God of Tennis

Gulp.

Han Woo-jin swallowed a saliva without my knowledge. I could see Roger's gaze from a few feet away. Perhaps he looked at it for nothing, but Han Woo-jin, who met his eyes, even felt his back chilling.

‘Damn it.'

Are you scared already, Han Woo-jin?

I hope you didn't come all the way out here to show off your punk ass.

He stared at me for no reason. When I turned my eyes first, I felt like I was losing. Shin Se-yeon, who noticed the exchange of their eyes, came to talk with a surprised face.

“Woojin, did you know Roger? ”

“Not that much... I said hello the last time I saw you. It's no big deal. ”

While answering her questions, Han Woo-jin didn't take his eyes off her. No, I didn't even blink. No matter how much I looked at it, it didn't seem like much. Just a few seconds later, until Roger takes his eyes off him and disappears between his team members.

His gaze did not waver by a single inch.

Roger's game was the last of the eight Tokyo Open games. As Roger left the stadium, the audience also began to rise up from the choir. I saw a wave swept through the passageway that could never be described as small.

Hanwoojin, who was a little bored by people's migration, opened his mouth without happening. Going in between now would be quite tiring.

“Ugh... Let's wait a little longer. ”

“Yes, I had to clean up the cameras that I had installed. ”

Shin Se-yeon nodded happily, folding up the rack next to the empty seat, and putting all the equipment she had brought into her bag. It wasn't even a big bag, but after folding it up and folding it back and forth, I went inside neatly. Han Woo-jin asked her to take her place.

I remembered something that I had forgotten, not watching Lehi.

‘... By the way, what happened to history and form? ’

Kim Hyun-hyuk and Choi were the names of the athletes who attended the Tokyo Open with Han Woo-jin himself. I heard everyone won yesterday, but I didn't know what happened today. In traditional history, Kim Hyeong has made it to the 4th river of the Tokyo Open.

The existence of Han Woo-jin and Choi Yeon-hyeok could have served as variables.

He asked at the same time as he had a question. I was just about to zip up my bag when I finished cleaning up the year.

“Se-yeon, what happened to everyone else's game? ”

“Oh, you mean Choi Yeon-hee? ”

“And Kim Hyung. I heard that Yeon-Hyeok was pretty good yesterday... ”

Hanwoojin's voice mixed with concern. Germany's Benjamin was one of the top five fingers in the competition. Choi Yeon-Hyuk said he could only surpass him after spending all three sets going to Duce. The next day, after a fight like that,

The fetus couldn't be intact.

However, Shin Se-yeon listened to him and smiled slightly. It was a smile that eased his worries.

“Don't worry. They both won. As Woojin said, even though he was a bit of a classic. ”

As she answers, she pulls out her notebook from her arms. It was the notebook that used to write things down often. It was Shin Se-yeon's secret notebook of winning and losing matches as well as how scores and points came and went. Finder of two scores

She points at it with her fingers.

“Choi won 63, 57, 64, and Kim Hyung-seong won 63, 62 smoothly. Tomorrow the two of you will go to war four. ”

Hanwoojin nods quietly. This was an impeccable result. Kim Hyung entered the fourth lecture in history, and Choi Hyeon-hyuk also proved his competence.

He sees that the crowd on the passageway is roughly gone and gets up.

“It's time to go. We have to get ready for the game tomorrow. ”

The thought of Choi Yeon-hyeok or Kim Hyung-hyung that I had just been thinking about was long gone. What he has to deal with tomorrow is the world's greatest monster. There was no room for nerves elsewhere. Han Woo-jin just has cold eyes.

I looked in the direction of disappearance.

* * *

Although I explained it several times, the position of tennis in Korea was very narrow. I had nothing to do with major sports like football or baseball. Like basketball or volleyball, it was unparalleled in Korea from the relatively non-mainstream era of baseball. Olympics

In the year, it was not just badminton and ping-pong that were treated.

What are the reasons for the notoriety of tennis?

When I think about it, there were quite a few things. The lack of infrastructure to raise athletes, the degradation in the level of athletes resulting from it, and the recognition of the land in Korea remained full of A4 papers.

However, there are only a few reasons why this is the most common.

First of all, tennis had nothing to call a basic ‘base’. There were no local teams like football or baseball, and they named certain companies like boats or basketball and they didn't use them as business cards. Only because of the player's individual abilities

All environments, including maps, are determined.

If only there had been one great genius like Roger Pedro, the tennis position in South Korea wouldn't have gotten this far.

Of course, it was wrong to blame Korean athletes for that. Geniuses are born as a accidental combination of many factors, including luck, rather than rising from the ground. It was a kind of mutation.

However, a new wind started to blow in the decaying tennis world of Korea.

“Welcome back today to the Japan Open, hosted by MBS Sports and the International Tennis League! It's nice to meet you! I'm Park Sung-jin, the commentator I'm with today. ”

“The commentator is now choking. Shiny Chan.”

The two sitting at the desk fluently spit out their greetings as soon as the camera lights up. The movement of the head without a single error seemed to prove the career of two people. Likewise, two commentators with heads up at the same time, just like we planned.

I let go.

“This is a great day. I think it's a special day for tennis fans in the country. What do you think, Yoon Commentator? ”

“I haven't felt better since this morning. Who would have thought our players would be so active? Let's take a look at the march! ”

When Shiny Chan puzzled his hands, he remembered a huge marquee on the TV screen.

Initially, the march with dozens of names on it decreased as it went up. 32… 16… 8… Finally, only four names remained before the screen stopped moving.

Yeonhyeok Choi

Hyungtae Kim

Han Test

Roger Fedro

Next to their names is a flag that symbolizes their nationality. A total of three of the four are Taiji flags.

Not Futures, not Challengers, not ATP500 leagues, but three Koreans? No domestic tennis fan expected this. It was also a very happy mistake.

“Japan Open, which has become the world's most prolific reputation, has been named by three of our athletes in four of those competitions. I can't tell you how proud I am. ”

“Very impressive. Even two athletes are new to their debut this year and are performing unbelievably! ”

Originally, commentators expressed a lot of fake emotions. The idea is to postpone the emotions that were made to elicit viewers' reactions, even though they are cold. However, Park Sung-jin and Shin-chan were really heating up. I can't believe the results of this competition.

It was evidence that it was good enough.

They were excited for a while and started explaining about the game today after quickly recovering their normal faces.

“First, the first round of the 4th Round of the 4th Round will be the battle between our most recurring Korean player and Kim Hyeong-hyung. I know the ranking is not that different, but what do you think of Park's commentary? ”

“Hmmm, I'd like to personally raise Kim Hyung's hand. Although I had been beaten by Han Woojin, I had a very tough schedule at the time. But I'm even more tired of Choi Hyuk right now. Con

If you're the opponent with a low division, Kim Hyung-gyeong looks a little better. ”

It was a sharp assessment as an abstract commentator. At that time, Han Woo-jin was clearly in a lot of ways lacking to deal with the complete form of Kim. Of course, now would be a different story.

And Shiny had a slightly different point of view. Kim Hyeong was definitely a respectable player with a career and skill, but he was not able to guarantee his victory over the two rookies on the rise.

Especially, Choi Hye Hyuk had a physical that exceeded Asian standards. Even Rich and his body size were pushed away from their fundamental stamina because of their age.

But I didn't put it out there. It was because I felt embarrassed about the game that was about to start, and I didn't have much time.

“I'd like to support the most historic player, but it won't be long before we talk about how the battle will go, will it? We'll be back in a moment with the beginning of the first round. It was radiant.”

“Advertising passes quickly. It was Park Sung-jin.”

Five minutes until the game starts. The two commentators bowed their heads for advertising using a short break.

And the TV screen immediately switched to show an advertisement for a razor, not a commentary desk. It was a razor that is often seen in advertisements on internet broadcasts these days. Of course, it was rare for anyone to see an ad like that.

Whoa...

A cheer that resounded not far away caused the athlete's waiting room to tremble. Even in an open space, significant vibrations are transmitted inside a closed room. Thanks to that, Shin Se-yeon opened her mouth after realizing that the game had started.

“Looks like the first turn started. ”

She had just handed a wet towel to Han Woo-jin, who was gently squeezing in his place until now. He wipes the sweat off his body and hangs on the chair. It was important to stay loose until the game started, but not to overdo it.

It was an adverse effect.

Gulp.

Hanwoojin took a sip of water and repeatedly swallowed it slowly. It was an act of obsession, worrying about poor condition that you might not know about. He only responded to half a cup of water after 30 seconds of drinking.

“Who do you think will win? ”

“Oh, I thought you said you weren't interested until yesterday. ”

Hanwoojin smiles with a disheartened face, and immediately shrugs her shoulders and tells her what she thinks.

“Isn't he Kim Hyeong? I'm sure he's very good, but I've spent too much time playing Benjamin. The smooth-running team will have the advantage. ”

“… how about that? ”

He was neither positive nor negative. However, in this situation, it was denial not to be positive. Shin Se-yeon asked, looking at Han Woo-jin with a hesitant expression.

“Woojin seems a little different, can you hear him? ”

“There's nothing to think about. Just a hunch.”

What came to mind was the future of winning semi-winning Wimbledon. The opponent, Kim Hyeong, was clearly a great player, but Choi Hye Hyuk was a player who had the potential to surpass him.

It was easy to be born in Gacheon, where the expression "genius" fits perfectly.

And the true power of genius awakens in times of crisis.

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