"Up! Brown bear! Up!"
"We are Trojans!"
The heat wave is rolling.
The noisy and noisy shouts of support collided and intertwined together like this, and the restlessness filling the air could be felt on the surface of the skin, and then the blood boiled uncontrollably, even among the melon-eating people watching the excitement. .
The only difference is that they don't roll up their sleeves and get started.
After all, tennis is a gentleman's sport and the business of the game stays on the court.
Compared with collective sports such as rugby, basketball, football, etc., tennis is an individual project after all, and the shared fate effect brought by the group's sense of honor is much weaker, and it will not really lead to a big fight. Despite this, the power of the city derby is still indescribable. underestimate.
Although there are no official team uniforms in tennis matches, the audience still enthusiastically wears pullovers and baseball caps representing the sports of their respective schools. The navy blue of UCLA and the brown and red of the University of Southern California are all over the place. Collision with each other.
Spectacular!
Buzz buzz.
Buzz buzz.
The air is boiling.
"Viewers, audience friends! Welcome to ESPN Tennis Channel. We are now live broadcasting the first Los Angeles derby of the new season at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, between the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans."
"Now, the first pair of doubles players from both sides are taking the stage to warm up."
"Historically, these two teams have met a total of 168 times on the tennis court..."
Gurgling.
Gurgling.
When he was at the scene, the atmosphere was completely different. The cheers, shouts, sights and crowds really made Gao Wen feel the charm of competitive sports. It was an impact and shock that was enough to burn the soul. The beating of the heart could not help but follow the audience. All the breaths hit together.
In the previous life, Gawain missed this game due to a knee injury, and Sale came on as the sixth single.
But in fact, whether Gao Wen plays or not will not change the result, because Sale won the game, but the team lost to the same city rival with a score of "3:4" - that is to say, even if Gao Wen played as the sixth singles Even if you win the game, it won't change the outcome.
In that game, the Trojans' top three singles made consecutive contributions, with Saramento defeating Thompson, Hanfman defeating Geelong, and Queiroz defeating McDonald. In addition to winning a point in the doubles game, they successfully won from the away game. Take away a valuable victory.
Although the individual players are not ranked at the top in the United States, the strength of the Trojans is that their average strength is very outstanding. The first singles to the fourth singles are relatively average, and the gap is not big. Coupled with the doubles that ranks among the top in the United States, the overall comprehensive strength is indeed It has the level to reach the top and win the championship.
So, what about this time?
Gawain was slightly excited.
On the one hand, it’s because it’s his first time playing the No. 1 singles role, even if he’s just playing the role of a surprise player, even in Martin’s overall plan, this point can be lost; on the other hand, it’s because this time he can cooperate with his teammates. Advance or retreat, face victory or defeat together.
The most important thing is that starting from today, everything is brand new. Different from the previous life, he will start a new journey, which also means that everything can be rewritten, so——
Although they lost to the Trojans in the last life, this time, they started from scratch.
call……
Gao Wen also raised his hands high and joined his teammates to cheer for the doubles match.
"Up! Brown bear! Up!"
However……
"Wow!"
"It was a very intense and very close game. Both sides gave us a wonderful doubles match. The suspense was maintained until the last point. In the end, the Trojans got the doubles points and took the lead in the city derby."
It was the third time this season that doubles points have been lost, and now doubles play is widely regarded as the Bruins' weakest link.
But that's not the case in this game.
In the first two doubles duels, both sides won one game each, and the final score of both games was "6:4", which was consistent, that is, a break of serve advantage; then the top doubles duel between the two sides was entangled to the end. , had to go through a tie-break to determine the outcome, and the small points kept chasing each other all the way to "12:10" before the game ended.
Both teams got match points but also wasted them. They fought hand-to-hand with each other until the very end.
I have to say that the same city derby is indeed different. Every player grits his teeth and persists until the last bit of blood is burned out.
At this stage of victory, there is nothing more to say. Even if they lose, they can leave the field with their heads held high.
But no matter what, the final doubles points were still collected by the University of Southern California, taking the lead in the away game with "0:1".
"This situation seems familiar."
Sofar couldn't help but let out a low chuckle.
"Three days ago against the Sooners, the Bruins lost the first doubles point, and then unfortunately lost the first singles game. In the blink of an eye, they were already in a '0:2' predicament. The game was indeed very thrilling and very difficult. "
"But I don't know if the Bruins will be in the same predicament again today. The player who is about to appear on behalf of the Bruins is the freshman young player Gao Wen. He is about to face the Trojans' number one singles senior player Saramento. For It’s a very, very difficult matchup for Gawain.”
"The most interesting thing is that Bruins coach Martin arranged this number one singles matchup in the first game instead of the last game."
"Judging from this move, this should be a performance of Martin's confidence; however, after losing the doubles points, if they lose this singles match again, the Bruins will be in trouble. Is Martin's arrangement brave or impulsive? , we can only judge through the game.”
"The pressure is now on both players."
In a few words, Sofal completed a simple string of games. It can be seen from his words that he focused slightly on the Bruins, the currently weak team——
The reason is simple. As a neutral commentator, he naturally hopes that the game will be more intense and exciting, and he will inevitably cheer for the weaker side; if the Bruins reverse the situation, then Sofal will not hesitate to cheer for the Trojans. Looking forward to it Let the subsequent games continue to be exciting.
In fact, even if Sofar did not continue to "add fuel to the fire", the atmosphere at the scene was already warm enough.
The Trojans, who were playing away from home, were playing the away game, and the loud cheers and shouts roared throughout the stadium, as if they had won the entire game.
The Bruins, who were at home, were not to be outdone and pushed back hard. A uniform cheer swept the audience, cheering for Gao Wen who was about to appear. You could even see many people couldn't hold back their excitement and stood up directly, looking forward to it. Gawain was able to work wonders for the second game in a row.
After the interlude, Sofar turned to look at his commentary partner beside him, "Pete, what do you think?"
