In early August, a series of warm-up matches at the US Open began. The first thing to start is the Washington Legg Mason Classic, but the prize money for this competition is only 600,000 US dollars, and it cannot attract big-name players to participate.
But then there were two important events, namely the Masters Montreal and the Cincinnati Masters. Both events were ATP1000 level events, with a total prize money of up to 2.45 million US dollars, which was enough to attract big names such as Federer and Nadal. Players compete.
In the Montreal Masters of the Masters, Djokovic performed well and finally defeated Federer in the final and won the championship. In the subsequent Cincinnati station, Federer went through all the obstacles and defeated the American player Blake in the final. , holding the championship trophy. However, Federer's points still do not exceed Zhang Guan. He is still ranked second in the world. Because Federer also won a championship and a runner-up in two Masters tournaments at the same time last year, Federer's points have not changed. Still below 6000 points.
Zhang Guan once again missed the two Masters events. He returned to China. In addition to accepting various commendations and participating in sponsor activities, he also attended a wedding, that was Dayao's wedding.
Dayao's wedding was held in a very low-key manner. Although the media had already received the news and were waiting at the hotel door, not even a single person was photographed. Moreover, there were not many people invited to the Dayao wedding banquet. All the relatives and friends of the Dayao family had already been invited the day before yesterday. This time, they were mainly entertaining some friends from the capital. For example, the Basketball Association, the men's basketball team, the women's basketball team, and friends like Zhang Guan who are not in the basketball circle.
Dayao's drinking capacity is not bad, but he can't stand the tough push of a group of big men in the men's basketball team. Dayao is also a serious drinker. When others are bored, he becomes bored himself. As a result, the men's basketball team is defeated. , he quickly got drunk, and if he hadn't been stopped by a few old people, they would have carried him back to his residence.
At the entrance of the hotel, some of the older people, such as the general team and the bus team, had already gone back, but several young men's basketball players looked like they were still unfinished.
"It's only eight o'clock, should we disperse now?" Sun Yue paused, then said, "Why don't we go to Sanlitun? There is a newly opened bar there, and I know their boss quite well."
"Don't spoil the child, we still have a minor here." Zhu Fangyu said with a smile.
"I have turned eighteen this year!" Chen Jianghua next to him continued: "I am an adult now."
"If you have that skill, let's go practice some more. How about finding a place for a small 3V3 confrontation? Whoever loses, please have a supper!" The person who spoke was Wang Shipeng.
"What a good idea! I just happened to be full. Let's move a little to digest." Zhu Fangyu and Liu Wei immediately agreed.
Basketball games are usually held during the prime time in the evening. For professional basketball players, they have long been accustomed to putting their best state into this time period, so professional basketball players have long been accustomed to training at night, and some work hard. Players were training even into the wee hours of the morning.
"But there are only five of us, one less for 3V3. If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have let Zhang Qingpeng go, I would have called him back quickly!" Sun Yue said.
"I don't think there's any need to ask Zhang Qingpeng to come back. There's a ready candidate here." Liu Wei pointed to the hotel door and happened to see Zhang Guan walking out of the elevator.
"Zhang Guan? Ask Zhang Guan to come and make up the numbers? Can he play basketball?" Wang Shipeng asked with some uncertainty.
"Nonsense, there are no male athletes who can't play basketball." Liu Wei continued: "Even if you are not a professional basketball player like us, you must have touched a basketball at least when you were in middle school! And you Looking at Zhang Guan’s height of 1.9 meters, it’s impossible to say that he never played basketball when he was in school!”
"I'm afraid Zhang Guan's skills can't keep up with ours." Sun Yue whispered.
"I'm not worried about that. Zhang Guan's physical fitness is famously strong. He can probably compete with the muscular guys in the NBA. Even if he has no skills, he can always dunk and grab rebounds. And he is The holder of the 100-meter world record and the number one explosive power in the world." Liu Wei continued.
"I forgot about this. He is also the world champion in the long jump. When it comes to jumping, we may not be able to beat him. Maybe if we shoot slower, he will block it." Zhu Fangyu continued: " When we fight for a while, just separate Zhang Guan and Xiao Chen. Brother Liu, you can fight with Zhang Guan, plus me, Dapeng, Sun Yue, and Xiao Chen as a team. You can still fight in this way. "
"Okay, let's catch Zhang Guan to make up the number!"
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Zhang Guangang walked to the door, but found several pairs of eyes staring at him. He turned around and saw several heroes of the men's basketball team standing there, looking at him.
Among the five men's basketball players, Liu Wei and Zhu Fangyu have participated in the Athens Olympics, so Zhang Guan has known them for a long time. Although Sun Yue and Wang Shipeng did not participate in the Athens Asian Games, Zhang Guan and they have met several times. Only the young Chen Jianghua , which Zhang Guan was not very familiar with.
"Why are these guys staring at me?" Zhang Guan stopped subconsciously.
Liu Wei walked over first and said, "Zhang Guan, let's go, let's go play basketball?"
"Play basketball?" Zhang Guan asked uncertainly.
"It's a small 3V3 confrontation. There are quite a few people here. They just caught you." Liu Wei said with a smile: "Just for fun, how about it? Do you want to go?"
"Go!" Zhang Guan suddenly felt a little itchy. He hadn't touched a basketball for a long time.
Zhang Guan's height, whether in high school or college, was relatively tall, so in his previous life, Zhang Guan often played basketball. Especially after going to college, the pressure to study is not so heavy, and he is even more It’s time to play basketball. Although I don’t play every day, I have to play three or four times a week. On the contrary, after working from 9 to 5 every day, there is not so much time to play basketball.
After resurrecting this time, Zhang Guan has always been busy. Training, competitions and participating in various business activities have taken up most of his time. Zhang Guan has no time to play basketball. Now that Liu Wei said this, it is really I feel like I want to have some fun. And being able to play against players from the national team makes Zhang Guan even more excited.
When it comes to skills, Zhang Guan's amateur level is that of a college student, which is far inferior to that of professional athletes. However, since it is just for fun, there is not so much emphasis on entertainment. It does not focus on tactics as much as in competitions. .
"I used to have a hard time jumping and dunking, but with my body now, maybe I can jump up and dunk on the spot!" Zhang Guan couldn't help but feel excited.
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