God of Tennis

< Adios, Valencia! # 3 >

The tension that seemed to burst immediately between the two players swelled up. Nicholas was on the verge of taking two more steps, and if Hanwoojin missed his chance, the risk of the game leading up to the long run was John.

I had a hard time pulling my foot out either way.

Hanwoojin looks over the net, holding the ball for a moment. It was because I needed to organize my thoughts by looking at the opposing team's attitude and coat, which direction to aim. There was a slight wrinkle on the outside of Nicholas's eyes.

Caught.

‘Are they prepared too? ’

Did he notice the unusual intensity of Han Woojin? Nicholas was gaining his concentration without having to spare a single inch. There is no square footage of the player entering the low state. We can't hold out much longer, but we need to find a break in the short-term war.

cannot be in this state. I had to break through with all my might.

But I only hesitated for a moment. Just as Nicholas has confidence in his technology, Hanwoojin has confidence in the technology that has led him so far.

I threw the ball up first.

Take a step back with your right foot and rotate your body with your left foot and lower back. Stinger was the technique that needed to completely revive his super-intelligent strength.

Muscles that are pulled close to the limit are rounded like a bow protest, and the pupils looking up do not know that they will miss even the slightest movement of the ball. Due to his huge growth in each race, every moment he puts his strength before it.

It is natural to update the record of.

After a brief silence, the racket breaks open.

Paoaoaoaoang!

The left foot on the axis of rotation scratches the hard clay coat surface roughly. Hanwoojin strikes hard and doesn't even allow ordinary people to admit it. In fact, the audience's eyes fell off his body after finishing the serve.

Prior to losing, the ball had already pierced the net and had its teeth in its coat.

However, the opposing Pokémon can't be beat either. Even though Hanwoojin didn't know it, Nicholas Rodrigo was a visionary in Spain that began in 2007 and exploded its potential. I couldn't show off my skills without my coat, but only on top of my clay coat

was also an undefeated figure at the top ranker.

I knew this was coming! ’

There was no way he wouldn't have recognized Han Woo-jin. It was Nicholas who had already turned the horse gear from Hanwoojin ten times, a hundred times, and looked back every time he needed to push the situation. And he can come to one conclusion.

There was.

If you do not respond immediately after the bound, you will not be able to get it.

Terribly fast speeds cause receivers to take their time to respond. Even if it catches up closely, there was no way to stably return a bounce that was low and fast, even in an unexpected direction.

So the goal was right after the ball was put down. Because no matter which direction the bounce bounces, the ball hits the head on the coat will go into the racket's lap regardless of direction.

Now!

You catch the ball's bounce time with a headache of concentration. Nicholas lowers the diagonally erected racket toward the ball just crashing its head into the coat.

A rare battle between crystals. The winner:

Tongue!

─ None.

The ball pushes Nicholas' racket into the other side of the court, wide awake. It was evidence that the power on the sub and the power received were almost evident. Of course, in the case of a sub, it bounces to the coat and loses more than half its strength.

You can't compare it to the statue.

Moreover, the tall ball had to be slow. The slow advancement allowed Hanwoojin, who was out of stiffness, to strike the Smash again.

Pa-ang!

“Forty Fifteen (40: 15)! ”

Despite the split and remnant scenes, the faces of the two players remained stiff. Nicholas failed to defend himself with precise tactics, as well as Hanwoo, who failed to bring an ace to service in Stinger, was not satisfied.

Branches.

‘I never thought I'd be after the Bound. Obviously, it's not as hard to keep track of a racket as any ball once it bounces…’

Still, the restraints go over 200 miles an hour, and then they move onto a flat, suddenly bringing a racket to a stall that's about to go off-road. It was never a difficulty that anyone could put into practice. What if you're a top ranker?

The problem was right there.

‘Damn, this game is going to make a pretty good stinger player. I won a point, but I can't say I've had the advantage. ’

Even the Ace of Service failed, and Stinger was sealed for a penalty of 1 point. At the next point, it meant no special skills were available.

“Test Han, Set Point! Forty Fifteen (40: 15), Play! ”

Immediately followed by the next point. Hanwoojin strikes the sub at his own pace, but as soon as the gap is visible, he is unable to break through Nicholas' defenses, pulling out the special technology. The stronger the punch, the shorter the drop bali breaks.

It was inevitable that it would become dark. It was also why inter-style imagination became important after entering the top ranking.

Regardless of his usual style, Hanwoojin was not left behind by Nicholas, but the existence of a special technique called 'polling down’ became a variable. Now that you've hit yourself again with a saw level of attack.

The fifth point eventually returns to Nicholas.

“Forty All! ”

Stinger is back. However, Han Woo-jin was unable to remove the card easily. Earlier, if Nicholas hadn't blown the ball up, there would have been no escape. Crystal spheres that have lost confidence are not merely deceptive.

‘Serve is abandoned. ’

Nicholas' Pollingdown was a frightening counterattack, but there was no room for a counterattack if we didn't take out the ‘Heavyweight'. You can jump in front of the net if you don't have time for stiffness. For Han Woo-jin, not only the aggressive force at the base line,

It was also equipped with a level of maneuverability. He was talented as Sub & Bali.

Pa-ang!

A light blow to the serve splits the air. So far, the force was reduced by a hundredth of a mile an hour, but the restraint was still decelerating enough to take the beating or the slack on either side.

Pa-ang!

No special skills came out. Is it because I saw Han Woo-jin running forward? Nicholas lowers the racket in parallel, not in a slash. He moved the stage to the stroke battle that had been avoided so far.

‘Okay, no more special skills. ’

At the same time, a smile spread over Han Woo-jin's mouth. The situation was proceeding as he intended.

Nicholas' polling down is threatening, but short range. There were many difficulties in obtaining anything other than a sub or dropshot falling into the service coat. A hand worth pulling out of a stroke fight that requires you to stay close to the baseline.

It wasn't.

Paoaoaoaoang!

Revitalizes the body that was briefly decompressing. How many fighters can overcome Han Woojin with pure stroke combat except for special skills? At least it was not too much to ask of Nicholas Rodrigo today. Plus...

His condition was deteriorating at the moment.

Pa-ang!

“Hehe!”

There is a small groan that cannot be heard between the shouts. Nicholas struggled to continue the rally, pushing down on the pain on his right wrist, which he had just begun to feel. It was only five minutes before the pain started.

‘Are you angry that you just got pushed out...? ’

A blow that cut off Han Woojin's horse gear. It was a near-perfect response, but the user's strength was below the threshold. From the side of the ball, which is still sore from the front of the arm, the damage it also inflicted on the spin was never light. It was a calming blow after about 10 minutes of rest.

However, it is not a situation that can be relaxed. I wish I had walked into the battle with the horse horses earlier, but the opponent stepped back and took a stroke. It was like being hit by a spill. At this rate, you'll be one year old.

It loses at least two sets of endurance, of course.

Nicholas' eyes glisten with inevitability. I had no choice but to gamble on the disadvantages. Fortunately, it was around the time when Han Woojin's blow started to catch my eye.

‘Deep into the hand, low into the back hand, fast again into the hand...’

The tempo reads. Everyone has a unique rhythm. Even Roger Pedro was no exception. Hanwoojin's intense style had a rhythm that was particularly unique. Nicholas is waiting for his chance to settle down.

In front, the excruciating cricket that was waiting for me flew away.

Pa-ang!

Two-handed forehand. A firefight like a cannon in Hanwoojin's hand. A battleground swooping in from the front, with no intention of going to the bypass.

One more time here.

“Suck!”

Push the racket down with all your might. A hand that fits the description of Benda rather than hitting her. It's usually a technique aimed at timing immediately after the bound, but with an honest ball like this, it wasn't that hard to connect directly to DropBali.

However, what was more than I could have imagined was its power.

Bam!

The ball bounces up into the air without losing all his strength, even though it's slowing as fast as possible. Trying to send it back to DropBali has accidentally become a ball close to the Robe. Nicholas' one-handed strength is enough to handle Hanwoojin's stroke.

It would have been nothing.

‘But it's not bad. ’

I was frying high, but I was falling pretty fast. I thought it was possible to knock the coat before Han Woo-jin got there if he fell like this.

And that was Nicholas's second mistake.

Pa-ang!

Hanwoojin, who jumped a few meters in a single step, drops the ball. It was a result of leaping a little upward rather than forward.

“Set won by Ujin Han, 64! ”

As Nicholas grows sicker, he has no choice but to make a bitter smile by touching his wrist.

In fact, it was a moment when the whereabouts of the Valencia Open Cup were hidden.

* * *

Unlike the one set that did not feel more classic than expected, the two sets came to an end so easily. As the rally continues, Nicholas is the first to die.

Holding the cup was important, but health was more important to the player than anything else. It's Nicholas, not a retirement game, but a long way to go. I didn't have to save my life for nothing.

Han Woo-jin, who had successfully completed the Valencia Open, returned to his home in horror to finish the final. The contents of the game were not so easy, but it was not normal for me to spend more than two hours running in hot weather.

‘Is this contest now in 23rd place...? Can I assume the seed assignment is almost confirmed? ’

Given that the ranking of seed in Grand Slam or Masters is the top 30, it is almost certain. The reason for turning around worrying about running out of points is now gone. Of course it does.

If you neglect to collect points for a long time, your ranking could fall off.

However, it was not the idea of ATP ranking that was filling Han Woojin's head right now. On his way back with the cup, the notification message he saw in the car confused him.

[Great Play! Increase Strength by 1 for winning ATP250 Leagues.]

[Great Play! Skills used to win the ATP250 League Final will increase EXP.]

[Level up Bali by 1.]

[Growth has reached a certain level. Growth at levels below the Masters League is limited.]

[One final challenge has been met. (1/3)]

“… Final. ”

It was not surprising that the growth limit was also half expected. What caught his attention was a single word mentioned in the last message, the word 'final'. What kind of message is this?

You're out?

‘I guess there's no end to the system. ’

The word "final" will not have any other meaning. Perhaps after performing that achievement, you were no longer able to obtain the rewards given to the system. No, not to a high degree, but it will be.

‘When.... ’

A system that fills the void of innate talents and is considered a savior. We've only been together for about two years, and now we're so used to that space that we can't even imagine. Han Woo-jin stared at the system for a moment

I was reminded of myself in the hard future, but I could hardly feel it.

However, Hanwoojin quickly regained his strength for a short while. It was not enough to sell my soul on future events that I might not be able to see under my feet.

“… Roger. ”

Wimbledon, England in June.

There were many other things to put in my head. What if there's a system? What if there's no system? What he has to do doesn't change.

Knock, knock.

The dry knock tickles your ear. Later, listening to his beautiful voice, Han Woo-jin decided to think about what he would talk about with her who had promised to join him for dinner first.

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