Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 54 CTN Level 1

The person responsible for serving is also a member of the association, with a high CTN level, generally around level three or four, so serving a decent serve shouldn't be a problem.

that's enough.

After all, the server doesn't need to be evaluated; they just need to hit the ball into the corresponding position. The quality of the serve return of the players participating in the evaluation is irrelevant to them.

Of course, since it's a human being, the quality of each serve will vary, which means that each player participating in the evaluation may encounter different situations.

For example, if the evaluator serves a high-quality ball at a slightly tricky angle, the receiving player may find it difficult to hit a high-quality return, let alone a deep return.

However, it is fair overall.

Unless it's done intentionally to make things difficult.

The young man serving the ball stood at the baseline and hit the first serve. The tennis ball landed in the first section, slightly closer to the sideline.

The quality of this serve wasn't high, but it was sufficient for the CTN rating assessment.

Gu Cheng stepped forward, swung his racket, and delivered a forehand topspin shot that landed steadily on the baseline.

"Well!"

"It's interesting!"

Seeing Gu Cheng's forehand return, which landed steadily on the baseline, Zhu Xingxing couldn't help but glance at him again, her eyes filled with surprise.

luck?

Or... strength?
It's not certain yet.

Zhu Xingxing first gave a perfect score of 9 points in the table for the forehand 1, and then signaled the server to continue.

The second ball tests the depth of the backhand shot. Compared to the forehand, the backhand is obviously much more difficult. On the one hand, many people's backhand is not as powerful as their forehand, and on the other hand, it is about ball control. Therefore, in the CTN evaluation, the score for the forehand shot depth is much higher than that for the backhand shot depth.

Zhu Xingxing thought so too.

When he saw Gu Cheng's backhand return land firmly on the baseline once again, his gaze towards Gu Cheng became slightly strange.

The first forehand return hitting the baseline could be attributed to luck, but the second backhand shot couldn't be explained by luck.

Both forehand and backhand returns landed on the baseline, something even many professional players can't do.

Seeing this, Zhu Xingxing's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Will we see a CTN level 2 or 3 case today?
Zhu Xingxing continued watching. Ten balls in a row, each one landing on the baseline. When she wrote down the full score of 90 in the subtotal section, Zhu Xingxing's hands were trembling.

This guy's ball control is simply divine!
Next is the second evaluation: depth of forehand and backhand volleys at the net.

Similar to the first evaluation, the difference is that one is about baseline return technique, while the second tests the player's net volley technique.

Zhu Xingxing's face had long lost its previous seriousness, and instead revealed a hint of anticipation.

If Gu Cheng's forehand and backhand net volley depth score is also quite high, maybe today we can actually find a guy with a CTN level of three or even two from his hands.

"Let's begin!" Zhu Xingxing tried her best to suppress her excitement.

The server served again, but this time the serve was much slower than the first evaluation. Gu Cheng stepped forward and swung his racket before the tennis ball hit the ground. The tennis ball flew out like a yellow beam of light pressing down on the baseline.

Zhu Xingxing's eyes lit up.

This time, he didn't think it was just luck.

Zhu Xingxing quickly scored a perfect score on the forehand 1 position, then looked at the server and said, "Continue!"

"Cover the line!"

"9 points!"

"Another 9 points!"

……

With the continuous string of perfect scores, Zhu Xingxing was starting to feel numb. He could understand one or two perfect scores, but twenty perfect scores in a row were making him feel a bit dazed.

Is this guy's first time participating in the CTN assessment?
Even professional players who are active in world-class competitions probably can't control the ball so well that they can hit it precisely on the baseline every time.

"That's terrifying!" Zhu Xingxing's voice trembled. He had a premonition that the boy he was evaluating might have a CTN rating and level that exceeded his expectations. The third item was the accuracy of baseline forehand and backhand shots.

The third test is the same as the previous two, also divided into forehand and backhand, but it is different. It is divided into straight and cross-court shots for forehand and straight and cross-court shots for backhand. The score is determined by the landing point of the first and second bounces of the returned ball.

The deeper the ball falls and the wider the angle, the higher the score.

The third test was also a perfect score. Zhu Xingxing, who was in charge of recording, didn't know what to say. The expression on her face was as if she had been standing outside in the dead of winter all night and was completely frozen.

"270 points!" Zhu Xingxing looked down at the score on the reference table, her scalp tingling.

In the CTN rating assessment, men who score 269 or higher are classified as CTN4. This means that even if Gu Cheng does not participate in the next two assessment items, he will still be qualified as CTN4.

The key point is, there are only three evaluation criteria!

Zhu Xingxing was at a loss for words.

Even the server responsible for serving was visibly shocked.

He wasn't in charge of keeping score, but every return shot that landed on the baseline was incredibly impactful for him.

Experiencing it firsthand is far more impactful than simply watching from the sidelines.

It wasn't just pressure, it was overwhelming pressure.

He even suspected that he was more likely to lose a match against his opponent.

This possibility made the server involuntarily gasp.

It should be noted that his CTN level has already reached level 4, and is not far from level 3.

Zhu Xingxing forcibly suppressed the shock in her heart, signaled the server to leave the court, and then turned to Gu Cheng: "Do you need a rest? If so, you can rest for a few minutes, and then we will proceed with the fourth evaluation."

Normally, Zhu Xingxing would never ask such a question. It's just a CTN evaluation, and the intensity of the exercise is nothing compared to a competition. It won't consume much physical energy at all.

Faced with Gu Cheng, who scored full marks in all three categories, Zhu Xingxing found that he simply couldn't deal with him in a normal way. He wanted to see a miracle happen through his own efforts.

But clearly, this amount of exercise was nothing to Gu Cheng, who played basketball regularly, and he shook his head and declined Zhu Xingxing's offer.

"Need not."

"In that case, let's begin the fourth evaluation!"

"Are you ready?"

"Ready."

"Let's start serving!"

Gu Cheng calmly tossed the ball, bent down, jumped, and swung his racket. With a thud, the tennis ball flew to the outer corner of the first service court, maintaining its record from the first three evaluations, and landed steadily on the line.

"It's on the line again!"

Zhu Xingxing had lost count of how many times she had inhaled the cold air. Even though it wasn't cold, her teeth felt a little sore from inhaling the cold air.

After twelve consecutive serves, Zhu Xingxing was speechless with a perfect score.

"378 points!"

"CTN Level 1!"

A score above 363 points qualifies you for CTN Level 1.

Zhu Xingxing rubbed her sweaty hands and gave Gu Cheng an extremely friendly smile: "The last test is agility. Pick up five tennis balls in the designated area and put them back in their original positions. The shorter the time, the higher the score."

Gu Cheng thought that he had to use the shrinking method.

He had never met any of the players from Higa Middle School, but he had seen them in anime, and it wouldn't be difficult to simulate them using the state of no-self.

Otherwise, with the speed of this body, it wouldn't be difficult to get a high score, but a perfect score would be unlikely.

However, if we use the shrinking method, it will be very simple.

(End of this chapter)