Net Wang Fans - Yan Gui

It's the middle of Muyue.

Australia, Victoria, Melbourne.

As the first match of the four Grand Slam tournaments, just after the New Year, tennis players from all over the world have arrived at Melbourne Park, where the Australian Open is held, and Budu is no exception.As he expected, the time of the Australian Open exhibition match and the youth match really conflicted with the U-17 new round of training.So when other middle-school students he knew were called up for a game against the Spanish youth team, he left the country alone.As a person whose psychological age is much higher than his appearance age, Bu Er is quite familiar with the road, not to mention that he was a sports reporter in his previous life and interviewed the Australian Open no less than five times.

The only difference is that Bu Er was just one of the many bystanders before, but now he is a real popular player.Notices about the exhibition match were posted in advance on the official website and on the notice boards of the venue, and the official four-man roster finally announced caused an uproar in the public opinion.

The first is Rod Lang. As a person with the reputation of "the greatest tennis player in history", his glorious era was three or 40 years ago.In other words, he is now over sixty years old, and there was news that he had a stroke two years ago, which made the fans look forward to and worried.

Then there is Wayne House, who retired after the U.S. Open last year. He and Andre Asra Zevian are simply representatives of the world's men's single tennis in the past ten years, and they have staged many wonderful games. showdown.Wayne was only 31 years old when he retired, and he can also rub against the rapid retreat.However, compared with his opponent this time, Wayne can be regarded as very, very dedicated.

That's right, the third person is Echizen Minamijiro.He was five years older than Wien, retired at 28, and was a tennis legend in the era before Wien and Andre.When Minamijiro retired, Wayne had just emerged. He had only fought once before, and Wayne lost miserably.Although this time is not an official match, the collision of the peaks of the two eras undoubtedly makes many tennis fans yearn for it.

The fourth person fell through everyone's glasses.Generally speaking, exhibition matches are reserved for retired players, but that boy named Fuji Shusuke has just entered the professional tennis world!In terms of age, he was only a month away from turning 15!The previous record was Andre Asra Zevian, who was 16 years old; two years ago, the Spanish player Rafael Nunes refreshed this record at the age of 15, and now it has been pulled down for another year.Young and inexperienced, how could he face the famous Rod Lang?However, it was revealed that this boy was the opponent designated by Rod Lang himself—this surprised everyone even more, and their curiosity was overflowing.But in any case, Fuji is indeed popular, and it is very popular.

Fuji soon realized this.Not to mention the overwhelming reports in newspapers and magazines, the extra flashing lights on the practice field, and even walking on the road in a foreign country, he would be recognized by people-and he just went to a convenience store to buy a bottle of water!So when Echizen Nanjiro leisurely arrived in Melbourne to see how he was training, he was immediately surrounded by a bunch of microphones.

"Excuse me, Mr. Echizen, how do you feel about appearing in the public eye again?"

"Since they are also Japanese players, do you know each other well?"

"Did you retire so early to train the next generation of tennis players?"

Echizen Minamijiro hadn't seen this kind of battle for a long time, but he was very strong psychologically, coupled with his hippie smile to change the subject, he sent them away with a few words.Looking back, seeing Fuji on the court practicing forehand shots without distraction, Nanjiro couldn't help laughing: "I underestimated you, the famous Fuji Shusuke!" - He actually had to work to send the reporter away!

Fuji is concentrating on practicing the racket, and he is reluctant to give him a roll of his eyes: "Everyone, uncle." He has become very familiar with Nanjiro now, and he is no stranger to that kind of disrespectful appearance—— —The more you talk to him, the more enthusiastic you will be, it's better to just ignore him.As for the title, it was summed up by Fuji and his family's impression of Echizen Nanjiro.

"I told you not to call me that, as if I'm so old." Minamijiro immediately retorted, on this point he and coach Ryuzaki were unexpectedly in agreement. "It's boring to practice alone, come and practice with me!" He casually walked across to Buer, and uncomfortably pulled the neckline of the short T, feeling that the bathrobe was still comfortable.No matter how excited he looked, Nanjiro couldn't help muttering in his heart: The boy is very capable, and he was able to attract Rod Lang's comeback, making him completely reluctant to refuse the invitation... As expected of him at a glance Good seedling!

That night, the players lounge at the Australian Open Center Court.The players who are eligible to use are undoubtedly big-name stars, such as Rod Long and Wayne House who are currently taking a halftime break.

"If there was still some dissatisfaction with retiring before, after today, I really don't have any." Wayne said sincerely.It is rare for him not to wear a hat today, and he can clearly see the sweat dripping from his forehead.Rod Lang was the senior he admired the most, even if it was just a practice match, he was already satisfied.

Rhodes smiled heartily. "You're too modest, Wayne." Although he was over sixty years old, he was in a good state of mind, and even the wrinkles on his face seemed to be much less. "Speaking of which, I haven't thanked you for participating yet, you know it's free of charge." He blinked his eyes as he spoke.He is the initiator of this exhibition game, and all proceeds will be donated to children in need in Africa.

"No, I can still do what I can do." Wayne also smiled, "And I have to thank you for solving all my regrets once - I heard that the samurai Nanjiro has arrived , I was still playing with that boy on the ordinary course in the afternoon."

"The man called 'Warrior'..." Rhodes paused for a moment, and suddenly brought up another topic. "You should have watched the final of last year's U.S. Open Junior Championship, right?"

Wayne nodded. "Fuji Shusuke and Echizen Ryoma... According to this, that Echizen is probably his son? They are both young men with great potential."

"The small one can be said to have potential, but it's the same," Rhodes thought of the boy's crooked eyebrows. "It should be said that he has shown all-round perfect skills, right? He is experienced and not lacking in the field. Adventurous spirit." His final tone is a bit like an aria.

Wayne carefully chewed these few words, and suddenly realized that this was exactly the outside world's evaluation of Rod Lang himself.They are not tall, their skills are perfect, they are good at grasping small opportunities, and they often make unexpected moves on the field... Wayne raised his eyebrows, and he seemed to understand why Rod Lang would like Zhou Zhuo.

Soon came the day of the exhibition match.

Although it is not an official game, the auditorium in the center court is still crowded with people.Most of them are fans, and there are also many famous professional tennis players, such as Andre who is sitting in the best position.After all, this is a good opportunity to learn from the experience. Even if the game is not aimed at winning or losing, professional players can still see playing skills that ordinary people can't find.Not far behind him sat a young man in his early twenties, leaning on his chin and looking at the green field, with neat dark brown curly hair.Two rows later, a chocolate-skinned teenager also pursed his lips without saying a word, but his thick black eyebrows wrinkled together revealed his thoughts.

In addition to athletes, another thing that is not lacking on the field is dense cameras.There are quite a few media broadcasting live, and those famous players have already been spotted by sharp-eyed people.

"Hey, guess who we saw? You must not know!"

"The signature bald head is undoubtedly Andre!"

The two hosts of the Australian Broadcasting Commission Television Network sang together on the screen.The cameraman then took a shot of Andre in the distance, and then pulled back: "It seems that there are more familiar people?"

"That's right! The young Swiss Roger Flower, I believe the audience should remember that he just won the Sydney International Championship!" The camera pulled back again, "And Rafael Nu Nes, the [-]-year-old Spaniard has already created the history of his country... It seems that the exhibition game has indeed attracted attention from all over the world..."

Um?When he heard Roger's name, Fuji put down the tennis racket in his hand and turned to look up at the LCD screen in front.He has an impression of these two names-Roger Flower is a new generation of tennis king after Andre and Wayne, and has won many Grand Slam men's singles championships in his career; Ness is best known for his stamina, and the clay court is his feng shui treasure.This exhibition game does not exist in Fuji's memory, and the seemingly unprecedented situation now makes him suddenly have an unreal illusion-all of this is really achieved by his hard work result?

"Fuji, what's the matter? Are you finally nervous?" Echizen Nanjiro rarely saw Fuji's dull expression, and muttered in a low voice, "This is the normal reaction that a fourteen-year-old boy should have!" All day long Laughing, laughing, everything is at hand, he looks like a little adult, not cute at all!

Hearing this sentence, Bu Er glanced at him, rather annoyed.It is rare for him to be a little confused and inexplicably sad. After being interrupted like this, his emotions are left helpless.

Nanjiro immediately rubbed his head and said with a smile: "And you only need to play one set. It's not easy, but I want to play five sets!" Rod Lang was old after all, and asked him to compete in physical strength with teenagers It's a bit too much.Anyway, it was just an exhibition match, even if it was just one set, Nanjiro believed that it would be very exciting.

"What I mean is, don't let the water out this time, samurai." A voice sounded from the door, it was Wayne who warmed up and came back.He deliberately bites the last title hard, and seems to have a full understanding of Nanjiro's nature.

"It's really rude to say such a thing, Wayne!" Nanjiro denied it flatly, and had to say that he was really thick-skinned.

Rod Lang, in sportswear, also walked into the lounge, holding the racket in his left hand. "It's almost time, right? Let's go, Fuji." There were two games, first he and Fuji, and then Wayne and Nanjiro.

"Okay, I'll be right there." Fuji replied politely.When he stood up and was about to go out, Nanjiro reached out to stop him.Fuji turned to look at him, Nanjiro had a rare serious face, and said two words: "Go." Then he patted him on the shoulder instead.

Fuji felt the strength of Nanjiro's movements, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.Is he actually worried about himself?But he said something like "You must be scared"...The good intentions are always not expressed properly, no wonder Echizen always blows his hair. "If you have time to worry about, you might as well put it in your five-set match!" He said so, but at the same time, he bowed a standard ninety-degree bow to Nanjiro, then turned and went out.

"Ah..." Nanjiro came back to his senses after a long time, "Damn boy, if the wings are hard, you will dislike me for being old!"

Wayne has been watching the interaction between the two of them, and he can't help complaining in his heart if he is so gentle: Can you stop smiling like an idiot when you say such sad words, it is very unconvincing!

There is a corridor from the players' lounge to the stadium.Rhodes walked in front, Buer followed, and no one spoke.Until there was a faint noise in front of him, Rhodes suddenly stopped. "I thought you'd definitely ask once, Buer."

"What are you asking? Why are you competing?" Fuji also stopped, and followed up naturally.He seemed to have thought a lot just now, but he didn't seem to think about anything.He was very happy when he received the invitation letter for the Australian Open exhibition game; however, when it came time to play, the close contact and experience made him truly realize that—to go out, you only need to take this step, you only need to take a good step This step - not far from realizing his goal!It's useless to think about something or nothing, he just needs to get out with his feet on the ground!

Rhode carefully watched the subtle changes in Fuji's expression, and finally he smiled: "It seems that I asked a superfluous question." He didn't say anything else, and strode towards the light.

The author has something to say: When Fuji was 14 years old——

Rafael Nunes (16):

Mallorca, Spain, left-handed, 7-time French Open champion

Roger Flower (21):

Basel, Switzerland, right-handed, one-handed backhand, 16 Grand Slam men's singles champions