Chapter 279: King Chocolate
"Enjoy your vacation, and see you again in the United States for a chance." Fan Ju said goodbye to Erin.
Erin didn't pay much attention to what happened to him, and didn't even go back to confirm it with Perry and Honore, because he knew better than the media that he was focused on the game.
The worse you are, the more you have to concentrate, play every game well, and save the best for the audience.
Fan Ju is not the only one affected by the state of the intercontinental game, the hard court should have been an opportunity for a strong American player to watch Xiàn, but the problem is that before Fan Ju started the game at 3 p.m., there was already news that many seeded players were upset and eliminated.
Nadal is not seeded, and although he is a homegrown player, he did not survive the first round, but there is no regret in Spain.
Because Nadal's match happened to be played with another local player who also got a wild card, that is to say, whether he wins or loses, it is the Spaniard who advances, Nadal has obviously been out of shape recently due to the continued impact of the injury, and even many local Spanish media have said that the injury may ruin the future of this young talent.
4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, these highly-seeded players were eliminated in the first round of engagement, including Fan Ju's previous opponents, No. 9 seed Phillipsis and No. 4 Reina Schutler in Shanghai.
If you look at their previous matches, you will find that most of them had been racing in Asia the week before, and they were facing the same jet lag and form as Fan. Exhaust all the original state and energy.
This is only the first round of the seeded players, and the only two players who are still normal are Federer and Ferrero. Even US Open winner Roddick is a little out of shape, which makes the race for the top spot in tennis a little unclear.
Originally, if Roddick defeated Ferrero, the world No. 1 ranking would fall into his hands, but if Ferrero wins, then he will continue to have the right to continue to hold the throne.
And the next carpet event, the Paris Masters, is extremely unfavorable for a fast field player like Roddick, in the media's predictions. Roddick's hopes of a comeback are only in this match at his opponent's home stadium in Madrid.
As for Federer, he is also favored, if Federer can rise to prominence. If Ferrero is eliminated in the No. 3 seed ranking and wins the final, the competition for the throne will become more fierce and abnormal.
"What kind of role am I playing? A stepping stone by a puddle? Fan Ju was a little dissatisfied. Obviously, the matter of peak competition does not seem to be his business at the moment.
As Ferrero's first-round opponent. The only expectation of the media for Fan Ju is that everyone can see the state of the king in this tournament, as for the comeback? Only a handful of media outlets have raised this possibility, but most of them are pessimistic.
The problem of Fan Ju's weak backhand has not been solved, although his strength has been further strengthened after the US Open, but it is still one step away from reaching the top, and Fan Ju has defeated many top and high-ranked players. In terms of tactics and style of play, he is considered to be a very strategic attacker.
In particular, the combination of the net and the serve is carried as. The inheritor of the evolved serve-net tactics, but in the face of the strong Ferrero, in this game, it is still only a situation that is valued but not optimistic.
There are not many people who applaud Fan Ju, but there are also a lot of negative opinions mixed in with them, of course, those old enemies, especially those who are led by the French sports newspaper and the Washington Daily, have become the leaders of many small magazines and newspapers that want to win the attention of the public.
"Don't worry, the reason why I don't sue you is because it's too normal, in fact, many players have media and critics who criticize them, and if they don't come to you for trouble, they don't even seem to be able to write a report." Honoret didn't care, he was originally mixed up in the French sports newspaper, and he knew the virtues of that group very well.
Criticism, criticism, criticism, even if you are the best in the world, even if you are perfect, there are still people who criticize you behind your back and make you trouble.
Many disparities in mental fragility may collapse under the criticism of the tide, but Honoret understands that Fan Ju is not like a young man who listens to external influences, when he does things behind closed doors, he can even ignore it, as long as he thinks it is right, he will bury his head and persist in doing it.
The Madrid Masters uses blue courts, which were very rare in '03, and most of the matches are played on green courts, and some people have also criticized and disagreed with the anti-mainstream behavior of the Madrid Masters.
However, criticism and dissatisfaction cannot be stopped, the Spaniard's change to the game, and there is even news that tomorrow's Masters will even cancel the child to be a caddy, and instead use a model, although it has not yet proved to be true, it has really set off a big wave in the tennis world.
The match between Fan Ju and Ferrero was the most watched match in the entire first round, and it was broadcast live not only in Spain, but also throughout Europe and the Americas, including China.
It was not the finals, but it received a lot of attention, especially the participation of the Chinese side, which greatly increased the number of audiences for the competition.
This may be the first time that Fan Ju has really exerted his influence, and although it is only an official broadcast, it has directly opened a wall between tennis and China.
It is not the first time that Fan Ju has seen Ferrero, although he has not played against each other, but he has seen it several times in the players' lounge, and as Fan Ju's fame increases, there will be players who will take the initiative to come over to say hello in the lounge, especially Asian players, South Korea's Lee Hyung-taek, Thailand's Sri Chapan, have had a short conversation and exchange.
However, because of the need to compete, this kind of exchange has a lot of time and is not too deep, but don't underestimate the benefits of this exchange, and many times temporary doubles partners are combined in this way.
For players, it is not necessary to know the guò competition, as long as you participate in a period of competition at the same station, you can meet many players and expand your professional circle.
The current boss of tennis in Asia is still Thailand's Seri Chaphan, while Fan Ju has already surpassed South Korea's Lee Hyung-taek to the second level in Asia before the US Open.
However, including Fan Ju, Sanming Asian players are not satisfied with the state of tennis in their country, not the market or others, just look at the situation of other tennis powers.
The TOP100 ranking players will definitely not be alone on the list, including India and Southeast Asia and even the Middle East, the whole of Asia accounts for 60% of the world's population, but tennis in the world's top 100, but only 3%, not even a table of mahjong.
The top 100 rankings are almost equal to the threshold for players in tour-level tournaments, even if this ranking is extended to the 200th challenge level, there is no change in the slightest, and it can almost be said that the entire Asian tennis population in the world accounts for less than 5%, contributing only to the market, but not the soil for the birth of a career.
As for doubles and women's tennis, this in itself is not the main event of professional tennis, and even if the female players can also play wonderful control and tactics, there is no comparison in power and speed.
It is not for nothing that men dominate sports, sports develop and war, and war requires strength, and men are naturally superior in this regard, which is why men's sports are more dominant than women's, and men are more interested in sports than women.
Fan Ju saw that more than 95% of the audience were Spaniards, some with the colors of the Spanish flag painted on their faces, while others were wearing slogans and banners, only a few of them were mixed with Asian faces, and the rest were only from other European countries.
It's almost like a replica of Fan Ju's time in Shanghai, except that there are more spectators and more enthusiasm for their king.
"What could it be worse than this?" Fan Ju smiled self-deprecatingly, but when he turned his head, there was still a hint of determination in his eyes.
Let's start the game! Fan Ju walked to the service line, even if it didn't belong to him today, it wasn't the first time he lost, Fan Ju couldn't stand the defeat, and he could endure the loneliness before the victory.
Serve! It's very heavy, and it's fast, Ferrero's body jumps up quickly, but it's too slow, Fan Ju's serve angle is quite open, and the outside corner serve is so good that he doesn't leave any force, since he can't control it, then he simply let go, using the only serve that is still in the state, Fan Ju plans to fight it.
On the second serve, Ferrero touched the racket, but the ball flew directly out of bounds, Fan Ju saw the opponent looking at him differently, he smiled meaninglessly, and prepared to take the next serve.
Ferrero is not a chocolate to be manipulated, and it turns out that he is indeed a top player at the peak of tennis, perhaps not up to the level of the net of the suppression generation, but he still has the best of the best at this time.
Fan Ju's third serve, Ferrero had already mastered the rhythm, and it seemed to be the same return action, but he forced the ball back to Fan Ju's half.
However, Fan Ju only has the ability to serve, Ferrero's hair extension has just hit back, Fan Ju has blocked the net, in the opposite direction of the opponent's inner corner of the serve, volleying vigorously, facing the opposite angle, Ferrero lost another goal!
Fast! Vicious! Permit!
did not leave the opponent a chance to show his skills, even with the fourth ball, or facing the net reverse corner of the serve, Ferrero played without countermeasures, enjoying the applause that should have been prepared for the opponent! (To be continued......)