Almighty Athlete Chapter 101: Shawa pairing and mixing doubles
This year's Grand Slam US Open has already started on August 28th. Sharapova, the No. 3 seed, was divided into Zone 2/4. It is worth mentioning that there are five female players in China participating in this year's US Open competition, and three of them are also divided into Zone 2/4.
Among the three Chinese players in District 2/4, except for No. 24 seed Li Na, the other two players were eliminated in the first round, and Li Na was worthy of the title of a domestic tennis sister, all the way ahead , Defeated Lorenzo of Spain and Danieli of Greece successively, and then met the famous French player in the third round, the 13th seed Pierce.
However, Li Na’s luck was very good. Although Pierce defeated Li Na with 64 in the first round, he suffered a leg injury during the game and had to give up the game. Li Na successfully entered the top 16 of the US Open. It's not a small breakthrough.
The opponent Li Na met in the fourth round was Sharapova.
In comparison, Sharapova’s promotion will be much smoother. As the third seed, she has a total score of 2:o in the first round and easily defeated Dutch player Krajisek; second The round also defeated the French player Lova by a total score of 2:o, and the win was easier than the first round; in the third round, Sharapova met her fellow Likhovtseva, Likhovtseva was A player dominated by doubles, her highest ranking in the singles is 15th in the world. Compared with Sharapova, there is a big gap in her strength, so Sharapova still has a total score of 2:o Promote easily.
In the fourth round of the US Open, Li Na played against Sharapova, one is the 24th seed of the tournament, and the other is the third seed of the tournament. From this ranking, you can see the difference in strength between the two, so the United States The media generally believe that there is no suspense in this game, and Sharapova will definitely be promoted with an overwhelming advantage.
But domestic media don’t think so. In the eyes of Chinese people, one is a sister of domestic tennis and the other is a girlfriend of Zhang Guan. The contest between the two should be a showdown between Maimang, so even if the broadcast time of the US Open is very unfavorable for domestic audiences to watch the game, there are still many people waiting in the middle of the night to watch the contest.
This is a game of special significance. In addition to focusing on the two players, the broadcast camera is capturing most of the two adjacent positions in the front row of the auditorium. There are people sitting there, one is Li Na’s husband Jiang Shan, and the other is Sarah. Pova's boyfriend Zhang Guan.
So a strange phenomenon appeared on the scene. The two players worked **** the field as if they were enemies, while in the audience, the relatives of the two players were joking intimately, as if they were brothers.
"How many days are you going to stay in the United States?" Jiang Shan said while looking at his wife on the field, and then shook his head slightly. This ball was too big and would definitely be Sharapova. Seize the opportunity.
"I'll stay for more than a week. I have to go to Greece in a few days. Participate in the track and field World Cup held on the 16th." Zhang Guan then asked: "Brother Jiang, what about you? After the US Open, I didn't play with that sister. How many days?"
"You have a match on the 16th, and we also have a match on the 18th. The Chinese Open is about to start! The local home game, Li Na must definitely participate." Jiang Shan said suddenly, then said: "This time Among the players who came out together, Zheng Jie and they will go first. Li Na and I have to wait until the US Open competition ends, saying that the organizer still has a US Open charity day, Li Na will participate."
"Charity Day? What is this thing? Haven't heard of it before!" Zhang Guan said.
"It's after the US Open. Players go to the community to do something like fundraising. Other tennis tournaments rarely have this kind of activity. At most get a dinner, Americans like to do it." Jiang Shan explained.
"It is estimated that Martha must also participate." Zhang Guan said.
Jiangshan nodded: "That is inevitable. The top 16 players should all participate, or they may be separated. For example, several people go to a community in a group. I don’t know the specific situation. Arrange it! Anyway, Americans have to eat and live, so it’s time to travel here for free."
The two are talking in the audience. On the field, Sharapova has already won the first game with a score of 64.
Sharapova appeared relaxed. She had entered the state. She felt that the next round should end the battle soon. I saw that she drank some water and changed a racket.
And Li Na’s face is very dignified. Sharapova’s play is very aggressive. Whether it is a forehand or a backhand, the strength and depth of the hitting are very full, and the angle is the most sought-after. Baby likes to replace the traditional online volley with a powerful rotating ball, which often makes mistakes in Li Na's judgment.
Li Na is not yet a future Grand Slam champion. Although her forehand angle is now well-rounded, her backhand play is relatively stable, and the ball is not as fast as in the future, which will not make Sharapova. Threats, and Li Na’s biggest shortcoming now is that the ball is not stable enough and the double turnover rate is high. To know the future sister, the ball is her main offensive weapon. Now the ball is unstable, which means that her sharpest weapon has been scrapped.
In the second round of the game, Li Naqiu’s unstable shortcomings showed up. She made several double turnovers. As a result, she quickly lost the game with a score of 26, and Sharapova successfully advanced. Quarterfinals.
In the hotel restaurant, Zhang Guan is accompanying Sharapova and the two share breakfast.
In yesterday’s match, Sharapova played against French player Golovin. Golovin was the 27th seed in the tournament. The ranking is still under Li Na, but it is more difficult for Sharapova to win. Although the total score of 2:o won, both teams reached the tie-break, and in the first game, the two sides each broke three times, which can be described as fierce.
"It seemed very hard to watch you win yesterday." Zhang Guan continued: "It seems that Golovin knows your style well."
Sharapova nodded: "Perhaps because we are more familiar with each other! Golovin was also born in Russia and later immigrated to France."
"It turned out to be the case." Zhang Guan knew this for the first time, and then he continued: "Then your opponent will be the French next! Maurice Mo seems to be the top seed player of the US Open this time. ."
"Yes, I have had three contests with Maurismo before, but I have never won! But I am confident of defeating her in the next game! I have prepared some targeted tactics, Maurismo is relatively slow and hot Type player, so I want to play more fiercely in the opening stage!" Sharapova said while looking up behind Zhang Guan, then said: "Max is here!"
Zhang Guan turned around and saw Sharapova’s agent Max Eisenbad walking over.
Max Eisenbad is one of Img’s ace brokers. After Li Na's solo flight in the future, he also became Li Na's agent.
Img is also a world-class giant in sports and entertainment, and Img is the earliest sports company to enter the Chinese market, and has close ties with domestic officials. The domestic Football League a and the Football Association Cup, basketball cBa league, table tennis face, the net and so on. There are shadows of Img participation.
Sharapova and Zhang Guan got up at the same time, and Max Eisenbad walked over quickly, and when they approached, he said, "Good morning, two! I am sorry to disturb your breakfast."
"Max, there must be something important, or you won't come here so early." Sharapova said.
"Yes. But Martha, I didn't come to you this time, I came to find Zhang Guan." Eisenbad said.
"Find me?" Zhang Guan was a little surprised.
"Yes, Mr. Zhang Guan, here is an invitation letter for you." Eisenbad pulled out a letter from the briefcase, handed it to Zhang Guan, and said: "The organizer of the US Open invites you to participate Charity Day. They don’t know your contact information, so they came to me.”
"Charity Day!" Zhang Guan nodded. He heard Jiang Shan say this before, and then he asked: "I'm not a tennis player. How does the organizer think of me?"
"I think because you are Chinese!" Eisenbad continued: "The news I heard is that if you agree to attend the US Open Charity Day, they will arrange for Martha to be with you. A charitable fundraising event was held in nearby Queens, and your compatriot Li and his wife were also present. You know that there are many Chinese and Chinese immigrants living in Flushing, Queens. If you attend, it will probably play the best role. Effect it."
"They can really choose people." Zhang Guan smiled, and then said: "Martha must attend this charity day event! Then I will accompany Martha for a trip!"
"Okay, I will inform the organizer." Eisenbad said.
"I haven't participated in similar activities in the United States yet. I don't know what I need to do?" Zhang Guan asked.
Eisenbad thought about it. He said, "Generally it means shaking hands, taking photos and signing with everyone, and live performance"
"Live performance? Acting on the show?" Zhang Guan was a little surprised.
"No, no, you misunderstood, not a cultural performance. It's a sports performance." Eisenbad said with a smile: "For example, basketball, it will probably let the star show a ball skills, fancy dunk or 1V1 bullfight Anything; baseball will perform several hits; as for tennis, maybe it’s an exhibition game, just play one or two sets on the spot!"
"I still have to play! I can't beat Martha." Zhang Guan looked at Sharapova involuntarily and said a little discouraged.
"Surely you won't let you fight with me." Sharapova interjected and said: "I didn't say that just before Max. The couple will also go. It is estimated that they are going to mix doubles~IndoMTL.com~ You and me, against Li and his wife."
"Play with them? How can you play this! Li Na’s husband Jiang Shan, who was also a professional tennis player, is also our country’s top mixed doubles player! What’s more important is that their couples have played mixed doubles for several years. I am a tennis rookie at all," Zhang Guan complained.
"My dear, it’s just an exhibition game. You don’t have to look at winning or losing." Sharapova smiled slyly, and then said: "And you said, you are a rookie tennis player, if you lose, I Put the blame on you."
"Uh, okay, it seems that I really need to be blamed" Zhang Guan sighed softly.
At the same time, Zhang Guan has another idea in mind:
"I’m not going to do it! I will learn a few new tennis skills and give you a big surprise!" (To be continued.)
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