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

Chapter 23, the match against Mei Zong, had that professional match feel to it.

Meng Hao has analyzed that he and Medvedev were both born in 1996.

However, the other party is already eighteen years old, while he is still a minor, about eight months younger than the other party.

The two players are currently evenly matched, roughly at the ATP Challenger level.

What is Messi's current ATP world ranking? He was around 1500 last year, but has now dropped to over 1700.

Because he has been focusing on youth competitions recently and hasn't been playing many adult competitions.

If he focuses on playing in adult tournaments, he is confident that he can get his ranking into the top 300 in about a year.

However, participating in youth competitions has its advantages. If you achieve outstanding results, you may receive sponsorships and subsidies, and you may even be able to directly obtain a wildcard for the main competition of adult competitions without having to go through qualifying rounds.

Therefore, sometimes, world rankings don't have much to do with your actual ability.

Meng Hao was well aware of this, and understood that anyone could win or lose this match.

"But the problem is that this guy is a veteran, his defense is too strong!" That's what he was worried about.

Suddenly, Meng Hao looked up at the sky.

The match is at 11 a.m., under the blazing sun!

It is very common for tennis matches to be played at 11 a.m., while football matches, which are also outdoor sports, rarely choose this time.

Perhaps this is the tradition that those stubborn old-money Europeans insist on: tennis is a sport of sunshine.

"It seems that President Mei is afraid of the heat, extremely afraid of the heat!"

Meng Hao suddenly realized this, "This weather is in my favor!"

He got the starting opportunity.

But with this first ball, the two sides got into a tug-of-war.

Medvedev stood a little over a meter from the baseline and unleashed a "grinding" technique that nearly drove his opponents crazy.

Meng Hao's first few shots were very aggressive, and he also tried to widen the angle.

Medvedev, however, was positioned far from the baseline, and with his amazing long arms and legs, he always managed to save the ball, and this time the ball was deep and of very high quality.

This guy truly deserves to be known as the "Super Grinder" in later generations!
In addition, Mei also has a nickname: "the strongest Grand Slam winner in history".

I don't know if this nickname is more of a compliment or more of a taunt.

Strike with power, then choose to change the direction of the shot!

Finally, after Meng Hao exerted his strength continuously and split the shot trajectory to the left and right several times, he managed to score a point.

Quite hard work!

Eight minutes later, Meng Hao struggled to hold his first service game.

Many of the audience members had come to watch Meng Hao's matches and remembered that he often served like a knife through the board, decisively holding serve.

It was so difficult to hold my first service game today, this match is going to be tough!
That Russian guy has a really strong serve!
Meng Hao's chosen receiving position was no different from his previous matches, very close to the baseline.

Mei's aces came crashing down on us like they were free.

Meng Hao was surprisingly given a "love game" by his opponent.

In this game, Meng Hao was hit with three aces by his opponent, one of which was even a second aces!
Medvedev's second serve was still incredibly powerful!
At 1.98 meters tall, his serve is incredibly advantageous; he can hit any target he wants!

"This is going to be difficult!"

"That Russian giant is too strong! He's going to be very difficult to beat!"

The crowd watching the game, most of whom knew a little about tennis, could discern some of the intricacies of the game.

"You can't say that! We've only played two games, what can we possibly know?"

"Exactly, the score is only 1-1!"

In the third game, Mei's playing style was exactly the same as in the first game: continue to grind down his opponent, trying to wear him down!

Even now, he admits that Meng Hao's strength is indeed much stronger than those Chinese players he has encountered before!
Not far away, Shen Dongguo, a volunteer for the event, stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "Is he going to get broken in this game?"

"If this guy can't hold his serve, the outcome of this match is basically decided!"

He didn't think Meng Hao had a chance to win.

However, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

It turned out that Meng Hao had decisively changed his tactics.

Don't forget, he used players from less fortunate backgrounds to test his skills during the round of 16, which was to prepare for today's match.

A sudden slice shot, the ball flew fast and flat, and bounced very low.

In this way, Mei can no longer stand safely behind the baseline to return the ball.

Da Da Da~
The sound of light footsteps approached, and Meng Hao rushed straight to the net.

A quick slide, then extend the racket and block in front of the net.

A beautiful volley for the score.

Even with his agile, long legs, Mei could only watch the ball go in vain.

He realized that the opponent's playing style had changed.

So this Chinese guy isn't just good at hitting powerful forehand shots!

The third game ended just three minutes later.

The result of the game was completely opposite to his expectations. Meng Hao actually scored 4 points in a row, giving his opponent a "love game"!
In this game, Meng Hao frequently cut and moved to the net, catching his opponent off guard.

Shen Dongguo's mouth was wide open, and he couldn't close it for a long time.

This scene was completely unexpected for him, a football expert.

Although he was just an amateur expert, his predictions were consistently quite accurate when viewed from the sidelines.

But this time, Shen Dongguo's judgment was clearly wrong!
"But so what?"

"Meng Hao still couldn't find a way to win during his opponent's serve!"

However, ten minutes later, he was proven wrong again!

Meng Hao unexpectedly broke through the opponent's serve!

This game lasted a whopping ten minutes.

This time, Medvedev's half of the court was directly facing the sun, which affected the quality of his serve to some extent.

Meng Hao used his own body to change his approach and decisively began to wear down his opponent.

Under the scorching sun, the two of them worked tirelessly until the sky darkened.

Mei struggled to win her service game and became impatient, which led to more mistakes.

Meng Hao seized the opportunity and broke serve; he was incredibly patient!
Shen Dongguo stared in disbelief, muttering to himself: "There are different tactical changes in almost every game. It's like a professional match!"

The first set went somewhat strangely.

Meng Hao only won one of his service games relatively easily; the rest were extremely difficult to win, as he had to hold serve like he was trying to avoid a miscarriage.

As for Mei, he held all his service games easily, except for one game where his form dipped and he was broken by his opponent with difficulty.

The score is 6 to 3!

Meng Hao took the initiative and broke serve again, winning three games in this set.

During the break, Mei angrily slammed her racket on the ground, which earned her a stern warning from the referee.

The result of the first game was completely unexpected.

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(End of this chapter)