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

Chapter 90 Clever Responding (7th Update!)

Two consecutive wins to advance to the round of 16!

Meng Hao achieved the best result for a Chinese male tennis player in an ATP 1000-level tournament.

Previously, the best result for a local player in the Shanghai Masters was the second round, reaching the round of 32.

However, this was accomplished by drawing lots to wage civil war.

As for overseas Masters tournaments, their rankings aren't even good enough to qualify, so there's no point in hoping for anything more.

Dimitrov, who defeated a Top 10 player in the first round, swept aside the so-called "number one player across the Taiwan Strait" in the second round with a brutal score.

It can be described as having a very high level of value.

Compared to his victory in the first match, Meng Hao was much calmer now, because the match was won relatively easily.

He walked to the net, and the two shook hands briefly and nodded slightly.

A hint of hesitation flashed in Meng Hao's and Lu Yanxun's eyes as they considered whether to exchange a few pleasantries with each other, but then they both turned around and walked toward the referee's table at the same time.

Since the two suddenly realized that they were not familiar with each other and represented different tennis associations, what was there to talk about?

Lu Yanxun's thigh muscles were still aching slightly, after all, Meng Hao had placed too many "targeted" small balls.

Even if you want to get a medical examination, there's no need to go to such lengths, is there?

Meng Hao gave a brief interview to the host and then waved goodbye to the audience.

At this moment, Chen Song, who was sitting in the audience, also stood up and clapped his hands vigorously.

This spokesperson is absolutely fantastic.

“‘Baibaoli’ made the right choice. Meng Hao is a trustworthy player!” He felt a sense of relief.

Choosing a promising newcomer over an established player also puts Chen Song under pressure.

He originally thought he would have to wait until next year to see a return, but he didn't expect the return to come so quickly!
What a surprise! Meng Hao's performance at the Shanghai Masters was indeed a pleasant surprise for him.

If Baibaoli were to try to sign Meng Hao again now, the cost would be even greater.

In the media section, CCTV's full-time tennis reporter Chen Yu also clenched his fist excitedly, his eyes revealing immense excitement.

This year's Shanghai Masters and Wuhan Open are being held concurrently.

His decision to come to Shanghai instead of Wuhan was absolutely the right one.

Chen Yu had a premonition that he was witnessing the rise of a superstar.

"Shanghai Masters Round of 16! China's sole representative for the season, still moving forward!" He wrote his press release in his notebook.

The only seedling, and even now it seems to be a unique and outstanding seedling!
Before the competition, who could have imagined that several of Wuhan's top female players would be eliminated early on, with only Meng Hao remaining strong?

In the CCTV sports live broadcast room, Zhang Sheng's smile was almost overflowing.

He was so smug!

In fact, as a CCTV host, one must remain objective and neutral and restrain one's emotions when commentating on most matches. The only exception is when commentating on matches featuring one's own country's players, in which case emotional bias is permitted.

These are all the default rules!

So even if domestic players weren't very good, he still had to praise them blindly.

We can't just disagree or say anything pessimistic, can we?

As it turns out, it wasn't that he was jinxing the players; rather, those players weren't good enough. Since Meng Hao's skills are top-notch, there's no need to worry about him popping the champagne too early!
"Fellow fans, Meng Hao has avenged our Chinese men's tennis team!"

After all, in the previous Asian Games men's team final, China's men's tennis team lost to Chinese Taipei, and Lu Yen-hsun was naturally the primary contributor to the opponent's victory. But a question has arisen: many fans are questioning, "Why didn't Meng Hao participate in the Asian Games? Is there something fishy about this spot?"

Many fans are hoping the tennis association leaders will provide an explanation.

Will Meng Hao participate in the Davis Cup at the end of the year? With him, our Chinese team will be qualified to challenge for the World Group!

"Let's put the Davis Cup aside for now. Meng Hao's next opponent will be Kei Nishikori!"

"Kei Nishikori isn't in great form! He struggled in the previous match!"

"That's normal. The peak of the US Open has just passed, so there will be a slump!"

……

At the post-match press conference, while official media outlets like CCTV avoided some sensitive questions, other media outlets, eager for buzz, were not so reserved.

"Meng Hao, why didn't you participate in the Asian Games last month?"

"If you participate, we could win two more gold medals, one in the men's team event and one in the men's singles event."

This question is not easy to answer.

After thinking for a moment, Meng Hao smiled and said, "Whether or not we win these two gold medals, it won't affect our country's position at the top of the gold medal standings."

"What about the roster? Many fans think there's something wrong with it!" someone else pressed.

Meng Hao glanced at the other person, a cold smile playing on his lips: I won't fall into the trap you've set for me.

Don't think that just because I'm young I'm easily fooled!

“For a young player like me, my form can fluctuate a lot. For example, the Asian Games are the week after the Shanghai Challenge. After I won the Shanghai Challenge, I was very tired and not in good form the following week.”

“The spots for the Asian Games are so precious, it wasn’t really suitable for me at that time.”

Upon hearing this, not only did the staff on site and CCTV reporter Chen Yu breathe a sigh of relief, but the media reporters who had asked questions with ulterior motives were also speechless.

This kid is only 18 years old, how come he can speak so smoothly and flawlessly?

cunning little rascal!
They also hoped that Meng Hao would subtly imply unfair selection processes at the Asian Games during the press conference, thus exposing the matter to the media.

"Are you on good terms with the senior members of the national team? Do you chat with them when you meet in private?" another reporter asked with ill intent.

Meng Hao tapped his fingers lightly on the table, muttering to himself: I really should find myself a talent agency and an agent. That way, they can help me filter out some ill-intentioned guys.

Although he has a distant relationship with those senior members of the national team, they don't talk to each other much and don't interact much.

But private matters are private matters; there's no need to bring these things into the public eye.

“Great! We’re all Chinese tennis players, we’re a team!” Meng Hao stared at the bespectacled guy who asked the question with ill intent. “This isn’t a football or basketball team, where there’s competition for starting positions.”

"Tennis matches are all played independently, so we don't have any competitive relationship."

The man with glasses was speechless.

Meng Hao simply said, "I look forward to the match between me and Kei Nishikori," and then ended the interview.

Soon after, many tennis bloggers uploaded the post-match interview video to the internet.

Besides criticizing the ill-intentioned reporter with glasses, fans were also amazed by Meng Hao's impeccable eloquence.

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(End of this chapter)