Bertie and Schneider also held serve.
A slight attempt to counter Omagari had little effect once he quickly adjusted.
But Omagari and Tanegashima had also caused them little trouble on their serves.
"Looks like our strongest doubles pair saw the match slipping away and decided to show their hand early, breaking with their old habit of holding back."
Bismarck shook his head in frustration. As far as he was concerned, the match was all but decided.
Japan Team might be able to force a deciding set, but Polk would surely secure the win in the end.
The only regrettable thing was that he would probably become one of the only three Germany Team players to lose this year, and one of only two to lose in this round.
"Bismarck, it may be too early to call it. They're certainly in good form, but those two from Japan Team aren't so easy to handle either."
Polk didn't simply agree with Bismarck. Instead, he replied calmly.
"Polk, did you notice something else?"
Bismarck, Sefried, Tezuka, and the others turned to Polk, curious about what he meant.
"According to the information we gathered from the World Tour, apart from Tanegashima Shūji, Omagari Ryūji's favorite strategy in doubles is to drag his opponents into a prolonged match."
"If he can draw his opponents into a prolonged match, his chances of winning rise considerably. With his endurance, he wouldn't even run out of stamina if he had to face two opponents alone."
"Incredible endurance and solid fundamentals—that's the style of play he showed during Japan Team's world tour."
Polk combined what he knew with his observations from the match and explained his assessment based on experience.
In fact, all of this came from information QP had gathered, which had naturally made its way into Germany's