"Did you watch the news? Zhang Guan was banned!"
"Of course I read it. If it weren't for the punishment decision book in black and white, I thought it was fake news!"
"But didn't the news say that Zhang Guan was playing tennis in Australia? How could he play after the ban?"
"The ban is on track and field, which means Zhang Guan can't participate in track and field competitions, and for other competitions, he can still take part in it! He is from the track management center, but can he still manage to play tennis!"
"Why did they want to ban Zhang Guan? I remember last month's Asian Games, Zhang Guan won seven gold medals at once! Such an excellent athlete, with so many champions and so many records, how can he be suspended? What? What mistake did Zhang Guan make?"
"I saw in the news that Zhang Guan didn't participate in training and went abroad illegally! This is a big deal! Didn't a basketball player do the same in the previous years, because he didn't return to China and was kicked out of the national team, even the during last Olympics he was not allowed to participate."
"Going abroad in violation of the rules? That's just an excuse. Look at what Zhang Guan did abroad? The quarter-finals of the Australian Open men's singles maybe he can go further. The championship or something. I think it's the Tian Xie Center who didn't want Zhang Guan to take part in the tennis game, so they deliberately made it like this!"
"It turns out that this is true! That Zhang Guan's suspension is wrong! Worthless for Zhang Guan, he fights desperately in Australia to win glory for the country, and there are still people in his family who are pulling back legs!"
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"The suspension of the game was indeed exposed by the media!" Director Qu's expression was somber, the reality once again deviated from the script he set.
According to Director Qu's previous plan, Zhang Guan's suspension will not matter if he is exposed by the media, because the reason for Zhang Guan's punishment is superficially reasonable. Zhang Guan did not participate in the winter training of the national team, and did not return to the country by the requirements of the field management center, but insisted on going to Australia. This big hat that did not obey the management of the center will be deductible.
If it is placed in peacetime, athletes should of course be punished for disobeying management, and the Tian Xie Center will stand on the side of justice. However, Zhang Guan participated in the Australian Open and advanced to the quarter-finals, making an unprecedented breakthrough. In this case, the field management center's decision to suspend the penalty is like deliberately pulling Zhang Guan's hind legs.
Just like the recall of Yue Fei's twelve gold medals, the athletes are struggling on the field, and the people in the rear do not support it. Instead, they start to cause trouble to the front-line athletes. This kind of thing can not be ignored by officials. It is for this reason that athletes are generally not punished in major competitions. Even if an athlete makes a mistake, they will wait until the end of the competition to punish them.
Zhang Guan sang through the Australian Open, which was completely unexpected by Director Qu. Director Qu who originally felt that his position was on the side of the justice turns into a villain, and it was of course inevitable to be scolded and sprayed.
"What should I do? Is it necessary to revoke Zhang Guan's suspension penalty? No, not! I must not only revoke Zhang Guan's suspension but also have to implement it firmly. Once the suspension penalty is revoked, wouldn't it show everyone before that the punishment decision was wrong? Or should I go through this for the first time, anyway, it is less than a month before the New Year, and it will naturally fade down over time."
At the next moment, Director Qu picked up the phone and dialed the Propaganda Section number, "I will go to the next notice later, and I will tell the people in the center about Zhang Guan's suspension, they shouldn't talk nonsense, don't accept any interview with the media. Some gatekeepers take care of the gates for me, and strangers will not be allowed in!"
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Under the pressure of public opinion, Director Qu chose to make an "ostrich" once, burying his head in the sand, ignoring outside discussion and abuse. And Zhang Guan's suspension has not been revoked, the situation has developed to this point, Director Qu is going to die in the end.
Zhang Guan, who is far away in Australia, appeared on the Vodafone Stadium, but not for the game, but the test of the Hawk-Eye system.
There were more than 70 reporters on the scene, some of them were invited, some of them came here, and both the main committee of the Australian Open and Hawk-Eye System Innovation Co., Ltd. hoped that the reporters who came to the scene would benefit more than them.
More than seventy reporters were arranged on the sidelines, and the staff saw the microphone and said to the reporters, "Dear reporter friends, during the operation of the Hawk-Eye system, the operator only needs to press a few buttons. Would any reporter friend like to guest this operator?"
The reporters suddenly realized that there were rumors that the operator of the Hawk-Eye could control the result of the Hawk-Eye. Zhang Guan's continuous challenge was caused by the operator's control. The organizer asked the reporter to be the operator, obviously to prove that this rumor is wrong.
eight or nine out of ten reporters are good people. Several people immediately raised their hands. The staff also selected three of them. One was to supervise each other, and the other was to witness together.
Next, the staff went on, "Today, we will conduct a 20-ball test, so I still need 20 volunteers to control the serving machine!"
The staff pointed to the serving machine not far away, and then said, "This is a modified serve machine. You can see that the front sight has been added to it so that you can aim at the sideline. Of course, you can experiment first when you serve. Let's get familiar with this machine."
Many reporters raised their hands, and the twenty people quickly got together.
It is the reporter who operates the Hawk-Eye system and the reporter who operates the server machine. Also, other reporters witnessed on the spot. The organizer deliberately created a fair and just test environment. In this case, if Zhang Guan is still able to determine the ball's landing point, I believe these reporters will have no face to continue to question.
The first reporter stood in front of the serving machine, tried a few shots, and then signaled that the staff could start the test, and Zhang Guan also said he could start the test at any time.
"Okay, the first ball starts, please serve!" As soon as the staff member's voice fell, the reporter pressed the button, and the tennis ball flew past the sideline.
"This ball is in line, it's in the realm!"
"Nonsense, clearly out of bounds! The pressure line you see is just the shadow of the ball."
"I think it should be in the world."
"It's a foul ball ..."
Before Zhang Guan opened his mouth, others had already discussed it.
Zhang Guan took the microphone in his hand and said, "This is a foul ball."
Immediately afterward, the reporter responsible for operating the Hawkeye system pressed the button, and a 3D simulated image appeared on the large screen.
"Outside ball, really outbound ball! Zhang Guan's judgment is accurate!" Along with the voice of the staff, there was also a round of applause.
Then the second reporter trots all the way to the server...
The second ball, the third ball, the fourth ball... Zhang Guan made no mistake in his judgment. Even if several of them were very difficult to distinguish, Zhang Guan could still accurately tell whether it was in or out of bounds.
"The last goal, Zhang Guan thinks the ball is holding the line. Let's take a look at the result... Oh, it's pressing the line! Congratulations Zhang Guan, all 20 goals succeeded!"
The audience immediately burst into warm applause.
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In front of the TV, Davydenko took a deep breath.
"All twenty balls were successful. Zhang Guan can tell where the ball is, he is not blind!" Davydenko closed his eyes and then recalled the video of Zhang Guan's previous games.
"Heavy artillery serves, high spin return, play in front of the net, and the ability to challenge the success of the Hawk-Eye 100%... This way, Zhang Guan has a lot of means, it seems that Federer does not have many of the weapons that Zhang Guan has! In terms of strength, he should not be inferior to the world's top ten players, maybe even better than me! Tomorrow's game, let's play first. If it's impossible, don't try too hard. It's January now, and there will be more games to come, but I can't get hurt!" Davydenko looked at his feet and showed a worried look.