Two days later, in the Olympic tennis women's singles semifinals, Ma Dongmei faced Amelie Mauresmo.

Facing this old rival and former defeated opponent, Ma Dongmei had a great advantage in mentality, and after the headwind comeback against Sugiyama Ai, her spirit and competition experience have been greatly improved.

Ma Dongmei, who has transformed from a baseline player to a comprehensive player, met Mauresmo, a comprehensive player. She plans to continue this match with the same style of play that defeated her opponent last time.

Mauresmo's strength cannot be underestimated. So far, she is ranked second in the WTA world, only a few points less than the number one Serena Williams.

Serena Williams has been eliminated in the third round of the Olympic Games, and Mauresmo, who successfully entered the semi-finals, has already achieved a lead in points regardless of whether he can reach the finals. After the Olympics, he will definitely reach the top.

WTA is number one in the world.

And so far this year, as the female player with the most singles wins, she has also proven her strength and good condition.

As soon as the game started, Mauresmo gave Ma Dongmei a blow!

Not only did she win her serve steadily in two consecutive games, but she also successfully broke serve in two consecutive games. A wave of 4-0 crushing momentum allowed Ma Dongmei and everyone to see her fiery state.

Ma Dongmei was beaten very helplessly. She performed well, but her opponent performed even better than she did!

I have the psychological advantage of winning against the opponent before, but the opponent also has strong self-confidence based on strength and condition.

When the conditions are evenly matched, players compete on their personal strength and on-the-spot performance.

Moreover, Ma Dongmei also found that her opponent seemed to have overcome his previous impetuous and aggressive personality. While retaining his aggressive style of play, he also stabilized his defense and no longer pursued half-goal attacks, becoming more difficult to deal with.

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I am making progress, but my opponents are not standing still.

6-1, the first set ended completely after Ma Dongmei pulled back a set.

The first set only lasted 7 games and lasted 30 minutes. Including the time wasted in changing venues, each game averaged less than four minutes. Although it was a medium game length, for the games Ma Dongmei participated in, almost one game was the least.

It also takes seven or eight minutes to play. In the game against Sugiyama Ai, each game in the second half even took more than ten minutes.

Such a short game time only shows that one side of Ma Dongmei and her opponent is relatively weak, and unfortunately, the weak side today is Ma Dongmei.

In the second set, after discussing with the coaching staff, Ma Dongmei decided to continue to slow down the pace of the game and wait for her opponent to make mistakes before finding a way to score.

However, this style of play is relatively passive, and it is easy to be suppressed and influenced by a master. If the opponent makes no mistakes, and you can only passively follow the opponent's rhythm, it is difficult to win the game.

This is also the reason why Ma Dongmei has never reached the finals of any event. Her active offensive ability is too weak and she cannot create scoring opportunities by herself, so she needs to change and transform into an all-round player.

Although Ma Dongmei tried her best, she could not prevent Mauresmo from winning the second set, and the score was fixed at 8-6.

This time, there were no miracles.

After losing the game, not only Ma Dongmei felt frustrated and lost, but the commentator, the audience at the scene and the audience in front of the TV all felt very regretful!

"Although Ma Dongmei failed to defeat her opponent and unfortunately ended up in the semi-finals of the Olympic tennis women's singles, her indomitable fighting spirit throughout the journey is still worthy of our encouragement and pride. After the women's doubles broke through the historic results, the women's singles also broke through

A historic achievement!”

"I believe that in four years' time, Ma Dongmei, who is 28 years old and at the peak of her career, will definitely bring more exciting games and better results to everyone at the Capital Olympics!"

"Tomorrow, there will be a bronze medal match. Ma Dongmei's opponent is Myskina from Russia. Everyone is welcome to tune in on time. So today's match will be explained here, and then the camera will follow the special correspondent.

Interview with player Ma Dongmei."

In the stands, Xia Luo turned to Zhang Jin and Qiu Ya said: "Let's go, the competition is over, there's no point in keeping it. Let's see if Ma Dongmei can win a medal for our country tomorrow."

"Well, we can't contact Dongmei anyway, so let's go back first and come back tomorrow."

The next day, at the same venue and in the same time period, the bronze medal battle officially began.

This time, facing the players from Russia, Ma Dongmei was at a disadvantage in terms of strength and physical fitness. Moreover, because of the huge consumption against Mauresmo the day before, the entire game was extremely thrilling, and the strength of both sides was about the same.

However, because Myskina played three full sets against Haining, and each set lasted for more than 11 games, her physical exertion was greater than that of Ma Dongmei.

In the end, Ma Dongmei won the opponent with a slight advantage with a score of 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 in three sets.

"Congratulations to our country's player Ma Dongmei for winning the bronze medal in the women's tennis singles at the Athens Olympics, creating a new historical achievement for our country in the Olympics! The athletes of our national tennis team have overcome all obstacles and moved forward bravely when everyone was not optimistic about it.

, achieved impressive and brilliant achievements!”

"This is inseparable from the hard work of the athletes, the professional guidance of the coaches, and the leadership..."

The game has ended, and the Chinese audience in the stands are excited and excited!

"Let's go, the competition is finally over, let's go meet Dongmei together." Qiu Ya, who had just finished her excitement, suggested.

"Let's go, brother, it's rare that one of our old classmates has an Olympic medalist, so we have to be happy no matter what!"

"Of course I have to go. I have half of the credit for Ma Dongmei getting this medal! But now is not the time. There are too many reporters. My identity is relatively sensitive. If it is exposed to reporters and there is another scandal, my image will be ruined."

Has everything collapsed?" Charlotte said.

"It's not that serious. After all, Ma Dongmei is also an Olympic bronze medalist, and she also set a national tennis Olympic singles record. This status is no worse than you, a singer and star. You are on an equal footing, and as an old classmate, you can also create some hype. Not only is there no harm,

You can also gain a lot of popularity," Zhang Jin said.

"Really?" Charlotte was dubious.

"Of course it's true. The reputation of an Olympic medalist in society is definitely more respected than that of a singer or star like you. Especially in the eyes of the older generation, an Olympic medalist is much better than a singer or star. If you can compete with Ma Dongmei

By building a good relationship, you can attract middle-aged and older audiences to become fans more than attending the Spring Festival Gala." Zhang Jin said.

Charlotte thought for a while and nodded: "What you said seems to make sense. My mother often said that although I am a big star, few neighbors really care. What they care about is that I make a lot of money, and stars are

Her upper-class status was not as good as that of Wang Erdan, the daughter of Uncle Wang’s family next door, who was admitted to the civil service. My mother was so depressed that she couldn’t sleep well for several nights.”

At this time, Zhang Yang suddenly said: "Hey, the reporters over there seem to have finished their interviews. Brother, let's take this opportunity to go there quickly. Dongmei will be leaving soon!"

"Let's go, let's go there quickly!" Charlotte urged quickly, and took the lead to walk over there.

After Ma Dongmei was interviewed by reporters, the leader of the national team came over and said to her: "Xiao Ma, congratulations on winning the third place. Not only did you win a medal for the country, but you also won honors for yourself."

"Thank you, Team Leader Hu!" Ma Dongmei said, "It's a pity that I didn't make it to the finals. Originally, this medal should have been a silver or gold medal. It was all my fault that I didn't work hard enough."

"Don't say such things. It will have a bad impact if foreign media reporters hear it. It is also your first time to participate in the Olympics. No one will criticize you too much. With this experience, you will continue to work hard when you go back and strive for the next time.

Come back with a gold medal!"

"Okay, Leader Hu, I will definitely work harder."

"By the way, the reporter from CCTV said hello to me and wants to give you a post-match interview. We will start it when we return to the hotel later. Is there nothing wrong with you? Are you tired? Do you want to take a rest before accepting the interview?

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"No problem. Although it's very tiring, I'm used to it. Since CCTV reporters are here for an exclusive interview, don't keep them waiting."

"That's great. I'm going to reply to the CCTV reporter right away. Xiaoma, you guys go back to the hotel first." After Leader Hu finished speaking, he took out his cell phone and walked to the side.

When Ma Dongmei and the coaching staff walked out of the tennis court, Zhang Jin and others happened to rush over from the side.

"Dongmei, Dongmei! Look here!" Qiu Ya smiled and waved.

Ma Dongmei turned around and saw the four people, and was slightly startled: "Qiu Ya, Zhang Jin, Zhang Yang... Xia Luo? Why are you here too?"

"Why, can't I come? Don't forget that if I hadn't painted..." Charlotte was interrupted before she could finish her words.

An accompanying staff member looked at him in surprise and shouted: "Charlotte! You are really Charlotte! The big star Charlotte!"

After being shouted out like this, not only the people from the National Tennis Team, but also some domestic spectators who had not left around also noticed Charlotte's figure.

“I never expected that I could meet Charlotte here!”

"Great, Charlotte, can you give me an autograph? I like your songs very much and I am your fan!"

"Who is this Charlotte? Which star?"

"No, brother, are you pretending to be stupid or do you really not surf the Internet or watch TV? Charlotte, a big singer, has been to the Spring Festival Gala several times, has sung many well-known pop songs, and is the most popular singer star in the three places across the Taiwan Strait in recent years.

, you actually don’t know?”

"Isn't it strange? I only listen to songs by Liu Tianwang and Zhang Tianwang. The old songs are more attractive and charming. Today's popular songs are all rubbish!"

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to tell you. With people like you, no wonder you can't find a girlfriend when you're single!"

Zhang Jin and Qiu Ya were quickly pushed aside by the fans. Zhang Yang quickly opened his arms to protect them and shouted: "Don't crowd, everyone, please stop crowding. Those who want autographs should line up. Come one by one, you will have a chance."

!Brother, tell me something, without bodyguards, I really can’t stop these enthusiastic fans by myself!”

With a smile on her face, Charlotte said to her fans: "I understand everyone's mood, I can feel your enthusiasm, and I thank you for your love! I am also very happy to meet you in this foreign country.

It's fate to meet each other. It's no problem to sign autographs or take photos. Please come one by one, okay? Don't let foreigners underestimate our quality."

As soon as he spoke like this, the scene suddenly became much quieter and more stable.

At this time, the words of celebrities are still useful. Unlike later, when there were many fans in the fan circle, celebrities returned to celebrities and said that fans are responsible for fans' actions. It is easy to cut them off. Fans' behavior should not be promoted to idols.

When the members of the National Tennis Team saw this posture, the coach took the others and left first. They had to accept exclusive interviews later, so there was no time to waste.

Ma Dongmei only chatted with Zhang Jin and Qiu Ya for a while, and then returned to the hotel with the National Tennis Team.

Charlotte, who was surrounded by fans, naturally saw Ma Dongmei leaving, but he had no choice but to continue to sign autographs and take photos with fans with a smile on his face.

Fortunately, there were not many fans at the scene. After dealing with more than a dozen people, Charlotte was finally able to escape.

"Charlotte, Ma Dongmei has left." Zhang Jin said.

"I saw it, she ran pretty fast, but no matter where she ran, I got half of the credit for the medal!" Charlotte put on her hat and sunglasses again to avoid being recognized later, "Ma Dongmei didn't say anything.

Let’s meet up for dinner and chat sometimes?”
To be continued...