Zhang Guan sat next to his computer and watched the media interview of the Wimbledon final yesterday, and now it is the interview video with Nadal.
"I think I was defeated, you know, in the pre-match investigation, nearly half of the people thought that I couldn't reach the Wimbledon final, so for me, it is already very good to enter the final." Nadal smiled self-deprecatingly, then said, "I am a good loser!"
Zhang Guan in front of the computer smiled. He remembered that he had said to Nadal after the game, "It's a good game." He didn't expect Nadal to say that he was a "good loser."
He saw Nadal go on to say in the video, "The gap? On the grass field, the gap between me and Zhang Guan is really big. But I think any player has a big gap with him unless it is Sampras at his peak. At the stadium, only he can compete with Zhang Guan in the Wimbledon game!"
Nadal shrugged his shoulders, "At this time of tomorrow, I will have a good time by the beach in Mallorca. To be honest, I am very satisfied with this series of performances at Wimbledon. From the French Open to Wimbledon, the continuous competition is tiring, so I need to relax and take a holiday to adjust to the state. The UK is now in the rainy season, and in addition to rain these days, it is waiting for rain, which is too depressing. Now I really can't wait to enjoy the sunshine on the Iberian Peninsula!"
Only Zhang Guan said, "Nadal is going on vacation. Mallorca is a "Mediterranean paradise." It should be very good this season. Sun, beach, sea breeze..."
"There are still many beautiful women!" Sharapova interjected, "Do you also want to go?"
"I want to ask if you have any plans, such as going on a vacation," Zhang Guan said.
Sharapova shook her head, "I want to train."
"Training?" Zhang Guan puzzled, "You may still have injuries..."
"That also requires training." Sharapova said a little irritably, "You have already got three Grand Slams, and I only have two."
"Uh..." Zhang Guan felt Sharapova's attitude and didn't know what to say for a while. He knew that Sharapova was very strong. He didn't expect his three Grand Slams would put pressure on Sharapova. He wanted to persuade Sharapova, but he felt that it might have the opposite effect.
"Perhaps I shouldn't come to play tennis." Zhang Guan looked at Sharapova with some worry.
It was at this time that Zhang Guan's cell phone rang and distracted him.
Zhang Guan picked up his phone and saw a text message from Zhuge Wenbo. There were only seven short words on the text message, Congratulations, the No. 1 in the world!
"No. 1 in the world? By the way, today is Monday, ATP is willing to announce the new world ranking again. Did I rise to No. 1 in the world?" Zhang Guan thought of this and immediately entered the official website of ATP to view the new issue of the world ranking.
In the recently announced world ranking of men's singles, Zhang Guan has already ranked first. He won a total of three Grand Slam titles this year. Each championship is 2000 points, so now he has exactly 6000 points.
Federer ranked second, this is his first time having less than 6000 points in the past three years. At the peak, Federer had to maintain about 8000 points all year round, but due to the appearance of Zhang Guan, Federer first lost in the Australian Open and did not get the runner-up in the French Open. During Wimbledon, he also stopped in the semi-finals and got 1800 points, so the points fell directly below 6000.
In the third place, Nadal still maintains his points at 4,000 points. He was the runner-up of Wimbledon last year, so there is no big change in points after Wimbledon.
On the contrary, Djokovic, because of entering the semifinals of Wimbledon, the results rose by one more, becoming the world's fourth.
"I rank first in the world!" Zhang Guan said softly.
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For the media, Zhang Guan's ascending the world's first throne is more attractive than the Wimbledon champion. There are many tennis matches every year, and there are also many champions. Even the Grand Slam champion, Zhang Guan has won two. Now the third Grand Slam champion does not have the sensational effect of the previous Australian Open.
But the number one in the world is different. There is only one number one in the world, and on behalf of the top in this field, Zhang Guan switched from track and field to tennis, and he only stood at the peak of tennis in only seven months. The key is that Zhang Guan pushed Federer into second place.
Federer has been firmly seated on the throne of the world since 2004. He won three Grand Slam titles in 2004, two Grand Slam titles in 2005, and three Grand Slam titles in 2006. At that time, the gap between him and the world's second Nadal was as high as nearly 3000 points. Federer's advantage looks unshakable, no one thinks Federer will lose the world's first. And this year, Zhang Guan suddenly emerged, squeezing Federer in perfect condition to the second place in the world.
The domestic media should pay more attention to this point. Any "world first" is the most eye-catching thing for readers. Therefore, domestic media, while reporting that Zhang Guan won the Wimbledon title, is focusing more on promoting Zhang Guan's ranking in the world. The first thing.
At this time, Director Liu of the Tennis Center was also in pain and happiness. The happiness was because Zhang Guan won the Wimbledon championship, and the ranking was ranked first in the world, and the pain was the headache for the September Chinese Open.
This year's Chinese Open is from September 10 to September 16, which is similar to previous years, but the time of the US Open for one of the four Grand Slams is from August 27 to September 9. Although the Chinese Open and the US Open are close together in time, for players participating in the US Open finals, the time overlaps.
The finals of tennis competitions are usually held in the afternoon of local time, with a time difference of 12 hours between China and the United States, so the beginning of the U.S. Open final on September 9 in the United States, the country has reached the early morning of September 10, waiting for the United States tennis finals, it is almost dawn in China, plus a dozen hours of New York flying to Beijing. From this calculation, it is impossible for players participating in the US Open finals to go to China to participate in the China Open competition the next day.
If Zhang Guan participates in the US Open and reaches the final, he will inevitably miss the China Open held on the last day. Between the US Open and the Chinese Open, of course, the US Open, which is one of the Grand Slams, is more important, and now there is only one US Open championship left for Zhang Guan to win the Full Slam. The tennis center also needs to ensure that Zhang Guan participates in the US Open.
However, the Chinese Open is equally important. The Chinese Open needs a local player who can win the championship. The broadcaster needs Zhang Guan to appear on the field. The sponsors more bluntly stated that as long as Zhang Guan participates in the Chinese Open, the sponsorship fee can be increased.
To allow Zhang Guan to play, the Tennis Center even applied to the World Tennis Federation to postpone the time of the Chinese Open, but the International Tennis Federation did not agree, because the tournament plan was determined as early as the end of last year, so it cannot be changed.
"This group of foreigners is rigid! Just postpone the game for a day or two." Director Liu's face was anxious, "If Zhang Guan enters the US Open final, would he be asked to give up on the Chinese Open?" No, Zhang Guan must be involved in the China Open. It seems that he has to think of some other methods.
Director Liu closed his eyes. After a while, he suddenly thought of an idea. He took the file box about ChinaNet and carefully looked at the relevant information.
"There is a way! Zhang Guan will be the No. 1 seed as long as he enters the competition. At that time, Zhang Guan will arrange a wild card player for the first round to ensure that Zhang Guan will smoothly advance to the second round. If Zhang Guan can come back in time, then let him play, if he can't come back in time, he can let that wild card player abstain!" Director Liu nodded with satisfaction, obviously satisfied with his arrangement.
The foreign card quota is reserved for local players. This year's China Open, the national tennis team has two wild cards in the men's singles event. If Zhang Guan plays against the foreign card player in the first round, it is actually against the country. For tennis players, this equals Zhang Guan's promotion to the second round. Even if Zhang Guan could not come back from the United States, the wild card player could still abstain, and Zhang Guan could still enter the second round. It's just that this wild card player must be sacrificed.
For domestic male tennis players, it is not easy to be able to participate in the Chinese Open game, especially for wild card players, likely, they will only have such a chance in their lifetime. But to protect Zhang Guan, he can only make sacrifices!
Thinking of this, Director Liu sighed in a loss.
"To win for the king, one wild card has to be sacrificed. However, this sacrifice will never be wasted. This sacrifice can earn people's attention to tennis and the development of our tennis. It is worth it, I believe one day, we will have more and more tennis players standing on the world stage!"