tennis giant

Chapter 198 Take Your Time

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the start of the third week of competition.

But in these days, no media reporters came to An Sheng at all, including the next two qualifying matches, he also did not get the attention of the media.

As a result, An Sheng thought that this matter should be over, and the so-called "fire" was just a joke by Xiong Tengfei.

However, when he walked into the arena of the first round of the main match, he actually saw a few Chinese media reporters in the special media area.

By the way, in his previous games, the media area was basically empty, so this time, the presence of media reporters was quite conspicuous, allowing him to see it at a glance.

Of course, the game was about to start, and he just glanced at them casually when entering the venue, without thinking too much or paying attention to them.

And his opponent in the first round was actually an "old friend", that is, the Japanese player Toshiyuki Takagi he met and defeated in the first week of the competition.

This time, he also came to meet An Sheng's challenge as the No. 8 seed player.

In addition, Takagi Toshiyuki seemed not too convinced about the last defeat.

"Ansheng-Jun, we met again in a competition. Last time, I lost to you, but this time, I want to complete my 'revenge'."

"Ha ha."

An Sheng laughed off Takagi Toshiyuki's pre-match declaration.

Although he is not an angry youth, he still has some understanding of the habits of the Japanese nation. Simply put, he is bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

This point is also reflected in Takagi Toshiyuki.

The last time they met on the field, Takagi Toshiyuki was quite arrogant and ignored An Sheng at all.

But this time, not only did he take the initiative to shake hands, but he also respected An Sheng's name and demeanor.

However, this may also be An Sheng's illusion. After all, judging from the content of his words, the other party came to declare war on him.

No matter what, facing Takagi Toshiyuki, An Sheng would not hold back anything, and he could fight as he wanted!
During their last match, An Sheng had analyzed Takagi Toshiyuki's strength and the characteristics of his style of play, and remembered it clearly.

In terms of overall strength, they are roughly similar, but from a partial point of view, there are obvious differences.

In terms of serving, receiving, and hitting forehands, Ansheng has an advantage, but in terms of running and baseline stalemate, Toshiyuki Takagi has a slight advantage.

The characteristics of the two sides' playing styles are directly related to their abilities and specialties. An Sheng uses an offensive style of play, and correspondingly, Takagi Toshiyuki adopts a bottom-line defensive style of play.

Therefore, in fact, there is not much suspense about the outcome of the game. As long as An Sheng can perform normally, it should be relatively safe to win the game.

As for the reason why An Sheng won so hard last time, it was purely because he made an empirical mistake and was not firm enough in tactical execution.

But now, of course, he will not make the same mistake again.

Therefore, when facing Takagi Toshiyuki's tenacious defense, An Sheng has to be more patient. While insisting on his offensive style of play, he can also be patient and fight the opponent for more shots. Only when the right opportunity arises, He will attack.

At the same time, in order to address Takagi Toshiyuki's technical weaknesses in the midfield and frontcourt, Ansheng increased the changes in his ball path during the game. He used small balls and net volleys occasionally to increase the difficulty of the opponent's defense.

In this way, the whole game seemed a bit calm.

On the scene, Ansheng took the absolute initiative, but he was not in a hurry. In both sets, he broke serve in the second half and won the game.

"An Sheng-Jun, facts have proven how powerful you are. After I go back, I will definitely study and study the video of this game carefully, and I look forward to playing against you next time."

After the match, Toshiyuki Takagi, who failed in "revenge", didn't seem to be depressed at all, but rather excited, and he didn't know why he was excited.

An Sheng didn't care about this, and didn't disagree.

When An Sheng packed up his things and was about to return to the players' rest area, he went to check the situation in the media area.He found that those media reporters were still there, but they didn't make any other moves, and they didn't chase after him to interview him.

In fact, An Sheng is indeed on the Internet and has a certain reputation, but to say that he has become a hot spot on the Internet is a bit too much, and he has not yet reached such a level.

After all, in Huaguo, tennis is not very popular in the first place. There are not many people who can pay attention to tennis events. As for the netizens who can pay attention to a newcomer like An Sheng, there are even fewer netizens.

After all, An Sheng didn't have any popularity before, and it's impossible to make him popular just by playing a game with Wu Bingyi.

Therefore, although several online media sent reporters to learn more about Ansheng, their enthusiasm, or the degree of attention they paid, was not that high.

In addition, what An Sheng didn't know was that the match between him and Takagi Toshiyuki was broadcast live on the online platform by several online media.

The result of the game certainly made the netizens who watched the game very happy. This also increased Ansheng's popularity to a certain extent.

Of course, there are still too few platforms that choose to broadcast their games live, and they are all small online media, so their effect is still relatively low.

But no matter what, this is a good thing for him, but everything is difficult at the beginning, and he needs to take his time.

Xiong Tengfei was very concerned about this matter, and it was through him that Ansheng learned about these situations.

"An Sheng, I suggest you start a Weibo first, so that at least those netizens who have started to follow you have a place to get to know you."

"Otherwise, they won't find any news about you, and it will be scattered soon."

"Weibo?"

"Yes! Today's celebrities, whether they are sports stars, entertainment stars, or other public figures, generally open Weibo. This is not only to let your fans know about your situation, but if you want, you can also Communicate with them."

"it is good."

An Sheng had never played Weibo before, but after doing some research, he decided to open his Weibo.

Just like what Xiong Tengfei said, at least those who want to know him should have such a channel so that they won't be able to find him at all.

Of course, in this regard, An Sheng will not spend too much time, it is nothing more than uploading a few photos, talking about his training, or posting about his participation in the competition.

What makes An Sheng a little sad is that at this time, he and Xiong Tengfei will part again, because Xiong Tengfei failed to break into the second round of the main match, and according to his itinerary, he will rush back to Shanghai today city.

"Brother Xiong, keep in touch!"

"Haha, definitely!"

(End of this chapter)