Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 57 Reaching the Finals, the Gains! (Please continue reading!)

Jiang Hong did not pay attention to the other party's emotions.

At this moment, Jiang Hong realized that their match was actually the one that ended the earliest.

Instead of rushing back to the hotel to rest, he observed the other players' matches.

Jiang Hong only knows Zhang Long here.

His match was quite intense, and we're only now in the latter half of the second set.

The score of the first set was 7-5, and the score of the second set was 4-4!

To be honest, both Zhang Long and his opponent made quite a few mistakes during their match.

In the end, Zhang Long came out on top.

They successfully won the match and advanced to the second round.

Zhang Long clenched his fist with a smile. Everyone's joys and sorrows are different. His opponent was not so happy. He lowered his head and looked dejected.
"Coach, I got it!"

After shaking hands with his opponents and the referee, Zhang Long excitedly ran up to his coach and said...

"You're getting cocky with such a small achievement? If you achieved Jiang Hong's results, you'd be strutting around like crazy!" Although Coach Zhang seemed to be lecturing him, he couldn't hide the smile on his face!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Long scratched his head.

Turning around, I noticed Jiang Hong not far away.

"Old Jiang, you're here too!"

Jiang Hong walked over and greeted Coach Zhang first.

"Coach Zhang, it's been a long time!"

"long time no see!"

Coach Zhang smiled and nodded.

Although Jiang Hong had previously declined the other party's invitation, the time they spent together was still quite pleasant.

"I remember you and I started the competition around the same time. You finished so quickly! I remember your opponents even had rankings!" Zhang Long was somewhat surprised by Jiang Hong's speed.

"We were lucky; in the second half of the match, our opponent's mentality collapsed!" Jiang Hong casually remarked.

Zhang Long nodded, recalling his practice match with Jiang Hong a couple of days ago.

I couldn't help but think to myself: Playing against this guy really makes it easy to break your mentality!
After a brief chat, Coach Zhang was supposed to take Zhang Long back to review the match.

Jiang Hong didn't linger. After saying goodbye, he returned to the hotel.

I jogged five kilometers in the gym, then went back to my room to watch the game recording.

I just finished watching the game, and suddenly my computer started coughing like crazy, as if it had caught a cold.

I opened QQ and found that it was a message from Li Hua.

"Old Jiang, I'm so envious of you! We're all taking exams, and you're out having fun!"

"By the way, how did the game go today?"

Are you confident of winning the championship this time?

If we calculate the time, the exam should still have two days left before it's completely over.

"Sigh, I envy you too. You get to sit in a bright classroom and study, while I can only compete hard under the scorching sun!"

"As for the result of the match, it was an easy victory!"

Upon seeing Jiang Hong's message, Li Hua immediately sent several cleaver emojis.

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In the following days, Jiang Hong's opponents were not particularly strong, and he made it smoothly into the semifinals of this competition.

This time, their opponents are national team players!

Jiang Hong guessed that the organizing committee might have arranged the registration process.

At least one team can make it to the finals in the civil war.

After all, he won the 10K championship, which makes him a force to be reckoned with in the country.

Zhang Long was eliminated by a foreign player in the second round.

However, he himself was not too disappointed, saying that getting the points meant the trip wasn't a complete waste.

His opponent, Li Yan, is ranked over 700th in the ATP rankings.

When he saw Jiang Hong, his face was filled with fighting spirit.

Although he is ranked higher than Jiang Hong, he has never won a professional singles championship since he started playing in the youth competition.

Jiang Hong unexpectedly emerged and won a championship at an ITF circuit event.

Therefore, I was quite curious about Jiang Hong's strength!

After the referee confirmed their identities, Li Yan gained possession of the ball by flipping a coin. Li Yan had specifically researched Jiang Hong before the match.

His serve is extremely powerful and fast!

The technology is also quite comprehensive.

Li Yan immediately began serving, tossing the ball and choosing a topspin serve!

The serve isn't fast, but it bounces quite high and travels a distance towards the backcourt!
Upon seeing the other party's movements, Jiang Hong immediately began to adjust his stance.

Instead of retreating when faced with a serve, he actively met the ball.

"It's now!"

With the height just right, Jiang Hong immediately swung his arm and smashed the tennis ball flat against the racket.

The tennis ball flew directly towards Li Yan's left open space!

After all, he's a member of the national team; he can't possibly be unable to receive a single serve!

Although his posture was somewhat awkward, he managed to return the ball before it bounced off the ground a second time.

Jiang Hong had no chance of letting Li Yan's easy pass go.

Quickly choose a strong attack, change direction to the outer corner of the deep zone.

Faced with this ball, Li Yan was powerless and could only watch helplessly as the point was lost.

15: 0!

After losing the first ball, Li Yan did not choose to sit idly by and wait for defeat.

Instead, they opted to change their serving tactics.

Flat serve!

The serve was incredibly fast; the tennis ball had almost no spin and flew in a straight line!
Jiang Hong instantly began to adjust his position when the opponent served.

"Snapped!"

Jiang Hong had only run a few steps when he heard a muffled thud.

The tennis ball went into the net!
First shot failed!
While flat serves are fast, they also have a relatively high error rate!
After his first shot failed, Li Yan played much more conservatively in his second.

In the brief stalemate, Jiang Hong's change of direction caught them off guard!

In the first game, Li Yan only managed to get one serve point before being broken by Jiang Hong!

Facing Jiang Hong's serve, Li Yan had only two words in mind.

despair!

Xie Hong, the head coach of the national men's tennis team, sat in the stands, completely helpless against Li Yan and Jiang Hong.

He didn't show any disappointment!

On the contrary, there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"Where did this kid Jiang Hong come from?"

Although Li Yan is not the top male tennis player, he is still among the top players in the national team!

Even the top player couldn't possibly beat Li Yan so badly!
Although they are both national tennis teams, the men's and women's tennis teams are not comparable!

Several women in the WTA top 100, and even Li Na and Zheng Jie are in the world's top 20, and have won doubles Grand Slams.

As for men's tennis, there isn't a single player currently in the ATP top 300.

Therefore, it is self-evident who the Tennis Association's funds will be allocated to.

Jiang Hong seems to be quite talented.

Although it cannot take away the Olympic singles spot from the current top player on the national team.

However, Jiang Hong has good net play and baseline skills. If he were to be trained as a doubles player, he might be able to participate in the Beijing Olympics next year.

Although Li Yan continued to resist very hard, he was unable to break the deadlock.

It can be said that they were completely suppressed by Jiang Hong.

The match lasted just over an hour, with Jiang Hong winning the two sets 6-1 and 6-2.

They successfully advanced to the finals of this competition.

Jiang Hong is now guaranteed to receive 16 points and $1600.

This has already surpassed Jiang Hong's achievements in Shanghai.

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