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

Chapter 72: Hell Dungeon No Longer Hell
Although the ATP has not yet released the latest rankings, the players ranked behind Meng Hao have no hope of surpassing him in points this week.

Therefore, his current ranking of 299 is considered a guaranteed minimum.

After the official rankings are updated next week, Meng Hao's ranking will be at least 299th.

In this way, the system considers Meng Hao to have completed the task of "breaking into the TOP300".

Get the fifth trial card for Alcalas 2024 Indian Wells!
[The sixth task was to defeat a player ranked in the top 150! The host has completed this task!]

I've also received this sixth trial card.

[The seventh task was to defeat a top 100 player! The host has completed this task!]

Soon, I received the seventh trial card.

That old friend, Ito Ryoma, really did send a big gift!

After giving away the big gift package, this guy dropped out of the top 100!

If Meng Hao had faced him even a week later, he wouldn't have gotten this double gift package.

He accumulated three more trial cards in one go.

So, the eighth mission is...

[Entering the main draw of a tournament based on one's own ability, regardless of level, not through a free wildcard!]

Upon seeing the task, Meng Hao's eyes lit up, and he immediately checked the specific requirements.

A welfare wildcard is a card that the organizing committee gives directly to the player.

Those like Meng Hao, who obtained wildcards through competition results, meet the system's requirements.

As for entering the main draw of the tour, ATP 250 events also meet the requirements, and if Meng Hao can enter an ATP 1000 event, it will be considered an overachievement!
Djokovic's second task at the 2023 US Open is to defeat a Serbian player, which Meng Hao has already accomplished at the Jinan Challenger, earning him a trial card.

However, Meng Hao cannot complete this third task in a short time.

Win a main draw match in a tour event, regardless of skill level!

Meng Hao gripped the green tennis ball tightly and closed his eyes slightly.

He planned to use all three trial cards of [Aka 2024 Indian Wells] at once to further enhance his strength.

Hard court gliding +5, reaching 65.

Serve +2, reaching 80.

Forehand +2, reaching 87
Backhand +5, reaching 77.

+3 at the net, reaching 66.

After three experiences, Meng Hao's improvement was minimal.

After all, once you reach his level of strength, improvement becomes very slow.

……

For the second round of the competition, quite a few spectators actually showed up.

The No. 3 court at the Qizhong Tennis Center was completely full, with nearly 3000 seats occupied.

The tennis atmosphere in Shanghai is really good.

Many fans came specifically to cheer for Meng Hao.

After all, he had swept aside his older brother, Xiao Rizi, in the last match, which earned him a lot of popularity.

Go Tenda is exactly 30 years old this year. He was once in the top 100 during his peak, but in the last two years, due to his age and injuries, he has fallen out of the top 100.
Actually, the second tier of players has quite a good depth.

There are several players ranked between 100 and 200 in the ATP rankings.

If you only play Challenger matches, you'll face them every few days.

Amid cheers from thousands, Meng Hao, carrying his racket, calmly walked onto the court.

Meanwhile, Tenda Gou on the opposite side was also curious about when such a young talent had emerged in China. The score of the last match had truly shocked him.

"Ito-kun's strength is comparable to mine, yet he lost so decisively! Even if Nishikiori-kun wanted to beat him, the score shouldn't be so lopsided!" he thought to himself.

With this feeling of unease, Tenda Go began his duel with Meng Hao.

"I also want to see how far I've come!" Meng Hao gently tossed the tennis ball up, then pushed off the ground, turned around, and prepared to swing his racket.

Go Tenda looked at the tennis ball, which seemed to come flying at him like a green cannonball.

His body remained in place, and after a slight twitch of his shoulder, he did not move at all...

At that moment, in a corner of the stands, a white young man who was nearly 2 meters tall greeted an Asian man walking towards him.

“Nishioka, I think the outcome of the match is pretty much decided. Your compatriot is going to suffer a crushing defeat to that Chinese teenager. What I find strange is that I’ve never encountered him in any youth competitions before!” The white youth stroked his chin, looking puzzled, and was wearing an Adidas tracksuit.

The visitor was Yoshihito Nishioka, hailed as another tennis prodigy from humble beginnings after Kei Nishikori, who once reached number two in the world junior rankings.

“Alexander, it seems he participated in a junior tournament before and beat Rud and Medvedev!” Yoshihito Nishioka said.

The white youth was Alexander Zverev from Germany.

Later, Chinese fans gave this person a nickname, "Ziwei," because the pronunciation is similar.

The two of them stood together, one 1.98 meters tall and the other only 1.70 meters tall, the contrast was very obvious.

Yoshihito Nishioka, Alexander Zverev, and players like Messi and Ruud often face off in youth tournaments, so they are quite familiar with each other.

18-year-old Yoshihito Nishioka is already close to the top 150 in the world rankings, while 17-year-old Alexander Zverev has already entered the top 150.

"If I advance to the next round, he will be my opponent!" Yoshihito Nishioka scratched his head with a hint of helplessness. "I feel like it will be very difficult for me to beat him."

"What I find strange is why such a talented young player didn't get a wildcard for the Shanghai Masters," Zverev said, puzzled.

"I suppose we should prioritize our seniors! That's how it is in our country anyway!" Yoshihito Nishioka nodded matter-of-factly.

For example, in this year's Tokyo 500 event, he could only get a wildcard qualifying entry.

The scoreboard shows 6-0 and 6-1!

Meng Hao held nothing back and, with maximum output, finished the game in just 40 minutes.

Full power output, sometimes accelerating.

Having played without holding back in the first set, he felt that his strength had not diminished at all in the second set.

"Now I have the ability to be a dark horse on the tour!" he thought to himself.

In the first two rounds of the competition, he only lost a total of 4 games.

This is absolute overwhelming strength.

Meng Hao encountered almost no trouble and made it into the quarterfinals smoothly.

Meanwhile, in the four domestic players' internal battle, Li Zhe won two consecutive matches and also entered the quarterfinals.

At this moment, it remains to be seen who will win this coveted wildcard for the Shanghai Masters.

That evening, Yoshihito Nishioka, who was in a good mood, fought a Canadian veteran for more than three hours, even straining his thigh.

The next day, Meng Haogang played against Yoshihito Nishioka for 20 minutes. When he was leading 3-0, his opponent had to retire from the match due to aggravated injury.

Meng Hao just "laid his way" into the top four.

If Li Zhe can't beat Zverev, then this wildcard will be his.

"Huh, Ziwei is participating too? Then there's no doubt, this wildcard is definitely mine!"

When you're strong enough, this so-called "hellish dungeon" isn't hellish at all.

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(End of this chapter)