Although the Australian Open game is over, Zhang Guan did not leave Melbourne immediately. He still has some follow-up matters to do, such as holding a special press conference, accepting some interviews with the media, and participating in the official post-game publicity held by the Australian Open and the sponsor KIA also prepared a brand promotion event that Zhang Guan needed to participate in.
The next morning, Zhang Guan held a special press conference, and then he hurried to a university in Melbourne to attend the opening ceremony of a Confucius Institute. In addition to Zhang Guan, Sister Na also participated in this ceremony.
"Zhang Guan, I haven't had time to congratulate you, our country's first singles Grand Slam champion, you can get a treat when you go back!" Sister Na said with a smile.
"Why wait to go back, please do it here too!" Zhang Guan also responded with a smile.
"Here? That's too late. I booked the plane for tomorrow night. You know, the center's funding is relatively tight. The other team members have already gone back. If I'm not in the top 16, I'm afraid I would have gone back." Sister Na's voice changed, and then she said, "I'm waiting for your return to China this time, you will receive all kinds of commendations, and you will be met by all the leaders of the Tennis Association. Please help me."
Zhang Guan knew that Sister Na had a straight character, so she said, "Sister Na just say it, no need for politeness."
"I want you to help us mention the solo thing." Sister Na said.
"This is the original thing." Zhang Guan immediately nodded and agreed, "No problem! But next year is the Olympics. If you guys want to fly solo, I'm afraid it will have to be after the Olympics!"
"If this thing can be done after the Olympics, then I'm thankful! I have waited for so many years, and it's not too bad for this moment!" Sister Na continued, "You are not cultivated in the tennis system so there are still some things you don't know. At the Busan Asian Games in 2002, our tennis program was defeated across the board, and a lot of problems were exposed at that time. At that time, Japan, South Korea, and even Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries, all tennis was professionalized, while we're still behind. I remember that at that time, I could only play in 10 events in a year."
"Only 10 stations, so few?" Zhang Guan frowned, and there was a pitiful amount of tennis in 10 games. For example, athletes such as Federer or Nadal participate in about 15 to 20 events a year, which is a relatively normal number, and "model" Davydenko can play more than 30 events a year.
He listened to Sister Na say, "At that time I retired in one breath. You also know that tennis is a highly professional sport, you can only participate in more competitions if you want to improve the level, but with the current management model, we can't even participate in a few games a year, how can we improve our level."
Zhang Guan nodded and said that professional tennis was originally a very money-burning sport. The world was flying around to play games, and the transportation cost alone was not a small expense.
"By the way, your situation is different from ours. Do you want to hand in the bonus this time?" Sister Na turned and then asked.
Zhang Guan thought about it and said, "I am still ready to turn in. Although I am not an athlete trained in the system, I have to contribute to the development of tennis."
"Then you may have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars." Sister Na continued, "We have to pay about 65%. 30% is for the Tennis Association Sports Development Fund; 10% is to the China Quanto Sports Foundation 25% is for the coaches. When it comes to this, I'm more profitable. My coach is your brother Jiang.
"That's quite a lot! If you go solo in the future, you will lose money if you pay so much." Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"It would be best if I don't pay!" Sister Na continued exasperatedly, "But if I can fly solo, I will pay about 10% every year. I can accept it."
Zhang Guan thought about it carefully. After the gold flower solo flight in the future, the bonus will be paid in proportion to 8%, but the commercial development income, that is, the advertising endorsement income, needs to be paid by 12%.
"With Sister Na's future worth, millions of bonuses are nothing, and hundreds of millions of advertising endorsements are the big heads. 8% of millions and 12% of hundreds of millions are incomparable. In this way, the tennis center is also smart enough." Zhang Guan thought with a smile.
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On this day, ATP officially announced a new world ranking. The first two are still Federer and Nadal, Roddick rose to third place with the outstanding performance of the Australian Open, and Davydenko fell to fourth. Followed by Blake, Robredo, Gonzalez, Ljubicic, and Ansic, Zhang Guan ranked tenth with 2000 points.
At the same time, the three major agencies also commented on the Australian Open final.
Reuters: Zhang Guan defeated defending champion Federer with an outstanding point and won his first grand slam prize. The score of the game is 6-4, 7-6, 6-3. It is worth mentioning that Zhang Guan didn't lose a game in the Australian Open. He also became the first player to win a Grand Slam title without losing a set since the French Open in 1980. At the same time, Zhang Guan is also ranked tenth in the ATP world ranking with the 2000 points of the Australian Open champion. He is also the first tennis player in the world to enter the top ten in the world in his debut.
Agence France-Presse: The unbeatable Swiss did not complete the reversal in the first set loss. Unfortunately, he lost his third Australian Open title and failed to tie Bill Tilden's top ten championship record, he is five trophy distance away from the champion Sampras. However, Federer tied Crawford's record for seven consecutive Grand Slam finals. At present, Federer's Grand Slam final score is 9 wins and 2 losses. In addition to last year's French Open final loss to Nadal, this is his second loss in the Grand Slam final. Federer's opponent Zhang Guan also became the fourth player in history to win a grand slam without losing a set. The last time was done by Bjorn Borg in the French Open in 1980. And to accomplish such a feat in the Australian Open, it will be traced back to Roseville 36 years ago.
The Associated Press: Zhang Guan won his first Grand Slam trophy without losing a set. He defeated Federer 3-0 in the final, which ended Federer's three consecutive Grand Slam championships. Zhang Guan has also become the first Asian Grand Slam champion, and the world's tenth ranking will also refresh the highest-ranking of Asian men's players. Zhang Guan will set a new benchmark for Asian men's tennis. At the same time, a U.S. Open champion also marked Zhang Guan's successful transition from track and field to tennis. He could achieve top achievements in two different major events, which also means that Zhang Guan became a real definition in the sense of "cross-border" athletes.