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Chapter 432: The second match begins, super-fast serving tactics
The next morning.

Melbourne Tennis Centre.

Continue with the second day of the group stage.

The 32 teams participating in the World Cup are divided into 8 groups, with 4 teams in each group, playing against each other in pairs, for a total of 6 games.

And today.

Japan's opponent was the host country Australia. Compared to yesterday, the atmosphere in the stadium was completely different.

Although the Australian team is ranked only 18th in the world, as the host country, the home court advantage is undoubtedly huge.

"Australia!"

"Australia!"

"Australia!"

Inside the stadium.

Before the players from both teams entered the field, the fans in the stands were already shouting slogans excitedly. People wearing Australian flag T-shirts or waving flags with bare upper bodies could be seen everywhere.

"hiss"

In the audience, Tao Cheng couldn't help but take a breath when he felt the overwhelming sound.

“Is this the host’s aura?”

Hiyoshi, Feng and others were also extremely shocked.

During the junior high school league, Hyotei's 200-member support group was so powerful that they could instantly turn the stadium into Hyotei's home court.

But compared with the thousands and thousands of fans in front of us, it is completely not on the same level.

Imagine.

As an opponent of Australia, standing in this venue and facing so many fans, how much pressure do you have to bear?

"In yesterday's match, the Greek team also lost to the Australian team."

Guan Yue said in a deep voice: "The total score is 3-1. It can be seen that the strength of the Australian team is above that of the Greek team."

"You can't say that."

Yagyu shook his head and said, "The main players of the Greek team were used against us yesterday. Hermes lost to Tezuka, and Zeus lost to Oni-senpai. They were suppressed by us. As for the Australian team, it seems that they don't have a player like Zeus who can stand on his own."

"This is normal."

Taki Oginosuke, who has long brown hair, said, "According to my understanding, the strongest team of the Australian team is actually doubles."

"Double. Australian formation?"

Oishi seemed to have thought of something and blurted out.

"Yes."

Taki Oginosuke nodded, "The Australian team is very strong in doubles and has a record of defeating the big 4. In a way, it is very similar to Yamabuki, where Sengoku-kun is."

"The ever-victorious team in doubles?"

Qianshi couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this.

Behind him, Minami Kentaro, Higashikata Masami and others had thoughtful expressions on their faces.

"Well."

Guan Yue narrowed his eyes and raised his eyebrows and said, "Their strategy should be to win two doubles games, plus one of the singles games."

"That is to say."

Liu Sheng pushed up his glasses and said in a deep voice, "Is there a strong singles player in the Australian team?"

"This should be."

Guanyue, Taki Oginosuke and others nodded.

At this time.

On one side of the court, a group of teenagers wearing blue and white jackets walked out of the passage, led by a young man with a mature appearance and deep eyes.

All of a sudden.

The atmosphere in the entire stadium reached a climax.

Thousands of spectators excitedly shouted the Australian slogan. Some even sang the national anthem excitedly. The huge pressure generated made the junior high school students of the Japanese team in the stands feel their breathing quicken.

And this time.

A young man with golden hair and a stubbled face appeared. In just a moment, everyone felt that extremely powerful pressure, which disappeared invisibly.

"coming!!!"

Immediately.

There was excitement on everyone's face.

"It's the Byodoin seniors!"

Hiyoshi, Momoshiro, Kirihara and others spoke excitedly.

Byodoin Phoenix.

The former No.17 of Japan U1, a master with strength comparable to that of a professional player. If Ishikawa hadn't appeared, the other player would have been the strongest player representing the Japanese team.

The moment this person appeared.

The overwhelming pressure on the court disappeared completely. And the youngsters who followed behind him, with their upright postures and deep or sharp eyes, made everyone feel more at ease.

"Do not worry."

Looking at the leading Byodoin and the figures standing under the billboard outside the rest area, Guanyue smiled and said, "For things that we can see through, the seniors must have prepared countermeasures long ago."

This statement came out.

Everyone nodded in approval.

"Next, the group stage, Group B matches, will begin."

"The Australian team versus the Japanese team."

"Invite both players to enter."

The words fell.

Then the captains of both teams walked into the stadium with their seven players.

"this person"

The captain of the Australian team, a brown-haired young man named Fitzgerald, couldn't help but twitch his pupils when he saw the blond young man in front of him.

He could feel the terrifying aura from the other party.

"Byodoin Phoenix?"

Fitzgerald felt a little depressed.

Before this, he had never heard of such a person in the world. After all, even though the opponent was once the strongest player of the Japanese team, the Australian team, which was mainly composed of white people, had always focused on tennis in Europe and the United States.

No matter how powerful Byodoin is, even if it swept across Asia, that's all it can do.

but.

When Fitzgerald saw the opponent in person, his expression changed completely, because he had only felt similar aura from the big four, or the captains of the British and American teams.

In connection with yesterday's match, Zeus from the Greek team was defeated by another previously unknown player from the Japanese team.

The captain of the Australian team suddenly felt extremely heavy pressure.

"Gorgias is right. The opponent is very powerful."

Fitzgerald thought to himself, "If I want to defeat my opponent, I must win both doubles matches. Also, I must not let the match enter the singles 1 stage!"

now.

He was extremely glad that he had accepted Gorgias's advice against all odds and arranged his strongest lineup for the first three games.

"call"

After a brief exchange of glances, the leaders of both teams led their teams out of the court and into the rest area to wait. At this time, Fitzgerald finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mark, Miluk!"

Turning his head, he looked at the two slightly immature-looking blond boys beside him: "The next game will be handed over to you two!"

"no problem."

The two boys nodded heavily.

With their strength, they are obviously not strong enough to play alone. As for doubles, with so many seniors in the team, it is difficult for them to play.

After all, Australia's strength lies in doubles, and no one, including the coach and the team leader, can take the responsibility for the doubles defeat.

But I didn't expect it.

In this match against the Japanese team, Fitzgerald went against the majority opinion and chose these two junior high school students.

Just this.

The two of them were already prepared, and they were determined to defeat their opponents and win the first match no matter what.

"Now, the Doubles 2 match is about to begin."

"The Australian team's representatives Mark McGregor (3rd grade, junior high school) and Miluke Millman (2nd grade, junior high school) versus the Japanese team's representatives Ochi Gekko (3rd grade, senior high school) and Shiraishi Kuranosuke (2nd grade, junior high school)."

"Please prepare yourselves, both players." "Two junior high school students?"

Seeing two blond boys coming out of the Australian team, Kaji said in surprise.

"The opponent is quite courageous."

Duke also laughed and said, “I don’t know if they are too confident or if they are giving up the game on purpose.”

In team competition, it is normal to make some trade-offs.

Sometimes, giving up one or two games can lead to victory. Many top coaches are good at changing the lineup and winning like a racehorse.

"Hey, glasses boy."

At this time, Byodoin looked at Qian who was serving as the team's advisor and asked, "What do you think?"

"Forehead."

Qian was obviously stunned. He didn't expect that Byodoin would take the initiative to ask him. After thinking for a moment, he said, "In this case, there are generally two possibilities. The first one is like what Duke Senior said, the other party deliberately gave up the game."

"After all, this is a competition involving middle school students."

"Three junior high school students must play in each game, which means that in addition to the substitutes, we also need to consider giving up the other two junior high school students."

Qian talked freely.

His logical thinking was very meticulous. He spoke clearly and cited data at any time, which made Duke, Kaji and others nod their heads.

Among high school students, apart from Mitsuya, there is probably no other data flow player as outstanding as him.

"but."

At this point, Qian paused and shook his head, saying, "If the opponent really wants to give up, Doubles 2 will definitely not be as good as Doubles 1."

"You're right."

Duke and others nodded.

Just like Qian said, if one of the games is to be given up, Doubles 2 is more important to the Australian team than Doubles 1.

The so-called superior horses versus average horses, inferior horses versus superior horses, is also a simple principle. Logically, the coach of the Australian team should not be unaware of this.

"Then it can only be the second one."

At this point, Qian raised his head and glanced at the two teenagers who were walking into the stadium from a distance: "I'm afraid they have some extraordinary special abilities."

"interesting."

Byodoin laughed.

He looked at Qian in surprise. He didn't expect that there would be such a character among junior high school students. Moreover, such a clear-headed and logical guy couldn't even get 14th place.

visible.

This year's Japanese team is indeed too strong.

"Ochi."

Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at the tall young man next to him, whose figure was so straight that even Byodoin had to look up to look at him.

"This game is up to you."

"Ah."

Ochi nodded calmly.

There was no trace of emotion on his face, while Bai Shi behind him looked much more nervous.

After all, this is his first appearance in the World Cup.

Although the opponent is also a junior high school student, he has a strong sense of responsibility and always considers a lot. Shiraishi, who anticipates the enemy's leniency, remains vigilant in his heart.

Following behind Ochi and looking at his back, Shiraishi took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

After a while.

The two sides met at the net.

There was not much communication, just a simple greeting and after guessing the side choice, both parties took their respective positions.

"The match will be decided in one set."

"Australia's McGregor serves, game over!"

Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
The referee's voice fell.

At the baseline of the court, the young man with his long golden hair tied up gently tapped the tennis ball and threw it high into the air.

Swish!
Subsequently.

I saw a gleam of light in his eyes.

He raised his body, swung the racket, aimed at the tennis ball in the air, and smashed it down at an extremely fast speed.

Bang!
The crisp sound of hitting the ball sounded.

Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, the tennis ball passed through the blocking net in the blink of an eye and arrived in front of Shiraishi.

"So fast?!"

Feeling the speed of the tennis ball, even though Shiraishi was calm, he couldn't help but be surprised.

Snap.
He didn't even react until the tennis ball bounced.

"15-0!"

"Appeared!"

Seeing this, the Australian U17 players couldn't help but clench their fists: "It's Mark's [Tachyon] serve!"

"Well."

at the same time.

In the Japanese team's rest area, Duke, Kaji and others couldn't help but change their expressions after seeing this serve.

“Is this really a serve that a junior high school student can hit?”

Bang!
"30-0!"

In the blink of an eye.

Mark's second serve landed.

Just like before, Ochi seemed unable to react and could only watch the tennis ball pass by him.

"mark!"

"mark!"

"mark!"

The boy's amazing serve drew cheers from Australian fans in the audience area.

Bang!
Bang!
Under such circumstances.

Mark hit two more aces and directly won the first game.

"Game!"

"Australia, 1-0, swap positions!"

In less than 2 minutes, the host team won the first game, which greatly encouraged the fans, and the whole stadium was enveloped in their enthusiastic cheers.

but.

Shiraishi is not an ordinary player after all.

Such pressure could not have an effective impact on him. In the second game, he used his exquisite handling of the tennis ball to mobilize his opponents to run left and right.

finally.

At the end of the 6th minute, the second game was won.

"You have some ability."

On the Australian team's side, another teenager named Miluk, who was wearing a headband, raised his eyebrows slightly: "However, the winner of this game can only be our Australian team!"

call!
The words fell.

Under the stunned gaze of others, he threw the tennis ball high up. Then he made a similar serving action as Mark, and when the tennis ball reached the highest point, he swung the racket decisively.

Bang!
The crisp sound of hitting the ball sounded.

The tennis ball turned into a streak of light yellow and in an instant it was at the serving line in front of Ochi.

"So fast!!!"

Seeing this ball, the junior high school students of the Japanese team in the stands, especially Feng, almost couldn't help but stand up: "His serve is even faster than that guy just now?!"

"15-0!"

The referee spoke and announced the score.

Miluk, who got the points, smiled confidently and moved to the serving position on the other side.

"so."

After seeing the performance of the two Australian players, Qian said in a deep voice: "The opponent's tactics are to use these two top servers to launch a super serve attack, right?"

(End of this chapter)