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

Chapter 70 First Victory TOP100, and I'll send you out of the top 100 again.
Meng Hao was actually quite curious about how the organizing committee in Shanghai arranged the registration forms.

Should they have these Chinese players fight each other's teams to determine the winner, or should they each face off against foreign players, with the one who goes the furthest winning the wildcard for the "Shanghai Masters Main Draw"?

However, Meng Hao smiled when the signing form came out.

His cousin, Song Yu, also showed a rare expression of anger on her beautiful face, a typical Jiangnan woman, and blurted out two words: "Shameless!"

This is so obviously a scam!

If you don't have connections, you'll get bullied!

Meng Hao's first-round opponent was surprisingly the second seed, Ito Ryoma, the second brother of the neighboring Xiao Rizi, who was currently ranked 99th.

This was also the first time Meng Hao had encountered a contestant from the TOP100.

As for the other four Chinese players, they were all gathered in the same 1/8 section.

These four guys are having an internal battle. Whoever wins two games in a row will advance directly to the quarterfinals and will most likely also get a wildcard to the "Shanghai Masters"!

After all, Meng Hao's draw was too brutal.

……

When the draw for the Shanghai Challenge was officially announced, even netizens who had previously criticized Meng Hao and mocked him for being arrogant couldn't stand it anymore and spoke out in his defense.

After all, the majority of netizens are quite fair.

They have a clear sense of right and wrong; they criticize when criticism is due and speak out when injustice is right.

This draw is indeed very unfavorable to Meng Hao; it's practically hellish.

The fact that they're using fake signatures is just too obvious.

It's practically stating outright that you won't get a "Masters wildcard".

Even tennis bloggers on Weibo couldn't stand it anymore, saying: This is a bit too much, considering they just won the Challenger Tournament.

This is blatant persecution!

But what can you do when someone has no connections or background?
However, the champion of the challenge tournament is not the champion of the tour, and it is the lowest level of the challenge tournament.

However, a netizen who claimed to be a tennis fan posted a thought-provoking Weibo post:
“A 50K challenge championship is nothing special. The problem is that the businesses that were originally going to sponsor the top two are taking the opportunity to lower prices or even withdraw their investment because of Meng Hao’s connections.”

"They don't think it's necessary to spend this money unnecessarily!"

"The question now is whether Meng Hao's emergence can break the stagnation in the domestic men's tennis scene, or whether he will simply fade into obscurity."

……

On the first day of the competition, Meng Hao arrived at the competition venue.

The audience was small, nearly a thousand people.

Somewhat surprisingly, the approximately one thousand audience members were cheering loudly for themselves, appearing to be very enthusiastic.

This is really strange!

Meng Hao clearly remembered that not long ago, he was being criticized and ridiculed by everyone for being arrogant and ignorant.

Why did the wind direction change so quickly?

"Keep it up, Meng Hao! You still have a chance in this match!"

"Win this match and slap the organizing committee in the face!"

"We all know you've been persecuted!"

Upon hearing the fans' words, Meng Hao suddenly realized what was going on.

In fact, the emotions of the general public are very simple. They saw themselves being "persecuted" on the draw sheet, so they felt that they had been treated unfairly, which aroused their sympathy.

I never expected to experience such extremes so quickly.

"I will do my best to win!" Meng Hao smiled slightly, his expression calm.

The guy on the other side is called Ito Ryoma, not Echizen Ryoma. Although he's the second seed, he's not scary at all.

Although this person is ranked in the top 100, there are not many highlights in his career, and the competitions he has participated in have always been between the tour and the challenger.

In the recently concluded US Open, Ryoma Ito advanced to the second round, marking the best Grand Slam result of his career.

By the way, this guy coached several Chinese women's tennis players after retiring. "I haven't played a match in over a month, so I don't know my current level. You can practice against me."

Meng Hao remained calm, exuding a natural air of confidence.

It seems that he is the veteran who has been competing on the tour for many years, and he is just facing a challenge from a young man.

Ryoma Ito's expression was rather serious, far less relaxed than outsiders imagined.

Why did he sign up for this challenge? It was to help him maintain his ranking in the world's top 100.

If I fail to reach the semifinals in this tournament, and after deducting my ATP points from the same period last year, I will drop out of the top 100.

These cunning Chinese people arranged a tough draw for themselves, the second seed, in the first round.

Ryoma Ito had specifically watched the final of the previous Guangzhou Challenge, and the duel between Meng Hao and Coric left a deep impression on him.

Those two young men are fucking amazing!

In professional tennis, every year a new generation of talented players emerges to challenge the veterans.

Ryoma Ito didn't know how much longer he could hold on!

As a result, both sides came to a consensus that the other wanted to persecute them.

The competition officially begins...

Half an hour later, the entire room fell silent.

The audience seemed unable to believe what they were seeing.

The score was 5-1, and the seventh game was Meng Hao's serve, making the score 40-0.

Meng Hao has already obtained 3 inventory points.

Massacre, it was an absolute one-sided massacre!

Those who understand table tennis will notice that Meng Hao actually had a chance to break serve for the third time in the previous game, but he held back at the crucial moment.

"Because the advantage of two breaks was already very large, and in his own service games, that little guy had no chance!"

CCTV tennis reporter Chen Yu analyzed it this way: "Breaking serve really tests a player's stamina. Is he saving his energy for the second set?"

In professional tennis, matches often see extreme highs and lows.

For example, many young players are very reckless and don't know how to allocate their energy. They are in high spirits in the first set and often give some veterans a 6-0 bagel, but the situation changes drastically in the second and third sets and they are reversed by those veterans.

This happens quite often!
"Whether he held back or not, we'll know in the second game!" Chen Yu suddenly thought of a possibility.

It's astonishing that such a young player possesses such mature tactical awareness and can resist the temptation to give away points.

The first set was a foregone conclusion.

Having secured three review slots, Meng Hao naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity.

6 is better than 1!

He gave this TOP100 guy, who lives a simple life, a fried dough stick.

In the second set, Ito Ryoma tried to launch a counterattack, but found that his opponent was not losing his form at all.

Unlike some young athletes who, after giving it their all in the first game, make a series of mistakes in the second.

Ryoma Ito's technique is solid, and he's very persistent, but he doesn't have any killer moves.

Meng Hao's offensive was fierce, wave after wave, especially his forehand, which had evolved again.

He resembles Federer, and also Alcaraz.

As long as Meng Hao is given the opportunity to use his forehand, even if he doesn't score on the first shot, he can still maintain absolute control.

6 to 2! Exactly, two more breaks of serve in the second set.

Meng Hao won two straight sets, sweeping his opponent.

This was his first career win against a player in the top 100, while also knocking his opponent out of the top 100.

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(End of this chapter)