Chapter 122 Worth noting

In the last week of April, the Pacific 12 Conference championship game came to an end. The UCLA Bruins successfully won the city derby and defended the championship. After the game, major news media also reported on it.

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There are many different titles.

Among them, the report from the Los Angeles Times was the most sincere - no matter what, this is a derby within the city of Los Angeles, so they naturally need to give some face.

"The Bruins successfully defended their title—

The freshmen dominated the game.”

In the report, the Los Angeles Times believes that the two freshmen Gao Wen and McDonald are the well-deserved key core.

The former defeated the Trojans' strongest player, Saramento, and his impeccable performance allowed the Bruins to seize the initiative; the latter gave the opponent a wake-up call when the flames of counterattack were rising, ending the battle before the game fell into a further stalemate.

The most surprising thing is that, although Gillon and Thompson both lost, the Bruins relied on their "weak link" to win - last season, whether it was doubles matches or the fourth, fifth and sixth singles, it was indeed the Bruins' weakness, but this season, the Bruins have shown a whole new look.

Does this mean that the Bruins, who missed the championship in the U.S. Championship finals last year, can go one step further this year?

Everyone at UCLA has such expectations, but they still need to ask their competitors whether they agree.

Obviously, May Madness will have top players from all over the country taking to the field, which means the competition will be more intense, but it’s unknown how the Bruins and Trojans will perform.

This is the third time that the Los Angeles Times has reported on the Los Angeles Derby in just one month, and the fourth time that Gao Wen’s name has appeared in the report.

It is worth mentioning that Gao Wen is also the only player in the Bruins who has remained undefeated this season. As long as he is on the court, he can win and has played the key role many times.

Slowly, slowly, the residents of California also began to become familiar with this name. Although the influence of NCAA tennis is still a little weak, seeing this name again and again, and each time followed by a series of praises, naturally left an impression in their minds.

So, can this "key man" continue his magical performance and shine on the stage of the National Championship? Gu Xiao was eating breakfast at Starbucks, thinking that he should go to the library to study later. He had a presentation to prepare next week, and also needed to prepare some materials for a group project. Thinking of so many things made his head swell. He waved his hand distractedly, as if he wanted to put his distracting thoughts aside for the time being, and then focused on the "Los Angeles Times" on the table.

In fact, he didn't know what he was reading. He just flipped through the pages to divert his attention. He read the meaningless text word by word, and then he noticed some strange names.

"Wen-Gao".

Is this really not pinyin? Why does it look like the name of a compatriot? Gu Xiao's eyes moved upwards again, and he pulled his thoughts back. He read it again carefully, and then he became vaguely interested.

Gao Wen, like him, is an international student, but he studies day and night in the library and makes progress every day, without paying any attention to what is happening outside. However, this classmate is sweating and achieving great results on the tennis court. Gu Xiao is a little surprised that he has not paid any attention to the news about the tennis team.

tennis?

Gu Xiao was indeed a little unfamiliar with them. After thinking about it carefully, he had only heard of the names of Zheng Jie, Yan Zi, Li Na, and Sun Tiantian, because they had achieved many good results in the Olympics, and Li Na also won the Grand Slam championship at the beginning of this year, but he had no impression of the male players.

So, now you can actually see the names of their men's tennis players in the Los Angeles Times? Is that amazing?

Turning his sight, Gu Xiao searched on his laptop and browsed a few times. He was surprised to find that this was not the first time that the "Los Angeles Times" mentioned Gao Wen. The attention this fellow young player attracted in the NCAA was actually beyond imagination. Then he posted a message on the forum.

"Excuse me, what level is it to be the main force of the NCAA league tennis champion? This year, one of our compatriots was among the main force of the champion of the University of California, Los Angeles."

He casually left a message without thinking much about it, then Gu Xiao put it out of his mind, hurriedly finished his breakfast, and went to the library to study.

It was not until he was getting ready to go to bed at night that Gu Xiao remembered this matter and reopened the post. He originally thought that no one would pay attention to it, but he did not expect to receive more than a hundred replies in a blink of an eye - after Li Na won her second Grand Slam title at the beginning of the year, the discussion about tennis in China has indeed reached a new level.

"NCAA? That's amateur level, right?"

"What champion? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"Main force? Are you sure he is the main force? Not a bench player, right?"

"I haven't seen any domestic news. Is this true?"

“Not at the level of a top expert.”

"It's not worth paying attention to. Wait until you reach Kei Nishikori's level before paying attention to it."

After a quick glance, most people were as confused as he was. The NCAA has a very low mass base in China, and tennis is even less popular. There were a lot of ridicule, questioning, and complaints, and apparently no one could explain it.

There was one netizen who was a little more professional.

"It's a semi-professional level. UCLA is a NCAA Division I league with outstanding strength. Being able to play a key role in the team and win the championship with the team is already a very good level and deserves praise.

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However, there is still a big gap between youth tennis competitions and professional competitions. The overall level of the NCAA is almost the same as that of youth competitions. Current performance cannot guarantee that one will be good at turning professional in the future. It can only be said that it is worth paying attention to.

But taking a step back, the current domestic men's tennis is indeed too weak, and if there are good young people, they should be encouraged. So, who are you talking about?"

I see.

Gu Xiao raised his chin slightly, revealing a look of understanding, and then replied to the post, "Gao Wen, seems to be a freshman."

I didn’t expect there would be a follow-up and the reply came so quickly.

"Interesting! I just did some research and found out that this is the first Chinese player to play as a starter in the NCAA Division I league and win the championship with his team! There has never been such a case before!"

"Gao Wen! I actually saw his photo and information on the UCLA Bruins' official website, as well as photos of the team celebrating the championship trophy. Haha, I couldn't help but feel happy when I suddenly saw such news. Compared to women's tennis, our men's tennis lacks too much attention."

"However, the NCAA league championship has limited value, and the national championship has only a little bit of weight. No wonder the domestic media has not made any move at the moment."

"By the way, May Madness is coming soon. If you are interested, you can pay attention to it. Who knows, there may be unexpected surprises."

Gu Xiao was slightly stunned. Crazy May? What is that? Carnival?

Second update.

(End of this chapter)