Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 118 Zero-Style Chop
Chop shot?

For some reason, Federer always had a bad feeling when he saw this slice shot, and cold sweat would involuntarily break out on his back.

If this slice shot at the net had been hit by someone else, he wouldn't have thought much of it; it would have been just a regular slice shot.

But when Gu Cheng was playing this chop shot, he didn't dare to treat it as an ordinary chop shot.

"Cao Hui, do you remember this stance?" Yu Haoyang, watching from the sidelines, suddenly widened his eyes when he saw the chop shot. He took a deep breath while staring intently at the figure on the court and the tennis ball flying off the racket.

"You mean..." Cao Hui exhaled, "Zero-style slice shot!?"

"Yes, it's the zero-style slice shot!"

"He hits a slice shot, and the posture is exactly the same. Considering the Tezuka Zone he showed earlier, I really can't think of any other possibility for this shot besides the Zero-Shiki slice shot?"

"That's unlikely! That was Tezuka's signature move from his early days! Makoto... has he really mastered that skill?"

Cao Hui looked utterly bewildered.

Yu Haoyang narrowed his eyes: "He's even mastered Tezuka Domain, a technique that's practically magic. So, Zero-style slice shot isn't anything special, is it? At least you can forcefully explain it using mechanics and kinematics, but Tezuka Domain, how do you explain it?"

Cao Hui was speechless.

In fact, when Yu Haoyang proposed the zero-style chop, he already believed in his heart that this was the zero-style chop.

Time flies.

On the court, watching the ball fly over the net, Federer couldn't care less about anything else and gritted his teeth as he charged forward.

Zero slice!

Absolutely a zero-style slice shot!
There are only two ways to break the zero-style slice shot.

The first one is to hit it back before it lands.

The second is Tezuka's domain.

Federer doesn't have Tezuka Zone. In fact, even if he did, he didn't add any special spin to the tennis ball, so it wouldn't have flown towards him.

There was only one way to give him that option.

Shoot it back before it lands.

Federer's speed is fast, but not too fast. After Gu Cheng used Tezuka Domain, he was pushed back and forth for more than twenty rounds. The fast running back and forth had already exhausted Federer's physical strength to a certain extent.

In addition, he had already played coaching games with others before, which had expended some of his energy, so even if he wanted to go fast, he just couldn't.

Federer rushed towards the net, but seeing that it was too late, he panicked and instinctively threw his racket at the slowly falling tennis ball.

--Snapped! !
The racket collided with the tennis ball, producing a slight thud. The tennis ball bounced up, flew over the net, and returned to Gu Cheng's half of the court.

However, the ball went very high, and Federer was met with Gu Cheng's miraculous leap and a smash that came crashing down from the sky.

Without a racket in his hand, even a player as strong as Federer could only watch helplessly as the tennis ball flew past him, hit the ground, and quickly flew out of bounds.

Hey!
The ball made a crisp sound.

Hearing the sound of the tennis ball hitting the ground twice behind him, Federer did not pick up his racket.

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence at that moment.

Because the outcome of the first point was already clear, the long stalemate that lasted for five or six minutes finally ended with a jump smash.

Gu Cheng, a Chinese teenager who is only fifteen years old, won the first point of Federer's service game when Federer was giving his all.

Even if it's just a single goal, in the eyes of the crowd, that one goal can reveal so much more.

Even Roger Federer, the world number one, was slightly outmatched by Gu Cheng, who had mastered the Tezuka Zone. Even if the match had continued, Federer could still have lost.

Of course, no one thinks Federer is inferior to Gu Cheng.

the reason is simple.

Prior to this, Federer had already played a coaching match with three fans in the audience, and his physical condition had declined slightly, putting him at a natural disadvantage.

Secondly, while Tezuka's domain is strong, everyone saw what happened before. Federer had already broken Tezuka's domain once. Although it's unclear whether it was an accident or if he had a solution, for a top professional player, even if it was an accident, he can turn it into an opportunity every time.

No one doubts Federer's ability.

The audience at the scene had no doubt, Yu Haoyang had no doubt, and even Gu Cheng absolutely believed that given enough time, it was only a matter of time before Federer broke through Tezuka's domain.

But it's not something that can be done in one game or one match.

Federer snapped out of his daze, went to the net, picked up his racket, looked at Gu Cheng who seemed ready to hit the second point, and held out his hand to him: "I... lost!"

The entire room remained silent.

ended.

Although it only lasted a few minutes, those few minutes felt like several hours to everyone present.

Many people are still immersed in the tense stalemate that just happened.

This goal brought them so much shock.

Whether it was Federer breaking the topspin serve, blocking the backhand flick, returning the clear-sky smash with a half-hit, or using his superior strength to forcefully pull himself out of the world of ice and gradually gain the upper hand.

Gu Cheng regained control of the game by using the Shrinking Ground technique, and Federer could only grit his teeth and persevere by using the Wave Ball and Big Bang, until the two were still evenly matched.

Gu Cheng once again demonstrated his amazing talent, using the Tezuka Domain, which everyone thought was impossible and even magical, to make Federer run around in circles. In the end, Federer was forced to use the Zero Style Chop to force Federer to swing his racket, and could only watch as Gu Cheng completed the smash.

Even a single point can bring the audience a level of excitement that is no less than, and may even far exceed, that of a Grand Slam final.

Gu Cheng looked at Federer, who had stretched out his hand as if he was not going to continue playing, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

To be honest, although he considered Federer a rival, he never thought he would lose to him. With so many trump cards up his sleeve, it was impossible for him to lose to any professional player in reality.

He is confident that he can defeat even the strongest professional player.

But Federer's ability to break through his techniques one by one still brought unprecedented shock to Gu Cheng.

The skills that pose a great threat to other professional players are no threat to Federer. If it weren't for the fact that Federer has mastered many skills and even reached a state of selflessness, he would definitely have lost today.

Although Federer doesn't know any of the tennis techniques from The Prince of Tennis, his all-around skills are still extremely impressive among professional players. Moreover, this one shot actually shows Federer's talent in tennis and his love for the sport.

These scenes reminded Gu Cheng of when he first arrived in the world of Prince of Tennis and first came into contact with tennis.

Everyone has to go through this phase.

Federer may not be his match today, but that doesn't mean he never will be. Today he showed the Tezuka style and the Zero Style chop. Next, many people will probably start to study these, and even consider the concept of "selflessness".

At that time, when facing these people, will his ball skills really give him a significant advantage?

It's hard to say.

A moment later, Gu Cheng stepped forward.

Their hands clasped together at that moment.

"I'll be waiting for you at the four Grand Slams!"

(End of this chapter)