Federer, a famous tennis player, is a role model of countless young players. At the end of 2019, he performed his tennis skills in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre.

On April 22, a group of young players received the same treatment as Federer. 63 athletes participated in the 3-day "Exciting Hangzhou" Zhejiang Youth Tennis Tournament held in "Small Lotus", competing for medals of mens/women's single, men's/women's double and mixed double.

Before every player entered the arena, the DJ announced the name on the site, which was an experience that players never had before. Ji Jingkai from Hangzhou Gongshu District Delegation said that, he was very excited to hear his name before he came on the stage, and felt like an international superstar, which made him nervous, more motivated and immersed in fierce competitions.

Zhou Zihuang from Lin'an of Hangzhou won the first round. This was the first time that he had played tennis in such a high-level venue. He confessed: "After this competition, I felt like a professional player, and enjoyed the competition very much."

Young players were impressed with the details of "Small Lotus". The venue was very good. No matter how fierce the competition was, it was very comfortable to run, and the players would not feel so tired. During the competition, ball boys helped young players pick up balls, which brought a great experience to young players.

As the Competition Technology Operation Director of the Tennis Centre, Yu Lihong introduced: "The selection of volunteers and ball boys is of high standard. More than 200 ball boys were selected from 1,000 applicants of Hangzhou Dianzi University. Before launching the related work, they had accepted the professional training and practical operation training for many times. Ball boys are supposed to share qualified physical conditions, and deeply understand the competition rules. There are the specified requirements for picking up the ball, delivery time, standing posture, and throwing movement. For this pursuit, ball boys started the training in various aspects one month before the competition so as to ensure that they can assist the players without affecting the normal competition."

Source: hangzhou2022.cn