Chapter 145: The Second Round of Battle
"It's not a beauty...... someone sitting next to me muttered quietly.
"What did you say, Mr. Fan Ju?" The reporter saw that someone seemed to be speaking, but he didn't understand it.
Waving his hand, Fan Ju made a look of nothing, fortunately, he used Chinese, and he was not afraid of being heard.
A small reception room in the hotel, first let Fan Ju take a few photos with a racket POSS, the other party is a magazine, only text is not enough, this is the first time Fan Ju let the media take pictures alone, there is still some freshness, after a few poses shooting, it officially entered the interview stage.
Whether it's a big newspaper or a magazine, interviews are basically pre-prepared press releases, which Honoré has already prepared.
The French are worthy of being professionals who have been reporters for more than ten years, and the answers on the press releases, Fan Ju seems to be quite standard, and he also takes into account the image and publicity, but it is very different from the rigid reading texts he got before.
"Hello Mr. Fan, it's a pleasure for you to be interviewed by us, and congratulations on your advance to the second round." Exquisite handmade suit, very decent and comfortable, this middle-aged Italian man speaks English fluently, so that the subject of the interview will have a suave feeling.
"Thank you for taking the time to come, it seems that I really won this game and it was very worthwhile." A little joking, but they were praising each other, Honore's manuscript made Fan feel that his pretending (forced) level had improved again.
Fan Ju has actually heard a lot of two old perverts (ghosts) discussing the matter of beautiful women in Italy, what beautiful women caused wars in ancient Rome. It's all boastful remarks from Italy and the like, and I'm always a little curious when I hear it too much.
But it's very disappointing, all the people who come are big men. Fan Ju is considered to have completely died of this heart.
Other people in Italy have also seen a lot of beauties, small cities also have the unique charm of small cities, not as fashionable and gorgeous as Milan, but you can also feel different "country" taste.
Of course, the content of the interview still revolves around the events that happened before, as well as the table of Fan Ju's two races, especially when it comes to tomorrow's opponent, Fan Ju is interested.
"I believe I can beat the No. 5 seed. Oscar Hernandez is definitely good, and I am confident that I can show all my strength and fight this opponent in the ring! "Slightly detached from the press release given by Honore. The difference is not big, Fan Ju has added more of his own emotional factors, and the heart of winning is clear at a glance.
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"Is it going to be too much?" There is still little experience with interviews, especially such as particularly formal one-on-one interviews. Only ESPN has done it once. There is still some bottomless grasp of proportion.
The interview was very fast, and it didn't even take half an hour to even take pictures, and there was not much time to ask questions, and he didn't hesitate to answer the questions prepared in advance, as if Fan Juzhen was going to say so.
"Yes, it's good, it's good to bring your feelings, like a real person. You're a good fit to be a star, a sports star of course. "Honori has seen what Fan Ju looks like when he sees the camera. In fact, he was still a little worried.
However, without a camera, Fan Ju's appearance is very different from previous interviews, more natural and casual, he doesn't have to care about the camera that is dead to himself, he only needs to look at the interviewer, just like looking at his opponent on the field.
It's nothing to praise a few words, but Katrina's face on the side is almost dark, and Honore said that when he contacted the media, he didn't tell her at all, he contacted this famous tennis magazine.
Otherwise, Katrina would not have fought with him, you must know that even IMG personally sent an invitation, and a well-known magazine like the other party may not be willing to care about you as a young player who is still ranked outside the top 200 in the world.
Katrina felt a little lost, although Fan Ju was only the object of her temporary service, but compared to the other two, her role was too small, she did arrange the itinerary very well, whether it was a flight ticket or hotel, there was no difference.
But now the originally inconspicuous Honori can also bring extra help to Fan Ju, but she is still just that "miscellaneous".
"Don't worry, you're doing a good job, you're going to have to mess up the schedule with Honoret and Raschet." Fan Ju walked behind Katrina at some point, and the woman who announced her sexual orientation to herself at the first meeting still had a weak and sad side after all.
It's already raining in Italy, so when Fan Ju got up, he heard the sound of the crash on the ground outside the window, which was very rhythmic and comfortable to listen to, but it was not a good thing for the players who were going to compete.
Clay is a speed bump, and even though Italy's stadium water seepage system is several times better than India's, the effects of rain are still there.
When Fan Ju left the hotel, the rain had stopped, and the rain had only fallen from midnight to morning, and when he went out, he could see the sun hiding in the clouds from time to time.
"It's a torturous weather ......" seems to have stopped, but God knows when it will start to fall, and bad luck is like those players who played yesterday afternoon, played for a while, and lost any form to Siberia.
However, this is only a challenge match, and even Grand Slam-level tournaments are mostly in the open air, and the French Open is plagued by rain all year round, and even the two-week schedule may be delayed due to the weather.
After coming to the arena, Fan Ju waited for the notice of the competition, his morning game is likely to be delayed, and it will take a certain amount of time for the venue to be dry to the standard of the game, especially if the temperature and sunshine are not too high, this process will require more time to wait.
Luckily, the Italian, despite his laziness in many things, was no less enthusiastic about the sport, and the preparation of the venue was only 15 minutes later than the previously scheduled time for the game.
Walking into the court, the color was darker than before, and the rain was not completely dry, Fan Ju touched the surface of the field and nodded with satisfaction.
At least you don't feel the stickiness of the slag, and you don't feel too strict about the deceleration of the shot.
The style of play that Fan Ju prepared today was more pressing, and if the court forced the overall ball speed to drop, it would not be good for him.
Whether it is the opponent's speed or his own, Fan Ju hopes to be able to raise as high as possible, even if he gives up some strong spin ball play, he must also improve his speed.
It is impossible to make essential changes in the style of play, just like dealing with Filippo, in fact, the fan is still the same model, but the play is more focused and more continuous.
Oscar Hernandez also walked into the court at this time, he didn't squat down and touch it with his hands like Fan Ju, he just stepped on the ground with the soles of his feet and didn't care.
He's a speed player, and he's a clay speed player, and Spain itself is a region where clay is popular and hard.
Just like Fan Ju started learning to play on hard courts, then "clay countries" such as Italy and Spain will learn to play on sand courts at the beginning, which makes it easier to adapt to clay play and better play on clay.
It's not that Oscar doesn't pay attention to it, but he is too accustomed to the atmosphere of clay, and he has participated in a lot of challenges, but except for clay, he has not participated in any other competitions.
He believes that clay is his turf and that no non-clay player can beat him on clay.
Oscar itself did not sign a contract with any big agency, and although the online school he studied was a prestigious school, it was not strong in Italy.
Unlike Fan Ju, who is backed by an international consortium like IMG, he can exchange the wild card he needs for the game, and Oscar can only envy this.
He is 25 years old, compared to the model of less than 18, he is not young, and he also knows that the next two or three years from now will be his best peak.
If you can't grasp this time period and improve your ranking, you will only leave an obscure career after all.
Knowing his problems and knowing what he has to do, he, like Fan, is here to win, and he was tired from the last few days, and if it weren't for the fifth seed's inappropriate performance, it would have been difficult for him to make it to the second round.
After checking the racket one last time, Oscar walked to the center of the court, where Fan Ju was already waiting on the court, talking to the referee from time to time.
Rather than being a cliché, Oscar heard a few words about the weather, apparently worried about whether it would continue to rain during the race.
"There is too little experience on clay...... Oscar felt a little relieved that his opponent was not a clay expert, and the change of weather would be beneficial to him.
Oscar didn't know much about Fan Ju's game, he only watched the video of the last game, except for the annoying attack on the backhand, he didn't find that Fan Ju was too threatening to him.
The lack of spin and the lack of variation in the combination of the ball makes this qiē not like the game that a clay player should play.
When Filippo was injured, Fan Ju's offense dropped another notch, which made him lower the weight of Fan Ju by a level, maybe the young man on hard ground is indeed very strong, maybe he can be close to 100 in the ranking, but on clay, Oscar is very confident to give his opponent a good look!
Fan Ju didn't know that he was underestimated, so he returned to his court after guessing, and he was indeed communicating with the referee about the rain just now, and the referee told him that if the rain was not heavy, the game would still be played.
This news is not very good, Fan Ju does not want to play on a field full of sticky soil, the impact of rain on hard ground is not great, at most, the ball bounces up faster after landing, and his feet are more slippery, with his reflexes, he is taking advantage.
Glancing at his opponent, Fan Ju knew very well that his opponent today had a wealth of experience on clay, but he already had an idea, and now he just waited for the game to practice one by one! (To be continued......)