All-round Athlete

Chapter 418 Olympic Tennis Opening Match

On August 9th, the Olympic Games officially started, and on this day, there was no competition by Zhang Guan.

The track and field event will not start until a few days later, so Zhang Guan will first appear in the tennis match on August 10, which is also the opening match of the Olympic tennis event.

"The first round of tennis men's singles is scheduled to be held on August 10th and August 11th. We know that we will also participate in basketball and track and field competitions, so we specially arranged your first round of tennis in August. The first match on the 10th is also the opening match of the Olympic tennis match. In this way, you can have a day off on August 11th." Director Liu on the phone continued, "We will try our best to take care of you in the schedule of the upcoming matches. The time, the Olympic Games is our home stadium, and the host is also our own, so the game time is also up to us.”

"Thank you Director Liu for your trouble." Zhang Guan said politely.

"Where, these are what we should do, but you, don't have too much pressure during the game, just play normally. By the way, I still have something to tell you about the opening game of tennis. Your opponent in the first round was Lu Yanxun, you must know him, right?" Director Liu asked.

"I know, he is a Taiwanese player. Although I haven't played against him or communicated with him, I still know him when we meet." Zhang Guan said.

Director Liu said: "In the opening game of tennis, it is very meaningful for you to play against Lu Yanxun. After all, it is the Olympic Games, a grand event rarely seen in decades, and it is a grand event for all of us Chinese, so It must also reflect that the compatriots on both sides of the strait are a family, with a common blood, a common culture, a common connection, and a common vision. It must be shown that what flows in our blood is the blood of the Chinese nation. They are all the soul of the Chinese nation. That's why we arranged such a tennis opening match. You should understand, right?"

"After you said that, I understood. It turned out that you were showing kindness to the other side. I thought you wanted me to kill Lu Yanxun in the first round!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.

"Of course you have to kill Lu Yanxun, otherwise how would you advance to the next level, but killing Lu Yanxu must also reflect our sincerity and friendliness." Director Liu said.

"Uh, sincerity and friendliness? How do you show it? Director Liu, please don't go around in circles, just say it directly!" Zhang Guan said.

"What we mean is that during the competition, you'd better give way to them. After all, you are a compatriot from Taiwan. It's not easy to come to the Olympics. Give them face and don't let them lose too badly..." Director Liu Said with some embarrassment.

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At the same time, in the Olympic Village, the leader of the Taipei tennis team was in Lu Yanxun's room.

"Your opponent in the first round turned out to be Zhang Guan. This is good news for us. Although Zhang Guan's world ranking is still very high, he has not played tennis for eight months! One Athletes who have not played for eight months, how much strength do they have left now? I am afraid that their skills are already rusty." The team leader clenched his fists and said excitedly.

"But Zhang Guan is a Grand Slam champion after all, and it took only one year to win the Grand Slam last year, so he must be stronger than me!" Lu Yanxun said.

"How can you uplift others' prestige and destroy your own ambition! Zhang Guan has indeed achieved good results, but that only represents the past. Another point you should notice is that Zhang Guan only focuses on tennis in Grand Slam competitions. A goal, and in the current Olympic Games, besides tennis, he also has to participate in several track and field competitions. I heard that he also plays basketball. It is impossible for an athlete to take care of so many sports at the same time. Project." The team leader is still full of confidence.

Lu Yanxun shook his head helplessly. This team leader is obviously too naive. The so-called skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The world's top players like Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic are all in Zhang Guan's hands. If he couldn't win the next game, how could he beat Zhang Guan?

The team leader seemed to see Lu Yanxun's lack of confidence, and he continued, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. As long as you defeat Zhang Guan, you will be our hero in Taiwan. The meaning behind this is no less than A gold medal! And we want to tell those bumpkins in the mainland that Taiwan is far more advanced than them in tennis!"

Lu Yanxun sighed helplessly, all "Taiwanese heroes" are false, and the leader's last sentence was his real intention. Although the Olympics does not involve politics, the Olympics can also be seen as another stage for wrestling.

In recent years, the mainland's economy has developed rapidly, while Taiwan's economy has stagnated. Taiwan has been surpassed by the mainland. The original poor relatives have become rich overnight. Many Taiwanese will inevitably have a sour feeling in their hearts. That's the case with this team leader, especially when he found out that the big cities in the mainland are more developed than Taipei, the jealousy in his heart became stronger and stronger. But in his heart, he was unwilling to admit the rise of the mainland, so he hoped to defeat Zhang Guan, a benchmark figure in the mainland sports world, on the stage of the Olympics, and at the same time find a psychological comfort for himself.

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On August 10th, at 10:30 in the morning, in the main court of the National Tennis Center, the opening game of Olympic tennis officially began.

Zhang Guan is playing at home, so of course he is very popular, and Lu Yanxun, as a player from Taiwan, also received a lot of applause and cheers.

"Friends in the audience, the opening match of the men's singles in the Olympic tennis event will start soon. Zhang Guan will face Lu Yanxun. Lu Yanxun's world ranking is not high, but since last year's year-end Masters, Zhang Guan has had eight months I haven't participated in the tennis match anymore, so I don't know how Zhang Guan is doing now, so Lu Yanxun can be regarded as a touchstone! Okay, the players on both sides are ready, the match is about to start, and Lu Yanxun will serve first!" The commentator stopped talking , Prepare to enjoy the game quietly.

On the first ball, Lu Yanxun used his serve to go to the net and took the lead to score points; then Lu Yanxun scored with a serve, and the score was already 30-0; immediately after the third ball, after nearly 10 shots of stalemate between the two, Lu Yanxun used his forehand to score again. Got one and the score was already 40-0. Lu Yanxun has already won the game point of the first game.

Zhang Guan then used a backhand to get back a goal and the score became 40-15. Immediately afterwards, Lu Yanxun sent an ACE ball and won the first game first.

On the sidelines, the Taiwan team leader began to applaud excitedly, as if the victory was already in sight.

"I won the first game so easily. As I said earlier, Zhang Guan has not participated in the competition for more than eight months. The original good competitive state has long since disappeared! Now Zhang Guan is no longer the full-fledged player he once was. Contestant, Lu Yanxun will definitely win today! Let this group of bumpkins in the mainland know how good we are! Lu Lu Yanxun, make persistent efforts and break the game!"

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On the other side, Zhang Guan took a sip of water, then looked at the scoreboard.

"Well, we've already conceded a round. We're all Chinese, so we're worthy of our compatriots on the other side. It's time to play seriously."

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