for Zhang Guan, so keep an eye out for you when you leave! ”

……

When Zhang Guan and Sharapova walked out of the training center, they did see a large group of reporters, and the reporters also saw them and immediately surrounded them.

"Zhang Guan, Chris Goochioni said you robbed him of his wild card spot, what do you think about that?" A reporter asked.

Zhang Guan was obviously prepared, he said: "Competitive sports, of course, it is the higher strength players who should get the opportunity to play, my strength is much higher than that of Gucioni, so it is natural for me to get this wild card!" ”

"But you've never played a professional tennis match!" A reporter spoke.

"That's why you don't know how powerful I really am!" Zhang Guan said immediately.

"You seem to be very confident in your strength, but now everyone thinks you're going to be swept out in the first round!" A reporter said with some sarcasm.

"'Think' doesn't mean 'fact,' does it?" Zhang Guan asked rhetorically, and then continued: "I have only one goal to participate in this Australian Open, and that is to win the Australian Open!" I'm sure I'll be able to win this Australian Open title too! (To be continued.) )

PS: The outbreak of the fifth watch is over, and at the end of the month, do you still have a monthly pass? If you have one, smash it all over! In addition, tomorrow's update will start in the afternoon.