Now that I've been reborn, I have to play tennis!

Chapter 61 Heart-wrenching Trash Talk (One more chapter coming later!)

"This Chinese man has absolutely the luck of a dog!"

Coric's bald coach was also helpless and could only mutter to himself, "Sly kid!"

The brief exchange of blows drew gasps of excitement from the audience, making for a truly thrilling match.

In the following few points, both sides continued to put on a very exciting offensive and defensive battle.

The transition from offense to defense, and vice versa, often happens in the blink of an eye.

In the end, Meng Hao won his first service game, although the process was not smooth, with two points tied at 40.

This scene also reminded him of the semi-final of that youth tournament, when he faced off against Mei.

The two players switched sides and continued the game.

"Young man, give it your all!" The bald coach clapped his hands loudly. "Give them a love game this round! Your opponent today isn't as good as that kid from yesterday!"

"Kick his ass!"

This guy kept babbling on and on, which annoyed Meng Hao.

Although he disdains taking advantage of others, it doesn't mean he can suffer losses himself.

Meng Hao held the racket in one hand, looked at the referee, pointed at the bald coach, and then spread his hands.

Mr. Referee, aren't you going to do anything about this?
According to ATP rules, players cannot communicate directly with their opponents' team members during a match.

If you have any complaints about the other side, you can convey them through the referee.

The referee for this final was appointed by the ATP and was British.

Just like the historic Wimbledon and Queen's Cup, the British place great importance on ritual when watching tennis, and it is forbidden to make noise; everyone must remain quiet.

The referee nodded and immediately warned the bald coach.

In tennis matches, the umpire has a lot of authority, especially in situations where there is no "Hawk-Eye challenge".

If the linesman thinks your shot was out of bounds, but the umpire thinks it was in, then the umpire's opinion prevails.

Furthermore, the referee also has the authority to order the security guards to remove any disruptive fans from the stadium.

For example, at the 2025 Shanghai Masters, that bizarre woman who kept causing trouble and even showed off her foreign passport ended up being carried off the court upside down by security personnel, which then became a hot topic and ridicule online, making her extremely embarrassed.

After being warned by the referee, the bald man immediately shut up!
"So he did know the rules after all!" Meng Hao thought to himself.

That guy had a fiery temper. He had been hoping the other person would be defiant and get dragged out by security personnel while cursing.

The other party isn't falling for it!

Meng Hao focused his attention, gripped the racket with both hands, and then took a few steps back.

He watched Coric's semi-final match; the guy's serve is still very powerful, which is a characteristic of Eastern European players.

There have long been rumors that Eastern European players have the best physical condition among white people and are naturally suited for ball sports.

Coric was indeed very confident in his serve.

With a swift and decisive strike, several high-quality shots left Meng Hao with almost no chance to defend himself.

"This guy truly lives up to his reputation as last year's world number one junior; he's incredibly strong!" Meng Hao took a deep breath, then turned around and took the tennis ball that was tossed to him by the caddie.

Coric became the world's number one junior player before he was 17 years old, and then turned professional the following year, giving up junior tournaments.

This is absolute confidence in one's own abilities.

"Clap clap clap~" The bald coach clapped his hands vigorously, then raised his eyebrows at Meng Hao, seemingly with a hint of provocation.

Don't tell me I can't even clap!

"Well done, love game!"

If the other party was simply offering encouragement and support, then there's really nothing wrong with it. Meng Hao just filed a complaint because the other party's words were provocative.

"Wait a minute, I'll break your defense, you old man!" Meng Hao gently tapped the tennis ball, feeling that his serve was coming into play.

With unstoppable momentum, his two consecutive powerful serves immediately established an absolute advantage for his second shot, easily converting it into a point for him.

Immediately afterwards, he hit an unstoppable topspin serve.

Amazing speed, tricky landing point, and strong topspin.

After serving the ball, Meng Hao walked directly from the right side of the baseline to the left side without looking back.

Then, he chose a flat serve.

Coric lunged forward like an arrow, but only the racket frame touched the tennis ball.

The bright green ball flew straight towards the stands, eliciting cheers.

Meng Hao immediately responded with a "love game," shutting the bald man up instantly.

One fan excitedly shouted, "Beautiful! Meng Hao! Next time, give him another topspin serve and slap him in the face!"

"Hahaha~" The people around also laughed.

External spin serve? The kind of external spin serve that Ryoma Echizen uses in the anime is more accurately described as a side inside topspin serve, not the more common side outside spin serve.

The common purpose of a side spin serve is to bounce the ball out of bounds into a corner, making it impossible for the opponent to reach it; while a side spin serve is aimed at the receiver's body.

This is very difficult and hard to achieve in reality.

Moreover, there is a certain distance between the service court and the player's receiving position. If your ball is truly aimed at the opponent's body, a professional player has enough time to react.

Especially with Mei's receiving stance, he's almost 2 meters from the baseline. Even if there's a topspin serve, it's still sent to his hands.

but……

Meng Hao glanced at his system panel.

At the very bottom, it was listed that ATP points could be redeemed for some master-level special shots. However, based on Meng Hao's experience, he thought it was unlikely that these were shots that could exceed human limits; otherwise, he would have been dissected.

“I don’t have an outside spin serve, but my flat serve and topspin serve are becoming more and more refined. And…” Meng Hao couldn’t help but think, “The follow-up after the serve, as well as the tactical design, are becoming clearer and clearer.”

This is his biggest achievement so far.

Tennis, in the end, requires strategy, not brute force.

Both sides were in top form for this final match.

The back-and-forth exchanges were extremely intense.

In an almost suffocating atmosphere, the match had gone through twelve games, with the score tied at 6-6, leading to a tiebreaker.

Meng Hao missed a chance to break serve, and Coric also missed a chance to break serve.

However, their circumstances were completely different.

Meng Hao's chance to break through serve was missed, and that's that.

But after Coric missed one break point after another, his bald coach went crazy again.

All sorts of swear words came out.

Although this guy was afraid of Meng Hao complaining and didn't target Meng Hao, he still found it annoying to hear it.

Before the decisive Game 7 began, Meng Hao suddenly shouted at the bald man, "I'm pretty sure that once he gets some results, the first thing he'll do is fire you!"

At this moment, both the bald coach and Coric stood frozen in place.

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(End of this chapter)