"Viewers, you are watching the ESPN Tennis Channel. I am your host, David Sofal. I am currently in Athens, Georgia, bringing you the 2013-2014 National Championship from the front.
Team finals.”
"The opponents are the Los Angeles duo, UCLA and USC."
"This is also the final meeting between the No. 1 seed and the No. 2 seed this season. It is undoubtedly the meeting of the two best teams this year. For viewers who love NCAA tennis, it can be said to be the pinnacle showdown that everyone has been waiting for. The outcome will be decided by
Use it on the spot.”
"Today, the guest accompanying us to watch the live broadcast of the game is Pete Sampras."
Sampras, who was quietly waiting for his turn, skillfully took the topic from Sofar.
"Hey, everyone, I'm Pete. This is my first appearance this season. I hope the audience won't get used to my appearance and lose interest."
It started with a small joke, which successfully made Sofar laugh happily, and then they started talking about the just-concluded women's team finals.
In the final, Sampras' sister Stella Sampras led UCLA to a thrilling victory over the University of South Carolina with a score of "4:3" and won the second women's team championship in the school's history.
, and also won the championship again after six years in 2008.
For the Bruins, this is undoubtedly welcome news.
Gurgling.
Gurgling.
In an instant, all the bustling eyes were focused on the men's team final——
In the modern history of the NCAA tennis competition, Stanford University once completely dominated the team championship in the second half of the 1980s. In the five years from 1986 to 1990, it only lost the 1987 men's team championship, and all other men's and women's teams
All champions are in the bag.
By the way, it was the University of Virginia and the University of California, Los Angeles that broke Stanford University's monopoly in 1987. Both teams broke through the blockade and reached the men's team finals.
However, after 1990, for a full twenty-four years, no team could win both the men's and women's team championships.
In fact, there is no even close chance. All the strong tennis teams have a serious imbalance in strength. Either the men are strong or the women are strong. There is almost no team that can maintain balance in the men's and women's team competitions.
Stanford University's feat is also considered impossible to replicate.
Until this year.
During the previous semifinals, everyone was paying attention to the performance of the two UCLA teams. Now, the women's team is the first to reach the top, and the next men's team is even more popular. The feat that has been forgotten for 24 years is about to come true.
There was a chance of realization, and the whole of Athens was excited.
So, when the men's team finals kicked off, the entire center court was packed with people from three floors inside and three outside. The bustling figures in the bars and restaurants filled every corner of the field of vision. Everyone was looking forward to it.
Witness the moment of history.
Attention-grabbing gazes and ardent expectations are both motivation and pressure.
"...Pressure and motivation, this is the eternal theme in key games. Until the end of my career, this is still the mental balance I need to deal with."
"Judging from the current situation, the Bruins are well prepared. They know they are the top seed. They also know that the Trojans will try their best. They also know that they have the strength to defeat their opponents. After the women's team won the championship,
The whole morale has reached a whole new boiling point."
"So, the doubles match was won cleanly. This should be the Bruins' best doubles performance this season."
As Sampras said, the Bruins took the lead in scoring a doubleheader.
Moreover! Only two of the three doubles games were played, and the Bruins had already won two in a row, one of which entered the tiebreaker. However, in the tiebreaker, the Bruins shaved off their opponent's head, with a score of "7:0".
He won the victory with great momentum and had the last laugh in the doubles match.
Big score, "1:0".
The Bruins and Trojans met three times this season. The first two times, the away team won the doubles points, only to be overturned by the home team; but for the third time, in the Pac-12 finals, the team won the doubles points.
The Bruins took advantage of the situation and won the final victory.
So, what now?
Sofar gave a brief summary of the game situation.
"Judging from the pre-game layout, the doubleheader was a game the Trojans must win, but Coach Martin disrupted Coach Smith's plan."
"After coming to Athens, the Bruins' doubles team, which has always been unstable, showed its best form when facing its mortal enemy in the finals and won the first victory."
"Of course, the Los Angeles City Derby is always full of variables. Until the last minute is settled, anything is possible. Never underestimate any side."
Sampras seized the gap in Sofar's words and continued speaking.
"Next, the first singles match between the two sides is about to take place. This will also be a game that establishes the momentum of the singles showdown between the two sides. It can be called Mars hitting the Earth."
Gurgling.
Gurgling.
The air was burning, and under the intense gaze of the audience, two players appeared one after another——
Gowan vs Saramento!
The two players who were shaking hands and greeting each other in front of the net shook hands vigorously, their scorching eyes collided, and sparks suddenly burst out.
Oh oh oh!
Ahhhh!
At this time, there was a burst of cheers from the sidelines.
"Dear viewers, what appears in the camera now is the Bruins women's tennis team that just won the championship. The girls came here specifically to cheer for the men's team."
Gawain withdrew his gaze, looked at Saramento, and said with a smile, "Be careful."
Saramento replied without any sign of weakness, "Sound the alarm, danger is coming."
One comes, one goes.
There was no friendly hypocrisy and coercion, the desire to win was displayed like this, and then both parties turned around, trotted towards the bottom line, and began to warm up.
In the coin guessing session just now, Gawain guessed heads, so he took the right to serve and took the lead in attacking.
His high morale is evident at a glance.
Different from other opponents, Gaowen has already played against Saramento twice this season. In addition, due to the relationship with the rivals in the same city, they have studied many game videos and are very familiar with each other. This also means that there is no need for the two sides to slowly learn the process.
, you can get straight to the point right from the opening.
Of course, every game is different, even if the opponent is the same, but a new game is a new beginning, just like the second meeting between the two sides. Saramento's style has changed drastically, the entire game rhythm, batting tactics,
The route combinations are all different, and the content of the competition is naturally different.
But because the two sides are more familiar with each other, the testing in the opening stage also has a different feeling.
Today, in the first game, Gao Wen chose to serve, just to prepare to advance the game in his own way and take the lead!
Therefore, Gawain played very proactively at the beginning.