The off-season started, and the tennis world in 05 was still lively, and the battle between Fan Ju and Federer continued, starting from the Australian Open, and every game was a battle for every inch.

However, there is one more dark horse in these events this year, no, it should be said that his appearance has long been expected by Fan Ju.

"Rafael Nadal, he stopped Fan Ju's dream of monopolizing the natural field, curbed the invasion of the fast court player, and defended the pride that belongs to the clay!"

The enthusiastic report almost put Nadal directly in the position of king of clay, although the report is a bit exaggerated, but the facts are jaw-dropping.

Fan Ju, who just entered the tennis world the year before last, jumped from the bottom of the professional ladder to the ninth place in the world in one year, which has already frightened many people.

However, Nadal in '05 was not far behind, ranking outside the top 50, and began to climb as a mid-level player on the ordinary tour.

In just over four months, he has already won three tournaments on the tour, as well as two Masters titles, and let's not forget that Nadal is not yet 19 years old, and his meteoric rise as a rising star is like a sign of another great era in tennis.

A large number of points have been recorded, even if Nadal, who missed a game of the Hamburg Masters, still relied on his performance on clay to climb to the fifth place in the world, and the French Open has not yet begun, and many media have begun to predict that this will become a turning point for Fan Ju, the new world No. 1.

However, judging from the results of the first half of the year, it is too early to say these words, and Fan Ju defeated the Australian Open at the beginning of the year. Safin, who eliminated Federer in the semi-finals, has added a new Grand Slam to himself. So far, three of the four Grand Slams have been collected. It is only one US Open away from the Golden Slam.

Safin also feels fortunate for his victory, Safin's style of play is tougher, unlike Federer's changeable, although the serve and forehand are strong, but they are mostly restrained by Fan Ju.

Safin was able to beat Federer with this style of play, but it was difficult for Fan Ju to really win against this all-round opponent in five sets, especially in the final, after five sets of hard fighting. Finally won his first hard-court Grand Slam.

After winning the Australian Open, the call for Fan Ju to be the king of the ball naturally became higher and higher, and more media have put this title directly on his head.

King-of-tennis, which appears more and more frequently in the media, is an all-court Grand Slam, an Olympic champion, a year-end No. 1, and now it seems that Fan Juju is only missing a US Open and a Golden Slam, and more Grand Slams to flesh out the title.

However, Fan Ju's opponent is not a mortal. It has also proved that his dominance on the hard court has not been broken, and the hard court Masters has defeated Fan Ju in consecutive finals, which can be said to have directly become the most concerned event by fans.

Every time people sigh, Fan Ju is a little bit worse. At the same time, I hope that Federer can support it for a little longer, because the advantage of Fan Ju is too strong.

Even the presence of Nadal as an interceptor only allowed him to win a few more runners-up. Enough to make up for the points that were not added on hard courts.

"Raphael did a good job, and it looks like the challenger this time has become me." The relationship between Fan Ju and Nadal is far less tense than it has been rumored. Even Federer has maintained good personal contacts.

Whether it's a top player or a regular professional player. Fan Ju's reputation in private is very good, and players are often heard discussing in private whether Federer is more gentlemanly or Fan Ju is more kind off the court.

"No, I haven't won the French Open yet, I'm still a challenger!" Nadal said very resolutely, several Masters finals, he can be said to have played not easy, Fan Ju has the ability to attack with a forehand that is not weaker than his own, if it is not for the backhand, he has a big enough advantage, and the outcome of the battle is really difficult to measure.

In a five-set format, the quality of a player can be seen even more, Federer dominates the hard courts, Fan Ju is extremely adaptable, and Nadal is a dominator on clay.

"Okay, I'm welcome to take on the challenge, but let's say it, I've got a new weapon at the French Open, and I hope you don't blame me for not reminding you then." Fan Ju squinted and smiled, his skills were still improving, and under the strong pressure of the two, he didn't dare to stand still and eat his old book.

Under a simple conversation between the two, a handover match for clay rights officially began, which will also be the prelude to the start of Nadal's clay hegemony.

And as a background example, this future legend will also be his strongest challenger now and in the future.

Fans born in this era are lucky, this is the era of triwizard competition, the most peak players, young, energetic, and have a king-level performance in their respective fields.

What's more, there is also a legend born in this era, the strength of the whole court, not only in the Grand Slam, but also in any tournament he participated in.

At the beginning of his career, Fan Ju was only a player, a promoter of tennis, but later in his career, Fan Ju's identity changed.

Throughout China and even Asia, more than 80% of low-level professional tournaments, as well as high-level ATP tournament organizers, will have a name Fan Ju Investment Group.

He is an investment company with investments in high-tech manufacturing, networking, e-commerce and many other high-tech fields, and this investment company has only two shareholders, one is Fan Ju, who occupies 80% of the shares, and the other is his wife, Yan Ximu, the controller of this business empire.

The richest man in the world, Fan Ju actually didn't think about snatching the title of Bill Gates, but when Yan Ximu was under his guidance, Meimei entered the market one step earlier, and after using sufficient funds and a broad market to develop, it was difficult not to become the richest man.

Unlike the hidden rich, Fan Ju, a tennis player who has attracted the attention of the world, did not find a way to hide his wealth, but instead used a part of the company's profits to build professional tennis courts and clubs throughout the Asian world, and cultivate his own team of professional players.

And his most notable investment is that in 10 years, he completed the overall acquisition of his old club IMG brokerage company, with the assistance of his own business channels, so that this unprofitable brokerage company has rejuvenated in the new market.

Hainan Island Training Base, the world's largest and most advanced tennis training facility, is home to more than 2,000 professional and young players each year and participates in the world's largest winter tournament.

On the beach, an old man with an old face is swinging a racket, demonstrating the movements of young students from different countries with different skin tones, and the speed may not be as fast as that of the new generation of professional players, but the young students are all watching intently, observing the difference between every movement and their own.

"There are too many excellent players in this world, if you want to stand out, in addition to excellent talent, what you need more is a strong heart, use your racket to sue the opponent, you have to defeat him!" The old man smiled as he finished speaking, perhaps these children still did not fully understand these words.

One day in the future, when they stand on the ring against an opponent who is stronger than themselves, perhaps their words will become their motivation and a belief in winning.

"Chairman, is Madame looking for you? The game is about to start, and you have to give a speech to kick off! As soon as the class ended, the secretary on the side hurriedly ran over and found the old man.

"Oh...... I don't have a good memory when I'm old, but I can't miss my good grandson's first professional game today. The old man laughed, followed the secretary to sit on the magnetic levitation board, and went to the arena.

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"I'm here to announce that the 2042 Sanya Future Series has officially begun!" (To be continued......)