The 2022 ATP 500 race in Barcelona continued, with one of the top favourites, Rudder successfully defeating Brandon Nakajima to advance to the next round. Interestingly, in an interview, the most asked topic asked by the reporter was his first meeting with Zhu Ting, the Olympic champion and captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team. In this regard, Rude said that this is a very wonderful experience, Zhu Ting has won the Olympic championship, and he has not yet won the Olympic tennis gold medal. When talking about whether Zhu Ting is suitable for playing tennis and what kind of results she can achieve, Rude also joked that Zhu Ting's height is too high, perhaps not suitable for playing tennis, and the volleyball field is the stage for her to show her skills.
Zhu Ting has completed wrist surgery in Barcelona, Spain, and during this period of rehabilitation, Zhu Ting decided to give herself a good vacation. In addition to her daily diet and simple physical training, she hopes to experience the local customs and culture of Barcelona. It happened that the ATP500 race in Barcelona was in full swing, and Zhu Ting came to the stadium for the first time as a fan to experience the charm of tennis. The meeting and group photo with Rudd were carefully planned by the organizing committee personnel, allowing the world audience to see the famous scenes of volleyball superstars and tennis celebrities in the same frame.
The first time he met Zhu Ting and the first time he communicated with the queen of volleyball, the joy in Rudd's heart overflowed into words. It is worth mentioning that it is precisely because of the traffic guarantee of Zhu Ting's topic that Rude's competition in Barcelona has received widespread attention from the outside world. Some fans said that maybe Zhu Ting's arrival can bring good luck to Rude, and winning the championship is just around the corner. After meeting with Zhu Ting, all the media reporters who came to report on the competition at this station took Rude as the focus of the spotlight. Whether it is pre-match training or post-match interviews, his meeting with Zhu Ting has always been questioned by everyone.
Rude admits that he has never communicated with volleyball's top stars before, and it is an unprecedented pride to be friends with Zhu Ting. In his opinion, Zhu Ting has won the Olympic gold medal, which is the highest honor in volleyball, and he hopes to be able to dip Into Zhu Ting's luck and win a Grand Slam championship in the future. Knowing that Zhu Ting still needs to recover in Barcelona for a while, Rudder also warmly wishes Zhu Ting all the best and returns to the field as soon as possible.
When asked what Zhu Ting would achieve when she played tennis, Rudd said with great humor that to some extent, there is not much difference between tennis and volleyball. The main technical links are serving, hitting, returning, defending, attacking, etc., the biggest difference is the tennis racket, volleyball is by hand. As for the question of what kind of results Zhu Ting will have if she engages in tennis, Rudd quipped that Zhu Ting is very tall, even half a head taller than him, and it may be difficult to play tennis. But she has found something that belongs to her, and that is volleyball!
(Luo Treasurer)