Chapter 1086 Djokovic Switches to Nike
Nodding, Li Ba smiled and said, "Hearing what you said, it is indeed possible. I have to call Mr. Zhang and ask them to announce my participation in the China Open in advance, so that Nike will not be unprepared."
On the 3rd, Zheng Jie defeated her opponent and passed the third round, while Li Na was eliminated in the third round.
Peng Shuai contacted Zheng Jie and said, "Zheng Jie, tomorrow Tiechui asked me and Yan Zhi to participate in Adidas' PT with him. Will you come? By the way, Tiechui said that Director Lin of the Network Management Center and Mr. Zhang of the China Open are here and will also participate in tomorrow's PT."
"This..." Zheng Jie looked at her husband Zhang Yu next to her.
Zhang Yu was a little embarrassed, but he still understood that this was the best opportunity and nodded immediately.
Zheng Jie laughed and shouted, "Go, what time tomorrow?"
"11 o'clock in the morning." Peng Shuai said.
"Then I'll go find you." Zheng Jie smiled.
The two chatted for a few words before hanging up the phone.
"Do you think Li Na will go?" Zheng Jie asked Zhang Yu, who shook his head and said, "She probably won't go. She's too proud to be embarrassed in front of us."
At dinner that day, Zhang Depei and Liu Baoan looked very happy, and the latter handed the collected information to Li Ba.
Zhang Depei smiled and said, "There are now four people in the 4/4 competition area. The other three are Djokovic, the fourth seed of this tournament, Cilic, the 11th seed, and Melzer, the 26th seed. Iron Hammer, you are so lucky. Your opponent in the fourth round is Melzer."
"Haha, it seems that I am really lucky." Li Ba smiled after taking the information.
"Then you are sure to enter the quarterfinals?" Gao Yuanyuan smiled.
Zhang Depei shook his head and said, "We still need to take it seriously. Tiechui's skills are still not comprehensive. He has too little training time and his ability to break serve is very weak."
Liu Baoan smiled and said, "If Tiechui's ability to break serve is stronger, coupled with his ability to hold serve, it will be really exciting."
Zhang Depei said, "With the current ability to hold serve, it may be difficult to meet people of Nadal and Federer's level. As long as they complete the return and find a way to enter a stalemate, it will be very difficult for Tiechui to hold serve."
Liu Baoan said, "I think we can add more changes to the serve. Tiechui now hits too many outside corners, so he should hit more inside corners. With the ball speed, the chance of ace is greater. "
Zhang Depei nodded and said: "The speed of the first serve does not need to exceed 250 kilometers, generally reaching about 230, plus the changes in the inside and outside lines, even the level of Federer and Nadal will find it difficult to receive. "
Liu Baoan said: "When playing against them, the most important thing is the change of landing points, and we can't let them find the pattern. "
Li Ba nodded and said: "Serve a little slower, it's okay to hit the inside corner."
He always hits the outside corner mainly because he pursues ball speed, not because he can't hit the inside corner. With his hitting height and topspin technique, it's okay.
On the 4th, two PTs were held at the same time.
I don't know if it was intentional, Nike and Adidas both chose the Berkeley Hotel, a landmark building in London.
Since morning, the media have gathered inside and outside the hotel.
From eleven o'clock, with the arrival of luxury cars, a large number of celebrities from all walks of life and their female companions from all over the world began to enter the Berkeley Hotel.
"Mr. Zidane, please?"
"Adidas."
"Mr. Federer, please?"
"Nike."
"Mr. Jordan, please?"
"Nike."
"Mr. Gerrard, please?"
"Adidas."
"Mr. Beckham, please?"
"Adidas."
"Mr. Kaka, please?"
"Adidas."
"Mr. Messi, please?"
"Adidas."
"Mr. Ronaldo, please?"
"Nike."
"Mr. Rooney, please?"
"Nike."
"Mr. Kobe Bryant, please?"
"Nike."
"Mr. Nadal, please?"
"Nike."
"Mr. Djokovic, please?"
"Nike."
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As the big football stars appeared one after another, Nike's president Philip Knight's face was a little dark, because most of them went to Adidas, and those people were as well-known as Federer, and even every football star was as well-known as Jordan in Europe.
He originally wanted to invite more NBA superstars, but they were not well-known in Europe and had almost no influence. They could not hold the scene at all. It was better to invite only the two most famous ones under his company.
Adidas President Herbert Hainer was very satisfied. He invited nearly 30 big football superstars to hold the scene. It happened to be the off-season, and these stars had plenty of time.
Adidas was now shining brightly, steadily surpassing Nike, and he smiled happily.
However, when he saw Djokovic going to Nike, he was stunned for a moment. Isn't this someone under Adidas? Did he go to the wrong door?
He wanted to ask someone to stop Djokovic, but at this time, several luxury cars came and slowly stopped at the door of the hotel.
The first car to get out was Li Ba, Yatou, and Guoguo.
Li Ba was dressed in a suit and looked extraordinary.
Yatou attended in a gorgeous dress, wearing the blue diamond in her colored diamond set, gorgeous and moving.
The two of them took Guoguo and walked into the hotel under the crazy flashing of the media cameras.
Behind the three are Gao Yuanyuan, Zhang Depei and his wife, Harden, Director Lin, Zhang Junhui, Peng Shuai and others.
"Hammer, Crystal, welcome! Our little princess is so beautiful!" Adidas President Herbert Heiner personally greeted Li Ba and his party at the entrance of the hotel.
"Hammer, let me introduce you, this is Zidane..."
This was a PT prepared for Li Ba. Herbert Heiner personally introduced these superstars to him, using this method to show respect.
Li Ba and Yatou spent more than half an hour to greet these twenty or so big football superstars. They chatted with each of them for a few words. He had no friendship with them and didn't even know them. Since they came to show their support, he had to be serious.
These big football superstars were also very polite to Li Ba. After all, this was a cross-border double king. No matter which line of achievement, it was enough to look down on the peak of that line and the sports world, and Li Ba's commercial value was the best embodiment of this.
Although Adidas' PT surpassed Nike, a message soon came over, which made Herbert Heiner very unhappy, that is, Nike signed Murray, who Adidas was about to sign, at the PT.
But soon, the second piece of news made Herbert Hainer even more angry. That was Djokovic publicly announced on Nike's PT that he would switch to Nike after his contract with Adidas ended.
"How long is his contract?" Herbert Hainer asked Hans, the vice president beside him.
"Mr. President, it will end after Wimbledon." Hans said.
Herbert Hainer took a deep breath and said: "Let him go, the hammer will definitely kill him on the tennis court in the future."