Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 62 This ball went out of bounds
The first set ended quickly, and the score of 6-0 on the scoreboard was extremely glaring, leaving Hassan somewhat numb.

Halftime.

Hassan walked off the court in despair. His coach, who was also from Africa, rushed over to comfort him, saying, "Hassan, don't worry, this is only the first set. You still have a chance."

But when he said this, it was clear that he didn't have much confidence in his eyes.

The power gap is too great.

If the score is 6-3 or 6-4, there is still a chance.

The 6-0 scoreline, besides being exaggerated, also illustrates the vast gap in strength between Hassan and his opponent.

"Coach, his basic skills aren't much better than mine. It's just that I can't return those two weird moves at all. His serve is a bit better. Actually, I've figured out some tricks after the set, but I just can't return that ball that doesn't bounce."

Hassan looked indignant: "Otherwise, this match wouldn't be so difficult. Do you think we could appeal to the organizers? If we could restrict him from playing that ball, I'm confident I could beat him."

"Hassan, this might be a bit difficult."

Hassan's coach hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "He hasn't broken any rules, so you have to beat him on your own merits."

"Can……"

Hassan's coach interrupted him: "I will appeal to the event organizers after the match, but don't get your hopes up too high."

"Fine!"

The two exchanged a brief conversation, and just a few minutes before the next match, an African student suddenly rushed over: "Hassan, listen to me, I just heard from my classmate in China that it's actually very simple to limit your opponent's ability to play the 'swallow return'. As long as you don't hit topspin, your opponent won't be able to play the 'swallow return'."

Hassan looked at the international student who suddenly rushed in front of him, puzzled: "What is Swallow Return Flash?"

The international student explained, "It's that return shot that doesn't bounce!"

Just as he finished speaking, staff members outside the court spotted the international student who had suddenly barged onto the court and went to take him away. As the student left the court, he shouted, "Remember, don't hit topspin balls. As for that serve, whether you can return it or not depends on your skill."

Hassan looked at the international students being led off the field and exchanged bewildered glances with the coach.

"Coach, is this okay?"

"Try?"

"Give it a try, I trust he won't lie to you."

Hassan nodded and then entered the field under the referee's watchful eye.

In the second set, the two players switched sides, and Gu Cheng gained the first serve.

……

—Bang! Bang!

Gu Cheng stood behind the service line, repeatedly hitting the ball against the ground.

This action can be seen in many professional players. It not only relieves the tension brought by the game, but also allows them to test the feel of the ball before serving and judge the power and angle to hit when serving.

"China Boy, come on!"

Watching Gu Cheng's familiar dribbling motion, Hassan felt uneasy, yet these words slipped out of his mouth without him even realizing it.

boom!boom!
The tennis ball seemed to resonate with Hassan's heart, making his slightly calmed heart tense and uneasy again.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Cheng firmly grasped the bouncing ball in his hand and tossed it into the air.

boom!
--call out!!
The serve with reverse spin flew towards Hassan's court.

"If we can retaliate, we definitely can!"

Hassan muttered words of encouragement to himself.

The ball spun violently after landing and then flew towards Hassan's face.

"Whoa~!!"

There was nowhere to escape. Just as the tennis ball was about to hit his face, Hassan instinctively swung his racket to block it. The ball bounced a short distance into the air after hitting the racket, before slowly landing.

"Still unable to retaliate?"

Hassan managed to utter a few words.

Even professional players at the pinnacle of tennis would find it difficult to execute such a high-difficulty side-spin serve.

However, in Gu Cheng's hands, this serve had a 100% success rate, hitting the target every time.

Hassan felt like he was going crazy.

Fortunately, the service game ended quickly. When it was Hassan's turn to serve, he remembered what the foreign student had said earlier, and he subconsciously did not hit a topspin ball.

However, this also limited his ability to perform.

At any time, the speed and power of a topspin ball are unmatched by any other ball.

The tennis ball was flying much slower, and Hassan was a little nervous. But when he saw Gu Cheng's serve bounce normally, the frustration on his face disappeared without a trace.

"That's great!"

Hassan tried another shot and found that his opponent's return shot was indeed not the Swallow Return Flash that the foreign student had mentioned, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

If it weren't for the Swallow Return Flash, he would only need to hold his serve.

Zhu Wen's live stream.

It seems this African player discovered the secret to blocking the Swallow Return Flash during halftime.

Did you see that? Hassan just smiled, but wasn't he smiling too soon? If he can't break Gu Cheng's topspin serve, the outcome of this match won't change.

With Yan Hui Shan broken, Gu Cheng may not be able to win the match quickly.

Based on Gu Cheng's performance today, we'll probably see him in ITF events very soon.

[Enough said. Just based on his topspin serve and the backhand flick, I'll be a fan for life. From now on, if anyone dares to criticize Gu Cheng, I, Dao Ge, will tear them apart.]

……

"Topspin! Haha, it really is a topspin!"

At this moment, Hassan seemed to be venting all the frustration from the previous game, laughing wildly and exaggeratedly.

"I will win this match," Hassan declared, announcing his victory.

However, Gu Cheng just smiled and gestured for him to continue serving.

Hassan didn't waste any time and quickly served a ball.

Perhaps because he had shaken off his previous frustration and helplessness, Hassan's serve was much stronger in both speed and power than before, with the tennis ball almost directly hitting the inverted triangle position of the service court and heading towards the angle between the baseline and the sideline.

An extremely exaggerated angle.

From this angle, it's very difficult to hit a forehand smash; one wrong move and the ball could easily fly out of bounds.

Even for Gu Cheng, unless he removes the weighted wristbands he wears to improve his ball control, or raises the five-dimensional attributes of this body to more than 60% of those in The Prince of Tennis, it is difficult to guarantee that a forehand smash will land in bounds.

Of course, Gu Cheng could also hit the ball to Hassan's other side with his forehand.

But if the ball is aimed at Hassan, then the subsequent shots will be very difficult to handle.

However, there is a solution.

Thinking of this, Gu Cheng unconsciously swung his racket with his outstretched hand. When the tennis ball was completely covered by the racket's strings, Gu Cheng hit it hard. The tennis ball rolled on the racket and then flew out after being blocked by the iron ring.

Hassan paused for a moment, not even bothering to go forward and return the ball.

As expected, the ball went out of bounds.

(End of this chapter)