"Eagle Eye System Innovation Co., Ltd.? It sounds related to the Eagle Eye System. Is it the supplier of the Eagle Eye System?" Zhang Guan asked.
Zhuge Wenbo nodded: "Yes, it is the company that provides the Hawk Eye system for major tennis courts in the world. They have the exclusive patent for the Hawk Eye system and the only certification from the International Tennis Federation, so. In addition, they said As long as you are willing to take part in the test, we can give you an appearance fee of 300,000 Australian dollars."
"That's quite a lot! I remember winning the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, and the prize money was about 300,000 Australian dollars!" Zhang Guan said.
Before the 2008 financial crisis, the exchange rate of the Australian dollar was about the same as that of the US dollar. However, after the 2008 financial crisis, the Australian dollar depreciated significantly and gradually became less "valuable" than the US dollar.
For the current Zhang Guan, the appearance fee for ordinary activities is only 100,000 US dollars, so 300,000 US dollars is definitely a relatively high number.
Zhang Guan thought for a while and asked, "How are they going to test it?"
"They have prepared a high-speed ball server, and then serve twenty balls. You only need to be able to judge correctly. Of course, if you make one or two mistakes, I believe everyone can accept it." Zhuge Wenbo then asked: "You Are you confident? If not, I can turn it down."
"What did the Australian Open chairman's committee say?" Zhang Guan asked next.
"The Australian Open chairman committee also hopes that you can participate in the test." Zhuge Wenbo said with a smile: "They are willing to provide the Vodafone Stadium venue for testing, but they are not to test whether the Hawkeye system is easy to use, but to attract the media This is in line with the consistent style of the Australian Open..."
Among the four Grand Slam events, the Australian Open does not have enough time for European and American audiences to watch the game. Australia has a small population and the tennis market is not as good as the other three Grand Slam events. Therefore, the Australian Open ranks at the bottom of the four Grand Slam events. Location. Because of this, the organizers of the Australian Open have always been regarded as the most utilitarian organizers. Even the US Open, which has a high degree of commercialization of sports, is ashamed of itself.
Zhang Guan thought for a while and said: "In terms of confidence, I do have it. The appearance fee of 300,000 US dollars is quite a lot. My usual appearance fee is only 100,000 US dollars. Then I will judge 200,000 US dollars." Whether a ball goes out of bounds is equivalent to paying me ten thousand dollars for a ball! But when I think about it carefully, it feels a bit psychologically uncomfortable, as if I am playing tricks in the game."
"I think you should go." Coach Joyce said suddenly.
"Why?" Zhang Guan asked.
"If you are really sure that you can judge those twenty balls, I suggest you go ahead. You need to show your powerful ability to the world, and more importantly, it can give your opponents greater The pressure!" Coach Joyce said.
Zhang Guan didn't immediately understand what "more pressure" specifically meant, so Coach Joyce went on to explain: "The Hawkeye system is mainly used to determine whether the ball has gone out of bounds, so it can only compare the landing point of the tennis ball. The Hawk-Eye system only works when it reaches the limit. Generally, it is obvious that the in-bounds or out-of-bounds ball cannot be used by Hawk-Eye! Many experienced players will use the opportunity of Hawk-Eye challenge in some key situations. On the ball, players have the opportunity to challenge the Hawkeye, which means that players can be more bold in handling key balls and choose more intense or extreme playing styles. I think you must be deeply aware of this."
Zhang Guan nodded. It was precisely because he had a 100% success rate in Hawkeye's challenge that he dared to use a more extreme style of play to deal with Haas, because Zhang Guan did not have to worry about the referee's misjudgment. After Haas ran out of opportunities to challenge Hawkeye, his playing style became much more conservative.
Thinking of this, Zhang Guan said: "I understand, if my opponent knows that I can accurately judge whether the ball is out of bounds, then they will not dare to choose extreme placement points when playing against me, and their playing style will not be too extreme. It’s intense, right?”
Coach Joyce nodded and continued: "And your next opponent is Davydenko. The way to deal with Davydenko is very simple. You just need to let Davydenko know that your strength is better than him." That’s it.”
"Davydenko!" The nickname "model worker" flashed in Zhang Guan's mind.
"Davydenko is an anomaly in the tennis world. His talent is very average, his physical fitness is very average, his mobility is very average, and his skills are also very average. It can be said that he has no technical characteristics at all. But he is the hardest working person in the tennis world. A famous player. He will definitely participate in any competition he can participate in, no matter the size or location. He is currently ranked third in the world not because he is strong enough, but because He’s played enough games,” Coach Joyce said.
The world ranking of tennis is calculated based on points, and athletes can obtain corresponding points by participating in the competition. The points for competitions at different levels are also different. The most points are of course the Grand Slam champion, who can get 2,000 points, while the points for general small competitions are much less. The lowest level ATP250 event only has 250 points for the championship.
Generally, high-level athletes rarely participate in low-level competitions. For example, Federer only participates in a dozen competitions a year. In addition to Grand Slam-level competitions, he mainly participates in ATP1000-level events such as the Masters. Federer will basically not participate in ATP500 and ATP250 level events.
Davydenko is different. Even if it is the lowest level ATP250 event, Davydenko will participate as long as time permits. Davydenko's strength is relatively weak among the players ranked high in the world, but he is more than enough to abuse in ATP250 competitions. He has participated in more competitions, and Davydenko's points have also increased, so his world The ranking is in third place. But if we really talk about overall strength, Davydenko may be the weakest among the top ten in the world. Djokovic, ranked 14th in the world, and Murray, ranked 15th in the world, may also be stronger than him. Davydenko scored a few points.
It can be said that Davydenko, a "Lao model" player, competes purely for the sake of participating in the competition. It is of course the best to get good results in the competition. Don't be discouraged if you don't get good results, and then prepare to participate in the next competition.
Moreover, Davydenko’s stability in the game is very high. He will definitely win the game when he encounters an opponent who is weaker than himself. When he encounters an opponent who is similar in strength to himself, Davydenko will try his best to give it a try; When facing an opponent who is stronger than himself, knowing that he cannot win, Davydenko often starts to adopt a protective style of play to avoid himself being injured. For example, in the 2006 US Open, Davydenko met Federer in the semi-finals. Davydenko knew that he could not beat Federer, so he simply lost three sets in a row. On the night after the game, he took a plane to the other side of the world to participate in the China Open. Contest.
Therefore, Coach Joyce believes that when facing Davydenko, the best tactic is the so-called "strength to persuade retreat".
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