tennis giant

Chapter 302 Easy to Get
After watching a movie and having a meal, An Sheng and Xian Di felt much better.

The key point is that after this, the relationship between them seems to be better, at least not as "hostile" as before.

The leisurely time always passes quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it is time to start again.

On February 2, Anson and his team set off again to Rio, Brazil, to participate in the Rio Open held there.

The level of the event is a level higher than the previous Ecuador Open, which belongs to the ATP World Tour 500, and the type of venue is still Anson's favorite clay court.

Of course, as the level of the event increases, correspondingly, the prize money of the event will also increase, and it has increased a lot, reaching a level of 160 million US dollars, which is equivalent to more than three times the total prize money of the Ecuador Open !
There is no doubt that such a generous bonus is naturally more attractive to players, so this Rio Open has attracted many top players to participate.

For example, currently ranked No. 8 in the world is from the famous Japanese general Kei Nishikori, and another example is Dominic Tim, who is currently ranked No. 10 in the world and is nicknamed the "Ruler of Clay".

In addition, there are many top 50 players in the world, such as Cuevas and Ramos, who all participated in this event.

By the way, Anson's current ATP ranking seems to be not far from the top 200 in the world, but in fact, in terms of ATP points, he is still close to [-] points behind, and it feels a little far away.

But this is actually normal, because when a professional tennis player reaches the top 50 in the world, the level of competition he can participate in will have a significant increase. Correspondingly, the ATP points he gains will also increase a lot One level up.

This is not only a gap in strength, but more importantly, a gap in "opportunities". If you don't reach the top 50 in the world, you will have no chance to participate in many high-end events.

For example, in the ATP1000 Masters, if you are not ranked enough, you will not be able to participate except for wild cards.

And a Masters title can earn a full 1000 points, which is enough for a player to jump directly from zero to the top 50 in the world.

The gap is formed in this way.

As for the Rio Open, although there are many well-known players participating, An Sheng still maintains a strong confidence. He feels that his current state is very good.

So, for this competition, An Sheng's goal is still to be the champion.

Soon, at around 20 pm on the 2th, An Sheng ushered in his opponent in the first round of the race. He was Soza from Brazil.

It must be explained that Brazil is a football kingdom, which is certainly true, but in tennis, Brazil's strength is not weak.

Let me simply say one thing, and you will understand that in the 2016 Rio Olympics, it was a Brazilian tennis player who lit the main torch of the opening ceremony.

Although, among these, it was also due to some special reasons that the Brazilian football king Pele was unable to take on this role, so it was the turn of others.

But it is undeniable that this is enough to prove that the popularity of tennis events in Brazil and their strength in this event are really not weak.

And Anson's opponent, Souza, is a newly emerging local player from Brazil in recent years. His ATP ranking is about 80, which is not very high, but he is young and has great potential. But no one can say no.

But, just from this game, Soza's performance is not outstanding, especially from the perspective of the audience, it can be said that he played very poorly.

But in fact, the strength he displayed is actually quite normal, especially at the beginning of the game, he played very well.

And the reason why he performed poorly in the subsequent games was not because of him, the key was that An Sheng's performance was really good.

To be more specific, with An Sheng's current tactics, once he finds a way to target his opponent in the game and takes the initiative in the game, then it will be really difficult for his opponent to show their full strength , will be very uncomfortable to be suppressed by An Sheng.

What's more, in terms of hard power, Ansheng is stronger than Souza.

As a result, An Sheng won the game quite easily, controlling the overall situation and not giving the opponent any chance.

But after the first round of the competition, An Sheng got a piece of news that surprised him, that is, Kei Nishikori, the number one seed in this tournament, was unexpectedly eliminated by someone.

This is really surprising, but this is the game, on the field, anything can happen.

Therefore, once you play, you have to concentrate on it, otherwise, Kei Nishikori's "tragic" experience is a lesson from the past.

In addition, this news also made An Sheng a little disappointed, because he actually wanted to fight Kei Nishikori, and there was no other reason. He just wanted to test the opponent's strength, but this time, it was missed.

And An Sheng's opponent in the second round of the main match was another Brazilian player, Silva.

Many people may feel familiar when they hear this name, but please note that he is not a football player, but a tennis player.

Like the previous Soza, this Silva is also a rather young player, and he has been fighting all the way from the qualifying rounds.

It can be seen that he has a certain strength, and the game state is very hot.

As for such a player, An Sheng is very vigilant. After all, not long ago, he lost to the crazy Burgos.

But obviously, An Sheng is a little sensitive. Silva is not Burgos. Although his game state is indeed very good, he is still far behind Burgos.

Furthermore, it is still the same problem. In terms of hard power, Silva is slightly inferior, that is, he is in a transitional period and cannot really reach the 80 stage.

In this way, when he meets An Sheng who is stronger, has comprehensive skills, is extremely stable, and has almost no flaws, there is no suspense in the result.

It was another crisp 2-0. An Sheng easily won the game again and advanced to the top 8 of this Rio Open.

To be honest, in these two open tournaments, An Sheng broke into the top 8 very easily, but this is really not normal, his current strength has not reached this point.

And the reason why he seems so easy to get is actually because of his good luck. In the first two rounds, he didn't encounter any strong opponents.

But in the next match, his luck can't help him too much, because among the remaining players, none of them are easy to deal with.

(End of this chapter)