Match point

Chapter 217 Competition Schedule
For professional tennis, the annual schedule is carefully designed and coordinated, centered on the four Grand Slams, throughout the year.

Summer belongs to North America, it belongs to the US Open.

In 2004, the United States Tennis Association officially launched the "US Open Series", and the purpose behind it is not difficult to understand:
On the one hand, it is indeed paving the way for professional players to adjust their status, and finally show their top status at the US Open and contribute exciting events.

On the other hand, it is for ratings and sponsorship fees, because the US Tennis Association has also set up a separate "US Open Series Points" to encourage players to participate.

"US Open Series Points" is a limited number of points, which are calculated and accumulated based on the different results of different levels of events, trying to attract top players to participate in those small games. The ratings, attendance, sponsorship fees, etc. are all rising, and then the points are constantly increasing. Accumulated until the end of the US Open.

In the end, the top three players in the series and participating in at least two US Open series can also win the additional bonus provided by the US Tennis Association on the basis of the US Open bonus; and, as long as the series points enter the top three Even if you are out in the first round of the US Open, you can still win additional bonuses.

Supplementary bonuses for the top three in the series are $1 million, $500,000, and $25, respectively.

It is precisely because of this that the attraction of the "US Open Series" has skyrocketed, and the North American season is very lively every year, which is a scenery that cannot be seen at other times.

Of course, the top players will participate selectively and make their own schedule around the US Open, not all of them will participate.

As of this year, there are only four people who have truly achieved the double crown of the US Open series and the US Open and won the 1 million bonus five times:
Federer in 2007, Kim-Clijsters in 2005 and 2010, Serena Williams and Nadal in 2013.

Leaving aside the top players, thanks to the promotion and organization of the United States Tennis Association, there are countless professional players who are willing to come to North America to participate in the tour in the summer. Unity in organization clearly holds the advantage.

It can be said that the North American season is the most dazzling season of the year.

As mentioned earlier, the USTA has always attached great importance to the cultivation of the next generation of young players. They have a series of close cooperation with the NCAA to help college tennis players explore their careers and look forward to the emergence of more outstanding players.

Naturally, they have no reason to miss out on the US Open series.

According to the cooperation agreement, the two singles champions and two doubles champions of the NCAA National Championships will all be able to win wild cards for the US Open.

But this is not all.

The two singles runners-up and two doubles runners-up of the NCAA National Championship can each choose one of the two masters in the US Open series and get a wild card.

In addition, the top four players can also get the opportunity to show off and win a wild card in the US Open Series Gold Tournament.

To put it simply, the U.S. Tennis Association provides wild cards, and then according to the results of the National Championships, the level of events corresponding to the wild cards will gradually decrease.

Some people may be curious, what's so great about a wild card in the Gold Game?Isn't the Five Hundred Race a race that everyone can participate in?
Actually, not really.

There is a threshold for professional tennis. It is not just a random person with a racket who can play a game. There is a threshold for registration.

Just take the Grand Slam as an example.

The Grand Slam singles match has 120 eight picks. For reference, the Masters, Gold Tournament and Tour all have 64 picks.

Qualification for the singles competition is divided into three parts.

The first part is to automatically qualify for the main match based on the world ranking, that is, the top [-] players.

If one of them is unable to participate due to injury or other reasons, then he will be replaced automatically according to the ranking, the [-]th player will be replaced, and so on.

The second part is sixteen qualifying places.

The qualifying match will be held one week before the main match of the Grand Slam. After three rounds of competition, the final sixteen winners will be determined and qualified for the main match.

The third part is the wild card, a total of eight.

It is often issued by the event organizers according to their own rules and regulations, and the objects are often domestic players, rookies, or famous players who cannot be automatically shortlisted for the main match due to the loss of points due to injuries; there are also tennis associations in the countries where the four Grand Slam events are located. Signed a reciprocal agreement and gave the other party several places.

In addition, Grand Slam events will also hold special wild card matches. For example, the Australian Open will hold a separate wild card match in China. The final champion can win a wild card and enter the main match.In this way, the influence of the Australian Open in the Chinese market will be expanded.

It should be noted that the qualifiers are not open to everyone.

In the Grand Slam qualifying round, there are a total of 120 eight draws, three rounds of competition, and [-] winners will be determined to enter the main draw.

Here, it is also dependent on the ranking to enter the qualifying competition, and it will be postponed from the [-]th place. Taking into account the impact of injuries and other reasons for absence, that is to say, it is often necessary to rank in the top [-] to be able to participate. Grand Slam qualifying.

Of course, the qualifiers also have a wild card system, which is often awarded to young players or rookies.

The Grand Slam is the highest level of professional tennis. The thresholds for qualifying matches, wild cards, etc. are obvious, and the Masters and Gold Tournaments are not far behind.

The qualifying rounds of the Masters and the Gold Tournament are two rounds, and they also need to be shortlisted according to the ranking. It is just because of the situation of the Masters Tournament and the Gold Tournament that some high-ranking players may miss the game without injuries. Card competition is relatively less intense.

But despite this, the qualifications for the Masters and Gold Tournaments often require the top [-] in the world.

NCAA players, there is no world ranking for the time being, not to mention the top [-], not even the top [-], which means that they can't even participate in the qualifying round of the gold game, and they can participate in the tour with wild cards There are not many opportunities to compete, and they are often active in challenge competitions.

They all accumulate points through the challenge, improve their world rankings, and then qualify for the competition step by step.

It can be seen from this that even a wild card for the gold game is very precious, because they can directly participate in the main game without participating in the qualifying round.

It can be seen that the US Tennis Association has indeed spent a lot of thought in order to encourage its young players.

So, how should Gao Wen arrange his competition plan for this summer?

　First more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)