All-round Athlete

Chapter 353 French Open Champion

In the stands, many of Nadal's supporters closed their eyes in pain. They knew that Nadal was about to lose the whole game, and his trip to the French Open's three consecutive championships was coming to an end.

Nadal is still working hard, he doesn't want to give up, even though he knows that the current persistence is futile, but he is still persistently running on the court.

A wide-ranging transfer, Nadal ran from the left side of the court to the right side, and then ran from the right side to the left side, but this time, he watched the ball get farther and farther away from him, and he stretched out the racket violently , but still haven't touched the tennis ball.

The tennis ball bounced near the sideline and then flew out of bounds. Nadal was lying on the ground with his head in his hands in pain. The moment he missed the ball, he had already lost.

A second later, there was still intense applause in the auditorium. This applause included congratulations to Zhang Guan, comfort to Nadal, and thanks to the two. They congratulated Zhang Guan on winning the French Open, comforted Nadal not to be depressed because of the loss, and thanked the two players for bringing a wonderful game to the audience.

"Zhang Guan won! Unbelievable, the winner of this game turned out to be Zhang Guan. He ended Nadal's 20 consecutive victories at the French Open, and Nadal did not achieve the three consecutive French Opens! The score of this game It was 3-0, but it was definitely not a one-sided crushing game. The players on both sides played very hard, and Nadal fought until the last minute! I feel sorry for Nadal, but the result is doomed, so Let us congratulate Zhang Guan for winning the French Open in 2007!" The commentator shouted loudly.

Amid the applause, Nadal got up from the ground. He looked at the final score again and confirmed that he had indeed lost the game. He stepped forward, shook hands with Zhang Guan, and congratulated him.

"Zhang, congratulations!" Nadal held Zhang Guan's hand across the net.

"Thank you, Rafael, you are also great. Today's game is the most difficult tennis game I have ever experienced." Zhang Guan paused, and said sincerely: "I'm very sorry that I didn't let you in the French Open. Completing the hat trick!"

"There will always be some regrets in life, just come back next year." Nadal showed an open-mindedness that did not match his age, and then asked: "I have a question, I really can't help but want to ask You, you've been running for so long, aren't you tired?"

"Don't forget that I am a track and field athlete. And I won the middle-distance running champion in the Asian Games." Zhang Guan said with a smile.

"So it is!" Nadal felt that this was a reasonable explanation and temporarily accepted the answer.

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"Congratulations to Zhang Guan for winning the French Open. He once again stood on the podium of the Grand Slam champion!" The commentator of CCTV was much calmer at this time.

At this time, the director's voice sounded from the narrator's earphones: "Tell me about the awards ceremony, don't forget to mention the raising of the national flag, and let the audience not go away!"

Only then did the narrator realize that it was already early morning, and tomorrow would be Monday again. Many audience members were probably going to rest. So he said: "The next thing that will be held is the awards ceremony. Different from other Grand Slam tournaments, the awards ceremony of the French Open has a link of raising the national flag and playing the national anthem, which is unique to the French Open. So the coming soon The award ceremony will be the first time that our national flag flies in Roland-Garros, where the French Open is held, and our national anthem will also be played in Roland-Garros for the first time!"

"Tennis also has the national flag raised and the national anthem played!" At this moment, many domestic audiences who were about to turn off the TV and go to rest put down the remote control and sat back on the sofa again.

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Zhang Guan raised the musketeer cup, the highest honor in the men's singles at the French Open, above his head, and countless cameras were aimed at him, recording this historical moment.

Afterwards, Zhang Guan was looking forward to raising the national flag and playing the national anthem. This link often occurs in track and field competitions, but Zhang Guan, who has not participated in track and field competitions for more than half a year, feels a long-lost pleasure and excitement.

Then came the players' speeches, and the microphone was first handed over to the runner-up Nadal.

"Although it is a bit sad that I didn't win the final victory, I did my best in the game. Zhang Guan is an excellent player, and he really played very well today. I am proud of having such an opponent. I will still play next year's game." I will come back again, and I will try my best to win this game that I love very much." Nadal's speech seemed formulaic, but he still couldn't hide his disappointment.

The microphone was handed over to Zhang Guan. Before Zhang Guan could speak, there were cheers and applause from the scene.

"Thank you. Thank you Rafael (Nadal). You are a great player. It is an honor to play against you. I am very happy to win the championship. I thank the fans at the scene for their encouragement and thank my supporters." Zhang Guan's speeches seem to be more formulaic than Nadal's.

I only heard Zhang Guan continue to say: "I won the French Open. I have already won two Grand Slam titles. I am only two titles away from the Grand Slam! Wimbledon at the end of this month, and the U.S. at the end of August." net, I think I have a chance to win a Grand Slam this year!"

"Wow wow wow..." The audience immediately heard a burst of exclamation.

"What did Zhang Guan say? He wants to win the Grand Slam?"

"My God, did I hear it wrong? Is this Zhang Guan's declaration of victory? Grand Slam? This is crazy!"

"Zhang Guan wants to win the Grand Slam this year? How is this possible! Federer hasn't won the Grand Slam yet! Is he going to win the Grand Slam before Federer?"

"Hey, this joke is too cold to be funny!"

The surrounding audience seemed to be booing on purpose, and the chaotic voices filled the audience. Some people even took this as a joke and burst into laughter.

Nadal was a little surprised. It was the first time he saw someone claiming to win a grand slam at the awards ceremony, and the reaction on the spot was not so positive. He secretly looked at Zhang Guan, but found that Zhang Guan did not There was no embarrassment at all, but there was still a gentlemanly smile on his face.

Nadal could feel the confidence emanating from Zhang Guan.

"Zhang Guan has beaten Roger (Federer) twice and me once this year. If neither of us can stop him, maybe he can really win the Grand Slam this year."

I would like to report to you that there is a sports power list in the starting point fan festival this month, and the time is in the second half of this month. I am going to pass the test and prepare for this battle power list, so I have to collect manuscripts in the last ten days. The update plan has been adjusted these days, two chapters per day on weekdays and three chapters on weekends. Don't be too small, everyone. The manuscripts that have been saved will be sent out together on the day of the competitive combat power list. There should be more than a dozen chapters. The total number of updates this month is quite a lot. I also hope that you will support me a lot on that day. Thanks.