Chapter 171: Countdown to the Challenge
There is a well-known rule in the tennis world that the more talented a player is, the shorter the amount of time he can spend in a particular level of competition.
If you have what it takes to move up to the next division, few players will choose to return to the next division, and unless there are pre-tournament adjustments and some meaningful memorial matches, the No. 1 seed is often not the strongest, and it can only be said that he has basically gained more.
The higher the level of the competition, the gold content of the seeded players will also increase, but the suitable venue for each player is different, and occasionally there will be some unexpected dark horses and young players who are accumulating points, and the situation of eliminating the high-ranked seeded players in the competition.
If a clay top1o player is eliminated by a top5o player on hard courts, don't feel incredible, tennis style and technique determine that no player can truly be invincible in the whole court.
Red clay and hard ground are twins with the same appearance but completely different personalities, and you would be wrong to think that if you know one of them, you know them all!
The higher the level of the match, the more you can feel the difference when you face players who specialize in a certain field.
That's why Fan Ju has been able to do well at the French Open, with the exception of the first Challenger match, has played almost all of his matches on clay.
IMG can't turn Fan Ju into a clay player right away, so he can only let Fan Ju go through more matches before the tournament to get used to learning how to play clay.
With the current two titles, a third clay challenge title is just around the corner. Fan's adaptation was undoubtedly a success, as efficient as ever, as he was in the other tennis. He has adapted well to clay, at least against opponents who are weaker than him, and Fanju's clay skills already have the demeanor of a top 5o player.
With more championships comes more points, and it's hard to say how long it will take for Fan Ju to make the leap from his current unseeded ranking to the top 1oo on the tour.
Maybe 3 or 4 Challenges? Maybe you can directly cross this hurdle by relying on the French Open? In the eyes of many players, the TOP1oo is as difficult as the sky, but it is just too much for Fan Ju.
A short-lived, but very important excess. After crossing the TOP1OO level, Fan Ju was very sure that his challenge matches would become very rare, except for adjusting his state before the tournament. Otherwise, I would rather rest, and I would not deign to participate in low-level events, which will consume my body and increase the chance of injury.
The Tongguò competition has confirmed its strength, and it also knows that even if there is a ranking level, it will not be a mere TOP1oo.
There are still 6 months left until the technical skills of the O3 annual competition. If his rankings grow fast enough. Not only will he be able to compete in the three Grand Slam tournaments of the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
You will also have the opportunity to enter the list of the remaining 4 Masters tournaments of the year, and have a conversation with those who stand at the top of the tennis world!
"Very good idea, I wish you the championship, the ticket company has already booked it for you, the flight in 3 days, you still have time to celebrate after winning the race." Rembrandt said with a smile on the other end of the phone, relying on the ranking to enter the main tournament of the Masters? That's a good new goal.
Fan Ju hung up the phone. Besides, he didn't know where Rembrandt could go, even if it was a vacation in Saint-Reno. Most of what I talk about is work-related.
There is nothing to worry about the day after tomorrow, the opponent is an old opponent, with a ranking of about 2oo places, and he can reach the finals, obviously Oscar's condition is good.
The last time he fought against his opponent, this poor comrade fell hard enough on the next day, and Fan Ju also admired the Spaniard, who was injured and still fought hard to finish the game, and his mental strength should not be underestimated.
"Be serious and don't leave your opponent a chance!" Fan Ju knows exactly how to deal with such an opponent.
You can't relax, you must play your own strength and level, only in this way the opponent can't swing if he wants to struggle.
Fan Ju is very sure that his victory will definitely be over the opponent, as if it is a natural technical suppression, and it is difficult to gain an advantage in the game with Fan Ju if he wants to rely on "mediocre" technology.
Having lost a few times and being suppressed by his opponents, Fan Ju knows very well what type of opponents can threaten him, stronger than his own skills, better stability, and dare to play the kind of difficult change balls that ordinary players dare not play.
On the contrary, attacking with himself on the bottom line, it is Fan Ju who is the least afraid, as long as his state is stable, and he can get a huge advantage that will give his opponent a headache by using the sudden counterattack of the times.
Oscar held back his strength on the field, and the last injury failure was a pity in his opinion, of course, he also faced up to Fan Ju's strength on clay, this is indeed a rookie, but he is a terrible rookie who can eat people.
He studied a lot of games, and although he reduced his training on his days off, he spent the whole day studying the case studies of the game.
However, this kind of research made him feel more and more headaches, Fan Ju's tactics were too unstable, and there was no obvious tendency and unified style of play.
If there is a common denominator, it is that Fan Ju plays as fast as a hard court on clay, and in the matches he wins, you can see the footage of his opponent being suppressed on the baseline for a long time.
"More active attacks are needed, otherwise once suppressed, there will be no chance to raise the head!" That's the only thing Oscar can do, it's not his style of playing, but he knows that if he can't, it means he's going to lose the fight.
Restlessly looking at the field, a little dryness will make the ball faster, Oscar feels that this is not good for him, and the opponent's fast attack can play a more advantageous advantage.
Fan Ju also walked into the stadium here, he clapped his hands and said hello to the enthusiastic fans, IMG's publicity work in the United States is very good, many fans can recognize Fan Ju, a Chinese kid from the same hometown as Yao Ming, and the tall giant with gorgeous dance steps, Fan Ju is a demon, a mysterious character with gorgeous and mysterious ball skills.
In terms of moral behavior, Fan Ju is very honest, there is no lace news, and there are no other disgusting bad habits, and the matter of banned drugs has helped Fan Ju, at least he has let many people know a little, Fan Ju is a good boy who abides by the rules, and his strength is also improved by real training.
There is both a sense of mystery and a strict code of conduct, and Fan Ju has become famous in the United States as a young player who does not belong to the local after being briefed by IMG.
Although it is still a lot worse than Roddick and James Blake, it is more famous than the fifth-seeded American Robert Kendrick, who was eliminated in the third round.
"Fan Ju is out, the camera is ready, we're going to start!" Dressed very decently, with gold hair and a graceful figure, Erin Andrews is still the coveted stunner.
At this time, she was standing in the stands with her back to the arena, and the photographer was shooting from top to bottom from the steps, and the lens could not only see Fan Ju who walked into the field, but also saw the white and tender ravines slightly exposed by Erin Andrews.
"Hello everyone, this is ESPN's live report of the tennis Birmingham Challenger final, I'm Erin Andrews." Fluent and coherent without a hint of hiccups, Erin's sense of presence in front of the camera is very good, as if she was born to do this business, and the assistance in appearance only slightly helped her a little.
Erin is introducing Fan Ju's final in front of the camera, thanks to Fan Ju's blessing, her interviews and reports in Europe have been well received, especially the few clips that appeared in Fan Ju's documentary, which helped her a lot.
This also made Erin, who was originally just a temporary helper, gain the attention of the tennis department of the TV station, and she seized the opportunity of this business trip very well, from a temporary on-site reporter to a real member of the tennis department's interview team.
"Erin is good, this is over." The director's voice in the broadcast car came from inside the headphones, and it was clear that Erin's opening scene was very good and well received.
After the opening broadcast, half of her work is done, and all that remains is to wait for the game to be decided, and then interview the players on both sides before Cai Cai can take her turn to play.
"Erin, what's wrong? Don't you think it's boring? It's like this at the beginning, and after another two years, you'll have the opportunity to go to Italy to cover the Masters. The cameraman saw Erin Andrews looking at the field, and subconsciously accosted him, even if he was already an uncle in his 4o, but for beautiful women, men could not help but get close.
Erin shook her head, she didn't care about that, the Masters in Italy was indeed much higher than the current challenge tournament in terms of scale and influence, even if it was a domestic tournament, it would be difficult to get more attention, but it didn't matter.
What made Erin stay was Fan Ju who was warming up on the field, the teenager off the field, confident and energetic, separated for a few months, Erin now not only did not forget him, but felt that Fan Ju became more attractive.
"I know this example, Taili sent us for an interview specifically for him, right? If he participates in the Masters, I don't know if he can make it to the fourth round, but isn't the biggest dark horse this time the one he has played with a few times before, called Filippo? "As a tennis photographer, I also pay more attention to other competitions than the average person.
"It's twice, after losing once, there is a win back, what Filippo can do, Fan Ju can definitely do it, I'm sure he can do it, I'm sure he ......" Erin was a little excited, her current photographer's expression was a little strange, as if some secret had been revealed, and her face suddenly surged up with blood and became red. (To be continued......)
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