All-round Athlete

Chapter 312 Ranking Tenth in the World

Although the Australian Open game is over, Zhang Guan did not leave Melbourne immediately. He still has some follow-up matters to do, such as holding a special press conference, accepting exclusive interviews from some media, and participating in the official post-match promotion of the Australian Open. In addition, the sponsor Qiya also prepared a brand promotion event that required Zhang Guan to participate.

The next morning, Zhang Guan held a special press conference, and then he hurried to a university in Melbourne to attend the unveiling ceremony of a Confucius Institute. In addition to Zhang Guan, Sister Na also participated in the ceremony.

"Zhang Guan, I haven't had time to congratulate you, our country's first singles Grand Slam champion, you will have a treat when you go back!" Sister Na said with a smile.

"Why wait to go back, you can also invite me here!" Zhang Guan also responded with a smile.

"Here? It's too late. I have booked a plane for tomorrow night. As you know, the center's funds are relatively tight, and the other team members have already gone back. If I didn't make it to the top 16, I'm afraid I would have gone back a long time ago. Sister Na changed her voice, and then said: "When you return to China this time, you will definitely receive various commendations, and you will definitely be interviewed by the leaders of the Tennis Association. Why don't you do me a favor."

Zhang Guan knew that Sister Na had a straight-forward personality, so he said, "Sister Na just speak directly, you're welcome."

"I want you to help us mention the matter of 'solo flight'." Sister Na said.

"So that's the matter." Zhang Guan immediately nodded and agreed, "No problem! But next year will be the Olympic Games. If you Jinhua really want to fly solo, I'm afraid it will be after the Olympic Games!"

"If this thing can really happen after the Olympics, then I will be thankful! I have been waiting for so many years, and it will not be too late!" Sister Na continued: "You are not trained in the tennis system. Yes, there are some things you definitely don’t know. At the Asian Games in Busan in 2002, our tennis events were completely defeated, and many problems were exposed at that time. At that time, Japan, South Korea, and even Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, tennis had already become professional Now, and we're still working behind closed doors, I remember at the time I couldn't play 10 tournaments a year on my budget."

"Only 10 tournaments, so few?" Zhang Guan frowned, 10 tournaments are really pitifully few in terms of tennis events. For example, athletes at the level of Federer or Nadal participate in about 15 to 20 competitions a year, which is a relatively normal number, while "model worker" Davydenko can play more than 30 competitions a year.

Sister Na went on to say: "At that time, I retired in a fit of anger. You also know that tennis is a highly professional sport. If you want to improve your level, you can only participate in more competitions, but the current management model , We can’t participate in a few games a year, so how can we improve our level.”

Zhang Guan nodded and said yes, professional tennis is a sport that burns a lot of money, flying around the world to play matches, the transportation costs alone are a lot of money.

"By the way, your situation is different from ours. Do you want to hand over the bonus this time?" Sister Na asked after changing her voice.

Zhang Guan thought for a while and said, "I'm still going to hand it in. Although I'm not an athlete trained in the system, I still have to make a contribution to the development of tennis."

"Then you may have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars." Sister Na went on to say, "We have to pay 65%. 30% is for the Sports Development Fund of the Tennis Association; 10% is for the China National Trust Sports Foundation 25% is for the coaches. Speaking of this, I make more money, and my coach is you Jiang Ge, and the fat will not flow to outsiders!"

"That's quite a lot! If you fly solo in the future, you will definitely lose money if you pay so much." Zhang Guan said with a smile.

"It would be the best if you can not pay!" Sister Na continued as if venting her anger: "But if I can really fly solo, I can accept about 10% of the annual payment."

Zhang Guan thought about it carefully. In the future, after Golden Flower goes solo, the bonus will be handed in at a rate of 8%, but the income from commercial development, that is, the income from advertising endorsements, will be handed in at a rate of 12%.

"With Sister Na's future worth, a few million bonuses are nothing, but the hundreds of millions of advertising endorsements every year are the big ones. 8% of millions and 12% of hundreds of millions are incomparable. With this calculation, tennis The center is smart enough." Zhang Guan thought with a smile.

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Also on this day, the ATP officially announced the new world rankings. The top two are still Federer and Nadal, Roddick has risen to third place with his outstanding performance at the Australian Open, and Davydenko has dropped to fourth. After Blake, Robredo, Gonzalez, Ljubicic and Ancic, Zhang Guan ranked tenth with 2000 points.

At the same time, the three major clubs also commented on the final of the Australian Open.

Reuters: Zhang Guan defeated the defending champion Federer with an excellent bid and won his first Grand Slam bonus. The score of the game was 6-4, 7-6, 6-3. It is worth mentioning that Zhang Guan He did not drop a set in this Australian Open, and he became the first player to win a Grand Slam title without dropping a set since the French Open in 1980. At the same time, Zhang Guan also ranked tenth in the ATP world ranking with the 2000 points of the Australian Open championship. He is also the first tennis player in the world to enter the top ten in the world for the first time.

Agence France-Presse: The invincible Swiss did not complete the reversal after losing the first set. It is a pity that he lost his third Australian Open championship and failed to tie Bill Tiden's ten Grand Slams The record of consecutive championships is still five trophies away from the world champion Pete Sampras. However, Federer tied Crawford's record of seven consecutive Grand Slam finals. Federer's current Grand Slam final score is 9 wins and 2 losses. Except for last year's French Open final loss to Nadal, this is his Lost in the final of a Grand Slam for the second time. And Federer's opponent Zhang Guan also became the fourth player in history to win a Grand Slam without losing a set. The last time was Bjorn Borg in the 1980 French Open. To accomplish such a feat at the Australian Open dates back to Roswell 36 years ago.

Associated Press: Zhang Guan won his first Grand Slam trophy without losing a set. He defeated the king of the ball Federer 3-0 in the final, which ended Federer's three consecutive Grand Slam titles . Zhang Guan also became the first Asian Grand Slam champion, and the world's tenth ranking will also refresh the highest ranking of Asian men's players. Zhang Guan will set a new benchmark for Asian men's tennis. At the same time, a U.S. Open champion also marks Zhang Guan's successful transformation from track and field to tennis. He can achieve the top achievements in two different major events, which also means that Zhang Guan has become a real player. In the sense of "cross-border" athletes.

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