The opening of the US Open is a big event in the tennis world, after all, it is an important tournament where the top players come together, but of course, this year's US Open has been given a completely different meaning by the two players.

Sampras and Zhang Depei, these two players will choose to retire in this Grand Slam tournament, Sampras finally gave up the competition, which is indeed very disappointing for tennis fans in the United States and even around the world, he is a great player, representing an era, although he did not dominate all the arenas, but he has been worthy of his title of king of the ball.

The emergence of Zhang Depei has made Chinese and even Asians pay more attention to this sport, a Chinese yellow race, won the Grand Slam at the age of 17, proving to the world that Asians can not only play tennis, but even play at the top and play at a world-class level.

In his 15-year career, Zhang Depei has occupied a place in the world's top 10 for more than half of the time, which is enough to show that his achievements and strength can stand the test of time.

Since deciding to retire, Zhang Depei has been participating in competitions, but his itinerary is not in a hurry, just like after the elimination of the French Open, he also found Fan Ju and talked about his views on tennis, which also made Fan Ju respect this senior.

"It's a pity that although it's the same division, I'm afraid there is no chance to fight." Fan Ju regretted that Zhang Depei would not be able to meet him in the tournament unless he advanced to the first round after beating a strong opponent like Gonzalez in the first round.

However, Zhang Depei is not young after all, and his style of play has too high requirements for state and pace explosiveness. It is destined that before he retires, it will be impossible for him to play like Sampras and Agassi who can still win Grand Slams.

Fan Ju watched Zhang Depei's game and didn't expect to learn any anti-heaven techniques. But a certain winning spirit that is deep in the bones can be passed down from generation to generation of tennis players.

"Soderling? It's a good opponent, he almost lost at the beginning, I don't know how his strength is now? Fan Ju remembers the opponent he met at the Besançon Challenger very well, especially the hidden explosiveness of the second set, which made him suffer even more.

Of course, the current paradigm is stronger than in the past, and this strength is all-encompassing. The improvement in power has given Fan Ju a forehand that can match Soderling's.

The increase in strength allows Fan Ju to gradually look at farther goals, as long as he does not meet super opponents in the first few rounds. The results of the third round of the Grand Slam have become the starting point for him.

Especially as the rankings increase, when Fan Ju has the ability to get seeded players in all tournaments, the ranking advantage will be further enhanced.

Soderling was now filled with uneasiness. Fan Ju. He certainly remembers that fight, when he came out on top in the Challenger and beat a lot of opponents to win the title.

Half a year ago, Fan Ju had already shown amazing strength, and now, for Soderlin, who is only ranked 99th in the world, Fan Ju, who is already close to the top 50, has opened a huge gap with him.

Soderling doesn't have much to pick and choose from at the moment, having made it past the grueling qualifying rounds and is lucky to be on the pitch at this point.

Different and fanju, even the tour can be picky. For the most part, he still has to earn more points by participating in Challenges.

"Shanghai and Tokyo?" Soderling hadn't paid attention to Fan Ju for a long time. But after the fight, he knew that Fan Ju's future itinerary was very similar to him.

The U.S. Open will be followed by the Shanghai and Tokyo Opens, which are not ranked by players and are very suitable for Soderling's current ranking of the top 100, and may even lead to good results.

The contest hasn't even started yet, and the players are ready to go their separate ways, with the loser looking to win to prove that he's not underdog, and the winner looking to keep winning and prove that he's closer to the top than ever.

There were many matches in the first round of the US Open, but the signing of the first region allowed Fan Ju to be notified of the first day of play.

This is very powerful for Fan Ju, the sooner you play, especially the first two rounds, you can avoid the embarrassing situation of encountering consecutive matches later, even if Fan Ju is not lacking in body, and at the same time, there is no need to consider the reservation of doubles now, but there is time to adjust, of course, it is better than consecutive matches.

"You kid is finally willing to come out, how are your feet okay?" Fan Ju was going to go to the arena, but he saw Nadal as soon as he went out, he has always been mysterious these days, not to hide from Fan Ju, but really has some bitter words.

"It's not good, I'm still a little uncomfortable, and I can't use all my strength when I break out." Westerners don't have the habit of being polite, so Fan Ju asked him and told him the truth.

Aren't you okay yet? The dinner shook his head regretfully, it seems that Nadal is not expecting any performance at the US Open this time, and it seems that the impact is not small, and the problem of his feet will not only affect the movement, but also affect the overall force.

Nadal's physical condition is of course good, and he trains very hard, but after all, he is still young, and his body is still in the growth stage, and he forcibly taps his potential, leaving him with a lot of dark injuries.

If it's just a short-term impact, it's nothing, but injuries will only accumulate more and more, games and training will not stop, small injuries will gradually become major injuries, if there is a big injury that affects the whole career, it is really worth the loss.

For his friends, Fan Ju can only send blessings, and the only thing he can comfort is that Nadal is the name that will be glorious, and these injuries should only haunt him for a while.

Bidding farewell to Nadal, Fan Ju came to the court again, and the unseeded players plus their opponents still qualified for the tournament, and the venue naturally could not be one of the several main arenas.

The commercialization of the United States determines that only the games with broadcast value will be played in the main arenas, although Fan Ju has a small reputation, but Fan Ju is still too narrow, compared to those high-ranking "big names", the first round of Fan Ju can only stand aside.

If you're a highly-ranked player in the world, of course, every tournament goes into a tournament, with all the facilities and coverage, and the crowd will cheer you on.

"It's okay!" Fan Ju only has one evaluation of this fringe field, and the only good thing is that the plates and caddies will not be reduced because of the playing field.

At the very least, Fan Ju doesn't have to carry his own towels and pick up the ball, which is already much better than the games in India and Africa.

Soderling was clearly used to this kind of arena, and before the main event, he had already played three qualifying matches in such a stadium before he qualified for the tournament.

If you want to talk about the physical condition of the game, Soderling should be better than Fanju, and it is a well-known secret that consecutive games will bring better ball feeling.

If Soderlin can continue to advance, the physical burden caused by the previous matches will naturally be revealed, but the first round of the main competition is when Soderlin is in full swing.

"It's so fierce! Is this going to bite? Seeing the opponent's expression, Fan Ju said with amusement in his heart, of course he wouldn't be stupid and say to the opponent, relax, this is just a game to check how much I have improved.

On the contrary, Fan Ju will also be seriously engaged, not only to respect the opponent, but also to test himself.

At the beginning of the game, Fan Ju got the right to serve, and the steady dìng's serve has gradually made him taste the sweetness, in the past, Fan Ju actually didn't care too much about the ownership of the serve, on the contrary, for him, the serve can bring an unexpected blow to the opponent.

Throwing the ball, very smooth, the shot knows that the ball is there, just like the basketball player shoots, the football player shoots, the moment the racket touches the ball and waves, Fan Ju feels that the line of the ball flight is exactly what he wants.

"Smack! OUT！ ”

The heavy stroke, not much less than the linesman's shout, was not a mistake in Fan Ju's senses, but rather that his serve was solid enough to suppress Soderling's swing.

Soderlin reluctantly swung the racket, bringing only a ball that flew out of control and out of bounds, but what made Fan Ju sideways was that Soderlin's hair extension was not played casually, and it actually fell in the middle of the singles boundary and doubles boundary, so that the linesman shouted OUT to assist the player and the referee in judging.

"It turns out that it's not just me who has improved." Fan Ju scratched his head, the opponent's ranking and results made him indeed a little negligent, Soderling is not weak, and he is also making rapid progress in the past six months.

Although it was not as fast as the model, the progress was real, and the opponent's reaction, decisive swing, and even forcibly hitting a beautiful shot almost back into bounds, but the subtleties showed this kind of progress that is difficult to describe in words.

"I won't let you perform alone!" Fan Ju nodded secretly, and after taking the ball, he slapped it cautiously twice, his eyes bloomed with sharp light, he swung the racket more decisively, and he did not hesitate to hit the ball, this is his game, and the field will also be dominated by him!

The weather at the end of August was unusually hot, the two players on the court were already sweating profusely, and the match had entered the second set, as expected before the match, Fan Ju was absolutely in control of the court.

6:3 and 5:4 are now Fan Ju's serve, leaving no chance for Soderlin, but Fan Ju also has to admit that Soderlin's explosive forehand is with his forehand, not stronger than his forehand.

The non-top forehand was unexpected with Fan Ju, who thought that his forehand had surpassed his opponent, but Soderling told Fan Ju with his own improvement that he has his own proud skills and believes that his racket can beat any opponent.

"It's a good opponent, but it's almost over." Fan Ju stretched his breath and was ready to win the second set with his serve, as for the last set, there was no suspense, 4 games were doubled, this is the strength that Fan Ju has retained, and it is also the best proof that he has surpassed his opponent! (To be continued......)