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

Chapter 8 Future Plans
After school, Meng Hao walked home with his schoolbag on his back and his tennis racket in his hand.

His home is not far from the school; it takes about ten minutes to walk there.

The scenery on the street is not much different from what it was more than ten years later.

The streets are much more bustling and lively now, but they seem rather deserted more than a decade later.

Where did everyone go?
Perhaps it's because the internet is becoming more developed, or perhaps it's because the economy is declining, but everyone prefers to stay at home.

Today, the streets are lined with all kinds of internet cafes, and many new internet cafes have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. However, more than ten years later, most of these shops have closed down.

Meng Hao walked into a slightly old residential building, looked up and muttered, "In this lifetime, I'll try my best to get my parents a bigger house."

In his previous life and until his rebirth, his parents lived in this apartment building, and after buying a commercial apartment, he proudly became a mortgage slave, taking on a twenty-year mortgage.

"Dad, Mom, I'm home!" Meng Hao opened the door.

"You're back! Come and eat quickly. I have to go to my night shift later!" Mom Xu Xiaojuan called out.

My mother was laid off and re-employed, but now she works as a cashier in a supermarket.

As for his father, he worked at the shipyard as an ordinary employee.

Meng Hao's family background was just as ordinary as his academic performance.

“I’m almost 18, I should be feeling a bit of a crisis. I’ve been given a second chance at life, and I can’t let it be just another ordinary one.”

"Train, and train some more!"

One's physical abilities cannot be improved through cheat codes; they must be improved through real-world training.

Without good health, everything is like water without roots.

“Mom, you don’t need to work the night shift so often. It’s very tiring and bad for your health,” Meng Hao couldn’t help but advise.

More than ten years later, my mother's health was not very good, and she often had to go to the hospital.

“Working the night shift pays more. You’re in your second year of high school now, and you’ll be going to university soon, which will cost a lot of money. After you graduate from university, you’ll need to get married, and that will cost even more.”

My mother said earnestly, "If you don't save money now, when will you ever save money?"

Father Meng Jianye chimed in, "Yes, the shipyard has been doing well these past few years. I hope I can work there until retirement and earn as much money as I can while I'm still young."

"That way, you'll have less pressure in the future."

Pity the parents of the world.

Although my parents are just ordinary people, they always want to give me the best.

After having dinner, Meng Hao returned to his room.

He needs to seriously consider his future plans.

First, you must reach a professional level in tennis as soon as possible, then earn ATP points to unlock new "experience the legendary perspective".

Junior tennis tournaments today are not as competitive as they were more than a decade later.

The tennis craze sparked by Li Na has yet to bear fruit.

However, in order to develop the Chinese market, the ATP has already established many junior tournaments and lower-level prospective tournaments here.

There is a lot of knowledge involved in this.

For example, China has secured so many youth tournaments and ITF Hope tournaments, so that domestic youth and adult tennis players can have enough opportunities to participate in competitions and compete against top international players without leaving home.

After all, the cost of participating in a competition domestically is much lower than that of participating abroad.

The competitions for teenagers and adults are closely linked.

For example, if you perform well in a youth competition, or even win the championship, you may have the opportunity to directly participate in the ITF Hope Series main event, regardless of your world ranking.

You can compete directly against adult professional players.

If you win the ITF Hope Tournament, you might also get a wildcard entry into the Challenger Series. Players who can play in Challenger Series are generally considered top players in the professional tennis world, typically maintaining a world ranking of around 300.

After I retire, I can become a tennis coach and live a comfortable life.

If the Challenger Series is upgraded further, it will become the stage that countless young tennis enthusiasts dream of—the World Tour.

The ATP Tour and the four Grand Slam tournaments are both tour events, but they are clearly categorized by level.

The ATP Tour is divided into three tiers: 250, 500, and 1000 Masters tournaments. These numbers represent the points awarded to the champion.

The four Grand Slam titles award 2000 points.

In addition, the eight players with the highest scores that year will compete in the year-end finals. If they can win five consecutive matches to win the championship, they will receive 1500 points.

For a professional tennis player to consistently participate in the main draws of the ATP Tour and the four Grand Slam tournaments, their world ranking must be consistently maintained in the top 100.

This seems easy, but it's actually very difficult to do.

It's like a thousand soldiers crossing a single-plank bridge, all vying for those 100 spots; you can imagine how fierce the competition is.

"Let's try amateur competitions first and see if we can crush them."

"Then I signed up for a youth competition. I heard there are 64 slots available, so I should be able to get straight into the main draw."

"Then comes the Hopefuls tournament, where we'll try to earn ATP points."

Meng Hao plans to focus on certain aspects when training and experiencing the Golden Finger technique.

Because in this level of competition, you don't need to be a well-rounded player; you just need to have a few outstanding strengths.

Forehand, and serve!
These two, once they reach a semi-professional level, are enough to sweep aside a group of opponents.

A forehand of 40 and a serve of 50 are absolutely top-tier among amateur players.

Training continues, keep improving!
After completing 600 swings, Meng Hao did not immediately revisit "Nadal's 2005 French Open journey".

He needs to continue completing tasks and accumulate attempts.

This time, the system's task was to perform five 100-meter sprints in succession.

Since you are not required to wear spikes while running, the time requirement is within 13.5 seconds.

Because my dad has to work the night shift and my mom has to work the night shift, no one is home before 10 p.m.

After changing into his running shoes, Meng Hao went to a nearby sports and fitness center.

The sports and fitness center is very large and has all kinds of fitness facilities.

There are not only two tennis courts, but also a football field covered with grass, and a running track around it.

At this moment, it was overcrowded; there were simply too many people exercising here.

Meng Hao initially just jogged, as a way to train his physical fitness.

Once the number of people on the track had decreased slightly, he decisively began his 100-meter sprint.

time does not wait!
Meng Hao also vaguely felt that the training plan the system had arranged for him was the standard for training professional tennis players.

The 100-meter sprint is very important.

Because tennis is a sport that highly values ​​your running ability.

Sudden stop, acceleration, sprint!
It took Meng Hao half an hour to complete five 5-meter sprints.

Upon completing the mission, he accumulated two opportunities to "experience the legendary perspective".

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(End of this chapter)