Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 64 Are they trying to kill us?
Hassan's behavior of asking his opponent not to use a certain technique in order to achieve his own goal is not allowed in the game. However, Gu Cheng himself agreed, and the referee glanced at it and didn't say anything more.

It was Hassan's serve again.

As Hassan tossed the yellow tennis ball toward the ten o'clock position, the curve of his knees revealed the marble-sculpted muscle lines of his sweatpants.

This guy is really strong.

"Snapped!"

The super flat serve sliced ​​through the air, Hassan's diamond earrings traced a silver line as he turned his head, and the ball exploded at the second service point before soaring towards the baseline.

To be fair, Hassan's serve was really high quality, at least among the best in his age group. Coupled with Hassan's physical fitness and explosive muscle power, when the serve landed on the racket, Gu Cheng felt the amazing force instantly transmitted from the racket to his arm.

"His strength is decent, but he's still far from being as strong as Kawamura."

For Gu Cheng, who had already received the wave serve head-on, even though his body was not as powerful as that of the Prince of Tennis world, this serve did not pose much of a threat to him.

Gu Cheng's hand holding the racket drew an arc in the air, and the tennis ball flew towards Hassan's first court, landing precisely on the line.

Hassan, who had started running, instantly turned back and spun a topspin forehand shot directly towards Gu Cheng's left half of the court.

Gu Cheng took a step to the side, glanced at Hassan who was about to run to the right before hitting the tennis ball towards the left baseline.

However, Hassan reacted quickly, stopped in time, and turned around to hit a high backhand slice.

After flying through the air for a while, the tennis ball landed in the left half of the court of Gu Cheng.

Taking advantage of this time, Hassan moved straight to the center line.

Oh?
A familiar feeling welled up in his heart, and Gu Cheng continued to pass the ball to the left.

He could tell that Hassan's backhand was significantly weaker than his forehand, not only in terms of power but also in his ball control.

Hassan's expression changed slightly. He quickly ran forward and delivered a low backhand slice that flew straight towards Gu Cheng's right side of the court. However, due to the excessive running, he slightly lost his balance at that moment.

Gu Cheng seemed to have anticipated this. The moment Hassan swung his racket, he was already in the trajectory of the tennis ball, and with a casual forehand smash, he hit it directly in the opposite direction from Hassan.

Hassan didn't have time to run, and the tennis ball flew straight out of the side boundary.

Gu Cheng, 30-0.

"Wow!!"

Cheers erupted from the stands, and applause was given to Gu Cheng. Although the ball was not as impressive as the outside spin serve, the swallow return, or even the spinning dart, it demonstrated Gu Cheng's strong fundamentals.

Take a closer look.

Gu Cheng, who looked much thinner than Hassan, was actually far superior in overall strength.

Facing the cheers of the audience, Gu Cheng gently raised his racket, enjoying the feeling as if he had returned to the Kanto Tournament, back to the moment when he faced Sanada of Rikkai University, the moment when everyone was watching.

Hassan, on the other hand, was somewhat questioning his life after losing the point.

He thought that if Gu Cheng didn't use magic, with his physical strength and speed, it wouldn't be difficult for him to gain some advantages despite being slightly weaker overall.

This is especially true when it comes to one's own serve.

But the reality was that from the serve to the point lost, Gu Cheng controlled the rhythm of the game the whole time, giving him no chance at all. This was even more frustrating for him than Gu Cheng using an outside spin serve or a backhand flick to score points.

The game continues.

Hassan continued with his third serve.

Its power and speed are still quite sufficient.

Gu Cheng moved quickly, swinging his racket as he hit the tennis ball towards the center line. This forced Hassan, who had expected Gu Cheng to hit the ball to the far corner, to turn back and swung his racket upwards to strike the ball.

This is a typical topspin shot; the tennis ball drops rapidly after reaching its highest point.

In the past, Hassan would definitely not have dared to hit this kind of shot. Even now, the terrifying dominance of the Swallow Return Flash still makes him hesitate for a moment when hitting a topspin shot.

Gu Cheng turned back from the center line, aimed carefully, and hit the tennis ball directly into Hassan's first court.

Hassan retaliated in kind, sending Gu Cheng into a wide-ranging attack with a long-range shot.

After exchanging seven or eight balls, Gu Cheng raised his hand and used a feint to trick Hassan into moving to his right side.

At this moment, Gu Cheng smoothly swung the tennis ball to the left.

The ball wasn't particularly fast, but it was too little too much for Hassan, who had already started running to the right.

He had barely started moving, not even taken a single step, when the tennis ball flew straight out of bounds like a beam of yellow light.

Gu Cheng, 40-0.

"Gu Cheng has reached match point in the second game. His judgment is almost perfect, and his angles are as tricky as ever, giving Hassan absolutely no chance."

"It's similar to the previous shot. In both cases, you first observe Hassan's movement before striking the ball. By the time Hassan reacts, it's already too late."

"Even without using the topspin serve and the swallow return, Gu Cheng's overall strength is far superior to Hassan's."

"And did you see that? From Hassan's second serve onwards, Gu Cheng hasn't used the Swallow Return Flash. It seems the two of them reached some kind of agreement. Hassan just didn't expect that even without those skills, Gu Cheng could still completely dominate him."

"At this moment, Hassan was probably the most frustrated."

"I thought I could gain an advantage with my strong foundation and physical qualities, but after playing, I realized that there was a huge gap in our understanding of tennis."

"It's like a professional player who's active in world competitions is crushing an amateur enthusiast; the skill gap is just too big."

When Zhu Wen said this, the Happy Bean players in the live stream suddenly realized that Hassan had been hitting topspin shots the whole time, and Gu Cheng clearly had opportunities to score directly with Swallow Return Flash, so why did he have to use this method?

Now I finally understand.

However, as Zhu Wen said, Gu Cheng's understanding of tennis is far too deep for Hassan to match.

[Using a feint to trick the opponent into running, then striking in the opposite direction—this kind of body coordination and strong observational ability is something I've only ever seen in top professional players.]

[Holy crap—Gu Cheng is only 15 years old this year, right? And his opponent Hassan is almost 18. To have such terrifying strength at 15, won't he be competing in top-level world tournaments by the time he's 18?]

[Three years? Are you kidding me? Counting topspin serves, backspin darts, and spin darts, does it really take three years? I think it'll be a year and a half at most before Gu Zhen is on the Grand Slam stage.]

……

"Gu Cheng leads 2-0."

When the referee's cold shout reached his ears, Hassan had no strength left.

Gu Cheng scored three consecutive goals in the same way, which was a huge blow to Hassan.

Using magic, I won't get a single point.

Even without magic, I still can't get a single point.

Most importantly, when it was Gu Cheng's turn to serve, Hassan saw Gu Cheng suddenly walk to the side, take off the wristband and ankle straps he was wearing, and throw them on the ground.

That dull sound filled Hassan with despair.

Weighted wristbands? Weighted ankle straps?
And you haven't even used your full strength?
Are you going to let people live?
(End of this chapter)