The match between the two Asian players obviously did not attract much attention from the European media. Zhang Guan, ranked 15th in the world, defeated Lee Hengze, ranked 42nd in the world. This is also a normal result.
However, in Asia, this game has attracted much attention. The Korean media has already labeled this game as a battle for "Asia's No. 1", and the national media cannot stand the Korean media's praise of Lee Hyung-taek. The two sides fought. There was a war of words for several days.
The big score was 3-0, and the three sets were all 6-0. This disparity also announced that this war of words was finally over. Zhang Guan won the victory like a crushing victory, which also made all the Korean media dumb. Speechless. He didn't win a single game in three sets. With such a score, he couldn't find any excuse except that his skills were inferior to others. The national media was full of joy, and many media used the picture of Lee Hyung-taek crying.
"Did you watch the tennis match last night? Zhang Guan beat that Korean man to tears!"
"Of course I watched it. Zhang Guan really played so brutally. All three sets were 6-0, and Li Hengze didn't win a single game."
"You said Zhang Guan was too cruel. After all, he is an international friend, so he can give me a round. It's not easy for him to go to the French Open. It would be ugly to take a duck egg back!"
"Why give in? Didn't you read the news reports a few days ago? Koreans have been saying that Li Hengze defeated Zhang Guan and became the number one in Asia! Zhang Guan should fight harder and let them see how powerful we are! "
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The news that Zhang Guan beat his opponent to tears instantly spread throughout the country and became an interesting conversation after dinner. At this time in Paris, Zhang Guan had already begun to prepare for the next game.
Due to rain two days before the French Open, many matches in the first round were postponed. However, the time of the second round has not been changed, so the day after Zhang Guan finished his match with Lee Hyung-taek, he had to participate in the men's singles second round. round of competition.
Zhang Guan's opponent in the second round is named Navarro, a Spaniard. This name is very common in Spain. There are stars with this name in basketball, football, and even women's tennis.
However, the Navarro that Zhang Guan faced in the second round was not a well-known star. He was a qualifier and was ranked outside the top 100 in the world. Navarro's opponent in the first round was also a qualifier. The player is also not strong, so Navarro was able to advance to the second round of the French Open.
A qualifying player obviously poses no threat to Zhang Guan. Navarro is also very self-aware. He has no hope of defeating Zhang Guan. After all, Zhang Guan is the 15th seed in the tournament and this year's Australian Open champion. He is definitely not qualified. The contestants can defeat it.
So Zhang Guan easily won with a total score of 3-0 and advanced to the third round. The scores in the three sets were 7-5/6-3/6-1. His opponent, Navarro, is already very content to advance to the second round as a qualifier.
Zhang Guan's next match will be held on June 1. The venue is no longer Court No. 7, but the French Open's main venue, Philippe Arena. The main reason why the match will be played at the main court is because Zhang Guan The next opponent is a French player, Gael Monfils.
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"Gael Monfils is a black player. In professional tennis, black players are as rare as yellow players. You have already eliminated a yellow player in the first round, but you didn't expect to have another one in the next round. Eliminate a black player." Coach Zhang Depei said with a smile.
There are indeed very few black players in professional tennis. Apart from the Williams sisters, most people can't think of any other black players in the women's event. And the men's event is dominated by white people, so it is even more difficult to find a black player. .
In today's tennis world, among the top ten in the world, only Blake has black ancestry. His father is black and his mother is white, so many people do not regard Blake as a black player. But France's Monfils is a real African-American player.
Just listen to Zhang Depei's introduction: "Monfils is twenty-one years old this year. He is the same age as you. He has become famous at a young age. When he was eighteen years old, he won three youth Grand Slam championships. Ranked No. 1 in the world in the youth group, he is the ATP Rising Star Player of the Year. In the past, Monfils, together with Djokovic, Murray, and Gasquet, became the 'Four Little Kings' in tennis."
"Four Little Heavenly Kings? The other three are not simple." Zhang Guan nodded and said. The other three of these four little kings, Djokovic and Murray, will all become one of the four kings of tennis in the future. Although Gasquet and Monfils did not achieve the results in the first two days, That kind of achievement, but he is also a regular in the top ten in the world, and he is considered a relatively successful top player.
"As a black player, Monfils has great physical fitness, comparable to a basketball player. His strength and speed are very good, and his mobility is not inferior to Nadal. In terms of technology, his baseline play and net He is quite proficient in the previous style of play, which is very good for his age. Monfils is currently ranked outside the 50th place in the world, so in terms of overall strength, Monfils is definitely far inferior to you. ." Zhang Depei continued: "Monfils also has a major characteristic, that is, he has a very strong desire to perform."
"Desire to perform? What do you mean?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Show you a video and you will understand." Zhang Depei found a video collection about Monfils on his laptop.
On the video, Monfils looks like he is performing, making all kinds of fancy saves. For example, throwing yourself on the ground to save the ball, and then jumping to the other side to save the ball; for example, a person lying on the ground to catch the ball; for example, jumping high, flying into the air, and then hitting the ball with his crotch; it may even be useful later on Heading the ball over the net.
"Is this guy here to play tennis or perform acrobatics!" Zhang Guan laughed while watching. This collection of Monfils's fancy saves is indeed very enjoyable to watch. If Zhang Guan were a spectator, he would also I will buy it and give him applause.
"This black brother is really a movie star. I can't bear to win against him!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"What I want to draw your attention to is this. Monfils has a strong desire to perform, and the audience also likes to watch him perform, so he can easily get the support of the audience. There is often a situation in the game, The opponent obviously played better than Monfils and the score was ahead of Monfils, but he was completely overwhelmed by Monfils in terms of momentum. The audience also supported Monfils one-sidedly. As a result, the more they fought, the more passive they became. In the end, they were defeated. Monfils made a comeback. And Monfils is exactly the kind of player whose condition and performance will get better and better when his momentum rises." Zhang Depei said.
"It sounds like Monfils is just crazy! Black athletes are like this. When they are happy, they get better and better." Zhang Guan showed an expectant expression and continued: "I really want to get along with this faster." Actor-player's playing against each other."
"Actor-type player? That's a good title." Zhang Depei responded immediately.
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