Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 73 Beginner's Serve? (Seventh Update)
In addition to being at the venue, Lin Bin was also watching the entire live stream on his phone. This was mainly because Hu Li and Tong Xin, who were the commentators today, were his favorite tennis commentators. Whenever these two were on the team, even if the match itself wasn't particularly exciting, their commentary made it especially captivating.

Just like now, it's clearly just an ordinary Australian Open wildcard tournament, not even as good as an ITF junior event, but these two people's few words have made people want to keep watching.

Of course, both players in the Australian Open wildcard final, whether it's the 15-year-old American prodigy or the 15-year-old court cheater, are enough to attract attention.

Most importantly, Gu Cheng, who has displayed amazing skills such as topspin serves and backhand flicks, is also a major focus of attention.

So much so that even before the match started, many streamers on some domestic live streaming platforms were already broadcasting the entire event live.

Not to mention the presence of a heavyweight like Fifth Aunt.

The Australian Open wildcard men's singles final has garnered unprecedented attention.

However, when Tong Xin mentioned that Willing White had played against a professional player ranked 97th in the world and even held his own, Lin Bin's expression changed, and he immediately told his coach Qi Yun about it.

Qi Yun's expression changed slightly: "Willing White is Toto's younger brother? No wonder the name sounded familiar. That explains it."

"What should we do now?"

"Judging from what Sister Tong Xin said, Willing White may still be hiding his strength. As for Gu Cheng, whether it's his topspin serve or his backhand flick, although they are both scoring weapons, many people have been studying them these past few days, and everyone knows how to counter them."

Lin Bin looked worried: "With Verin's strength, knowing the solution, breaking these two ball skills shouldn't be too difficult."

Lin Bin's statement was not without reason. He reasoned that if he could crack the ball skills, then Wei Lin, who was stronger than him and had even been hiding his strength, must have a way to deal with them.

This can actually be seen from what Verin said in an interview with reporters.

Qi Yun frowned for a moment, then relaxed. He patted Lin Bin on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Gu Cheng isn't as weak as you think. Even without those skills, he still dominates you, doesn't he?"

"You were lucky to get that point by hitting it online; otherwise, you wouldn't have escaped being shut out. Maybe you'll be the only one who isn't shut out as Gu Cheng's opponent."

Qi Yun said this half-jokingly.

Lin Bin gave a wry smile: "According to you, if I get a point from Gu Cheng, I should secretly be happy?"

"Maybe it really is true?"

Qi Yun smiled and said, "Who can say for sure about such things?"

"Anyway, I'm quite optimistic about Gu Cheng. At his age, with his strength and mentality, it's only a matter of time before he breaks into a real professional tournament. It's even possible that we'll see him play in the four Grand Slams next year."

After a moment of hesitation, Qi Yun continued, "As for the year-end finals, that's probably impossible. You have to be in the top eight, and you have to have won all four Grand Slam titles. Those ranked in the top twenty have priority to participate."

Lin Bin chuckled after hearing this: "You're thinking way ahead!"

The four Grand Slam tournaments are top-level events, with the champion receiving 2000 points. You need to be in the top 100 in the world rankings to even be eligible to participate.

The key point is that even if you have the strength to compete in these events, you still have to play in the rankings. If you don't accumulate enough points, no matter how strong you are, you can only play in ITF events first.

Although there are many ITF events held each year, there are also many outstanding competitors, and no one can guarantee that they will win the championship if they participate.

If you don't win the championship, you'll get fewer points.

In this vicious cycle, many people may not be able to break into the top 100 even after three to five years.

This can be seen from the fact that no male player from China has yet made it into the world's top 100.

This demonstrates just how difficult it is.

The key point is that Gu Cheng is still playing in the Australian Open wildcard tournament, which doesn't even give him any ranking points, and then people start saying he's going to play in all four Grand Slams. To Lin Bin, this sounds a bit like a diss.

However, Lin Bin didn't say this. He just glanced at Gu Cheng, who was warming up in the distance, and said, "Why don't I go over and remind him while we still have some time?"

Qi Yun thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. Whether you say it or not, it won't change the outcome of this match. If Wei Lin really is hiding his strength, even if you tell him and Gu Cheng is prepared, it doesn't necessarily mean he can win."

"Even without saying it, you can feel it after one or two points. Do you think one or two points will affect the outcome of a best-of-five series?"

Lin Bin shook his head.

"So there's no need to talk about it. If you do, it will only affect their mentality. Just like I didn't talk about Gu Cheng and Hassan's second match before. If I had, you might have lost all your fighting spirit that night, and then how could you have had those two pretty exciting matches the next day?"

"Whether you win or lose in tennis, the most important thing is to enjoy the process and improve yourself in the process."

Lin Bin gritted his teeth and said, "But I get so angry just thinking about what that guy said in the interview. He was so arrogant before the competition. If he wins, he'll be even more outrageous."

Qi Yun smiled and said, "That's why you can't become a professional player."

Lin Bin looked at him: "Why?"

Qi Yun spread his hands: "A true professional player, while not necessarily able to remain unmoved by external gains or losses, should absolutely not be easily affected by his opponent's mentality. Look at you, this is not even a match. If it were you, with this mentality, let alone a match, you probably wouldn't even be able to unleash half of your full potential."

"Gu Cheng did this better than you."

"You should have told him about the reporter's interview, right?"

Lin Bin nodded: "I did mention it, and I even sent him the video of that guy's interview."

"What did he say?"

He said no, because the final was less than a day away.

Qi Yun was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised, and then laughed: "This is a true tournament-caliber player! Compared to him, you are still far behind."

"I know I can't compare to him."

"I didn't talk about ability, but about mindset."

"But I just can't stand that guy Verin's arrogant face."

"It's normal for young people to be arrogant and ignorant. If you had his ability, you could do the same thing. You might get criticized, but who would say he has no right to say such things?"

Qi Yun said calmly, "They dare to make such outrageous statements because they have the ability to back it up."

"If it were you, you probably wouldn't dare to say it either."

"Why?" "Because I don't have the ability!"

Lin Bin immediately fell silent, looking utterly dejected: "Comrade Qi Yun, you shouldn't talk about your own students like that!"

Qi Yun laughed heartily, then turned his gaze to the competition venue that was already ready not far away.

By this time, the two had finished warming up and entered the competition area, and the surrounding noise had subsided.

Maintaining silence and avoiding loud noises while watching a match, especially refraining from clapping or cheering when a player serves, is considered basic etiquette for tennis fans.

"CCTV News, this is the Australian Open Wildcard Men's Singles Final, which is being broadcast live to you. The match has started and Gu Cheng has the first serve."

"As everyone knows, Gu Cheng's topspin serve is very powerful and a scoring weapon. Will he use a topspin serve when facing Wei Lin?"

"We'll see."

on the field.

——Pop!
Gu Cheng was hitting the tennis ball, and just as he grabbed it and was about to toss it upwards, a laugh suddenly came from the other side: "Can you understand English?"

"To be honest, my Chinese is not very good, so it may be difficult for me to express what I want to say."

Gu Cheng looked at him, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Just hit your best topspin serve."

Wielin waved his racket, his tone as arrogant as when he was being interviewed: "Before the match, I kept hearing people say how powerful your serve was, that not many people could return it, and you probably thought so too, right? But in my opinion, it's just some tricks."

The crowd was in an uproar.

"Has this person always been so arrogant?"

"Holy crap! I thought he was just talking big during interviews, but he dares to say that at the finals? Isn't he afraid of being disqualified?"

Tennis has long been considered an aristocratic sport, requiring players to maintain high sportsmanship and respect their opponents and umpires. Any form of verbal abuse, provocation, or deliberate damage to court facilities will be severely punished.

Verin's actions at this moment are nothing short of provocation.

The referee in charge of the competition had good spoken English and immediately gave Weilin a verbal warning.

Verlin clearly didn't care; for him, the Australian Open wildcard tournament wasn't that important, and he only signed up for it because he thought it would be fun.

Even if he is directly disqualified, he will not suffer any loss.

The referee frowned slightly, then looked at Gu Cheng: "Gu Cheng, you don't need to pay attention to this. If you have any objections to Wei Lin's behavior, you can raise them in time. As the referee, I will apply to the organizer to disqualify him from the competition when appropriate."

On his own turf, regardless of whose fault it was, he had an unshirkable duty as a referee in this final match to protect his own team's players.

Moreover, it was Verin who provoked them first.

Gu Cheng said calmly, "I have no objection. If we really disqualify him from the competition, people will say that we are sore losers and that we helped me win the championship in this way."

The referee was both amused and exasperated; this was far too casual.

But you know what, he actually wants to do that.

Since Vilin violated the rules and provoked first, and the other party remained nonchalant after his warning, disqualifying him from the competition probably wouldn't draw much criticism.

Weilin's Chinese was very poor, and he couldn't understand what the two were saying at all. However, he was very displeased with their tone of voice and immediately said coldly, "Are you going to fight or not? If you're not going to fight, just admit defeat. Stop dawdling."

"Since you're in such a hurry to get back, let's finish this quickly!"

Gu Chengchao nodded to the referee.

Weilin frowned and said coldly, "It's not certain who will go back yet. After winning the championship, I plan to use the prize money to travel around China for a while before returning home."

"Then I suggest you book your flight back this afternoon in advance!"

Something about this sounds off.

What do you mean?
Are you trying to say I'll lose?
ridiculous.

Will I lose?
You think you can win with your few tricks?
Although Weilin thought this way, his expression was unusually serious. He bent his body slightly and stared intently at Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng held the tennis ball and pondered for a moment.

External spin serve?

He's been serving that much too often. If it were his body in the Prince of Tennis world, even if he were to serve with topspin, Wielin might not be able to return it. But it's hard to say right now.

Of course, the chances of returning the first one or two balls are slim.

But... Gu Cheng just didn't want to see that arrogant face of the opponent when returning an outside spin serve.

and so……

He doesn't intend to give Verin even the slightest chance to score in this match.

Zero seal!

Yes, he intends to shut out the 15-year-old American tennis prodigy in front of him.

Aren't you very confident in your abilities?
I hope you can still be this confident even when you don't get a single point.

With this thought in mind, Gu Cheng suddenly changed his grip on the tennis ball to a pinch, then gently spun the ball around while swinging his racket to hit the ball as it descended with a slight spin.

Beginner's serve?

This is a typical serve from a beginner.

Verin flew into a rage: "How dare you look down on me?"

(End of this chapter)