Swinging the last beat, Fan Ju finally breathed a sigh of relief, a clean and neat two-set victory, what else can face a strong opponent and play such a refreshing victory, is it even more refreshing?

The second match with Albert allowed Fan Ju to find his own confidence, the same ability and the same opponent, and by changing and improving in the game, he was able to become stronger than before.

After shaking hands and accepting the blessings of the opponent, Fan Ju held the racket and expressed his excitement to the audience on the sidelines.

"Another Final Four......

In an office in China, several people sat together, one of them holding a fax in his hand, which could be seen from the English letterhead from the ATP headquarters.

"What should we do, leader? Do you want to make up for the things, where is the vocational department still have some funds, do you want to prepare in advance? "Someone's growth rate is so fast that several people can't react.

Since the last Fan Ju incident reached Tianting, the network management center has never ignored this young player who is favored by international brokerage companies.

However, the speed of Fan Ju's progress really made them unable to keep up with the slow pace, and after the New Year, the "good news" had been passed back one after another.

The results of a future runner-up and three future champions cannot shake the network management center, no matter how sluggish domestic tennis is, several future championship trophies can still be won.

But when Fan Ju won the first European Challenge, these few domestic tennis bigwigs who were originally sitting firmly. It's like a flea under my buttocks, and I can't sit still anymore.

One champion, two semi-finals. In any case, this can no longer be described as accident and luck, and even the drug ban incident in the early stage was suppressed because of that championship result.

People who are mixed in the system can not understand anything, but they must definitely know how to grasp the measure, once someone jumps out of your control, so polite. It is still very necessary to think more about the gains and losses.

"Wait, wait until he returns. The bonus funds are taken from the headquarters of the center. The leader who sat in the first place clapped his hands and said, although he was criticized by the General Administration of Sports for Fan Ju some time ago, but now is not the time to hold grudges.

The few people below nodded and walked from the center's accounts. It can reflect the importance of the center. After all, the vocational department is only a small department, and since it is going to be sent, then the natural specifications should be a little higher.

"And the certificate?" This is a trouble, the network management center is not qualified to apply the certificate of first-class athlete or above, and at that level, it is not an ordinary domestic competition that can be issued.

"Of course, it's an athlete, and by the way, you have to prepare for international athletes in advance, and the invitation to the Davis Cup next year can also be sent. Domestic matches are also asked by the way, if he is not willing to play. Don't force it. "The leader's sentence can be regarded as completely setting the position of Fan Ju in the network management center, that is, when the ancestors pay tribute, as long as Fan Ju is unwilling, don't force it.

In fact, many domestic competitions are based on the current domestic "requirements", and independent athletes like Fan Ju are not eligible to participate even if they want to, unless Fan Ju is willing to take the initiative to give half of his income and hand over all business decisions to the network management center to make a joint decision.

IMG would not agree to such a thing, and Fan Ju would not do it, and the discussion of several people seemed to be very cautious, but in fact it had little to do with Fan Ju in Italy.

"The number one seed was eliminated?" If the top seed plays normally in a match, then it means that he has a better chance of winning, and the ranking does not exactly represent strength, but being in the position of the first seed means that he is not a weak player to beat casually.

Nadal eliminated the second seed, and Fan Ju was no surprise at all, just as he himself eliminated the fifth seed, both of whom were outliers in the Challenger tournament and were not ranked highly, but they were at the level of seeded players.

Looking at the list of competitions, and the winner's past results, Fan Ju couldn't help but shake his head, sure enough, he is a "veteran immortal", these veterans who used to be highly ranked, even if the ranking falls for various reasons, but as long as you give him a chance in the competition, it will definitely surprise you.

Albert's accurate full-court slicing ball makes Fan Ju feel incredible when he thinks about it now, and every player who climbs to the top has his own unique strength.

But veteran players can't dominate tennis forever, like the current semifinals.

It's certainly good to make it to the semi-finals, but the semi-finals of this challenge are a bit special, maybe because of the rain or the fact that the high-ranked players have met a strong opponent too early.

It may sound strange that there isn't even a seeded player in sight of the four players in the semi-finals, but after looking at the tournament roster and past results, it's a bit of a no-brainer.

Of the four who reached the semi-finals, two of course Fan Ju and Nadal, two young men, played strongly in their respective semi-groups.

Fan Ju eliminated the No. 5 seed in 2 sets, maintaining a score of two consecutive sets from the start of the game, this strong performance, so that the media who followed this match have a great hope of Fan Ju winning the championship, especially after sending the opponent Filippo Volandri from the previous stop, the competitive state is in excellent condition, there is no doubt about it.

Nadal's slow heat makes it difficult for him to improve his game state extremely quickly, but his tenacious counterattack and stronger and stronger form are difficult opponents that can make opponents fearful.

If you can't beat him in two sets, then wait for him to come back in the third set, which is the best reminder for many opponents who have played against Nadal.

"It's surprising that the two biggest favourites are both under the age of 18, does this indicate that a new era in professional tennis has begun?" Fan Ju couldn't understand Italian, but he had two good interpreters around him, especially Katrina, whose rhythm was almost in sync with the picture on TV.

Everyone has their own strengths, Fan Ju has good language skills after rebirth, but he can't do the level of simultaneous translation, even the most familiar Chinese and English can't do it.

The TV was showing a local Italian sports station, and the host was comparing Fanju Nadal to two other players.

Unlike Fan Ju, the other two competitors are no longer young, and even if the 28 and 29-year-olds can still sprint up the rankings, their days are numbered.

"It's not that the new era accompanies the new people, but the new people promote the new era, and the tennis world after Fan Ju will belong to your era." Raschet was also watching the show, and after the host, he said how he felt.

The improvement of the racket may have driven a change in professional tennis, but it does not mean that it will immediately change the quality of a player.

Players are also gradually adapting to new rackets, new tactics, faster serves, stronger topspin, more variety, which is the same as in the past in tennis, but a little different, and in the eyes of a coach like Raschet who has gone through two eras, the essence is the same.

"yes, that's our time." Fan lay on the bed with his hands behind his head, looking at the ceiling, and he imagined the final against Nadal the day after tomorrow.

There is still a round of opponents, but Fan Ju has already analyzed the opponent's playing style and situation, and is a short and small player like the No. 1 seed, compared to Fan Ju at 184 cm, the opponent at 175 cm is indeed too short.

The opponent is very good at running, and even won a clay-court tournament on clay in the "old days" with his running and hitting ability.

With this championship, his career ranking soared close to the top 50, but unfortunately, he began to decline after that, and it was also a time when the times changed.

The speed of the ball gets faster on the pitch, who hurts the most? The obvious answer is that of the players who originally relied on the speed of their feet.

For the same shot, the reaction time is 0.5 seconds or more, which makes them have to increase their speed, improve their reflexes, and improve the key to all their skills.

The racket can continue to innovate and continue to become stronger, and the reflexes of the players can also continue to improve with the racket, but the speed of the feet has a limit, and no matter how fast the lateral movement on the court is, it is impossible to get out of that range.

Only with a stronger ability to predict in advance can they adapt to this era, relying on passive chasing and gradually being abandoned by the times, they are still tennis masters and can still survive in the professional tennis world.

But it's easier to hit the ceiling at the top, and it's impossible to break through this barrier with pure speed.

"In the future, only all-round players can stand at the pinnacle of tennis, faster, stronger, and more comprehensive." These are the words of Nick Sr., an old man in his 70s who has seen the future of tennis and is working this as well.

Fan Ju knew that Old Nick still had something to say, and if he wanted to stand in the tennis world, he must not only have these, but also have an innate excellent ball sense and a smart brain that can calculate the opponent's return line with a swing of the racket.

He doesn't have the most top-notch talent, but he learns quite quickly and can absorb more of his style of play after a match and incorporate it into his skills.

Similarly, Fan Ju has a speed ability that no one else has, which can make up for his lack of ball sense and anticipation, allowing him to have the ability to compete with the top players.

Raschet was gone, Katrina was leaving after saying goodbye, and Fan Ju was lying alone on the bed with his eyes closed, but his mind was full of pictures of Nadal practicing, and he always felt that there was still a little bit of a difference, but he never found it.

"Maybe it's a delusion......" (To be continued......