All-round Athlete

Chapter 380 Conquering New Peaks (The Final Chapter of This Volume)

The stadium at the Capital Tennis Center was packed. Today is the men's singles final of the China Open. The top seed Zhang Guan will face the third seed Robredo of Spain.

This was Zhang Guan's first tennis tour. He hurried back to China after the US Open. When he arrived, the China Open had already started the next day's match.

Of course, Zhang Guan was unable to participate in the game that day, and his opponent, another national team member who participated in the competition with a wild card, directly chose to abstain, which was equivalent to guaranteeing Zhang Guan to enter the second round, and also bought Zhang Guan time to rest .

In the next five days, Zhang Guan will face a five-day five-match schedule. Although there are games every day, it doesn't actually consume much energy. Because the men's singles at the China Open wins two out of three sets, and there is no long-set tiebreaker, the physical exertion on the athletes is much smaller.

In tennis men's singles competitions, the Davis Cup, ATP year-end finals and the four Grand Slam Opens use a five-set best-of-three system, while others such as the Masters, Tournament, Gold Tournament, etc., use three sets and two sets. The winning system, so the game time is shortened a lot, the rhythm of the game is more compact, the intensity of the game is reduced, and the athletes can bear continuous games.

Due to the time of the game, the seed players of the China Open are all players who were eliminated early in the US Open, such as Ljubicic, Gonzalez, and Lee Hyung-taek. Of course, there is one exception, and that is the model worker Davydenko, who flew to the China Open non-stop to participate in the competition after being eliminated from the US Open.

Zhang Guan came with the grand slam, and he was fighting in the local area. It can be said that the right time, place and people have taken advantage of it. Although he was recommended in the first round, in the next few rounds, no one could stop Zhang Guan's footsteps. It is very easy to advance to the crown.

Zhang Guan's opponent in the second round was the Croatian Marin Cilic, a young player who was only 19 years old. For Cilic, it is a great honor to be able to play against the legendary player Zhang Guan who holds the grand slam. As for winning, it is even more of a luxury. As a result, Zhang Guan easily won 6-2/6-1 and advanced to the third round.

There were only 32 players participating in the China Open. The third round was actually the quarter-finals. In the third round, Zhang Guan met the German Nicolas Kiefer. Kiefer was a 30-year-old veteran. It used to be ranked fourth in the world, but in recent years, with the growth of age and the increase of injuries, the state has declined. Zhang Guan easily advanced to the semi-finals with two 6-3.

In the semifinals, Zhang Guan met Ljubicic. The Croatian slugger's state has declined very badly this year. Although his serve is still strong and worthy of the title of "ACE ball" master, his movement is much worse. Against a player like Zhang Guan who is good at changing the rhythm of offense and defense, if he can't keep up with the movement, he can directly hand in his gun and surrender.

Zhang Guan defeated Ljubicic 6-4/6-3 and advanced to the final. His opponent in the final was the Spaniard Robredo.

Robredo is different from other Spanish players. He belongs to the kind of player who can play stably on any court. Before Nadal's rise, Robredo was the face of Spanish tennis.

However, under Zhang Guan's active attack, he did not last long, and was quickly defeated. Zhang Guan beat Robredo with a score of 6-4/6-1 and successfully won the China Open championship.

After more than 20 years of history, China Open has finally ushered in a local champion, which is of great significance to the entire China Open. The organizers, sponsors, and audience all hope to see this ending, but Zhang Guan still did not disappoint everyone.

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After China Open, there will be a series of tournaments, gold tournaments and two Masters tournaments this season. And when all the games were over, the last event of the season, the Shanghai Masters, also kicked off.

The annual Masters is the ATP's year-end competition. Only the top eight players can participate in this competition. The ninth and tenth players in the world will serve as substitutes.

Zhang Guan won the four Grand Slam championships and the China Open championship, with a total of 8,500 points and ranked first in the world. The second and third are Federer and Nadal, only Djokovic, Davydenko, Roddick, Ferrer and Gonzalez. This year's Masters will also be participated by these eight players to determine the final champion.

The schedule of the Masters is different from other competitions. The eight players are first divided into two groups for a round-robin match. The round-robin match is a three-set best-of-two system, and the small points are calculated. The top two in the group will appear, and then the knockout match will be played. That is, the first in Group A will play against the second in Group B, and the first in Group B will play against the second in Group A. The winner will enter the final. According to the final, it will be a best-of-five set.

In the group stage, Zhang Guan, Nadal, Djokovic and Ferrer were divided into one group, while Federer, Davydenko, Roddick and Gonzalez were divided into another group. After fierce competition, Zhang Guan won all three games and qualified, while Ferrer defeated Nadal by virtue of the advantage of the relationship between the winner and the loser, and won another qualifying place. The other set of spots was won by Federer and Roddick.

In the semi-finals, Zhang Guan faced Roddick again. This time, unlike the US Open, this was Zhang Guan's home court. Zhang Guan, who had the right time and place, defeated Roddick 2-0 and advanced to the final. Federer also defeated Ferrer and entered the final.

Zhang Guan and Federer met again in the final, this is their fifth duel this year.

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On the last match day of the Shanghai Tennis Masters Cup Finals, in the singles final of the grand finale, Chinese player Zhang Guan played against Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer. As a result, the world number one player Zhang Guan won 7-6/7-5/6 in this battle -2 swept Federer again.

In a restaurant on the Bund, Zhang Guan hosted a banquet for Federer.

"I lost to you again! I didn't expect that I would lose to the same opponent five times in one year!" Federer smiled, and continued: "I remember that you have never lost since you played tennis, right?" ! Not even a single game has been lost.”

"Actually, I also lost." Zhang Guan also replied with a smile: "Last year, I was often abused by Martha like a dog."

"Sharapova can't beat you now! And no one in this world can beat you." Federer continued: "What do I need to do to beat you?"

"I won't tell you how to beat me! This is my secret!" Zhang Guan looked up into the distance, and continued: "This season is over, a wonderful season, a wonderful end!"

"Wonderful ending? This should just be the beginning for you!" Federer emphasized, and then said: "Your era has just begun."

"Roger, you know, next year will be the Olympic year." Zhang Guan's voice stopped, but Federer's expression seemed a little inexplicable.

Zhang Guan said: "Next year is the Olympic year, and it is the first time that my country hosts the Olympic Games. This has a special meaning to us. You should be able to understand it!"

Federer nodded: "So? Are you going to give up tennis, focus on preparing for the Olympics, and continue your track and field?"

"It's not about giving up tennis. It's just that there are so many interesting and interesting sports in this world. I want to try it. Constantly meeting new challenges is also challenging myself. Every different sport is for me. It's like a peak, waiting for me to conquer!" Zhang Guan said here, the phone rang suddenly.

"I'm sorry, Roger, I'll answer the phone." Zhang Guan walked aside and picked up the phone.

He Yiming's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Zhang Guan, the Basketball Association sent someone to contact me just now. They asked if you are interested in going to the men's basketball training center for a trial training? It's a basketball trial training!"

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