"Australia obviously has a competition, why did you go to New Zealand, and miss the opportunity to play doubles together." Fan Ju felt a little sorry that his doubles partner was injured, and instead of working with an unfamiliar partner, it was better to concentrate more on playing singles.

"Uncle said, I can't get good grades with you, I fell behind last year, and I have to make up for it this year." Nadal was a little embarrassed, but he was really not suitable, and at this time he went to huddle with Fan Ju to grab a limited number of points.

Nadal's difference with last year's strong performance is due to both injuries and the fact that the main matches in the second half of the year were not suitable for him on hard courts.

After resting for two months, his body finally recovered, and at this time, Nadal was the time to recover the lost points, and it was naturally impossible to find Fan Ju to challenge him in the selection of the schedule.

"It's too early for you to compete professionally, it's not too late to turn 18, keep it up, I'm waiting for you in Sydney." Fan Ju hung up the phone, he still values Nadal very much.

At only 17 and a half years old, Nadal can reach a direct ranking within 50, which is already a very remarkable achievement, but most of the young talents will face a problem.

Training too early and too hard has led to more potential injuries than the average player, as was the case with Nadal and Sharapova.

In the last game at the end of last year, Fan Ju looked at the girl who came back from injury, and while his heart ached, he could only sigh that it was not yet time.

Fan Ju has also been injured, but they are all minor injuries, and the quality is very timely. Now that the muscle-strengthening exercise has been completed, in the future, as long as you maintain the normal training volume, let the strength be stable. Maintaining this water product will not be too much of a problem even if it is decommissioned.

Unlike the hard-working Nadal, Fan Ju did not embark on a flight to Australia until January 9, spanning an eight-hour time zone, flying a third of the distance of the world, and on January 10, it took 23 hours. I finally set foot on Australian soil.

Two days to adjust to the jet lag is certainly not enough, but this game itself is a warm-up game for adjustment. And there are not many masters who participate, except for the local Australian players, everyone is facing similar troubles, so this problem. Obviously, it does not hinder the performance of Fan Ju.

"It's really hot!" It's summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Even if you come here from Florida with a pleasant climate, you can still feel the heat.

For two days, Fan Ju was constantly warming up to find his form, and he had to prepare for the Australian Open later.

In the past two months, there have been a lot of changes around Fan Ju, first of all, as the top player in the world's top 10 rankings, Fan Ju has the full strength to participate in most competitions and become a seeded player.

In this Sydney International, Fan Ju won the title of No. 4 seed. And above him, there are Ferrero, Schutler and Carlos Moya. Most of these people have the same idea as him, and think of this match as a warm-up match before the Australian Open.

"Moya and Schutler are not much of a threat, Ferrero is not sure yet, but his biggest opponents are probably not them, and the local Hewitt will be more difficult to deal with." Fan Ju looked at the ranking table of the game, and he did not underestimate Hewitt, who was ranked lower than him.

People have technology and strength, as long as the state is good, they are still the Australian hare that can't run and can't be defeated, and it is impossible to fight at home without an advantage.

The trouble is that Fan Ju and Hewitt are both in the bottom half of the division, although they are not in the same quarter-final group, but they will definitely have a chance to meet in the semi-finals.

Not everyone will avoid competing on their own, as Nadal did, and the best players tend to gather in the most advantageous and competitive places.

Compared to New Zealand, which has to fly to Australia after a match, the Sydney Open is clearly the best place to warm up.

Of course, there are many people who choose to participate directly without warm-ups, such as Sharapova and Federer, Sharapova has a relatively low desire to win in major tournaments, and focuses on the tour after the Australian Open.

Federer, on the other hand, has the strength and confidence, having won the Masters Cup final last year with a complete victory, and it is unknown how many others will be able to stop him on the field this year.

Fan Ju's quality is certainly improving, and this was very evident in his first race in Sydney.

Last year's Fan Ju, especially the Fan Ju in the second half of the year, people can always find some imbalances when watching him play.

The difference between a strong forehand and a weak backhand, especially when caught in an explosive state, is clearly displayed.

This allows his opponent to focus more on his backhand, and conversely, a strong forehand has fewer opportunities to play, and once Fan Ju hits a complete front of the net, the skill gap is gone, but the forehand no longer looks strong.

"Fan Ju didn't go online, it seems that today he decided to play the bottom line tactics to the end, oh! His backhand straight ball, he made another effort, it was very good that the opponent lost his position, and the backhand diagonal of the second shot was also very beautiful, and he won his own serve. The commentary was only admiration during the game, although he would also like to see Fan Ju on the net.

The strength of the backhand has improved, so that Fan Ju's bottom-line play tends to be balanced, and the strength of the forehand and backhand has not reached Although it is a pity, but in the face of the suppression of top players, Fan Ju has a richer choice.

When facing masters, he has a more intense and energetic online play, while in ordinary games, relying on serve and baseline offense, Fan Ju can save more effort.

It can be said that Fan Ju had maintained a relaxed game until the quarter-final match against the No. 8 seed Martin Walker of the Netherlands, but when he encountered these players who were close to the top 20 on hard courts, he could only start to change his style of play and start the serve and net match.

"The strength is not strong, but the bottom line is too risky, it took three sets to solve the opponent, and it took a rampage, it seems that the state is not the best." In the third round of the competition, Fan Ju finally felt some pressure.

His ranking belongs to the top, but his skills are tricky, especially the bottom-line technique, and the improvement of the backhand allows him to have the strength to slightly exceed the ordinary TOP50 players, but this is not stable, if there is no multiple, he can't win the first two rounds so easily.

When facing a higher-level baseline player, Fan Ju had to change his style of play to keep the bottom line, but in this way, Fan Ju's current strength was also more clearly displayed.

The strength in front of the net, the top, the baseline strength, the serve, and the ability to move, are all at the level of professional masters.

Having a top-notch strength, although it is only the top outside the mainstream, must also be matched with ordinary multiples, but it is enough for Fan Ju to reach a truly satisfactory state after completing the comprehensive training.

In the future, the goal he can improve will be more focused on technical and tactical abilities, and there is no quick success, only relying on time to hone and wash like those young players who are now standing at the top of the tennis world.

"Hewitt...... Who said he was weak. "In terms of current strength, Fan Ju still faces many strong opponents, especially those players with top skills and good condition, which can make them a roadblock in the Fan Ju competition.

Last year, Hewitt has been in a slump since the Indianapolis Masters in March, dropping all the way from world No. 1 to the top 10.

Although he reached the quarterfinals at the US Open, he only played 4 matches in Australia after the match, although everyone said that Hewitt had no plans to participate in any tournaments, and even the Masters was the final, as if he had evaporated from professional tennis.

But Hewitt is back, and it is the first round of this year that he is back, is Hewitt, who has not played a serious game for half a year, out of shape, is it really the same as his current ranking, without the strength of the top players?

"Damn it! This rat jumping up and down. Fan Ju was eager to trap Hewitt on the post with a rope in the playing field, so that he could not drag himself from the baseline and make trouble for himself in front of the net.

But there is no such skill in the tennis game, and it is doomed, in the game, Hewitt, who is in better condition, can run Fan Ju to death!

The Americans nicknamed Hewitt the Crazy Mouse, and now that Hewitt has learned his running skills, Fan Ju knows what this means.

Sudden explosive running is a headache, but if you just run fast, it doesn't matter, but this mouse has an extremely sensitive sense of the ball, and often catches the direction and center of gravity in a few tenths of a second before you swing the racket.

One step in advance, one step in advance, one step in advance, and under the influence of the time difference, Fan Ju's serve in this tournament has been in a state of unstable dìng, which makes it easier for Hewitt to seize the opportunity, and he wasted all the speed of Fan Ju in the battle of holding the serve.

At the end of the 3 sets, Hewitt ran to Fan Ju, as if announcing his return, it was in Fan Ju's hands that he lost the world's No. 1 throne, and now he is in front of the same opponent, announcing his return.

"Forget it, let you do it once this time, and you won't be so lucky next time." Fan Ju was embarrassed to feel embarrassed even by less than 50% of his first-serve status, and his first-serve goal rate has never fallen below the 50% level since his serve was stable.

was seized by the opponent to break the opportunity, but he felt normal, Hewitt in the game, the technique is very good, especially the kind of play that borrows strength, so that Fan Ju's power feels a little useless. (To be continued......)