Famous players like Krishna, Christels, Ivanovich, and so on.
Sharapova's game is the first game in the morning, and Zhang Guan is the second game in the morning, but the two are not playing in the same venue.
Sharapova is the No. 1 seed of the Australian Open women's singles. Her first show will be held at Rod Laver Stadium, which is the largest stadium in the Australian Open and the main court of the Australian Open. The court is named after an Australian tennis player by the name of Rod Laval. In addition to Sharapova's game, the men's singles second seed Nadal will also be held here. And yesterday's match with Federer was also held at Rod Laver Stadium.
Playing at Rod Laver Stadium is the prerogative of the Australian Open's No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. Zhang Guan and his opponent Olivier Rochus is not even a seeded player. It is naturally impossible to enjoy playing at Rod Laver Stadium. However, considering Zhang Guan's reputation, Zhang Guan's game was arranged at Vodafone Stadium.
Vodafone Stadium is the second-largest venue in the Australian Open, after Rod Laver Stadium. The stadium's naming rights were bought by Vodafone Group. However, Vodafone fell because of the financial crisis and did not continue to buy the naming rights of the stadium. And Hisense took over, so in the future, this stadium will be renamed Hisense Stadium.
The first game that started at the Vodafone Stadium was the women's singles, Ivanovic, against the younger Kim Jyuji, who was far behind Ivanovic in terms of technique and experience, so in the end, Ivanovic took 6-2, 6-0 straight set and defeated Kin Jyuji and advanced easily to the second round.
Next, it was Zhang Guan and O Rochus' game.
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"Unexpectedly, the first game ended so quickly, it was my turn to play. Maria should have just finished the first set!" Zhang Guan picked up his backpack and walked onto the field.
"Participate in a professional tennis match for the first time and get a reward for a skill point." The sound of the system suddenly sounded, giving Zhang Guan a small surprise.
"I didn't think a new project will give me rewards, although there is only one skill point, the mosquito meat is also good!" Zhang Guan thought while walking out of the athlete's channel exit.
"Hush..." When Zhang Guan walked out of the athlete's tunnel, the camera immediately aimed at him and gave him a big close-up, but a boo was heard in the audience. Later, when Rochus came, although the audience did not give him a big cheer, at least no one was booing.
"Oh, it's a public enemy of the world! I don't seem to encounter this situation very much! It's full of boos and it feels weird." Zhang Guan didn't take it seriously but continued to keep the original smile.
In the track and field competitions that Zhang Guan participated in, whether in Asia or Europe, as long as Zhang Guan appears on the field, he will be applauded by the audience, because Zhang Guan is the strongest track and field athlete in the world. The most dazzling star in track and field events. This is like Federer's position in tennis, no matter what level of the tennis game, as long as Federer appears, there will be applause and cheers.
Now, Zhang Guan has entered a new field of sports. Although he is still very famous, he has never achieved any results. He is unlikely to be recognized by the audience, plus the qualification for the wild card before the game and the championship declaration, Zhang Guan has almost become the public enemy of the Australian Open audience, so it is not surprising to get boos from the audience while playing.
After introducing the players and referees from both sides, Zhang Guan and Rochus began the warm-up exercises before the game. Although this is the most common warm-up, it has attracted the attention of many people. Because Zhang Guan's strength in tennis is still unknown, everyone hopes to estimate Zhang Guan's strength through a few warm-ups.
Rochus also had this plan in mind. He hoped to see Zhang Guan strength through the warm-up exercises, but Zhang Guan did not give him this opportunity, but just waved a few times as a symbol of not working, even if the warm-up was completed. After testing a few shots, Rochus found that Zhang Guan didn't make any moves, so he gave up the temptation and signaled to the referee that he was ready for the game.
Today, Zhang Guan's luck is pretty good. He guessed the side of the coin before the game, so he can serve first.
"The game is about to start. This is one of the most-watched games today. Zhang Guan, the world's most powerful track and field player, will bring us his first tennis experience! I don't know if Zhang Guan will surprise us again."
"Okay, the game started, Zhang Guan took the lead in serving! I hope he can complete his first serve at the Australian Open."
Zhang Guan was ready to serve, and the opposite Rochus, his expression was serious.
"Zhang Guan is about to serve. I don't have any information about Zhang Guan at all. I am not good at returning a serve I'm don't know. So what kind of ball will he serve next? Is it the simplest flat hit? Does a common cutting serve? Or is it a top-spin serve? What will be his choice of placement? Will, there be a limit? Say, will he fail to serve! This is difficult to say, after all, it is the first ball. When I first took part in a professional game, my hands were shaking when I first served..." Rochus's thoughts kept coming up.
Zhang Guan threw the ball and then hit the tennis ball.
"Serving is very standard, there is no cutting, it is a flat shot! To this tall athlete, the strength is generally more adequate, and the possibility of using a flat shot to serve is slightly larger. This is what my coach expected before the game." Rochus secretly rejoiced in his heart. He felt that the game was completely under his control. The victory was only a matter of time.
But at the next moment, a yellow light flew by, but Rochus's body was completely unresponsive.
"What just flew past? Is it the ball?" Rochus's thoughts seemed to be distracted.
"ACE, 15-0." The referee's score instantly made Rochus wake up.
"ACE ball! That thing was the ball just now!" Rochus was at a loss.
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The audience at the scene was also in an uproar. Most of them did not realize what had just happened, they heard the referee shouted a 15-0 score.
"Dad, what is ACE?" A young spectator in the audience asked his father that the spectator did not understand tennis, so he was not as surprised as the others.
However, his father was in amazement until he heard the child's voice, and then he calmed down, and then explained, "The ACE ball is after the ball serves, the ball falls in the effective zone, but the opponent does not touch the ball. So he scores directly."
"What if the opponent touches the ball?" The small audience asked.
"If the opponent touches the ball, it will not be called the ACE ball. If the opponent hits the ball out of the bounds or the net, you can also score, but that is called the service score." The father continued to explain.
"So why is it 15-0 instead of 1-0? Can you get 15 points all at once?" The small audience then asked.
"Tennis scores are calculated as 15, 30, and 40. Both sides count as a tie when they are at 40. Only one side needs to score two consecutive goals to win. In the tie-break, there are only 1, 2, 3, and 4. Let's calculate the score." As his father explained, he looked at the electronic screen showing the ball speed on the sidelines.
"Zhang Guan's serve is very fast this time. I don't know what the specific number is? God damn, the ball serve was at 208 kilometers per hour!"