Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 110 Irregular Serving

A perfectly good match was completely ruined by a few words from Theodore.

The audience outside the stadium was mostly Swedish, and they just stared at each other in disbelief at what was happening, but no one said a word.

The referee had already arrived at the field, but Theodore had said these things before the match, so he couldn't say anything, let alone stop him.

However, while Theodore's strength is not bad, his personality and character are far inferior to Jonas's from yesterday, which is why he uses this method to provoke and provoke his opponent.

Jonas is a simple-minded person; he says whatever comes to mind.

His words were devoid of any ulterior motives, making them easy for people to accept.

But Theodore is different. He thinks he can't beat his opponent, so he resorts to this method? Even if Gu Cheng really did use tricks or relied on his skills, it's not something you can laugh at.

And what gives you the right, Theodore, to say that?

Fortunately, Gu Cheng was relatively mild-mannered and didn't hold a grudge against Theodore over this matter. Otherwise, if it had happened to someone else, they would have already flipped the table and cursed.

It's worth noting that although Gu Cheng has only participated in ITF junior tournaments, his tennis skills have earned him a great reputation and considerable influence worldwide, especially in China.

In terms of influence, Theodore and all the other youth players combined probably don't compare to Gu Cheng.

They are just fringe figures in the tennis world.

Gu Cheng is destined to be someone who may rewrite tennis history.

Theodore couldn't even think of these things. He only wanted to win the game by using underhanded methods like provocation. Even if he achieved something in the future, his achievements wouldn't be very high.

Everyone had their own opinion of Theodore, but young people are prone to impulsiveness and making mistakes is normal.

We should give people a chance to make amends, shouldn't we?

The referee couldn't stand it any longer and looked at Theodore: "Theodore, although the match hasn't started yet, as the referee, I still hope you can apologize to Gu Cheng."

Theodore pondered for a moment before looking at Gu Cheng: "CHENG, if I offended you in any way just now, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean anything by it. I just think that if you want to grow, you have to give up the advantages that these ball skills bring you, otherwise you will never experience progress."

His words showed no sign of admitting his mistake.

On the contrary, the tone was more sarcastic.

The referee frowned and decided to drop the matter.

As for Theodore, he was already thinking of throwing caution to the wind. He had already said what he wanted and offended people. Since things had come to this point, apologizing would be somewhat redundant.

Gu Cheng remained silent, but Yu Haoyang couldn't stand it and angrily said, "Ah Cheng is ignoring you, and you're still getting worked up, aren't you?"

"If you're afraid of losing, don't sign up!"

"You think you're so tough coming here to show off?!"

Gu Cheng pressed his hand down: "Senior, you don't need to pay attention to him."

Yu Haoyang said, "I don't want to, but the problem is that he went too far. He clearly knows he's afraid of losing and wants to provoke you into not using your skills, but he has to say it in such a high-sounding way."

"What era are we living in? Do you think everyone else is stupid and can't understand what he's trying to do?"

"It's not like he could win without your skills!"

"Ah Cheng, it's only because you have a good temper that I would have punched him long ago."

Reed, who had somehow followed Jonas to the stadium, sneered, "You're a disgrace to us Swedes! Do you really think you're Jonas? Jonas may have said that, but he doesn't have your kind of utilitarianism."

"How dare you speak so arrogantly? Do you really think everyone is like you?"

"I used to watch your matches and I quite liked you, but I didn't expect you to be this kind of person... Your character, ha, is really not good."

Brick stepped forward to cover Reed's mouth: "Reed, talk less."

Reed glared and said, "What's wrong? You did it but I can't even say anything?"

Brick clicked his tongue: "Shut up. Where's the bread I just gave you? Take it out and eat it, and shut your mouth. Don't make a big deal out of this."

Reed looked at the bread in his hand: "Eat? How can I eat? I feel disgusted just looking at this kind of person. Although I don't really like CHENG, CHENG is really a gentleman. He didn't say a word from beginning to end. But this guy, he kept smacking his lips and talking better than he could sing."

"If you really think that CHENG can't win with his skills, you should just talk to him nicely. Look, Jonas made the request, and CHENG agreed to it, didn't he?"

"If you talk to him nicely, CHENG might actually agree. Is it really meaningful to be so sarcastic?"

Brick had a terrible headache.

Reed is a great guy in every way, except he's too much of a busybody and once he starts swearing, he just can't stop.

The problem is that his words, instead of being well-received, drew in the surrounding audience, and many people began to criticize Theodore.

Theodore was now in a predicament and could only force an explanation: "I really didn't mean it the way you're saying. I just wanted to remind CHENG for his own good. How did it come out so differently in your mouths?"

"Wasn't I just trying to be kind?"

Still trying to argue?

At this point, the people around them couldn't stand it anymore.

The entire No. 1 stadium suddenly became noisy. Since the match hadn't started yet, people from other stadiums also turned to look with curiosity at the commotion.

As the situation escalated and threatened to disrupt the competition, someone spoke up.

Gu Cheng stopped Yu Haoyang, who was about to argue, and glanced at Theodore: "Whether I use my skills or not is my business, and it's none of your concern. As for your statement that I'm no match for you without my skills, you know in your heart whether that's true or not."

"You don't want me to use my ball skills? I'm sorry to tell you, your wish probably won't come true."

See you on the field!

"Can't achieve it?" Theodore sneered. "You really think you can beat me without tennis skills? Do you even know me? Have you ever watched my matches? If you don't, shut up. Do you really think you can swagger around in the tennis world just because you've learned a few skills?"

Gu Cheng looked at him and said, "I don't care about your abilities, and I don't want to know."

"However, I'll take this opportunity to teach you how to play ball and how to be a good person. As for tuition, I won't charge you; you can use it as your medical expenses later."

After saying that, he turned to Reed and the others and gestured to them whether they wanted to say anything more.

"Senior, the match is about to start. You go to the court first and don't worry about me. I'll come find you after my match. It shouldn't take long. If he gives up halfway, it should take even less time," Gu Cheng said to Hao Yang with a smile.

Will Theodore give up halfway through?

Gu Cheng doesn't know, but it's highly likely!

He really didn't think such a treacherous person would grit his teeth and endure it.

Although he didn't know what Gu Cheng was planning, Yu Haoyang nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll head over first. As for which mad dog is barking and biting people outside, just ignore him. If he dares to do anything to you, he can come to me directly. At worst, we'll cancel the match. Even if he's banned, I'll beat him so badly that his own mother won't recognize him."

Gu Cheng laughed: "I know, his biological mother would never recognize him."

Yu Haoyang smiled and said, "I'm relieved to hear that."

After saying that, Yu Haoyang glared at Theodore, slung his racket over his shoulder, and headed toward court number 10.

Not long after Yu Haoyang left, the crowd gradually dispersed, but occasionally people would still point and whisper in this direction.

Gu Cheng ignored Theodore, greeted the referee, and walked onto the field.

Ten minutes later, the match between the two began with the referee's announcement.

"Looks like you're having a bad day, it's my serve."

Before leaving, Gu Cheng gave Theodore a cold look. Having already thoroughly offended him, Theodore didn't care to say a few more words: "It's just an outside spin serve and a disappearing serve, right? You really think I can't return it? Laughable. It's not like it's a powerful serve. Go ahead and try, see if I can return it?"

Not enough words to speculate.

Gu Cheng didn't say anything. He didn't know if Theodore could return the outside spin serve and the serve that would disappear, but he figured he probably could.

After all, these two serves have been thoroughly studied by professional players, and there are countless guides online for dealing with these types of serves.

After the draw was released, Theodore should have known he would meet him in the second round, so it's no surprise he prepared a strategy in advance.

They may have even made corresponding preparations for other ball skills.

But something may have surprised Theodore.

Yesterday, Gu Cheng used the wave serve and the big bang serve in his singles match against Jonas. Apart from testing his own strength, there was no good way to deal with them.

There are no strategies or tips for either of these skills.

Whether it's a wave serve or a big bang serve, if you don't have enough power, you simply can't return it.

The wave ball is alright, but this technique puts a lot of strain on the arms, and Gu Cheng doesn't want to use it often. If Jonas hadn't made that request, he would have preferred never to use it in his life.

After all, that skill level has a significant impact on a professional player's career.

If he gets injured or goes hungry, his career might be over.

But Big Bang is different. Apart from the fact that its power will decrease if you hit it too much, this skill has no obvious side effects.

Theodore may be prepared for other ball skills, and even have ways to return them, and be confident in doing so, but when faced with the Big Bang serve, he probably has no idea what to do.

One force can defeat ten!

There's no such thing as a strategy guide for this game.

There's not much to study.

If you can fight back, then fight back; if you can't, then you're stuck standing there as punishment.

However, Gu Cheng did not intend to use these two ball skills.

Looking at Theodore, who was still smugly standing opposite him, Gu Cheng recalled Kirihara Akaya's bright red eyes.

The knuckle serve, also known as the irregular serve, was a ball skill he originally thought he would never use in the real world.

But at this moment, Gu Cheng decided to take it out.

Unlike the fixed bounce direction of an outside spin serve, the bounce direction of an irregular serve is not fixed. Moreover, because the force of the twisting spin is particularly large, it is more powerful than an outside spin serve when it hits a person.

"Hopefully you can hold on for a couple more goals!"

Gu Cheng held the tennis ball between his fingers, pressing it down with his knuckles until it deformed, then tossed it into the air. The deformed tennis ball twisted and whistled in the air.

Gu Cheng raised his head, a red light gleaming in his eyes.

It wasn't as scarlet as Kirihara Akaya's, but it was still very intense.

boom!
The sound of the ball being struck rang out.

The tennis ball flew towards Theodore's court in an instant.

"Spin serve?"

Theodore frowned. Although he had studied Gu Cheng before the match, his study was limited to the few techniques Gu Cheng had used, including the wave serve and the big bang serve Gu Cheng used yesterday. However, he had not watched many episodes of The Prince of Tennis beforehand, so he did not recognize that it was a knuckle serve.

Naively, he thought this was an outside spin serve, and a strategy to return it instantly formed in his mind. He took a step to the right.

This way, the ball won't bounce directly into his face, but rather into the area where the right side of the racket can hit him.

"I've said it before, you're not qualified if it's an outside spin serve."

Theodore smiled, revealing his disdain; his research over the past few days had not been a waste of time.

Aside from the Ice World, yesterday's Wave Ball, and the Big Bang serve, Gu Cheng knows how to counter all the other ball techniques.

The topspin serve, which is almost the weakest of all ball skills, is the easiest to break.

However, before Theodore's smile could fully unfold, his hand, which was swinging the racket, froze. The ball, after landing, suddenly began to spin wildly on the ground, then bounced up at a small angle with lightning speed, hitting him directly on the knee.

Click! !
A dull thud rang out, and while the spectators were still in a daze, a scream came from Theodore's mouth.

"what!"

My knees!

Theodore dropped his racket and plopped down, rubbing his already reddened knee. The burning pain made him gasp.

The referee, noticing something was wrong, quickly came down: "Theodore, are you alright?"

"Can the match continue?"

……

"Brothers, the second round of the SAKL OPEN Junior Tournament has begun. Gu Shen has the first serve. In yesterday's match, Gu Shen showed off his volatile ball and the one-shot kill BIG BANG Explosive serve. So what about today?"

"Will new skills emerge from Gu Shen's hands?"

"I believe the guys in the live stream are just as excited as I am."

"Gu Shen's opponent today is quite strong, not much weaker than Jonas yesterday. He should be a good toy for Gu Shen."

"As for the score, I don't need to say anything, right? Just go all in and shut out the opponent. At least before the ATP tournament, the score shouldn't change."

At this moment, the director also focused the camera on the scene.

"Gu Shen seemed to have exchanged a few words with his opponent Theodore. We couldn't hear exactly what they said, but Theodore's expression didn't look too good."

"Wow, Gu Shen has returned to the service line."

"Um! That way of pinching the ball, doesn't it look a bit like Kirihara Akaya's knuckle serve?"

During Zhu Wen's commentary, Gu Cheng had already hit his first shot in the live broadcast.

"It looks a bit like an outside spin serve..."

But as the tennis ball hurtled towards Theodore, Zhu Wen swallowed back the words he was about to say: "Knuckle serve! Gu Shen used a knuckle serve in the second round!"

Ouch! That looks so painful! What did they do to deserve this?!

Why does Gu Shen use his knuckle serve? Isn't that a serve specifically designed to injure people? Why would he do that?!

Even if the two have a conflict, there's no need to play such a dangerous sport!

This is a competition! How can you hit someone?!

Many people were puzzled, especially after Theodore got up and Gu Cheng hit a second knuckle serve, which immediately aroused dissatisfaction among many netizens.

It's true that we like you, it's true that we like Prince of Tennis, and it's true that we want to see you display one Prince of Tennis skill after another in the matches.

But that's not the reason you have the confidence to use your skills to hurt people!

Gu Cheng's act of injuring someone with his ball skills almost instantly aroused public outrage.

(End of this chapter)