Now that I've been reborn, I have to play tennis!

Chapter 11 Weekend Challenge, Strength Surges (Third Update)

"The score is 7-1!"

"Brother Shen is 1, and that high school student is 7! Is... are you sure the score isn't reversed?"

"No, it's absolutely true!"

Shen Dongguo's supporters discussed the matter and accepted the fact that he had lost the game.

Looking at Shen Dongguo, who was still somewhat dazed, Meng Hao smiled and said, "Tie-7 matches are inherently full of uncertainties. If we played according to the normal rules of tennis, the result might be different."

"Perhaps you're right. If it were a regular game, I might have won, but today's tiebreaker is a loss, and there's nothing more to say about it." After regaining his composure, Shen Dongguo accepted his defeat.

In his eyes, this high school student named Meng Hao was a tennis player with both obvious technical strengths and weaknesses.

If the game were played in the usual manner, Shen Dongguo felt he could definitely find a way to defeat the enemy.

However, at this moment, Shen Dongguo had to face his somewhat gloating cousin.

"Brother, you weren't bragging before, were you? I watched your game for the first time, and you already lost!" Shen Rongyu said with a sly and smug smile. "And your opponent was a high school student, several years younger than you!"

Shen Dongguo immediately felt like he wanted to disappear into a crack in the wall: "Sis, you don't understand tennis. These tiebreaker matches are too unpredictable!"

"Fine, fine, you know best!" Shen Rongyu replied rudely, her tone dripping with sarcasm.

"But young man, your slice shot does have the style of Dimitrov!" Shen Dongguo turned around and said to Meng Hao.

Who is Dimitrov?

Shen Rongyu was completely confused.

She had heard of Federer and Nadal among the male players, and vaguely knew of one named Djokovic, but not the others.

Meng Hao explained with a smile, "You may not know Dimitrov, but you should know Sharapova and Serena Williams, right?"

Shen Rongyu nodded and said, "I know these two people. They are just as famous as Sister Na."

Meng Hao chuckled and said, "This Dimitrov is dating both Sharapova and Serena Williams at the same time; he's two-timing them!"

"Ugh, what a scumbag!" Shen Rongyu exclaimed with disdain.

She just wondered how that guy could accept the huge difference in appearance between Sharapova and Serena Williams.
Shen Dongguo stroked his chin and said meaningfully, "I admired Dimitrov when I learned that he was dating Sharapova, but I admire him even more when I learned that he was also dating Serena Williams."

That's a perfect double entendre.

Shen Dongguo continued, "Kid, let's play again sometime. Next time, we'll play a regular game, and I'll show you what the level of the best below professional players really is!"

Next time? The gap will only be bigger!
“Sure!” Meng Hao replied with a smile. “I’ve been training alone lately, and I’m at the age where I can really improve.”

He paused, then added, "The so-called number one below professional players is ultimately just an amateur!"

"Good lad! You're pretty arrogant!" Shen Dongguo suddenly got excited. "This weekend, this very weekend, let's have another match, one game to decide the winner!"

"Saturday or Sunday?" Meng Hao countered.

"Saturday, please!" Shen Dongguo thought for a moment and gave a specific time.

Today is Wednesday, and there are still three days until Saturday.

The saying goes, "A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation." In fact, those three days were enough for him to undergo a complete transformation.

“Okay, then let’s do it on Saturday!” Meng Hao gave an “OK” gesture.

This time, he wanted to make his opponent admit defeat wholeheartedly.

Shen Dongguo seemed to have thought of something again, and then angrily said to Shen Rongyu, "You have to come and see, let me show you my true skill level!" "Okay, I'll come!" Shen Rongyu replied without thinking, "If you lose again, don't brag to me about how great you are!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Dongguo was so angry he almost fell over.

As Shen Rongyu was leaving, she glanced back at Meng Hao, but he seemed to be deep in thought and didn't notice her.

……

Meng Hao returned home around 8 p.m.

Time was tight, and he had no interest in doing his homework. He simply pulled out the magical green tennis ball from his bag and began to review the "beginner's gift pack" again.

He has now accumulated three such records.

Familiar scenes reappeared, playing back rapidly like a movie.

After exhausting himself with these three attempts, Meng Hao finally fell asleep.

The next morning, the warm spring sunlight shone through the window, waking Meng Hao from his dream.

In my dream, I seemed to have returned to the time in my past life when I had just lost my job, filled with anxiety, searching for work everywhere but repeatedly hitting a wall.

Fortunately, when he woke up, he found that everything was as before, and he had truly been reborn, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Meng Hao realized that he had taken a nap, and his hand was still tightly gripping the tennis ball. He immediately opened the attribute panel.

Revisiting the "Newbie Gift Pack" three times significantly boosted his various attributes, resulting in a complete transformation.

Serve +10

Forehand +15
Backhand +20
Clay Slide +15
+10 before the net
Steps +10
Tactics +15
At this moment, Meng Hao opened the comprehensive attribute panel once again.

Host: Meng Hao

Age: 17 years old

Height: 1 meters
Clay Slide: 35
Grass slide: 0
Hard court gliding: 10
Serve: 60
Forehand: 55
Backhand: 45
Net front: 20
Steps: 30
Physical fitness: 71
Tactics: 45
Running distance: 60
Spirit: 60
Upgrade potential: 0%
ATP Points: 0 (Can be redeemed for some special master-level shots!)

A serve of 60 is at a truly professional level, which is also the level of the ATP Challenger Series.

His forehand 55 and backhand 45 are very close to the level of professional players.

After all, those players who frequent ATP Challenger tournaments don't have well-rounded skills and have obvious weaknesses in certain areas.

Their net play is still somewhat weak, but most professional players are only average at the net, let alone those from provincial or university teams.

Oh, and it also has a clay court sliding ability of 35.

It's a pity there's no clay court here, otherwise Meng Hao would definitely show his opponent what a graceful and elegant clay court sliding technique looks like.

It's said that players from our country rarely play on clay.

But Meng Hao is different; he's probably best at clay courts now.

A powerful forehand can produce incredibly powerful topspin shots!
"Hey, it seems our country really does have clay court tennis tournaments! Yes, in YN Province!" Meng Hao suddenly remembered something from the past, and then turned on his home computer to look it up.

The Yunnan Kunming Open, which began in 2012, is the first international clay court tournament introduced to China and is currently the only domestic clay court tournament.

Currently, the men's competition is at level 25, while the women's competition is at level 35.

It seems his plans need to be adjusted slightly!
……

(End of this chapter)