the next day.
At the Qinzhou Sports Center, before a tennis match sponsored by a sports brand began, Han Qi, who was wearing professional athlete's attire and had slightly noticeable dark circles under his eyes, yawned.
"Oops."
I was actually a little sleepy.
Although Han Qi turned off the lights and went to sleep with great willpower last night, what made him depressed was that after turning off the lights, his mind was full of imaginations about the plot of "Prince of Tennis". The more he wanted to fall asleep, the more he couldn't fall asleep, so much so that he didn't know how long it took him to fall asleep successfully.
"I'm ready."
The coach's voice sounded.
Han Qi finally came on the court after warming up.
This was a medium-sized tennis match in Qinzhou, and the importance of winning or losing was not that high, but Han Qi didn't want to lose at all today, because his friends were also watching his match in the audience, and he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of his friends.
Amid the cheers of the audience.
The tennis game has begun!
Han Qi's opponent was a veteran with good skills. He suppressed Han Qi in the score in the early stage. This was also related to the fact that Han Qi did not get enough rest last night and his mental strength was not so focused today.
"Calm down."
Han Qi reminded himself in his heart.
Sports rely on both strength and physical strength. The veteran is certainly experienced, but precisely because his opponent is an experienced veteran, his opponent's physical strength cannot keep up with the young Han Qi, and the power of his tennis shots gradually decreases.
After concentrating.
The score was pulled back by Han Qi.
Both sides gradually entered a state of tension.
When the overall level of competition is similar, the players' will and mentality are basically the key in the later stages of the game. This is different from the fancy and cool descriptions in "Prince of Tennis" -
I am so crazy!
Why am I thinking about novels again!
The game is still going on!
Forcing down his strange thoughts, Han Qi almost fought with his opponent. The outcome of both sides was very suspenseful, so the audience watched with great interest, and the commentators were even more enthusiastic in guessing the direction of the game.
“It’s really confusing.”
The commentator said excitedly: "Han Qi's condition didn't seem to be very good at the beginning, but as the game progressed, he gradually found his rhythm. Han Qi's opponent is a veteran. We can see how the veteran uses experience and wisdom to play tennis when he is physically exhausted..."
Panting heavily.
The game reached half an hour.
The sixth game was a match point, and also the deciding game. The two sides were tied in the previous game, and the balance of the game would depend on this game, so both sides played very conservatively and did not dare to attack wildly because the risk of attacking was too great.
“Snap!”
Han Qi lost a ball.
His disadvantage was instantly magnified.
Despite his great fatigue, the opponent also showed an undisguised smile. The final outcome of the game became clear with Han Qi's goal.
"You're going to lose?"
At this moment, Han Qi thought of "The Prince of Tennis", which describes many different competition scenes, some of which are similar to Han Qi's: "What would Ryoma do?"
Han Qi felt like he was crazy.
There are too many ideal scenes in the novel, and many tricks are just good looking but not practical. But what's even crazier is that in the next serve, he shouted out as if possessed by a ghost:
"Outspin serve!"
This was not a regular front serve. Han Qi chose a side serve as described in "The Prince of Tennis". The racket quickly cut across the surface of the ball and he suddenly exerted force by internally rotating his forearm to hit the ball out.
The opponent was caught off guard.
As the tennis ball bounced out of the court after landing, Han Qi scored a big point. The whole audience exploded instantly, and the commentator's voice was filled with excitement and shock: "Nice spinning ball, ACE!"
During a tennis match.
The so-called ACE ball is when one of the two players serves the ball and the ball lands in the effective area, but the opponent does not touch the ball, resulting in a direct score. If the opponent touches the ball and it goes out of bounds or into the net, it is only called a serve score, not an ACE ball.
“Win!”
Amidst countless cheers.
Han Qi's face turned red, and he actually shouted out. It was just like two kids fighting, and one of the kids suddenly made an extremely shameful gesture and shouted "Qigong wave".
The second-year level is off the charts!
Fortunately, no one around me heard my shouting as everyone was busy cheering for my serve. I guess only the referee heard it, otherwise the other party wouldn’t have looked at me so strangely.
Teammates came up to celebrate.
Back in the lounge, the coach looked at Han Qi with surprise and surprise: "When did you start practicing spinning the ball? Your serve is so weird. The opponent didn't guess the direction of your ball at all."
"You may not believe it if I tell you."
Han Qi looked strange: "I learned it from reading novels."
Everyone burst into laughter, thinking that Han Qi was joking.
But when the reporter asked Han Qi about his thoughts on the last ball, Han Qi mentioned the book again in front of his teammates: "I recently read a tennis novel called The Prince of Tennis, which was written very professionally, so I suddenly got inspiration during the game. Of course, this ball was a bit of luck, and my opponent deserves respect."
reporter:"… "
Teammate: “…”
The sports reporters were a little confused on the spot, and Han Qi's teammates also suspected that Han Qi had received advertising fees from "Prince of Tennis".
But literary writers with a keen sense of smell will not miss such good material.
The next day, one of the hot news in Qinzhou's literary and artistic newspapers was:
"Han Qi, a famous professional tennis player, actually claimed that he was also reading the youth fantasy novel "Prince of Tennis" and learned some professional tennis moves from the book."
As soon as the news came out, many readers of "The Prince of Tennis" were shocked!
“Is this true or false?”
"It turns out that even professional tennis players say that The Prince of Tennis is professionally written. I used to think that all the tennis moves written in this book were compiled by Chu Kuang. This is really rare."
“I like Prince of Tennis more.”
"Isn't the most amazing thing the fact that Han Qi is actually learning moves from Prince of Tennis?"
"Haha, this must be a joke."
"It's not all a joke. In yesterday's tennis match at Qinzhou Gymnasium, Han Qi's final winning shot was simply a replica of the outspin serve. The only difference is that Longma is left-handed and Han Qi used his right hand!" said a reader who watched yesterday's tennis match.
Immediately following.
Many readers who know something about tennis have also used various channels to prove that the tennis knowledge involved in "The Prince of Tennis" is very professional.
No one in the novel industry could have imagined it.
The professional tennis player actually had such a connection with "The Prince of Tennis" that it almost broke the dimensional wall, which made this novel receive more attention from readers.
A dream linkage was achieved!
And with this dream collaboration that breaks the dimensional wall, the sales of "Prince of Tennis" have actually climbed again!