The tennis king of Basel is the undisputed ruler of today's tennis world. As early as his youth, Basel won almost all youth championships. At the age of seventeen, he became a professional tennis player. It took him six years to reach the top of the world. In the following seven or eight years, , except when he was injured, he has never been kicked off the world's No. 1 throne. More than a dozen Grand Slam champions and nearly a hundred world champions are enough to demonstrate Basel's dominance in the tennis world.
For such a player, Li Dai could guess without having to detect him. He was definitely an S+ level talent with a personal ability value of over 950. Otherwise, he would not be able to dominate the entire tennis world.
Chen Zhen’s opponent in the first round was Basel. For Chen Zhen, this was an opponent he could never defeat in his life. Chen Zhen’s first trip to the Grand Slam main draw was already ahead of schedule after this lineup appeared. With the result, he has no chance of advancing to the second round.
Chen Zhen became Basel's first opponent, which must be deliberate by the organizers. Chen Zhen's world ranking has just entered 200, and he is the lowest ranked player among the players who advanced in the qualifying round. If calculated according to the world ranking, Chen Zhen is The weakest player.
Basel is number one in the world, top seed in the tournament, and a tennis superstar. According to past practice, the top seed will inevitably receive extra care. The tournament organizers cannot let Basel be eliminated in the first round, so they simply arrange a weaker opponent for him. In this way, Basel can still win even if they are in a bad state, and if Basel wins relatively easily, they can retain more energy and bring more exciting games in subsequent games, which will also be helpful to the ratings of the game. .
So Chen Zhen, the weakest cannon fodder, became Basel's opponent in the first game.
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Chen Zhen never thought that he could stand on the center court of the US Open. He even felt that this was the only time in his career that he could play on the center court of the US Open.
Chen Zhen never thought that he could compete with the tennis king Basel. Chen Zhen felt that it was a "competition" that was too flattering. With Chen Zhen's strength, he was not qualified to compete with Basel. When facing Basel, he is just cannon fodder at best, and may not be able to create even the slightest threat.
"Basel is right in front of me!" Chen Zhen stood on the field, still confused in his mind. He was still recalling the scene of shaking hands with Basel just now. Basel is also Chen Zhen's idol.
With Chen Zhen's level and strength, he is naturally not qualified to play in the Central Court. He has completely taken advantage of Basel. Basel is the top seed and the world's number one tennis player. His game is either in the Central Court. The stadium, either Court 1, or even Court 2, which has very good facilities, is an insult to Basel.
Ever since, taking advantage of the opportunity to play against Basel, Chen Zhen can also play a game on the Center Court of the US Open.
Basel didn't get to know his first opponent, and he didn't need to. The gap between Chen Zhen and him was really too big. Basel had no need to waste energy on Chen Zhen. Therefore, before the game, he didn't even watch Chen Zhen's game videos, let alone get to know Chen Zhen. The technical characteristics of earthquake.
On the day of the competition, on the field, Basel saw this young athlete from China for the first time, and the adoring expression on his face. Basel has seen this kind of expression too much. In every Grand Slam match, in the first few rounds, he can always see this kind of expression on the face of his opponent. Sometimes even the seeded players are his fans. .
"It's not easy for this young guy I've never seen before to advance to the main draw of the US Open. He seems to be a fan of mine. Just relax a little after a while and don't hit him too hard, so as not to hurt his self-confidence." Barcelona I thought to myself, he looked extremely relaxed at this moment, standing on the center court, it was like he was on the training ground.
Although this is only an inconsequential first round, as a game on the central court, Basel will appear again, so this game is also valued by the TV broadcasters. After the players from both sides came on the stage, the commentators began to introduce them, mainly talking about Basel. As for Chen Zhen's situation, they basically introduced it in a few sentences. No one would care about a cannon fodder.
"The opponent in Basel is just a young player who has just entered the 200th in the world rankings, and he advanced to the US Open main draw through the qualifying rounds. Among the 16 players who advanced in the qualifying rounds, he is also the lowest ranked player in the world, so this game There is no suspense about the result." The commentator said.
Another commentator immediately answered: "You're right, the outcome of this game has been determined, it must be 3-0. So this game is mainly for us to take a look at Basel's recent state. But I am very worried that such a relatively weak opponent will not be able to force Basel’s true strength, and the game will be over.”
"This game is bound to end quickly. I think Basel will end the battle within half an hour. Maybe for Basel, this game is just a small warm-up."
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In the audience, Chen Jianguo looked very nervous.
In tennis matches, coaches are not allowed to go on the court to guide the players. During the game, the players have to make adjustments on their own, so Chen Jianguo can only sit in the audience and look at his son anxiously.
"Old Chen, don't be nervous. Being able to play against Basel is also a reward for Chen Zhen. This kind of experience may be difficult for other professional tennis players to encounter in their lifetime." Li Dai said.
"I know, I know, I know..." Chen Jianguo said "I know" three times with a straight face. From this, we can see the uneasiness and tension in Chen Jianguo's heart.
Dai Li continued: "To put it another way, Chen Zhen got a lot of exposure today. This game was broadcast live to the world. At least through this game, many people will know that there is a person like Chen Zhen." Tennis player.”
"What I'm saying is that it's a good thing to have exposure." Chen Jianguo responded casually, but his tone of reply was still a little absent-minded.
Perhaps for Chen Jianguo, the fact that Chen Zhen was able to compete in the main draw of the US Open and play against Basel was not just a simple match, it had become a special ceremony, something so grand that he didn't know it. A confusing ceremony.
Dai Li ignored Chen Jianguo. The result of this game was already determined. Chen Zhen could not be Basel's opponent in any case. What Li Dai hoped now was that Chen Zhen could perform slightly better, even if he lost the game. You must also show your own style.
Suddenly, Dai Li thought of something.
"By the way, as a reward for the last upgrade, there was a title of 'evenly matched', which I haven't used yet. This title can only be used in confrontation sports. Previous track and field competitions were not considered confrontation sports, so I never had the opportunity to use it. And Nowadays, tennis is a confrontational sport, so I might try to see how effective this 'evenly matched' title is."
Dai Li thought of this, looked at the two players on the field, and smiled slightly. This was a game between the king and the cannon fodder. The strength gap between the two sides was too big, and it was just right to test the effect of "even competition".
The next second, Dai Li was equipped with the title of "evenly matched".