Chapter 143: All the Way to the Rank (Second Shift)
Since becoming a track and field athlete, Zhang Guan has been extremely interested in breaking records, tennis obviously does not have so many world records for Zhang Guan to break, and now when he encounters a world record for the speed of his serve, Zhang Guan will certainly not miss it.
Coach Zhang was very conservative, he said: "You still don't have to be too careless, Roddick also once climbed to the throne of the world No. 1 back then, if it weren't for Federer and Nadal being too strong, it is estimated that Roddick would still be able to stay No. 1 in the world, his strength and experience are top-notch, and you are also the first time to play against him, you don't know each other, it's better to be a little cautious." ”
Zhang Guan nodded yes, and then said, "Then apart from Roddick, what other difficulties do I have?" Federer? ”
"Federer is the second seed, you have to wait until the final to meet him, and Nadal is the third seed, Federer has to get past Nadal in the semi-finals if he wants to get to the final." Coach Zhang pointed to the 2/4 icon on the computer screen, and continued: "Federer is the second seed, so he will meet the third seed Nadal in the semifinals, and you are the first seed, so your opponent in the semifinals is likely to be the fourth seed." ”
"The fourth seed? Djokovic? Zhang Guan clicked on the division list of the 2/4 districts, and sure enough, he saw Djokovic's name.
"The fourth seed is Novak Djokovic, and he's on the verge of catching Nadal on points. And two weeks ago, at the Masters Montreal, also on the cement field, Djokovic defeated Federer to win the title. Djokovic is a year younger than you, but he's really strong. I think he's the most likely person to be the next Federer among the young athletes right now. Coach Zhang said here. Suddenly, he said, "You don't count the young athletes I am talking about, you are better than Federer." ”
"Coach, your judgment is really accurate!" Zhang Guan said.
The future Djokovic, though not as high as Federer. But the time to dominate the world number one is not much shorter than Federer's, from 2011 to 2016, Djokovic was basically in the world number one position at the rest of the time, and was rarely squeezed into second place. Especially since 2014, Djokovic has regularly been able to reach a staggering 16,000 points, which is more than double the second-place finish, and the lead is unshakable.
Djokovic is not yet dominant, but he will be on the cusp of Federer and Nadal for the next few years. Become the strongest tennis player after them.
"First Roddick, then Djokovic, and finally Federer waiting for me in the final, it's really a bit of trouble to win this US Open title!" Zhang Guan muttered to himself.
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When the grouping of the US Open was announced, the world of sports also entered the US Open time. Although the influence of the US Open is not as strong as Wimbledon, it is also on par with the French Open. After all, the U.S. Open is held in the United States, the most sporting country in the world, and the U.S. Open has received even more attention than the French Open.
The closer it is to the game. The more there is talk about the US Open. Especially on the Internet, some tennis forums are filled with all kinds of netizen discussions. The debate is nothing more than who can win the US Open, with Zhang Guan, Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Roddick and others all considered favourites. Some sports professionals also express their opinions through blogs and articles. At the same time, ESPN also invited several tennis experts to discuss before the match.
In a talk show, Sampras and Golden Slam winner Agassi are at loggerheads over who will win the US Open. No one will back down.
Sampras is undoubtedly backing Zhang Guan to win the US Open, while Agassi has said he is more optimistic about Federer.
The reason why Agassi is optimistic about Federer is because Agassi was also an athlete with a bottom-line style of play back then, and even the bottom-line style of modern tennis was pioneered by Agassi. So Agassi will of course support Federer, who also uses the baseline style of play.
Federer has won the US Open three years in a row. This is enough to prove his strength! If Federer wins this year, he will lift the US Open trophy for the fourth time, knowing that no one in the world has ever won four consecutive US Open titles, and Federer will make history! Agassi spoke.
Sampras immediately said: "Zhang Guan has won three Grand Slams this year, he is only one US Open champion to win the Grand Slam, and there are not many people in the world who can do it!" Moreover, Zhang Guan is the first year to participate in professional tennis, and a player has won a Grand Slam in his first year of participating in a professional competition, which is not only creating history, it can be said that it is a miracle! ”
"But don't forget, Federer has three consecutive US Open titles, he has plenty of experience in Flushing, and Zhang Guan is playing at the US Open for the first time." Agassi spoke.
"In this year's Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, Zhang Guan is participating for the first time, didn't he also win the championship!" Sampras continued: "At Wimbledon, Federer also won the title four times, but was still beaten by Zhang Guan. Anyway, Federer has been defeated by Zhang Guan three times this year! ”
The two legends are arguing, while the host is putting on a look of watching the excitement and not making a big deal of it, while ESPN's ratings are soaring.
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On August 27, the U.S. Open officially began.
Zhang Guan's opponent in the first round is named Jenkins, an American player with average fame and strength, and finally Zhang Guan defeated Jenkins with a score of 6-2/6-1/6-2. It was a contest of disparity, with a 90% first-serve scoring rate and a break rate of over 50%, which alone was enough to ensure victory.
On August 29, Zhang Guan defeated Chile's Cap Divi 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 in the second round. Capdeville's style of play is similar to that of his fellow "Chilean Cannon" Gonzalez, both serve ferociously, forehand hitting strongly, this style of play is actually very suitable for the US Open, but Capdeville's stability is far inferior to Gonzalez, quite a feeling of Cheng biting the golden three board axe, the game was played very fiercely at the beginning, whether it was receiving the ball and serving to the fullest, but once the momentum passed, the "three-board axe" did not have an effect, Capdeville changed from a "big villain" to a "good baby".
The opponents in the first two rounds said that they were not strong, and they were not weak when they said that they were weak, and Zhang Guan also had the right to warm up and find his state. In this way, Zhang Guan easily advanced to the third round of the US Open, where he faced American player John Isner. (To be continued.) )
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