Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 39, First ATP Integral (Please continue reading)

Seeing the flattened racket in Dehir's hand, Jiang Hong looked away.

In his past life, when Jiang Hong watched matches on his computer, he often saw players smash their rackets during or after a match!

Previously, he always thought these people lacked manners and had poor mental fortitude.

However, after the match, Jiang Hong felt that this was normal.

Because tennis is inherently a solitary individual sport, players experience considerable pressure both on and off the court.

When they need to vent their frustrations, they often choose to smash their rackets!

I won't lose to you next time!

De Hill walked to the net, shook hands briefly with Jiang Hong, said something harsh, and then picked up his bag and left the court!
Jiang Hong curled his lip, knowing that he would only become stronger. If he couldn't defeat him now, he would have even less of a chance in the future.

After all, Jiang Hong had never heard of the other person's name in his previous life.

I guess he's been racking up points in lower-level tournaments all along!

However, Jiang Hong was in a very good mood.

After defeating his opponent, Jiang Hong successfully entered the round of 16 of this tournament, which means he has earned 1 ATP point!

"Finally, I can be considered a professional player!"

Although the ranking is low, at least we got it!
Jiang Hong's victory over the fourth seed of this tournament was indeed a major upset!
This also attracted the attention of the organizing committee and other participants.

"No way? Dehir actually lost?"

"Isn't Jiang Hong supposed to have no competition record? Yet he defeated a player ranked over 800 in his very first match?"

"I've looked up Dehir's information. He's incredibly strong. Even some players ranked around 600 or 700 in the ATP would have a lot of trouble fighting him!"

"Who is this Jiang Hong? I've never heard of him before."

"I don't know. I heard he's a free agent who will only turn 18 on the 7th of next month."

"I wonder if it's just a flash in the pan, or if he's a real genius."

"We should keep an eye on his next match and see how good he is!"

"Deshir has really lost out this time. He not only wasted several days, but he didn't even get a single point!"

Although these foreign players are wealthier than Chinese players, they fly all over the world racking up points.

However, it's not pleasant for them to have wasted a lot of money on tourism with no harvest.

……

Jiang Hong stuffed the racket into his bag, glanced at the four-leaf clover knitted next to him, and shook his head with a smile.

I picked up my golf bag and prepared to leave the course.

After the main competition, they won't hold two matches a day anymore, otherwise a lot of players will probably withdraw.

I'm here to score points, not to be disabled!
Before Jiang Hong could leave, a shout was suddenly heard.

"Jiang Hong!"

Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw Zhang Long running down from the stands and waving at him.

Jiang Hong stopped and waited for the other person to come over before greeting him with a smile.

"meet again!"

"I came here specifically to watch your match!" Zhang Long chuckled, speaking in a familiar tone.

He then turned around and pointed to a few people next to him, saying, "These are my fellow apprentices; they're all here to support you!"

"Thank you so much. I doubt there are more than ten real spectators in the stands for this game," Jiang Hong shrugged. Most of them were other players, coaches, or staff.

Zhang Long also expressed some helplessness, "Tennis is a niche sport in our country. When I went to compete abroad before, there were quite a few people sitting in the first round. When will tennis become popular in our country?"

"Yes, it will!" Jiang Hong's eyes flickered, and he said with certainty.

In sports like tennis, the influence of star players is enormous.

After all, a few years later, when Li Na won a Grand Slam, a tennis craze swept the country. Many people started learning tennis, and many promising young players emerged.

However, because her peak period was too short, her popularity quickly declined after she retired.

It wasn't until the 24 Olympics, when Zheng Qinwen won the women's singles title, that the popularity of tennis in China began to rise slightly.

If there is a consistently high-level tennis player, the popularity of tennis in China will likely be very high.

Zhang Long assumed Jiang Hong was optimistic about the tennis market, and smiled noncommittally, "I hope so!"

"By the way, you won the match today, how about we go to Shanghai together? I'll do my part as a host!" Zhang Long invited with a smile. The two of them became friends after their initial conflict.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hong gave a wry smile and waved his hand in refusal, saying, "Let's forget it. I just finished a match today and I'm a bit tired, so I'm going to go back and rest. I have another match tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Long immediately slapped his forehead and said with some annoyance.

"Oh dear, I completely forgot about that!"

"Then you should get some rest and do your best in tomorrow's match. I also have to go through closed training tomorrow!"

After speaking, Zhang Long sighed.

Jiang Hong guessed that this was also related to his elimination of his opponent in the qualifying rounds.

"Okay, I'll get in touch later. See you on the field next time."

"See you on the field!"

After saying goodbye to Zhang Long, Jiang Hong returned to the hotel!
It has to be said that playing against a serve like De Hill is very physically demanding.

Jiang Hong felt his arms were getting sore.

So after taking a shower, I booked a massage at the hotel.

Although the effect may not be very obvious, it's better than nothing!

Feeling much better, Jiang Hong returned to his room and logged onto the website.

If you can see that you don't have any points under your name, then you don't have a world ranking.

In lower-level competitions like the ITF10K tournament, points and rankings are only displayed after the competition ends.

Jiang Hong checked again and found that if he had 1 ATP point, his world ranking would be 1494T.

That means he was tied for 1494th place. As for how many people were tied, Jiang Hong didn't know.

Just as he was about to rest, Jiang Hong's phone suddenly rang.

When I picked it up, I was surprised to find that it was a QQ message sent to me by Li Hua.

"Old Jiang, how's the competition going? Is Shanghai, a big city like this, very bustling?"

"The game went smoothly. Shanghai is a little stronger than Chang'an, but not by any particular margin!"

Li Hua didn't expect Jiang Hong to reply so quickly!
"Old Jiang, you haven't been eliminated, have you? You're still playing on your phone!"

Jiang Hong's lips twitched. This guy really can't say anything nice!

"How could that be? I'm in the hotel arranged by the organizing committee right now!"

Then he took another photo and sent it to Li Hua!

It must be said that Shanghai's facilities are much better than those of other cities at the same time.

When Li Hua saw this, his eyes were filled with envy.

"Old Jiang, you're too extravagant! You don't even know how to be frugal when you're traveling!" He spouted a lot of platitudes, but it was actually a bit sarcastic, since he'd never even left the province before.

When they learned that Jiang Hong's hotel was free, they became even more anxious.

After chatting for a while, the conversation ended.

After all, Jiang Hong still needs to recover his strength to prepare for tomorrow's match.

(End of this chapter)