tennis giant

Chapter 189

On January 2015, 1, Sunday, An Sheng, who had been on a truce for more than three months, finally set off again.

And this time, An Sheng's goal has changed a lot. Before that, he was only thinking about entering the third round of the main match, but now, his goal is to be the champion. .

Such a span seems to be a bit too big, but An Sheng believes that with his current strength, he can already launch an impact on the championship.

Although compared to those seeded players, he may be a little bit behind in terms of hard power, but as far as the game is concerned, he feels that he has a chance to beat them, and the winning rate will not be too low.

Therefore, setting the goal of winning the championship is not because of his arrogance, but because of his self-confidence.

What needs to be explained a little bit is that according to the rules of the International Tennis Federation and its 52-week scoring method, after the new season, the 3 ATP points An Sheng obtained before still retain their effectiveness. .

Therefore, as far as signing up for the low-level ITF hopeful competition is concerned, it is relatively easy for him to do it. At least participating in the qualifying competition is not a big problem.

And the event he signed up for this time is also the first ITF hopeful match held in Huaguo in the new season, and the venue is Anning City, Yunnan Province.

An Sheng is no longer a stranger to Anning City. On the contrary, it can be said that he has a lot of connections with him. After all, the first professional competition he participated in was in Anning.

But this time, the situation is slightly different, because this Anning race is not a common outdoor hard court, but a clay court that is relatively rare in China.

As for the prize money level of this event, it is no different from An Sheng's previous events. It is still 15K, and it is also held for three consecutive weeks.

When An Sheng arrived in An Ning, he was quite excited.

First, it was because he hadn't participated in an official competition for a long time, and he was very much looking forward to the upcoming competition.

Secondly, and most importantly, it was because he would soon meet an old acquaintance.

He was none other than Xiong Tengfei, who had helped An Sheng a lot when he was a training partner for the Shanghai City Team.

In fact, although An Sheng left the Shanghai City Team a long time ago, he and Xiong Tengfei have always been in touch, so they can roughly know the other party's situation.

At the beginning, Xiong Tengfei once told An Sheng that he had lost confidence in professional competitions, and then decided that he would never participate in professional competitions again.

But after that, obviously, since Xiong Tengfei was able to come to participate in this Anning competition, it also means that after a period of precipitation, he has regained his old beliefs.

As for whether he can improve and achieve better results, An Sheng is still not sure, but no matter what, he is very happy to meet old friends in the professional arena.

"Haha, An Sheng, long time no see!"

"Brother Xiong, I really didn't expect that we could still meet here."

At Anning Hot Spring Peninsula Hotel, An Sheng met Xiong Tengfei. It seemed that he was in very good condition.

"Hey~ the world is impermanent, you know, I had already given up on professional competitions, but I didn't expect that after that, I made some breakthroughs in strength, so I plan to come to professional competitions again A breakthrough. No matter what the result is, I will satisfy my thoughts and have a clear conscience."

"By the way, An Sheng, if the game goes well tomorrow, we will have a real fight in the professional arena the day after tomorrow. How about it? Are you ready?"

Xiong Tengfei was right. According to the draw announced by the tournament, if both of them can successfully pass the first qualifying round, then they will become opponents in the second qualifying round.

But in this regard, to be honest, An Sheng couldn't bear it, because he could almost be sure of the result, and defeating Xiong Tengfei was no longer difficult for him.

Of course, it's not that he underestimated Xiong Tengfei, it's just that there is a gap in strength between the two, unless Xiong Tengfei has made great progress during this period of time, so that he can compete with An Sheng.

"Hehe, An Sheng, looking at you like this, it seems that you think you will win, don't you?"

"No, Brother Xiong. It's just that I mentioned it to you before. During this period of time, I have made great progress. Moreover, my goal in this competition is to be the champion."

"champion?"

Xiong Tengfei was stunned for a moment.

He had indeed heard from An Sheng before that he had made great progress, but now it seems that the extent of his progress is probably much greater than he imagined, otherwise, how could An Sheng set his goal at Champion?
"Ha ha!"

To An Sheng's surprise, Xiong Tengfei burst out laughing after he came to his senses.

"Brother Xiong, I'm not joking."

"Haha, An Sheng, I know!"

Xiong Tengfei patted An Sheng's shoulder heavily, with a smile still on his face.

"An Sheng, you don't think that I, Xiong Tengfei, are such a shameless person, do you?"

"Actually, I am very aware of my situation. Even if I have made some progress, it is almost impossible to gain a firm foothold in the professional tennis world."

"It's just that if I want to leave the professional game, I always feel a little bit unwilling."

"In short, I don't have any illusions about the results, but as long as the conditions permit, I am still happy to participate in professional competitions, so if we can really meet in the arena, you must not be polite."

"Also, as a friend, An Sheng, I'm very happy to see your progress, and I sincerely hope that you can go further."

An Sheng nodded, he could roughly understand Xiong Tengfei's state of mind at this time.

For him, coming to participate in professional competitions is actually no longer such a strong competitive spirit, but more, he is seeking a kind of psychological comfort.

After all, becoming a professional tennis player has always been his ideal, but when he found that no matter how hard he tried, he could not achieve this goal, he needed to continue participating in professional tournaments to appease his helplessness.

And on the second day, Xiong Tengfei went through three hard-fought battles, defeated his opponent more difficultly, and then really became An Sheng's opponent in the next round.

As for the results of the match between them, there is no need to go into details. Xiong Tengfei's strength has indeed improved, but compared to An Sheng, the gap is still relatively obvious.

But after the game, Xiong Tengfei was not only not depressed, but rather happy. Thinking about it, his mentality has really changed a lot.

In fact, this is also good, at least he is happy.

(End of this chapter)