Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 162 The Egg-Crushing Man, The Main Tournament Draw (Please Subscribe)
"hiss!"

Everyone present gasped instantly!
The referee immediately ran onto the field, squatted down, and asked worriedly.

"Temuraz, are you alright?!"

Temuraz's face turned bright red, and his eyes widened.

Let me give you a try, and see if anything happens!

After resting for a while, Temuraz did not return to the field but chose to withdraw from the match due to injury.

"The winner is Jiang Hong!"

As Temuraz left, he bared his teeth and uttered a harsh remark to Jiang Hong.

You didn't win this match!

And so the farce came to an end!

Jiang Hong successfully passed the qualifying rounds and secured a spot in the main competition.

Zhang Sheng, watching from the stands, blinked and murmured, "They won just like that?"

In the past, Zhang Sheng always hoped that Chinese players would appear in the Masters tournament.

But I never expected that the process of getting through the qualifying rounds would be so strange.

Zhang Sheng had originally planned to cheer after the victory, but he ultimately held back.

They were worried that the Russian fans on the other side, who were eyeing them covetously, would rush up and attack them.

After Jiang Hong signed, the competition was officially over.

Upon arriving at the stands, Fu Yunlong immediately ran over to ask him questions.

"Old Jiang, are you doing this on purpose?"

After all, he was in the rest area when Temuraz and Jiang Hong had their conflict.

Jiang Hong blinked innocently, "Would you believe me if I said I'm innocent?"

"I believe you! Of course I believe you!" Fu Yunlong nodded immediately, but his eyes held a knowing look.

Zhang Sheng also ran over from the side, so excited that he was almost incoherent.

"Great, Xiao Jiang, you've successfully made it into the main draw of the Madrid Masters!"

"Finally, Chinese players have appeared at the Masters tournament."

"We made the right decision to come here for this live broadcast."

Xinhua News Agency reporters also took several photos of Jiang Hong, which they planned to send back to China.

They can be found almost all over the world, even in war-torn regions.

After CCTV's broadcast team arrived, other sports portals also immediately learned that Jiang Hong was participating in the Madrid Masters.

Sending someone at the last minute would definitely be too late.

So they directly arranged for a football reporter stationed in Madrid to interview Jiang Hong on a part-time basis.

On his way back to the hotel, Jiang Hong ran into Ma Su, who was competing at the same time as him.

However, Jiang Hong was already surrounded by reporters at the time, so he didn't notice the opponent's match.

"Ma Su, how did your match go?"

"I lost the match!" Ma Su shook her head with a wry smile, then composed herself slightly. "But congratulations, Jiang, on successfully advancing to the main competition. I hope you keep up the good work!"

Jiang Hong was somewhat surprised to hear this: "Ma Su, did you watch my match?"

"No, but I guess all the players here know about this match!" Ma Su smiled and shrugged, saying, "Egg-crushing man!"

Jiang Hong's face darkened. Who on earth is slandering me?!

He decided to ignore the question and turned around to ask curiously.

"By the way, Ma Su, do you have any competition plans for the future?"

Masu shook her head: "I'm preparing to participate in the St. Petersburg Tour on the 22nd."

Jiang Hong's eyes lit up instantly. "Ma Su, I'm currently lacking a training partner. Before you go to St. Petersburg, would you be interested in training together?"

After all, Jiang Hong certainly wouldn't let go of the opportunity to profit from the situation.

Ma Su hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded: "Okay!"

After all, Masu only had a prize of two thousand US dollars for the Madrid Masters, so she decided to take advantage of the organizing committee's food and accommodation services for a while longer.

A first-round exit in the qualifying round costs $1,000, and a second-round exit costs $2,000.

If you advance, there are no extra bonuses.

Jiang Hong strongly condemned the actions of the Madrid Masters organizing committee!
However, going through the qualifying rounds isn't without its advantages.

Because the points for qualifying and the main draw are calculated separately, you can earn 15 ATP points by qualifying.

A first-round exit in the Masters tournament only earns 5 points.

Based on this calculation, Jiang Hong has already secured at least 20 ATP points by participating in the Madrid Masters.

After agreeing on a training time, Jiang Hong and Ma Su parted ways.

Domestic journalists were working overtime like crazy to finish their articles, while cursing Jiang Hong in their hearts.

They never tell anyone they're going to participate in a competition; they just like to launch surprise attacks.

While they were cursing and rushing to finish their drafts, several news articles about Jiang Hong's competition appeared online.

"The first person from China to land in Madrid!"

"Making history, a Chinese player appears at the Masters!"

"Jiang Hong may face Federer and Nadal."

The reason these news articles were written so quickly is, of course, due to preparation by IMG.

We're just waiting for Jiang Hong to advance to the main competition so we can release the information immediately.

If Jiang Hong doesn't advance to the main competition, then let's pretend nothing happened.

Since the match ended at 4 PM Madrid time (8 PM China time), it was precisely the time when netizens were most active.

The first news item appeared in the sports section and instantly went viral, reaching the front page. My first thought upon seeing it was, "Has a Chinese football player signed with Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid?"

After all, at this time, unlike later on, there were no Chinese players in the second-tier leagues.

At that time, at least players like Zheng Zhi, Sun Jihai, and Shao Jiayi were playing in the English Premier League and the Bundesliga.

Moreover, the most popular sports right now are football and basketball.

Football fans clicked in excitedly, wondering which player had just arrived in Madrid.

Surprisingly, I saw Jiang Hong's name.

Jiang Hong, isn't he a tennis player?
Scrolling down, you'll find out that Jiang Hong has successfully entered the main draw of the Madrid Masters.

"Editor, you're so adorable!"

"Couldn't you have clearly stated that it was the Madrid Masters? I thought some players had signed with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid!"

Besides football fans, there were also many onlookers who came to join in the fun.

I was somewhat surprised to see this message.

"Didn't Jiang Hong just participate in the Tokyo tennis tournament a few days ago? How come he's going to Europe to compete again? I've watched Liu Xiang play before, and there were usually several months between his matches. Are tennis tournaments this frequent?"

"What level of tournament is the Madrid Masters? How does it compare to the China Open and the Tokyo Open? Is it any better? Tell me!"

At this moment, a Diao Chan named "My Diao Chan" made a dazzling appearance with the hairpin on her waist.

"Since someone has asked, let me explain. Tennis matches are very frequent. As long as your ranking is high enough and you want to participate in matches, you can basically play every week. The frequency is very high!"

"Regarding the level of the Madrid Masters, you could say it's only lower than the four Grand Slams and the ATP Finals. Basically, all the top players participate. If we use football as an analogy, the Grand Slams are like the Champions League, the ATP Finals are like the top five European leagues, and the Masters is like the Europa League!"

"Now I get it! Jiang Hong is awesome! (Very loudly)"

"Wow, that's amazing! I wonder what kind of results Xiao Jiang will achieve this time?"

Everyone was discussing Jiang Hong's results this time.

Those who understand tennis tend to remain relatively calm.

After all, most of the participants in this Masters tournament have several tour titles under their belts, or even Grand Slam titles.

At this time, the tennis forum was also buzzing with discussion about the Madrid Masters.

"We didn't even know Xiao Jiang was participating in this competition!"

"Who's studying in Europe? Arrest Xiao Jiang offline!"

"Jiang Shen is awesome! Back in May, I was saying that Jiang Shen was just daydreaming. I never expected that Jiang Shen would start playing in the Masters Tournament so quickly!"

"How dare you mock Jiang Shen! Go apologize right now!"

“I am guilty. Who allowed me to meet with God Jiang? I want to apologize to him on the spot.”

"I want to eat shit!"

Just as everyone was having a joyful discussion, someone suddenly started asking questions.

"By the way, does anyone know where I can watch the draw ceremony for this competition?"

"Yeah, I wonder if Xiao Jiang will run into Federer and Nadal."

"Don't jinx it, upstairs. Can Xiao Jiang still take points against Federer?"

"I'm really looking forward to Jiang's battle against Federer; it feels like breaking down the fourth wall."

"I just saw a preview on CCTV-5 saying they'll be broadcasting the draw ceremony for the Madrid Masters live!"

CCTV-5 is awesome!

……

The draw for the main tournament will be held in Madrid at 8 p.m.

It's already midnight in China, but there are still quite a few night owls glued to their TVs waiting for the lottery results.

When Jiang Hong arrived at the scene, he noticed that many people were looking at him strangely.

It's all that guy Temuraz's fault. He didn't play well himself, and now he's making me take the blame.

Seeds are determined by ranking, and then half of the pool is drawn.

To avoid seeded players meeting too early, which could affect the viewership of the match.

The current world number one is, of course, Federer, who has won 12 Grand Slam titles, 14 Masters titles, and three ATP Finals titles.

The second seed is Rafael Nadal, who has won three consecutive French Open titles and nine Masters titles.

Federer was drawn into the first quarter, while Nadal was drawn into the fourth quarter.

Novak Djokovic, the No. 3 seed who is about to reach his peak, was drawn into the third quarter of the draw.

The fourth seed in the second quarter was Davydenko, who was criticized for match-fixing, but he withdrew from the tournament, and a lucky player was drawn from the qualifiers to take his place.

The opponent does not need to play in the first round and can directly advance to the second round.

Jiang Hong said she was not envious at all.

Really!

The players and reporters present gasped in surprise at the draw result.

The difficulty level of the upper and lower brackets is clearly unbalanced!
The world's number two and number three players were both drawn into the bottom half of the draw, while the top half, besides Federer, only had world number six Gonzalez.

However, it doesn't matter whether it's the Chinese audience or the reporters.

Most importantly, Jiang Hong is in his half of the bracket!

"Upper bracket, upper bracket!"

Chinese fans are all praying in their hearts, after all, Jiang Hong defeated Gonzalez to win the China Open!
If we were in the upper half of the bracket, we might have been able to go further.

Finally, Jiang Hong's name was drawn – the lower half of the draw!

"what?"

Viewers watching on television immediately clutched their heads and screamed in pain upon seeing this.

Jiang Hong was drawn into the dangerous lower half of the bracket, specifically the 4/4 section.

(End of this chapter)