Grand Slam

It's been two days since.

After several days of bombing declarations of Jinhee, quartz suffered a significant headache in its own way.

‘Tired, tired.... ’

As long as there was no ‘meaning' or 'need’ for the behavior to follow the marble, Jinhee could not stop Jinhee from moving gradually.

“Sam, are you there? ”

At the end of the walk, the office door opened wide and the marble shouted softly.

Soft and clear Sam's words welcomed marble.

“Did you guys fight? Why are you alone? Jinhee just came and went... ”

“I didn't fight. Jinhee must be on her own now. ”

Sam seriously replied as he shrugged his shoulders.

“It's a good thing. Jinhee as a tennis player must be promising and talented... I can't always go with you no matter how much you want. It's a rich possibility that tours will be scheduled differently. ”

At the right words in the verse, marble tried to calm down the complex heart.

‘One day I came here... Independence? ’

Sam asked marble in a bright tone, with a move to change the atmosphere.

“You're here to ask me if I can make Junior at the Major Competitions? ”

“Yes. But Sam... Even though Jinhee and I are Futures, we really started as professionals, didn't we? You think you can make it to the junior competition? ”

Sam opens his mouth, making eye contact with the question of marble.

“Young stone, you and Jinhee are young. What's not to like? ”

The marble smiles.

I said, "Yeah, well, I'm sure you'll be able to attend the upcoming US Open... and the Australian Open next year, and the Rolanders and Wimbledon, right? ”

“Jinhee said the same thing when she asked... but it's possible. But do you really need juniors in a row? ATP250 may be better than Junior Winnings, and you can experience ATP500 in your Asia. Like Tokyo or Shanghai... ”

Sam's words have no wrong corners.

You don't have to look down on junior competitions, but you can go pro right away.

However, marble was surprisingly resolute.

“Sam, issues are different in my country. He's an expert like us. If he goes to the pros and sees them eat, he won't feel the irrationality of living as a pro, but ordinary people are different. Actually, I don't need another major tournament. It's a placenta that we don't even know what's going on with Wimbledon. ”

“Really?"

Sam asked as if he was confused.

“Yes, it's in the news, it's in the newspapers, it's in chaos. Maybe in my country, we can make a lifetime of Wimbledon Junior Victory. Especially since Jinhee is a woman, and she's pretty... It'll be easier to live with. I am more likely to join the unemployment team right away……. ”

“If it's for contract, marble, you can choose one of the many conditions to contact our academy. ”

Sam mentioned the contract, as if he had already heard from Jinhee.

“Well, I didn't think about it... but you wouldn't have a sponsor to invest that much in Jinhee and my worthless career. ”

“… that's right. ”

The quartz presses his temples as if the headache were palpitating, and throws the horse towards the end of the conversation.

“In that sense, I won't go back to Korea for another year. I'm thinking of moving the Academy to the Node... What should I say, prolonging your stay? Can you arrange the necessary procedures and expenses? ”

Sam smiles bloody.

“You're the favorite student on the Academy's legal team. ”

“Huh? What's the big deal? ”

“Your parents are lawyers, and they speak English very well. ”

Sam chuckles.

* * *

“Mom, did you leave a message? ”

- Yes, son. Shane left a message.

In her words, marble made a bitter smile.

“Did you hear about the contract? Hanshin Bank... I called the representative... ”

- Yeah, he's my boss. I think I saw it in the OB war... I think I saw it in an amateur competition... We contacted it. The conditions don't look so bad... What do you think?

“Great, does a tennis player need more than a contract? I think it's a good condition to put one or two logos in your clothes or hat. ”

- Well, we count well when it comes to words. It doesn't taste cute...

“… By the way, have you talked to the Academy Legal team? ”

The marble speeds up the conversation by turning its head to embarrassment.

- Yeah, that part's over. Don't worry. Destroy them all. Don't worry, we'll find out when the finals are over. The other day, Braidenton? How sorry he was that he couldn't make it... He came to our house, drank and went out drinking. I'm disappointed... He couldn't come because he was busy. Who told you not to come? Oh my...

“I miss you, too. ”

It reminds me of the infatuation of a marble flapping its white robe.

Junior rackets are still the most valuable item of marble, even though they are no longer used.

* * *

She hung up the phone and went outside to talk to her mother.

‘You're walking alone at this hour. How long has it been? ’

Jinhee, who is chattering, must be completely obsessed with her future by now. Except for mealtime, I had little time to face the marble.

‘My English has improved a lot……. ’

Jinhee was getting fluent and talking with her coaches to explore her problems and ways to improve, and the training was self-initiative. It was a slightly depressing and empty marble, but it was not expressed clearly because it knew that Jinhee was getting it right.

‘My problem is urgent too.... US Open... ’

In fact, he had participated in the Major Competition "many times in his past life."

There were also ‘wheelchair sectors’, which were overwhelmingly large in four major competitions a year, with the quarter-million lifetimes leading up to twenty major championships. Thirty-eight major competitions were held, with the exception of two missed appointments, of which he won twenty.

‘There were too many trophies. ’

Four events total a year, but Major Contest-Australia Open, France Open (Lollangos), Wimbledon and General Open (US Open) are worth more than the Olympics. Once in a athlete's lifetime, they are known as the Career Grand Slam, and if all four are won within a year, they are known as the Calendar Year Grand Slam.

Quartz was a glowing historic athlete in the second "Calendar Grand Slam," ranked first in the world for nearly 400 weeks. If only the medals would be on display, and the winning cups would be stored in separate warehouses.

In other words, he left the wheelchair or not and was the best player in the world with an unprecedented record in the whole sport of ‘tennis'.

“I was a cripple... Hehe. ”

A self-muttering quartz grins bitterly.

He was a great genius in the great century, but his world was small.

Most people looked up to him, but he was not satisfied with himself.

“That was boring.”

That's why marble challenges tennis even after regression.

I want to pour everything out and compete with the other person, I want to reveal the bottom of 'competency’, I want to face my limits……. This is what drives the quartz.

* * *

“The schedule is tight. ”

Sam summoned marble and Jinhee to explain.

“The US Open lasts about two weeks before and after Labor Day in the United States. It's the middle of July... so there's less than a month left. We have to move quickly. ”

Sam was quite serious.

“The duration of your stay is approximately one month, including the two-week duration of the competition. It's in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York, so I plan to stay nearby. ”

“Isn't it too late? ”

The quartz asked.

The number of staff on one tennis player is enormous. What's more, it's the US Open, a major competition. If you hadn't prepared in advance, the good spots would already be full.

But Sam smiles confidently.

“Quartz, our academy is where we strive to build the most advanced systems in the world. This place is a lot bigger than I thought. Unfortunately, I didn't have an academy student to go to this year, so I couldn't prepare in advance... but I can always arrange a place for you two to stay in New York. Trust me."

“I trust you. I trust you. ”

Young Seok smiled and replied. Sam smiled and explained again.

“It may be a little hard, but let's get your biorhythms to peak on the day of the competition. The training will not be conditional enough. There's gonna be doping tests, so I'm gonna take care of the food. As soon as we get to New York, we'll hook you up with some coaches. ”

“Got it.”

Sam gave his last piece of advice.

“You'll have to manage your condition well, starting at number 32 in the preliminary round. ”

With a tense face, marble and Jinhee nod.

* * *

New York has two airports.

JFK and LGA.

Many people love JFK, but marble and Jinhee's group get off at LGA.

Because it's quicker to get down to LGA to get to Queens, the US Open.

“I'm sleepy."

Jinhee said, holding the arm of marble, leaning against the shoulder of marble.

“Jinhee, you sleep better on an airplane. ”

Quartz stroked Jinhee's head with a bitter smile.

After the Declaration of Independence, Jinhee was as active as her skin with marble.

The quartz takes a look around the group.

In the Academy, 15 people were added to the marble and Jinhee tours. Among them was Sam.

“Where are you staying? ”

At the words of quartz, Sam opens his phone and calls somewhere. A small bus approaches quietly.

“Come on, I've got them near the convention hall. I'll be there in a minute. ”

The accommodation was fine, as Sam assured.

Young Seok and Jinhee, the athletes, rented two rooms, and all the remaining people were expected to stay in the rooms of 3 and 4 people.

“Aren't you hungry? ”

As Sam moved his things, he asked marble and Jinhee.

“I'm going to sleep. ”

Jinhee replied that grows instead of marble. Both Sam and Stone smiled.

He glanced at the watch that he received from his parents, spirituality, and coach Yuri, and said to Jinhee,

“It's not time for bed yet. Let's get you cleaned up and down to dinner. I don't want you to go to bed early and then go to sleep. ”

“Copy that, Westerner. ”

Jinhee replied in Korean and teased the marble, then went up to unpack.

Seeing Jinhee's back, marble muttered.

“Why does she keep resembling my mother? ”