Game to St. Rudolph. Two games to love. St. Rudolph leads!
They broke serve on Seigakus Golden Pair!
Impossible!
Whats there to be surprised about? Its all according to the scenario.
Amazing! Amazing!
Heres my chance!
Kikumaru Its over!
No way!
Oishi!
Too bad, Akazawa. But this is doubles!
Here it is Oishis best shot.
With supreme control, hell aim his shot right over his opponent,
a topspin lob.
The Moon Volley
Right close to the line.
Nope!
Oishi didnt aim for close to the line.
What?!
He aimed right at the line.
A-Amazing! No wonder theyre called the Golden Pair!
I thought it was over.
Oishi is so cool!
Oishi
Thirty all.
Knowing hed become the target,
Kikumaru moved around more to draw his opponents attention.
So Oishi
can aim straight for the exact spot...
with his uncanny accuracy.
Thirty - Forty!
Theres his Moon Volley!
Game to Seigaku! Two games all.
ST. RUDOLPH DEF 2 SEIGAKU 3 2
Amazing! Amazing!
We caught up!
Oishi wasnt just a quiet player after all.
Were not called the Golden Pair for nothing.
Eiji! Huh?
Just a quiet player? No way.
He bides his time and waits for his opportunities.
Using the smallest of openings to his advantage.
Hes damn good!
I thought Kikumaru would grandstand more and fall into our trap.
But they trust each other more than I expected.
I warned them about Oishis Moon Volley.
Stupid Akazawa!
Service to Seigakus Oishi!
Rudolph! Rudolph!
Go! Seigaku!
He has uncanny timing and he picks the worst spots to hit.
I guess its not gonna be so easy, after all.
Damn! I had forgotten Mizukis warnings.
Kaneda, aim behind Oishi.
Whats wrong, Kaneda?
Captain Look at that.
Seigaku, go--! Huh?
Whats that formation!
The forecourt player is straddling the center line!
What is that? What does it mean?
There it goes!
What?! Both sides of the court are wide open!
Theyre vulnerable!
Surprise attack? No, theyre up to something!
He moved, just as I suspected.
Then Ill go opposite!
Oishi!
There it is! The Moon Volley!
Fifteen - Love!
Cool!
Cant be
That formation just now the Australian Formation?
What is that?
Its an unorthodox formation known as the Australian Formation.
Its uncommon, with both players lined up at the center.
And they move left and right, along with the serve.
And since its uncertain which way theyll move,
it catches the receiver off guard.
The difficulty is in reading where Oishi and Kikumaru will go.
Until now, Rudolph has been playing according to the scouting reports.
But now, the reports are no longer valid. This strategy will work.
Still, unless the partners are totally in sync,
it leaves the court wide open for their opponents.
Wow! Indeed they are Seigakus Golden Pair,
to be able to play in such a formation.
No, no Kikumaru, not like that.
Its too hard! This whatchamacallit formation.
Its the Australian Formation.
Unless the pair is in sync, it has no effect.
Not only Oishi, but you too Kikumaru,
must be able to read your partners next move.
But once you master it, you can confuse your opponents.
Oh well, well pull it off somehow.
Hey, hey
They always play well in the actual matches.
In singles, theyd be nothing
Huh?!
Its coming again!
Kikumaru will move and Oishi will take the space left open by Kikumaru!
Im not gonna be fooled by the same strategy.
I will outwit you.
Which side? Left or right?
Hes not moving!
What the heck!
Dammit! I hit it too hard!
Net! Thirty - Love!
Theyre reading me, me of all people.
I wont let them twist me around!
Boy, that was a shock.
Whats with that guy?!
Now thenwhat do I do?
Those two play together at the Nationals level.
How can I play against that troublesome formation?
There wasnt anything about it in Mizukis data.
Whats tricky about the Golden Pair is whenever you think Kikumarus leading,
Oishi takes over.
You must destroy Kikumaru before that happens.
Destroy Destroy Destroy
If this were singles, Id never have slipped!
Im taking back the momentum by myself.
Captain
I have an idea. Can you go along with me?
Shut up, Kaneda! Stay outta this!
Im sorry! ButI have to say this for the sake of the team.
Akazawa, you fool!
Our opponents are playing doubles!
This is not a singles match!
Dont you get it, you fool?!
Wh-Wha--?! What the hell was that, Kaneda!
Who do you think youre talking to?! Please forgive me! Im really sorry!
The St. Rudolph pair is having a fight.
This is weird.
I think thats whats called an Australian Formation.
Australian?
Yes. I read about it in a book.
Its coming! Which way this time?
Its impossible to read those two at this point.
But after observing their last two shots
This only works if Kikumaru moves right or left with the serve,
and Oishi dashes diagonally opposite.
In that case
He moved back!
I
found it!
Its right there!
Out! Forty - Love!
He took a step back!
Oishi
He saw through it and attacked with a lob.
Im sorry I talked big, yet I
They had an ambush Im really sorry!
Oishi!
You guys may be great at doubles
but we have a player who thinks like you.
Huh? Ryoma
Ryoma
Out! Forty - Love!
He took a step back!
Oishi
He saw through it and attacked with a lob.
Im sorry I talked big, yet I
They had an ambush Im really sorry!
Oishi!
You guys may be great at doubles
but we have a player who thinks like you.
St. Rudolph has many recruited enforcement players
who study at tennis school
but Akazawa and Kaneda have been there since the start.
As a year junior to Akazawa,
Kaneda practiced hard watching Akazawas back.
Seigaku! Go Seigaku!
St. Rudolph! St. Rudolph!
Hey Kaneda!
Captain
Im going to hit a lob. Help me out.
S-Sure!
Its crunch time, Oishi.
Yes.
Akazawa, Kaneda
Nows the time to show your St. Rudolph spirit.
Game to St. Rudolph. Three games to two.
St. Rudolph leads.
Aghhh! Were losing again!
St. Rudolph is starting to pick up steam.
And their combinations are
Change court!
Atta way, Rudolph! Good going, Akazawa!
Yay Rudolph!
Go for it!
Eiji, take liquids.
Eiji?
Oh, found it!
Here, for energy.
I wonder if theyre okay
Of course! Of course! No way theyd lose!
I wonder Eijis energy was sapped in the first half.
Its going to affect the rest of the match.
That blur shot
Players take the court.
Lets win this, Captain!
Yeah.
According to Mizukis scenario, he predicted our win by 7-6.
But I wont have another tiebreaker.
Well beat them now!
Seigaku, take the court together.
Huh?!
Eiji!
Kikumaru!
Whatll we do?! Hey, Ryoma!
Huh? Hes gone!
Huh?! Huh?
Eiji
Kikumaru seems totally exhausted.
Akazawas blur shots wore him out.
On top of that, this long game has taken its toll on Kikumaru.
Jeez, its so hot.
Hey, hey
Is it okay for you to be dozing off like that?
Ryoma Echizen?
Whatever.
Youre as cocky as ever. What a jerk.
Is the game over?
Not yet.
Not yet? The doubles hasnt ended yet?
Captain!
Its unbelievable! The Seigaku doubles team is losing 5 to 6!
You dont mean that Oishi-Kikumaru pair!
Seigaku! Lets go!
Seigaku! Seigaku!
Please, Seigaku!
I cant bear to watch this!
Seigaku!
Thats it. His legs wont carry him any further.
Kikumaru
Oishi is amazing! Hes covering the court all by himself!
In contrast, Kikumaru is not even moving!
Hang in there, Oishi!
Well, they hung in there longer than I expected.
Forty - Love!
Wow! And now, its match point!
One more point! One more point! One more point!
One more point! One more point!
One more point! One more point! One more point! One more point!
I admire your determination to fight against both of us by yourself.
But that makes me want to beat you even more.
Its a drop volley.
Leave it to Oishi. He knew it was coming.
No, Oishi! You chased it too far.
That was a trap! Thats!
Dammit!
A jumping smash!
Its over Oishi!
Noooo! No!
Dammit!
Forty - Fifteen!
Okay!
K-Kikumaru
Sorry to keep you waiting, Oishi.
Recharge complete.
Kikumaru!
Yo! Kikumaru!
Hes recovered?!
I cant believe it They threw away two games for this?
I thought it would be too late.
Awright! Lets take this game back!
Im Akazawa, captain of the St. Rudolph tennis team.
Kikumaru, Oishi Theyre my arch-rivals.
To be honest, I never expected Kikumaru to recover like that.
No wonder theyre the Golden Pair of Seigaku.
Mizukis scenario wont work against them.
But we wont give up! Well sink em into the court!
Next on The Prince of Tennis: Tiebreak
Kaneda, dont give up!