Prince of Tennis: A tennis legend that started from signing in

Chapter 586: Fighting to support the war, far exceeding the intensity of previous years

Today, Tokugawa Kazuya has made great progress compared to the past, and his strength has reached a professional level.

But he knew clearly in his mind that if he wanted to catch up with Beichuan, he would have to work harder and try his best to become stronger.

He also shares the same ideals as Byodoin Phoenix. They all firmly believe that competing with stronger opponents is the only way to achieve rapid growth.

"Indeed, there won't be any super strong professional players participating."

Coach Brand seemed to have anticipated someone would ask such a question and responded without hesitation.

"However, for many mid- to lower-level professional players, the temptation of 200 ATP points is too great to resist."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes revealing his accurate grasp of the psychology of professional players.

"According to preliminary estimates, there will be around 50 professional players participating in the Sydney Cup Professional Challenge. As for those players who are not on the ATP rankings, they are generally not particularly strong."

There was a certainty in his tone.

"Everyone should be clear,"

Coach Brand's eyes grew deeper, as if he was telling a crucial and far-reaching truth.

"If you want to continue to improve and achieve breakthroughs in tennis, you have to eventually embark on a professional career."

"Because only by becoming a professional player can you have more opportunities to fight against truly strong opponents."

He raised his head slightly and looked into the distance, as if he had already foreseen the future career development path of his team members.

"If you remain complacent and satisfied with your current level, it will be almost impossible to surpass professional players."

"Even if such a person really exists, since he has the ability to be a professional player, why doesn't he become a professional player?"

After he raised this question, the team members fell into deep thought.

Coach Brand continued to smile and patiently answered everyone's questions.

As he said, it is really puzzling that he has the ability of a professional player but chooses not to become a professional player.

After all, for tennis players, if they want to improve their strength, it is far from enough to just practice hard alone. Actual combat is the core element to improve their strength and occupies a vital position.

In the circle of professional players, the competition is extremely fierce, like a fight between dragons and tigers.

Many international competitions have explicit regulations that only professional players are eligible to participate.

Therefore, even if someone has the ability to compete with professional players but does not want to become a professional player, it is not cost-effective to participate in such events just for the $60 prize money from the perspective of long-term development.

What it boils down to is that the costs of time, energy, etc. invested are seriously out of balance with the benefits obtained.

On the other hand, for those mid-to-lower-level professional players, the $60 prize money may not be their primary consideration. What they really care about are the 200 ATP points.

You know, in the minds of professional players, the ATP rankings are of great significance. It is not only an authoritative certification of their own strength, but also a key indicator that determines whether they can participate in various high-level competitions.

If professional players want to improve their ranking on the leaderboard, they must accumulate enough points.

Only when the points meet the requirements can the ranking be improved and there will be an opportunity to participate in subsequent higher-level competitions.

It can be said that ATP points directly determine whether professional players have the ticket to participate in the world's senior tennis events.

Take the Grand Slam tournaments for example, the points requirements for participating players are extremely strict.

Only players ranked in the top 104 on the ATP rankings are eligible to compete in this top event.

If the points do not meet the requirements, you can only participate in qualifying matches in the short term, or try your best to get wild cards issued by major tennis clubs in the world, to have the opportunity to step onto the Grand Slam court.

For this reason, professional players who aspire to participate in high-level events such as Grand Slams will never easily miss the opportunity to earn points like the Sydney Cup Professional Challenge.

After hearing Coach Brand's words, a middle school player couldn't help but exclaimed, "About 50 professional players? That's unbelievable!"

His face was full of astonishment, his eyes were as big as copper bells, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

This middle school student was considered one of the most talented players in the Swiss U-17 training camp, but he knew that his ability was only between national level and average professional level.

With his current level, if he were to encounter those professional players, he would probably be doomed to lose before the game even started.

"Don't worry,"

Coach Brand chuckled softly, trying to calm the agitated player. "Not all professional players are exceptionally skilled. Some are less skilled."

He shook his head slightly, a gentle smile on his face, and spoke in a light-hearted and humorous tone.

"Moreover, most of the professional players participating in these types of events are below average. Competitions of this level generally don't feature players above the top professional level."

There was a hint of relief in his words, which made the originally tense team members feel a little relieved.

But in fact, Coach Brand was thinking secretly in his heart.

After all, Beichuan is a player with extraordinary strength who may enter the master level at any time.

There is also the former captain Alexander Amadeus and Byodoin Phoenix, who also have solid professional level.

Just looking at this small team of players, they are already full of experts.

It is conceivable how intense the competition in this Sydney Cup Professional Challenge will be.

Perhaps Beichuan's participation will attract more strong professional players.

After all, they know they have no chance of winning against true master-level players; but if they can compete with players who are close to the master-level threshold, they may be able to take this opportunity to break through their current realm and achieve a qualitative leap.

After everyone heard what Coach Brand said, some of the relatively weaker players in the team secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Their originally tense shoulders gradually relaxed, and their hearts, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down.

"Although common sense suggests that such a situation is unlikely to occur,"

Coach Brand's eyes were sharp as he slowly scanned each player, his expression serious and solemn.

"But we still must not take it lightly and must remain vigilant at all times."

He paused slightly, as if choosing his words, and then continued.

"Top professional players and above normally won't show up at this tournament. However, nothing is certain, so a few might show up."

There was a hint of caution in his tone, and he reminded the team members.