Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 148: Smashing the weak is not interesting at all.
Zhang Ming looked on with emotion.

To be honest, if Yu Haoyang and Cao Hui hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have remembered that the ultimate refinement technique had such a big flaw.

Yes.

The profound state of selflessness, apart from the ultimate state of perfection without any obvious flaws, has relatively obvious flaws in the other two states, whether it is the ultimate state of brilliant talent or the ultimate state of being refined through countless trials.

The extreme display of talent is somewhat acceptable; it has flaws, but they are not obvious.

Generally, as long as the opponent's strength is not too much greater than your own, it can be considered to have some effect. However, if the opponent's strength is too great, even if you have a supercomputer in your brain, you probably still wouldn't be able to calculate which ball you can win.

The prerequisite for the ultimate display of talent is that the difference in strength between the two parties is not significant, or that the individual is stronger than the other.

Otherwise, it will not have any effect.

But the ultimate refinement, after countless trials and tribulations, can have significant flaws.

If we compare the state of selflessness to a silent flame, then this is a much stronger power, like magma, where all the power of the body is concentrated in one place, doubling the power, and returning double all the opponent's balls, all the spins, all the trajectories, all the destructive force, and everything else.

However, the responsiveness of other parts of the body will decrease.

Yes, that's it. But the fact that it's been tempered and refined doesn't make it as strong as you might imagine.

This can be understood from the fact that Chitose was able to completely seal off Tezuka's Tezuka Domain and the ultimate level of his mastery, forcing Tezuka to also unleash the full potential of his talent.

It's not really that strong after being tempered and refined a thousand times.

Now Zhang Ming finally understood what Gu Cheng wanted to test, and sighed, "You want to try to see if you can solve the flaws of the ultimate refinement?"

Seeing that everyone had guessed it, Gu Cheng had no intention of hiding it anymore and nodded: "That's the idea. They've probably studied Tezuka's Domain thoroughly these days. If the ultimate refinement can't be combined with Tezuka's Domain, the flaws are too great."

"That's true."

Zhang Ming recalled the situation of the match just now: "I was not playing very fast for several balls, but you had a lot of trouble receiving them. Your movement speed and reaction speed have dropped a lot. If you use this in a real match, you might have an advantage at the beginning, but once you are discovered, you will definitely not be able to win."

"But the flaws inherent in the ultimate refinement process probably can't be fixed, right?"

"Unless you can comprehend the ultimate form of Perfection... By the way, tell me, have you actually comprehended Perfection?"

Looking at Zhang Ming, who was staring at him with a half-smile, and the two people offstage who were also watching him, Gu Cheng shrugged helplessly: "Really not."

"No?" Zhang Ming looked unconvinced. "You're such a good liar, don't try to fool me."

Seeing Zhang Ming's disbelief, Gu Cheng explained, "Really not. If I had mastered the ultimate of the seamless, I wouldn't need to come out in the middle of the day to find a way to solve the flaws of the ultimate of the refined through countless trials."

Zhang Mingyi thought so too.

Once you've truly mastered the ultimate perfection, there's no need to worry about the flaws inherent in the ultimate refinement.

"Do you have a solution?" Zhang Ming asked.

"I've thought of it, but I haven't done it yet."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ming was taken aback: "Is there really a way to solve this?"

Gu Cheng was also taken aback for a moment, then seemed to realize something and laughed, "Brother Ming probably hasn't watched the Prince of Tennis National Tournament carefully, has he?"

Zhang Ming said, "I've read it, but I didn't read it carefully. I just skimmed through it. I mainly only read the beginning of the story. The later parts weren't like playing tennis anymore. They were more like fantasy novels, so I stopped reading. But I didn't expect you to have even mastered the state of 'no self'."

"No wonder."

Gu Cheng suddenly realized and laughed, "Little Dot used the ultimate technique of Thousands of Hammers in the final of the National Tournament against Yukimura Seiichi, but because of the severe decline in other physical functions, he was almost completely suppressed by Yukimura Seiichi. On that occasion, Little Dot mastered a new method."

"Is this happening?"

"Yes, by freely manipulating an appropriate amount of selfless power, one can minimize the burden on the body, thereby overcoming the weaknesses of extreme tempering."

Zhang Ming was stunned for a moment. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he seemed to have seen that scene before, but he hadn't paid much attention to it at the time. The main thing was that the wave moved from his hand to his foot, making it look like magic. As a professional tennis player, he really couldn't bear to watch it.

He even remembered complaining about it back then, saying that the anime writers didn't understand tennis at all, but since it was anime, it was understandable that it was a bit mysterious.

If he hadn't known about Gu Cheng's ball skills, he wouldn't have bothered to study so much.

"So, do you have any ideas?" Zhang Ming looked up at Gu Cheng.

"not yet."

"try again?"

"Row."

"Ming-ge, how about I play? You've already played several tiebreakers this morning, and you have a doubles match this afternoon."

"You didn't?"

"Don't worry about the doubles. Focus on your own matches. Don't get eliminated in the first round; it won't sound good if word gets out."

The two men gave an awkward smile and said no more.

The opponents in the Australian Open Junior Championships are far superior to those in the ITF Junior Championships. Those who make it to the main draw either come up from the qualifying rounds or are already highly ranked.

Rankings often signify strength.

Even Zhang Ming, whose strength has improved greatly, struggled in the first round of the Australian Open and almost got eliminated. They dare not say that they can definitely do it.

To put it bluntly, if they get eliminated in the first round, they'll be bombarded with criticism from Chinese netizens.

With that in mind, the two stopped mentioning going on stage.

Helping Gu Cheng test the ball wasn't physically demanding, but constantly swinging the racket made my arms sore and tired. In the first round of the afternoon, both of them faced strong opponents.

If he were in slightly worse shape, he might actually have crashed and burned.

The two exchanged a glance, then turned their attention back to the court.

Gu Cheng and Zhang Ming continued their attempts.

……

The afternoon doubles matches hadn't started yet, but news about the Australian Open doubles matches had already spread all over the world through various channels.

The news that Gu Cheng and Zhang Ming's doubles pair would face the second seeds, Benneteau (France) and Roger Vasselin (France), has been widely circulated.

There is nothing new under the sun.

Zhang Ming played three consecutive tiebreaker matches in the singles competition this morning, and the fact that he and Gu Cheng had never teamed up for doubles before was naturally not hidden from those who were interested.

But then again, there's no need to hide it, and it can't be hidden anyway. Anyone who knows Gu Cheng knows that when he teams up with Yu Haoyang for doubles, they never play like normal doubles; it's always a one-on-one match.

This time, although Zhang Ming is not weak, he is still much weaker than Gu Cheng, the number one seed in singles.

Many people believe that even if Gu Cheng doesn't play singles the entire time in the Australian Open doubles matches, Zhang Ming's role on the court shouldn't be too significant.

As for the reason?

Anyone with a brain knows that the difference in their abilities is too great.

Another point is that the two have never teamed up for doubles, so they lack coordination and understanding. It would be almost impossible for them to work together in doubles.

Unless using harmony.

But this requires both people to know how to do it.

Obviously, Gu Cheng might agree to be in sync, but Zhang Ming certainly wouldn't.

If this path is blocked, then we have to take another one.

Gu Cheng previously accepted the Australian Open organizing committee's invitation to participate in the Australian Open. News reports focused most on his singles match, with little mention of his doubles performance.

Why?

The reason for this is that the Australian Open doubles matches are far superior to those of the ITF junior tournaments, with a significant gap in skill level.

Gu Cheng is indeed strong; his amazing skills can pose a huge threat to many professional players. But doubles is different.

In doubles matches with extremely high teamwork, unless there is a significant difference in skill level, it is rare for one player to win a doubles match by going it alone.

Otherwise, wouldn't Federer and others be able to win doubles titles if they partnered with a decent player?
But in fact, that's not the case.

The seeded players in doubles have almost no connection to singles.

Being strong in singles does not mean being strong in doubles.

Similarly, being strong in doubles doesn't necessarily mean being strong in singles.

However, once two people with high chemistry form a doubles team and stand on the same half of the court, their strength will undergo a dramatic change.

It's like two unrelated substances reacting violently when a catalyst is added.

As a result, online discussions have arisen regarding the first-round doubles matches, especially the doubles match between Gu Cheng and Zhang Ming against the second-seeded pair of Benneteau (France) and Roger Vasselin (France).

"Gu Cheng and Zhang Ming teamed up in doubles, probably intending to replicate his performance in the ITF Junior Championships, but they didn't expect to encounter the second seed in doubles in the first round, which is not good news for him."

"But my luck was really bad."

"Gu Cheng is now in a difficult position. When he agreed to play in the Australian Open, he probably didn't expect to face Benneteau (France) and Roger Vasselin (France) in the first round of doubles."

"Gu Cheng's Australian Open doubles journey may end in the first round."

"That's right. The Australian Open doubles matches are nothing like the ITF junior tournaments. They're on completely different levels. The pace and intensity of the matches, as well as the strength of the opponents, are worlds apart. Now, he has no choice but to fight with his back against the wall."

"Gu Cheng is in grave danger!"

"This is my first time participating in the Australian Open. My doubles teammates aren't particularly strong. The key issue is that Zhang Ming played three tie-break matches in the singles this morning, which severely depleted his energy. I'm afraid he won't be able to perform well in the doubles this afternoon."

"As the number one seed in singles, they were matched against the number two seeds, Benneteau (France) and Roger Vasselin (France), in the first round of doubles. It's quite a tough match for the number one seed in singles."

……

Netizens are discussing it enthusiastically online, and major media outlets are also keeping up with the news.

In fact, they can't stay idle, they have no way of being idle, when it comes to this kind of thing.

Gu Cheng's participation in the Australian Open already generated a lot of buzz, so how could the media miss such a good opportunity?
#Will singles top seed Gu Cheng be eliminated in the first round of doubles?#
Even Gu Cheng, who possesses terrifying strength in singles, still became cannon fodder in the first round of doubles in the tennis world, or rather in the industry.

Few people really think Gu Cheng can perform well in the Australian Open doubles, especially given that he faces the second seed in the first round.

Being the second seed in doubles is no joke; his ability is no joke.

And at this time.

Another hotel room.

Bennetteau and Roger were sitting on the sofa, watching the television in front of them.

On the television, Gu Cheng's first round singles match was being broadcast.

Seeing this, Bennetteau turned to look at his agent and said somewhat boredly, "The Australian Open organizers arranged for Gu Cheng to be my opponent and Roger's opponent in the first round. Could they have done this on purpose? Do they intend for us to eliminate him in the first round so they can focus on the singles matches?"

"But is it really appropriate for them to have Roger and me suppress the newcomers in doubles?"

"Although I'd love to play against Gu Cheng on the court, it's not doubles. He doesn't know anything about doubles. Singles might be a better match, but I definitely wouldn't be a match for him in singles. But in doubles..."

"It can only be said that he may have played too many one-on-two doubles matches in ITF junior tournaments and thought that the Australian Open doubles was the same as the ITF junior tournaments?"

The agent said helplessly, "The draw is determined by the lot. You can say that to me, but don't say it to the media. Otherwise, you'll upset the Australian Open organizing committee, and you'll regret it later."

"However, I didn't expect that you and Mr. Roger would encounter Gu Cheng in the first round of the doubles match."

"Do you think I don't know what you're talking about?"

"But... I'm just really annoyed. There's no fun in bullying noobs."

Bennetteau snorted: "Gu Cheng is the number one seed in singles after all. If he is eliminated by me and Roger in the first round of doubles, his fans will criticize me to death. In that case, it won't be the Australian Open organizing committee that will be criticized, but me and Roger."

The agent chuckled awkwardly: "That's possible, but you don't need to worry. His fans shouldn't be jealous of you."

Bennett pursed his lips: "That's hard to say. I've heard that his fans are quite powerful, and a large part of them are Prince of Tennis fans. Most anime players are otaku, and their fighting power is not comparable to that of ordinary fans."

"Sigh... I hope I can calm down by then. I don't want to get into a fight with them."

"But speaking of which, how about Roger and I go easy on him in this afternoon's match? Let's not make him look too bad?"

The agent quickly said, "Don't underestimate Gu Cheng. The Australian Open organizing committee has listed him as the number one seed in singles, and that's no joke."

Can a professional player who can beat Federer in a single-point match, especially one who is extremely young, be considered easy?

Gu Cheng's strength is undeniable; if Bennetteu and Roger were to hold back, things could easily go wrong.

That kid is really good at seizing opportunities.

(End of this chapter)