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

Chapter 12 A little famous
Despite Li Na's French Open victory in 2011, the record of Chinese tennis players, both men and women, on clay courts has always been less than satisfactory.

In fact, Li Na's French Open victory was the only time in her career that she reached the quarterfinals of a tournament, demonstrating her unwavering determination.

Last year at the French Open, she was eliminated in the second round, but this year, despite being the second seed, she was eliminated in the first round.

As for our country's male athletes, their performance on clay was even more appalling.

Not to mention the difficulty of winning in some clay court challenge tournaments, he is often defeated by players ranked several hundred places lower than him in some low-level 15k and 25k hope tournaments.

For this reason, the country introduced lower-level international clay court tournaments, hoping that domestic professional players could participate in more clay court competitions and compete with top players from all over the world without having to go abroad.

"But the Kunming Open is at level 25, which is a level higher than level 15!"

In professional tennis, the strength of opponents increases with each higher level of competition.

Meng Hao ate breakfast quickly and arrived at school very early.

He hadn't touched a single word of yesterday's homework, so he had to come early.

"Hey buddy, let me see your homework! I have a few questions I can't answer." Meng Hao said to his deskmate Yan Cong as soon as he arrived at school.

While reading a novel, Yan Cong handed his workbook to Meng Hao: "I'll just do a few random questions."

"It doesn't matter!"

“Uh…” Yan Cong glanced at Meng Hao’s notebook. “Dude, your notebook is completely blank. How can you say you can’t do a few questions?”

"Hehe..." Meng Hao didn't say anything and continued writing furiously.

Multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions are the best! They can be done in two or three minutes!
Spend a little time on the short answer questions.

The most fun is definitely the English test paper; arguing about it is the most exciting part.

"Meng Hao, how could you copy homework?" A slightly annoyed voice suddenly came from behind. "You didn't even do a single question on your English test!"

Shen Rongyu?
Oh, and this girl is also the English class representative!

"I..." Meng Hao thought for a moment and said, "Didn't I go and teach your brother a lesson yesterday?"

"Huh?" Shen Rongyu paused, seemingly about to laugh, then suppressed her laughter. "That's not a valid reason. You got home early yesterday too. I did my homework after I got home!"

"How can that be the same?" Meng Hao's expression turned serious. "You're watching the game, I'm playing it. The physical exertion is different!"

It seems reasonable.

Shen Rongyu didn't know how to refute it, so she replied, "I'll let it go this time since you beat my brother yesterday, but you can't copy homework anymore!"

After saying this, she put away Meng Hao's test paper and turned to leave.

Can't copy homework anymore? That's impossible.

"You were with her yesterday!" My deskmate had lost all interest in reading his novel and was now full of gossip.

"Yes, I played a tennis match with her cousin yesterday and won!" Meng Hao said casually.

"What?" Yan Cong's eyes widened. "You can play tennis! How come I didn't know that!"

"I've been studying on my own for two and a half years!" Meng Hao replied seriously. "Her cousin is on the university team, and he lost to me! We agreed to have another match this weekend."

"Then can you go and participate in the competition?"

"Of course! My goal is to become a professional player!"

"Brag!"

"Believe it or not!"

"I'd like to come watch the game on Saturday too..."

……

Meng Hao has now used the "newbie gift pack" five times, and still has five chances left.

Starting from the sixth time, the difficulty of the task increased significantly. For example, it required running 3000 meters in under 12 minutes.

This is entirely about training his physical fitness.

Currently, his fitness score is 71. If he can complete a 3000-meter run, it should be able to improve further.

However, Meng Hao is not a track and field athlete, so achieving this result will be somewhat difficult for him.

This requires conserving energy and getting your physical condition to its best to strive for success on the first try!
There's no rush. Anyway, Meng Hao is confident of winning the duel on Saturday.

He always carried the racket he borrowed from the PE teacher with him.

During breaks between classes, Meng Hao would practice his racket alone in the corridor, which became a unique sight at Donghai No. 2 High School, a key high school.

If someone asks him, "What do you want to do?"

Meng Hao then told them righteously and sternly that he was playing against Shen Rongyu's cousin, Shen Dongguo, a star player on the university tennis team. If they didn't believe him, they could ask that beautiful and academically gifted girl for verification.

Oh, and I even beat her cousin once!

Gradually, the topic spread throughout the class, and even the homeroom teacher, Ms. Yu, learned about it and specifically sought out Shen Rongyu to verify the matter.

Shen Rongyu is a straightforward and honest girl, and what Meng Hao said is true, so she cannot deny it.

"What? My cousin is a star player on the college tennis team? You're really good at praising people!"

"That's right. You praised him so much, and then you defeated him. Doesn't that indirectly show how great you are?"

"How cunning!"

Shen Rongyu quickly realized what was happening.

The key point is that in just a few days, the entire school knew that Meng Hao was a very skilled tennis player.

This isn't just him boasting; it's being verified by the words of Shen Rongyu, a beautiful and academically gifted woman, which makes it much more credible, and no one would doubt it.

Of course, there is also a deeper meaning.

He can beat star players on the university tennis team, so why not try to become a tennis prodigy?
So, Meng Hao brazenly set up a challenge in the school's tennis court.

The stakes weren't high; it was just a bottle of mineral water.

Regardless of gender, teacher, or student, anyone can choose to serve or receive the serve to play a match against him.

Whoever loses has to buy the winner a bottle of mineral water.

Over the course of two days, two rows of bottled water had been placed under Meng Hao's desk.

In the past two days, quite a few people, driven by curiosity, have indeed challenged him. Whether they've never played tennis before or are beginners, they've all had a taste of the new sport.

After all, the stakes were only a bottle of mineral water.

Meng Hao showed no mercy, launching decisive and powerful attacks against these rookies, displaying absolute dominance with each super-powerful shot.

Some of the male teachers, especially the physical education teachers, had actually studied tennis for a while and tried playing with Meng Hao.

The result was predictable; they were completely crushed, and so angry that they never wanted to touch a tennis racket again.

The male foreign teacher, who had previously lost to Meng Hao, was also a bit unconvinced and came to challenge him again.

He was devastated to discover that the gap between himself and his opponent had widened even further, leaving him utterly defenseless.

Meng Hao's title as the number one tennis player at Donghai No. 2 Middle School quickly spread.

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