Reborn Almighty Life

Today's upset in the opening match of the Australian Open immediately cheered up all the seeded players. Everyone responded seriously. In the next 127 men's and women's singles matches, most of the seeded players passed the test, proving that the so-called upset is only a small probability.

Just an incident.

On the second match day, the defending champion Capriati, the No. 3 seed in the women's singles, lost to German player Weggartner, causing a huge upset.

Because of Gu Fei's shocking upset, this game seemed a bit uneventful. This is also related to the fact that the women's competition is not influential enough.

In the past two years, due to the pressure of public opinion on "equal pay for equal work", major tennis events including the Australian Open have adjusted the bonuses of male and female players to the same level. But even so, the commercial value and attention of male athletes are higher than that of female players.

Much higher.

Of course, in recent years, the emergence of "beautiful tennis players" including Kournikova has made the WTA more lively.

In the first round, there were 128 men's and women's singles games and the same number of doubles games and youth games. All 13 tennis courts in Melbourne Park were almost always experiencing all kinds of joys and sorrows. This is the cruelty of competitive sports.

As one of the four Grand Slam events, the Australian Open is not only a festival for top players, but also a carnival for fans and sports manufacturers, with huge commercial value.

In 2003, the total prize money of the Australian Open was US$6.37 million, which was an amazing number. But by 2020, this number has become US$49.2 million, and the singles champion can even receive US$2.85 million, which is more than in 2003.

It has more than tripled compared to the US$650,000!

Even taking inflation into account, it can be seen that the commercial value of the Australian Open continues to soar, which is also the development trend of the global sports industry.

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Gu Fei's reappearance was already on the third match day of the Australian Open on January 15. Because Gu Fei occupied Hewitt's lottery spot, his game was also scheduled to be played during prime time in Melbourne.

In the second round held earlier, famous players including No. 6 seed Federer and No. 9 seed Roddick passed easily. Only Kuerten regretfully lost and bid farewell to the Australian Open.

Melbourne is also a sad place for this clay court master. The three-time French Open champion has never made it past the third round in Melbourne. The slow playing style really has no power on the fast surface.

Seeing Kuerten lose, Gu Fei also thought of Nadal, the later king of clay. He only won one championship in Melbourne. Compared with his glory at the French Open, it was really inconspicuous.

When Gu Fei stepped onto the center court under the illumination of searchlights, the cheers of some overseas Chinese and international students could be heard from the sidelines.

Gu Fei's handsome face also appeared in the TV broadcasts around the world, and many commentators were looking forward to Gu Fei's dark side.

At this time, Gu Fei was no longer an unknown player in the first round. He overturned the number one seed and became the biggest dark horse of the Australian Open. His opponent in the second round was another Australian player, which made this game again endowed by the media.

various meanings.

During the warm-up, Gu Fei was convinced that the local player's strength was average, and it was probably because of his household registration that he was able to participate with a wild card.

Subsequently, the game progressed as Gu Fei expected, 6:1, 6:1 and 6:0. Gu Fei even gave his opponent a zero in the third set. Starting from the second game of the second set, Gu Fei continued to win.

Winning 12 games is frightening!

The Australian audience at the scene was completely silent until the end, and many viewers even left the venue early because they couldn't bear to see their compatriots looking helpless on the court.

"Crazy massacre!" This was the unanimous conclusion of commentators from all over the world. Gu Fei showed no sign of fatigue in the second round and still swept his opponents with force.

"Every victory Gu Fei wins is making history!" Teacher Han's concluding remarks even contained a hint of trembling. As a sports commentator himself, although Teacher Han occasionally has flaws in his commentary, he has enough professional vision.

Gu Fei has all the elements to become a top superstar, whether it is his figure, appearance, wealth, background or playing style, he is all eye-catching.

If Gu Fei can achieve good enough results on the court, he will become a rising superstar in China!

After the game, the media reporters came in even greater numbers, and even Becker, who was hiding among the team, could not escape the reporters' pursuit.

Gu Fei won two games in a row and entered the top 32 of the Australian Open. The master and apprentice have become the most popular people in Melbourne. Even Agassi and his wife and Serena Williams, who is competing for four consecutive Grand Slams, have been eclipsed.

Among them, Becker, the former world number one and now the current status, is of great interest to the media, and Gu Fei, a young player from the mysterious Red Empire, has become a treasure for many international media!

Last year, Dayao's good performance in the NBA gave international public opinion a different perspective on this red empire. Maybe it is not so cold after all.

The sudden emergence of Gu Fei gave the media more to talk about. After all, Gu Fei's height is more representative.

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After breaking into the top 32, Gu Fei got another day of rest, and the other players in the lower half continued to compete for the last 16 places in the top 32!

The Australian cannon Philippoussis, who is known as a serving machine, used his powerful serve to defeat the current No. 1 player in Asia, Sri Chapan, the 11th seed in the tournament, after five hard-fought sets and successfully entered the fourth round!

No. 5 seed Moya lost to American teenager Fish after five hard-fought sets, breaking a big upset today.

Moya's defeat also confirmed that clay court masters are indeed not adaptable to Melbourne's fast hard courts, and it is too difficult to go further.

The second seed, veteran Andre Agassi swept South Korea's Lee Hyung-taek with an astonishing score, only giving his opponent one game in three sets!

In addition, famous Russian players such as Kafelnikov and Kournikova have been eliminated, and the uncertainty of the Grand Slam tournament is clearly reflected.

After four consecutive days of competition, only the top 32 of the 128 men's and women's singles players were left to continue their journey. The other eliminated players had no time to grieve, pack their bags, and rush to the next competition venue!

For professional tennis players, winning and losing are the norm. Only endless flights and constantly changing competition venues are the eternity of professional competitions.

Because Gu Fei broke into the top 32 unprecedentedly, China's fifth set, which was on the defensive line, was a little restless.

In the previous two rounds of competition, China's five sets only broadcast live broadcasts and commentary of Gu Fei's matches through the satellite signals provided by the Australian Open Organizing Committee. However, if it cannot be broadcast live, it will always be a little less interesting.

For this reason, Cen Li and Sha Tong submitted an application to the leadership of the TV station, preparing to go to Melbourne to broadcast Gu Fei's game live, and interview Gu Fei and his team immediately.

While the fifth set of CCTV was live broadcasting and the interview team was still being formed, the third round of the Australian Open arrived as scheduled.