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

Chapter 39 Aka, it's your turn!
Due to the recent surge in popularity of tennis, CCTV Sports News has devoted considerable coverage to tennis, second only to football and basketball.

Besides Meng Hao's unexpected result, there's also a big news story in women's tennis.

Li Na performed exceptionally well in the WTA Stuttgart 500 tournament, defeating all her strong opponents to reach the final, where she faced tennis goddess Maria Sharapova.

The Stuttgart Open has long been regarded as the most prestigious 500 tournament in women's tennis.

The champion not only receives a hefty prize, but also a Porsche sports car!

Wow, a Porsche sports car!

The students' eyes lit up when they heard about the reward!
Unfortunately, the final is in the early hours of the morning, which is practically the time of the underworld.

Although CCTV decided to broadcast the event live due to the star power, it was too late for most people to watch.

After CCTV Sports finished broadcasting the tennis news, it started broadcasting NBA news.

However, Jiang Jingjie, who used to follow NBA news with great interest, is now often lost in thought and doesn't seem to care much about his old man, LeBron James.

At this moment, Jiang Jingjie had only one thought in his mind: the brother who once fought alongside me is on CCTV!

Shen Rongyu was focused on studying and doing her homework; she had no interest in watching sports news.

Of course, this goddess-like academic genius isn't very interested in entertainment news either.

But then her classmates suddenly started making a fuss, and she realized that her classmate Meng Hao had not only defeated a national tennis player, but had also appeared on CCTV News.

Shen Rongyu had a surreal feeling, but it really happened.

Suddenly, she remembered something, took out her phone and sent a text message: "Brother, you predicted wrong again. You really are the industry's jinx!"
At this moment, Shen Dongguo had just finished a tennis match in the indoor tennis hall and was covered in sweat.

After he sat down, he drank some water and opened his phone, immediately seeing a message from Shen Rongyu.

puff~
The guy spat out a mouthful of water and almost choked.

What the hell? Are you kidding me?!
How could that kid possibly beat Dige!

"Really, I don't believe it!"

"It was even on CCTV News, why would I lie to you!"

Shen Dongguo immediately opened Weibo on his phone and started searching.

Today, Weibo remains the front line for obtaining firsthand tennis news.

Three years ago, Li Na's French Open victory caused Weibo's servers to crash.

This is the first time since Weibo's inception that its servers have been crashed.

Since then, countless tennis bloggers have appeared on Weibo.

Some are independent media creators, while others are official entities.

"They actually won, and they even gave us two fried dough sticks as a bonus! Damn!"

Shen Dongguo took a deep breath and sighed softly, "Could this person really be a tennis prodigy? How many more shocks... no, surprises are you going to give me!"

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Generally, lower-level tournaments are held once a day, but this Kunming Open had a two-day gap between the first and second rounds, which is very rare.

The reason is simple: this competition is a combined men's and women's event, which makes the schedule very busy.

Only after the quarterfinals begin will there be one match per day.

Meng Hao hadn't used up much energy in the first round, and with two days of rest, his energy bar was already full.

His next opponent is Wang Chuhan, a player who competes in both singles and doubles, but whose world ranking in both has consistently remained outside the top 500.

The opponent also fought a tough three-game match against another domestic player in the first round before finally advancing.

When he came off the field, he could barely walk.

If no one believed Meng Hao could win in the first round, then in the second round, everyone expected him to win easily.

Of course, Meng Hao thought so too.

With real ability comes confidence.

During his day off, he also wandered around various stadiums, observing the games of other players.

Occasionally, he would glance at the female players' matches.

Female tennis players always wear such beautiful outfits during matches, and their tennis skirts, which are considered the most fashionable sportswear, are particularly eye-catching.

Meng Hao didn't remember most of these people, and they probably wouldn't achieve much in the future. Among the male players, he only vaguely remembered one: Chung Hyeon from South Korea.

This person was indeed a genius who was envied by heaven. He had just defeated Djokovic at the Australian Open, and then he was plagued by endless injuries, which led to his downfall.

Meng Hao observed the man quietly for a while and couldn't help but nod in approval.

No wonder he won the U.S. U16 Orange Bowl and will reach the French Open round of 32 in the future. Although his clay court skills are not as good as his hard court skills, they should not be underestimated.

Meng Hao and Zheng Xuan were placed in two separate brackets, one above the other. If they were to meet, they would have to wait until the finals.

He stretched and prepared to return to the hotel.

With matches every two days, the competition isn't so rushed, and life is really pleasant.

No wonder so many top players enjoy the Grand Slam tournament experience so much.

When Meng Hao entered the hotel lobby, he saw several athletes wearing national team uniforms.

Most of today's male tennis players are essentially employed by the system, because none of them have the courage to go solo.

They can only participate in challenge tournaments, and even then, it's difficult to advance to the deeper rounds. The prize money they receive is simply not enough to support themselves.

Meng Hao glanced at them indifferently, without going up to greet them or calling them "brother" a few times, and walked away.

"This kid's pretty arrogant!"

"He got lucky and beat Dige once, so he thought he was amazing and could be ranked among the top in the country."

"If the playing surface is changed to hard court, let's see how Dige deals with him?"

Several guys said indignantly.

After all, according to the tradition in the sports world, newcomers have to pay their respects to their seniors.

But Meng Hao was different; he just walked over without even saying hello.

"What are you talking about? He's not a player within the system, he's entirely self-funded!" Wu Di shook his head after hearing this. "His wildcard entry was earned by winning youth tournaments; he didn't use any back channels!"

"What can you do against a player like that?"

"Today's tennis is different from other sports!"

Those guys were speechless after hearing that.

Indeed, there are more and more self-funded individual players nowadays, and the unspoken rules of professional teams in the past are completely ineffective for them.

However, Wu Di was still frustrated. He lost to a newcomer and missed the opportunity to participate in the French Open qualifiers. His racket sponsor, who had originally planned to give him more money, has now stopped mentioning it.

He was so annoyed!

Not far away, Meng Hao glanced back casually as he entered the elevator.

He had already taken in the expressions of those people.

"If I were on a football or basketball team, such a rude newcomer would probably be given a hard time by the senior players."

"Of course, the badminton and table tennis teams are also very complex."

"But I play tennis, and there's nothing you can do about it."

Meng Hao enjoyed this sense of solitude, without having to cultivate any interpersonal relationships.

After returning to his hotel room, Meng Hao decided to unlock the remaining scene so he could enjoy the "Legendary View" for free.

Compared to the Grand Slam tournaments, there are far too many Masters tournaments, and many of them don't leave a lasting impression.

This time, Meng Hao chose one of his favorite players, Alcaraz.

"Alcaras' journey to the Indian Wells Masters in 2024!"

The Indian Wells Masters is also the first stop of the "Sunshine Double" and is known as the "fifth major".

Meng Hao only knew that Aka won the championship, but forgot who he beat.

Meng Hao took a closer look and saw that the final scores were 6-3 and 6-2, basically a massacre. As for the opponent...

Hey, Ms. Mei, why are you in the background again?

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(End of this chapter)