Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 75 Snickers, the arranged lottery (Please read on)

After three rounds of intense qualifying matches, a promising young Chinese player defeated strong opponents to successfully enter the main draw of the ATP Wuhan Challenger Tournament and join the championship competition.

Although it was just a qualifying round, the media support it received was almost the same as that for the ITF Hope Series finals.

After all, Jiang Hong was the only one left who made it through the qualifying rounds.

Jiang Hong's lips twitched as he looked at the news headline.

They didn't even include their own name in the title, but they certainly didn't forget to stir up hatred for him!
It seems that clickbait headlines are already taking shape!
After all, news headlines are meant to attract readers.

Sure enough, when I clicked into the comments section of the press release, it was full of people criticizing the reporter.

"Whether the Chinese men's tennis team has a chance to win a Challenger title within the next ten years is still uncertain, let alone competing for the championship!"

"Clickbait headlines, calling him a promising young player—don't you feel ashamed saying that?"

"Even if they make it through the qualifying rounds, they'll probably only be eliminated in the first round!"

"Actually, Xiao Jiang's results are quite good. Although he may not win the championship, he shouldn't be eliminated in the first round!"

Although Jiang Hong is not very famous, some netizens are familiar with her.

"No championship yet? Then let me win my first one!"

Jiang Hong's eyes flickered, and he murmured something.

"what?"

Just then, Jiang Hong suddenly heard a gasp from behind him.

Turning my head, I saw Su Cheng looking down at something.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Hong asked, somewhat puzzled.

Su Cheng raised her head, a strange expression on her face.

"The tournament draw is out!"

Jiang Hong wasn't surprised; the main competition starts tomorrow, and the draw will definitely be released soon.

Who will I play in the first round?

Jiang Hong didn't pay attention and casually asked Su Cheng.

"Jiang Hong, this draw form isn't targeting you, is it?" Su Cheng pouted and handed over her phone, looking somewhat unhappy.

Upon seeing his opponent, Jiang Hong finally understood why Su Cheng had that expression.

"Yu Xinyuan!"

Currently, the highest-ranked male tennis player from China is ranked 512th in the ATP rankings.

That's right, even the top player is now ranked 500+.

The level of Chinese men's tennis has even regressed in the past two years.

Yu Xinyuan will participate in both singles and doubles, and will also represent the Chinese team in next year's Olympics.

"Are the organizing committee members traitors? There are only a few contestants from China, and you guys have run into them in the first round!" Su Cheng was very dissatisfied with the draw!
Jiang Hong turned his head, chuckled, shrugged, and said, "Maybe the organizing committee is deliberately giving us preferential treatment. Most of the other participating players are ranked around 500th in the ATP rankings. It's better than running into them!"

Su Cheng paused for a moment upon hearing this, then blinked and began to think.

After Su Cheng left, Jiang Hong immediately stretched.

I went into the restroom and washed my hands.

I've completed the suggestion to advance to the finals, but I haven't had a chance to claim the rewards yet.

Now is the time.

After calming down, he spoke to the system in his mind.

"Open it for me!"

A tattered wooden box popped out from the panel, slowly opening with a tooth-grinding "creak".

Then a blinding white light appeared!

Oh no, it's not the Golden Legend!
Jiang Hong sighed inwardly.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Snickers*1 (Sweep away fatigue, be yourself again, restore your body's depleted physical strength to its peak, cannot be used during the competition)]

Jiang Hong's eyes lit up instantly. Although there were some restrictions, it was definitely a good opportunity.

Jiang Hong has won all three sets so far, never having played a third set!
Just thinking about a best-of-five-sets match like a Grand Slam makes Jiang Hong's scalp tingle.

Good stuff, keep it.

……

Hubei Sports Tennis Department!

"Hey Lao Yu, your organizing committee arranged this draw so that our two best domestic players bumped into each other in the first round. Was that on purpose?" Guo Wei teased Yu Zhenhai.

Anyway, all his disciples have been eliminated in the qualifying rounds, so now he's just a spectator. "So what if it was intentional?" Yu Zhenhai wasn't embarrassed at all, but instead said confidently, "If you ask me, only those two have a chance to go any further. The other players will basically be eliminated in the first round."

"By pitting Jiang Hong against Yu Xinyuan, we can at least guarantee one of them a spot in the second round. And who knows, the winner of that race might even make it to the third round!"

"Even if we lose, we can't blame anyone else; arranging other draws won't work either!"

"Besides, don't the organizing committees abroad give preferential treatment to players from their own countries?"

It's important to know that some might even blatantly engage in biased refereeing.

Go crazy trying to mess with your opponent's mentality.

Of course, it would be impossible to do this in China, but if the draw and schedule are arranged well, no one can criticize it!
Even Grand Slam tournaments can be subject to draw manipulation.

……

When Su Cheng left home in the morning, she checked the things Jiang Hong needed several times.

Just in case something is left behind!
The hotel was not far from the tennis center at the Optics Valley Training Base, and the two of them quickly arrived at the location carrying their tennis bags.

Just as they were about to enter, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Little Jiang, it's been a long time!"

Jiang Hong turned around and found that it was Xie Hong, the head coach of the national team.

He was accompanied by several young players, all of whom were there to participate in the competition.

There were a total of four wildcards for the main tournament, all of which were given to national team players.

Jiang Hong then saw that Li Yan, whom he had previously competed in at the Guangzhou station, was also participating in the Wuhan challenge.

Regardless of whether you can score points or not, participating in a competition of this level is definitely a valuable learning opportunity.

There aren't many domestic challenge competitions each year, and there aren't many opportunities like this.

A young player in a white jersey, slightly behind Xie Hong, was staring intently at Jiang Hong.

If Jiang Hong's guess is correct, the other party should be Yu Xinyuan.

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

Jiang Hong greeted the other person with a smile.

"I really didn't expect you to participate in the Wuhan Challenge. If you had told me earlier, it wouldn't have been impossible for me to get a wildcard!" Xie Hong said with a smile.

Of course, Jiang Hong wouldn't take other people's politeness as genuine.

Even national teams don't have enough wildcards to go around. If you want to get a wildcard, you have to at least be tied to the other team!

"That's such a pity, after all, this qualifying round wasn't easy!" Jiang Hong sighed, feigning regret.

Xie Hong waved his hand and laughed, "It's alright, after all, with your strength, you'll have no problem getting through the qualifying rounds!"

"By the way, Xiao Jiang, let me introduce you. This is Yu Xinyuan, Xiao Yu. He'll be competing against you soon!"

"Hello there!"

"Nice to meet you!"

Jiang Hong shook hands with the other party, but there wasn't much conversation.

After all, we didn't have much interaction, so it's impossible for us to become close friends as soon as we meet.

Even though I'm a super handsome guy, I'm good at attracting women but not men!

"Alright, Coach Xie, I still have some things to prepare, so I'll be going now. See you at the competition later!" Jiang Hong wasn't in the mood for small talk, so he said goodbye first!
See you on the field later!

After speaking, Jiang Hong and Su Cheng left.

Xie Hong's smile slowly faded, and he turned to Yu Xinyuan and said.

"Be careful during the match later, and don't underestimate Jiang Hong!"

"Understood, Coach!"

Yu Xinyuan nodded, but whether he actually listened was another matter.

Xie Hong sighed. He almost cursed when the organizing committee paired Jiang Hong and Yu Xinyuan together in the first round.

Because he knew that although Jiang Hong's ATP ranking was lower than Yu Xinyuan's, his strength should not be lower than Yu Xinyuan's.

He wished he could contact the organizing committee and have other national team members run into Jiang Hong.

If the other team members knew what their coach was thinking, they would definitely say something.

Amenos!

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