On August 9, the Olympic Games officially began, and on this day, there was no high-profile competition.
The track and field events will not start until a few days later, so Zhang Guan's first appearance is the tennis match, which will be on August 10. At the same time, this match is also the opening match of the Olympic tennis event.
"The first round of men's tennis is scheduled to be held on August 10th and 11th. We know that we will also participate in basketball and track and field competitions later, so we specially arranged your first round of tennis in August. The first game on the 10th is also the opening game of the Olympic tennis competition. This way you can have a day off on August 11th." Director Liu on the phone continued: "We will also try our best to take care of you in the schedule for the subsequent games. time, this Olympics is our home stadium, and the organizer is one of our own, so we have the final say on the competition time."
"Thank you very much, Director Liu, for taking the trouble." Zhang Guan said politely.
"Wherever, these are what we should do, but you, don't put too much pressure during the game, just perform normally. By the way, I have something else to tell you about the opening match of tennis. Your opponent in the first round is Lu Yanxun, you must know him, right?" Director Liu asked.
"I know, he is a player from Taiwan. Although I have never played against him or communicated with him, I still know him after we met." Zhang Guan said.
Just listen to Director Liu say: "In the opening match of tennis, it has special meaning for you to play against Lu Yanxun. After all, it is the Olympic Games. It is a rare event in decades, and it is also an event for all Chinese people. So It must also be shown that the compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family, with a common blood, a common culture, a common connection, and a common vision. It must be shown that the blood flowing in our blood is the blood of the Chinese nation and that we adhere to the spirit. They are all the soul of the Chinese nation. That’s why we arranged such a tennis opening match. You should understand, right?"
"When you said that, I understood. It turned out to be a show of goodwill to the other side. I originally thought you wanted me to kill him Lu Yanxun in the first round!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"Of course you have to kill Lu Yanxun, otherwise how will you advance, but while killing Lu Yanxu, we must also show our sincerity and friendliness." Director Liu said.
"Uh, sincerity and friendliness? How to show it? Director Liu, please stop beating around the bush and just say it directly!" Zhang Guan said.
"What we mean is that during the competition, you'd better give way to others. After all, we are Taiwanese compatriots. It is not easy to participate in the Olympic Games. Give them some face and don't let them lose too ugly..." Director Liu said a little Said awkwardly.
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At the same time, in the Olympic Village, the leader of the Taipei tennis team was in Lu Yanxun's room.
"Your opponent in the first round turned out to be Zhang Guan, which is good news for us. Although Zhang Guan's world ranking is still very high, he has not played a tennis match for eight months! An athlete has not played in competitions for eight months. How much strength does he have left now? I'm afraid his skills are already rusty." The team leader clenched his fists and said with excitement.
"But Zhang Guan is a Grand Slam champion player after all, and he won the Grand Slam in just one year last year. His strength is definitely better than mine!" Lu Yanxun said.
"How can you increase the prestige of others and destroy your own ambition! Zhang Guan has indeed achieved good results, but that only represents the past. Another thing you should pay attention to is that Zhang Guan only focused on tennis during the Grand Slam competition. A goal, and in the current Olympic Games, in addition to participating in tennis competitions, he also has to participate in several track and field competitions. I heard that he also wants to play basketball. It is impossible for an athlete to take into account so many sports at the same time. project." The team leader is still full of confidence.
Lu Yanxun shook his head helplessly. This team leader was obviously too naive. The so-called skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The world's top players such as Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are all in Zhang Guan's hands. If he couldn't win the next set, how could he defeat Zhang Guan
The team leader seemed to see Lu Yanxun's lack of confidence, and he continued: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. As long as you defeat Zhang Guan, you will be our hero in Taiwan. The meaning behind this is no less than A gold medal! And we have to tell those bumpkins in mainland China that we in Taiwan are far more developed than them in tennis!"
Lu Yanxun sighed helplessly. Any "Taiwan hero" is false. The last words of the team leader were his true intention. Although the Olympic Games do not involve politics, the Olympic Games can also be regarded as another arena for wrestling.
In recent years, the mainland's economy has developed rapidly, while Taiwan's economy has stagnated. Taiwan has been surpassed by the mainland. Poor relatives have become rich overnight. Many Taiwanese people will inevitably have a sour feeling in their hearts. , this is the case for this team leader, especially when he found that the big cities in mainland China were more developed than Taipei, the jealousy in his heart became stronger and stronger. But in his heart, he was unwilling to acknowledge the rise of mainland China, so he hoped to defeat Zhang Guan, a benchmark figure in mainland sports, on the Olympic stage, and at the same time find psychological comfort for himself.
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On August 10, at 10:30 a.m., the opening match of Olympic tennis officially began in the main court of the National Tennis Center.
Zhang Guan played at home, so of course he was very popular. As a player from Taiwan, Lu Yanxun also received a lot of applause and cheers.
"Friends in the audience, what is about to begin is the opening match of the Olympic tennis men's singles, between Zhang Guan and Lu Yanxun. Lu Yanxun's world ranking is not high, but since the end of last year's year-end Masters, Zhang Guan has been eight months old I haven't participated in the tennis match anymore. I don't know how Zhang Guan is doing now, so Lu Yanxun can be regarded as a touchstone! Okay, both players are ready and the game is about to begin. Lu Yanxun will take the lead in serving!" The commentator stopped talking. , prepare to enjoy the game quietly.
In the first ball, Lu Yanxun served and hit the net, taking the lead to score points; then Lu Yanxun served and scored, and the score was already 30-0; in the third ball, after the two had a stalemate for nearly 10 shots, Lu Yanxun used his forehand again to score. Got one, and the score was now 40-0. Lu Yanxun has already obtained the game point of the first game.
Zhang Guan then used a backhand maneuver to get back a goal, and the score became 40-15. Immediately afterwards, Lu Yanxun fired an ACE ball and took the lead in winning the first game.
On the sidelines, the Taiwanese team leader began to applaud excitedly, as if victory was already in sight.
"I won the first game so easily. I have said before that Zhang Guan has not participated in the game for more than eight months, and his original good competitive state has long been gone! Zhang Guan is no longer the perfect person he once was. We are a champion, Lu Yanxun will definitely win today! Let these bumpkins from mainland China know how good we are! Lu Yanxun, keep up your efforts and break serve!"
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On the other side, Zhang Guan took a sip of water and then looked at the scoreboard.
"Well, we have given up one game. We are all Chinese. This is worthy of our compatriots on the other side. Now it is time to fight seriously."
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