Chapter 175: Unexpected Success
Marcos Giron has always been introverted and low-key, and relatively passive. He rarely expresses his emotions or even loses control of them.
Such a personality is very likable in real life, rational and calm enough, but in competitive sports, it lacks a bit of "killer instinct". It is difficult for it to suppress the opponent with momentum, and it lacks decisiveness at critical moments.
When his teammates stepped forward and volunteered to fight, Jilong actually wanted to do the same, but he had his own pride and reserve, and it was difficult for him to take the initiative aggressively. Deep down, he always expected that the coach would believe that he was also "bloody".
Therefore, Jilong has always stood beside and behind his teammates to show his support. No matter he was the second singles or the third singles, or even squeezed to the fourth singles, he never complained. He was conscientiously a member of the team, worked hard silently, and believed that he could return to the top.
However, no one in the audience's field of vision saw his presence——
In the team final, Jilong was supposed to be the fourth to appear, but Thompson had already finished the game. He didn't even need to play and the championship trophy was already in his pocket.
Of course Jilong was happy to win the championship, but deep down he couldn't help feeling a little regretful because he didn't play on the field and always felt like he was just taking a free ride.
This is a bit uncomfortable for Jilong, who has been the absolute main force and shouldered heavy responsibilities for two consecutive seasons.
In fact, Jilong also has his own fantasies.
The coach arranged for Gillon to play fourth, preparing for the team to lose a point and then have him end the entire championship battle, after all, the opponent is the Trojans.
As a sworn enemy in the same city, they are the opponents who know the Trojans' abilities best. They will not dream of winning the championship with a "4:0". "4:1" or "4:2" are relatively realistic goals.
That is to say, deep down in his heart, Jilong also hoped that he could become the hero who had the final say, but... he did not get such an opportunity.
But this is a team competition, and everything should be based on the team, and then celebrate the Bruins' first national championship trophy in ten years! However, the regret and regret of the team competition are still deeply buried in his heart, and Jilong vented all of it in the singles match.
“6:1”, “6:1”.
Gillon defeated Hunter-Reese of the University of Tennessee and advanced to the second round. However, he did not expect that he would become the only one among the top eight seeds. In the midst of the upsets, he maintained the last bit of face of the top eight seeds.
Such a situation is really a bit laughable.
One upset, two upsets, and the script of "the weak defeating the strong" is always exciting; but seven upsets, eleven upsets, it's more like a farce.
Unintentionally, Jilong returned to the public's attention in this way. After the team competition, the attention is still on the Brown Bears.
The first round of the men's singles was basically a mess, with the top seeds falling one after another, which also means that the championship situation and development are difficult to accurately predict.
Fortunately, the much-anticipated focus duel did not disappoint the audience's expectations.
"Gawain vs. Cubert".
At the same time, this is also a contest between the No. 17 player in the United States and the No. 10 player in the United States.
Last week, in the quarterfinals of the team competition, the feud between UCLA and Ohio State University was originally a hot topic in Athens. People always like to gossip about it after dinner and look forward to the two favorite teams to present a wonderful showdown.
Then Gawain defeated Kerbert with a double egg, which was the only double egg yolk in the entire U.S. Championship, once again adding a bit of "legendary nature" to the game.
For a moment, there was a lot of discussion.
But no one could have expected that the draw for the singles match would produce such a strange and amusing matchup in the first round.
Gawain and Kilbert will meet again.
Even the NCAA senior leader in charge of the drawing couldn't help but look at his right hand after he finished drawing the lots, and the word "funny" was written on his cheek.
Kebert was also caught completely off guard, and the chance for him to wash away his shame came so soon.
But the question is, is it to wash away the shame, or...? Before the idea became more terrible, Kerbert cut it off in time, and then continued to cheer himself up and prepare for this battle of revenge.
On the day of the first round, the match between Kerbert and Gawain was arranged at the center court. It can be seen from here that the organizing committee also certified this as a focus match.
In the opening stage, Kerbert was indeed well prepared. He summed up the experience and lessons of the previous game. Not only did he not take it lightly, but he also continued to cheer himself up. He played very carefully from the serve stage. The power suppression and line selection showed that he was fully prepared.
No matter what, in a tennis match, the party that controls the serve is in the initiative. As long as the serve is perfect, it will be invincible.
Kerbert not only saved his first serve, but also successfully saved his second serve. His morale was obviously high.
But Kerbert's attention was more focused on his own serve, and he was unable to create a threat in Gawain's serve. Gawain also successfully held his serve and did not encounter too many challenges easily, so the two sides came to "2:2", and the next game was Kerbert's serve.
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After really getting into the game, Kerbert realized that just doing a good job on his serve was far from enough.
Gao Wen's batting ability is indeed outstanding. After trying and adjusting in the first two receiving games, those seemingly casual receiving errors were gradually adjusted. Then, the varied receiving methods began to increase the success rate, continuously disrupting Kerbert's rhythm.
Gradually, the baseline offense also became awkward.
For a power-type baseline player like Kerbert, the playing style is relatively simple, which is to keep exerting force, exert force, and exert force again, attacking throughout the court. But facing Gao Wen, Kerbert found it very difficult to find such a steady and fast offensive rhythm.
The rotation, power, and landing point are all changing with each of Gao Wen's return shots. It is always in a state of variable speed, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes slow, sometimes fast, sometimes up, sometimes down, sometimes forward, sometimes backward. This forces Kerbert to constantly look for the rhythm of the attack, exerting force with every shot, exerting force blindly, and exerting force regardless of the consequences.
Sometimes, he can hit a brilliant winning point; but more often, he makes frequent mistakes.
Just like this round.
Kerbert's serve was excellent, but Gawain sliced the ball and it flew over in a full parabola, bouncing a little high on the ground.
Kerbert forced his way into the attack, completing a forehand shot with full force while adjusting his steps backward.
However, Gawain accurately predicted Kerbert's hitting line, blocked his forehand diagonal line, and lightly cut again, returning a strong backspin ball, forcing Kerbert to lower his center of gravity, squat down heavily, and pull up the tennis ball. Although the opportunity was not right, he still exerted force regardless and attacked.
Attack! Attack! Attack again! Kerbert has gone mad with killing! The fifth update.
(End of this chapter)