Yesterday, Zhang Shuai defeated Yast Remuska 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the WTA250 Lyon station in France, winning the third singles title of his career at the age of 33 and his first overseas singles discount.
Of course, there were some discordant tones in this game, in addition to some misjudgments unfavorable to Zhang Shuai in the game, because Yast Remuska was from Ukraine, for reasons that are well known, the audience gave her the same treatment as the home stadium, and the atmosphere on the field was particularly noisy. Especially in the decider, there were even some viewers who interfered with Zhang Shuai.
In fact, in the end, this kind of scene of cheering the opponent in the whole field, I am not worried. Zhang Shuai is particularly good at playing this kind of game against the whole world, and how many times she has been able to bite down on this kind of scene. Whether it is the deafening shout Chinese s of the Kerber fan group in the Middle Net, the more you stimulate her, the more she can stimulate her potential, which is Zhang Shuai's most convincing personality.
However, these unfavorable conditions also made the Chinese audience watching the live broadcast indignant, but everyone's exit pointed to Yastre Remuska, accusing her of stinking face at the award ceremony, saying that she was very perfunctory in her speech to congratulate Zhang Shuai, saying that she was just absent-mindedly playing with the trophy when Zhang Shuai sent her comfort, saying that she played a lot. But I saw the live broadcast at the end, when the awards group photo ended, Yastremska packed up her emotions and walked to Zhang Shuai to express her blessings.
I know the direction of public opinion in my country, and I do not want to judge the war between Russia and Ukraine too much, because it involves complex political, historical, and economic issues, and I cannot express any meaningful and high opinions with my shallow knowledge. More because when different people stand in different positions, they can always find some one-sided arguments to prove that what they support is just.
But leaving aside those so-called international storms, for Yast Remska herself, she is a country invaded, her homeland destroyed, from the underground bomb shelter in Odessa to the final field, wanting to use a champion to make a small voice for her homeland. Some of the injustices experienced by Zhang Shuai are not her fault, and it should not be difficult for her to empathize with her depression after she desperately wants to win the championship but finally misses the championship.
But we are often too easily obsessed with that grand narrative, spending emotions and energy on those illusory "ideologies" and "isms", and handing over the command of thought to those "big picture views" and "conspiracy theories" that you never understand and can never distinguish, but lose the most basic "human nature".
Yesterday, another Ukrainian player, Stakhovsky, left slovakia where he lived, returned to Ukraine, and resolutely joined the army to join the ranks of defending the country. Stakhovsky said he was ready to shoot if necessary.
At the same time, he revealed on social media: Djokovic sent me a message of support, and we even talked for a while. In the chat logs he posted, Djokovic left a message for him: "How are you, Stako?" I miss you and hope that everything will soon calm down. Tell me how best to provide assistance, whether financially or otherwise..."
Djokovic grew up under nato shelling Yugoslavia, serbia is the only European country currently reluctant to sanction Russia, according to the grander narrative, Djokovic's statement is too "big picture".
But outside the big picture, Stakhovsky is first and foremost a friend of Djokovic's, a close colleague of his, a person who has been surrounded by him in his real life and has had an emotional connection. Stakhovsky went, facing bullets and artillery fire that did not have long eyes, and who knows if it would be a farewell again. And the ones who regret and suffer for it will not be those who will wave their words, nor will they be netizens who point out the country, but only those who have intersected with each other in their lives.
I was so desperate that I hadn't had a fight since I was born. International problems are naturally not personal, but the necessity of too many politicians describing the wars that must be fought in the so-called "pattern" is mostly very questionable. The desire for peace, a position that has nothing to do with anyone, is only "selfishly" about ourselves.
If we don't live for ourselves in this life, if we don't think about the people around us first, and if we don't live a little humanity, then our whole life may be too illusory.
Today, let us put down those noises and cheer for Zhang Shuai, the person around us who really cares!