Terry's spirit of internationalism is also reflected in his applause for two China Taipei players while watching the women's doubles final, even though Zimbabwean doubles master Blake just married her Australian husband, her and her South.
Non-partner huber will make Australian fans happier if he wins the championship. But Terry said: "The Australian Open launched the slogan" Asia-Pacific Grand Slam "five years ago. I really want to see Asian players succeed in the Australian Open. "
Titan: The famous slogan of the Australian Open has been widely known. Why is Asia so important to the tournament? Just because Asia has a huge market?
Terry: I certainly don't deny the attraction of the Asian market. For example, at the Australian Open, about 60% of TV viewers come from Asia every year. In addition, Australia has natural ties with Asia. For example, we are basically in the same time zone, although we are in the southern hemisphere, most Asian countries are in the northern hemisphere. All these advantages make it easier to promote the Australian Open in Asia. We also hope that Asian players will regard the Australian Open as their own grand slam tournament, be encouraged and finally succeed.
> > Last year, when you accepted the position of tournament director of the Australian Open, you said that one of your first tasks was to "expand and develop the image and existence of the Australian Open in Asia". How to understand this sentence? < > At the Australian Open last year, China won the women's doubles championship; This year, another pair of China Taipei players entered the women's doubles final. The Australian Open for two consecutive years has a strong Asian flavor. What do you think of this change? Of course, I am very happy, especially the China Taipei Group is a wild card player, and their entry into the final proves our vision. This year, we provided four wild cards for Asian players, which is not a small number. You know, a wild card for singles is worth 20,000 Australian dollars, which is also our investment in Asian tennis. To tell the truth, in the women's doubles final, I have been cheering for the China Taipei team on the podium, hoping that they will win the championship.
However, Asian singles players still have a long way to go-only one Asian player entered the second week and was eliminated on the first day of the second week. What you said may be true, and it cannot be changed overnight. However, I personally have always believed that the future of tennis lies in Asia; In ten to fifteen years, Asia will be the region with the highest tennis level in the world. Asian tennis is on the track of rapid development. I know there are two excellent Australian coaches working in China. They are Tai Sen and Storey. We hope to help Asian tennis reach the top of the world as soon as possible.
> > In this Australian Open interview, the most frequently asked question by journalists from all over the world is-"Where are all the male players in China?" This may not only be the problem of tennis in China, but also the imbalance between male and female tennis in Asia. What do you think of this problem? < > When I interviewed China players during the tournament, they all thought that this year's Australian Open came too early, which of course had something to do with their participation in the Asian Games in June+February last year. However, there are calls to postpone the Australian Open from 1 month to March. Do you support postponing the schedule? < > Federer awarded the title of "Happy Grand Slam" to the tournament in front of the Australian Open. However, this tournament has experienced many events such as high temperature, too frequent rainfall, power failure, ethnic conflicts and so on, and your first job as the tournament director has also experienced many challenges. < > In the four Grand Slam events, the Australian Open is usually regarded as the last event in tradition and scale. Now, you have taken over the game. I heard that the Australian Tennis Association has a facility improvement plan costing 200 million Australian dollars? < > a $200 million may not be so accurate, but the cost of the expansion and renovation plan will definitely be astronomical. < > Maybe some investment will come from Asia? Haha, of course, we hope to see investment from Asia. After all, this is also a grand slam in Asia; And in the four Grand Slams, no one wants to see Asian players achieve great success more than we do. Have you noticed that the Australian Open official website offers three Asian language versions: Chinese, Japanese and Korean?