On the second match day of the Australian Open, there were no upsets. The higher-ranked seeded players defeated their opponents one after another. This was as everyone expected before the match.
The only thing that no one expected was that Zhang Guan actually won!
Zhang Guan defeated Roches with a total score of 3-0, and the scores in the three games were 6-0, 6-3 and 6-0, a completely crushing victory.
If Zhang Guan's victory over Roches is still barely acceptable to some people, then this result is unimaginable. Although Roches is not a seeded player, he will not let others abuse him like this. Especially his opponent relies on his strength. Sponsored as a wild card, Zhang Guan is considered by everyone to be a "backdoor" player.
An amateur player who entered the competition through the "back door", a track and field athlete who was considered the weakest player in the first round, actually defeated his opponent in a Grand Slam and entered the second round. This is so shocking. I feel incredible.
However, someone immediately expressed doubts, and that was Chris Guccione! He was interviewed again.
"What is Roches doing? He can't even win a track and field athlete? I really don't know how he won the Wimbledon doubles championship back then! The score of 3-0, double-bagel! I heard that in Zhang Guan In the first service game, Roches didn't even touch the ball, which is incredible!" Guccione looked surprised.
The reporter on the opposite side asked provocatively: "Mr. Guccione, Roches's world singles ranking is obviously higher than yours, but he lost to Zhang Guan, does it mean that Zhang Guan's strength is higher?" If you are stronger, is he more suitable to get this wild card spot than you?"
"Zhang Guan defeated Roches, which means he is stronger, so he deserves this spot more than me? No, no, no, I don't think so at all. How can a track and field athlete beat Roches? Normally Under the circumstances, Roches will definitely be able to beat Zhang Guan. I think the problem must be with Roches! If I had been on the field, I would have beaten Zhang Guan long ago!" Guccione said immediately .
The reporter seemed to have caught some clues, and he said: "Do you mean that Roches deliberately let the situation slip and lost the game?"
"Haha." Guccione smiled strangely: "I don't know, I have never said that. You should ask Roches about this issue!"
Guccione's interview quickly evolved into a conspiracy theory.
"We all know that Zhang Guan can participate in this Australian Open with the help of a sponsor's wild card. For a track and field athlete to participate in a tennis Grand Slam competition, Zhang Guan's sponsor must have spent a lot of money, so the sponsor Of course I don’t want Zhang Guan to be eliminated in the first round.”
"At the same time, many people questioned whether Zhang Guan was qualified to get this wild card before the game. The wild card was issued to Zhang Guan, which also made the Australian Open Organizing Committee questionable. If Zhang Guan can successfully enter the second If he wins the round, it will prove that Zhang Guan's strength can reach the level of professional tennis players, which will safeguard the credibility of the Australian Open Organizing Committee."
"Based on these two bold guesses, it becomes a reasonable thing for Roches to lose the game."
Although this view does not explicitly say that the match between Zhang Guan and Roches was a fake match, the underlying meaning is already very obvious. However, this kind of conspiracy theory can easily attract the attention or approval of ordinary people. Even Roches, who lost the game, was in trouble.
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"Of course I didn't fake a match! I'm a professional tennis player and I have my professional ethics. How could I possibly fake a match!" Roaches yelled at his agent Tom. Even his agent didn't trust him. This made Roches extremely angry.
"Then how do you explain your loss to Zhang Guan?" The agent obviously didn't believe Roches' statement.
"How to explain? God knows how I lost!" Roches thought of yesterday's fiasco, and his mood suddenly became bad. He continued: "Such a fast serve, and such a fast movement speed, he begged me to serve If he can't catch the ball I serve, he can catch it, and then I lose! It's that simple."
"Okay, okay, don't be so excited. It's meaningless to discuss how you lost now. Many media are now asking how you lost. They are all questioning whether you deliberately let your guard down during the game!" the agent said. explain.
"Deliberately leaking water? What good can I do! Can these people use their brains before accusing me!" Roches said.
"But we need an explanation, an explanation to the public," the agent said.
Roches suddenly fell silent. Do you want to admit to the public that his level and experience are not as good as Zhang Guan, so he was completely defeated by Zhang Guan in the game? Although this was true, Roaches felt that it would be a very embarrassing thing. A former Wimbledon doubles champion who cannot beat a rookie competing for the first time will make him a laughing stock in the tennis world.
"No, I can't publicly admit that my strength is not as good as Zhang Guan! I have to find another excuse!" Roches thought about it carefully and said, "Just say that I suddenly felt unwell during the game, so for Many of Zhang Guan’s serves were too late to react. By the way, help me make an appointment with the doctor and have a physical examination, so everyone will believe that I lost to Zhang Guan because of my own health.”
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Sebastian Grosjean is the 28th seed at this Australian Open.
In some competitions, in order to prevent stronger players from meeting in advance, seed players will be set. The Tennis Grand Slam will set up 32 seeded players, and the ranking of the seeded players is based on the world rankings at that time. When the competition is divided into groups, the seeded players will be deliberately separated. The seeded players will not meet each other until at least the third round. The top 16 seeds will not meet until the fourth round, and the top 8 seeds will need to go to the quarter-finals. Only then can they meet, and by analogy, if the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the tournament want to compete, they must go to the finals. It is also in this format that the finals of tennis competitions often feature showdowns between the world's No. 1 and No. 2 players.
As the 28th seed of the tournament, Grosjean ended his first round match on the first match day. He was very lucky. His opponent retired midway due to injury, and he only played a little more than one set. , successfully advanced to the second round. In the second round, he had to face the winner between Zhang Guan and Roches.
Grosjean always thought that his opponent would be Roches in the second round, but he did not expect that Zhang Guan would be the one to advance and win with a crushing score. This caught Grosjean off guard and he felt like he was being surprised.
"It's too bad. I should have gone to watch that game yesterday! The previous preparations for the game were all for Roches, but I didn't expect Roches to be eliminated by Zhang Guan! Speaking of which, Zhang Guan, a wild card player, is How did you eliminate Roches!" Grosjean sat in front of the computer very irritably, browsing the recent news about the Australian Open.
"Roches lost to Zhang Guan only because of physical discomfort"
This title immediately attracted Grosjean, who clicked in. The general content was that Roches felt unwell during the game, but he insisted on finishing the game, so he lost to Zhang Guan by a large score.
"It's like this! I said it was impossible for Zhang Guan to win against Roches. It turned out to be because of Roches's own health. This made me feel relieved. Zhang Guan's luck is really good, it's so easy I won the first win of my career and my first win in a Grand Slam. But I was also very lucky. In the first game, my opponent was injured and retired midway through the match. In the second game, I met Zhang Guan, an amateur player. Having said that, I still don’t know much about Zhang Guan. Although he may be very good, he still needs to make some preparations before the game! Let’s fast forward and watch the video of yesterday’s game between Zhang Guan and Roches!”
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Director Qu is undoubtedly one of the people who cares most about Zhang Guan. The news that Zhang Guan successfully entered the second round of the Australian Open was also known to Director Qu immediately.
"Zhang Guan was so lucky to get through the first round! When is the second round?" Director Qu searched for a moment on a sports portal, but there was no detailed schedule of key matches. Find Zhang Guan’s match preview.
"Why not? By the way, why did I forget that Zhang Guan has been blocked by me, and his information will definitely not appear on it!" Director Qu felt much better at this time: "Even if you passed the first round So what, you are banned now, who in the country will know that you won the Australian Open?"
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