Reborn Almighty Life
[0450 chapter] The end of the era and the monthly ticket
The U.S. Open has entered the second round, and the dialogue between strong players is gradually increasing, and the media and fans are paying more and more attention to the game.
In China, the five China TV stations not only broadcast the entire US Open live, but also followed and filmed the daily lives of Chinese players including Gu Fei, Zhang Xiaotie and China Jinhua, feasting the eyes of fans.
In the past few years, Chinese players have achieved brilliant results in the field of tennis. Not only Gu Fei has grown into the "first person in history", but Zheng Jie, Yan Zi and Li Na have also achieved great results in Grand Slam events and various tours.
Stunning performance.
More and more Chinese audiences are falling in love with tennis, and more and more football-savvy fans are sitting in front of the TV to watch the program. On the tennis courts in major cities, more and more people are participating in tennis.
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According to a joint survey conducted by China TV, "Sports Weekly", "Contemporary Sports" and other media, tennis has become the most popular sport in China after football, basketball and table tennis, and is deeply loved by the masses.
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Behind this survey is the in-depth investigation of the tennis sports market by major sporting goods brands. Manufacturers including Anta have discovered that the demand for tennis sports goods in China is rising sharply. This is an emerging and huge market!
In order to develop and occupy this market, Anta even made great concessions in its cooperation with Gu Fei, agreeing that Gu Fei's "Fei Series" tennis products can share one-third of the dividends with Gu Fei, with the purpose of keeping Gu Fei firmly in the market.
Tightly bound to Anta's chariot.
While Gu Fei was competing in the U.S. Tennis Open in New York, the same tennis shoes, sportswear, and racket bags worn by Gu Fei were already on sale in Anta's nationwide stores, attracting the attention of countless young people!
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In the second round, Gu Fei took the lead. His opponent was England's Henry Henman, who had a hard time advancing after he eliminated Rusedski in the first round!
Regarding this situation, the media in Fleet Street were extremely depressed, because these two are two of the only remaining tennis players in England. To be so unlucky to be drawn together in the first round really makes people want to curse!
Fortunately, the young player Murray successfully defeated the American player Kendrick in the first round, finally saving some face for English tennis.
Henman is no longer the master who broke into the semi-finals of the Grand Slam back then. He was not ranked as a seed player and faced Gu Fei's almost perfect state. He had no power to resist at all.
Three 2:6, Henman lost to Gu Fei cleanly, Gu Fei didn't even sweat too much and easily advanced to the top 32!
In another game that Chinese fans are extremely concerned about, Chinese dark horse young player Zhang Xiaotie did not continue his magic. In the second round, he was not inferior to Russian model worker Davydenko 0:3 and stopped in the top 64!
With Zhang Xiaotie's current strength, he can at most defeat some players whose performance is unstable. When faced with a player like Davydenko who has no bright spots but very few weaknesses and a stable playing style, Zhang Xiaotie will still lose with a high probability.
"Don't be discouraged even if you lose the game. Recognize your opponent's strength and win back in the future!" After the game, Gu Fei immediately comforted Zhang Xiaotie.
Gu Fei was not in a hurry to let Zhang Xiaotie return to China. Instead, he asked him to stay in New York and compete in the US Open with him. He and Becker were in the players' box to watch the top players' matches at close range.
For the training of athletes, working behind closed doors is not the best way. After all, not everyone has systematic skills like Gu Fei.
Even Gu Fei, after possessing the system skills, had to go through a lot of competitions to truly transform the skills into his body's instincts, and finally achieved his current results.
With Becker's words and deeds, and the opportunity to watch top players at close range, Gu Fei believes that Zhang Xiaotie will grow up faster and eventually become an emerging force in the international tennis world.
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Gu Fei's victory was not enough for the media to focus on reporting. The match between No. 8 seed Baghdatis and Agassi was the highlight of this round.
In recent years, although Baghdatis has not won major championships such as the Masters or Grand Slam, his strong playing style has made him invincible in some small and medium-sized competitions, and he is also a regular in the top 8 in the Grand Slam.
The identity of the No. 8 seed is the best proof of Baghdatis's outstanding performance in recent years!
However, when Baghdatis, who felt good about himself, met Agassi, who was fighting against the odds, the situation developed a bit out of control.
When Baghdatis won the first two sets with a score of 6:4, TV commentators, fans and media reporters all believed that Agassi's career might be over!
After all, the state shown by the No. 8 seed player makes it impossible for him to lose three sets in a row!
The camera was specifically shown to Steffi Graf on the sidelines. At this time, the tennis queen was not anxious at all. Perhaps in her view, it was just normal for her husband to lose and retire. As the Golden Slam couple in the history of tennis, the couple has met each other.
There are countless great moments in the world. Even if you bid farewell to your tennis career with a loss, you will have no regrets!
After all, no one can bid farewell to their career with a US Open championship like Pete Sampras!
However, a dramatic change occurred in the third set. Agassi broke serve as soon as possible and brought the game into a familiar rhythm.
In this set, Agassi broke serve consecutively and started 3:0. Even if Baghdatis tried to catch up, he could only watch helplessly as his opponent won the game 6:3!
In the fourth set, the two sides fought fiercely until the twelfth set. In the end, Agassi became more sophisticated and won 7:5, bringing the total score to 2:2!
At this time, everyone realized that Agassi might be able to achieve a comeback, as long as he overcomes the disadvantages of declining physical strength.
The ratings of this game are soaring. Even if you are not a fan of Agassi, you are now moved by the tenacity of this 35-year-old veteran!
In the end, amid the cheers of more than 23,000 fans in the audience, Agassi seemed to have found the source of strength and suppressed Baghdatis until he was unable to resist.
Although the No. 8 seed tried his best to resist, he still couldn't break serve. Instead, he was broken by the opponent in the 12th set and lost 5:7!
In this way, Agassi announced to the world with an epic victory that veterans will never die, but will only wither away!
Gu Fei, who watched the game on the hotel TV, had to admire him. Agassi is a great athlete, and his sportsman's spirit of not giving up until the last moment is worth learning from everyone.
After a game with many climaxes, the US Open fell into a dull rhythm. The high-ranking seed players passed smoothly and entered the third round without any surprises!
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Gu Fei's opponent in the third round was the American player Spadia. Gu Fei did not show mercy because of the fans' retaliation. He quickly defeated his opponent 3:0 and successfully delivered eggs!
For three consecutive rounds, Gu Fei delivered zero eggs, which also amazed the media!
Nowadays, for Gu Fei, winning is no longer rare. Successfully delivering eggs to the opponent is the norm!
In the women's field, China Golden Flower had mixed performances. Li Na and Zheng Jie broke into the fourth round one after another. The performance of the Hua Xia Shuangshu was amazing. However, because they dispersed more energy in singles, Zheng Jie was not able to
She and her partner Yan Zi broke into the top 16 of the women's doubles, which was their worst result in a Grand Slam women's doubles event this year!
This situation has also caused extensive discussion in the Chinese media. Should Zheng Jie give up women's doubles or consider both?
This is also a common problem of the global media. They like to worry about all kinds of things for athletes, preset positions and stir up the storm!
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Gu Fei's easy win at the US Open showed that he was in good condition. As another protagonist of this year's US Open, Agassi's performance in the first two rounds was stumbling, and he relied on a little luck to break into the third round!
Agassi's opponent in the third round is Benjamin Becker from Germany. His last name is the same as Agassi's former opponent, the "German Golden Boy" Becker, but he is a low-ranking, unseeded player.
Before the game, the American media, including international tennis celebrities and professionals, believed that Agassi, who had defeated Baghdatis, was in good condition and should be able to overcome Becker.
But everyone has forgotten that Agassi is already 36 years old. After experiencing a difficult four-hour five-set battle with Baghdatis, his physical strength was close to the limit!
After the game started, in front of more than 20,000 spectators, the German Becker, who entered the main draw of the US Open for the first time, did not show any stage fright. He relied on his strong serve to save the first serve. After the two sides reached 1-1, Agassi
Leading 40-0 at the beginning of the third game, but Becker made consecutive saves.
After four break points, they still won the serve. After Agassi also saved a break point, the two tied at 2-2. After that, both sides performed very well in their own service games until the crucial twelfth game.
, Agassi made a double fault and unfortunately lost the first set 5-7.
In the second set, Agassi relied on a tie-break to win the game, narrowing the score to 1:1.
However, in the following two sets, the sequelae of Agassi's excessive physical exertion gradually became apparent. In some of his relatively easy shots, Agassi often made inexplicable mistakes, and eventually lost two sets in a row, losing the entire match!
When Becker won the twelfth game of the fourth set with an Ae, the audience came to a standstill!
Agassi's fans couldn't believe that their idol lost the game like this and said goodbye to men's tennis?
Gu Fei, who was sitting in the VIP box, looked at Agassi's slightly lonely figure and felt sad. After all, athletes all grow old.
When a football champion can no longer find the invincible feeling of victory on the court, but has to endure the powerful attacks of his opponents, there is a high probability that he will really retire!
At this time, Gu Fei really understood why Sampras retired at his peak, because the Lion King did not want to show his fragile side to the fans around the world!
Gu Fei stood up and applauded. Slowly, Gu Fei's applause was like a fuse, leading to the applause of more than 23,000 spectators at Arthur Ashe Stadium and hundreds of millions of viewers in front of the TV!
The applause is given to Becker, who reached the fourth round of the US Open main draw for the first time. This young man with the same surname as the 'German Golden Boy' has won the respect of the world today.
Of course, more applause is given to Agassi, who was born in 1970. This is an affirmation of his brilliant career and a farewell to an era!
Agassi is the only player in history to be ranked in the top ten in three different decades. In fact, from 1988 to 2005, he only failed to achieve a year-end top ten ranking in 1993 and 1997.
.Able to rank in the top ten at the end of 16 seasons, which makes him tied with Connors for the first place in history.
From Brazil in 1987 to Los Angeles in 2005, Agassi won the singles championship in 18 different years and was the only person in the Open era to achieve this feat.
This record alone is enough to show that Agassi has been representing the highest level of men's tennis for more than ten years.
Before Gu Fei appeared, Agassi was also the first athlete to win four Grand Slam championships and the Olympic men's singles tennis gold medal. In the history of tennis, only his wife Steffi Graf had the honor of a Golden Slam!
One record after another, one championship after another, were displayed on the big screen at the scene, and the videos and pictures of Agassi's matches in various periods were clearly displayed in front of the audience around the world.
From his rebellious long hair to his middle-aged bald head, Agassi's sports career is not only his personal transformation, but also shows the changes of the entire era!
The seven Grand Slam trophies won by Agassi are only half of those of his good friend Sampras, but his role in promoting tennis is no less than that of Sampras.
It is precisely because of the wonderful duels between Agassi, Sampras, Becker, Zhang Depei and others in the 1990s that tennis has become more enjoyable and watchable. With the help of increasingly developed satellite broadcast technology, the sport of tennis has been promoted.
to the whole world.
In the past, the winner of the US Open could only receive a championship bonus of tens of thousands of dollars, but now the championship bonuses of the four Grand Slams are calculated in millions of dollars. Behind these changes are the efforts of the older generation of athletes such as Agassi.
result!
Although he won the game, Becker knew in his heart that he was not the protagonist of the game, so after shaking hands with the referee and Agassi, he actively stepped aside and let Agassi give his farewell speech!
The audience at the scene and in front of the TV were very curious about what kind of farewell speech this former football champion, who had washed away his glory and was reborn in Nirvana, would say?
"Here, I want to thank my wife, because her appearance makes me feel the true meaning of life!" Agassi was full of dog food as soon as he opened his mouth. He looked at Graf affectionately and said: "Farewell to the court today.
, I will spend more time at home with my family, my dear wife!”
Agassi did not restrain himself at all from his sweet words that might give others goosebumps. He spoke affectionately in front of hundreds of millions of viewers, which actually diluted the emotion of separation.
When Agassi and Graf left the Arthur Ashe Stadium with their children in the applause of the fans, it meant the end of an era!
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