At a barbecue restaurant near a university in South Korea, there are not many guests at this time, and the students sitting at several tables are also from nearby universities. And a sports evaluation program is also playing on the TV, and street interviews are being conducted at this time.
"Zhang Guan? Which Zhang Guan are you talking about? Is that running Zhang Guan? Want to play tennis with our Lee Hyung-Taik player? Hey... Of course, our Lee Hyung-Taik will win!" said one aunt very optimistically.
"Lee Hyung-Taik and Zhang Guan, then Lee Hyung-Taik must win! Lee Hyung-Taik was our world champion!" said a young girl. (The interviewee said it was the Sydney Open champion, which was promoted as the world champion in South Korea)
"Senior Lee Hyung-Taik is better than Zhang Guan in terms of experience and technique, so the victory must be taken for granted. Senior Lee Hyung-Taik, come on!" This is a young tennis player.
The picture turned back to the studio, and the host said, "It seems that our people are optimistic about Lee Hyung-Taik's chance of winning towards the upcoming Tennis Asia First battle. The reporter in front of us also interviewed Lee Hyung-Taik's coach Choi Xijun, let us listen to what Coach Choi said."
A picture of Coach Choi appears on the TV screen. The text below shows that this is a recorded interview. Coach Choi said, "I think Lee Hyung-Taik's chance of winning is still greater. First of all, Lee Hyung-Taik has 12 years of professional tennis experience, this experience will bring great help to Lee Hyung-Taik; secondly, Lee Hyung-Taik's recent state is also very good, he is very adaptable to the clay court playing style; also, let's talk about our opponent Zhang Guan, he is a power player, and he is very good at making on the net opportunities, but Zhang Guan's playing style is very unsuitable for this court. On the clay court, I think there is a consensus in the entire tennis world. Finally, I want to explain that the French Open is the easiest game in the four majors. I also look forward to Lee Hyung-Taik's becoming the biggest dark horse in the French Open."
The picture turned back to the studio again, and the host said, "It seems that our Lee Hyung-Taik player has occupied the right place. I believe that in the upcoming Australian Open game, Lee Hyung-Taik will be able to beat Zhang Guan and take the Asian Tennis Championships."
"Ha ha ha ha..." Liu Yong, a Chinese student who was eating, almost spouted out a meal, and then he said to his companion in Chinese, "Lee Hyung-Taik defeats Zhang Guan? Don't they know that Zhang Guan is the champion of the Australian Open? Even Federer lost to Zhang Guan's hands, and Lee Hyung-Taik wants to defeat Zhang Guan?"
"You just came to Korea to study abroad, and you will get used to it after staying for two more years. They have this kind of personality. If you are first here, then you are the first in the world." The partner who is also a Chinese student went on to say, "South Korea is small, and it is difficult to make a few world-class sports stars. This Lee Hyung-Taik is still well-known in South Korea. When he won the Sydney championship, he caused a sensation in Korea as much as the World Cup group."
At this time, a Korean college student on the side table suddenly shouted, "Add me another portion of meat! I want to celebrate the victory for Lee Hyung-Taik players in advance!"
"Yes, to celebrate Lee Hyung-Taik's victory, I will add two more!" The Korean student at the other desk said.
Liu Yong frowned, but his heart seemed to be blocked by something.
"Eat, eat, eat more!" Liu Yong clenched his fists unwillingly, "Wait until the day of the game, see if you can still eat!"
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For example, there are three days until the French Open. Zhuge Wenbo also rushed to Europe.
"You don't know, the sports media of China and South Korea are about to fight these days." Zhuge Wenbo said while picking up a bottle of mineral water on the table, drinking half of the bottle, and then said, "This battle is more powerful than the football match between China and South Korea!"
"Because of me?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Nonsense, it's not because of you. In this French Open, your first opponent is Lee Hyung-Taik. The Koreans hyped the game into the Tennis Asia First' battle. The Korean media also said that Lee Hyung-Taik would win. Our domestic media was unconvinced, so the two sides started a battle!" Zhuge Wenbo continued.
"Lee Hyung-Taik ranks 42nd in the world. He has only won one ATP championship after playing tennis for more than ten years. Why do Koreans feel confident?" Zhang Guan asked with surprise.
"The Koreans said that Lee Hyung-Taik's game experience is more abundant, and his technique is very comprehensive; as an Asian player, he will face losses in the face of European and American players, but both of you are players from Asian countries in this game, so Lee Hyung-Taik has no physical disadvantage. And then you use the fast serve and front-of-the-net scoring as the main means of scoring, which is not suitable for the clay court. Also, you only won a tennis championship, so you and Lee Hyung-Taik are both equal in the numbers of championships. The same starting line." Zhuge Wenbo said.
"I was the champion of the Australian Open, a Grand Slam; Lee Hyung-Taik, regardless of being the champion of the Sydney Tour, should be just an ATP250 event! These are the two highest and lowest ATP competitions, there is no comparability." Zhang Guan said he was dissatisfied.
Zhuge Wenbo shrugged his shoulders, "But in the eyes of Koreans, Lee Hyung-Taik is the world champion."
"How does Lee Hyung-Taik himself stand? Did the media say that? He wouldn't think he could beat me too!" Zhang Guan asked.
Zhuge Wenbo nodded honestly, "From the news exposed by the Korean media, Lee Hyung-Taik is not only going to defeat you, but also win the French Open!"
Zhang Guan made a weird expression, "Well, let's wake up these Koreans with cruel reality! I have now mastered the new style of play, and I will use this Lee Hyung-Taik to show my true strength!"
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Coach Choi Xijun looked at Lee Hyung-Taik in front of him and said, "Hyung-Taik, your opponent is Zhang Guan in the first round. This is for you, but one of them was signed! Zhang Guan can be said to be a seed player, oh no, it should be said that he is the most inexperienced player on the clay court. He has never participated in the clay court! Maybe he can't adapt to the rhythm of the clay court at all!"
Lee Hyung-Taik nodded, "I thought Zhang Guan will participate in the Masters before the French Open to warm up, but he didn't participate in the three clay-court masters! It was unexpected that he gave up the opportunity to adapt to the clay court."
"Zhang Guan gave up the opportunity to adapt to the clay court, which is equal to giving us the opportunity! And the high-speed serve and front-court play that Zhang Guan is good at are not applicable in the clay court. The two most powerful weapons of Zhang Guan is lost. Hyung-Taik, come on, defeat Zhang Guan! As long as you defeat Zhang Guan, you will become the first man in men's tennis in Asia, and you are the national hero of our Republic of Korea!" Coach Choi said excitedly.
Lee Hyung-Taik was also very excited. He waved his fists very hard, "I want to defeat Zhang Guan!"