"...What did you just say?" After some courtesy, Hu Litao signaled Zhan Jun to speak first.
Zhan Jun did not refuse, and said with a slight regret, "Nadal is definitely absent due to a wrist injury."
From the perspective of fans and neutral commentators, we always see exciting duels. It is undoubtedly regrettable that Nadal, one of the "Big Four", regretfully withdraws from the US Open due to a wrist injury.
Moreover, for the past ten years, tennis fans have witnessed the long confrontation between the two greatest rivals in history, "Federer VS Nadal". Whenever there is a duel between them, the audience can scream and cheer every time. This is Djokovic and Murray are also out of reach.
But it is very, very regrettable that these opponents, who have continued to set historical records for the number of times they have played against each other, have played against each other countless times on different occasions, but they have never met at the US Open. This has always been a great pity for the entire professional tennis world.
Every year before the opening of the US Open, fans are looking forward to the "Fena Showdown", but every year they end up disappointed.
Hu Litao can completely understand Zhan Jun's thoughts, "If you want to see Feina play, you can only look forward to next year."
Zhan Jun sighed regretfully, "First it's Sister Na, and then Natto. Injuries are really a hindrance. I just hope their injuries don't have too big an impact, and we can see them back on the court playing singles again soon." Style.”
Hu Litao nodded in agreement.
Zhan Jun immediately calmed down and changed the subject, "What did you want to say just now?"
Hu Litao said "Oh" and came to his senses, "I said, the US Open wild card list is out, and there is a Chinese in it."
"Huh?" Zhan Jun was very surprised, very, very surprised.
The influence of the four Grand Slams is deeply rooted in the entire professional tennis world. Even behind the issuance of wild cards, we can see the confrontation and cooperation between different organizations.
To give a simple example, in order to cultivate the Asia-Pacific market, the Australian Open has cooperated very closely with China and even held a separate wild card tournament in China.
The French Open and the US Open are deeply rooted in the local professional tennis scene. They tend to tap young players from their own countries, but in addition, they also cooperate with each other. For example, the French Open gave the USTA a wild card, and the US Open also gave The French Tennis Association has a wild card. As for the decision on which wild card to choose, it is up to the other Tennis Association to negotiate internally.
Wimbledon, which has always been proud and dignified, has gradually begun to cooperate with the other three Grand Slams in recent years. After all, if you want to expand the influence of the event and cultivate young players from your own country, you cannot do it behind closed doors.
Of course, in addition to this, wild cards may also be awarded to famous players who have returned from injury, teenagers who have performed well in other events, young players funded by official sponsors of the event, etc.
It is precisely because of this that the wild card seats of the Grand Slam are often not announced all at once. Instead, they are announced before the end of the last round of qualifying, and then the qualifying players and wild card players are mixed in. Draw lots together and fill in the main match list that has been drawn a week ago.
For Chinese players, female players have already made their mark, and it is often easier to apply for wild cards; while male players always work hard out of sight. Even in the relatively close Australian Open, it may not be easy, let alone those on the other side of the Pacific. The US Open.
The US Open has not announced the wild card list this year, and the complete list was not announced until the second round of qualifying.
Zhan Jun didn't hide his surprise at all, "A female player?"
Hu Litao's expression was also a little strange, "Male player."
Zhan Jun:......
Hu Litao:......
Does the sun come out from the west?
Zhan Jun thought about the names of men's players in his mind, but the young players who meet the criteria are Zhang Ze and Wu Di - if the world ranking is any lower, there is no point in playing with a wild card, it is very likely It's just a round trip, a waste of wild cards; however, both of them participated in the qualifying round, so who is it?
Could it be that he is a rich second generation or an illegitimate child?
"The name is Gao Wen, and I'm not sure which one is higher and which one is Wen. The official information only has English information, and it says that he is a wild card that only this year's NCAA national champions get." Hu Litao further explained.
To be honest, in recent years, due to the overall rise of Li Na and the Chinese Women's Corps, tennis has become more and more popular in China. Zhan Jun is even known as an encyclopedia. He knows the tennis world in the past twenty years well and has an endless supply of all information. presented to the audience.
But, the NCAA?
Although there is a specialization in the art industry, Zhan Jun must admit that he does not pay any attention to the NCAA.
For now, China's only understanding of the NCAA should come from the NBA. After all, the rookies in the annual draft come from the NCAA, but its understanding of other projects is very limited.
"Gawain Gawain Gawain..."
Zhan Jun chewed it carefully and felt that the name was somewhat familiar. Then he suddenly patted his thigh, startling both Hu Litao and the driver who was driving.
"Ah! That challenge champion? Is he Chinese? I always thought it was just an Asian player with a similar pronunciation."
Hu Litao was confused, "Brother Jun, have you heard of him?"
Zhan Jun thought for a while, "Not sure, but there was a news article on the ATP official website last month, saying that two players worked hand in hand to create history in Europe and North America respectively, winning fifteen consecutive matches and three consecutive championships. "
Hu Litao's mouth can swallow a duck egg.
Zhan Jun shook his head, "I just glanced at it and saw the name, but the ATP official website didn't say much, so I didn't think of it and thought it was an Asian player."
If it is just the Challenge Tournament champion, there is really nothing to write home about. According to statistics from the ATP official website, the player with the most Challenge Tournament wins and the most championships is the same player, Lu Yanxun, from Baodao Province in China.
From the perspective of creating history, Gao Wen is really far behind. All his historical records need to be added with the prefix "China Continent".
It is precisely because of this that ATP did not say it alone, and Zhan Jun didn't take it to heart. He just glanced at it when browsing the news.
But he didn't expect that he would actually hear this name from Hu Litao's mouth again, and he would actually jump out of the cracks in the rocks and kill everyone by surprise.
No matter how I thought about it, it still felt ridiculous, so Zhan Jun asked additionally, "Have you confirmed your nationality?"
How could they not notice at all? This is really outrageous.
Hu Litao nodded matter-of-factly, "How could I misread the five-star red flag? Moreover, I was shocked just because I saw the national flag. Otherwise, I would have ignored it when I saw a bunch of English. Unless I was preparing competition materials, how could it be possible?" It’s going to be about who the wild card is from the beginning.”
After saying that, Hu Litao still couldn't believe it, "Brother Jun, wait, you said there are three challenge champions?"
The ATP official website may not realize what this means, but after the two professional commentators put together the complete news, shock and consternation swept over.
This is too powerful, right?
Zhan Jun and Hu Litao exchanged glances, and both of them realized: This is big news!
