The current No. 1 singles player of the Bruins is senior Clay Thompson, who is 198 centimeters and 88 kilograms and has excellent physical condition.
In the previous three years, my performance was still unstable, but after entering my senior year, on the one hand, my physical condition was completely formed, and on the other hand, my psychological quality became increasingly stable, and my overall performance ushered in a completely new look.
Since August of this year, he first won a challenge championship, and then entered the fall season and lost the opening game, then started a 19-game winning streak, and once reached the top of the number one seed in the United States. His performance was extremely good. Currently, he is temporarily
Ranked as the No. 2 seed, he is still one of the top players in the country.
Well-deservedly, Thompson is the team's No. 1 singles player.
But when it comes to physical condition and tennis talent, Marcos Giron is the future hope of the Bruins.
Jilong is already a junior this year, and his technical style is taking shape. His 180cm, 77kg body is not thick, but he is very good at leveraging strength, hitting the ball solidly, grabbing points accurately, and his tactical acumen is very outstanding. The entire return line is
The layout and distribution are obviously higher than those of peers, and prediction, feel, etc. are also hidden advantages.
In adolescence and college, due to youth and lack of experience, playing is often more dependent on the body, and court intelligence is ignored. The game is relatively simple, and the physical advantages are often more obvious.
If Thompson and Giron face off, maybe Thompson can still win by relying on his physical advantage in the end, but the process will be very difficult and may require a lot of effort.
Currently, Geelong is firmly in the team's second singles position.
Billy Martin attaches great importance to Geelong. Everyone knows that once Thompson is in poor condition, it is not unusual for Geelong to serve as the first singles player.
It is precisely because of this that players often ridicule Giron as the "proud one of heaven" and often make jokes, even Thompson is no exception.
As for Jilong himself, he grew up bathed in praises from childhood to adulthood, and was full of confidence in himself. Although he did not show his sharpness, he was more or less proud and had higher expectations for himself. He had already achieved this early on.
He has determined his future goal of becoming a professional player, so compared to anyone else, he is the one who has the strictest requirements on himself.
In fact, Jilong’s subsequent career development trajectory also proves this point——
Just this season, Geelong won the singles championship of the NCAA National Championship. This was the first time in eight years that the Bruins brought the men's singles championship trophy back to UCLA. Then Geelong bid farewell to college and entered the professional competition, and early
Achieved impressive results.
Geelong achieved results earlier than MacDonald. Soon after turning professional, he was able to enter the main draw of the Masters through the qualifying rounds, showing his good competitiveness.
But unfortunately, injuries became a stumbling block. Just over a year into his career, and in a period of rapid growth, Geelong suffered a serious blow from a hip injury. He underwent surgery at the end of 2015, and his career was almost over.
To be scrapped directly.
Jilong himself thought about giving up many times, but after careful consideration and repeated struggles, he decided to persevere and slowly recovered from the postoperative recovery. He finally ushered in a new life in 2019 and won two championships in the challenge.
and a runner-up, and passed the qualification test for the first time to enter the Grand Slam main draw.
At the beginning of 2021, Geelong set a new personal ranking high, reaching the top 100 and ranking 70th. Relying solely on rankings, he can directly enter the highest level events such as the Grand Slam and Masters, and compete with top players.
After a lot of fighting, he even defeated many top 20 players.
In terms of talent and ability, Geelong is indeed outstanding, even better than MacDonald.
Ever since he was a child, Geelong has attracted the attention of thousands of people. Even if he did not enter a professional tennis school, he has always been a "star of tomorrow" in the NCAA.
Giron didn't pay any attention to the good-natured banter from his teammates. He walked straight to the edge of the court and put down his tennis bag.
For Jilong, he is already a junior this year. If he wants to turn professional, it means that there is not much time left for him to continue to improve himself, so he needs to seize every opportunity and devote himself to training wholeheartedly.
, throw yourself into the game, there is no other shortcut.
Gently, Jilong jumped on the spot a few times, adjusted his body slightly, and prepared to start the warm-up exercise. From the corner of his eyes, he noticed a burning gaze falling on his shoulders, and the hair on his back immediately stood up, as if he had been electrocuted.
Um?
Jilong reflexively turned his head and looked over. Without any effort, he could see Gawain walking towards him with a smile on his face.
"Hey! Marcos, good morning."
Sensing Ji Long's sight, Gawain took the initiative to wave and say hello. His smile bloomed like a flower, and his bright eyes sparkled in the sun, just like a little dog seeing "Yonetian Gong". No, no, bah! It should be the big bad wolf.
It's like seeing a little lamb.
Wait, why am I the little lamb? Shouldn’t I be the big bad wolf?
Jilong didn't understand what he was thinking.
But before Jilong could come up with a reason, Gawain had already taken the initiative to speak, "Marcos, can I play against you in the practice match later?"
In Gawain's eyes, Jilong is indeed a little lamb, the kind that can take care of its wool——
He wanted to prove his theory and see whether there was any change in the growth rate of growth potential in the face of opponents of different levels.
For now, Giron's strength is indeed more outstanding than Macdonald's; and unlike Thompson's power tennis, Giron's style of play is more agile and lighter, which also means that without the suppression of power, Gawain can use his hands and feet.
He can start a more intense confrontation with Jilong.
Compared to Thompson, Giron is a more suitable "guinea pig."
Jiron was a little surprised, "I thought you were used to sparring with Mike."
Gao Wen did not answer, but said with a smile, "I have been ravaged by the final exams recently, and my brain has been hollowed out, so I thought of abusing my body and challenging the limit, so that I could clear my brain, but instead
You can relax. What do you think?"
Geelong:???
The look in Gawain's eyes changed. Why didn't he know that Gawain had such a hobby in private?
But then he noticed Gawain's gaze. Jilong coughed twice in embarrassment, fearing that Gawain would see the clues in the picture he imagined, so he quickly changed his gaze and pretended to be relaxed, "Of course it's no problem, it's a practice match anyway."
." He tried his best to stay calm, but he couldn't help but look at Gawain quietly from the corner of his eyes.
"Oh yeah!" Gawain cheered, turned around and trotted towards MacDonald, just like a Samoyed having fun.
Jilong seemed to have thought of something again, and couldn't help but shuddered. He quickly looked away and turned around to hide his slightly hot cheeks.