Tennis: He's so obedient!

Chapter 77: The Only Goal on the Field is the Championship (Please Read On)

Tian Lan was stunned for a moment; she even wondered if she had misheard.

"what?"

Realizing his lack of professionalism, he quickly covered his mouth.

Jiang Hong continued, "When I stand on the field as an athlete, I have only one goal: to win the championship!"

Tian Lan's eyes are getting brighter and brighter, well done!
With an athlete like Jiang Hong, how could a journalist not be happy?

She could recite the usual, measured interviews with athletes by heart.

None of these are as interesting as Jiang Hong's scathing reviews.

He nodded with a smile, then turned to the camera and said, "That's all for today's report. We also wish Jiang Hong all the best in achieving his goals!"

After the interview, Jiang Hong did not linger.

"Little Jiang, over here!"

Suddenly a voice came from the stands.

Turning around, I saw my "support team" waving their hands at me.

Jiang Hong smiled, opened his tennis bag, took out a pen, picked up a tennis ball, and wrote his name on it in a flamboyant style!
Then he tossed the ball high into the air, and bang!
He struck the ball lightly with the racket; after all, if he had hit it with all his might, he probably would have had to go see a doctor.

The tennis ball seemed to have a fixed trajectory as it flew into the crowd.

Jiang Hong had previously seen on Tieba that some users said they received tennis balls from him, but no one believed them, saying there wasn't even an autograph!
Only by finally showing the photo of himself with Jiang Hong did he prove that he was not lying.

So this time, Jiang Hong specially signed his name on the tennis ball.

After everything was over, the forum members gradually dispersed, and Jiang Hong also prepared to leave.

Suddenly, Jiang Hong was called out to him again.

"Xiao Jiang, don't rush off!"

Jiang Hong immediately recognized the voice as Xie Hong's.

"Coach Xie, what brings you here? I remember the national team players still have matches to play!" Jiang Hong had already guessed the other party's purpose, so he pretended to be clueless and said.

"It's alright, the match will have to wait a while. But Xiao Jiang, it's only been a month since we last met, and your skills have improved a lot! With your current strength, if you were to join the national team, you could even compete for a singles spot!"

Although Xie Hong had high hopes for Jiang Hong, the issue of Olympic qualification was not something he could decide on his own.

But he told the truth: if Jiang Hong joins the national team, he will definitely do his best to help him.

Then, he threw out another heavyweight offer: "And the China Open in September can definitely help you get a wildcard!"

After all, according to Jiang Hong's ATP ranking, if she wants to participate in the China Open, she can only rely on a wildcard entry.

With a smile on his face, Jiang Hong calmly replied, "Sorry, Coach Xie, thank you for your recognition, but I still want to try the free agent route. As for the wildcard for the China Open, I believe I will get it. The competition there is about to start, you go ahead and do your work!"

Xie Hong was taken aback when he heard this. He knew that besides the official wildcards, the only other options were the ITF recommendations and the ATP Challenger Tour champions.

It is highly unlikely that Jiang Hong from the International Tennis Federation would not meet the requirements.

And this ATP Challenger Tournament...

Xie Hong could only dismiss it as youthful arrogance; after all, men's tennis results have fluctuated over the years, and some players have won ITF Hopefuls titles.
However, no one in China has yet won an ATP Challenger singles title.

The best result achieved by Chinese men's tennis players in an ATP Challenger tournament to date dates back to the 1996 Challenger tournament held in Beijing, where Xia Jiaping reached the final and ultimately won the runner-up title.

Over the past 11 years, the performance of Chinese male tennis players in Challenger tournaments has been getting worse and worse!

"Xiao Jiang, you should really think about it. After all, it's not easy to get a wildcard for the Wuhan Challenge!" Xie Hong was genuinely concerned about Jiang Hong's talent. Relying on Jiang Hong's background would hardly provide any assistance and would only be a waste of his talent.

"Coach Xie, I believe the scenery is more beautiful on a road full of thorns!" "I have a match tomorrow, so I'll go back and rest now!"

After speaking, Jiang Hong waved his hand and left the arena with Su Cheng.

Xie Hong originally thought Jiang Hong was just setting a goal, but he didn't expect that Jiang Hong really wanted to win the championship.

"Indeed, the younger generation surpasses the older one!"

After letting out a sigh, Xie Hong moved on to the next court, where another of his students was about to start his match.

……

When Jiang Hong returned to the hotel and looked up, he saw Su Cheng looking conflicted.

"Alright, Orange, ask whatever you want!" Jiang Hong said with a laugh.

Having obtained Jiang Hong's consent, Su Cheng immediately asked with excitement.

"By the way, Jiang Hong, that national team coach just invited you to join the national team and said you have a chance to participate in the Beijing Olympics next year!"

Because right now, there's a lot of hype and excitement all over the country about next year's Beijing Olympics!

Participating in the Olympics is naturally a very honorable thing.

Now that Jiang Hong suddenly has the opportunity to participate in the Olympics, Su Cheng is indeed quite excited!
"These are all just possibilities. If it depends on the organizer's qualifications, the selection of participants is not something Coach Xie can decide!"

"But you defeated Yu Xinyuan, so you're the best!"

"Is it only possible for you to participate if you are the best?"

Su Cheng's eyes flickered, and she nodded thoughtfully.

However, he quickly regained his liveliness.

"Jiang Hong, if the principal knew you had a chance to participate in the Olympics, he'd probably drive all the way to Wuhan to brainwash you!" Su Cheng suddenly thought of Jiang Hong, who was holding the school's sponsorship, and teased him with a smile.

"Not putting yourself in shackles doesn't mean you can't participate in the Olympics!" Jiang Hong's eyes flickered.

The Olympics next year is the most watched sporting event in China, both in the past and in the future.

How could Jiang Hong not want to get involved!

He had a goal in mind: to improve his ranking to the level required to participate in the competition!

As long as an athlete is ranked 4th in the ATP rankings and their country has no more than four participating athletes, they can directly qualify for the competition.

Due to injuries and other reasons, those ranked in the top 60 of the ATP rankings basically have a chance to qualify for next year's Beijing Olympics.

"This goal doesn't seem impossible!"

Jiang Hong defeated Yu Xinyuan and successfully advanced to the second round of the competition.

Earned 5 points, $1685!

It has to be said, the Challenger League is really well-funded!
Back when Jiang Hong competed in the ITF Shanghai 10K tournament, the champion only received a prize of $1500. Now, the second round has already surpassed that.

第三轮也就是八强的奖金是2890美元，积分是15个；第四轮四强奖金4975美元，积分27个积分；亚军奖金8330美元，积分27个；冠军奖金14200美元，积分75个。

Jiang Hong has only one goal this time, otherwise his score-boosting progress will be slowed down a lot.

"We must win this championship and get a wildcard entry to the China Open!"

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