Chapter 197 The Final Battle Begins

"Roar, roar, brown bear, brown bear, brown bear, brown bear."

"Roar, roar, brown bear! Brown bear! Brown bear!"

"Roar, roar, roar! Brown... Bear! Hehehehe!"

The Bruins teammates crowded around Gawain and Gillon, shouting out rhythmic chants that roared like a war song, cheering for their two teammates.

Then, they turned around and left in a lively manner like the tide. MacDonald gave Gawain a final hug and patted Gawain's back heavily. MacDonald could feel his heart beating through his chest. He was even more nervous than Gawain. Then he turned around and followed his teammates to the spectator stands to watch the final battle.

In a blink of an eye, the locker room became quiet again. One could faintly feel the remaining noise gradually settling down, making the silence even more piercing. Only then did he notice that Gao Wen and Ji Long were the only two people left in the entire space.

Before the start of the spring season, no one could have predicted the direction and outcome of the season, including Gawain and Jillon themselves. They did not expect that the two would actually meet in an official competition this season.

Although the two had quite a few mini-matches in daily training, and Gao Wen's progress from having more wins than losses in the beginning to having more wins than losses later on, everyone in the team could feel Gao Wen's improvement; but practice matches and official matches were two different things, completely different things.

As the news media reported, in official competitions, Gao Wen has never defeated the top five players in the United States, and his strength has always been severely tested.

Unexpectedly, the first test would be against Jilong.

After experiencing the ups and downs of the entire long season, this time, they are no longer teammates fighting side by side, but opponents standing across the net.

Jilong looked at Gao Wen with a complicated expression that was hard to sum up in a few words.

Hatred? Of course not.

Jealous? No, not really.

Perhaps, there is some rivalry, Jilong has some pride of his own to protect, and he also hopes to prove himself on the court.

Then, Jilong saw Gao Wen come over on his own initiative, with a bright smile on his face, and spoke openly.

“May the better team win.”

Jilong looked at Gao Wen's outstretched right hand. His upright posture and bright eyes conveyed a strong confidence. He stood upright in front of him and issued a challenge. In just a few months, the energetic and proactive freshman had completed the transformation and came to his current position.

It seems like a lifetime ago.

Then, Jilong also straightened his back, held his head high and chest out, stretched out his right hand, and solemnly shook Gao Wen's right hand.

“The side that plays best wins!”

Very powerful!

A handshake, a smile, from teammates to opponents, a showdown begins!

Then they both released their right hands, returned to their corners, and waited to appear on stage.

Gurgle! Gurgle! Athens at the end of May was already immersed in the hustle and bustle of summer. The cheers and roars of the audience made the air burn. Under the attention of the crowd, the two finalists took the stage one after another, and my heart couldn't help but tense up.

"Seeds vs. dark horses", who will have the last laugh? Will the "little prince" Jilong defend his throne? Or will the "dark horse king" Gao Wen grab the crown in one go? Jilong and Gao Wen, they both have their own battles to fight, they both need to prove themselves, and they both want to win the final championship, but unfortunately, there can only be one winner in the end.

So, who will win? In the coin tossing session, Jilong successfully guessed and got the serve.

“From the start, we could see Jilong’s determination.”

"As usual, Jilong likes to receive the serve first, but he also knows Gao Wen's style of play. He likes to grab the first three games at the beginning. So Jilong changed his tactics and chose to serve first. This also shows his determination and determination to win this game."

Sofar was still in the live broadcast room, and this was also the last NCAA game he would commentate on this season.

When the long journey is about to reach the end, the emotions are undoubtedly mixed, but seeing Gawain and Giron on the court, the most watched geniuses of the season against the most unexpected up-and-coming dark horse of the season, and they are two teammates from the same team who have changed their main positions, this is definitely the best match of the season, joy and happiness filled my entire chest again——

What better way to end the 2013-2014 season than in this way? The game begins.

But you can feel it from the start that the game is different after all.

On the one hand, the atmosphere of the finals was indeed different. There were obviously more live cameras, and the audience was obviously more agitated. Every point made a harsh noise, and coupled with the championship battle that was decided in one battle, it seemed that even the air had become tense and the slightest spark could set off the scene.

On the other hand, the two teams know each other well and are very familiar teammates during training, but today they stand opposite each other as opponents. They are obviously the most familiar teammates but seem so unfamiliar, so the feeling of the entire team is naturally different.

Simply put, there are some tactics and some shots that will not be used during practice matches, and even if they are used, the atmosphere and feeling will be different.

Moreover, in previous singles matches, Martin would analyze the opponent's strength and condition for the players and help formulate tactics, but this was not the case in the finals. The coach retreated to the second line and maintained an objective attitude, and all tactics had to be figured out by the players themselves.

This was the first time that Gao Wen and Ji Long faced off in a formal match, which also meant that both of them were the most familiar strangers to each other.

Due to various reasons, Gao Wen and Ji Long were more or less restrained in the opening stages. The game lacked highlights and the process was a bit dull. There was no life-and-death excitement of the final stage at all.

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"2:1".

The two players each successfully held their own serve, and then Jilong, who served first, took the lead and entered the first 90-second break between games.

Ninety seconds passed, and it seemed like it was over after just two sips of water, and the game continued.

When the two players stepped onto the court again, it was Gao Wen's serve.

Jilong took the lead.

At this point, the gap in competition experience can still be seen.

Looking back at the entire season, Gao Wen's experience and wisdom have been recognized by many. His control of rhythm, grasp of opportunities, momentum and pressure are all eye-catching, but his competition experience is still an irreparable shortcoming, which was exposed on the final stage.

After a brief trial, Jilong's baseline strength was revealed. His hitting was not a sudden force or a sudden speed-up, but a change in the line layout - that is, while the hitting rhythm remained unchanged, the line and landing point were suddenly changed, and it was very secretive.

Facing the clever Gao Wen, Jilong relied on his strong bottom line strength to cover and was one step ahead in terms of tactical combination. This is the advantage of experience.

Moreover, because Jilong's batting action was very secretive, Gao Wen did not have time to predict the outcome, and naturally the defense would lose its advantage.

In this one serving game alone, Jilong had deceived Gao Wen twice by hitting the return ball and scored successfully. This also forced Gao Wen to rethink Jilong's hitting line and suppress Jilong's line change through his own hitting combination.

But in a serving game, which is four points, things change rapidly and if you are even a little slow you will not be able to keep up with the changes.

In a blink of an eye, Jilong had already got the first break point.

"30:40".

Third update.

(End of this chapter)