Chapter 71: Olympic Tennis Final
For Zhang Guan, this match is not only as simple as winning honors or breaking world records, but more importantly, he has become a self-righteous person.
From the moment Zhang Guan returned to the track and field arena, he faced countless doubts, some domestic, but more foreign.
Zhang Guan is the strongest track and field athlete in the world, he is the holder of a number of world records in track and field sprints, he broke the monopoly of European and American countries on track and field sprints, and because of this, in the foreign track and field world, too many people do not want to see Zhang Guan return.
The so-called peers are enemies, as long as Zhang Guan appears on the field, it means that others have one less chance to win the gold medal. Perhaps many track and field athletes regard Zhang Guan as their idol and as the goal of their efforts, but there are also many people who look at Zhang Guan with jealousy.
Zhang Guanshu's big move is also another reason, many sports are like this, the biggest and most powerful one among the active athletes must be the most black. For example, basketball, from the early years of Black Ao Fat, to the later Black Kobe, and now to the current Black LeBron; Another example is football, there are definitely not a few black Ronaldo and black Messi.
Zhang Guan has too many fans all over the world, and he has too many black fans. There are too many people who want to see Zhang Guan's jokes, and some people are even looking forward to Zhang Guan's defeat.
And Zhang Guan once again fought back with his strength. He won the title against Usain Bolt, the favourite, and he broke the world record, and he broke it with an unbelievable result.
9.56 seconds, this result is indeed terrifying, so terrifying that absolutely no one dares to question Zhang Guan's strength anymore.
Of course, there are also some people who sensationalize Zhang Guan's cheating of results, or cheating in the competition, and some even say that the organizers deliberately set Zhang Guan's results forward by 0.2 to 0.3 seconds.
But this sound is like an inconspicuous wave, quickly drowned in the chaos of all kinds of news. This is the Olympics after all, and with tens of thousands of people under their noses and hundreds of millions of TV viewers in full view, how can they cheat or cheat. What's more, both the Olympic Organizing Committee and the IAAF have professionals on site, and they are not dry meals.
Moreover, when Zhang Guan crossed the line at the end, the gap between Zhang Guan and other players was obvious, if Zhang Guan's result was set up by 0.2 or 0.3 seconds, then the actual results of other players would be so much faster. In the finals of the Olympic Games, the last place ran for 10.03 seconds, and if you add 0.3 seconds, it will be 10.33 seconds. So this argument is completely untenable.
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If you are an ordinary athlete who has won an Olympic gold medal and broken a world record, she will definitely become the darling of the media, all kinds of interviews, all kinds of programs, appear in the studio hall of the media, and so on.
Of course, Zhang Guan is also the darling of the media, but he doesn't have time to deal with the media, and even the commendation of the leader is conveyed through Director Ma, because everyone knows that Zhang Guan has other competitions to participate in next.
Zhang Guan has proved his status, and the Olympic Committee immediately regarded Zhang Guan as a mutant giant panda baby, sent a team of more than a dozen people to serve Zhang Guan 24 hours a day, and specially transferred special police from the special police team to protect Zhang Guan's safety
On August 17, Zhang Guan had only two matches. One is the men's singles tennis final at 17:00 and the other is the semi-final of the 1500m middle distance run at 22:00.
The main court of the National Tennis Centre, where two scores will be played today, the final of the women's singles and the final of the men's singles.
The Women's Singles final started at 2 p.m., and after three sets, Dementieva defeated Safina 2-1 to win the title.
After the Women's Singles match, the crowd waited for more than an hour before Zhang Guan and Nadal, the two players who participated in the men's singles final, appeared on the court.
The 22-year-old Nadal has already begun to enter his prime, winning four titles on clay, including the French Open, and at Wimbledon, Nadal defeated Federer to lift the grass court. On hard courts, Nadal also won the title of champion at the Toronto Open before the Olympics. Today, Nadal is aiming for an Olympic title.
However, when Nadal walked into the court, he was struck by the atmosphere in his heart. The fans shouted frantically, the national flag kept waving around, and everyone seemed to be participating in a festive banquet, persistent and joyful. Especially when Zhang Guan appeared on the court, the atmosphere in the court reached its peak, at this time this is no longer the national tennis center, but like the flaming mountain encountered on the westbound road.
"This is Zhang Guan's home turf!" Nadal looked at Zhang Guan opposite, and there was some indescribable feeling in his heart.
Nadal is also a veteran of the game, and has experienced many opponents' home stadiums, but he has never encountered such a home stadium, and the atmosphere is too oppressive for Nadal to suffocate any away opponent.
At this moment, no matter how hard Nadal tries to adjust his mood, he can't maintain his peace of mind.
"What a terrible home field!" Nadal sighed silently.
If it was the same moment yesterday, when Zhang Guan appeared on the field, the audience might cheer and cheer for him, but it would definitely not have such a sensational effect. But last night, Zhang Guan broke the record and won the men's 100-meter sprint, pushing Zhang Guan's popularity to the peak again, and all the Chinese spectators were expecting Zhang Guan to win another gold.
Nadal felt the pressure and the away atmosphere made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Sometimes, the home fans may "boo" their opponents, and for Nadal, boos can only boost Nadal's fighting spirit even more. But today, since no one in the audience booed, everyone was cheering for Zhang Guan.
Of course, the Chinese fans are 100% supportive of Zhang Guan, and for them, it is far more important to send encouragement and blessings to Zhang Guan than to rely on boos to hit their opponents.
"It's so depressing!" Nadal wiped the sweat from his forehead, and it was not known whether it was caused by the heat or the pressure of the scene.
In the face of Zhang Guan, Nadal has never won, and now when he encounters this kind of home court, Nadal feels a little weak.
The match began, starting with Zhang Guan's serve. On the first ball, Zhang Guan was directly ready to fight an ace ball.
The speed of this ball is considered to have reached the normal level of Zhang Guan's serve, and the landing point is also very good, which can be regarded as a good quality serve, this kind of ball can be received by Nadal if he is well prepared.
But at the beginning of the day, Nadal's form was very average, his reaction was a little slower by half a beat, and he didn't receive the ball.
“ACE,15-0!” The referee immediately spoke.
"Oo......oo
"Ouch." The referee was so frightened that he didn't fall off the high chair, and he immediately grabbed the armrest, which stabilized his body.
"Surprise me! Isn't it just an ACE ball? As for ......" The referee subconsciously sat back and leaned tightly on the back of his chair.
Off the court, Nadal's face turned pale, and he was clearly taken aback by the sudden cheers. "It's just a ball, is it like this? The Chinese are really crazy, I can't imagine that Zhang Guan has such a high popularity in his country. What a horrible away game! (To be continued.) )