The main stadium of the Capital Tennis Center is full of seats, and today is the day of the men's singles final of the China Open, with the tournament's top seed Zhang Guan taking on the tournament's third seed Robredo of Spain.

It was Zhang's first time on the tennis tour, and he hurried back home after the US Open, and when he arrived, the second day of the tournament had already begun.

Of course, Zhang Guan could not participate in the day's competition, and his opponent, another national team player with a wild card, directly chose to abstain, which is equivalent to ensuring that Zhang Guan entered the second round and also won Zhang Guan time to rest.

In the next five days, Zhang Guan had to face a schedule of five games in five days, although there were competitions every day, but in fact, the consumption of physical strength was not great. Because the men's singles in the China Open is a best-of-three set, and there is no long-set victory, the physical exertion on the athlete is much smaller.

In the men's tennis singles competition, the Davis Cup, ATP year-end finals and the four Grand Slam Open tournaments are in a best-of-five system, while others such as the Masters, Tour, Golden Match, etc., are all best-of-three games, so the game time is shortened a lot, the pace of the game is more compact, the intensity of the game is reduced, and the athletes can withstand continuous matches.

Due to the timing of the match, the seeded players at the China Open are all players who were eliminated early at the US Open, such as Ljubicic, Gonzalez, and Lee Hyung-taek. Of course, there is one exception, and that is the model worker Davydenko, who flew non-stop to the China Open after his exit from the US Open.

Zhang Guan came with a slam, and it was a local battle, which can be said to be the right time and place and the right people, although the first round was escorted, but in the next few rounds, no one could stop Zhang Guan's footsteps, and Zhang Guan's promotion was very easy.

Zhang's opponent in the second round was Croatian Marin Cilic, a young player who was only 19 years old. For Cilic. It was a great honour to play against the legendary Zhang Guan, who holds a Grand Slam in his hand, and it was even more of a luxury to win, and Zhang Guan comfortably won 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the third round.

There are only 32 players in the China Open, and the third round is actually the quarter-finals, and Zhang Guan met German Nicolas Kiefer, a 30-year-old veteran who was also ranked fourth in the world at the time, but his form has slipped in recent years as he has grown older and injured more often. Zhang Guan easily advanced to the semifinals with two 6-3.

In the semifinals, Zhang Guan met Ljubicic. The Croatian slugger has indeed suffered a great dip in form this year, and while his serve is still strong and worthy of the title of "ace ball" master, his movement has been much worse. Playing against a player like Zhang Guan, who is good at changing the rhythm of offense and defense, if you can't keep up with the movement, you can directly surrender your gun.

Zhang Guan defeated Ljubicic 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the final. His opponent in the final was Spaniard Robredo.

Robredo is different from other Spanish players in that he is the type of player who can play consistently on any pitch. Before Nadal's rise, Robredo was a leading figure in Spanish tennis.

However, under Zhang Guan's initiative to attack. He didn't hold out for long, and was quickly defeated. Zhang Guan defeated Robredo with a score of 6-4, 6-1 and successfully won the championship of the China Open.

With more than 20 years of history, China Open has finally ushered in a local champion. This is of great significance to the entire China Net. The organizers, sponsors, and audiences, everyone wants to see this ending, and Zhang Guan still did not disappoint everyone.

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After the China Open, there will be a series of Tour, Gold Tournament and two Masters tournaments this season. And when all the games are over. The final tournament of the season, the Shanghai Masters, also kicked off.

The annual Masters is the ATP's year-end tournament, a tournament in which only the top eight players can participate, with world No. 9 and No. 10 as substitutes.

Zhang Guan won the championship of four Grand Slams, plus the championship of the China Open. A total of 8,500 points ranked first in the world. Federer and Nadal are second and third respectively, followed by Djokovic, Davydenko, Roddick, Ferrer and Gonzalez. This year's Masters will also feature these eight players to determine the eventual winner.

The schedule of the Masters is different from other tournaments, the eight players are first divided into two groups and play a round-robin match, which is a best-of-three system and has to calculate the small points, the top two teams in the group appear, and then the worse matchup is played in the knockout round, that is, the first in Group A against the second in Group B, and the first in Group B against the second in Group A, and the winner will advance to the final. And according to the final, it will be a best-of-five format.

In the group stage, Zhang Guan, Nadal, Djokovic and Ferrer were placed in one group, while Federer, Davydenko, Roddick and Gonzalez were placed in the other. After a fierce battle, Zhang Guan won all three matches to qualify, while Ferrer defeated Nadal by virtue of the victory and defeat to secure another qualifying spot. The other group was given a place by Federer and Roddick.

In the semi-finals, Zhang Guan faced Roddick again, this time unlike the US Open, this is Zhang Guan's home field, and Zhang Guan, who occupies the right time and place, defeated Roddick 2-0 and advanced to the final. Federer also beat Ferrer to reach the final.

Zhang Guan and Federer met again in the final, their fifth duel of the year.

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On the last match day of the Shanghai Tennis Masters Cup Finals, in the finale singles final, China's Zhang Guan played against Swiss king Roger Federer, and the world's number one player Zhang Guan swept Federer again 7-6/7-5/6-2 in this big battle.

In a restaurant on the Bund, Zhang Guan hosted a banquet for Federer.

"I've lost to you again! I didn't expect that I would lose to the same opponent five times in one year! Federer smiled and continued: "I remember that you have never lost since you played tennis!" Never lost even a set. ”

"Actually, I have lost." Zhang Guan also replied with a smile: "Last year, I was often abused as a dog by Martha. ”

"Sharapova can't beat you now! And no one in the world can beat you. Federer continued: "What do I need to do to beat you?" ”

"I'm not going to tell you how to beat me! This is my secret! Zhang Guan looked up into the distance and continued: "This season is over, wonderful season, wonderful end!" ”

"Wonderful ending? This should be just the beginning for you! Federer accentuated his tone and continued: "Your time has only just begun. ”

"Roger, you know, next year is the Olympic year." Zhang Guan's voice stopped, but Federer's expression seemed a little inexplicable.

Zhang Guan said: "Next year is the Olympic year, the first time my country will host the Olympic Games, which has a special meaning for us, you should be able to understand!" ”

Federer nodded: "So what?" Are you going to give up tennis and focus on preparing for the Olympics and continuing your athletics? ”

"It's not about giving up tennis. It's just that there are so many fun and interesting sports in this world that I want to try. Constantly to meet new challenges, but also to challenge myself, every different sport, for me like a peak, waiting for me to conquer! Zhang Guan said this, and the ringtone of the mobile phone suddenly rang.

"I'm sorry, Roger, I'll answer the phone." Zhang Guan stepped aside and picked up his phone.

He Yiming's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Zhang Guan, just now the Basketball Association sent someone to contact me, and they asked if you are interested in going to the men's basketball training center for a trial?" It's a tryout for basketball! (To be continued.) )

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