Chapter 134 Interesting

Eric Robinson thought it was interesting.

In the last point, Gao Wen scored a winning point with his seemingly "unstable" forehand, gaining comprehensive advantages on both offense and defense. He broke the serve with four points in a row, and the balance of the game was immediately broken.

On the court, Gawain, bathed in the golden sunshine, clenched his right fist and raised it high, standing in the front half of the court, looking at Lipitis with burning eyes. His tense muscles and determined eyes conveyed his high morale and belief in victory. His powerful aura suppressed his opponent fiercely and kept the game firmly in his hands.

Like a god of war.

The whole audience burst into applause! Not only because Gawain was the first to break, but also because of the way he broke, scoring four points in a row, suppressing Lipitis with his smooth attack, instantly accelerating to break the balance of the game, and breaking directly in a "love-game", which was really pleasing to the eye, and the audience cheered without hesitation.

It was obvious that Lipitis's momentum had been dampened. After stopping, his shoulders drooped slightly and he swung his racket twice in frustration, feeling a little depressed and frustrated.

He knew he should make changes. The confrontation situation was very unfavorable to him. In this round, he had no chance at all. But the problem was that Gawain always seemed to be one step ahead. His changes could never keep up with the rhythm. He was in trouble before he had time to change.

So, what should he do? More importantly, he couldn't see the context of Gawain's tactics and strategy. He only knew that Gawain had been making adjustments, but he didn't know the cause and effect. Naturally, he couldn't make a judgment. He couldn't see the overall situation or the framework. Even if he knew he needed to change, he was still in the dark.

What to do ?

Lipitis gasped for breath and kept convincing himself that the game had just started and having his serve broken in the initial stage was not a big problem. There was still time to catch up later. He could also break back the serve to tie the score. Everything was still unknown.

Despite this, Lipitis always felt insecure, with a lot of questions in his mind but no answers, and felt a little uneasy.

If Robinson knew what was going on in Lipitis's mind, he would nod in affirmation: uneasy, right.

Robinson, a scout for Nike.

Of course, his role as a scout is slightly different from that of football and rugby scouts. His task is to roam around major professional tennis schools, NCAA arenas and youth arenas, constantly looking for future superstars worthy of attention and training, and then write scouting reports and submit them to the head office for further evaluation before deciding whether to sign them.

Nike saw Maria Sharapova's potential and signed her when she was eleven years old. At that time, Sharapova was just an ordinary student in a professional tennis school and didn't even have an agent, but she had already signed her first cooperation contract with Nike.

It's not just Nike, Adidas is no exception. They all send professional scouts to every corner of the world, casting a wide net to find buried gems in the youth field. Often before the age of fifteen, they sign contracts at very low prices, sponsor jerseys and equipment for them, and then wait for these young seedlings to grow into towering trees.

Robinson played such a role and came to Athens specifically to watch the U.S. Championship Game.

In recent years, NCAA tennis as a whole has been relatively sluggish, and the next superstar has been slow to emerge. Nike and Adidas have both reduced the proportion of scouts. In the past, there were thirty scouts scattered in different stadiums on the West Coast alone, but now there may not be thirty scouts in the entire United States.

Just like this time, the only scout who came to Athens on behalf of Nike was Robinson, and if he was not mistaken, there was also one from Adidas.

Precisely because of the limited personnel, Robinson's task is relatively heavy. He needs to observe more than twenty players, which means that he can only stay for a short while in each game and needs to wander around different stadiums all day long; but if the object of attention can enter the deeper rounds of the knockout stage, there will be more opportunities for observation.

Gao Wen is also on Robinson's list.

Objectively speaking, Gao Wen has not yet achieved any brilliant achievements in the NCAA arena, but his rising momentum this season is very fierce, showing his eye-catching strength; coupled with the fact that there is a vast Chinese market behind him, it is easy for him to come into Robinson's sight.

In today's Chinese tennis market, Nike has successfully opened up the situation thanks to the strong rise of Li Na, but there is still a blank in the male tennis players. Nike and Adidas have sponsored some players' jerseys and equipment respectively, but unfortunately, they have never made a breakthrough.

Now that they have seen another promising player, Nike naturally hopes to grab him before its competitors. The key point is, is this Gao Wen worth the wait? Today was Robinson's first time watching Gao Wen's game live. After only four rounds, he was already impressed.

For ordinary viewers, what they saw was Gawain's "love-game" break and smooth offense, which was very beautiful to watch; but Robinson saw more.

Firstly, it was Gawain's tactical layout and adaptability in this serve receiving game, taking the lead in every point, that really made Lipitis very uncomfortable.

Secondly, it was Gawain's entire opening layout. Although Robinson only had an idea and it had not been confirmed yet, he had a hunch that from the first serve game, Gawain had already started thinking in his mind, just like a computer, collecting information about his opponent and then launching a counterattack.

Robinson also knew that his idea was ridiculous. Gawain was just an 18-year-old college player, and he was still playing by instinct. Even if he had some tennis wisdom, it would be impossible for him to be so good. He was not a 30-year-old veteran, but Robinson's intuition was like this.

Moreover, Robinson really likes Gao Wen's playing style.

Aura pressure!

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Gao Wen is very good at sending signals to his opponents on a psychological level, as if one can see a champion's heart beating in his chest.

Robinson guessed that Gawain should be able to win easily today. Of course, if he was slapped in the face and Lipitis successfully turned the tables and won, then Gawain would not be worthy of his attention. Instead, Lipitis should be observed carefully.

But Robinson no longer has time to watch this game. He needs to watch the next player. Today's schedule is very full. He will come back later to watch Giron's game, which is also a player on the observation list; as for Gawain or Lipitis, he can continue to observe while waiting for the quarterfinals. He is also looking forward to the subsequent performance of the Bruins, the favorite to win the championship.

Without any reluctance, Robinson turned and left.

Roar, roar, roar! The audience cheered again behind him, and then he could hear the referee's voice announcing the score.

“15:0”.

Fourth update.

(End of this chapter)