Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 205: Paris Masters Round Result – World No. 4 Despite Lack of Talent!
"Cough cough!"

Jiang Hong almost burst out laughing at Del Potro's words.

However, after his rebirth, a large number of players will indeed have their fates changed.

Looking at Del Potro in front of him, he felt a sense of unease.

Won't this traumatize the child?
"I've just been feeling better lately!"

The two exchanged a few brief words and then parted ways, shaking hands with the referee afterward.

Jiang Hong turned his head to face the stands.

"Jiang Hong, you're awesome!"

In an instant, in a foreign land, familiar Chinese accents rang out in unison at the Bercy Stadium in Paris.

As usual, they sent a few tennis balls to the stands.

After interacting with the audience for a while, he left the stadium.

"Brother Jiang, you're amazing! You swept Del Potro completely!"

Mark Jie immediately ran over and said excitedly.

Li Gong, who was following closely behind, breathed a long sigh of relief.

After all, although Jiang Hong trains very hard, anything can happen in a competition.

If Jiang Hong is eliminated by Del Potro in the first round, his pre-match comments will definitely be investigated.

After all, Jiang Hong's opponent in the first round was a qualifier.

Madrid Masters champion vs. Paris Masters qualifier.

No matter how you look at it, this seems like a good omen.

However, as long as they get through the first hurdle, even if Jiang Hong's match against Davydenko in the next round doesn't go as well as expected, they will still have a reason to accept it.

The Madrid Masters was too taxing, and Davydenko is a top player...

After exchanging brief greetings with Li Gong and his group, I went to the changing room to take a shower.

After changing his clothes, Jiang Hong saw that the organizing committee staff were already waiting for him.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang, you need to participate in a post-match interview!"

"Ok!"

Jiang Hong had no objection to this, nodded, and then followed the staff to the interview location.

Across from him stood a young female reporter who smiled when she saw Jiang Hong.

"Jiang~ Hong~" The other person pronounced Jiang Hong's name from a great distance. Although the pronunciation was not very accurate, it was still quite sincere.

Seemingly realizing that his pronunciation was problematic, he stopped using his broken Chinese.

"Jiang, congratulations on your victory in the match, and on defeating Del Potro in the first round of both the Paris Masters and the Madrid Masters."

After switching back to English, he instantly became more professional: "However, the two matches were completely different. You played very closely in the Madrid Masters, but in this match, Del Potro only won three games. How would you rate your performance?"

"To be honest, I was also very surprised by this game. Juan is a very good player, but I had a better touch today. It seems that my hard work over the past few days has paid off!" Jiang Hong answered very frankly.

Lasha cut the question card in her hand and then moved on to the next question.

"Jiang, I believe the audience has noticed that your serve return was excellent today. Facing the powerful serves, your serve return was often able to pose a direct threat."

Jiang Hong smiled and shrugged. "For this matter, we have to thank Novak."

The name Novak in the tennis world refers to someone, which is self-evident.

Surprisingly, it involved another player, and the audience was very interested in off-field events.

"Oh?" Lasha's eyes lit up instantly, keenly recognizing that this was news: "Jiang, you mean it's related to Novak Djokovic?"

“That’s right!” Jiang Hong nodded. “After the Madrid Masters, I’ve been training with Novak this week. You know how excellent his serve return technique is, and I’ve learned a lot from him.”

Lasha immediately followed up on this line of questioning, "So, have you considered that if you and Novak were to meet up, who do you think would win?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hong shrugged and said with a smile, "Oh, thank you for your blessing!"

"Novak and I are currently in opposite halves of the draw. If we meet, it could only be in the finals."

"If we do meet in the final, I feel I have a better chance of winning."

Seeing Jiang Hong's confident demeanor, Lasha also gave a friendly smile.

Then, the next question was raised.
"Jiang, you are now the youngest player in the Top 50, and the first Chinese player to enter the Top 50. What do you think this means?"

Faced with this question, Jiang Hong thought about it for a moment.

"Maybe it means I'm still relatively young!" Jiang Hong joked, then shook his head and said, "Actually, being the youngest TOP50 player doesn't mean anything. Only staying in the TOP10, or even the TOP5, for a long time demonstrates consistent competitiveness in the tennis world!"

Lasha glanced at the prompt card, then asked one last question.

"Finally, Jiang, is there anything you'd like to say to your fans?"

With a smile on his face, Jiang Hong said sincerely, "Thank you all for staying up late to watch the game. This victory is for you all. Good night!"

"Okay, thank you, Jiang Hong, for accepting our interview!"

After the interview, Jiang Hong was preparing to leave.

"Jiang!" Lasha suddenly called out to Jiang Hong.

"Huh?" Jiang Hong turned his head and looked at the other person with a puzzled expression. "Is there anything else you need?"

Lasa straightened her hair. "Jiang, Paris is known as the city of romance, and many players bring their partners. Do you have a female companion?"

Jiang Hong wasn't a child anymore, and he immediately understood.

Bah, despicable!
They actually lust after my body.

“I don’t have a female companion!” Jiang Hong shook his head.

Lasha's eyes lit up instantly, and she was about to speak.

Then Jiang Hong's voice rang out again, "After all, I still need to prepare for the competition and strive to enter the finals, so I don't have time to go shopping!"

Lasha immediately shut her mouth, a look of embarrassment flashing across her face.

"Then I wish you all your dreams come true!"

"thanks!"

After speaking, Jiang Hong waved goodbye to the other party.

He didn't want to turn around and get scammed.

Many sports stars have fallen victim to this, otherwise they would only have one thing to say when they stand in court.

"XX, you did it too!"

……

"Please update soon, what's the result of the match?"

Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!

"Damn it, why isn't CCTV broadcasting it live?!"

Jiang Hong ended the match with a beautiful outside ace, winning 6-1, 6-2 in straight sets!

As soon as the update was released, a flood of comments appeared below.

"Awesome!"

"The invincible God Jiang."

"Poor Pineapple, he's run into Jiang Shen in the first round of two consecutive tournaments."

"You unlucky bastard."

Right now, the unlucky guy is being tormented by reporters.

Because Jiang Hong was giving a post-match interview, a large group of media surrounded Del Potro.

"Juan, you said before the match that it would go to at least a third set, and it did go to three, but only three games!"

"Juan, how come you're easier to play than last time? You only won three games in two rounds."

"Juan, you've lost to Jiang Hong twice now. Will you become his male servant?"

Del Potro has remained silent on the previous questions.

Since we've already lost the game, we might as well just lie down and let the ridicule take its course.

However, these reporters went so far as to stab themselves in the back, claiming that they were Jiang Hong's male servant.

As a player, his goals are to become number one in the world and win a Grand Slam.

"Next time, I will defeat Jiang Hong!"

After speaking, he pushed the reporter away and left in a hurry.

At the same time, I silently made a vow in my heart.

"I will definitely win back!"

……

Although Jiang Hong's victory at the Paris Masters has been reported by many media outlets.

However, it is clearly a completely different story compared to the impact of Jiang Hong's first victory at the Madrid Masters.

After all, Jiang Hong was just a rising star in the tennis world making his debut in the Masters Tournament.

But now, Jiang Hong is already a young Masters champion.

Therefore, it's expected that he was able to pass the first round of the competition; on the contrary, it would be problematic if Jiang Hong lost the competition.

Jiang Hong's achievements have changed the mindset of the fans.

A quarterfinal or semifinal appearance in a tournament is usually enough to excite tennis fans.

But now, at the Masters tournament, I only feel a slight fluctuation in my emotions.

However, this does not mean that Jiang Hong's influence has declined.

On the contrary, Jiang Hong's influence on tennis has increased significantly.

According to Jiang Hong's understanding, Chang'an is currently planning to build a tennis center.

Moreover, it seems that Chang'an is already in contact with the ATP to plan to hold a tour.

However, it seems there is still debate within the ATP, given the significant influence of a single tournament.

There are only a few dozen tournaments on the world tour so far.

Therefore, the ATP decided to compromise and first hold an ATP Challenger tournament in Chang'an. If the event goes well, they can try to establish an ATP Tour.

There are very few ATP Tour events currently held in China, and each additional tournament will expand the influence of tennis.

Moreover, the existence of these tournaments also signifies the availability of wildcards.

Chinese male tennis players will also have more opportunities to gain experience.

Back at the hotel, Jiang Hong sorted out his gains.

After passing the first round, you can get 35 points and a prize of $14000.

As for Del Potro, he was forced to exit the Paris Masters in the first round because of his encounter with Jiang Hong.

Therefore, he could only receive 15 ATP points from the qualifying rounds and 5 ATP points from the first-round exit, for a total of 20 ATP points and $7000 in prize money.

However, Del Potro's performance in this match was definitely a losing proposition.

Therefore, in order to gain points and maintain his ranking, Del Potro will participate in other competitions.

Although the Paris Masters is the last stop on the tour this year besides the Shanghai Masters Cup.

However, the ATP Challenger Series is not as strict.

……

"Brother Jiang, your opponent tomorrow is Davydenko. You've played against him at the China Open!"

In the hotel, Mark Jie introduced Davydenko's information to Jiang Hong.

Jiang Hong nodded. At that time, he could be considered a complete nobody.

Fortunately, I encountered a low-health Davydenko who had just finished the World Championship and came over.

He successfully became a stepping stone for Jiang Hong.

Mark Jermaine continued, "After participating in the China Open, Davydenko also participated in an inter-national tournament..."

While netizens are indeed very free, there are also quite a few national competitions.

The Davis Cup and the Fed Cup are considered the World Cup of tennis.

Even if Jiang Hong wins a Grand Slam in the future, winning the Davis Cup will still be quite difficult.

After all, this is a team competition. Although Jiang Hong is indeed very strong, the national tennis team and the men's football team are currently evenly matched.

"They lost the Davis Cup semifinals!"

Jiang Hong thought about it and realized that Russia's tennis level was quite strong, with five players in the top 50, which was much stronger than China's men's tennis.

The semifinals are a position that Chinese men's tennis teams find difficult to reach. Mark Jer then continued explaining Davydenko's situation.

"However, Davydenko went on to win the Moscow Tour title later on."

"In last week's St. Petersburg tournament, their opponents made it to the second round."

I heard this year's Davis Cup is a clay court tournament, so it's normal to lose.

After all, Davydenko is not very good at clay courts, but is better at hard courts.

The Paris Masters is a hard court tournament.

In any case, Davydenko, whom we will face tomorrow, is a very dangerous opponent.

Jiang Hong took the video of Davydenko's most recent match from Mark Jie and began to study it.

……

In the second round of the Paris Masters, Jiang Hong and Davydenko were once again placed on the center court.

After all, one side is the world's fourth-ranked player and the reigning champion of the Paris Masters, while the other side is the newly crowned champion of the Madrid Masters.

In particular, Jiang Hong successfully defeated the world's top three, and can finally compete with the world's fourth-ranked player.

The match between the two was extremely popular, and the stands were almost full.

The number of Chinese people cheering for Jiang Hong has more than doubled compared to before.

Russia also has a considerable number of fans. Although Davydenko is not as popular as Safin, he still has quite a few fans.

Jiang Hong and Davydenko shook hands at the net.

He takes this match very seriously; underestimating his opponent will come at a price.

"Long time no see!" Davydenko greeted Jiang Hong.

Jiang Hong paused for a moment, then thought for a second before replying, "It seems like we just saw each other sometime in September!"

From September 11th to now, it seems like less than 50 days have passed, not even two months.

Davydenko paused slightly upon hearing this.

He then shook his head and said with a smile, "I remember, before we competed, you were only ranked around 300th, but now you've actually entered the top 50, and you even have a Masters title."

At this point, Davydenko became somewhat emotional.

Keep in mind that he only has one Masters title to his name.

That was the first Masters title I won at the Paris Masters last year.

Although Davydenko has a high ATP ranking, he has not won many major titles.

The most prestigious championship of his career was winning the year-end finals in 2009.

Many people say that Davydenko belongs to the group of players who lack talent and have only reached his current position by working hard to rack up points.

However, Jiang Hong felt that this was the other person's talent.

After all, in competitive sports, it's not that easy to rack up points.

If you can get into the top five in the world just by racking up points, why don't other players follow suit?

Obviously, his opponent may not be as good as Federer, Nadal, or Djokovic, but he is definitely a tennis prodigy.

"I'm pretty lucky!" Jiang Hong shrugged.

Davydenko shook his head and said seriously, "No, no, no, winning the Masters title from Federer is definitely not just luck; it's your skill."

Davydenko did not mention Nadal.

Because the two have only faced each other once, and he lost to Nadal at that time.

However, Davydenko believes he can beat Nadal on hard courts.

He is very good at playing clay-court style players on hard courts.

“However, I’m not in the same form as I was at the China Open!” Davydenko said, staring at Jiang Hong.

With a relaxed smile, Jiang Hong said, "I'm not the same person I was during the China Open."

This was the first real encounter between the two.

After all, Jiang Hong hadn't fully matured by the time of the China Open.

Davydenko was not at his peak either.

However, Davydenko seems to be in good form at the moment.

Let's start with the previous Paris Masters champion to make up for the two Masters titles!

Davydenko is not very tall, about 1.78 meters.

This is considered quite short in the tennis world.

Perhaps the reason he has never been able to win a Grand Slam is also related to his opponent's height.

When the two stood together, Jiang Hong was almost half a head taller.

As the referee tossed the coin, "Heads!"

Because Davydenkoby chose first, he gained the right to select the front suit.

"Serve or toss the ball?"

"Serve!"

Davydenko did not hesitate at all.

Although his height prevented him from becoming a serve-type player.

However, the advantage of serving is still very obvious.

"Jiang, please choose your side!" The referee turned his head back to look at Jiang Hong.

"This way!" Jiang Hong casually pointed to the side where he was fighting.

Since it's an indoor competition, the impact of the first half isn't significant.

If it were an outdoor competition, someone might actually choose to pick sides.

Both sides warmed up by stretching, lunging, serving, and volleying from the baseline.

“Play!”

As the referee's voice rang out, the two men got up from the rest area and walked onto the field.

"Go Jiang Hong! Go Jiang Hong!"

Chinese fans waved their small flags and Jiang Hong's support posters, shouting loudly in support.

Although Jiang Hong didn't know where those posters came from.

The Russian fans on the other side were not to be outdone, and immediately stood up and shouted loudly.

"Давыденко! Двигайвперед!"

(Davydenko! Forward!)
Although the match hasn't officially started yet, the atmosphere in the stadium is already tense.

Jiang Hong leaned forward slightly, bent his knees, and stared intently at Davydenko opposite him.

"If I can beat you once, I can beat you a second time."

"This time, I'm determined to win the Paris Masters!"

Davydenko glanced at Jiang Hong across from him, with only one thought in his mind.

"Win!"

Davydenko shifted his feet slightly, positioned himself behind the baseline, and rhythmically pounded the tennis ball, lightly touching the ground with his feet to maintain a ready-to-go rhythm.

Suddenly, Davydenko tossed the ball high into the air.

The body bends backward, the shoulder blades expand, and the tennis ball falls.

Suddenly, Davydenko's body contracted like a spring and then released abruptly.

The racket swung rapidly, striking the tennis ball precisely.

Bang!
A flat serve, flying at high speed towards the outside corner.

Davydenko is not a violent player. Although the ball was fast, Jiang Hong was even faster.

He reacted instantly, predicting the direction of the serve in his mind.

He quickly stepped out with his left foot, lowering his center of gravity accordingly.

Pull your body back to take the shot, leaving plenty of space.

Landing, bouncing.

It's now.

As the tennis ball flew to its highest point, Jiang Hong's arm lashed out like a whip.

This was a two-handed backhand, and Jiang Hong deliberately chose to close the hand at the moment of impact.

Therefore, the tennis ball has a strong topspin.

The tennis ball arced through the air, hurtling towards Davydenko's backhand.

The ball landed very deep, almost hitting the baseline.

Move!
Davydenko moved, moving at an exaggerated speed.

The speed was completely different from when they were in the capital of China.

Actually, at the moment Jiang Hong hit the ball...

Davydenko had already begun to turn to the side, preparing for his next shot.

One step, two steps—the steps are extremely simple, yet highly efficient.

Without any extra movements, he reached the optimal hitting position in just three steps.

The body weight is completely shifted to the right leg, and the racket is held in the right hand with one hand, instantly triggering the movement.

The moment the tennis ball bounced off the ground, Davydenko's body, like a taut longbow, began to release, his racket face precisely slicing beneath the ball.

A reverse cut.

The tennis ball, spinning intensely, skimmed low over the net and exploded near Jiang Hong's feet.

Bang!
Jiang Hong had no time to stop him and had already flown out of bounds.

15: 0.

Jiang Hong raised his head, looked at Davydenko opposite him, and let out a long breath.

His returns were all perfect, without any flaws.

However, the opponent still managed to resolve the situation successfully.

Moreover, he noticed Davydenko's subtle movements at the moment of his shot.

This is something he rarely showed during the China Open.

"Indeed, we cannot let our guard down!"

Jiang Hong readjusted his receiving stance and waited quietly for Davydenko to serve.

Davydenko had long been prepared for Jiang Hong's situation.

When we fought in China, I wasn't at my peak.

However, it is also clear that Jiang Hong is very strong, and he will definitely become a TOP50 player.

But to my surprise, Jiang Hong finished it so quickly.

He even equaled his previous Masters Tournament honors.

And the other party is so young.

Therefore, Davydenko did not hold back at all from the start of the match.

We must not give such an opponent a chance to breathe.

By the second ball, Davydenko had already begun to change his serving tactics.

"Flat serves are no longer allowed!"

"I'm not a powerful server, so it's hard for me to hit many aces. I have to hit something unexpected."

Bang!
As the sound of the ball being struck rang out, the tennis ball whistled through the air.

"Outer corner!"

Jiang Hong's feet began to move rapidly.

"and many more……"

Jiang Hong noticed that the tennis ball traced a distinct arc during its flight.

His pupils contracted instantly, "Side rotation!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Hong immediately began to increase his movement range.

(End of this chapter)