Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 84 The Self-Cultivation of a Tool (44)

Yu Haoyang is very happy now, and he is in an extremely excited state.

Being recognized, especially knowing that the person was Gu Cheng, made him unable to suppress his excitement and joy.

"Coach, you should have told me last night. I was so worried about forming a doubles team that I barely slept all night. I was thinking of taking a nap during the day, but with the ITF junior tournament coming up soon, if I don't find good teammates soon, I might not even have time to register." Yu Haoyang said with a hint of complaint, but the excitement in his voice was impossible to hide.

Doubles teams are different from singles teams; whether things go well or badly, it's all up to you.

If you can beat them, you can beat them; if you can't, you can't. This thing is purely about skill.

Doubles is different. It's not just about whether the two players are evenly matched; more importantly, it's about their teamwork and coordination. It's really difficult for two people with completely different personalities to team up for doubles.

Another point to consider is the playing style.

Their styles are different; even if two people are very strong, they can't work together effectively.

Last year, Yu Haoyang found a teammate to play doubles with. Both of them were quite good, but because of poor teamwork and coordination, they were eliminated in the first round of doubles.

Teammates are something you can't rely on at the last minute.

After the competition started, everyone had basically found their teammates. At this point, if you wanted to make a substitution, you would basically only keep the weaker players. Even if they were weaker, they might have teamed up with someone of similar skill level.

If he were to team up with someone who is significantly weaker than him in doubles, and then be eliminated in the first round, it would be better not to sign up for doubles at all.

Unexpectedly, just when things seemed hopeless, good news suddenly appeared.

It's like winning the lottery; you spend two dollars just for comfort, but a grand prize falls into your lap.

It was like a windfall.

Moreover, it was Gu Cheng who invited him to team up for doubles.

He still clearly remembers that challenge match; Gu Cheng's strength far surpassed his own, which completely demonstrated Gu Cheng's power.

He had been following Gu Cheng's matches during this period, especially the one that Wu Ma streamed live from beginning to end. Although it ended with Wei Lin in tears, the strength that Gu Cheng displayed was enough to be compared with professional players ranked in the top 100 in the world.

How could Yu Haoyang not be excited to team up with such a guy for doubles?
As a veteran who has been active in ITF events for some time, I have some understanding of ITF events. Not to mention, Willing White's reputation among junior players is really well-known.

He participated in just a few competitions, and without exception, he won the championship in every single one.

The same applies to doubles matches.

It's worth noting that Willing White's teammate was just an ordinary player with average skill, certainly not as good as Yu Haoyang. Even so, Willing White managed to bring him into the doubles finals and win two or three doubles championships with him.

Now that Gu Cheng, who made Willing White cry, has invited him to team up, the doubles championship is just a piece of cake.

Anyway, he knew he had to seize such a good opportunity.

"In just one night, I feel like I've already sprouted a few gray hairs at my temples," Yu Haoyang complained frantically to Zhou Yuan, afraid that this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity would slip away.

"He sent me a message at 1 a.m. this morning." Listening to Yu Haoyang's incessant complaints, Zhou Yuan said irritably, "So late, do you think I'm still awake? Do you think everyone is a night owl like you, staying up all night?"

"what!?"

Yu Haoyang said sheepishly, "Coach, you should have said so earlier. I thought he had already told you yesterday. My bad, my bad."

After apologizing, Yu Haoyang said, "How about this, could you give me Gu Cheng's contact information? I'll contact him later to confirm which competition I want to register for. Otherwise, if he registers for one competition and I register for another, we'll miss the deadline."

"You should listen to that guy's conditions before you push it. We're not even sure if you'll agree to them."

"Disagree? How could that be?"

Yu Haoyang felt that Zhou Yuan was overestimating him, and quickly retorted, "Junior Brother Gu Cheng invited me to team up for doubles, that's giving me face. If someone gives me face, shouldn't I accept it? What, should I tell him, 'Let me think about it'?"

"Old Zhou, you underestimate Gu Cheng too much, and you overestimate me too much."

"If it were anyone else, I'd have to think about it if they invited me to team up, but with him, do I even need to think about it?"

"It's right to agree."

"you sure?"

Zhou Yuan said, "The conditions that guy proposed are not something that most people would agree to. To me, they all sounded a bit excessive."

"Indeed..."

"and many more!!"

Yu Haoyang paused, then asked, "You think it's excessive?"

He took a breath, not daring to agree rashly this time, and asked cautiously, "What exactly did that junior Gu Cheng ask for? It can't be anything strange... Um, Coach, you know what I'm trying to say, right?"

"If these are indeed some strange conditions, then... we need to think about them carefully."

"After all, I'm not the kind of person who would sell my body for one or two doubles championships."

"What are you talking about?"

Zhou Yuan said irritably, "Gu Cheng's condition is that if you team up with him for doubles, he won't give you any money. He means that you just want to get a championship and ranking points by playing with him, and he will take all the prize money."

"I rely on!!"

Yu Haoyang excitedly slammed his hand on the table.

Zhou Yuan thought Yu Haoyang was unlikely to agree and was about to advise him not to get too excited when he heard Yu Haoyang say, "That's it?" Zhou Yuan: "..."

"I thought there were some conditions. Isn't it just not taking the bonus? Is that even a condition? Is that even a condition?"

"Could you ask me again, Coach, if there are any other conditions besides forgoing the bonus? Do I need to pay anything else? As long as the price is reasonable, I have no problem with it."

Yu Haoyang asked tentatively, "Otherwise, I'll feel a little guilty."

Zhou Yuan was stunned. Was this really the Yu Haoyang he knew?

Where is your pride?
Where is your dignity?
Have you no shame?

Zhou Yuan was somewhat helpless. He thought Yu Haoyang wouldn't agree to such outrageous conditions, but now it seems he still doesn't understand human nature!

"you sure?"

Zhou Yuan took a breath: "Although the prize money for the ITF junior tournament isn't much, even if Gu Cheng doesn't tell anyone about you not wanting the prize money, it will get out sooner or later, and then your reputation won't be good."

"You'd better think this through. Don't go back on your word after I agree to it. Once you agree to something, there's no going back."

Yu Haoyang laughed out loud: "Coach, is there any need to consider this? What's the use of reputation?"

"Can fame be eaten? Or can it be exchanged for one or even several doubles championships?"

"If we really want to work well together, and I can make it to the ATP tournaments later, why would I still want to work with him? I'd just be a tool, wouldn't I? Why wouldn't I want to?"

"Coach, you think too highly of me."

That's too pathetic!
Yu Haoyang!!

Zhou Yuan's eyes were a little strange, and he looked as if he was seeing Yu Haoyang for the first time. This boy, who was not yet 18 years old, seemed to have suddenly grown up and had the mind of an adult.

Seeing that Zhou Yuan remained silent, Yu Haoyang smiled and said, "Coach, you really don't need to think about such complicated things, and don't talk about being humble. There are so many people who want this opportunity but can't even get it."

"If word got out that junior Gu Cheng was looking for doubles players, I don't know how many people would be willing to spend money to form a team, not to mention not taking a single penny of the prize money."

Zhou Yuan sighed and said, "That guy probably won't give the team members any share, whether it's the ITF Junior Tournament or in the future."

Yu Haoyang chuckled upon hearing this and said, "Even so, there are still people willing to go, Coach, do you believe it or not?"

"Even in ATP tournaments, there are still plenty of people who agree."

"It's like when Djokovic or Federer suddenly ask you to team up for doubles, on the condition that you don't get a share of the prize money. Would you refuse?"

"Who would refuse such a good thing?" Zhou Yuan said irritably. Who could refuse?
"So what you're worried about isn't a problem at all!"

Yu Haoyang said, "Being able to cooperate with junior Gu Cheng means I don't have to worry about winning or losing. I can just stand on the court and wait to win the championship. If we don't split the money, we don't have to. Compared to the prize money, I care more about the championship and ranking points."

"If this allows me to qualify for an ATP Challenger tournament, the prize money is far more valuable than that."

I want ranking points, I want championships, I want to use this to qualify for ATP Challenger tournaments, I don't want money.

This is the self-cultivation of a tool person.

"Since you've made up your mind, I won't say any more. I'll send you his WeChat in a bit, and you can chat with him yourself!"

"Row."

"Then please send it to me quickly. I'll confirm the competition with him and register as soon as possible, so I don't miss it."

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After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yuan immediately sent Gu Cheng's WeChat to Yu Haoyang. After the two became friends, Gu Cheng glanced at Yu Haoyang and asked which competition he wanted to sign up for. He then immediately passed the question on to Yu Haoyang: "Senior Haoyang, take a look at what the highest level of competition I can sign up for is, and sign up for it. Once you've decided, send it to me and I'll log in to the ITF website to sign up."

"Has the junior already registered his information?"

"Yes, Zhang Ming asked me to register before the Australian Open wildcard tournament."

"That's fine, I'll send it to you after I've made my selection."

"By the way, Senior Haoyang, you don't have any objections to that condition, right? If you do, you can say so."

"No, no, we'll do it your way. I don't want the bonus."

Upon seeing this, Gu Cheng felt he should take this senior, who was only two years older than him, seriously: "Senior Haoyang, are you confident in making it into the ATP Challenger Series?"

"what?"

Yu Haoyang thought for a moment and said, "After learning your practice method last time, I feel that my backswing speed is much faster and my strength has improved. If I can get a relatively high score in doubles, I still have a chance to enter the ATP Challenger Series."

Gu Cheng seemed to be thinking: "Then you should try your best, senior."

Yu Haoyang was stunned. What did that mean?
Does this mean my junior is planning to team up with me for doubles in future ATP tournaments?

Yu Haoyang's eyes lit up, but Gu Cheng didn't elaborate, and he was too embarrassed to ask. What if Gu Cheng didn't mean it that way? Wouldn't that be awkward?
Yu Haoyang was extremely anxious!

Staring at the WeChat interface, he still didn't see any messages from Gu Cheng.

No, you should say it!

PS: I checked the subscriptions, and it's 3300 initial subscriptions. As previously mentioned, I'll add 2 extra chapters. However, my childhood friend is getting married these past two days, so I haven't had time to write. The extra chapters will be completed in about a week.

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