The Australian Open is on its second day, and both Zhang Guan and Sharapova will appear. In addition, Nadal, Blake, Clijsters, Ivanovic and other famous players will appear.
Sharapova's match was the first in the morning, while Zhang Guan's was the second in the morning, but the two did not compete at the same venue.
Sharapova is the No. 1 seed in the women's singles of this year's Australian Open. Her debut will be held at Rod Laver Arena, which is the largest stadium of the Australian Open and the main stadium of the Australian Open. The stadium is named after Australian Tennis Named after the famous player Rod Laver. In addition to Sharapova's match, the men's singles second seed Nadal's match will also be held here. Yesterday's match between Federer and Mauresmo was also held at Rod Laver Arena.
Playing at Rod Laver Arena is a privilege for the first and second seeds of the Australian Open. Zhang Guan and his opponent O'Roches are not even seeded players, so naturally they cannot enjoy playing at Rod Laver Arena. Game treatment. However, considering Zhang Guan's reputation, Zhang Guan's game was arranged at the Vodafone Arena.
Vodafone Stadium is the second largest competition venue in the Australian Open, second only to Rod Laver Arena. The naming rights of this stadium were purchased by Vodafone Group. However, Vodafone later lost its image due to the financial crisis and did not continue to purchase the naming rights of the stadium. Hisense will continue to take over, so the stadium will be renamed Hisense Stadium in the future.
The first game at Vodafone Stadium was the women's singles Ivanovic against the young player Kim Kuci. Jin Kuci was far inferior to Ivanovic in terms of technology and experience, so in the end Ivanovic won 6-2. He defeated Jin Jiuci in straight sets 6-0 and easily advanced to the second round.
Next, it was the turn of Zhang Guan and O-Roches.
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"I didn't expect the first game to end so quickly. Now it's my turn to play. Martha's side must have just finished the first set!" Zhang Guan picked up his backpack and walked onto the field.
"Participate in a professional tennis match for the first time and get a skill point as a reward." The system's voice suddenly sounded, giving Zhang Guan a small surprise.
"I didn't expect that there would be rewards for switching to a new project. Although there is only one skill point, mosquito meat is not bad!" Zhang Guan thought as he walked out of the athletes' tunnel exit.
"Shh..." When Zhang Guan walked out of the athletes' tunnel, the camera immediately focused on him and gave him a close-up, but there were boos from the audience in the stadium. Then when Roches came on the stage, although the audience did not give him a big cheer, at least no one was booing.
"Oh, I have really become a public enemy of the world! It seems that I rarely encounter this kind of situation! The audience was booed, which felt weird." Zhang Guan didn't take it seriously, but continued to maintain his original smile. .
In the track and field competitions that Zhang Guan participated in before, whether in Asia or Europe, as long as Zhang Guan appeared on the competition field, he would definitely be applauded by the audience, because Zhang Guan is the strongest track and field athlete in the world. The brightest star in track and field. This is like Federer's status in the tennis world. No matter what level of tennis competition it is, as long as Federer appears, he will definitely get applause and cheers.
Now, Zhang Guan has entered a new sports field. Although he is still very famous, he has never achieved any results and it is obviously impossible for him to be recognized by the audience. In addition, before the game, he qualified for the wild card game and won the championship. Zhang Guan almost became the public enemy of the Australian Open audience, so it was not surprising that he was booed by the audience after his appearance.
After introducing the players and referees from both sides, Zhang Guan and Roches began pre-match warm-up exercises. Although this is the most common warm-up, it has attracted a lot of people's attention, because Zhang Guan's strength in tennis is still unknown, so everyone hopes to estimate Zhang Guan's strength through a few warm-up balls.
Roches also had this plan in mind. He hoped to test Zhang Guan through warm-up exercises, but Zhang Guan did not give him this opportunity. Instead, he just waved the symbol of inefficiency a few times, which was considered to be the completion of the warm-up. After testing for a few beats, Roches found that Zhang Guan was not taking the move at all, so he gave up the test and signaled to the referee that he was ready for the game.
Zhang Guan had pretty good luck today. He guessed the heads and tails of the coin before the game, so he could serve first.
"The game is about to begin. This is also one of the most watched games today. Zhang Guan, the most powerful track and field player in the world, will give us his tennis debut! I don't know if Zhang Guan can surprise us again. "
"Okay, the game starts, Zhang Guan is the first to serve! I hope he can successfully complete his first serve at the Australian Open."
I saw Zhang Guan getting ready to serve, and Roaches on the opposite side also looked serious.
"Zhang Guan is about to serve. I don't have any information about Zhang Guan here. I have no idea what kind of serve he is good at. So what kind of serve will he serve next? Is it the simplest flat shot? The most popular one? A common chipping serve? Or a more controllable topspin serve? What will be his placement choice? Will it be extreme? In other words, will he fail to serve? It's really hard to say, after all, it is the first ball. When I participated in a professional competition for the first time and served for the first time, my hands were shaking..." Various thoughts kept popping up in Roches' mind.
Zhang Guan threw the ball away and then hit the tennis ball.
"The serving action is very standard. There is no chipping. It is indeed a flat serve! For such a tall athlete, the strength is generally sufficient, so the possibility of using a flat serve is definitely slightly higher. This is what my coach expected before the game. ." Roches was secretly happy. He felt that the game was completely under his control, and victory was only a matter of time.
However, the next moment, a ray of yellow light flew by, but Roches' body showed no reaction at all.
"What just flew by? Is it a ball?" Roaches felt like he was distracted.
"ACE, 15-0." The score reported by the referee instantly made Roches wake up.
"ACE ball! That thing just now was a ball!" Roaches was instantly at a loss.
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The audience at the scene was also in an uproar. Most of them did not realize what had just happened when they heard the referee shout the score of 15-0.
"Dad, what is ACE?" A young spectator in the audience asked his father. The young spectator obviously didn't understand tennis, so he was not as surprised as others.
However, his father was in a state of surprise. It was not until he heard the child's voice that he came to his senses, and then explained: "The ACE ball means that after the serve, the ball falls within the effective area, but the opponent does not touch the ball. , thus scoring directly.”
"What if the opponent touches the ball?" the little spectator asked next.
"If the opponent touches the ball, it's not called an ACE ball. If the opponent touches the ball out of bounds or off the net, you can score, but it's called a serve." The father continued to explain.
"Then why is it 15-0 instead of 1-0? Can we get 15 points all at once?" the young audience then asked.
"Tennis scores are calculated like 15, 30, and 40. When both sides score 40, it will be considered a draw. One side needs to win two goals in a row. But in the tie-break, there are only 1, 2, 3, and 4. Let's calculate the score." My father explained while looking at the electronic screen showing the ball speed on the sidelines.
"Zhang Guan's serve is so fast. I wonder what the specific number is? Oh my God, the serve is 208 kilometers per hour!"
Chapter 3 has been delivered. The monthly ticket price has increased a lot in the past two days. Thank you everyone! Tomorrow, Monday, I have to go to work again, and I will resume the normal update time, one chapter in the morning and one in the afternoon.
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