It is match 10 of a 1-set match, and Eichiro leads 5 games to 4. Eichiro begins to up his speed against Hiromi, and with it he stays even at 30-30. Just then Hiromi's legs cramp up, allowing Eichiro to get two easy aces and when the match 6-4. After the match Hiromi announces he is going to focus less on tennis and start drawing more on the canvas. However he tells Eichiro that he appears to have the same desires to go Pro that a lot of the other top 4 do, even though he is currently only playing for the fun of it. Eichiro scouts Araya only for Araya to win 6-0 and then tell Eichiro he will crush him in the next match. The semifinals are set to occur in 2 days time, so Eichiro uses that evening and the next day to practice. Coach Miura tells Eichiro he needs to focus on his tennis style instead of trying to play to Araya's game and makes him take practice easy. The day of the semifinal comes, and Miyagawa comes to cheer for Eiichiro. Miyagawa helps Eichiro realize that looking for an opponents weakness actually helps that opponent improve, so Eichiro decides to ask Takuma what Araya's weakness is. When he finally finds them, he sees Araya whispering something to Takuma that could change the entire outcome of the future.