Reborn Almighty Life

On the evening of August 25, 2003, New York local time, the Arthur Ashe Stadium in La Flushing Park was packed with more than 16,000 spectators looking forward to the opening of the US Open!

Compared with previous years, this year's US Open looks a little different, because the world champion Sampras really wants to say goodbye!

It is completely different from the situation when Agassi temporarily left tennis because of his youthful ambition. The 32-year-old Sampras wanted to return to his family because he was tired of the endless toil and fighting!

You know, last year's US Open, Sampras defeated his friend Andre Agassi 3:1 to win the championship, just like 12 years ago.

Today, Agassi is still active in professional tennis, and reached the finals of this year's Australian Open, winning the Houston and San Jose Tours and the Miami Masters.

It stands to reason that Sampras, who is in good physical condition, can still compete in professional tennis for several years and there is no need to retire so soon.

Unfortunately, Sampras has decided to leave, and neither sponsors, fans nor the ATP can keep him.

Perhaps, for the proud golf king, when his world No. 1 ranking was replaced by his friends Agassi and Kuerten in turn, and when he was defeated by Safin and Hewitt in the US Open finals for two consecutive years, he

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What's more, the rise of players born in the 1980s such as Hewitt, Ferrero, Federer, etc. has aggravated the idea of ​​the world champion retiring.

Now, it’s finally time to say goodbye!

When Sampras, accompanied by his wife, walked into the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Park with his nine-month-old son in his arms, the audience stood up and gave the football king the warmest applause!

When Gu Fei, who was standing on the sidelines, saw this scene, he suddenly thought, 'This is what a man should do'!

In the autumn of 1990, at the age of 19 years and 29 days, Sampras became the youngest champion in the history of the US Open, winning the Grand Slam for the first time. Subsequently, Sampras won the US Open four times, achieving great success.

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The record of seven championships at Wimbledon was only broken by Federer in 2017.

Today, the Flushing Park audience is not applauding Sampras because he is an American, but entirely out of sincere respect for his near-perfect career.

"Now, everything is over, I am 100% retired!" Sampras's voice was obviously trembling, he said: "I am very calm about this, it is time to say goodbye!"

At this time, the final scene of Sampras winning 14 Grand Slam trophies was broadcast on the big screen, and many of his original opponents were present.

Agassi, Sampras's best friend and his biggest career rival, met in five Grand Slam finals. The competition between the two was the main theme of men's tennis in the 1990s!

Gu Fei's coach Becker attended the farewell ceremony today as a famous tennis player. He lost to Sampras in the 1995 Wimbledon final, which also announced the end of his career.

Becker spoke highly of Sampras and believed that losing the world champion in international tennis was an unparalleled loss!

At this time, the on-site director interestingly showed the camera to Gu Fei, who was already waiting. As the top seed player, Gu Fei was about to appear in the opening match of the men's singles competition.

Many years later, this photo of Gu Fei and Sampras in the same frame was named "The Legacy of the Football King" by many media reporters.

The brief but warm retirement ceremony ended quickly. Although the audience was reluctant to part with the world champion, life still had to go on, and the professional tennis world continued to make progress.

Farewell to the old golf king, Flushing Park welcomes a new number one seed player, Gu Fei, who is now ranked number one in the world!

For Chinese people, the impression of many Americans is still stuck in the 1960s and 1970s. Some people even think that Chinese people still have braids.

Many "Kneeling Tribes" have been preaching how high-quality the citizens of the lighthouse country are and how elite education is the only way for human progress. However, no one realizes that the illiteracy rate in the United States exceeds 20%.

It wasn't until the epidemic in 2020 that the rich information on the Internet revealed the original shape of the lighthouse country. Only Chinese people discovered that there are actually people in the United States who believe that oral and injected disinfectants can resist the invasion of viruses!

Last year, the giant from the Eastern Empire became the No. 1 pick in the NBA and performed well in his rookie season, which made the arrogant Americans recognize the Chinese people again.

In the past month, Gu Fei won the Los Angeles Tour Championship and back-to-back titles at the Montreal and Cincinnati Masters, shocking the entire North American tennis circle.

Nowadays, in addition to Bruce Lee, Jack Cheng and Dayao, Americans have met a fresh Chinese face.

Amid roaring applause, famous players such as the old football champion and Becker boarded the box to watch the game, while Gu Fei took off his coat and began to warm up.

The US Open Organizing Committee treated the top seed quite well and arranged a wild card player for Gu Fei, the American teenager James who was born in 1985.

Of course, this James is not that James. In China, this is probably a surname like Xiao Huang Xiao Zhang.

The chosen one who has already signed a huge sponsorship contract with Nike for US$96 million before entering the NBA is now preparing for the new season.

During the warm-up, Gu Fei felt in good condition. Although New York was still a bit muggy in August, for Gu Fei, this did not have any impact.

"Boris, your disciple is really a genius!" In the box, Sampras said to Becker with great emotion.

With Sampras's eyesight, he can naturally see that Gu Fei's technical level has been improving at a speed visible to the naked eye for most of the past season.

"Peter, this is a kind of Eastern mysterious power that is difficult to explain clearly!" Becker could only spread his hands and said helplessly.

In Becker's opinion, he is not a qualified coach, because Gu Fei's progress does not have any experience that can be summed up, and it relies entirely on Gu Fei's talent.

"I was optimistic about the Swiss kid before, but Gu's rise was completely beyond my expectation!" Sampras couldn't help but shake his head. The young man took the lead too quickly. If he didn't stay away from the front wave, he might be slapped to death on the beach.

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"Perhaps, the next ten years will be even more exciting than our original one!" Becker's eyes were shining, and he was very excited when he thought that he would be participating in the era when all the heroes came together.

While the two old rivals were chatting, the first match of the US Open men's singles main draw officially began.

The 18-year-old James was able to obtain a wild card from the US Open Organizing Committee, which means that he is one of the hopeful stars of American men's tennis.

So, as soon as the newborn calf came up, it fired an ACE ball with a speed of over 210 kilometers per hour, which shocked the audience at the scene and in front of the TV.

"The American youngster entered the state very quickly, and he hit the top seed with an ace ball as soon as he came up!" Zhan Jun couldn't help but cheer for his opponent. After all, the speed of the ace ball and the angle of the ball were impeccable!

The game was intense from the beginning!