Who would still play tennis after being reborn?

Chapter 59 Australian Open Wildcard Tournament

On that day, the monthly exam results were posted directly on the wall.

This can be considered the honor roll of No. 1 Middle School.

As soon as the honor roll for the first-year high school students was released, it attracted many students to stop and watch during the break. When everyone saw that the name on the list was no longer that of the academic genius girl, but Gu Cheng, who had gone out to participate in a tennis match, they couldn't help but gasp.

Did they go to play in a competition, or did they go specifically for tutoring?
Despite not attending school for over a week, his grades not only didn't decline, but actually broke the school's all-time record for the first-year monthly exam?
The noise lasted only a moment before the surrounding area suddenly quieted down, and many people gave up their spots.

Sensing the commotion behind them, the students in the front row all looked back curiously, and then they were all stunned.

Behind the crowd, Xia Zhitong was approaching the honor roll step by step, her hands swaying slightly, her steps light, and her eyes revealing a coldness.

She is the aloof, unattainable ideal in the hearts of male students at No. 1 High School, a flower on a high mountain that strangers should keep away from.

Her arrival caused many people to instinctively give up their seats.

Some boys thought they were seeing things and couldn't help but rub their eyes and clench their fists excitedly. This was the first time they had seen this academic prodigy girl so closely.

Xia Zhitong walked through the crowd to the honor roll, her cool gaze sweeping over it. Not seeing that familiar name, she looked ahead.

When she saw her name appear second, the girl's delicate forehead furrowed slightly, and then she looked up.

Gu Cheng.

A familiar name came into view, and Xia Zhitong's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly. A barely perceptible smile flashed across her eyes, and then she turned and left amidst everyone's dazed expressions.

……

After obtaining the CTN level certificate and registering as a member with the Chinese Tennis Association, Gu Cheng sent this information to Zhang Ming. Less than a day later, Zhang Ming received a message that his registration had been approved and he only needed to pay the registration fee online.

night.

Gu Cheng sat on the sofa watching TV. After Yuan Hongxia finished showering and reminded her son to go to bed soon, she was about to go to her bedroom when she suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Cheng, the monthly exam results should be out today, right? How did it go? Did you get over 600?"

After saying that, she looked at her son with some nervousness.

She hasn't been to school for the past ten days, and he's only been in his first year of high school for two months. Based on her son's score in the last monthly exam, the chances of him scoring over 600 are extremely low.

"I almost forgot to ask you about this. Although your dad agreed to let you play professionally, you should still focus on your studies as much as possible. Even if you can't play professionally in the future, you can still come back to continue your studies, right?"

"If your grades really drop too much, you should seriously consider giving up your professional gaming career and focusing on your studies."

"Old Gu, don't you think so?"

"Luckily, I took a picture."

Gu Cheng took out his phone and opened the photo on the first-year honor roll: "Mom, take a look for yourself."

"1025?"

"Number one in the whole school?"

Yuan Hongxia was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"What?" Gu Zhenhai thought he had misheard. He rushed out of his bedroom without even putting on his shirt, and looked closely at the photo: "It really is number one? 1025 points?"

"It can't be photoshopped, can it?" Yuan Hongxia asked suspiciously. "Could it be plagiarized from someone else?"

"What's the point of 'Photoshopping'? Even if he wanted to Photoshop, he'd have to think twice before Photoshopping that many points." Gu Zhenhai said irritably, "As for plagiarism, the second-place score was only a little over 900. Who could he have copied from?"

You can copy 700 points, but you can't copy the first place.

"Alright, I've sent you the photos!"

Gu Cheng forwarded the photo directly to his mother, then turned off the TV and went into his bedroom.

When I went to the clothes, I learned the name and the name.

As soon as Yuan Hongxia received the photos, her eyes lit up. Gu Zhenhai immediately said, "Don't send them to the group again. I'll let it go the first time, but if people don't say anything to my face, who knows what they'll say behind my back. I don't want to be talked about behind my back."

Yuan Hongxia gave an awkward smile: "I didn't mean to post it."

Gu Zhenhai looked at her, and I believed him?
……

Gu Cheng only stayed at the school for a week. On Saturday, November 15th, he boarded a plane to Shenzhen.

Meanwhile, tennis-related magazines quickly began reporting on the Australian Open wildcard tournament as the tournament date approached.

《网球天地杂志》--2014年澳网外卡赛将于2014年11月18日正式在鹏城开打，比赛吸引了世界各地的青少年选手报名参加，其中包括我国3名选手参赛。

《体坛周报》--令人关注的2014年澳网外卡赛将于11月18日在鹏城罗湖网球俱乐部正式启动。本次外卡赛各设男女单打16个签位，男女双打8个签位。

According to Pengcheng Evening News, 15-year-old American prodigy Wellin White has announced his participation in the Australian Open wildcard tournament, aiming for the championship. This wildcard tournament may serve as a prelude for Wellin White before he participates in ITF events.

……

On Saturday afternoon, Gu Cheng checked into the hotel designated for the Australian Open wildcard tournament.

Meanwhile, the highly anticipated 15-year-old American prodigy, Verin White, arrived less than an hour after Gu Cheng checked in, attracting widespread attention. Numerous magazines and local sports newspapers rushed to report on it, and even Wu Ma, the nightly reporter, mentioned it in her coverage of the Australian Open wildcard tournament. On Sunday night, the day before the tournament, Gu Cheng went for a run and returned to his hotel room to browse the news. While the news about the Australian Open wildcard tournament wasn't overwhelming, it clearly garnered more attention than the National High School Tennis Championships.

According to CCTV's future program information, it can even be seen that CCTV has confirmed that it will broadcast the Australian Open wildcard tournament final live.

That's a very high level of prestige.

As for the knockout stage, local channels in Shenzhen will broadcast it live, but the level of attention it receives is not very high.

……

"Tomorrow is the first round of the competition, how does it feel?"

Just as Gu Cheng was about to silence his phone, a message suddenly popped up on his screen. It was from Zhang Ming.

"It's alright, but the Australian Open wildcard tournament gets much more attention than the National High School Tennis Championships."

"That's natural. One is a competition open to the public, even an international one, while the other is aimed at students. Those who pay attention to the National Middle School Tennis Championships are mostly teachers or parents, and not many people in the general public pay attention. But the Australian Open Wildcard Tournament is different. The final can even be broadcast live by 5mama, so the attention is naturally higher."

“You should check out foreign websites; you can even see that the Australian Open wildcard tournament is on some platforms.”

"But this competition doesn't seem to put any pressure on you."

Gu Cheng smiled.

"Alright, we won't bother you anymore, go get some rest!"

Gu Cheng replied with an OK emoji.

……

Monday, October 11.

Gu Cheng got up very early that day. After having breakfast at the hotel, he carried his tennis racket and boarded the bus to Pengcheng Luohu Tennis Club, which was two or three kilometers away from the hotel.

Pengcheng Luohu Tennis Club has a total of 17 tennis courts, including 1 practice court, and only 16 courts can be used for competitions.

The rules for the Australian Open wildcard tournament are slightly different from those of the National High School Tennis Championships, and are more formal. Even in the first round of the knockout stage, a best-of-three (BO3) format is required, with the winner advancing to the next round. The finals, on the other hand, use a best-of-five (BO5) format, and the entire final will be broadcast live by 5m.

The men's and women's singles matches are scheduled for the morning, while the doubles matches will be held in the afternoon.

When Gu Cheng arrived, some contestants had already arrived to warm up.

at the same time.

A Chinese website called "Happy Beans".

"Good morning, everyone. The Australian Open wildcard tournament starts today. It's that time of day again."

After a few moments of fiddling, the screen displayed the information on the male and female singles matchups for this morning's Australian Open wildcard tournament.

“We have three Chinese players participating in the Australian Open wildcard tournament. Most of the others are unfamiliar to us, but the 15-year-old American prodigy, Verin White, is worth paying attention to. He is a strong contender for the Australian Open wildcard title.”

[Can't the streamer find some major competitions to broadcast? The participants in these smaller competitions are people I've never even heard of; they're not interesting to watch!]

[This is a first-time visitor to the upstairs page. Who's watching Pig Bro's livestream to watch the game? This is a gambler's paradise, don't you know?]

[Hey bro, whether I get a foot massage tonight depends on you. Any recommendations?]

……

Although Zhu Wen doesn't stream ball sports like football or basketball, which have a large audience, there are quite a few gamblers in the group, so every time Zhu Wen goes live, the viewership is still quite high.

In just three to five minutes, over a hundred people entered.

Zhu Wen glanced at the comments and smiled: "There will definitely be recommendations. Originally, I was planning to have you guys pay attention to a player from Africa. I watched his tournament. His technique might not be the best among the participants, but his stamina is definitely the best, without a doubt. However..."

"But this time is different from before. I personally think you should pay attention to the 15-year-old American prodigy, Verin White."

"Willing White has a better chance of winning the championship than the African player."

“第一轮的话，维林·怀特的对手不算很强，比分看好2-0，小场两个6-3或者6-2吧。”

"As for the African player, his first-round opponent is a domestic player named Gu Cheng. I haven't seen Gu Cheng's match records in ITF events, so he should be a newcomer. I'll guess the score is 2-0!"

Two 2-0 victories? Has Pigsy gone mad? Daring to sign up for the Australian Open wildcard tournament, how could the skill gap be so large that he can't even win a single point?

[A conservative estimate would be a 2-1 aggregate score, or even a straight win or loss.]

[If the opponent is a domestic player, it's not impossible, but who are we? We're gamblers! So... whether we can extend the time tonight depends on our domestic player.]

Faced with everyone's questions, Zhu Wen didn't say anything, but just glanced at the odds on his phone.

0.4?

Zhu Wen's eyes instantly cleared.

(End of this chapter)