Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 9 Sign up and try your skills

When Chen Ran opened the system panel again, his technical attributes had increased to 59 points, his mental attributes were 65 points, and his physical attributes were 78 points.

The later you get, the more difficult it will be to improve attribute points.

Taking technical attributes as an example, Chen Ran improved by 5 points on the first day, and then increased by 4 points in the next two days combined.
However, according to the system prompts, when Chen Ran's technical attributes are increased to 60 points, a new function will be unlocked - special skills training, and a brand new coach will appear.

For example, Zhang Depei is now Chen Ran's full-time coach and needs to have all-round control, while the new coach is here to specifically guide him in training a certain tennis skill.

Chen Ran was looking forward to this. After all, even players at the level of the Big Three have their own weaknesses. The system wants to train him in the direction of a hexagonal warrior.

The week of study is over and the weekend is here.

I remember that under repeated orders from the Ministry of Education, during the second semester of the third year of junior high school, all junior high schools in Dongzhou City canceled weekend tutoring.

However, extracurricular tutoring has not been cancelled. Most students who want to get into a better high school will go to the teacher's home for tutoring.

It’s just that teachers from their own schools usually avoid suspicion and choose to cross-tutor with teachers from other schools.

Early on Saturday morning, before his parents even got up, Chen Ran hurried out of the house. The reason was that he had to go out to make up lessons and would not go home at noon. By the way, he also asked for [-] yuan to pay for the extra lessons.

The funds he can use in his pocket now are only more than 500 yuan. If he could have more than [-] yuan, he would feel more at ease.

"The dream that I had buried deep in my heart in my previous life will begin at this moment!"

At this time, while the students were using their weekends to crazily make up for classes, Chen Ran got on the bus to Ningzhou City.

Ningzhou City and Dongzhou City are adjacent to each other. Not only does Chen Ran often travel there, he also worked there for a period of time in his previous life and is very familiar with it.

After he got off the bus, he quickly found the No. 20 bus at the bus stop that matched the route. About half an hour later, he arrived at the gymnasium where he had registered.

Chen Ran successfully registered after paying the registration fee of 200 yuan and filling in his personal information in detail.

However, there were some hiccups during the registration process.

The responsible aunt seemed quite surprised when she saw Chen Ran's 16-year-old age, and asked him: Are you a junior high school student?

Chen Ran also replied very frankly: Yes, he is a genuine junior high school student.

The aunt then said meaningfully: You are the only junior high school student, and the others are all high school students.

When Chen Ran went back, he thought about it carefully and understood the trick.

For the Ningzhou Youth Tennis Championship held this time, the age limit is 18 years old and below, and the applicants are basically students from the first to the third year of high school.

Everyone comes here for the certification of "Provincial Athletes".

With this certificate, no matter how bad your grades are, you can still go to a bachelor's degree in the province to earn a fortune. After graduation, you can also find a way to arrange a job at home, or even study abroad in the future. Tennis is a bonus as your specialty.

This also means that the people competing with Chen Ran this time are all high school students.

He was not afraid at all, but was slightly excited.

After Chen Ran signed up, he found a relatively regular sports goods store in Ningzhou.

Chen Ran couldn't afford the expensive tennis racket for the time being, so he simply bought a tennis racket worth more than 200 yuan from the domestic brand Double Happiness.

While it was still early, Chen Ran returned to the gymnasium where he had just signed up. He remembered that there was a free outdoor hard tennis court there, and many amateurs were hitting the ball there.

Chen Ran felt that just practicing in the "simulation training ground" was not enough. He also had to find a feel for this body.

Today is cloudy and the temperature is not too high. There are already a few people standing scattered on the tennis court, including college students and young people entering the society.

This big city is different. It is difficult to see these people playing tennis in my hometown.

"Brothers, please add me and let's play together." Chen Ran walked over with a tennis racket in hand, not looking embarrassed at all.

"Boy, how old are you!" asked a man with a crew cut who seemed to be in his 20s.

This guy was wearing a headband and wristbands, as well as a white short-sleeved sportswear, and was well-equipped.

"16 years old, junior high school student." Chen Ran replied truthfully.

The crew-cut man looked disdainful and waved his hand: "You're only 16 years old. Adults practice here. You go to the children's or women's side." "Don't be like this, age is nothing. Look at Zhang Depei who won the university at the age of 17. Grand Slam." Chen Ran had no intention of leaving at all, and even raised his eyebrows with a hint of provocation.

The crew-cut man also became a little more interested and said, "You're so crazy, you actually compare yourself to Zhang Debei."

"As I said before, age doesn't matter on the tennis court, only strength." Chen Ran stretched out his hand and shook the racket.

He knows very well that in the arena, strength speaks for itself, and saying flattering words is meaningless.

"What a crazy junior high school student!"

"Brother Lei, teach him a lesson."

It's all reached this point. Even if the junior high school student in front of him is a layman who has never touched tennis, the boy with a flat head called Lei Ge still has to play a game with him.

The so-called riding a tiger is hard to get off.

"Okay then. To be fair, let's play two games, each with a serve game." The crew-cut man pinched the tennis ball in his palm and said expressionlessly, "You are young, so I will let you serve first."

In a tennis match, the serving link is the most special, because it is the only link that is not interfered by the opponent and is completely in one's own hands.

Under normal circumstances, players have a huge advantage in the serve game. If you can break serve successfully, it means that you have a high probability of winning the set.

Djokovic has the best return technique of all time, which is why he can often break serve or win tiebreaks in key matches.

As the older man, the crew-cut man asked Chen Ran to serve first, obviously wanting to show off.

However, Chen Ran didn't mean to appreciate it: "No, you should serve first."

"You kid, you have to be so arrogant."

The crew-cut man was a little annoyed: "In my serve game, if you don't complete the love game, you are qualified to play with us. Do you know the meaning of love game?"

"Of course I know. The so-called love game is when the server wins four points in a row and wins the game without losing a single point." Chen Ran answered readily and fluently.

"The kid still knows a little bit. Okay, I'll serve first." The flat-headed brother walked towards the tennis court while waving his arms.

On the other side, Chen Ran was also holding a racket and standing behind the baseline.

In the simulation training ground, Chen Ran received countless serves from Zhang Depei.

With his current serve-receiving ability, it is a bit difficult to receive Zhang Depei's first serve, but the second serve is not a big problem. The difference lies in whether the return point is deep enough.

The guy with the flat head on the opposite side was clearly in a standard second-serve posture.

In tennis, there are two chances to serve.

If the first serve hits the net or goes out of bounds, you can still try the second serve; if the second serve also hits the net or goes out of bounds, it will be a "double fault" and you will be directly sentenced to lose the point.

It is precisely because of this that the strategies for the first serve and the second serve are often completely different.

The speed, power, and spin of the first serve are all more threatening; in order to avoid mistakes, the second serve naturally adds more insurance, and the power is reduced by one level in all aspects.

The speed of the flat-headed brother's second serve is around 120 kilometers, and the spin and ball speed are not high. The ball lands exactly three-fifths of the way in the middle of the service area. This level is considered good among amateur players.

But Chen Ran's technical attributes have reached 59 points, and he has already crossed the threshold of a professional player. Especially since he often conducts receiving and serving training with "Zhang Depei" in the "simulation training ground", this skill alone In fact, it has exceeded that of ordinary professional athletes.

Chen Ran's body started to move, and he quickly stepped out of the forehand position. When the opponent's ball fell to the ground and rebounded, he had completed the entire action of initiating the racket, then swung the racket hard and hit the ball back.

Tutoring from the world’s top coaches is not guaranteed.

Zhang Depei has the most perfect baseline ball skills, and Chen Ran is also well versed in this.

The direction of his return shot was also on the other side of the opponent's flat-headed brother's serving position. The ball landed very deep, less than ten centimeters from the baseline.

The guy with the flat head barely had any reaction to such a perfect return of serve. He was stunned on the spot, and the crowd of onlookers nearby also let out a cry of surprise.

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(End of this chapter)