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

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For Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer, the Shanghai Masters has always been his favorite ATP Tour event, aside from the four Grand Slam tournaments.

Even the renowned "Sunshine Doubles," known as the "fifth Grand Slam," is slightly inferior.

After Federer's retirement, he has also appeared as an ambassador in various events at the Shanghai Masters every year.

Of course, the city of Shanghai also greatly admires Federer, even more so than Nadal and Djokovic.

Perhaps they believe that such a bustling international metropolis complements Federer's elegant playing style perfectly.

However, Federer's biggest regret is that he has never been able to win the Shanghai Masters.

Since the ATP Masters tennis tournament was first held in Shanghai in 2009, Federer's best result was runner-up in 2010, when he lost to Scotsman Murray.

At his peak, he was unable to win the Shanghai Masters title, which was a regret for the Swiss maestro.

Federer finally realized his dream in 2014.

Of course, this is just a story that happened in another time and space.

"Let's unlock the Masters Tournament championship journey first, and save the other one for later!"

Meng Hao was very satisfied with the system's design.

Although in terms of ranking points, a Grand Slam title is equivalent to two Masters titles, in terms of real value, ten Masters titles cannot match a Grand Slam title.

However, for Meng Hao, giving up a Grand Slam title win from a legendary perspective in exchange for two Masters titles is clearly a worthwhile trade.

After all, he can experience two ATP1000 events in one go.

Unlock new legendary perspectives – the first experience is free!
Meng Hao grasped that magical green tennis ball, thus beginning Roger Federer's journey at the Shanghai Masters!
After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes, his expression incredibly complex!

Federer's elegant playing style and fluid, unstoppable attacks are the deep impressions he has left on the world.

However, after experiencing the Shanghai Masters from Federer's perspective, Meng Hao's deepest feeling can be summed up in two words: footwork!
Federer's dazzling playing style is due to his unparalleled footwork, which is light and agile.

There is absolutely no feeling of clumsiness or sluggishness!
Footwork is something that really depends a lot on talent!
Many details can only be understood intuitively; training alone is far from sufficient.

Meng Hao opened the attribute panel again and glanced at it.

Steps +10, now reached 60;

The net score is now +5, reaching 50.

+2 on the forehand, reaching 72.

The base stats for the forehand are already quite high, so there's little room for improvement.

Footwork improved the most, with an attribute value of 60, which has reached the edge level of the tour.

For net play, an attribute value of 50 is sufficient to handle most matches these days.

After all, in today's professional tennis world, the serve-and-volley tactic is no longer popular, and not many players specialize in net play.

Just like footwork, improving net play is extremely difficult.

After completing his first experience, Meng Hao glanced at the attribute panel again.

If he wants to experience it a second time, he needs to complete the task.

Complete a 5000-meter run in under 18 minutes.

"5000 meters? That's terrifying! But I have to run it to improve my physical fitness." Meng Hao frowned, then relaxed.

Fortunately, the system is quite user-friendly, as it sets standards based on tennis players.

It's worth noting that for track and field athletes, even those at the third level in China, the standard for the 5000-meter dash is 16 minutes and 20 seconds.

As a tennis player, I naturally don't need to compare myself to track and field athletes when it comes to long-distance running.

While physical fitness is important in tennis, there are many rest periods during the match, unlike long-distance running in track and field where there is no rest.

"I definitely can't do the 5000-meter race during the competition; I'll have to wait until I get back to school!" Meng Hao planned in his mind.

……

Even top-tier high schools should emphasize a balance between work and rest, at least for Donghai No. 2 High School.

The school does have a rule that all students must attend evening self-study sessions, which start at 18:30 PM.

So, before 18:30 PM, students can turn on the TV in the classroom to relax.

At this time of day, what attracts high school boys who love playing basketball the most is the CCTV sports news at 6 pm every day.

Although girls enjoy watching entertainment news, they are too shy to ask questions when a boy makes the first move and tunes into the channel.

Sports committee member Jiang Jingjie turned on the television early and tuned it to CCTV5.

He wanted to watch NBA news reports and see his idol, LeBron James, perform spectacularly.

"I believe that the Miami Heat will definitely achieve a three-peat this year!"

"Starting this year, LeBron James can rival Michael Jordan!"

"If we win four consecutive championships next year, we can surpass Jordan! From then on, I, LeBron, will be the greatest of all time!"

Vice class monitor Liu Lieyu retorted, "No, I'm optimistic about the Spurs getting their revenge this year!"

"Revenge? Those three old men have no ability to take revenge. They can only be stepping stones for me, Zhan, to the throne!" Jiang Jingjie said smugly.

However, according to the usual practice of CCTV Sports News, apart from important international competitions, other foreign sports news will be reported after domestic events.

First, the report covered domestic football, highlighting the dominant Evergrande dynasty's sweeping victory in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League, which drew cheers from the boys.

"Chinese football depends on Guangzhou Evergrande!"

Even now, Evergrande and "Belt Guy" are still highly sought-after players.

Then the report covered the CBA, which is now a fierce battle between Beijing and Guangdong in the domestic basketball scene, making it a very exciting event.

Immediately afterwards...

"Here's a tennis news report!"

"The Kunming Open, my country's only international clay court tennis tournament, officially opened today."

"Meng Hao, a wildcard entrant, pulled off a stunning upset, defeating renowned men's tennis player Wu Di with two 6-1 scores."

On the TV, several shots of Meng Hao playing basketball flashed by, followed by footage of him being interviewed.

"I'm just lucky, I'm only good at clay courts."

"Our opponents are strong on hard courts, so they might not be very good at playing on clay."

"The result of this match doesn't prove anything!"

The scene shifts, and CCTV reporter Chen Yu appears on television.

He sighed, "It's a pity that only one player from our country can participate in the upcoming French Open qualifiers. But that's competitive sports; it's always full of unknowns!"

At this moment, Class 3 of Grade 11 at Donghai No. 2 Middle School was completely silent.

After a brief silence, some of the boys cheered excitedly.

Meng Hao appeared on CCTV!

"One of our classmates actually appeared on CCTV!"

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(End of this chapter)