Eiichirō overhears Araya telling Takuma that if he loses to him this tournament, he will retire from tennis. His plan is to defeat Takuma and then announce he is going pro. Takuma agrees to tell Eiichirō Araya's weaknesses. Eiichirō comes up with 5 steps that give him the first game in a 3-set match. After going up 30-0 in game 2, Araya protests a point and receives a warning. However the protest allows Araya to get into the zone. Araya manages to win the next 6 games with ease and goes up 1-0. In set 2 Eiichirō studies all of Araya's shots from set 1 and realizes he can predict Araya's movements. Down 1-0 in set 2 Eiichirō finally manages to reverse Araya's counter shot and go up Love-15. How will this exciting match end?
Eiichirô Maruo affronte Hiroshi Araya en demi-finale du tournoi junior de Kanagawa. Jusqu’à présent, les capacités d’analyse d’Eiichirô lui ont permis de vaincre ses adversaires mais là, les choses se compliquent ! Le jeu d’Araya est très simple : tout en puissance et en vitesse ! Et là, il ne suffit pas de comprendre les habitudes de l’adversaire pour renvoyer la balle…