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boom!

"Morimura scores, 30-15!"

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boom!

"Kitahara Akira scores, 30-30!"

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Bang! ... Bang! ...

"Game, Morimura Ya, 1-0!"

"The two sides will switch venues."

After the first game ended, Kitahara Akira and Morimura Ya each went to the opposite half of the court. Although it was just a private practice match, they subconsciously followed the rules of the official match and switched halves after odd-numbered games.

After arriving at the service line, Kitahara Akira took out two tennis balls from his pocket, patted them a few times to check their feel, put one back, and kept the one that felt better.

Snap! ...Snap! ...Snap! ...

He pressed his palm firmly against the tennis ball, his thoughts racing.

As we could see from the previous game, although Morimura Ya played both topspin and flat serves well, he opted for baseline rallies after serving, making extensive use of topspin.

A classic baseline defensive player.

Early players like Djokovic and Murray belonged to this category, while Nadal was more often seen as a baseline defensive counter-attacking player with a stronger offensive desire compared to the former.

Kitahara Akira thought about Federer and Djokovic's earlier matches, and the tactic he should use next became obvious.

Swish!

He bent his knees slightly, raised his left hand, and tossed the tennis ball high into the air.

One second before the tennis ball reaches its highest point.

Kitahara Akira leaped up from the ground, his racket sweeping upwards from behind, striking the tennis ball squarely at its highest point.

boom!

With a soft thud, the tennis ball flew rapidly toward the other side of the net.

158km/h!

The first shot was aimed directly at the outer corner.

Kitahara Akira's serve was decent, with fairly accurate and tricky placement, but the speed of the ball wasn't particularly threatening. Morimura Ya reacted quickly, catching up soon and extending his racket forward to gently block the serve.

Snapped!

The tennis ball flew back in a moderate arc.

Seeing this, Kitahara Akira was not disappointed.

He knew his own serve best, and he had anticipated this situation. By this time, he had already reached the midcourt area.

He leaned forward, raised his racket high, aimed at the returning tennis ball, and slammed it down hard.

boom!

After the first serve to the outside corner, the second shot went directly to Morimura's backhand deep area, and the tennis ball stretched out a sudden diagonal line across the court.

Seeing Morimura Ya startled and rushing back, Kitahara Akira had already arrived at the net.

slap~

With great effort, Morimura Ya managed to snatch the tennis ball back with a backhand swipe.

Before he could catch his breath.

Kitahara Akira then blocked the net, and with a not-so-sharp volley, sent the tennis ball to an area that Morimura Ya had no time to react to.

"Kitahara Akira scores, 15-0!"

We moved to the other side of the court.

Kitahara Akira tossed the tennis ball up, his gaze briefly sweeping over the spot where Morimura Yagami was standing.

boom!

A crisp sound of hitting the ball rang out, and the tennis ball still flew towards the outer corner, but this time it was not a flat serve, but a sidespin serve aimed at the outer corner with a slice.

Kitahara Akira's tactical thinking is very clear.

When your serve doesn't give you a significant advantage, don't try to hit ace shots. Instead, use relatively accurate serves and forehand transitions to pressure Morimura's forehand.

Then speed up the pace of the rally, move to the net or otherwise, and try to hit Morimura's relatively weak backhand side.

As a result, Morimura was unable to enter a comfortable rally zone on the first shot as he had in the previous game. Instead, because he fell into his own rhythm, the quality of his returns was significantly insufficient, and the probability of making mistakes increased dramatically.

In the 07 US Open final, facing the up-and-coming superstar Novak Djokovic, Federer adopted a similar tactic, hitting 42 winners to successfully defend his title.

The following year, in the Australian Open semifinals, Djokovic transformed himself in just four months, personally dethroning the king and winning his first Grand Slam title, officially ushering in the legendary era of the "Big Three" checking and balancing each other.

soon.

Under Kitahara Akira's direction, Morimura Ya was unable to utilize his advantage at the baseline and was soon forced into a desperate situation.

Seeing a large empty space on the left side of the court, Kitahara Akira showed no intention of letting it go, pressing his racket forward mercilessly.

boom!

"Kitahara Akira scores, 30-0!"

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boom!

"Kitahara Akira scores, 40-0!"

......

boom!

"Game, Kitahara Akira, 1-1!"

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boom!

"Game, Morimura Ya, 2-1!"

"Let's switch places!"

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boom!

"Game, Kitahara Akira, 2-2!"

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boom!

"Game, Kitahara Akira, 3-2!"

"Let's switch places!"

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The match lasted for nearly half an hour.

As the game progressed, both players' stamina began to decline noticeably. However, compared to Kitahara Akira, Morimura Ya, who had been consistently countered by targeted tactics, was in much worse shape.

Not only do they have to keep running along the baseline, trying to rebuild a stalemate, but they also have to face the immense pressure from Kitahara Akira at the net and be constantly on guard against his sudden attacks.

This situation is a considerable test of his physical and mental strength.

About ten minutes later.

boom!

As the tennis ball flew towards the bottom corner, Morimura Ya was too exhausted to run any further and could only pant heavily as he watched helplessly as the ball flew out of the court.

"Game, Kitahara Akira, 6-4!"

"Confess! When did you learn such a disgusting fighting style?"

"What kind of playing style is disgusting?"

Seeing Kitahara Akira's innocent expression, Morimura Ya became furious.

He was tortured and restrained for the entire game. Every time he tried to fight back, it was like punching cotton. He had strength but nowhere to use it, and he was disgusted.

He immediately took two steps in one, quickly arriving in front of Kitahara Akira: "Hey you, you didn't actually research a whole new tactic just to beat me, did you?"

"You're so cynical!"

"We're the Yamabuki Twins, the best partners! And you've been plotting behind my back to beat me!"

"You serve and volley every time, and that volley... how can you play so disgustingly? Is this the kind of tactic you use against your best friend? You're so underhanded! You're such a jerk!"

Morimura grabbed Kitahara Akira's shoulders and shook him violently.

"I'd like to, but I don't have that ability."

Kitahara Akira, feeling dizzy from the shaking, took two steps back, escaping Morimura Ya's deadly swaying, and explained.

"I happened to see an explanation of this tactic in a tennis magazine a few days ago, so I tried it out today, and I didn't expect it to work so well."

"real?"

"Really~" Kitahara Akira waved his hand, "I'll show it to you next time you come to my house."

"Is that so?"

Seeing Kitahara Akira's confident demeanor, Morimura Ya, though somewhat suspicious, said, "Alright, then remember to remind me next time."

He didn't press the matter further, since he wasn't really angry about it to begin with.

Morimura was actually very happy that his friend had improved, but he had always been the one in the lead in the past, and now that the tables had suddenly turned, he was a little unaccustomed to it.

At that moment, Kitahara Akira suddenly asked a question.

"Do you think that with my current skill level, I have a chance to qualify for the rookie competition in two weeks?"