No, "Smog City" is already a stereotype of London in the last century. It has long been a thing of the past. Now London has successfully got rid of the trouble of industrial smoke and dust.
However, winter in London is still gray.
The drizzle enveloped the city like smoke, and large areas of gray spread across the field of vision. Even the red phone booths and red double-decker buses were covered with a layer of misty light gray, and the whole world was filled with mist.
There was a lingering dampness and coldness, as if the sound of water could be heard in one's bones.
call……
The revolving door in the hotel lobby was pushed open, and a gust of wind surged in, mixed with water vapor and staggered into the warm air indoors. Inadvertently, you could see passers-by outside the door pulling up their windbreakers and hurriedly walking, wet by the rain.
It is also difficult to tell whether the trench coat is blue or black.
But in a blink of an eye, the revolving door continued to move forward, blocking out the violent storm again, and the hotel lobby regained its tranquility, covered with a light layer of lemon yellow.
Because of the rough waves outdoors, people can't help but crave the calm indoors even more.
Looking around, you can see the surging crowd gathered in twos and threes in the hotel lobby. With a simple sweep, you can see at least thirty people. This is in sharp contrast to the scattered crowds on the street, so that people who just came in
His steps couldn't help but pause for a moment.
This figure is carrying a large tennis equipment bag and is wearing simple casual sportswear. He wears a dark blue T-shirt directly with the hat on. His facial features cannot be clearly seen, but he can vaguely feel a sense of warmth from his slender and strong body.
A sense of oppression on a visual level.
He didn't stop for too long. He paused for a moment and walked towards the front desk of the hotel. He waited patiently in line for a while before it was his turn.
"Room 1414, high."
"Yes, I have twelve rackets that need to be stringed. Could you please make an appointment for me and can I pick them up before eight o'clock tomorrow morning?"
Professional players' rackets and strings need to be replaced every day.
Because the racket string has a poundage, simply put, it is an elastic arc, forming a trampoline effect.
The higher the poundage, the smaller the deformation of the wire bed, the smaller the force generated, and the stronger the control.
The lower the poundage, the greater the change in the line bed shape, the greater the force generated, and the weaker the control force.
At the same time, if the racket string is pulled tighter, the internal molecular structure will change faster and the performance will be worse, which means that the racket string will break faster. During training and competition, the frequency of racket replacement will naturally increase.
Some players like the poundage to be higher, and some players prefer the poundage to be lower, which has an impact on the control and adjustment of the hitting feel.
Strictly speaking, not only are adjustments made based on the player's personal style and preferences, but even the same player himself will adjust the string weight in different venues——
For example, the poundage of clay courts needs to be reduced because tennis balls will be stained with red clay and become heavier; moreover, clay courts have slower ball speeds and more rounds, so lowering the poundage can increase the power of the ball.
At the same time, at different stages of his career, players may adjust the poundage of the string according to their physical condition and playing style. The most important thing is that with the decline of physical function, players may reduce the poundage of the string, on the one hand, to maintain the ball hitting
Strength, on the other hand, reduces physical damage.
The most famous one is Federer, who not only adjusted the poundage of the racket string, but also adjusted the size of the racket surface.
Overall, the average poundage of the string in men's professional tennis is 54, and the distribution range ranges from 40 to 62:
Federer's weight is 48 pounds on the vertical line and 45 pounds on the horizontal line, Raonic is 44 pounds on the vertical line and 46 pounds on the horizontal line, Kei Nishikori is 49 pounds on the vertical line and 51 pounds on the horizontal line, and so on.
Among them, it is very, very worth mentioning that the new generation American player Jack Sock has a racket weight of 40 pounds, which is very rare among all male and female players. For reference, he adjusts his racket because of his weak strength.
Radwanska's string weight is 51 pounds.
It can be seen from here that the poundage of the shooting line is crucial to professional players.
Naturally, the poundage of a racket may change if the number of hits is slightly more. Therefore, in the game, generally speaking, professional players will change their rackets when changing to a new set of balls——
According to the tennis rules, in order to ensure the elasticity of the tennis balls, a new set of balls needs to be replaced every nine rounds; and at the beginning of the game, because the first set of tennis balls has gone through the practice session, the first set of balls will be replaced after seven rounds.
This is the same as badminton and even table tennis.
Because of this, every player often needs to carry multiple rackets when he plays a game, ranging from five to eight or nine rackets. Moreover, when the game is in progress, players will also entrust caddies with them.
Return your used racket to the players' lounge and have it re-strung on site.
Stringing a racket is a technical job.
Both ATP and WTA have officially registered stringers, who are required for every event just like medical teams, massage teams, etc. They will be responsible for helping players string their rackets.
Objectively speaking, every stringer has a slightly different feel. For players who require a delicate feel, these details are more sensitive. Therefore, generally speaking, every player has a familiar stringer in different events.
This stringer is then responsible for stringing his own racket.
At this time, Gao Wen, who had just finished training to adapt to the court, was making an appointment to re-string his racket——
The year-end finals are slightly different after all.
First of all, there is only one venue, the O2 Arena, where all the games between the eight players will be played for a whole week.
As you can imagine, adapting to the venue's schedule is even more troublesome.
Secondly, there are eight players participating, and everything needs to revolve around the eight players. As a substitute, Gao Wen may not be able to play at all. It is not surprising that there is no priority in the arrangement of relevant situations.
But having no priority does not mean that it cannot be arranged. Even if you are a substitute, all the things that should be arranged will still be arranged.
Just like today.
The eight players participating in the year-end finals put on suits and went to take promotional photos to promote the upcoming Huashan Sword Forum.
As a result, the O2 Arena was temporarily cleared, so Gao Wen got valuable time to adapt to the venue.
In addition, in order to ensure that the racket stringing time will not delay the eight participating players, Gao Wen also needs to make an appointment in advance, instead of suddenly requesting stringing at any time, or to string it again when needed, to ensure that his
Put the plan there to avoid disrupting other players' plans.
Everything can be arranged, it just takes a little more effort.
"Of course, no problem. It's my honor to serve you, Mr. Gao."
The attitude of the hotel front desk staff is very kind. The Gao Wen in front of him is not as wanton and arrogant as a spring breeze, and his smile is always likeable.
"Also, the massage treatment that Mr. Pelt has booked for you..."
Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by an enthusiastic voice, "Gawain! You are here too, wow, I can't believe the weather..."