All-round Athlete

Chapter 340 Director Liu is working hard (fourth update)

"The "Cow Killer" Battle, Zhang Guan Advances to the Final Four of the Men's Singles"

On the evening of June 5, Paris time, the tenth match day of the 2007 French Open continued. In a men's singles quarter-final, Zhang Guan, the No. 15 seed of the competition and the champion of the new Australian Open, defeated the No. 19 seed of the competition and the Argentine star Canas 6-3, 6-3 and 6-4 in straight sets. Advance to the semi-finals of the men's singles. Zhang Guan's opponent in the semi-finals will be the top seed of the competition, Swiss king Federer.

The media mainly focused on the news of Zhang Guan's advance to the French Open semi-finals, but most of the other media focused on Federer's encounter with Zhang Guan again.

"In the final of the Australian Open in January, Zhang Guan and Federer brought us a thrilling match. In that final, Zhang Guan defeated Federer 3-0. In the semi-final of the French Open, this The two are about to meet ahead of time, and I don’t know if Zhang Guan will continue on the road of 'Cow Killer' or if Federer can successfully complete his revenge!"

Federer is the No. 1 seed, while Zhang Guan is the No. 15 seed. From this number, the gap between the two sides is a bit big, but considering that Zhang Guan defeated Federer in the final of the Australian Open, the match between Zhang Guan and Federer is still very close. eye-catching.

On the tennis court, Federer has been invincible for too long, so as long as any player can beat Federer, it will definitely attract widespread attention, and defeating Federer in the Grand Slam final will attract even more attention, not to mention Zhang Guan. fame.

There are also many people waiting to see Zhang Guan's jokes. Ever since Zhang Guan won the championship at the Australian Open, it is equivalent to confirming Zhang Guan's reputation as a talented athlete. This fame will naturally attract people's attention. There are not a few people who are jealous, so many people are also looking forward to Zhang Guan's meeting lose.

That is, on this day, the other two matches of the quarter-finals of the French Open also ended. Djokovic easily defeated Andreev 3-0, and the defending champion Nadal also defeated Moya 3-0. Nadal and Djokovic.

Djokovic has made rapid progress this year. He has won three ATP championships this year, a number second only to Federer and Nadal. But on the clay court, Djokovic has never defeated Nadal. The most recent match between the two on clay was in last year's French Open semi-finals, when Djokovic withdrew due to injury after trailing 2-0. In the final of the Indian Wells Masters after the Australian Open, Nadal also won the championship with Rick Djokovic.

Today's Djokovic is immature, and Nadal is known as the "king of clay", so whether it is tennis professionals or ordinary fans, almost all of them are optimistic about Nadal's victory.

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At the same time, in the General Administration of Sports, Director Liu has already been received by a deputy director.

"Director, look, this is the calendar for the next three months. The blue is the track and field schedule, and the green is the tennis schedule. The days when the track and field and tennis games are held at the same time, I marked them in red. Yes. You see, they overlapped for several days." Director Liu introduced.

The deputy director nodded, but said nothing. Director Liu observed his words and continued to say: "If it is a normal game, it doesn't matter if our tennis center sacrifices a bit. After all, athletes go abroad to compete for the glory of the country. There is no distinction between track and field and tennis. Each other, but the Tennis Grand Slam is the top tournament in the world, so it's really a pity not to let Zhang Guan participate in it."

Director Liu took a peek at his notepad, and then continued: "Look, June 25th to July 8th is the time for Wimbledon, which is the most important grand slam in the world. During this period, there happened to be three competitions: the Czech Republic Grand Prix, the Croatian Grand Prix, and the Golden League Paris. The Grand Prix in Lausanne is also not allowed to participate."

The deputy director nodded silently, and Director Liu went on to introduce: "Look at the U.S. Open. It will be from August 27 to September 9. During this period, there will be the World Athletics Championships, the Golden League in Zurich, and the Athletic Federation. For the Italian grand prix, there is another conflict in time."

"The World Athletics Championships can be regarded as a relatively important competition!" The deputy director said.

"You're right." Director Liu nodded, and then continued: "But our country has no players who have participated in the men's singles at Wimbledon and the US Open. As long as Zhang Guan can appear in Wimbledon and the US Open , it is tantamount to filling a blank for our country's tennis!"

The deputy director narrowed his eyes slightly, the words "filling in the blanks" were clearly to his liking.

These four words are indeed very powerful for those who are most pursuing political achievements, but Director Liu felt that this was not enough, so he decided to add fire, and Director Liu then said: "At the beginning of the year, Zhang Guan Won the championship of the Australian Open; now the French Open has also entered the semi-finals, and has a great hope of winning; if Zhang Guan can win the Wimbledon and US Open next, he will get the full score of tennis It's done!"

"Grand Slam?" The deputy director's eyes lit up. Of course he knew the meaning behind the tennis Grand Slam, so he continued to ask: "Is the Grand Slam hopeful?"

Director Liu nodded immediately: "I have great hopes. If Zhang Guan can work harder at next year's Olympic Games, then the Olympic champion will be the Golden Slam."

The deputy director was a little moved, but he was not fooled by Director Liu. Instead, he said, "You just said that Zhang Guan has entered the semi-finals of the French Open. Who is his next opponent? The chance of winning the French Open Is it big?"

"Zhang Guan's next opponent is Federer." Director Liu said while secretly looking at the deputy director, but at this time the deputy director's expression was a little frozen, obviously a little worried about whether Zhang Guan could beat Federer, after all Federer's reputation is really too big.

Director Liu immediately said: "In the Australian Open final at the beginning of the year, Zhang Guan won the championship by defeating Federer, and he defeated Federer 3-0!"

The expression of the deputy director suddenly relaxed a little, he thought for a few seconds, and said: "Let these documents be placed with me first! When I take care of them on Monday, the General Administration will discuss it first and then notify you!"

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On June 7, in the women's singles semi-finals, Sharapova lost to Ivanovic and stopped in the semi-finals. However, for Sharapova who played with an injury, the results of the semi-finals have made her comparable Satisfied.

On June 8, the two semi-finals of the men's singles will also be decided at the Phillips Stadium.

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