The stadium of the Capital Tennis Center is full of seats. Today is the day of the Chinese Open men's singles final. The top seed Zhang Guan of the game will play against the third seed Spaniard Robredo of the game.
This is Zhang Guan's first local tennis tournament. He hurried back to the country after the US Open. When he arrived, the China Open had already started the next day.
Of course, Zhang Guan could not participate in the game of the day, and his opponent, another national team player with a wild card, directly chose to abstain, which was equivalent to escorting Zhang Guan into the second round and also rest time for Zhang Guan.
In the next five days, Zhang Guan will face a schedule of five days and five games. Although there are games every day the physical energy consumption is not large. Because the men's singles in the Chinese Open are three sets and two wins, and there are no long-term finals, the physical exertion of athletes is much smaller.
In the tennis men's singles game, the Davis Cup, the ATP year-end finals and the four Grand Slam Open use five sets and three wins, while others such as the Master's Tournament, Tournament, Golden Tournament, etc. are all three sets. The victory, so the game time has been shortened a lot, the game rhythm is also more compact, the game intensity has been reduced, and the athletes can withstand the continuous game.
Due to the time of the game, the seed players of the Chinese Open are all players who were eliminated early in the US Open, such as Ljubicic, Gonzalez, and Haaz. There is, of course, one exception, that is Lamor Davydenko, who flew non-stop to the Chinese Open to participate in the game after the US Open.
Zhang Guan came with a full slam, and it was a local battle. It can be described as the right place and the advantage. Although the first round was guaranteed, no one could stop Zhang Guan's footsteps in the next few rounds. Zhang The champion was very relaxed.
Zhang Guan's opponent in the second round was Croatian Marin Cilic, a young teenager only 19 years old. For Cilic, it is already a great honor to play against the legendary player Zhang Guan who holds a Full Slam. As for victory, it is a luxury dream. As a result, Zhang Guan won 6-2/6-1 and was easily promoted to the third round.
Only 32 players are participating in the Chinese Open. The third round is the quarter-finals. Zhang Guan met German Nicholas Kiefer in the third round. Kiefer was a 30-year-old veteran. He was once ranked fourth in the world, but in recent years, with the increase of age and the increase of injuries, the state has declined, and Zhang Guan has easily advanced to the semifinals with two 6-3.
In the semi-finals, Zhang Guan met Ljubicic. The Croatian heavy gunner's state of decline this year is indeed very powerful. Although his serve is still strong and worthy of the title of the "ACE Ball" master, his movement is much worse. And Zhang Guan, a player who is good at changing the offensive and defensive rhythm, if he can't keep up, he can directly surrender.
Zhang Guan defeated Ljubicic 6-4/6-3 and advanced to the final. His opponent in the final was Spaniard Robredo.
Robredo is different from other Spanish players. He belongs to the kind of player who can play stable in any stadium. Before the rise of Nadal, Robredo was a representative of Spanish tennis.
However, under Zhang Guan's active offensive, he didn't hold on to support for too long, and he was quickly defeated. Zhang Guan defeated Robredo with a score of 6-4/6-1 and successfully won the championship of the Chinese Open.
With more than 20 years of history, China Open has finally ushered in a local champion, which is of great significance to China Open. The organizers, sponsors, and audiences all hope to see this ending, and Zhang Guan still did not disappoint everyone.
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After the Chinese Open, there will be a series of tournaments, gold matches, and two masters this season. And when all the games are over, the last event of this season, the Shanghai Masters, also kicked off.
Each year's Masters is the ATP year-end competition. Only the top eight players can participate in this competition. The ninth and tenth world rankings will be used as substitutes.
Zhang Guan won the four Grand Slam titles plus the Chinese Open Championship, which ranks him first in the world with 8,500 points. The second and third are Federer and Nadal, and of course Djokovic, Davidenko, Roddick, Ferrer, and Gonzalez. This year's Masters will also be attended by these eight players to determine the final champion.
The schedule of the Masters is different from other competitions. The eight players are first divided into two groups for the round-robin game. The round-robin game is a three-set two-win system, and it is necessary to calculate the small points. The first two of the group appear, and then a poor matchup for the knockout. That is, Group A is first against Group B and Group B is first against Group A. The winner will enter the final. According to the final, it will be a five-set three-win system.
In the grouping of the group stage, Zhang Guan, Nadal, Djokovic, and Ferrer were divided into one group, Federer, Davidenko, Roddick, and Gonzalez were divided into another group. After a fierce competition, Zhang Guan won the match in three games, and Ferrer defeated Nadal won another qualifying place. Federer and Roddick won the other group.
In the semi-finals, Zhang Guan faced Roddick again. This time, unlike the US Open, this is Zhang Guan's home court. Zhang Guan, who was at the right place at the right time, defeated Roddick 2-0 to advance to the final. Federer also defeated Ferrer and reached the final.
Zhang Guan and Federer met again in the final, this is their fifth showdown this year.
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On the last matchday of the Shanghai Tennis Masters Cup finals, in the singles finals, Chinese player Zhang Guan played against Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer. In this battle, the world's top player Zhang Guan took 7-6/7-5/6-2 and sweep Federer again.
In a restaurant on the Bund, Zhang Guan hosted a feast for Federer.
"I lost to you again! I never expected that I would lose to the same opponent five times in a year!" Federer smiled, then said, "I remember that you have never lost since you started playing tennis! You haven't even lost a set."
"I also lost." Zhang Guan also replied with a smile, "Last year, Martha was often abused like a dog."
"Sharapova can't beat you now! And no one in the world can beat you." Federer continued, "What do I need to do in order to beat you?"
"I won't tell you how to beat me! This is my secret!" Zhang Guan looked to the distance, and then said, "This season is over, beautiful season, the beautiful end!"
"Wonderful end? This should be just the beginning for you!" Federer increased his tone, and then said, "Your era has just begun."
"Roger, you know, next year is the Olympic year." Zhang Guan's words stopped, and Federer's expression seemed a little inexplicable.
Zhang Guan said, "Next year is the Olympic year and it is the first time that my country will host the Olympics. This has special meaning for us. You should be able to understand it!
Federer nodded, "So? Do you want to give up tennis and focus on preparing for the Olympics and continue your track and field?"
"You can't talk about giving up tennis. It's just that there are so many interesting sports in the world, I want to try them all. Keeping up with new challenges is also challenging myself. Every different sport that comes to me seems like a peak, waiting for me to conquer!" Zhang Guan said here, the phone's ringtone suddenly rang.
"I'm sorry, Roger, I'll answer the phone first." Zhang Guan walked aside and took the phone.
He Yiming's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Zhang Guan, the basketball association sent me to contact me just now. They asked if you are interested in a trial training at the men's basketball training center? It's a basketball trial!"