Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 37, Fourth Seed: Gallic Chicken (Please continue reading)
After the match, Jiang Hong did not rush to leave.

Because the draw for the main competition will be held later.

This can be a life-or-death situation for players who have made it through the qualifiers; if they run into a seeded player, they'll be devastated.

Once you enter the main competition, your biggest goal is naturally to get points.

Those seeded players are basically aiming for the championship, so they let the qualifiers face them.

It's no less than sending Benbo Ba to wipe out Tang Sanzang and his disciples!

Sports competitions don't take that long; the draw results came out quickly.

Jiang Hong ran into the tournament's fourth seed, De Hill, ranked 854th in the ATP rankings, in the first round. De Hill is also French.

Based on the name, Jiang Hong guessed that it must be a Black person.

After the draw was released, the other qualifiers looked at Jiang Hong with complicated expressions.

Some people felt it was a pity, since it was clear from the previous matches that Jiang Hong was probably the strongest among them.

He is also the player most likely to get points.

But we ran into the fourth seed, so it looks like we'll have to wait until next time.

However, some people felt schadenfreude, saying that even if someone is strong, they will still be eliminated in the first round.

They might still have a chance to get past the first round and earn points!

To be honest, Jiang Hong has had some bad luck.

Of the four qualifiers, only Jiang Hong was seeded.

However, he didn't think there was anything shady going on.

After all, in this day and age, events held in China with foreign participants are known for their fairness.

However, Jiang Hong wasn't disappointed at all; on the contrary, he was quite happy.

After training for so long, I finally have the opportunity to play against professional players.

Judging from the panel data alone, Jiang Hong is already capable of playing in tournaments.

They naturally wouldn't be afraid of their opponents.

In this ITF10K tournament held in Shanghai, reaching the top 16 earns 1 point, the top 8 earns 2 points, the top 4 earns 4 points, the runner-up earns 8 points, and the champion earns 12 points.

The prize money is $100 for the top 32, $156 for the top 16, $254 for the top 8, $490 for the top 4, $980 for the runner-up, and $1500 for the champion.

That's right, Jiang Hong has already earned back the registration fee.

To recoup all the expenses of this competition, we need at least the prize money from reaching the quarterfinals.

This is because Jiang Hong doesn't have a coach or physical trainer team; otherwise, even if he won the championship, he would still lose money.

Only by reaching the tour level can one truly break even.

Jiang Hong returned to the hotel and immediately checked out, moving directly into a hotel arranged by the organizing committee.

Any player who makes it to the main event can stay there, and meals will also be provided.

Of course, if you are eliminated, you have to check out the next day.

Although Jiang Hong received a few hundred yuan as a system reward, he was still a genuine pauper.

If we could save some money, we naturally didn't stay outside.

……

Because the first day of the qualifying rounds consisted of two matches in one day, after passing the qualifying rounds, you had to continue to play the main tournament the next day.

Therefore, it is also a huge test of the athletes' physical fitness!

Fortunately, Jiang Hong's two matches were relatively easy.

After all, one match wasn't even finished before the opponent withdrew from the competition.

Jiang Hong's match was in the afternoon, and he only met his opponent a dozen minutes before the match started.

As expected, he looked to be close to two meters tall, with a burly build, a full beard, and a female companion by his side.

He even blew a kiss to his female partner before the game!
"Well, another day of being looked down upon!"

The black man only reluctantly turned his gaze away from his female companion when the referee tossed the coin.

"Jiang Hong has the right to serve!"

The referee announced the result of the coin toss, and Jiang Hong and Hei Ge each returned to their respective half of the baseline.

Deshir is only participating in this competition to rack up points; his only goal is the championship!
After all, what kind of experts could China, a tennis wasteland, possibly have? Upon learning that their opponent was just a rookie with no ranking points, they immediately forgot about him.

He spent a night of passionate lovemaking with a girl he had just met.

Now he just wants to finish this quickly and go back to get some sleep.

……

Jiang Hong stood in front of the baseline, looking straight ahead!

He patted the tennis ball, pondering his serve trajectory.

Without any hesitation, after hitting the ball three or five times, Jiang Hong immediately began serving.

Toss the ball, push off the ground, swing the racket!
With a single sound, the tennis ball shot out like a green lightning bolt.

It flew over the network cable and landed directly in the inner corner of Zone 1.

The black guy on the other side only ran two steps before stopping.

There's no point in chasing a ball you can't catch; don't waste your time!

Ace!
15: 0!

After losing the game yesterday, Zhang Long was teased by his teammates when he returned.

He was indignant; even if his fellow disciples went up there, they would be swept aside!

So I immediately brought them over this morning.

After learning their opponents' rankings, they lost all interest in playing.

After all, there are only four people in China who are ranked higher than their opponents.

They were all somewhat surprised when they saw Jiang Hong's serve.

"That serve was pretty powerful!"

"It's fast and the angles are tricky!"

"Yesterday, I was hit by more than twenty aces!" Zhang Long said with a wry smile. He was one of the victims!
Even so, none of them believed that Jiang Hong could defeat his opponent.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Three aces, one straight serve.

Jiang Hong was puzzled. What was going on? Had he been completely drained?
The movement speed is so slow, it's like a wobbly stumble!
Jiang Hong was somewhat skeptical about how the other party had managed to score those dozen or so points!
Meanwhile, their opponents had already started cursing and swearing.

You're telling me this is a newbie with no points?

Is this rookie's serve that sharp?
In all the satellite and prospective tournaments he played before, even the champion's serve wasn't this exaggerated, right?

After the break, De Hill stood at the baseline.

It was his turn to serve!
"boom!"

Once the missile entered the area, the dispatching wasn't difficult at all!

Jiang Hong took two steps to the side and swung his racket!
"stretch!"

At this moment, Jiang Hong understood why this guy was able to get points.

After the racket collided with the tennis ball, it was actually knocked away.

15: 0!

Jiang Hong estimated that De Hill's serve just now could even reach a speed of close to 200 kilometers per hour.

To become a professional player, one must have their own preferred methods!

Jiang Hong stretched his arms.

He then stood up again and bent down to observe the movements.

De Hill smirked when he saw his serve had worked!
I felt a little smug!

After moving to the second section, he continued to use his powerful serve!

Once the tennis ball crosses the net and enters its own half of the court.

Jiang Hong anticipates the landing point of the tennis ball, stands still, grips the racket with both hands, uses his waist to generate power, rotates 90 degrees, and then swings the racket with his arms.

He smashed the ball back with a flat forehand!

Deshir's speed is not outstanding; he mainly relies on the force of the bricks to fly.

So after a simple move, they continued to hit the ball aggressively, constantly pressuring Jiang Hong's position, hoping to force him into a mistake.

However, Jiang Hong did not give up tennis just because his position had improved!
The two sides traded blows, resulting in a prolonged stalemate!
(End of this chapter)