15 Chapter 33.1 - New star # 2
"2006 Seoul Open, New Stars Come Up!"
`` Aberrations arose at the Seoul Open, where the winner was always fixed. The Seoul Open was held from September 8th to 14th, and of course, Korea's No. 1 Kim Hyung-soo (age 29) showed his face. In charge of winning for years
As much as he was determined to win the winner in advance.
But yesterday day, a situation broke up that broke all that conviction. Kim Hyung-jin gave the championship to Han Woo-jin (22) who is only a rookie. Although he showed problems in terms of physical strength as he entered the second half, he held the number one position in Korea.
The giant's back was a shabby moment for the first time.
The reporter met with two players who had won and lost and had a great skirmish, and it was impressive that both of them were not over. I hope there will be a day when I will be in perfect condition again.
First, Kim Hyung-soo expressed his sorry for the outcome of the game, but he never showed any dissatisfaction with the win or loss.
Q: I feel bitter taste for Han Woo-jin, who I chose as a prospect.
A: Hahaha, bitter. It's time for me to be pushed back, and I'm happy to have a good junior. In short, it is hard to summarize.
Kim seems to have been preparing for the Tokyo Open in November this year. Unexpected defeat at the Seoul Open was a significant obstacle to the Seed's win, but he was not at all dim. The stately attitude is
I thought it would be like a giant standing on top of me. (syncopation)
… Han Woo-jin, who met next, was not satisfied with the upheaval of the Seoul Open. Whether it is a newly emerging rookie or a self-confident confidence, it will be necessary to know more.
However, it is clear that he defeated Kim Hyung-soo, who remained in the top spot, and that it is hard to say that he is a talent for the world. The unusual serve played by Han Woo-jin was also one of the reasons for noting him.
Q: I'm curious about your victory over Kim. Nobody expected the results, but if you want to tell domestic tennis fans, please tell me.
A: I'm not feeling bad. I'm dissatisfied that Kim Hyung was not intact, but I want to mean that he won.
I'm wondering how many servers I showed during the game seriously hurt the narrator's jaw. Can you explain it in detail?
A: Sorry, but about that… (syncopation)
… And Han Woo-jin, one of the two divinities leading NK C & T, is struggling, while Choi Yeon-hyuk, 23, is the other. After winning the Sapporo Open, he continued to tour overseas competitions.
We rank by… (syncopation)"
"What does he not know?"
Han Woo-jin muttered full of energy, not reading the newspaper. It was expected that his interview would be published, but I could not imagine Kim's interview. In addition, the timing seems to have already finished coverage right after the game.
This was not enough. Among the sports reporters in Korea, the sound of being considered the top saw did not sound funny. Thinking about Kim Sang-pil for a while, he got up from his desk to put a clean empty plate on the table.
However, there was a voice holding Hanwoojin's ankle.
Yesterday was a person I did not meet. He lay down the plate he was holding in one hand and shouted in a cheerful voice.
"Ujin!"
"… When did you come again? "
Han Woo-jin finally put up the hips instead of waking up. Choi Yeon-hyuk, who just returned home yesterday, was waving with a bright face. Sleeping overnight seemed to relieve fatigue.
Yesterday, I stretched into my room as soon as I got back to the squad.
The two clashed lightly and opened their speech. As you have not seen quite a long time, there were many stories to talk about.
"I've been around overseas recently, but do you have frequent flights?"
"Don't be ridiculous. When my body was up, I climbed over the clouds, and my soles were not firmly attached to the ground. "
"Brothering. uh? Isn't it better to fly then? "
"Who are you flying? Kim Hyung-sen won last time too, so please tell me the story. "
Choi Yeon-hyuk didn't eat, but shouted out to shine his eyes. Anyone who lives and eats tennis in Korea was a noteworthy subject.
Who has overcome the immovable Korea's No. 1 position, Kim Form even if it is incomplete? At least Hanwoojin was the only domestic player. In terms of skills, Choi Yeon-hyuk was comparable to him, but there was no opportunity to meet Kim.
Han Woo-jin stopped talking for a while and rolled his head with an angry face. To explain the whole game and explain it, it was not something a person would do, and let me briefly explain it, and I was not satisfied with it.
The shadow fell behind him who was worried about what to do. He was also a former director who found two people in the restaurant talking about the empty table.
"What are you doing here?"
"Director!"
"Oh, that's… "
As the two men shut up, the former director looked around with his eyes wide open and sighed.
"done. What do you say to the guys back yesterday? Make a noise and come to the bishop's office. I have a story to both of you listen to. "
He returned to his room without hearing the answer. Walking stride filled with power as usual. If the two hadn't had finished the game yesterday, the dismissal would have fallen.
And in this situation, the story could not be rolled properly. Choi Yeon-hyuk took a slight sweat and shook his head in the direction that the former director disappeared.
"… Should I go?
"OK."
As a pro, the former manager was scary.
* * *
"You're here."
The ceremony was watching Wimbledon last year on a large TV on the wall. The dim room dimly lit by the TV lights because the lights did not turn on.
The play of the two players playing brilliantly in the screen caught the eyes of the two, who had only stepped into the room.
Serve fired at a terrible speed of over 240 km / h, a monster-like ball called the world's fastest.
And there was an emperor who hit it.
'Roger… ! '
Winner of the 2005 Wimbledon. For the next ten years, there was the strongest tennis player to rule the world. Possibly because of the big screen was full of vibrancy.
Roger returned all of Andy Logic's serve that crammed into a thunderbolt.
That's the emperor. There was no further title.
Roger Pedro won the Wimbledon for six consecutive years, winning the 2008 title, and smashing Choi Yeon-hyuk in a fierce battle against Radal, making the pinnacle of Korean tennis the "Prince."
Title given as a result of defeat by the emperor.
Even if I can not be emperor, I feel the nickname.
Since then, Choi has crushed the Korean record in numerous competitions, but has failed to score better against Roger and the Big Four. Even the myth that Wimbledon's terrible defeat had built a wall in his heart was a stone.
'What about now?'
Han Woo-jin took a quick look and spilled Choi Yeon-hyuk. How would he look if he knew he was going to smash him in the future?
"Wow… . "
At least not now. He was shining his eyes like a child watching a hero.
Even from the standpoint of the same professional, the price was different. There were several levels of gorge between Roger and Choi Yeon-hyuk or Han Woo-jin.
The former director turned off the TV as soon as Roger saw his final game. If you keep it on like this, they thought they would not be able to focus on the story.
"Let's concentrate. First of all, I want to say that you both did very well. I had more points than I thought, and the rankings went up quite a bit. "
Han Woo-jin scored 267 ATP points and 189 global rankings, including one Futures championship, two Challenger championships, and a record for reaching the final 16 in the ATP250 League.
Choi Yeon-hyuk won 1 Futures championship, 3 Challenger championships, 317 ATP points and 166 world rankings.
For the first year of his debut, he was awfully fast. At least it was hard to find a case in Korea. The former director rarely praised it.
The ceremony was open to talk. He confronted inwardly but did not reveal it. The story I'm going to take now is a demand for even two people who have done so well.
"This year is almost over now. From mid-September to the end of December, at least three months left. Even if we keep our pace, both of us will not have enough to put our name in the top 100 in the world rankings. "
But, the former director stopped talking.
He rolled his eyes round and looked at the faces of the two men. A little, or quite a bit of a harsh demand, was understood by him.
However, it was a waste of their youth to stop here and return to the status quo.
"I planned to put you in the Tokyo Open from the start. Not from the qualifiers, but from the seed. "
"… … ! "
"Tokyo Open?"
Hanwoojin, who knows the industry more accurately, first understood the meaning of words. The ATP500 League, to which the Tokyo Open belongs, is one of the world's highest level tournaments, located just below the Masters (ATP1000) league.
In addition, the Tokyo Open was a contest where even Kim Hyung struggled to hold the seed. The 88th place in the world was such a place where there was a level barrier to play as the condition broke down.
"Of course you are unreasonable. It is the seed of the ATP500 that is opaque even if it is in the top 100. I know it's too much. "
"then,"
"But yes."
Sang Sik's heavy voice broke the conversation. Compared with Choi Yeon-hyuk or Han Woo-jin, a small figure seemed to be swollen like a bear for a moment. The bewildered voice trembles as the beast roars and reveals the youthful era.
"You are far from the heyday. It's time to go up. It's not like the idiots like me sitting down before me. Both of you can go up higher, at a better time. "
It was not only a coach's ceremony but also a player's ceremony. The voice that sinks slowly is unusual, and the two of them swallowed a dry saliva without knowing it. I felt as if I was watching the sea the day before the typhoon.
"But you are a pro. They're not amateurs who follow what they say. I only give the choice. If you don't want to, you don't have to. It's okay to pledge next year and accumulate points. "
Han Woo-jin and Choi Yeon-hyuk shook their heads at the same time.
Who would believe that? The eyes of Sang-Sang, who was shining desolately, could not say. You guys aren't allowed to stop here.
The former director got up from his seat. He looked around worthless trophies filling the cabinet. Either Futures or Challenger League. There was no single award winning award on the ATP Tour.
"I still want to say something."
He spoke with depressed feelings in his voice.
It was the voice of a desolate man who spent all his life as a player as well as his heyday.
"Know your future is finite and you are fading day by day. It is 10 years to say that the future is bright. And ten years is never long. I've seen 19-year-olds win first cups at Futures. But in the end
It was. Now it's a hard time targeting the majors. "
So far, the ceremony has never forced two people to compete. Both have been left to their agents thoroughly. It was a kind of trust and a test. And Han Woo-jin and Choi Yeon-hyuk repayed his expectations with great results.
However, their competitions and competitions so far were only prologues in the blueprints drawn by former managers and presidents.
The eyes of the two men, who are aiming for the four major tournaments and even the revival of the Korean tennis world, were looking too high.
Sang-sang took a step back and picked up the documents he had left in the closet. The identity of the document, full of Japanese, was guessed by two people. ATP500 can be seen only by looking at the letters. It was an application form for the Tokyo Open.
He leaned back in his chair on the road. Looking up at the ceiling for a while, Sang-sang said, reaching out with his right hand, which stretched three fingers straight out.
"300."
what?
He immediately added an explanation.
"If you want to try the Tokyo Open, collect 300 ATP points before the end of the registration period. … This is the choice. Staying where you are, or going around to collect points like a bitch. "
Jeon Sang-sik had a chin on his face. The weight of the time passed by him with the vigor he spewed out. The last few words flowed in the silent oversight room.
"… I'm waiting here. That's all I can do for you. "
