"Yes, I am. I'm indeed a little impatient!"
Coach Li's voice carried a hint of ridicule. At this moment, he seemed inexplicably confident as he recalled Jiang Chen's almost undefeatable tennis, as well as Elder Liu's cautious and even humble approach.
Not to mention the tournament, he might even have a chance of winning the grand slam. Of course, he couldn't tell this to this person. The relationship between the two wasn't that good. Or rather, the relationship between the two didn't exist at all.
"Haha, Old Li, you're as confident as ever!”
"Oh right, I have some bad news for you. There's been a little accident in the competition this time.”
Facing Coach Li's confidence, the middle-aged man couldn't help but feel confused. He didn't know where Coach Li's mysterious confidence came from, but it didn't matter. He came here to show his presence. Now that he had achieved his goal, he naturally came to the end.
"An eye-catching fellow?"
Professor Li's expression froze as he snapped out of his reverie. With a puzzled expression, he subconsciously asked,"
They were the last team to arrive, so they knew the least about the competition. Therefore, Coach Li really didn't know what the middle-aged man said.
"Yes, I am!"
"They are not just eye-catching. Russia's Evgeni Donskoi, who is ranked 99th in the world's ATP-Rankings, and Argentina's Horacio Zebalos, who is already ranked 87th. There are also a few others who are ranked outside of the 100th place!”
The middle-aged man spoke softly with a serious expression. It was as if he was unimaginably afraid of these people. Of course, in reality, he was indeed afraid.
The full name of the association was the Association of Tennis Professionals, which was also the professional tennis federation. Since 1990, the association had organized a global tennis tournament under the name of the association.
This was a global ranking. Those who could enter the top 300 were the elites among the elites. Those who could enter the top 100 were absolutely terrifying existences. One had to know that in the entire China, there were only Zhang Ze, who was ranked 203, Obmar, who was already ranked 219, and Li Zhe, who was already ranked 268. None of the three of them had entered the top 100.
Of course, tennis was different from other competitions. The top ranked players might not necessarily be the strongest. They might also be the most desperate or just too lucky. This was normal. After all, this was a point-based system. It was not like the winner was king.
However, to be able to enter the top 100, absolute strength, luck, and even hard work were indispensable. Therefore, the middle-aged man's words were already very clear. Everyone should wash up and sleep. There was no need to think about winning the first or second place. They could even forget about getting points.
“99,87！”
Professor Li's voice was low and his expression was solemn. He didn't immediately respond to the middle-aged man's words. At this moment, he couldn't help but be cautious. Although he had full confidence in Jiang Chen's strength, it was just confidence, not anything else. The ATPs were the world rankings, so he had to be nervous.
However, no matter how nervous he was, the qualifiers had already begun at this moment. On the tennis court, there were many figures running. Perhaps because there were no big competitions recently, this kind of low-level competition was particularly lively. There were even many strong people among them.
Of course, at this moment, it had nothing to do with Jiang Chen. Facing his opponent, Jiang Chen didn't use his character card. The opponent didn't have the right to let him use his character card. Even Tezuka Phantom, he only used it occasionally to familiarize himself with tennis.
After a few weeks, he was finally not as stupid as before. Although he was still a little dissatisfied, with the understanding of Tezuka's skills, even if there were still some problems with his foundation, catching the ball was not a problem.
Moreover, Jiang Chen thought of a better way, which was to open Phantom Tezuka halfway. He didn't need to hit every ball, nor did he need to return every ball to his side. Instead, he set a fixed point, and as long as he followed the slight movement, it could be completed.
This way, the burden on his arm would be reduced, and he could even gradually familiarize himself with tennis during the battle. Of course, this was also because the opponent was not very strong. If it was Mr. Liu who dared to play like this, he would have been beaten to zero by him.
However, because the opponent was not strong, it gave Jiang Chen the opportunity to train, and this improvement was definitely very impressive. It was even beyond Jiang Chen's expectations. Although there were still some problems with the foundation, which couldn't be changed overnight, he had already adapted to tennis. To put it simply, even if he didn't move and had Tezuka Phantom, he could still receive the ball from these players, although it was a little difficult. However, this was a leap from nothing.
"Out of bounds!"
“6——1！”
"The competition has ended. Jiang Chen of Jiangnan Province wins!”
"The next match is at 2 PM!”
As the last ball was pulled out of the court by Phantom Tezuka, the referee's voice sounded at this moment, directly announcing the end of the game. After this figure, another figure on the opposite side climbed down at this moment.
At this moment, he truly experienced what despair and powerlessness were. Jiang Chen looked weak. He almost thought Jiang Chen was a rookie who had never played tennis or had just entered the game, but the final result was a crushing defeat. Other than the first game, he didn't even win a ball.
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