Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 69 Defeat is Still Glorious (Third Update)

The second match between Gu Cheng and Lin Bin began soon.

"Although Lin Bin is a bit older than Gu Cheng, he is still too inexperienced on the court and can be fooled on almost every ball."

"Is it possible that Gu Cheng is just too strong?"

"Gu Shen has a new nickname—the basketball cheat!"

Lin Bin's serve ended quickly, but he didn't give up, his eyes fixed on Gu Cheng.

—Thump! !

Gu Cheng immediately served an outside spin serve, and the tennis ball spun violently on the ground before bouncing towards Lin Bin's face.

"...!!"

Lin Bin realized it was too late when he was about to prepare to hit the ball, and could only retreat to dodge as the tennis ball grazed his cheek.

"15-0! Gu Cheng takes the lead!"

"30-0! Gu Cheng takes the lead!"

"40-0! Gu Cheng takes the lead!"

Three consecutive topspin serves left Lin Bin almost helpless.

"Here we go again, with another topspin serve!!"

The ball, after spinning in the opposite direction, leaped up and bounced straight towards Lin Bin's face.

Lin Bin instinctively wanted to take a step back, but then he thought of Echizen's match against Shinji Ibu in the regional tournament. He subconsciously took a step to the right front and then swung his racket at the tennis ball that was about to approach him.

--Snapped! !
The racket strings spun loudly, and the tennis ball spun wildly on the racket face, creating a visible spiral of air. However, this time it did not fly away because of the spin, but flew back to Gu Cheng's half of the court at an extremely low angle.

"Holy crap! They fought back!"

"After several attempts, Lin Bin finally returned Gu Cheng's topspin serve head-on for the first time!"

Qi Yun, who had given up all hope, jumped up from his chair upon seeing the ball, clenching his fist and looking as happy as a child.

"Go Lin Bin!!"

Lin Bin himself didn't expect that when he saw the tennis ball fly back to Cheng's half of the court, a smile finally appeared on his face, which had been depressed all day.

He glanced at Gu Cheng's swinging motion but didn't rush to act. Instead, he waited a moment after returning to the center line. When the tennis ball and racket touched, and a yellow lightning bolt flashed across the net, he moved.

He quickly moved towards the net and, just as the tennis ball crossed the net, used a high-pressure swing to hit it to the other side of Gu Cheng.

At this moment, Gu Cheng was still in the same spot.

"That's too late!"

Just as the thought crossed everyone's minds, they discovered that Gu Cheng, who had been on the other side, had appeared in front of the tennis ball that had bounced up, and blocked the ball that should have scored.

With a backhand smash, the tennis ball flew swiftly into the corner of the baseline.

"1-0!"

The referee's voice trembled slightly.

To be honest, even he was prepared to call 40-15 after that last shot, but this unbelievable scene happened.

Despite losing a point, Lin Bin wasn't discouraged. Instead, he stared at Gu Cheng's feet and took a breath: "One-legged shuffling steps!!"

"I didn't expect you to have even learned this."

Gu Cheng smiled slightly. Compared to the all-around shrinking technique, the single-leg shuffling step is already considered relatively normal in the movement footwork of the Prince of Tennis.

At least, if you really spend some time learning, you can learn it; it's definitely easier than learning an outside spin serve.

"continue!"

"Even though I might not get a single point, it's still worth the trip just to play against someone as good as you."

Lin Bin laughed heartily, showing no sign of frustration at the impending defeat. Now that the game had progressed this far, he was actually quite relaxed, his mind filled with thoughts of whether he could learn these skills if he were to practice them himself.

Yan Hui Shan wasn't sure if that thing really violated physics completely, or if it only conformed to the laws of two dimensions, but he was sure that things like single-leg shuffling and outside spin serves would work.
There's no reason why he couldn't learn what Gu Cheng could learn.

But then again, why did Gu Cheng use the Swallow Return Flash?
Uh oh! We've hit a dead end!

Could it really be like what some people online are saying, that Evolution didn't include me? After the score reached 2-0, Lin Bin also started to try to hit the outside spin serve, but the ball he hit was a bit awkward. Not only did it not bounce in the opposite direction at all, but it also lacked even the most basic speed and angle.

"Try tossing the ball slightly to the right and back, arch your back, and as you jump, swing your racket upwards, roughly to the eight or nine o'clock position, and then hit the ball to the upper right."

Gu Cheng noticed that Lin Bin was trying to hit an outside spin serve, and couldn't help but give him a few pointers.

He would be very happy if someone could actually learn these skills; a world of one's own is too lonely.

"Is that so?"

"Let me try."

Lin Bin didn't care about winning or losing at this moment. He was going to lose anyway. Now that Gu Cheng was willing to give him guidance, as long as he wasn't out of his mind, he knew he shouldn't waste such a good opportunity.

Lin Bin stood there and took a deep breath, recalling the key points Gu Cheng had just mentioned.

He then tossed the tennis ball into the air to the right and rear, and immediately leaped up from the side after bending over. His racket swung rapidly from the upper right to the lower left, and the racket struck the ball in the middle to the right. The tennis ball, which was originally only slightly rotating, flew towards Gu Cheng's half of the court with a strong spin after a violent impact with the racket and net.

The ball wasn't fast, but it had a strong spin. When the tennis ball hit the ground, it didn't bounce in the original direction, but instead veered to the other side.

"Spin serve!?"

Everyone's eyes widened, but the next moment they realized that the tennis ball wasn't as exaggerated as Gu Cheng's topspin serve. Although it did deviate slightly in the opposite direction, it was only by a tiny bit.

While this launch angle is equally difficult to return, it is much easier than an outside spin serve.

Even so, it still startled many people.

Gu Cheng smiled and hit the ball to the other side.

Lin Bin was stunned, his eyes flashing with intense light: "That shot... I really hit it?!"

"Hmm." Gu Cheng nodded calmly.

"What a pity!" Lin Bin gripped his racket tightly, his knuckles turning white. "The angle of this serve is far from a true topspin serve! It has power, but it's far from enough!"

"Practice." Gu Cheng uttered a single word, but it struck Lin Bin's heart like a heavy hammer.

Lin Bin took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming: "I understand! If the spin isn't strong enough, the ball's trajectory naturally can't be completely deflected. But with your guidance, I've got the hang of it!"

He swung his racket hard, the air crackling. "It won't be long before I can hit a topspin serve that can threaten my opponent!"

After saying that, he suddenly said solemnly, "Thank you very much, Master Gu!"

Gu Cheng looked at him in surprise.

Lin Bin grinned, revealing his pearly white teeth: "Don't you know? Everyone online is calling you God Gu now. You have quite a few fans. This is only the second round. On the day of the finals, Wu Ma will be live-streaming the whole thing—"

His eyes gleamed: "Back then, everyone watching the game would have been dumbfounded! The serve would bounce in the opposite direction, the return ball would fly close to the ground, and the tennis ball that went out of bounds could even circle the umpire's chair and fly back into the court..."

With his topspin serve, swallow return, spinning dart, and one-legged shuffle, as well as Gu Cheng's own extremely strong strength, who wouldn't go crazy after watching it?
Even he himself was incredibly excited when he recalled the moment he hit the topspin serve; one can only imagine how excited everyone else must have been.

Leaving aside overseas, Asia has never lacked passionate fans of The Prince of Tennis.

But that's not the key point.

The key point is that Gu Cheng's emergence has an unpredictable impact on the professional esports scene.

Although Gu Cheng's overall strength is not as good as those top-ranked professional players in the world, has Gu Cheng really shown all his strength?

Lin Bin had a big question mark in his mind.

Thinking of this, Lin Bin suddenly looked at the referee and said, "Referee, I concede!"

After saying that, he nodded to Gu Cheng and turned to walk towards Qi Yun.

Qi Yun was slightly taken aback: "Why did you suddenly admit defeat?"

Lin Bin said frankly, "The gains are more important than winning or losing, my dear coach. Besides, even if we continued, I wouldn't be his match. Rather than getting beaten 6-0, I might as well just surrender."

Over there, Gu Cheng also walked out of the stadium after Lin Bin left.

The match between the two, especially Lin Bin's serve which resembled an outside spin serve, spread throughout the entire Luohu Tennis Club in a very short time.

Everyone had only one thought in their minds: If Lin Bin can learn it, what about me?

Not to mention the contestants, even the audience at the venue and online couldn't help but have this thought in their minds.

(End of this chapter)