There are only about two weeks left before the opening of the Rio Olympics on August 6, 2016. The Chinese delegation has just announced the Olympic roster, Wang Qiang , Peng Shuai, Zhang Shuai , Zheng Saisai Five people, Xu Yifan and Xu Yiyi, formed a delegation of tennis players to represent China in the Olympic Games. However, the tennis stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has not yet been built, and news of athletes withdrawing from the competition comes one after another. It would not be an exaggeration to say that this is the most suspenseful Olympic Games in history, and how many people are worried about only four years? The long-awaited Olympic Games? How much suspense is there about the Rio Olympics?
Can the venue operate normally?
This is an ideal Rio Olympic tennis venue, and the venue type is an outdoor hard court. The central court can accommodate 10,000 spectators, while the two temporary courts can accommodate 5,000 and 3,000 people respectively. It still looks very good. Of course, this is only the most idealized result. The current Rio venue has not yet been completed. In fact, the Rio Olympic tennis stadium was "ill-fated". Last year, the construction of the tennis stadium was due to progress. The government canceled the contract due to delays. After re-tendering, construction work on the tennis court started again this year.
According to the schedule, the tennis event will start on the second day of the Rio Olympics opening ceremony and conclude all competitions within 8 days. At present, the tennis center venue can only be considered basically completed, and the internal construction is in the final stage. It is destined to not be able to operate through the test match, which also adds a lot of uncertainty to the hosting of the main match.
How many more people will withdraw from the competition?
With Gasquet announcing his withdrawal from the Olympics due to a back injury, 10 men's singles top 30 people have announced their withdrawal from the Olympics, except Tim , Kyrgios , Yi People like Snell who announced their withdrawal from the Olympics a long time ago have no care at all. Felipe Lopez, Querrey, Raonic, Berdych, etc. are also withdrawing constantly. New Wimbledon runner-up Raonic will be cooperating with McEnroe again in the next North American hard court season. If the Olympic Games are arranged, it will disrupt the preparations for North American hard court events and also have a negative impact on the period and the future. The event has a greater impact. Berdych revealed that the reason for his withdrawal from the Olympics was because of worries about the virus: "Now in Brazil, the Zika virus is raging, and I have just started a family. I must prevent these viruses from threatening the safety of my family. I'm sorry to let you Disappointed, I believe if you think about it from my perspective, this sense of responsibility for the family will make you understand me. "In addition, because there are no points and no bonuses for the men's events in this Olympic Games, more middle and low rankings will be made. Players who have no hope of winning medals have lost their enthusiasm. They endure the risk of being infected by the virus and cannot get bonus points. The competition for gold and silver has little to do with themselves. So why should I go and participate in the tour to actually make some money? .
There is a polarized situation on the women's side. Some people fight tooth and nail for an Olympic qualification, while others quit the competition after a disagreement. For example, who played more than 20 games in singles and doubles in three weeks at the French Open, who reached the semi-finals, Bertens, , who reversed Radwanska after the rain and advanced to the quarter-finals, Pilonkova, , who became a competition madman. Xie Shuwei took the last train and qualified for the Olympic Games. In order to participate in the Olympic Games, Wang Qiang, who desperately relied on itf to gain points in the first half of the year, relied on Schiavone's withdrawal at the last moment to obtain Olympic qualifications and successfully caught the last train to Rio.
On the other hand, there are also some players who quit the competition after a disagreement. Except for Sharapova who is in the suspension period and misses the Golden Slam , Italian veteran Schiavone was the first to announce his withdrawal from the Olympics. Of course There is no need to take risks anymore when you are not too young. In addition, Azarenka had to withdraw from the Olympic competition due to her unexpected pregnancy. Halep also issued a withdrawal statement on Facebook, "I made this decision because I have concerns about the dangers of the Zika virus. After repeated discussions with my doctor and family, I am convinced that participating will be harmful to my career and health. It's a big risk health-wise, especially as a women's player.Family means a lot to me and I can't imagine what it would be like to not be able to start a family of my own after retirement. I couldn't take the chance. "Then Czech player K Pliskova announced her withdrawal from the Olympics. Today Hsieh Su-wei withdrew from the doubles event due to conflicts with the Taiwan Tennis Association.
It is unknown whether the Russian delegation can successfully participate in the Olympics due to the impact of the doping scandal, and athletes continue to withdraw. , If Zheng Saisai, who was previously ranked as the ninth substitute in women's singles, can also be shortlisted for the full quota of singles in China, I don't know whether I should laugh or cry.
Can a Golden Slam be produced?
Although Olympic players continue to withdraw from the Olympic Games, It is particularly important for big names. Starting from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Federer has participated in four Olympic Games. This is his fifth time in the Olympics. Federer's best singles performance in the Olympics was the runner-up in the 2012 London Olympics. He won the men's doubles championship with Wawrinka at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This may be the last Grand Slam for Federer's career. At the same time, he will also partner with Swiss princess Hingis in the men's singles event at the Olympics. Also eyeing the gold medal is world No. 1 Djokovic. Having just realized his dream of advancing to the Grand Slam at the French Open this year, his next goal is naturally the Olympic championship. Even though Wimbledon was eliminated early, Djokovic is still the biggest favorite at the Olympics. , Djokovic participated in the Olympics twice in 2008 and 2012, with his best result being the bronze medal in 2008. In the prime period of his career, this may be the best time to advance to the Golden Slam this year. The strength of Murray and Wawrinka cannot be underestimated. The competition for the Olympic men's singles championship will surely cause a bloody storm.
Can the Chinese Army bring surprises?
Tennis has never been a traditional strength of the Chinese Olympic Army, but it is. Bringing unexpected surprises, Sun Tiantian unexpectedly won the gold medal in the women's doubles tennis event at the 2004 Athens Olympics, which made an indelible contribution to the development of tennis. This is why the country began to increase investment and pay attention to the development of tennis projects. It is difficult to perform the same miracle again. In 2008, Zheng Jie, Yan Zi's bronze medal in women's doubles and Li Na, 's fourth place in singles were satisfactory results. In the 2012 London Olympics, only Peng Shuai entered the second place before liberation. In the round, Zheng Jie and Peng Shuai were defeated in the quarterfinals.
Peng Shuai, who has participated in the Olympics twice, is already a veteran. It is difficult for Zhang Shuai and Wang Qiang to make breakthroughs in singles after returning from injury. If you want to achieve results, you can only look forward to the doubles. The main doubles team Xu Yifan and Zheng Saisai have achieved good results in the semi-finals of the Australian Open, the quarter-finals of the French Open and the top championship. Although their physical strength is slightly inferior, the two always rely on tacit cooperation. Unexpected effects. Another doubles pair, Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai, won the Pattaya International Doubles Championship together as early as two years ago. The two reunited and performed well at Wimbledon, which ended not long ago. I hope that this year’s Chinese tennis Olympic delegation can achieve unexpected results. (Source: Tennis Home Author: Leng Yang)
