Ep. 12: Eiichirou berlatih dengan Pelatih Mike untuk mengingat tembakan dalam 20 detik sebelum menghadapi Iwasa Hiromi.

After defeating Miyagawa, Eiichirou returns to STC for some training that will make him better in 1 day. Eiichirou is teamed up with a Coach Mike from Florida who specializes in psychological training. Mike is envious of Eiichirou's notes and points out his notes will help him recall his shots faster, and that he only has 20 seconds to recall his best memories. Eiichirou is able to master this basic training of Mike, and in round 4 he defeats the 16-seed Terashima with relative ease. A broken string forces him to go to the tennis shop where he meets his quarterfinal opponent, 3-seed Iwasa Hiromi. Hiromi doesn't seem to have any interest in Eiichirou. After Hiromi leaves, the shop owner explains that Hiromi doesn't get to know his opponents in advance. Instead he learns and draws an image of them while they're playing on the court. Eiichirou is confused by this and wonders how someone can draw pictures while playing. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episode
- Ep. 8 · Maruo Eiichirou berlatih di STC selama satu tahun dengan tujuan lolos babak ketiga
- Ep. 9 · Eiichirou Mengatasi Ketegangan untuk Mengalahkan Koshimizu dan Bersiap untuk Miyagawa
- Ep. 10 · Eiichirou menyesuaikan taktik melawan Miyagawa selama pertandingan tiebreak yang tegang
- Ep. 11 · Eiichirou meraih kemenangan dalam tiebreaker tegang melawan Miyagawa setelah taruhan berisiko mengubah momentum.
- Ep. 12 · Eiichirou berlatih dengan Pelatih Mike untuk mengingat tembakan dalam 20 detik sebelum menghadapi Iwasa Hiromi.
- Ep. 13 · Hiromi dan Eiichirou saling berhadapan dalam pertandingan tenis strategis yang melibatkan kecepatan dan perencanaan taktis.
- Ep. 14 · Eiichirou melaju setelah kram Hiromi dan bersiap menghadapi Araya di babak semifinal.
- Ep. 15 · Eiichirou menyusun strategi lima langkah untuk mengalahkan Araya dalam pertandingan turnamen tenis dengan taruhan tinggi.
- Ep. 16 · Araya menekan emosi untuk mempertahankan keunggulan sementara Eiichirou mencoba prediksi strategis dalam permainan akhir yang tegang