Chapter 311 Live Broadcast is here

"Congratulations! Congratulations to Wang Qiang! In this way, our young player Wang Qiang defeated her opponent and successfully advanced to the second round. The final scores of the two sets were '6:2' and '6:0'. Her performance was very outstanding."

Clap, clap, the applause was thunderous. Zhan Jun and Hu Litao were both a little excited. On the one hand, it was because Wang Qiang advanced successfully, and on the other hand, it was because the neat score allowed the game to end as soon as possible. This was undoubtedly a win-win situation.

"Next, let's switch the signal back to Arthur Ashe Stadium."

Hu Litao spoke calmly, but one could sense his excitement and joy just by moving his seat slightly in the live studio.

Today is only the second day of the Grand Slam. They did not go directly to the live broadcast seats above the Arthur Ashe Stadium, but broadcast the game live in the official media center of the US Open. This way, they can switch between different signals freely and show all aspects of the Grand Slam in a panoramic view.

The only regret is that I can’t feel the atmosphere on site.

Then, the international signal came in, and they saw the situation on the field just like millions of viewers around the world. The signal was cut in during the break between games. When they saw Gao Wen sitting in the player's rest area on the sidelines wiping his sweat, the sense of reality hit them -

History really happened.

Zhan Jun and Hu Litao quickly exchanged glances, and then they could see the joy and excitement in each other's eyes, and they had entered the state without any adjustment.

"Dear audience, dear audience, good evening."

In the domestic time zone, it is already one o'clock in the morning.

"We are now broadcasting a first-round match of the 2014 US Open, with our 18-year-old player Gao Wen challenging the 13th seed John Isner from the United States."

"Gao Wen is currently studying at the University of California, Los Angeles. After winning the NCAA National Championship this year, he received a wild card, which enabled him to appear in the Grand Slam for the first time. In fact, this is the first time that Gao Wen has played in a professional tournament above the Challenger level."

"However, he has already made history in his first official match, becoming the first Chinese male player ever to stand on the center court of the four Grand Slams."

Buzz buzz buzz.

Buzz buzz buzz.

Zhan Jun was responsible for introducing the whole background of the story, and he couldn't help but get excited as he spoke.

At the same time, Gu Xiao, who had been waiting in front of the TV, had gone crazy.

When my hands were typing on the computer keyboard, my fingertips were shaking uncontrollably.

"CCTV is broadcasting Gao Wen's game, as expected!"

Ever since Gao Wen won the U.S. championship, Gu Xiao and others in the forum, such as Qiao Wangsheng and Jiang Yanqing, could no longer contain their excitement and started chattering about it, and they have been following Gao Wen's North American season all the way.

Although the level of the challenge was still too low, the number of posts discussing Gawain in the forum gradually increased - they knew even more clearly than the official that Gawain had made history by winning the challenge, and a small team emerged and began to diligently carry news about Gawain.

Then, step by step, groups of Gao Wen's fans gathered in twos and threes across the country.

Unfortunately, there is almost no international broadcast signal for the Challenge Tournament, so fans have no way to watch Gao Wen's game, so all expectations are focused on the US Open.

They are about to witness the Grand Slam that the world is watching! After the match between Gawain and Isner was announced, Qiao Wangsheng asserted that Gawain has a chance to enter the three major stadiums, and may even enter the central stadium. Naturally, the possibility of CCTV broadcasting the match live is increasing.

Even Qiao Wangsheng was so excited that he could hardly contain himself, because he was finally going to watch Gao Wen's game for the first time.

"International signals, my friends, just find an international signal platform."

Amidst the hustle and bustle of posts asking for the live broadcast link, Gu Xiao quickly posted a message calling on more fans to join them.

Immediately afterwards, Qiao Wangsheng updated a post.

"Five sets, the signal just came in, Wang Qiang's match is over."

Gurgling.

Gurgling.

Some people expressed strong doubts that after Li Na's absence from the US Open, it was hard to imagine any player being able to get the treatment of the center court in the first round.

Some people didn't understand and thought it was just an ordinary match like Zhang Shuai or Wang Qiang, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

Some people accidentally switched channels and stopped when they saw the tennis ball, saying in surprise, "It's the five-star red flag? I don't recognize it."

But if you think about it carefully, the Chinese male tennis players seemed to have no impression at all, and it would not make any difference if another one appeared at this time.

CCTV could see the rustling sound and the ratings were rising slowly at a speed visible to the naked eye. More and more eyes were gathering towards the Arthur Ashe Stadium, and even in the early morning hours, one could still see its vitality.

"...According to the latest world rankings, Gao Wen is currently ranked 193rd, while Isner is ranked 15th. For Gao Wen, this is a game in which he must go all out."

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"At present, the two players are still in a tie, each holding their serve. Gao Wen, who served first, leads 3:2."

"Isner's serve is next."

"On the court, the one wearing the white jersey is Isner, and the one wearing the dark blue jersey is Gowan. Oh, Gowan is wearing the jersey of the University of California, Los Angeles, which is obviously a unique choice."

Although there is no sponsorship, players can freely choose jerseys. Nike and Adidas are still the two leaders in the global market. However, there are also a small number of players who deliberately wear jerseys without any brand logos in order to seek sponsorship. The subtext is that they are waiting for brands to come and sponsor them.

When female player Halep participated in the Australian Open in 2018, she did not have a jersey sponsor. She found a Taobao store through the introduction of Chinese players, designed and customized the jersey herself, and wore such a jersey to participate in the Australian Open and reached the final.

It was not until Nike and Halep signed a cooperation agreement that Halep's predicament of having no sponsorship was ended.

Tobias obviously thought so too. He didn't want Gao Wen to wear any jerseys with brand labels, so Gao Wen chose the school team's uniform, since he was used to it anyway.

Unintentionally, this became a beautiful sight. When Gao Wen walked onto the court again, some people in the stands waved their right hands vigorously and shouted loudly.

"Go, Brown Bear! Go!"

The shouts echoed throughout the stadium, causing good-natured laughter, and Isner also laughed.

Isner is from the University of Georgia. Although he has graduated for many years, he still feels very close to his alumni when he occasionally meets them. When he saw Gao Wen appear on the court in his university team uniform, he couldn't help but reminisce.

Gao Wen also pointed to the "UCLA" logo on his left chest and gestured in the direction of the sound. Immediately, a round of "roars" sounded, and the atmosphere of the game became slightly relaxed.

But the laughter was short-lived, and when they turned around, the two players had already reached the baseline, ready to enter the seventh game of the first set.

(End of this chapter)