God of Tennis

“Woojin, are you sure you're okay? ”

Shin Se-yeon shrugged her face and asked with a worried face. Han Woo-jin nodded quietly because he had nothing to say. At this moment, there was no crowd cheering, no voice on his coat.

What he was struggling with was something that no one could understand. Unless someone else is in that situation.

I'm looking forward to Kim Hyung Hyung over Han Woojin and Choi.

Kim Sang-pil's voice seemed to echo in his ears. He explained in detail about domestic tennis opinions, including the Korean Tennis Association. It was a hard story to tell for athletes like Han Woo-jin.

‘Before, history didn't rise from this era either. Is that what this is about? ’

In the past, we have not had a group running ATP tours since the debut of Han Woo-jin as well as Choi Yeon-hyeok. Therefore, there was no overlap in the schedule of the competition with Kim Hyung going to the Tokyo Open, and there was no such friction.

But now it's different.

At the Seoul Open, Han Woo-jin had already created a sphere that would bump into Kim, and Choi Yeon-hyeok didn't know when the game would overlap. It became a completely different situation.

Kim Hyung is probably planning to go to the Tokyo Open this time. ATP500… if you don't stay in the 100th place of the world ranking, you are in a hopeless realm for seeds.

Until then, Han Woo-jin knew. Kim Hyeong-joo participated in the Tokyo Open in 2006 to reach the 4th. It was one of Korea's greatest tennis players of all time. So even Han Woo-jin, remember this in detail.

I have to hold on.

Although Choi Hyeon Hyuk was to be surpassed in 2008 by winning a semi-finals in Wimbledon, he also did not disagree that Kim Hyeong was a prominent figure in Korean tennis.

But this was a different story.

Hanwoojin tightens his loosened grip and rolls his head. The story that Sang-pil Kim told me seriously confused Han Woo-jin in contrast to his original intentions. It was an affliction for him who knew the future. Finely clenched fist.

I was trembling.

‘Is it possible that Kim Hyung Won won't be able to write his original record because of me? The man who painted the first piece in the history of tennis in my country? ’

Kim had to stay in the top 100 in the world ranking to win seed at the Tokyo Open. The winning points at the Seoul Open were also expected to be in the calculations. And unfortunately, Han Woo-jin remembered the results of the Seoul Open.

The winner of the Challenger League, Seoul Open, was Kim Hyung.

If Kim Hyung is unable to win at the Seoul Open, there may be a slight shortage of points required for seed. The elders of the association are probably worried about that.

Han Woo-jin didn't make a big difference whether he won the Seoul Open or not. Of course, he wanted to win, but it wasn't his decision to consider whether or not to take part in an ATP tour requiring seed rights.

However, Kim Hyeong was different. If he went from qualifying to qualifying without gaining seed, he did not know that even four of his competitive scores would be risky. History is literally about to change.

Of course, someone could have said, "What's the big deal?" However, it was a big problem for Han Woo-jin. Unlike the foreign athletes he had seen on TV, Kim Hyeong was the president he had personally admired.

After the dinner on the day of round 2, Sang-pil Kim did not show up at all. I guess he really came to tell me that.

Han Woo-jin came to the venue on schedule for the game with a bad feeling. No matter how distracting the situation around you is, you need to be able to focus on the game.

“... It's strange, too. I didn't think he was feeling well. ”

Today, however, Han Woo-jin was far from what had always been. Shin Se-yeon glanced down at him, running on a blue coat with questionable eyes. Her movements are subtly cut off and her usual predictive play is not coming alive at all

It was.

I thought something else might have happened to the bird she didn't know, but it didn't seem right. At the end of this match, Shin Se-yeon stopped thinking. All she had to do now was record and analyze Hanwoojin's matches.

I'll see you later. ’

A smile came out of my mouth. It seemed like the cold had flown to my coat.

Meanwhile, Han Woo-jin's back, who was struggling with the eight-strike competition, suddenly caught a chill. Somehow, while his movements pause, the ball burrowing at a rapid rate snaps at his coat and bounces.

Paan!

The ball inserted into the right coat of Hanwoojin bounced in the opposite direction as expected due to the spinning in the reverse direction. He pauses to catch up inadvertently. If I chased him foolishly, it would be a waste of my strength.

“Game King Chen! 54! ”

The referee named the Chinese fighter on the other side of Han Woo-jin's coat. Han Woo-jin was 5 and King Chen was 4. Hanwoojin was gaining dominance because of a very small difference. It was a fine advantage, to become a duo if one game was taken away.

‘Damn it.'

He lightly bit his lip. It was a match that could have been finished a long time ago. However, minor mistakes and misconceptions led to these tense scores. From Han Woojin's perspective, it was not a classic I had never thought of.

The cause was clear. The story I talked with Sang-pil Kim yesterday was messing with my head. Han Woo-jin forgot to serve and paused while holding the ball.

“Han Woo-jin! Serve it!”

Waking him up, who was briefly lost in thought, was the voice of the referee who urged Serve. Han Woo-jin nodded and toasted the ball he was holding. He felt the sweat flowing down his brow as well as his brow flew down. He snapped his wrist with a heavy heart.

Bam!

“Fault!”

… dangerous.

If I had just hit the sub, the ball would have come back to Rising at an awkward angle. Hanwoojin twisted his wrist at the last moment to adjust the height of the sub below the net. It was because once Paul was not a loose end.

‘Let's focus, it has nothing to do with Kim Choon Open. ’

Hanwoojin cleared up his complex head by waving his head. It wasn't even a question of thinking about the answer. This time, he tosses the ball again, wiping off all the sweat from his forehead and grip to avoid making a mistake. Bray for sub-games, even if you're a little distracted.

It was not supposed to be big.

I twisted the racket as hard as I could with the clutches of Hanwoojin, who had regained his dull grip.

Paan!

“15: 0! ”

Ser regains his sharpness and strikes the side of King Chen's shoe and protrudes back. Hanwoojin's physical strength has slowed the ball down quite a bit, but the unnamed sub ranker is not able to respond.

Han Woo-jin again tossed the ball after some reversal. If you don't win this game, you become a duo, otherwise you will waste more of your health. It was best to finish one set by pushing the pace.

Paan!

It focuses on finesse rather than over-restraining. Hanwoojin used a topspin sub rather than a flat. A circular thrust pierces King Chen's bluff. It is too late to respond as he has been playing around with a flat sub so far.

“30: 0! ”

King Chen looks desperate. He got on his coat thinking he couldn't actually win. However, the opposing Pokémon is somehow in poor condition. I thought I might be able to win. One set score wasn't so bad either. Tighten it like this.

I didn't think I could handle it.

But that's also the end of the game if you lose it. The game that had given up halfway burned back up. King Chen angles and lowers his stance. I had to somehow win this game and drag a set to Duz.

‘I can see it all. ’

Sudden lowering of the center of gravity, tense eyes, and trembling legs due to excessive force. As long as you have the slightest eye, it's easy to read King Chen's mind. And Han Woo-jin had good eyes.

Bam!

Short drop.

It was not an underserve, but if the stroke stops halfway, a ball of a similar trajectory is produced. Balls like these have very low bounces, making them almost impossible to catch unless they are Balinese. King Chen panicked and hurriedly ran forward.

Barrels!

The ball protrudes from the racket. The ball stops spinning and floats into thin air as it tries to pass the net anyway. On King Chen's face, who realized he had made a fatal mistake, Han Woojin's shadow darkens.

Paan!

“40: 0! Hanwoojin Set Points! ”

The referee declares a score with a loud ball. Han Woo-jin expressing satisfaction with the rally that returned as planned.

A short tap on the sub will cause the players who have retreated to cope with the down-speed sub to panic. No matter how fast you jump, you can drop it, and it wasn't hard to hit it back in Bali.

Wang Chen learned that he was playing on Han Woojin's palm and changed his teeth, but he had no way of using his hands. It was difficult to aim for a reversal when the game was determined by one point.

In the end, Han Woo-jin finished the last serve of the set with an ace of service.

Bam!

* * *

“That doesn't make any sense! ”

Boom.

Chairman Cho laid down the phone booth of a luxurious classic phone. The wooden table shakes and makes a loud noise. The former overseer cautiously spoke. I had a rough idea what was going on, but without checking, the story goes on.

not.

“Kim Hyeong, is that player's door? ”

“... Yes. Old people with poop all over their heads don't know how to listen. ”

The tribute scratched his back with an embarrassing face. Chairman Jo's insult was proof that the lid was really open. The face of a capable entrepreneur is as thick as a hundred masks. Chairman Jo like that

It was very rare to express emotions.

The tribute ceremony was the word of the Jogonzon next to Chairman Jo, who was rarely excited. It was because I almost had to catch the shaker today if I insulted the council's wise elders because I was overwhelmed.

“Still doesn't make any sense, Chairman. We decided to push Woojin or History, so we insist, but over there, we've been holding on to one piece of Kim for years, and it's like we're stuck in a rock. ”

“No, sir. Whose side are you on? Why doesn't that sound nice? ”

Although he spoke with a flimsy eye, the former director noticed that Chairman Cao had regained his sense of reason. His rough nose calmed down, and his two shoulders, which were full of breath, remained silent.

The tribute continued to explain.

“The Association would have asked Woojin to change his mind about going to Seoul Open. Is that correct?"

“That's exactly what I said. ”

He was still sharp. After confirming his guess, the former director smiled softly and took out a hint. He waves his arms open for sport.

“Why are you telling us this? We've been working on scheduling players for a long time with our agents. ”

Chairman Cho's face was muted when he didn't think of it. After taking a moment to think about what the director said, he started laughing with a solemnly stiff face.

“Haha, so we're not in a position to listen to you, are we? ”

“Not like this, but that's right. ”

The two of them smiled at each other face to face. However, Chairman Cho quickly became worried again and opened his mouth. As an agent, I thought of a few things.

“Hmm, but are those agents reliable? I tried picking and pasting them according to your recommendations... But neither of them has a long career. ”

“That's why it's better. ”

“Hmm?”

There were very few cases where a sports agent or anything with experience became negative. But the director says they're better off picking out people with short careers. Even Chairman Jo wants to know what that means.

It's up.

“An agent with the world's water supply knows how to calculate profit and loss. Even if there's a situation where you don't need to calculate, you'll be unconsciously done with the calculation. ”

“That's how people are. … but?”

I lifted the cup of coffee in front of him and took a sip. Towards Chairman Jo looking at himself with the eyes of haste, he insisted in a light tone.

“When a player tries to do something reckless, he picks an agent who can push him back. I think it was a pretty decent line, even for me. ”

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