All-round Athlete

Chapter 238 Destroy Zhang Guan in 30 minutes?

On January 15, the 2007 Australian Open officially began.

On the first day of the game, many big names appeared. In the men's event, Federer, Roddick, Djokovic, Safin, etc. all defeated their opponents. The only one who can be called a big upset is the No. 4 seed Croatia star Ljubicic actually lost to American player Fish. Although Fish once entered the top 20 in the world, in recent years, due to wrist injuries, he could only win in some low-level tournaments. The total score, easily killed the world's fourth-ranked Ljubicic, advanced to the second round.

In the women's event, Mauresmo, Serena Williams, Kuznetsova, Petrova, Dementieva, and Jankovic also defeated their opponents.

The match between Zhang Guan and Sharapova was scheduled for the second day, so they did not appear on the first day of the Australian Open.

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"Your opponent in the next game is O-Roches." After Coach Joyce finished speaking, he carefully looked at Zhang Guan's reaction, and then breathed a little helplessly, and then said: "It seems that you have no I've heard of this player."

Zhang Guan answered honestly: "I really don't know him. You know, I don't know many tennis players, and they are all well-known players like Federer and Nadal."

"Roches is actually a well-known player. He is the number one player in Belgian tennis. He won the French Open men's doubles championship in 2004." Coach Joyce introduced.

"The men's doubles champion of the French Open! He should be very capable, but this time he is not a seeded player. What is his world ranking?" Zhang Guan asked immediately.

"Roches's highest ranking in the world is No. 24, but now he is no more than No. 50, so he is not a seeded player." Coach Joyce continued: "Roches' registered height in ATP is 168 cm, but his actual height is only 165 cm, it can be said that he is the shortest among the active ATP tennis professionals."

"Oh!" Zhang Guan immediately relaxed a lot. From Zhang Guan's point of view, in the sport of tennis, a height of 165 centimeters must be at a disadvantage in the game. What's more, Zhang Guan's height exceeds 190 centimeters. Big, Zhang Guan felt that his advantage was even greater.

However, Coach Joyce said next: "The European media nicknamed Roches the 'Giant Killer'."

"What? Such an arrogant nickname!" Zhang Guan's eyes widened.

"Arrogance? It's nothing compared to you. You even dare to call the Australian Open champion! You're ashamed to call him arrogant. Roches also won the doubles championship at Wimbledon." Sharapova interjected from the side.

Zhang Guan smiled awkwardly and motioned for Coach Joyce to continue the explanation, so Joyce continued to introduce: "Don't underestimate Roches. Although he is only 165 cm tall, his skills are very good. If he was taller, with his skills, he would definitely be more than what he is now."

"Then what are the characteristics of Roches?" Zhang Guan asked seriously.

"Simply put, the characteristics of Roches are stalemate and stability. Roches moves quickly and plays very tenaciously. His stalemate ability is very strong, and he is very stable in receiving and returning the ball. Sometimes even When given a chance, he will not take the initiative to attack, but will continue to hold off with his opponent. Therefore, his style of play is very difficult. For those players who rely on serving and have poor stalemate ability, Roches The style of play is able to restrain them; at the same time, for some players who are unstable on the spot, they are easily defeated by Roches." Joyce said.

"Then how should we play the game? How should I target him?" Zhang Guan asked.

"Actually, I think you have an absolute advantage now, because you have never participated in a tennis match, so no one knows your characteristics and style of play, so they can't target you. Roches doesn't know you, so I suggest that you choose to use the method of quick battle and quick decision first, play a little more proactively, and catch Roches by surprise. If you can't win by quick battle, then you must have a stalemate with Roches. I think with your current strength , even if it is a stalemate, Roches is not your opponent." Coach Joyce stretched out a finger, and then said: "In the game, the most important thing you need to pay attention to is stable performance, your strength is stronger than Roches , as long as you play steadily, victory will definitely belong to you!"

At this time, Sharapova came from the side, brought a glass of juice to Coach Joyce, and at the same time said to Zhang Guan: "During the game, you have to be more serious. Don't let your guard down because you think he is short. , Such short players often have a lot of experience playing against tall players, because their opponents are always taller than them, so they are very difficult to deal with, just like Haining! Enen, he is also a Belgian!"

When Sharapova said this, there was obviously a childish sense of vindictiveness in her tone. Belgian tennis queen Haining is only 167 centimeters tall, and she is considered short among female athletes, but she has repeatedly made Sharapova suffer. For example, Haining eliminated Sharapova in last year's Australian Open.

Coach Joyce moistened his mouth with fruit juice, and then said: "Zhang Guan, except for me and Martha, I don't think anyone knows how powerful you are. I think tomorrow's game will definitely give everyone A big surprise for the world! When the time comes, the entire Australian Open will be shocked by you!"

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O-Roches looked at the match list with a smug smile on his face.

"I really won the first prize. I didn't expect my opponent in the first round to be Zhang Guan! I heard that it should be Guccioni. If it is Guccioni, I'm afraid I will have to work hard. I don't like to compete. It's the men's doubles player! But Zhang Guan's words...hahaha!" Roches couldn't help laughing happily.

"A person who has never played a professional game, a person who has obtained the ATP professional tennis player certificate through charity performances, a person who has obtained a wild card through sponsorship, and more importantly, he is a track and field athlete at all. What's the difference between this and the first-round bye!"

"No, there is still a difference! It's Zhang Guan's first time participating in a tennis match. It will definitely attract the attention of the whole world, and maybe it will be a global live broadcast! If I beat Zhang Guan in the match, I will definitely become tomorrow's tennis player. Headlines!"

Roches suddenly felt that happiness came so suddenly. For an athlete who is not even a seed player, he can get a lot of media exposure while abusing food. This is really a big prize!

At this moment, Roches' cell phone rang, and it was his agent calling.

Roches picked up the phone and said, "Tom, what's the matter?"

"It's about tomorrow's game. I just received a call from the sponsor. They hope that your match against Zhang Guan will not end so soon, and it will take as long as possible. It is best for the whole game to exceed three hours. For this reason, they have provided you with a bonus of 100,000 US dollars, as long as you can delay the time for more than three hours, the 100,000 US dollars will be yours. You should understand what this means!" The agent said.

"I understand, the sponsor wants to increase the exposure rate!" Roches then joked, "But it's really difficult for three hours! I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, I'll blow up Zhang Guan in thirty minutes! Haha Haha... But don't worry, if that's the case, I will definitely secretly release the water and deliberately lose a few rounds to him!"

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