It's the end of September in the blink of an eye, and another year of the Heineken Open has started in Shanghai, but this time the competition is destined to have only one protagonist.

The U.S. Open Fan Ju lost, and it was not a general miserable loss, 3:1 was easily won by Federer, which is a good ending for the final is a Fan Ju who has almost exhausted his body.

The loss also made Fan Ju no longer the world No. 1, and although he gained 700 points, it did not help Fan Ju consolidate his ranking.

However, fortunately, the stability in the early stage and the points of the double Grand Slam champion have accumulated a lot of confidence for Fan Ju, and he is only 150 points away from Federer's 6460 points at the end of the US Open.

Federer's excellent performances since last year's US Open laid the foundation for his world number one spot in '04, which also means that he has no potential to improve his points in a big way.

On the contrary, Fan Ju was almost immersed in hard training last year, which made him not only have not many competitions, but also fewer than ordinary professional players.

And his next trip to China was a home game, even if he lacked some absolute suppressive power because of his physical problems, it was enough for him to get enough points to stand on the throne of victory again.

At the Beijing China Open, Fan Ju played Safin in the final, and to Fan Ju's surprise, the Russian king's state has improved greatly.

Compared with Safin, who had extremely poor stability in the past, in terms of strength and forehand strength, Safin was very strong, and if it wasn't for Fan Ju and double the speed in the three-set game, he would have a big and bigger advantage. He may not be able to win the first leg of the competition in China.

Many players entered the correction during this period, but Fan Ju did not rest. After playing the Davis Cup, we will play in Shanghai again. In his hometown, Fan Ju has also received more attention.

The official used the convenience provided by Fan Ju to the limit, including the China Open in Beijing, all the publicity was based on Fan Ju, almost making the game as if only Fan Ju was participating, stealing the limelight of other players, not to mention, but also making Fan Ju's popularity in China continue to heat up.

Unlike the China Open, the prize money in Shanghai is relatively low, and there are no other high-ranked players in the tournament. Fan Ju has almost stood at the top of the tennis world except for a few people who can compete on hard courts.

Argentina's Gilmo Lecanas, a traditional clay-court player, came close to surrendering in the final.

"Whew! It's finally back again. After Fan Ju saw the final ball landing, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it seemed that he had played a lot of games, but he could deduct a lot of points.

The China Open is basically one in and one out, winning the championship but deducting last year's results in Tokyo, and finally increasing the income in Shanghai. Let his current ranking break Federer's blockade again.

However, this is not a good thing for Fan Ju, and with the Olympic competition, he has been busy for six weeks, and the high-intensity competition has left him in a state of physical and mental exhaustion. Even if he returned to China, he didn't recover much.

Winning a match can only be said to be really not able to threaten your opponent, and even if you do, you don't have the right match.

Facing opponents in the final, especially in a best-of-three final. Fan Ju has the strength to fight with all his might, and Safin is unlucky. But Fan Ju was lucky.

In comparison, Fan Ju is fighting. Federer, on the other hand, is resting, although there will be some interview invitations, but in comparison, Fan Ju's work is not less at all, and he has to continue to play, but it is much easier.

"It's only a week before Madrid, and then there's a Barrell Indoor Tournament, and then the Paris Masters and the year-end Masters Cup, when will this be the end." Fan Ju found that he urgently needed a psychiatrist to help him adjust his mentality, and the continuous games made him tired and troubled.

It was good to have Yan Ximu by her side before, but the next European schedule has to be done alone, and almost all professional tennis players have to endure the same problem.

Especially when you are facing endless competitions, such troubles will always appear in front of the players, not everyone can be a model worker, when the limit comes, the test is not only the technique, but the endurance of the soul.

The first place was not easy to keep, and when Fan Ju rested this week, he ushered in two consecutive deductions, a total of 95 points, which was not much but enough for him to lose the world No. 1 ranking again.

Fortunately, this has long been in the calculation, and Fan Ju himself has long known it, but the outside world has been very hot about it, as if Fan Ju's sweat has been all in vain.

He can't care about these things now, and there is a bigger problem for him to face compared to the ups and downs of the rankings.

"Barrell Indoor and Madrid and Paris Masters, with a minimum total of 500 points, otherwise you will continue to trail Federer in the year-end points and enter the year-end Masters in second place." IMG may still want to curry favor with both sides, but Rembrandt is Fan Ju's agent and needs to be responsible for Fan Ju.

Last year's Paris Masters champion has become a burden to Fan Ju at this time, with a full 500 points burden.

If only points are deducted and no points are added, Fan Ju's total points will immediately fall below 6,000 points, which is unacceptable for the crucial decisive moment, especially when there is only a slight gap with the opponent's points, such a change will be fatal.

Last year, Roddick relied on the final year-end finals to win the top spot at the end of the year, and Federer won the finals but did not succeed in stopping Roddick, which was definitely a big mistake.

Fan Ju can't make the same mistake, he can't let himself go into the year-end game in a state where he is behind his opponents, and that will definitely be bad news for Fan Ju.

"Actually, I'm not the only one who is tired, Federer is about the same." Fan Ju thought about resting, but the points didn't give him a chance.

The same goes for Federer, who said after the US Open that he was very tired and could withdraw from Madrid and Paris.

But now it seems that Federer is not going to give up, and the only reason is that he is closely following his own example.

In the year-end match against Federer, who was in absolute abundance? This is not good news, Fan Ju has to hold on to his nerves, and Fan Ju does not rest, Federer can only be forced to improve his points, a kind of Cheng Dù said, Federer is actually not dominant.

Federer scored 750 points for the year-end championship last year, which means that even if he continues to win the championship this year, the point gap between him and Fan Ju, even if the two sides remain the same, is only within 100 points.

Don't forget that Fan Ju was in the final of the Masters Cup last year, but he hid in Yao Ming's house for a week, that is to say, in a certain way, as long as Fan Ju can enter the Masters with a deuce state, whether he wins or loses, he can win the year-end No. 1 crown.

When the plane arrived in Madrid across Asia and most of Europe, it was greeted not only by flashing lights, but also by a large number of fans.

You must know that in order to keep a low profile, Fan Ju specially chose the plane that arrived at 10 o'clock in the evening, and even the residence was arranged nearby, so that he could get a rest as much as possible.

At this point, IMG was also very cooperative and did not disclose Fan Ju's flight, but he forgot that there are masters in this world, and the photos and news of Fan Ju's appearance at Shanghai Airport were exposed.

Those reporters who were always staring at the news about Fan Ju in Shanghai immediately caught this information, and after comparing the flights, they analyzed the arrival time of Fan Ju.

And when the reporter knew about it, it was naturally difficult to keep it secret, and there was a battle in front of Fan Ju.

When he escaped from the Madrid airport, Fan Ju was almost paralyzed from exhaustion, for this adjustment, he set sail only one day after the Shanghai game, who would have thought that he would still be caught.

Fleeing back to the hotel, it was too late to tidy up, the team began to work, and Fan Ju also began his own rest and adjustment, for him now, the most important job is to rest and recover from the state, eliminate the low tide and fatigue accumulated during this time, and put into the game in a better state.

At this time, no one came to disturb him, Fan Ju finally relaxed, and the rest time was not just sleeping, basic training, and some open training visits were also indispensable.

"You're coming? I've heard that I'm so tired that I'm about to quit. Fan Ju teased with interest when he saw the opponent who was training openly.

Federer shook his head, he was indeed very tired, but compared to Fan Ju, it was much worse, almost 6 weeks without a break, I am afraid that he would have had a problem a long time ago.

In particular, if you don't take proper rest and adjustment, you may face a crisis that will erupt in the game.

But Fan Ju's body is good enough, and fatigue is basically from the spirit in addition to the consumption of the body, which Federer can't compare, and there is no way to compare.

He and Fan Ju stand together, almost the same height, but Fan Ju, who weighs more, is thinner than him, but in terms of strength, Fan Ju can completely defeat Federer, and the racial advantage in competitive sports is directly inversely proportional to them.

Fans are excited, it's not uncommon for the first and second to play each other, and when the rankings are decided, there is little to see the two of them fighting each other except in the finals of major tournaments.

Fan Ju and Federer may not care, the strength of the two does not need to be tested, they play very casually, and they play a lot of balls to serve the audience, but there is a point that the movement amplitude and intensity of the two are very small, and they obviously don't plan to use too much body.

Even if it is not complete strength, it is exciting enough, almost everyone in the training ground of thousands of people applauded several times, the peak is close at hand, and whoever ascends to him first is the king. (To be continued......)