tennis giant

Chapter 226 Controlling Hegemony
"Since the challenge competition is not good, then I will dominate the hope competition first."

This trip to Zhuhai Station allowed Ansheng to figure out his position. Facing the challenge competition, it was difficult for him to gain anything, but in the hope competition, he has become the overlord.

And his current ATP points have raised his ranking to 239th.

Here, I need to explain a little bit, and don't look at his current ranking as if he has risen very fast, as if he is about to complete his goal.

But in fact, after the ranking has reached this height, the number of players is no longer as dense as before, and the points gap between each ranking is much larger than before.

In other words, although An Sheng is only 200 places away from the 39th place, but to cross this hurdle, he still needs to win at least three Hope Tournament championships.

And his current ranking actually puts him in an awkward situation.

Generally speaking, with his ranking, he can roughly participate in the Challenger League, but the previous facts have basically proved that he actually doesn't have that strength.

In this way, it is obviously unreasonable for him to continue to participate in the low-level hopeful competition when he has a high ranking, and it will inevitably attract criticism from others.

This also reduces the reliability of his ranking to a large extent, making everyone think that his ranking is watery and does not truly reflect his strength.

As a result, some players who are obviously stronger than him, and even have reached the level of 70 or above, may not be able to compare with him in terms of rankings.

For example, Wu Di, his strength must be stronger than An Sheng, but his current ranking is actually lower than An Sheng.

As for the reason, An Sheng could figure it out.

The key is that for a player like Wu Di, he is not very willing to participate in the hope match.

For him, ATP points are very important, and the ranking is also very important, but the points are not enough to eat. As we all know, the prize money of the hope match is very low. Even if he wins the championship, he can't win many Bonuses, more than possible losses.

In this way, due to financial pressure and to maintain the operation of his own team, Wu Di will naturally not choose to participate in the Hope Competition.

And most of the other professional tennis players, as long as they have that strength, will naturally make the same choice as Wu Di.

What is a professional gamer?

This is a professional player, he needs to rely on bonuses to support himself and his team.

But thanks to the club's support, An Sheng is not under so much financial pressure. The most important thing is that his strength is not yet in place, and it is impossible for him to make a difference in the Challenger League.

But he also has the "Tennis Giant System", which gives him a stability that other players cannot match, allowing him to maintain super competitiveness in the hope competition.

All in all, this has led to his current embarrassing situation. The points are high, but the level is indeed limited.

Regarding these issues, An Sheng actually thinks very clearly, and he is not afraid of criticism from others, because this is his best and only choice at present.

Of course, it is impossible for him to continue like this forever, but as far as the current period of time is concerned, he can only do so.

Back on the court, after finishing the Zhuhai race, Ansheng returned to Lucheng and rested for less than half a month. Then, he set off again to Kunshan City, Suzhou Province, to participate in the Hope Games held there.

Its bonus level is 25K for a week.

His goal, without a doubt, must be the championship.

In this tournament, An Sheng won the number one seed based on his high ranking, which to a certain extent optimized his schedule and avoided meeting other high ranking players too early.

But in fact, this is relatively indifferent to An Sheng. Anyway, he still has to compete with those capable players.

In fact, An Sheng fought all the way without any resistance, and there were probably only two players who impressed him a little bit.

One of them is Jin Kaiwen from the United States. His ATP ranking is not high, not even a seed player, but he broke into the top 8 all the way, and then played against An Sheng in the quarterfinals.

At first, An Sheng thought that the reason why Jin Kaiwen could become a dark horse might be because of his good competitive state, which allowed him to advance all the way, but in terms of hard power, he should be inferior.

But when An Sheng really played against him, he discovered that this Jin Kaiwen was capable, and his level had reached the peak of the 60th stage, no worse than any other seeded player.

Moreover, his game state is really very good.

It's a pity that what he's encountering now is An Sheng, who is equally hot in the game, has high fighting spirit, and has more comprehensive skills, with almost 360 degrees without dead ends.

It was also because of his comprehensive skills and his rising competitive state in the game that An Sheng finally defeated Jin Kaiwen with a score of 2-0.

And another opponent who impresses him, that is, his opponent in the final, is Ivan Nedelcu from the fighting nation.

In terms of hard power, I won't say much, everyone is almost the same, and in terms of game status, Ivan's ability to reach the finals has proved that he is in good condition.

But what really decides this game is not in these two aspects, but in the game experience.

At the beginning of the match, An Sheng was a little surprised to find that the tactics used by Ivan were somewhat similar to his, and they all focused on the offensive style of forehand attack.

In this way, the two sides naturally launched a confrontation.

As a result, it was roughly evenly matched, with a winner and a loser, and the first set therefore entered a tie-break.

On the key ball, An Sheng's performance was even more sophisticated, using simple and clear tactics, and also taking the initiative in his own hands.

But correspondingly, Ivan seemed a little inexperienced. At this critical moment, his mentality was not stable enough, and he played too impulsively, thus losing the first set.

As for the second set, Ivan unexpectedly made tactical changes at the very beginning, and he was constantly making adjustments. Sometimes he wanted to strengthen his offense, and sometimes he wanted to play more safely.

Obviously, without implementing his tactics well, Ivan's performance plummeted, and he quickly lost the game by a big score.

In this regard, An Sheng felt a little "gloating".

He used to make similar mistakes in the game, but now, he sees the same problems in his opponents, which makes him feel very fulfilled, because it proves his growth, he now Already ahead of others.

An Sheng was not so happy about winning the hope match again. He even felt a little guilty in his heart, feeling that this championship was a bit unkind.

But soon, An Sheng put this bit of guilt behind him, because compared to the results he received, this bit of discomfort was nothing at all.

On the morning of the second day after he won the championship of this station, he suddenly received an overseas call. The most important thing was that the other party claimed to be the agent of IMG Company!

(End of this chapter)