tennis giant

Chapter 270 Come on everyone!

In China, in many sports, there is a phenomenon that women are strong and men are weak, and it is the same in tennis.

However, under the system of Huaguo, performance is very important.

To put it another way, only when a certain project achieves results, or a certain leader appears, the leader will pay attention to it, and will invest funds and manpower for development.

It can be seen from this that in the Chinese tennis world, women's tennis is more valued by the leaders than men's tennis, and it has also been better developed.

This point was also very clearly reflected in the Huaguo Tennis Open.

In the WTA, the Huaguo Open is the top tour, and it is an important event that requires the top 30 players in the world to participate. Its prize money is the highest among all women's tours.

It can be said that it is the highest-level women's tennis event except for the Grand Slam.

But on the ATP, it is only an ATP500 level event, and it can only be regarded as a middle-level event, not the top level.

However, the total prize money of its men's event has also reached 260 million US dollars, and the prize money of its singles champion is more than 60 US dollars.

This kind of bonus scale has already ranked first in the 11 ATP500 tournaments around the world.

All in all, the Huaguo Open is definitely the highest-level event that An Sheng has participated in so far.

There is no doubt that An Sheng attaches great importance to this competition.

However, then again, An Sheng didn't aim too high. He knew very well that with his current strength, it was impossible for him to get too high a ranking in the Huaguo Open.

He was even worried that he would be eliminated in the qualifying round.

After all, as far as he knew, even if it was a qualifying tournament, the ATP rankings of the participating players should be among the top 100 in the world, and only players like him who participated with wild cards would rank relatively lower.

In addition, this Huaguo Open, in the men's singles event, only provided 4 qualifications to enter the main match from the qualifying round. Therefore, if An Sheng wants to advance to the main match, he needs to play three qualifying rounds, and It can only win, not lose.

It can be seen from this that Ansheng's worries are not unreasonable.

It is precisely because of these that An Sheng has set a special goal for himself. He does not limit the ranking, but requires himself to win those games that can be won.

To be more specific, as long as the opponent he encounters is below the 80th stage, then he will not allow himself to fail.

But if the strength of the opponent has reached the 80th stage or even higher, then he will come to the game with an attitude of experience and learning, and will not force it.

And after having such a clear goal, An Sheng actually breathed a sigh of relief, and the pressure was reduced a lot at once.

This probably shows that he, who is about to participate in the Huaguo Open for the first time, is still a little nervous, and it can even be said that he is a little scared.

He was afraid that this time, he would be eliminated early, just like the last time he participated in the Nice Open.

And he set this goal for himself, which means that he has found a step ahead for himself. When this happens, it will not be too embarrassing. At least he has reasons to accept the reality.

Of course, these thoughts are just some subconscious deep in his heart. He didn't think so much himself. After returning to Lucheng, he immediately devoted himself to training and actively preparing for the battle.

And just ten days before the Huaguo Open, he was a little surprised when he got a call from Zhang Zhizheng and Zhang Ze.

Their purpose is the same, that is, to invite An Sheng to go to Kyoto in advance.

In this regard, An Sheng completed without hesitation, and immediately agreed. He was able to adapt to the competition environment and venue in advance. Naturally, he would not let go of such an opportunity.

On September 9th, An Sheng and his team arrived in Kyoto together, and then, led by Zhang Zhizheng, went to the hotel they had chosen for him.

It is worth mentioning that at the train station, An Sheng experienced the feeling of being a star firsthand. Not only were there many media reporters waiting, but more importantly, a group of fans greeted him.

The reason for this change is also due to his previous "three consecutive championships" and his current ATP ranking, which has surpassed other Huaguo men's tennis players and has become "No.1".

As for the reporters, An Sheng didn't care much, but for these fans who came to greet him, he couldn't bear to leave like this, so he deliberately stayed for a while. Meet their demands.

As for how his itinerary was leaked, An Sheng didn't know anyway, and he didn't want to pursue it.

That afternoon, An Sheng couldn't wait to come to the National Tennis Center, and played a warm-up match on the Diamond Stadium, which is the main venue of the Huaguo Open.

Of course, this is thanks to Zhang Zhizheng and Zhang Ze. If it weren't for them, it would be impossible for An Sheng to enter the competition venue in advance, and he would be able to go to the field to train in person.

At this moment, An Sheng also had to envy the two of them. As a member of the national team, the treatment was different.

In the next few days, several of them trained at the National Tennis Center, not just the Diamond Stadium, they also experienced the Brad Stadium and several other venues where competitions may be held.

In terms of venue adaptation, they undoubtedly have a great advantage.

During this process, An Sheng also met Wu Bingyi, and there were also a few golden flowers, which are currently the best Chinese women's tennis players, Zhang Shuai, Zheng Saisai, and Wang Qiang.

For An Sheng, they were seeing him for the first time, but in the tennis circle, especially recently, An Sheng was in the limelight, and they had heard of him more or less.

And they themselves should have no conflict of interest. Even if this were not the case, as they were both Chinese tennis players, they would naturally not deliberately exclude An Sheng.

In short, they are still very friendly to An Sheng,
Speaking of which, although they are all members of the national team, they are usually busy with their own business, and they rarely get together, and they only have the opportunity to meet when they participate in some large-scale competitions.

Especially An Sheng, he himself is not a member of the national team, so the chances of meeting them are even less.

It was also at Wu Bingyi's suggestion that several Jin Hua and An Sheng and their male players took a group photo together on the square outside the Diamond Stadium.

And everyone coincidentally posted this photo on their respective Weibo.

An Sheng is no exception, and he wrote sincerely on this group photo, "Hua Guo Open, everyone!"

(End of this chapter)