Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 55 Main Competition Spots, 25K Match (Please continue reading)
Guangzhou, Tianhe Stadium!

The Guangzhou leg of this ITF Global Tour will be held here.

Because of the upcoming Olympics next year, there are already more Hope Games being held this year than in previous years.

Otherwise, the difficulty for Jiang Hong to participate in the competition would be significantly increased.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) also hopes to promote tennis in China and increase its influence.

Compared to the last time when he had to start from the qualifying rounds, Jiang Hong's ATP ranking played a role this time.

They went straight into the main draw, and although they weren't seeded, at least they didn't have to go through the qualifying rounds.

So after arriving in Guangzhou, he went straight to the hotel arranged by the event organizing committee.

Jiang Hong had just put his luggage down when someone suddenly knocked on the door.

Jiang Hong was puzzled and opened the door.

"Jiang Hong, I knew you would definitely participate in this competition."

The person outside the door said with a smile.

Yes, it was indeed an acquaintance.

The opponent is Zhang Long from the Shanghai team. He failed to score points last time and is now participating in this competition.

"You've come to participate in this competition too!" Jiang Hong chuckled and invited Zhang Long in.

After entering the room, Zhang Long found a stool, sat down, and shrugged.

"It wasn't easy for us to participate in this competition. Our team had a qualifying round, and my performance in the last competition wasn't ideal. Luckily, we managed to secure a spot in the competition."

"Unlike you, who can rest and prepare for the main tournament, I have to start from the qualifiers, and this time the qualifiers have three rounds!"

Even within a financially powerful team like the Shanghai team, it's impossible to give every player a chance; competition is essential.

Normally, the capable rise and the incompetent fall.

Of course, this is only within the scope of principles.

The Guangzhou leg of the ITF circuit is a higher level competition than the previous Shanghai leg, belonging to the 25K category.

The bonuses are higher, and the points are also higher.

冠军25积分3600美元、亚军16积分2100美元、四强8积分1200美元、八强3积分800美元、首轮过关1积分400美元！

Even as runner-up in the Guangzhou leg of the competition, Jiang Hong still earned significantly more points than he had previously won the championship.

Jiang Hong has only one goal in this competition: to win the championship!
There were quite a few participants, so the qualifying rounds would need to be completed in three stages.

There are a total of 32 spots in the main draw of this tournament. 20 players have directly qualified for the main draw through the ATP rankings, there are 8 spots in the main draw from the qualifying rounds, and 4 wildcards are available!
With a ranking of nearly 900, Jiang Hong is naturally not a seed, but entering the main draw should not be a problem.

Seeing Zhang Long's envious look, Jiang Hong smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, with your strength, making it into the main competition shouldn't be a problem!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Long looked up and glanced at Jiang Hong.

"But who knows if a monster like you will appear in this qualifying round!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hong smiled.

However, it is clear that no player of Jiang Hong's caliber will appear in the qualifiers, as there are no players of Jiang Hong's ability in China.

In other countries, players of Jiang Hong's caliber are already playing in international tournaments, or at the very least, in ATP Challenger tournaments.

The skill level of domestic tennis players is relatively concentrated; those national team players that Zhang Long can't beat are already in the main draw.

If there are no players from overseas who directly enter the main competition, they are generally unlikely to come to play in the qualifying rounds. If they were to fail, they would suffer a huge loss.

Zhang Long shook his head and said, "Alright, let's not think about it too much. Let's go practice on the court first, so we don't get rusty later."

"Row!"

Jiang Hong nodded. He wasn't tired now, so it was a good time to practice and get some exercise!
Zhang Long has participated in many youth and middle school competitions, so he is quite familiar with Tianhe Sports Center.

Soon, he led Jiang Hong around to the stadium!
Clearly, the two of them didn't arrive early, as many players had already started practicing.

Moreover, the Guangzhou station differs from the Shanghai station in that, in addition to the men's race, the Guangzhou station also has a women's race.

Therefore, Jiang Hong saw many girls practicing ball.

As for looks...

Jiang Hong can only say that opinions vary. Most tennis players primarily practice outdoors.

Therefore, everyone's skin tone is relatively "healthy".

"It seems there's no room left!" Jiang Hong looked around and turned to say.

"No problem, leave it to me!" Zhang Long gave a confident smile and quickly ran into a tennis court.

After whispering to the other party for a while, he waved to Jiang Hong.

Jiang Hong walked over and greeted the other players with a smile.

I am not familiar with these athletes either.

He was like a catfish, suddenly bursting into the tennis world.

"Let's play a game, so as not to affect your performance!" Jiang Hong said with a smile as he took the ball.

Zhang Long has two more qualifying matches to play tomorrow.

Playing three qualifying matches in two days is a significant test of the players' physical fitness.

what?
Do you think it's unfair?

Then you should accumulate more points, improve your ranking, and strive to become a high draft pick; that will be a benefit for you.

During the time Jiang Hong was back, he really didn't fight anyone.

Most of my time was spent on training.

Standing at the baseline, Jiang Hong tossed the tennis ball into the air.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the tennis ball flew straight towards Zhang Long's service court!
This serve wasn't particularly difficult to execute!

Zhang Long immediately chased after the ball and managed to save it.

Jiang Hong was prepared and immediately changed direction, leaving Zhang Long with no chance to fight back.

Because it was a practice session, there was no break between sets.

When you get tired, just tell them to stop!

Fifteen minutes passed.

The score has reached a crushing 3-0!

"Stop! Stop! Stop!" Zhang Long immediately raised his hand, calling a halt to the match.

Jiang Hong hit the ball in his hand into the ball basket next to him.

"Shall we take a break and then continue?"

Jiang Hong sat down next to Zhang Long and asked with a smile.

"No, no, no, let's forget about it!"

Zhang Long's head was practically spinning like a rattle drum.

"If I continue playing against you, I feel like my mentality will collapse before I even have a chance to compete!"

Suddenly, Zhang Long turned his head, a look of confusion in his eyes.

"Wait a minute, Lao Jiang, it's only been a short time since we last met, but I feel like your skill level has improved a lot, especially the power of your shots!"

Would I tell you that I have cheat codes?
Jiang Hong shrugged and made up an excuse.

"There's no way around it. The Deshield I faced before was a powerful serveer, and it wasn't very comfortable to deal with him, so I realized I need to improve!"

However, Zhang Long still couldn't understand how Jiang Hong could have improved so much in less than a month.
What is your training plan?

There was nothing to hide, so Jiang Hong told him everything!

"The training intensity is indeed a bit higher than mine, but not by that much. If it's so effective, I'll try it when I get back!" Zhang Long muttered.

However, Zhang Long was unaware that what he thought was a week of training for Jiang Hong was actually only three days.

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(End of this chapter)