Almighty Coach

Perry was the No. 3 seed in the tournament, and his first round match was also held on this day, but he was not treated like tennis king Basel, and he was not arranged to play his first round match on the central court.

Perry's opponent is also a player who has advanced to the qualifying round, and Perry is also the third seed in the tournament. The difference in strength between the two sides is really too big. Perry beat his opponent in straight sets and easily advanced to the second round .

After the game was over, Perry walked out of the field and when he passed the center court, he just heard a burst of applause from inside.

"The applause is quite warm. I don't know who is playing in the center court now." Perry subconsciously looked at the center court. The huge electronic display in front of the door was showing the number of games in progress and the upcoming game.

Perry saw the name "Basel" immediately.

"Basel? Why is it still Basel? His game is not over yet. I remember when I came, he was already playing. Now that my game is over, he is still playing. How could he be so inked? So what happened?"

Perry was a little puzzled, and he decided to see why the Basel game took so long.

Relying on his status as the No. 3 seed in the tournament, Perry easily entered the arena, and he saw Basel on the arena.

"Really Basel, his game is really not over."

Then Perry looked to the scoreboard.

"Long set win? That is to say, the first two rounds were tied 2-2? What's going on? This is only the first round. It's as strong as Basel. How could it be a long set win?" Perry suddenly showed a look Incredible expression.

"7 to 6, 6 to 7, 7 to 6, 6 to 7, played four tie-breaks? What happened? Someone can play four tie-breaks with Basel?"

Perry looked to the other side of the field, and then he saw Chen Zhen.

"Who is this guy?" Perry frowned. As the third seed in the tournament, Perry is currently ranked third in the world. Of course, he would not know a cannon fodder player.

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"Who is this guy? He was able to win a long game against Basel."

"The information shows that his name is Chen Zhen. Apart from age, nationality and world ranking, I can't find anything else."

"This young man is very powerful. He has pushed Basel to this point."

"Is he really ranked 200 in the world? As far as I know, even the top 10 players in the world will often beat Basel 3-0. This Chen, his performance today is comparable to those seeded players. The players are much stronger."

At this time, everyone at the scene began to pay attention to Chen Zhen.

In the auditorium, the wind direction also changed.

At the beginning of the game, all the spectators were cheering for Basel. They sent all the applause and cheers to Basel. After all, Basel is the king of tennis and deserves the most attention.

As for Chen Zhen, when he hits a good shot, it is possible to get a little bit of applause. This applause is more of a courtesy than a recognition of the players.

But until the end of the game, when the long game was played, the audience on the scene also changed. They began to applaud and cheer for Chen Zhen. Shocked the game, but when a cannon fodder player faced the king of Basel, he played four consecutive tie-breaks, plus a long-set tiebreaker, enough to conquer every discerning audience.

The applause from the surrounding audience made Chen Zhen even more excited. He never thought that he could receive so much applause from the audience on the center court of the US Open. He could feel that this was the audience's recognition of him. For such a cannon fodder player, it is not easy to stand on the Grand Slam field, and it is an extremely happy thing to be recognized by the audience.

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Maures is the president of a well-known watch brand in Switzerland, and he is also a die-hard fan of tennis king Basel, who is also the spokesperson of this watch brand.

Maures also came to watch the Basel game in person today. As a Basel fan, he certainly hopes that Basel can win the U.S. Open championship. As the company president, he also hopes that his company's brand spokesperson can win to the final grand slam.

Maurice didn't pay much attention to this game. After all, it was only the first round. Basel was facing a cannon fodder player. Victory was inevitable, and Basel would easily beat the cannon fodder during the game. There will be no suspense in either the process or the outcome.

However, as a die-hard fan of Basel, Maures came to the scene in person, although the pre-match predictions believed that the game would end within half an hour. For this "within half an hour" time prediction, Maures is somewhat dissatisfied. He actually hopes that Basel can play for a while. After all, Basel is the spokesperson of their company, and the game time is slightly longer. I also spend more time in front of the media and the public, which is also good for brand promotion.

So when Chen Zhen won the next set and turned the score into 1-1, Maures was even a little lucky.

But now, Maurice was sweating in his heart.

"How could this happen? The opponent is just a cannon fodder player. How could he win the long game!"

Looking at the 5-5 score in the fifth set, Maures suddenly became anxious. This score meant that Basel had to win two games in a row to win.

"Basel won't lose, right?" This thought came out of Maurice's mind, and he was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat.

If Basel is eliminated in the first round, then the huge endorsement fees invested in Basel will cost a lot.

"What is the origin of that cannon fodder player!" Maurice looked at Chen Zhen, with a bitter expression besides anxiety.

"Bassel, you must not lose. Our company gave you so much endorsement fees. If you fail the first round, the board of directors will not be able to explain it." Maurice prayed silently in his heart.

Maures was not the only sponsor present. As the king of tennis, Basel had more than a dozen advertising endorsements, more than half of which were well-known multinational brands. At this time, those sponsors were also guilty. very. If Basel loses in the first round, it will be terrible news for these sponsors.

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Basel looked dignified. The score of the fifth set was 6-6. Since it was a long-set tiebreaker, he had to win at least two more games in a row to win the final victory.

Basel never thought that this game would be so difficult. He also couldn't figure it out, he had obviously become serious, but he still didn't beat his opponent, and the score was still even.

Basel looked at Chen Zhen on the opposite side, remembering the way before the game, when the opponent regarded him as an idol, and looking at the score on the sidelines, Basel suddenly felt that this is a respectable opponent, a worthy opponent. Opponents who face up to themselves.

"I want to defeat him!" This belief suddenly emerged from Basel's mind, and he felt the desire for victory again.

Basel has never had such a strong desire to survive in the first round of the four majors. Of course, he has never been forced to such a degree in the first round of the four majors.

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Basel is the king of tennis, and nine out of ten of his games will be broadcast live to the world. After all, in tennis, Basel represents the ratings.

And the domestic CCTV sports channel, when broadcasting the first round of the U.S. Open, will naturally choose Basel's game, not to mention that Basel's opponent is still a Chinese player, even if it is a destined round, it will definitely It is worth broadcasting this game.

At this time, Chen Zhen's performance has already attracted the attention of many domestic audiences.

Currently, Chen Zhen has the strength of the "No. 1 tennis player" in domestic tennis, but men's tennis has not been paid much attention, and there are few outstanding male tennis players in China, so even many viewers who pay attention to tennis do not know Chen Zhen , They can call the names of the top ten players in the world, but they may not be able to call Chen Zhen's name.

But in today's match, Chen Zhen won the long game against Basel, which also allowed the domestic audience to get to know this rookie tennis player thoroughly.

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"8 to 6! The game is over! As expected, Basel won!" Dai Li heaved a sigh of relief. Although the match ended in a long game, Basel still won the final victory.

"The effect of 'evenness in power' still didn't help Chen Zhen win the victory. Perhaps the strength gap between the two sides is really too big. Even if there is evenness in power, Chen Zhen can't win Basel."

Dai Li turned his head to look at Chen Jianguo. Chen Jianguo's face was not depressed because of Chen Zhen's loss. On the contrary, his face was full of pride.

It is indeed something to be proud of to be able to compete with Basel like this.

On the field, the victorious Basel did not go to celebrate, but directly extended his hand to Chen Zhen. He wanted to use this method to show his respect for this very difficult opponent.

Chen Zhen had a flattered expression, he didn't expect that his idol Basel would take the initiative to shake hands with him.

"Chen Zhen, you played well, I almost lost to you..." Basel said with a smile on his face.

"Bassel, can you sign me?" Chen Zhen asked weakly.

Opponents come to ask for autographs, which is no stranger to Basel. There are four Grand Slams every year, and there are more than a dozen Masters. Basel will always meet opponents who ask for autographs in the first few rounds. Under such circumstances, Basel will not be stingy, and will agree to the opponent's request and sign the ball or the opponent's racket. And after tennis games, players often sign tennis balls and throw them to the audience.

But this time, Basel directly signed his name on his racket, and then sent it to Chen Zhen.

"I give you my racket. I hope to have the opportunity to play against you in the future." Basel expressed his approval of Chen Zhen in this way.

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This scene was captured by the camera at the scene, and it was also captured by Dai Li.

"In this match, regardless of the outcome, for Chen Zhen, to be able to fight Basel to this level, he will become famous in one battle! From then on, perhaps no one will regard him as cannon fodder anymore."