tennis giant

Chapter 289 The Weak

Facts have proved that An Sheng thought too much.

After he defeated Youzhny and gained a second level of mental attribute improvement in the game, his thoughts began to increase unconsciously.

As a result, he has a higher desire for this Chennai Open.

But he forgot that the fundamental factor that determines the outcome of the game, or the key to winning the game, still depends on hard power.

Although mental attributes are also a part of strength, and it can also make up for his lack of hard power to a certain extent, it is only soft power and cannot really determine the outcome of the game.

In the third round, that is, the quarter-finals, Ansheng met the No. 2 seed of this tournament, Agut from Spain. His current ATP ranking is as high as 17th. There is no doubt about his strength and he is on the right track. It's his prime year and he's in very good shape.

If it is divided according to the system attributes, Agut's current strength is at least in the upper reaches of the 80th stage, or even the peak.

In this way, the strength gap between An Sheng and Agut is really a bit big.

Under such circumstances, his prediction and timing did not bring him any advantage. This is probably the saying, a clever woman can't cook without rice.

Not enough hard power, no matter how he fights, it is useless.

In the end, An Sheng was swept out by Agut and stopped in the quarterfinals.

Of course, An Sheng was already very satisfied with such a result, and he had also achieved the goal he set before the game. When he recovered from his unrealistic fantasy, he accepted it calmly.

And his next schedule has already been decided, and that is the world-renowned Australian Open, one of the four Grand Slams.

It is worth affirming that An Sheng won the place to participate in the Australian Open by virtue of his own ATP ranking, and directly entered the main match.

This is a new record for Huaguo men's tennis, because so far, only An Sheng has achieved this.

Of course, if it is just to qualify for the qualifying round, Zhang Ze and Wu Di have done it before, so there is nothing special to show off.

After An Sheng returned to China, something happened immediately, and it was a very troublesome thing.

That is, he received an invitation from CCTV to participate in the recording of a special program.

Its purpose is mainly to make a pre-match promotional video for the upcoming Australian Open, because CCTV has obtained its live broadcast rights and will broadcast the entire Australian Open event live.

Moreover, although this program also invited Zhang Ze and Wu Di, after all, they will also participate in the qualifying round of the Australian Open, but the other party clearly stated that the main publicity and interview target is An Sheng, because his strength lies in that, Compared with the other two, he is the most hopeful to go further.

And this, of course, was a good thing in the first place, and it would also have a good effect on promoting An Sheng's reputation, and it might even take him to a higher level.

But at this juncture, he received another invitation, and it was also a promotional program for the Australian Open.

The key point is that it is not easy for An Sheng to refuse them, because they are the five-star sports that have already signed an endorsement contract with him.

As soon as this incident happened, An Sheng felt that something was wrong. Even if his business knowledge is still very shallow, anyone who is not a fool can see that the relationship between Five-Star Sports and CCTV, especially during the Australian Open live broadcast In fact, there is a competitive relationship.

There is no doubt that compared with Five Star Sports, CCTV's audience and publicity effect must be much stronger, and it must be more helpful to Ansheng.

In this way, Ansheng is naturally more inclined to CCTV.

But unfortunately, he had a good cooperative relationship with Five Star Sports before. If he refused directly and participated in the CCTV program again, it would be equivalent to slapping the other party in the face.

What's more, in China, it is very important to have a good relationship with CCTV.

Therefore, if it is the other way around, rejecting CCTV and participating in the five-star sports program, it may also cause dissatisfaction with CCTV, and An Sheng may even be blocked by them.

For a moment, Ansheng was in a dilemma and didn't know what to choose.

And at this time, Sandy's ability and role were manifested, and it was precisely because of her communication with both parties that this matter was resolved relatively well.

In fact, the solution is also very simple, that is, let An Sheng participate in the CCTV program first, because they were the first to invite An Sheng.

Then, he made a clear promise to Five Star Sports that after the Australian Open, An Sheng would accept an exclusive interview with them as compensation.

Of course, this solution seems simple, but it is not easy to convince them, and it is even more difficult in such a short period of time.

Therefore, Sandy's ability is still very important.

As for CCTV's programs, other aspects, such as the follow-up of daily training and some small activities, I won't go into details. The key is the interviews in the studio.

However, unlike the live broadcast, this interview is just a video recording, so during the recording process, there may be NG, that is to say, if you don't agree, you can start over.

Moreover, before the recording, they had handed over the list of questions to An Sheng, allowing him to prepare in advance, and even his answers had to be reviewed by them in advance.

But to be honest, this kind of interview is really not authentic, and it makes An Sheng feel very boring.

Fortunately, on some issues, they don't force you to give any kind of answer, as long as you don't have political inclinations, it is still possible to express some personal opinions.

For example, the most important thing is the views and goals of this Australian Open. An Sheng, Zhang Ze, and Wu Di are all different.

"The Australian Open is a Grand Slam event. As a tennis player, it is a great honor to be able to participate in such a top-level event. As for whether you can achieve good results, I think this is not the most important thing, as long as you do your best. gone."

This is Wu Di's statement. It seems that he does not have much confidence.

"I hope, I can break into the main match."

Zhang Ze thought for a while and said this. Although what he said was very simple, it is obvious that he has ambitions for this Australian Open.

In the end, An Sheng also expressed his opinion, but what he said may surprise many people.

"Participating in this Australian Open, I actually didn't set specific goals for myself, such as how many rounds I have to reach, or the top 32, etc. The main thing is experience."

"Why do you say that? Is it because you still don't have confidence in yourself?" The host felt a little surprised and asked.

"Yes, I do not have too much confidence, because I feel that my strength is not enough. For now, my main goal is still on the tour. If I want to achieve good results in the majors, It might be too early."

The words An Sheng said are actually his true thoughts in his heart, but sometimes, telling the truth may not be believed by people, and may even be misunderstood.

But no matter what, An Sheng has a clear conscience. As for the Australian Open, of course he will try his best to fight hard, but the result, or fate, is not in his hands.

In the Grand Slam arena, he is still a weakling.

(End of this chapter)