Chapter 8 – Control of the Landing Point “Forehand VS Forehand”! This is a common duel of the strongest weapons in tennis matches since most players have stronger forehands than backhands. The forehand is often a powerful tool for breaking through defenses and seizing victory. The 2009 US Open champion, affectionately called “Big Brother” by fans, Juan Martín del Potro, possessed a devastatingly powerful forehand akin to a nuclear missile. Mackenzie McDonald’s forehand is flat…

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Chapter 136 – Dance to your heart’s content The lively rhythm felt like sunlight dancing under the blue sky, while the sorrowful lyrics seemed like seagrass floating and sinking beneath the ocean. That contradictory emotion blended harmoniously, a bittersweet sadness wrapped in a smile, slowly spreading on the tip of the tongue. With tear-filled eyes, Hope looked at Renly amid the halo of light, his face gradually becoming blurry, like a beautiful dream drifting further…

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Chapter 7 – Partner Batting 150 serves equate to about 1% of Growth Potential? That means, if he wants to reach 100%, he’d need to practice at least 9,450 serves? And that’s assuming every serve contributes effectively to his progress? As practice continues and stamina wanes, the difficulty will undoubtedly rise exponentially! Moreover, this is just the first upgrade after obtaining the system. Future upgrades will likely become even harder, making relying solely on practice…

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Chapter 135 – Ophelia Hope lightened her footsteps, moving as softly as a cat, afraid of startling Renly before her. She stopped by the guitar case, took out a ten-dollar bill from her pocket, and tossed it into the case. Then, with her hands neatly folded behind her back, she nervously and anxiously fixed her gaze on Renly again. However, she felt shy, unable to meet his eyes directly, only daring to steal glances at…

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Chapter 6 – Equivalent Returns Bang! Outer sideline. Bang! Center of the baseline. Bang! Inner corner of the sideline. Standing behind the service line, Gao Wen faced the wall twelve meters away, practising his serve placement. The length of a tennis court is 23.77 meters, and half the court is 11.885 meters. Thus, a twelve-meter distance is used as the standard for wall-based serve practice. Neatly arranged on the wall with tape was a “9×9…

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Chapter 5 – Serving Practice The NCAA tennis team’s main roster consists of six singles slots, six doubles slots, and six substitute positions. Singles players often also participate in doubles matches. In team competitions, there are a total of three doubles matches and six singles matches. Because of this structure, even freshmen have the opportunity to compete for main roster positions. The fall season, which ran from September to November, had just concluded. As a…

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Chapter 134 – Street performance After devouring a burger, Renly felt his entire body unwind. During the awards ceremony, his emotions had been too tense to notice much else. But once the dopamine rush subsided, his muscles tightened, and his limbs felt cold and stiff. Now, he was finally starting to feel human again. If he had a cup of hot cocoa, it would be perfect. But, well, one shouldn’t be too greedy, right? Sitting…

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Chapter 4 – Doubling the Effect What would happen if… Growth Potential reached 100%? Gao Wen was curious. The entire winter training would last six weeks, followed by the NCAA spring season. Including the Christmas holiday and the adjustment period before the season began, this meant he had a full two months to figure out how the system worked, improve his skills, and then… Change the course of his destiny. Two months—it wasn’t much time.…

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Chapter 133 – Relaxed Celebration “Mr. Hall, your trophy.” In the backstage area of the Nokia Theatre, Renly received the trophy from the craftsman’s hands. After the awards ceremony, craftsmen engraved the winner’s name onto the standardized trophy base, emphasizing its uniqueness. Looking at the engraved golden base, each stroke seemed to defy the passage of time, leaving an eternal mark on the trophy. The feeling was truly extraordinary. “Renly Hall,” the words felt both…

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Chapter 3 – Growth Potential In 2001, Gao Wen was six years old and only just began playing tennis. That year, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras at the US Open to claim his first Grand Slam title. In October of the same year, at just 20 years and 8 months old, Hewitt became the youngest world No. 1 in history. At the time, Gao Wen’s first coach believed that even though his forehand lacked power,…

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