Chapter 53: Marching Forward

"Come on! Gao Wen!"

"Come on! Gawain!"

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Elena jumped and shouted happily. She was not shy at all, and her youthful movements made the audience excited as well.

As if she noticed Gawain's gaze, Elena raised her right hand high, and waved it while jumping. The vitality emanating from her body was freely displayed in the bright sunshine. She smiled and expressed approval and encouragement with her eyes, and applauded Gawain wholeheartedly for his wonderful performance just now.

Although he didn't say anything more, the emotions conveyed by his body language also infected Gao Wen, and a smile appeared in his eyes. He felt a little relaxed. Then he could feel that the audience was applauding and cheering for the young players of the team. The atmosphere became noticeably lively.

However, Gawain's gaze only paused for a moment, and then his attention was refocused on the game again.

Tennis matches are often played outdoors because of the sunlight, breeze, and the overall feeling of space. The importance of the venue is very prominent, so there is a 90-second break between every two games, and then the venue is changed.

But there is a slight exception at the beginning of the game: after Gao Wen's serve, the two sides will exchange courts. There is no break between games, but they are allowed to drink water and wipe sweat; then they will play two more games before the first official break between games.

After the third inning, Gao Wen and Shibahara Shuhei exchanged venues after the first break between innings of the match and the game continued.

After returning to the court, it was Shibahara Shuhei's serve game. This game also determined the direction of the entire game.

The two sides experienced two evenly matched stalemates before Gawain managed to gain the upper hand.

Gao Wen broke Shibahara Shuhei's serve with a brilliant "inside-out" diagonal backhand attack. The precise and solid backhand attack once again nailed his opponent to the spot, unable to move, and watched Gao Wen score another backhand winning point.

After more than four minutes of fighting, the opponent still broke the serve. It is unknown whether this broke Shibahara Shuhei's nerves, but Gao Wen's batting feel was completely in shape. At this time, he began to show his true strength, and then the game was completely under Gao Wen's control.

“6:2”, “6:1”.

After losing two games in a row at the beginning, Gao Wen started sweeping mode, winning eleven games in a row. The match was completely one-sided. It was not until the final stage of the match that Shibahara Shuhei barely won a serve game to avoid losing the second set, and then lost the whole game.

When the last point landed, Shibahara Osamu Hirano was still a little confused. He didn't know how the game suddenly collapsed after winning the first two games? What happened?

I can't figure it out.

Without knowing what was going on, Shibahara Shuhei ran to the front of the net in small steps to shake hands and salute after the game. Looking at the tall and straight Gawain in front of him, he was like a giant. He got into Gawain's chest and said politely, "Great game."

Gao Wen also hugged his opponent who was a whole head shorter than him and showed a sincere smile, "What a wonderful game."

Just as Gao Wen was about to turn around and leave, Shibahara Shuhei said loudly, "Good luck in the game!" Noticing Gao Wen's gaze, he added, "I mean, the whole season."

Although he was a little nervous, Gao Wen could still feel the other party's sincerity, which made a smile bloom on his face. "Thank you. Let's work hard together! The season has just begun."

After a pause, Shibahara Shuhei also let out a long breath, as if he finally relaxed.

After the game, Gawain walked towards his seat and could see at a glance that his teammates from the Brown Bears were in the audience behind his seat, poking their heads out like gophers. Gawain was shouting and cheering, eager to celebrate the victory.

Gao Wen also walked forward and high-fived his teammates to celebrate. Amid the screams and howls, a strange figure could be seen standing at the end of the team.

Gao Wen was slightly surprised and paused.

Elena, however, was very calm and raised her hands high. The smile on her face was brighter than the California sunshine. "I'm still waiting. My hands are a little sore."

This time, it was Gawain's turn to be filled with questions. How did Elena get into the team? And she was standing at the end of the team? Why did he feel like he had stepped into a trap?

Roar, roar, roar! Roar, roar, roar! Sale, Di Giulio, Thompson, and the others all howled and cheered, and even the other home fans in the stadium joined in the fun without knowing why.

Now that we have won the game, we have to celebrate it properly, the more lively the better.

Gao Wen was helpless. He glanced at his teammates. He knew that these guys would get more excited the more they started to make noise. The best way to deal with them was to "bang!"

Gawain also high-fived Elena to celebrate, and then Elena kept waving her right fist, "Brown Bears! Brown Bears!"

A shout was more effective than any words, and the entire audience joined Elena, making full use of the home advantage.

The whole audience roared! Elena, bathed in the golden sunlight, had her face hidden in a halo. Her expression could not be seen clearly, but her smile was full of joy. Her clear and loud laughter made Gawain's mood soar, and he shouted loudly with everyone else.

"Brown Bears! Brown Bears!"

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Who can refuse the happiness of victory? UCLA opened the new season with a sweep, but after the game, the players returned to the locker room one after another, and someone immediately noticed that Gao Wen did not seem happy.

Thompson jumped towards Gawain like Tigger, "Ah, what happened to our Prince Charming? Is he missing Elena?"

Oh! The other players immediately followed suit, and even the usually aloof Jilong smiled.

Thompson was still not satisfied and kept hitting Gawain's shoulders. "We are a group of bachelors, but there is not a single girl cheering for us in the stands. We are so envious of you, but our prince charming is sad. What a gap. What should we do?"

Roar, roar, roar! Seeing that he was about to fall into trouble, Gawain quickly cheered up and said to Thompson with a smile, "I was born with this kind of charm and temperament. There is nothing you can do about it. Unless you are reborn, you can only envy me."

"Ohhh! General!"

"Thompson! Thompson! Thompson!"

"A fatal blow! Knight Gawain launched an uppercut and hit Thompson's stomach hard. Is Thompson going to fall? Is Thompson going to fall?"

"Oh! Thompson is defeated, and our winner is, Knight Gawain!"

The entire locker room was as lively as a volcanic eruption. Even the coaches tactfully left quietly without disturbing the players' celebration.

(End of this chapter)