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"...the plane is descending and will land at the Imperial Capital International Airport in thirty minutes. The local time is..."
buzz buzz.
buzz buzz.
The continuous sound of the engine and the flow of air in the cabin created a roar above the eardrums, so that the airport broadcast became far away. It felt like burying your head in a pool to catch the sound from outside.
The long-distance flight across the Pacific Ocean is finally about to arrive at the destination. After waking up drowsily from sleep, I stretched my waist and stretched my muscles and bones, and then I could hear the sound of crunching and popping beans live.
"woke up?"
Tobias' voice came from the side, and Gawain twisted his neck. Even if he was flying in first class, he could lie flat all the way, but the space in the plane is limited after all. A 193 cm tall man can only fall asleep when he curls up like a baby. I still can't sleep comfortably, and my body desperately needs to move.
Before Gao Wen could speak, Sampras poked his head out from the back seat and asked with a frown.
"John, can't those schedules be postponed? Or simply refused?"
"Since winning the championship, the schedule has been fully booked, and there is no training time at all. Now it is hard to come to the competition. We always need to adapt to the venue, then conduct basic training, and then adjust the time difference. As a result, we have to arrange a bunch of schedules. How do we prepare for the game?"
When he won the U.S. Open, Gao Wen formally invited Sampras to be the coach, hoping that the interim consultant could develop into a formal cooperative relationship.
In this regard, Sampras considered very carefully and seriously for a whole week, and finally nodded and agreed—
After the news was officially announced, it caused a sensation.
Although Sampras accompanied Gao Wen through the entire US Open journey and sat in Gao Wen's player box the whole time, people in the industry were already mentally prepared.
But in any case, since Sampras retired ten years ago, there have been 80 or 100 players who have invited him to be the coach. Sampras has rejected all of them, including Federer. You know, before Federer and Nadal teamed up to break history, Sampras was the peak representative of professional tennis.
However, now that Sampras has finally officially come out, he is taking the position of a professional coach for the first time, and he is cooperating with Gao Wen, who just wrote a myth at the US Open. People in the tennis industry are talking about it endlessly.
Gao Wen, Gao Wen, Gao Wen, on the social network, all the news about Gao Wen is overwhelming!
In the blink of an eye, 25 days had passed since the end of the US Open. Then, Gao Wen, who was too busy to touch the ground, was finally ready to return to the arena. Next, the young man who was newly ranked in the top 20 in the world What performance the players can contribute is indeed highly anticipated.
But Sampras has his own worries—
For more than three weeks, Gao Wen's daily life was full of all kinds of itineraries, and there was almost no time for daily training. Not to mention the state and hand feeling, it is estimated that there may be problems with the physical reserve. Returning to the game, the performance was worrying.
As a professional player, Sampras has created countless histories. He is very clear about the influence and destructive power of those colorful lights off the field on players. This is true in any field of sports. Every player Athletes who can reach the pinnacle of their own field need to stand the test of outside attention and off-court interference. Concentration and dedication are the prerequisites for all achievements.
To be honest, Sampras was a little angry.
However, Tobias was also helpless.
"Peter, I know, I know, how could I not know?"
"However, as the creator of history, Gao Wen really cannot refuse those leaders and sponsors, and all of them are official invitations."
"Think about it for yourself. When you reached the top of the US Open for the first time, would you be able to refuse the invitation from the US Tennis Association? What's more, in the Chinese market, there is an illusion behind these official invitations, which affects the whole body. , unless Gao Wen can win another two Grand Slam titles, otherwise, it will be difficult for him to achieve transcendence."
With just a few words, I can also feel the helplessness of Tobias—
In fact, Tobias had already screened and filtered a lot of itineraries for Gao Wen, and in the end he only kept those invitations that he could not refuse, hoping to efficiently lay the groundwork for Gao Wen; however, some things still need to be completed after all.
Gawain heard all the arguments between the two. He knew that Tobias and Sampras were both thinking about themselves, but they had different starting points.
"Peter, don't worry, the trip is only a day and a half, tomorrow afternoon, I can start recovery training; moreover, I have started physical training in school one after another."
After a pause, he turned to look at Tobias again.
"John, I know that social activities are definitely necessary, but everything comes from championships and victories, so we still need to focus on the field, just like Flushing's experience, only if they continue to win, they will not be like a bubble It seems fleeting, but still chasing us."
With a few words, the two big brothers settled down~www.mtlnovel.com~Tobias and Sampras exchanged a glance, showed a smile, a little helpless, and finally Sampras sighed softly.
"I am willing to agree to be the coach because of Gao Wen's talent and also because of Gao Wen's maturity and stability. John, you'd better not disappoint Gao Wen's trust."
After finishing speaking, Sampras retreated to his seat depressedly and muttered.
"If the schedule is so full, the best choice is to give up the Imperial City Open, first conduct recovery training, then conduct normal training, and then make an appearance in the Shanghai Masters, but the current schedule is so dense..."
Tobias looked back at Sampras, but he still didn't say the words of explanation. Anyway, Sampras was talking to himself and complaining. Both of them knew the real reason:
As the first men's singles Grand Slam champion in China and even Asia, the weight of this title is really too heavy, and it is impossible to miss the Imperial Capital Open.
Because the Imperial Capital Open has always been working hard with the goal of the fifth Grand Slam, from the naming of the event to the way of attracting investment, everything is held in accordance with the Grand Slam specifications; but over the years, due to various reasons, the event has never been able to start. The level of ATP events is not even comparable to that of Shanghai.
Therefore, the Imperial Capital Open has always hoped to expand its influence, reach a higher level, and invite as many big-name players as possible to participate.
This time, no matter what the reason or the situation, even if Gao Wen came to compete and was eliminated in the first round, he had to show up—
Applying for a wild card was not a problem at all. Tobias was approved immediately after applying. Afterwards, the Imperial Capital Open made promotional posters overnight, spreading the publicity overwhelmingly.
Behind the creation of history, corresponding responsibilities need to be assumed, and no one can stay out of it.