"...What did you just say?" After some courtesy, Hu Litao signaled Zhan Jun to speak first.
Zhan Jun did not refuse, and said with a hint of regret, "Nadal is definitely absent due to a wrist injury."
From the standpoint of fans and neutral commentators, we always see wonderful duels. It is undoubtedly regrettable that Nadal, one of the "Big Four", regretted withdrawing from the US Open due to a wrist injury.
Moreover, for the past ten years, tennis fans have witnessed the long confrontation between the two greatest rivals in history, "Federer VS Nadal". Every time there is a duel between them, the audience will scream and cheer. This is
Djokovic and Murray are also out of reach.
But it is very, very regrettable that these two opponents, who have continued to set historical records for the number of times they have played against each other, have played against each other countless times on different occasions, but they have never met at the US Open. This has always been a great pity for the entire professional tennis world.
Every year before the opening of the US Open, fans are looking forward to the "Fena Showdown", but every year they end up disappointed.
Hu Litao can completely understand Zhan Jun's thoughts, "If you want to see Feiner fight, you can only look forward to next year."
Zhan Jun sighed regretfully, "First it's Sister Na, and then Natto. Injuries are really a stumbling block. I just hope their injuries don't have too big an impact, and we can see them back on the court playing singles again soon."
Style."
Hu Litao nodded in agreement.
Zhan Jun immediately calmed down and changed the subject, "What did you want to say just now?"
Hu Litao said "Oh" and came to his senses, "I said, the US Open wild card list has come out, and there is a Chinese in it."
"Huh?" Zhan Jun was very surprised, very, very surprised.
The influence of the four Grand Slams is deeply rooted in the entire professional tennis world. Even behind the issuance of wild cards, we can see the confrontation and cooperation between different organizations.
To give a simple example, in order to develop the Asia-Pacific market, the Australian Open has cooperated very closely with China, and even once held a separate wild card tournament in China.
The French Open and the US Open are deeply rooted in local professional tennis. They tend to tap young players from their own countries, but in addition, they also cooperate with each other. For example, the French Open gave the USTA a wild card, and the US Open also gave
The French Tennis Association has a wild card. As for the decision on which wild card to choose, it is up to the other tennis federation to negotiate internally.
Wimbledon, which has always been proud and dignified, has gradually begun to cooperate with the other three Grand Slams in recent years. After all, if you want to expand the influence of the event and cultivate young players from your own country, you will definitely not be able to do it behind closed doors.
Of course, in addition to this, wild cards may also be awarded to famous players who have returned from injury, teenagers who have performed well in other events, young players sponsored by the official sponsors of the event, etc.
It is precisely because of this that Grand Slam wild card seats are often not announced all at once. Instead, they are announced before the end of the last round of qualifying, and then the qualifying players and wild card players are mixed in.
Draw lots together and fill in the main match list that was drawn a week ago.
For Chinese players, female players have already made a name for themselves, and it is often easier to apply for wild cards; while male players always work hard out of sight. Even in the relatively close Australian Open, it may not be easy, let alone those on the other side of the Pacific.
The US Open.
The US Open has not announced the wild card list this year, and the complete list was not announced until the second round of qualifying.
Zhan Jun did not hide his surprise at all, "A female player?"
Hu Litao's expression was also a little strange, "Male player."
Zhan Jun:......
Hu Litao:......
Does the sun come out from the west?
Zhan Jun thought about the names of men's players in his mind, but the young players who met the criteria were Zhang Ze and Wu Di. If the world rankings were any lower, there would be no point in playing with wild cards. It is very likely that
It's just a round trip, a waste of wild cards; however, both of them participated in the qualifying round, so who is it?
Could it be that he is a rich second generation or an illegitimate child?
"The name is Gao Wen, and I'm not sure which one is higher and which one is Wen. The official information only has English information, and it says that this year's NCAA national champion only gets a wild card." Hu Litao further explained.
To be honest, in recent years, due to the overall rise of Li Na and the Chinese Women's Corps, tennis has become more and more popular in China. Zhan Jun is even known as an encyclopedia. He knows the tennis world in the past twenty years well and has an endless supply of all information.
presented to the audience.
But, the NCAA?
Although he specializes in the arts, Zhan Jun must admit that he doesn't pay any attention to the NCAA.
For now, China's only understanding of the NCAA should come from the NBA. After all, the rookies in the draft every year come from the NCAA, but its understanding of other projects is very limited.
"Gawain Gawain Gawain..."
Zhan Jun chewed it carefully and felt that the name was somewhat familiar. Then he suddenly patted his thigh, startling both Hu Litao and the driver who was driving.
"Ah! That challenge champion? Is he Chinese? I always thought it was just an Asian player with a similar pronunciation."
Hu Litao was confused, "Brother Jun, have you heard of him?"
Zhan Jun thought for a while, "Not sure, but there was a news article on the ATP official website last month, saying that two players worked hand in hand to create history in Europe and North America respectively, winning fifteen consecutive challenges and winning three championships in a row.
"
Hu Litao's mouth can swallow a duck egg.
Zhan Jun shook his head, "I just glanced at it and saw the name, but the ATP official website didn't say much, so I didn't think of it and thought it was an Asian player."
If it is just the Challenge Tournament champion, there really is nothing to write home about. According to statistics from the ATP official website, the player with the most Challenge Tournament wins and the most championships is the same player, Lu Yanxun, from Baodao Province in China.
From the perspective of creating history, Gao Wen is really far behind, and all his historical records need to be preceded by the prefix "Chinese Continent".
It is precisely because of this that ATP did not say it alone, and Zhan Jun didn't take it to heart. He just glanced at it when browsing the news.
But he didn't expect that when he heard this name from Hu Litao's mouth again, he actually jumped out of the crack in the stone and killed everyone by surprise.
No matter how I thought about it, it still felt ridiculous, so Zhan Jun asked additionally, "Have you confirmed your nationality?"
How could they not notice it at all? This is outrageous.
Hu Litao nodded matter-of-factly, "How could I misread the five-star red flag? Moreover, I was shocked just because I saw the national flag. Otherwise, I would have ignored it when I saw a bunch of English. Unless I was preparing competition materials, how could it be possible?"
We will care about who the wild card is from the beginning."
After saying that, Hu Litao still couldn't believe it, "Brother Jun, wait, you said there are three challenge champions?"
The ATP official website may not realize what this means, but after the two professional commentators pieced together the complete news, shock and consternation swept through.
Isn't this too awesome?
Zhan Jun and Hu Litao exchanged glances, and both of them realized: This is big news!